Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-10-23

THE REEELS ADMIT THE LOSS OF 900 IN
THR FIGHT AT BRISTOW STATION.
TEEY CONFESS THAT LEES MOVEMENT
WAS FAILURE, AND SAY THAT DE-
SEHfERs GAVE INFORMATION
OF IT TO MEADE

TIE Richmond Dispatch Of the 10th claims
that Stuart's cavalry chased ours aero g Bril-
Run on the previous Friday, and states that the
rebel BriGadier Gen. Kirkland was among their
wounded in the engagement at Bristow on
Wednesday CT last week.
Commisr Toner Guild publishes a notice in
the Dispdtch Of the 10Th, declaring all the rebel
officers and priya.es captured previous to
Sept LIST, (exceptthose captured at yicksburg,
July stb,) to be exchanged. This, that paper
states, inclu des the STATS the rebel Generals
Pemberton, Stevenson, Bowen, Moore, Barton,
S. d. Lee, Cummings, Harris, and Baldwin,
and of Colonies Reynolds, Cockreil, and Dock
cry, and the officers and men of their Engineer
Corps and the 4th and 10th Mississippi regi.
ments.
The Virginia House OF Delegates has passed
a bill to ''suppress exchange in gold and bank
notes.
A bill to conscript all the free negroes OF the
State tVireinia) between Is and so years, to
work in the mines and manufactures, was
before the same body.
Lieutenant General d. H. Hill has been re-
moved from his command in the rebel army
OF the Tennessee. Gen. Polk charges him
with the cause of his failure to carry out
Briggs orders in the battle of Chicamauga
A poll was opened in Richmond on Thurs
day last to determine whether the LEGISLATURE
shall pass bill regulating the prices Of articles
Of prime necessity.
From the Richmond Dispatch, Oct. ell
FEoM NORTHERN FIRGINIA.-The advices
yesteI day develope nothing new in the condi-
ton Of affairs in Northern Virginia. Since the
great chase given the army OF Meade, our forces
hs We been quietly resting in their camps, wait
ing for the enemy to make their next demon.
stration. az
CHARLESTON, Oct. 2O.-Our batteries ha ve
kept up brisk fire upon the Yankees, who
appeared in much larger force than usual at
North has joined the fleet making five in all.
The Ironsides, tor the first time since the attack
upon her, steamed around Cummings Point
this afternoon, evidently making trial Of her
machinery. Naval officers who watched her
closely, say she has been considerably light
ened, most probably for the purpose Of sailing
North.
From Gerdensville.
GoRDoNsvILLE, Oct. 2l.-One Thousand Yam
kee prisoners, captured last week, are expected
here to night.
The Rapidan bridge will be repaired by to.
morrow morning.
From the Despatch OF Oct. 1871
From Northern Virginia.
the real news from the army OF Gen. Lee
ports which were in circulation on Saturday.
a pretty seveIs engagement was fought at
Bristow Station, on the Orange and Alexandria
Railroad, on "wednesday afternoon, between
Northumberland heavy force Of tho enemy.
The enemy were posted In a railroad cut,
and in advancing upon them our men were
exposed to CALLING fire. Our loss was quite
severe, estimated by some to be not less than
one thousand in killed, wounded and missing.
In addition to this we suffered a loss of seven
pieces OF artillery. Gems. Cook, Posey and
Kirkland are repor ted wounded.
Many Of our wounded fell into the hands Of
the enemy; but that night they fell back and
our badly wounded were recovered, besides q
number OF the enemy's seriously wounded.
The next morning portion Of Gen. Eweil's
corps had fight with the enemy, in which we
captured about five hundred prisoners.
An oftcer who was wounded in the light Of
Wednesday, and who came down on the Cen
tral train last night, informs us that there
were about 1000 Yankee prisoners at Rapidan
Station yesterday morning.
The Richmond Dispatch, Of the 18th instant,
admitting the failure Of Lees movements,
gives the following as . reason:
ut is reported that but for some deserters
going over to tho enemy and giving informa.
ton on the day our forces commenced moving,
we should have achieved a much more sub.
stantial success