The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-09-18
TRIPLE SHEET.
New York. Friday. Sept. rs. 1868.


THE SITUATION.
The special dispatches from our correspond.
ents with the cavalry forces of the Army of the
Potomac are very interesting, inasmuch as they
give the full details of the recent cavalry fight
with the rebels near to, at and beyond Culpepper
Court House. The Union forces were under the
chief command of General Pleasanton, with Gene.
rails Buford, Fitzpatrick and Gregg as division
commanders. The gallantry Of our troops has
again been brought to the test with grand re-
suit. The rebels were under the command of Gen.
Stuart. and the rebel accounts of the fight, which
we also publish to-day, acknowledge the loss of
the three pieces of artillery mentioned in the Union
accounts having been captured from them The
rebels took refuge in the houses of Culpepper
during the contest, and fred from the windows
and street corners, necessitating the Smelling of
the place to drive them ont and thereby causing
the death OF several non-combatants. On We'd
uesday the rebels drove back part of our forces at
Raccoon ford; but General Fitzpatrick dismounting
Michigan cavalry regiment, and being assisted
by artillery, speedily redrove the rebels back
beyond the Rapidan, capturing seventeen prison
era. The headquarters Of the Union generals
were also shclled without serious effect gene
ral engagement is expected shortly. The rebel
gucrillas are still operating successfully on the
outskirts of the various Union camp lines and
along the railroads.
1t il reported at Washington that three d.
visions Of General Lees army have been ordered
to Dalton, Georgia, to reinforce Generals Joe
Johnston and Bragg, with the intention of crush
ing out the armies of Rosecrans and Burnside
The rebels said to have asserted that they
can now throw force of two hundred thousand
men against the Union forces, and appear per-
fecty confident of their final success.
Contradictory stories have been received rela-
tive to our armies operating in Georgia. The
Nashville papers have a report from Stevenson,
Alabama. that Thomas corps had met with q re-
verse near Lafayette, while the rebel dispatches
from Atlanta, Georgia. state that Gen. wheeler's
rebel forces had been defeated on Friday and
Saturday last near the same place. The stories
Doubtless relate to the same fight, in which our
troops though victorious lost about three hundred
men taken prisoners. Skirmishing is of daily oc-
currencc in this vicinity.
We have received files Of the Richmond papers
to the 10th inst, and the selected thcreirom
will be found OF special as well as general inter.
est. Free speech and free press is entirely pro-
hbted in North Carolina The rebels are still
hopefully looking forward TO the recognition OF
their independence by European nations, and as
scrt that the Emperor of the French win not enter
into an European war lest il should interfere with
his designs with respect to Mexico and the con.
federacy."
The rebel news from Charleston is important, as
1t shows that the citizens are leaving that place
en- mdsse, taking with them everything of value.
One Of the English Blakeley guns, said TO carry a
shot Of over FIVE hundred pounds in weight. and
placed in posiion at Charleston, has been bursted
while in the act Of firing. The rebels console
themselves with the idea that our "big gun" has
met a similar fate, and assert that Beauregard
does not want any more monster cannon in his de.
EUROPEAN NEWS.
The mails of the Arabia, which reached thi:
city from Boston, yesterday evening, brought oui
European files, dated in London and Paris TO th'
9Th instant The papers contain some highly
Interesting details of our telegrsphic report iron
Halifax, published in the HERALD last Tuesday
This compilation, which is given this morning
with letter from our special correspondent IL
London. presents the American, the Mexican, thu
Cermano reform and the Russian questions IL
their latest aspects.
A very spirited analysis OF the new French pam
phlet, by NJ. Chevslisr, on the Mexico.Amercar
question, appears in the HERALD to-day. NJ. Che
Waller maintains that France should hasten Il
recognize the rebel confcderacy from Mexico, ant
thus, by being the 6rst to do So gain the frendl,
alliance and trade Of the new nation. In this b,
thinks the Emperor would have the support Of al
fhe minor commercial nations Of Europe al leas,
He recommends large emigration Of Frenchmcr
70 Mexico, the elevation and sustsinment OF IN.
latin race on the American continent, and tb
Grm establisbment Of the new empire.
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