The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-10-17

The Tictory ia -Interest;mg De-
foHs-SoO Prisoners Taken.
NEW YORK, Oct. 10.
Special Washington dispatches to the morn
ing papers contain nothing OF interest; but
the correspondence of the leading journals with
the Army of the Potomac furnish excellent
and highly interesting accounts of the late
spirited and successful Union victory at Au-
burn and Bristow stations. ..-s
Inc Times correspondent, under date of
wednesday, says the enemy made two des-
perate and unsuccessful attempts to-day to
whip our army in detail and destroy our trains,
but in both most signally failed. j ust at day
break, between Catlett's Station and Warren
ton, near place called Auburp., Stuart and
A. T. Hill made a simultaneous attack upon
Gregg's cavalry and the ID army corps. Al
most the first ntimation of their presence
given was the opening Of the batteries upon
the "a corps. Our troops we're speedily in
position, and the enemy was repulsed with
considerable loss. -rE
Late in the afternoon HDl made another
dash to cut off the I'd corps. He first attacked
the rear Of the 9TH corps, Killing three and
wounding fifteen or twenty. When the head
of the I'd corps had reached Kittle Run, near
BristOw Station, Hill mad, a terrible on
slaught on both corps. The I'd corps was on
the east side Of the railroad, which they used
in several places as a breastv ork with decided
advantage. The rebels charged up the en-
bankment, when a portion of the I'd corps
charged in turn, capturing some 700 or 800
prisoners and a battery OF a rtillery, mostly oil
Heath'S division. Several OF her charges were
made and each time the re bells were forced
back with great slaughter, 10 avng their killed
and wounded in our hands. A rapid artillery
fire was kept up on both sides antil long after
dark, when the rebels gave up and retired.
have not been able to obtain a full list of
killed and wounded, but it is notlarge. Capt
Ball, of the Sd Minnesota, was wounded IN
three places, and under the most aggravating
circumstances. When the enemy charged up
the railroad, finding themselves in a danger
Gus place. they waved their hands in token of
surrender. At this instant Capt. Ball sprang
TO the top of the embankment, and a volley
was firedet him, three shots taking effect. The
Minnesotians returned the fire, and many
rebel suffered in retaliation for this act of
treachery.
The LIST Maine cavalry, which was cut off
Monday night near jefferson, reached Bris-
tow's Station Tuesday night. They lost
twenty men, who were sent to communicate
with Gen. Gregg. The 10th Me. lost killed
and - wounded; LIST Me. / killed, 20 wound
ed and missing.
The Herald has graphic accounts Of the
battles, from which 1t appears that ON Tuesday
countered the rebels and defeated them, the
rebels leaving eight killed and large number
of wounded on the field; also a lot of arms
and equipments. On Wednesday, about II p.
NJ, the rebels made a sudden attack upon the
rear Of the 9th corps, which was just ahead of
the I'd corps. As soon as the rebels discovered
that the rear Of the 9TH corps had crossed TO
the east side of Broad Run, they opened two
batteries on the I'd corps. They had the adj
-, ce~ fx1l
in their bullets and shells with great fury, but
not a man Of the I'd corps quailed. The rebels
did not long maintain their advantage, for
Brown and Arnold lost no time In getting
their batteries placed, which soon made short
work with all opposition. A charge of the
rebel North Carolina brigade was made upon
Col. Heaths Union brigade, composed of the
10th Maine, 10Th Massachusetts, LIST Minnesota
and SD New York. Our boys waited for the
rebels, who came on with u yell, until they
reached the track of the railroad, where
voley or two caused them to retreat. We
captured over 800 prisoners of Heatlis brig
ade. The brunt Of the fighting was done BY
Gen. Webb's and Gen. Hayes divisions, with
the artillery. Gen. Caldwell, who was on the
left, was employed in watching heavy force
of rebels, which was massed I'm the woods i'm
medately in his 'front.' Dark found us in full
possession of the field, the rebels having fallen
back. They lost six pieces of artillery, two
battle flags, two colonies killed and one taken
prisoife.r, aud probably 500 killed aud wosud-
ed, who were fefe-s2 the field, and about $50
prisoners Among the rebels sfain were COL
Ruffn of the LIST and Col. Thompson of the
9TH n. c. cavalry. The battle flags captured
belonged to the 2Sth and 18th N. c. Infantry.
The battery captured consisted of one large
Whitworth gun, two fine Rodmans and three
brass field pieces; one of these, however, was
so badly broken as to be worthless and was
left upon the field. Besides the rebels killed,
whom l have mentioned above, there was
Brig. Gen. Cooke, son of Gen. Phillip st.
George Cooke, of the Union army, His body
was left on the field. After the fight had
closed we buried all the dead, brought off all
our wounded, and came over Broad Run in
perfect good order and safety. We have not
lost dollars worth Of property by capture.
Our forces are now safely and securely posted,
our trains all packed and the army in excel
lent condition.
The rebel Col. Thompson states that it wa.
Gen. Lees object to head us off before reach
ing Centreville, and supposed when he made
the attack upon Gen. Warren he was at the
head of the entire army with his corps; con-
sequently he only threw forward one portion
of ID. +. Hills corps, numbering in all about
1900 men, with four pieces Of artillery, in
order to hold us in check until the other corps
of Ewell, together with the two remaining d.
visions of Longstreet's corps could come up.
Probably our entire loss in killed and wound
ed will not reach 200, while that of the enemy
will not fall short of 500, beside the prisoners
captured. We lost none in battle, except the
killed and wounded, though it is probable
few stragglers fell into the hands of the rebels
between Warrenton Junction and Bristow. l
cannot learn that the enemy has advanced
since the fight came of, nor do think he will,
but if he does he will haye to fight US on the
ground Of our own choosing. IA s4
The Situation Ia Virgtnia - lee on the Old
Bull Run Battle Ground.
New YORK, Oct. 16.