The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-09-18

artillery and advancing Curepper cour 'ouse
by the RidgesiIe road were driving m tho ssxess
there stationed The Seventh aud Twelfth resr e',s -
virginia cavalry wore immediately sent for2ari TO
strengthen the picket this road MAJOR F1uraoy at
this time he tho front with the sixth regiment ind
~. About o'clock MAJOR FIournoy 'e back TO rany
Station, and shortly there ftsr Captain Mooraisn's
artillery opened fire on the enemy frsm this
formation that tho eaany Ind crossed at
Kelys large force Of cavay lr,alery and Infantry,
roads very short time gltsr iho sharp carbne hro
announced their arrival a. Brandy Major r. fen back
ianaIy, contestns every ny Aed only giving way when
The Thirteenth Virginia cavalry supported by squad
Ions o. the Ninth was thrown forward TO the left Of
The railroad In Bolts formerly j. A. Beekhams woods.
The Fifteenth Virginia cavalry was thrown forward 10
me right OF The railroad In woods Six regiments
Of the enemy were depoyed In field brandy,
WIN TWO batteries Of artillery The Infantry OF the enc
my we're massed behind tho cavalry and the timber.
os coarse our men were compelled again to give back
where the infantry first became engaged during Hamp-
!on Ight on the Ds Of Augst and here severe fight
were freely used Al this time il was dscoy cred that
column OF at least two brgades nj cavalry were moving
On our right aank by way q sovenseurs towards 81
showed that the enemy, who moving on tho kxcy
Vile road nearly At the Court House, forces II
course were compelled again 70 give back and this time
the Court House fell into the hands of the In the
light made at this point Col Beale, Ninth Virginia, was
Al this time train sf cars wos at the Court House
bringing OF tho plumber Of GU. people This was fred
upon some three four times aud though the shells OK
poded Just above the scattering the fragments over
them yet no damage was done. One shell passed INTO
the house OF Mr.. Thomas Hill and exploded but did no
damage.
am told that nearly everything was removed from tho
depot at Cupopper Court House. though hear that We
lost some four or FIVE boxes Of saddles, eight boxes Of
ammunition and forty sacks a corn.
The excitement and confusion at Culpcpper Court House
said 70 have been very great and very striking Wo
wounds, and children crying from fright and tho
death shots Kissing from altar were bownSand screechg
over tho town. Al last tbs enemy h' not ad
varoed than two miles out from CupeprSr Court
House. Tho Of artillery continued however until
four O'Clock. when Il ceased
Our loss is not known have seen some six or seven
wounded. Tho Fifteenth Virginia Is believed 70 have
suffered considerably. and ar told fought we'll Our
ing one Of the charges which they Uhe enemy attempt
cd % mako The lighting was kept up until uishuall,
and the picket firing has been resumed again this morn
ger nothing definite as TO our losses save that We
lost three pieces OF stuarts horse artillery yesterday
evening.
Two corps OF the enemy Culpepper Court Houss,
ana heavy force Of tho infantry this siAc. Tho Yam
kee cavalry Is this side OF Mitchelis station.
This movement Is believed 10 DO n general advance q
the enemy, and our In position 10 meet them.
We have lost some seventy i've or hundred prisoners,
II is said
Our men are in the very best Of spirits We have CAP
tnrcd twenty i've prisoners now on their way to Oh
mond.
The Yankee prisoners say that this is mere recon.
noissancc In force TO ascertain u the which tnuy
South.
Tho oeer captured with the prisoners represents him
self 10 be lieutenant though say he pulled on
MAJORS stripes when arrested
The officer command Of this reconnaissance General
Buford.
Captain Pratt. Of Company K, Ninth Virginia, was
ounded In the hand Lieutenant Love - Company g.
Ninth Virginia, wounded in shoulder Richard Cor
bus. Of Company b, Ninth Virginia, killed II. n.
DAVIS, OF company X, killed aud l. Barker,
pany, wounded, p. Pillow, Company G, killed aud Davd
Conce, same company, wounded - peed, Company I,
wounded, supposed mortaly.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Enquirer.
ARsy MONTEREY VIRGINIA. Sept Is, 1853.
After the enemy obtained possession o. enIpenpcr
Court House On sunday our forces made stand about
one and half mile this side. whilst engaged at this
pott the Nuth Virginia cavalry made bold and dashng
charge going right TO the Curt ousc In this charge
they captured some twenty emo prisoners.
The aim OF the enemy surprise and, by enclosing
us TO capture our forces In his they were most sTnay
Tho artillery three p,cccs) which We lost was captured
az We were retiring through the Court House
The Fifteenth Virginia made three gallant charges
the light which occurred after leaving the Court House
aud which decidedly the hottest Of the day in this
of ne Ninth commanded W. n. y. Lees brigade. and
handled IL with great ability. Our finally
PEELED To back before superior numbers and retired
upon Cedar run, fighting AZ they rocsded
The enemy advanced during The night far Rapr
bridge, ON the railroad and threw Il column down low
| ~ Raccoon FORD Yesterday morning picket nghtns
began early ana was continued by he dsmounted cav
airy acting ~ sharI@hooters.
In the evening thore sharp artillery duel ut som
mcrvillc Ford between battery az tie enemy and on
81 Colonel Carter battabons % artillery, IN Which on
o@s three killed and fifteen wounded Our hrs
believed 10 have ben very destructive to thc
4, Rapidan bridge about four O'Clock fcckAar horss
artillery ospe upon the enemy dong good execution
thor squadrons which carefully massed behind the
deeliritv ri hill
towards night, Major Flournoy, with the sixth Virginia
c,vHry ordered mike a demonstration On the
enemy, but no riders were given mr., 10 hsht them
MAJOR r. ormed his ipent and d,rtel ~. In short
time he "a charged them three times most calamity
driving before him q whole brigade of
captur,n i've pr,eorers and but for the nour being ate
and dark. ana artillery riay ng upon on
men by MISTAKE as they advanced, a large number d
prisoners would have been scared
nIn satisfied that cavalry fought well ~ this las
light bat that tboy could 10 nothing. secaus. of n.
vastly superior force which ihcv had 20 confront W.
have lot at least seventy i've ITsoiers from al
accounts, and not over nty ia Killed sua wounded.
have nothing from tie front ihls morn ave that
the .ncmy's cavalry are stu al the rf,er.