Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-10-23


, The Times correspondents under date Of
: Wednesday says the enemy made two destysr-
ate and unsuccessful attempts to-day TO whip
our army in detail and destroy our trains
but in both most sgnally failed Just at dsy
break between Catletts station and Warren
ton, near place called Auburn. Stuart std
A. P. Hill simultaneously attacked Greggs
cav airy and the I'd arms corpe.
Almost the first intimation of their pres
ence was the opening Of the batteries upon
the 2nd corps. Our troops we're speedily in
I position and ,he enemy was repulsed with
considerable loss. Late in tho afternoon,
Hill made another dash TO cut off the 2nd
corps. He attacked the rear of the 5th corps,
killing three and wounding fifteen or twenty.
When tho head Of the I'd corps had reach
ed Kettle Run near Bristow Station, Hill
made terrible onslaught on both corps
The I'd corps was on the east side of the
railroad which they used in several places
for bresstworks with decided success.
The rebels charged upon the embankment,
wnen portion of the 2nd corps charged in
turn capturing 700 or 500 prisoners and a bat
terry Of artillery. Several other charges we're
made and each time, the rebels were forced
back with great slaughter. A rapid artillery
fire was kept up On both sides, until long after
dark, when the rebels gave lp aud retreated.
the cnemv chs,asd an ,ha Ssa,""I a..
themselves in dangerous place they waved
their hands in token Of surrender
AT this instant Capt Ball sprang to the
top Of the embankment and voley WAS fred
n.s,,i,,,s .o,..ssa - s
el suffered IN retaliation tor this act. Our
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WAsurNaroN Oct ia
From information reoeiyed from the Army
of the Potomac tonight. il apnesrs tbats
body of rebels were seen n.ss;ne sou,hvs,d
opposite Blackbnrn's ford lat nieb, and onr
batteries shelled them. Tbev rsnlied for
half an hour. and then disannea,ed Tbav
made no other demonstration yesterdav II
was rumored thata corps of the enemy was
approaching Fairfax Yesterday bv the Chan
tiliy road. and our heavy batteries were sent
out in that direction. Our army is in ner-
fectly safe condition. and is prenared 10 renel
spy attack
Hon. John NJ. Bott. has been .rre,tod bv
the rebels and carried 70 Richmond
N.sterdav tbere was skirmishing all slo,o
the line of our army and some firing also On
the old Bnu RIM hattie ,ropnd hnt no oen.
eral engagement. Our army last NIGHT was
in line of bsttle The ba,gsge and ,pansnor-
tation trains sant 10 tho res, and the an,Iars
70 Alexandria
Gen Meade has sueceeded in oet,;ny the
advantage in position. Three hundred and