Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-09-20
8p GelegrapB,
Afternoon Report.
More About Ale Cattle Robbery,

Aore About the CatCls 6ooDerT.
INV Tozk. Sept I9--Ths worlds
Army Of the Potomac correspondent, OF
the 18th inst, gives the following account
Of the rebel capture Of our cattle:
To the rear OF the portion Of oar line
pieketsd by the First District Of Columbia
Cavalry there was = large field n which
there were about 900 head OF very hne
beeves- As the enemy hsd been constant
ly throwing scouts through the country
thereabouts be had probably learned the
fact and resolved to possess himself OF
our treasure Accordingly dLylight yes
terday morning revealed him approaching
close il frour of the First District OF COL
uu6ia regiment in two strong lines OF
battle, the first comprising the troops OF
Vim. q. Lee and tie second being the
Hampton Legion, aud the aggregate num-
Der Of men reaching probably 5000
Quickly breaking in frout Of our pIeksts,
the enemy turned By right and left, moved
around the cattle and drove OF the entire
here, Likewise many horses belonging TO
our men. All this was lone 50 quickly
that it WAS impossible 20 get any rein
forcements here in time 70 check the bold
movement.
a brigade of caVslry under Gen. Davis
and another under Gen. KAutE, was sent
ont with the view of interceptiug them
It is believed they can Cross Norfolk rail-
road, but their success will all depend up
on who arrives at this position FIRST.
AT about the game time the attack was
made upou cur rear two consecutive move
ments were made against the lines in front
Of CraWford's and Ayers diTisions- The
pickets being driven IN on the main body
on both occasions This fact leads TO the
belief that the masging Of troops 81 this
point was only feiat, being in fact part
Of 3 movement for securing drove OF cat
tie.
At the time Of closing this dispatch
nothing definite had been heard from the
pursuiug force.
NV YoRK, Sept Is.-The Hsrald's cor
respondent says, the teiegraphie construe-
ton corps engaged n putting up Wi-eG
near Fort PoEhGttan, Numbering forty
men, under Vim. Macintosh, with six Wag
ons, thirty six mules Gnd twenty miles of
wire, we're captured VIM Macintosh,
Frank Thompson and colorsd tsamster
are all of the party that are known 10
have escaped. On the pursuit We hrst came
upon them at q small creek near HaW-
kiusville, on the Jerusalem plank road,
where we found them strongly entrenched
beyond the stream, with the bridge torn
up and al almost impossible swamp inter-
Veuing-
Col. Steduan, who commanded the Ad-
vance brigade, made strenuous efforts 10
carry the position, bat finding il too
strong, Gen Davis ordered up the second
brigade, under Col Smith, and Clark'B bat
terry, for . combined effort. The sLh aud
I6th Peunsylvanis and Ist Maine regi-
nents formed on the left of the road, while
the LIST Massachusetts and 9Th Ohio were
on the right
TL.-.s--, E.L. ---o-,5 .,r,,alIsd than
70 hEht diBmouuted, and after . vigorous
| artillery IRE by Lieut. Cameron and Serg't
| Richenbecker of Clark's battery, general
assault was ordered. which was O0eyed
with = will, bat without success. The en-
emy's line WAS found both larger and
| stronger ;han ours The lat Massachusetts
regiment IL the charge became intermlu-
| zled with the enemy and fought them
| hand 10 hand but were obliged TO fall back
The enemy had ak pieces Of artillery,
| while We had only four II the meauums
We could hear nothing from Gen kautz,
although a prisoner informed a. that they
| had captured 3 whole regiment Of kau'z'z
command with Is shooting guns II this
/ be the case II must be the st District OF
| Coluuoia regiment, as they only have six
| teen shooters. As II nov stands Or chAn-
| ees OF recapturing the beeEes are very sim
sud We will have 10 own that the rebels
have outwittsd Is this time, aud make the
/ best Of IT. Oar losses today II the And
| division are not more THAI 20 Or IS
HEADQUAzrERs AsNY OF rEI PoroNAC.
Sept. Is.-Our troops which started n
pursuit of the party that carried od the
| cattle did not succeed il oVertaking the
! rebels, they having too much the start
and safely effected their escape with the
! entire herd PASS head. Sixteen herdzneo
we're captured and TWO killed. The loss OF
the guard composed Of the lst District OF
! Columbia cavalry Is not known but, Is
| quite large. The cattle formed part OF the
supplies tor troops operating against
| Richmond, and for the army Of the PoJo
mac generally.
Brig. Gen. Mott, has been made Brevet
| Major General by the President for gal
LIANT services during the campaign Firing
is kept up along the lines and 10 exchange
Of papers are made oy picksts.