Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-09-18
BUpGEToF SOUTHERN NEWS.

From Richmond papers OF the lith, 18TH, and
10th we CLEAN the following:
The ENQUIRER of the 18th admits that General
Stuart lost some pieces Of artillery in the Fed
eral attack at Brandy Station and says, sour
(coniederate) cavalry was driven back four
miles this side of Culpeper." A general en-
sagement was expected by the enemy.
From GENERAL LEES ARMY.
IFrcm the Richmond Examiner, OF the 10th.
Passengers by last evenings Central train
brought intelligence OF active movements in
General Lee s army, and also that OF the ene-
my, who were in force beyond the R4pidan
General Lees forces Were in line of battle the
whole yesterday, between Orange Court House
and the Rapldan, and manPuvering to bring
on an engagement. The enemy were reluctant
t. take up the gauntlet. and fell back upon
every indication of an advance of the Confede-
rate troops. A little sprinkle of firing along
the front picket Lies was the only indica' ion
they gave OF Willingness TO fight. Ii Meade
was in command, II was plainly his object not
to bring on 4 general battle, but by setting our
corps in motion to ascertain the number of our
troops and their positions.
The enemy had made no determined effort to
cross the river up to noon.
BY scouts, who went within the enemys
lines and returned, it has been ascertained that
the Yankees had cooked five days rations,
showing that the movement was one that con
templated either march or battle.
A dispatch received at the War Department
during yesterday, confirms the foregoing Us
lar as REGARDS the readiness OF Gen. Lee TO
meet the advance of Meade's forces.
Gen. Rosecrans is puZZling the rebels by his
movements III Tennessee and Georgia. From
the tenor OF dispatches sent TO the Richmond
. papers from Atlanta, Ga, IL is evident that
Bragg Is mystifed. They report Burnside as
having joined ROsecrans, who was pushing
alter Bragg through the gaps of the mountains
in Walker am Chattanooga counties. From
l5,tU0 to 10000 Union troops were said to be
within forty miles of Rome, waiting for their
wagon trains. Skrnishes are reported be-
tween the rebels Forrest, Wheeler and Buck
Her and our forces
The Enquirer has letter from the Valley OF
Virginia, written near Bath, Morgan county,
which states that on the 9TH the Rebels attacked
a camp of Col Wynkoop's Twentieth Penn
sylyania cavalry, (six months men, COM
manded by Major Candy, in the neighborhood
of Bath, and killed Capt. Hebble, of Company
/, and nine men, the killed exceeding the
wounded by reason OF the fight being hand to
hand They also claim to have captured
twenty three nom commissioned officers and
privates, who were taken to Richmond on the
10th.
Passengers arrived at Richmond on the 14th
report two Union corps opposite Hamiton's
Crossing, near Frederlcks burg, who appeared
TO mediate an attempt to cross the Rappahan-
mock. Considerable skirmishing between the
pickets occurred on Saturday night and Sun
day morning
The Richmond papers have further partcu-
lars of what they call 'sthe Emeute at Raleigh
The Enquirer says Of the destruction of the
rebel newspaper office at Raleigh by the Union
lists
The office of the State Journal was COM
pletely ruined, and so determined was the mob
IN carrying out its work of destruction that
although Governor Vance, Mayor Harrison
and others exerted themselves to quell the out
break on Thursday morning, nothing could be
done until the State Journal office had baen
Quilted, RI
to destruction, but at the request and solicita.
ton OF Governor Vance it was spared