The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-09-19
eINtRAJ GRAET's ARMY.

VuII netniIs Of the CapVare OF Cattle nv
tho RebeIs-A Most y,aring Raid-Our
cavalry in Pursui' of the Depreda.
tors, s&r.
NEAR PErEBsRrBa. September II, via Wash
ngtOp, September sS-1hC enemy have been
busy, and so my styriUus have been their move
mcnis that thoY have seemed beyond solution.
Win the view of obtaining some lignt on the
subject 6cnth Warren ordered a rsc1un',.-
AN, 70 lt mo oe yCsierouy morning to the w1st
OF the weldon railroad, General BlN.Crs
bngboe, ot the 30 Division, bciug detailed for
the purpose.
lhe toscc had proceeded but a short distance
beyond our PiCkcts when they met the nncmg
win whom they skirmi,h,l buskly. Finding hlm
m iuTO1 they soon after withdrgW itOm hi. front
bnu teturh,d 10 camp.
Gsthrie further was heard OF the enemy uu.il
cHTty Yesterday morning, when an unusual firing
irQm The direction Of our =, ar was heard. All
sJanDer of surmisCs were made as to the cause
2t it, and in the absence ut any ything definite
alarndng rumOrs were suon in circulation. 4 met
s'vStal Of our cavalry picilrts who hll been
sLof, and were coming into camp for treatment.
Fiom them ! learned thr following facts
To the rur Of portion OF our line. pictcted
by the lst District ui Culumbia cavalry, Jbere was
large field iu which there were ABOUT three thou
sand htau OF very hue bcevCs. As Lhe enemy
hHu been constantly thTUwiUg BCJu through tue
country III. reI00us, he had probably lcuncc
The fact, ana resolved 90 possess himself Of our
bovine treasure.
Accordingly, daylight yesterday morning r.
vCsitd him approaching close in front Of the {
District OF Columbia regiment ip " strong lioos
the first comp isug the troops ut William n. Lee,
| the eCrOuu being che Hampton Legion, and tuc
aggregate number Of men reaching probably five
thousand Quickly breaking ia front of cur
pickles, The enemy turned by the right and left,
moved around the cattle and drove OIL the entire
herd, likewise many Of the horses belonging to
our men.
All this was done 20 quickly that 10 vas inn
possible 70 get any rciufOrCemeuts here iu time
A IN a
cavalry, under General Davis, and another prty
under General knuZ, have been sent OUT with u
yi,w OF in'erc2ptng them before they can cross
the Norfolk Railroad.
Al about the same time an attack was made on
our rear. Two COnse'utNC movements were
mgdc against the lines i'm front OF General Craw-
| lords aud Alcrss divisions, The pekets being
| driven in On the main works on both occasions.
This fact leads TO the belief that the ma,sug OF
| troops at this point was only a fcint, being, in
| fact, part tOt the movement for securing the drove
| Of Cutile.
When the lst Division found themselves In
| such mmint nt peril, they acted on the order
| most applicable On such occasions, saUrc g,U peH
| and scumpered of in every direction. Those
| holding posts on the right of the rcgimCntaI
| 1Ont tell back to the headquarters OF the llth
| PennGylyania, which were located at n church
| not very Jar distant
TIE llth Pennsylvania was scarcely touched
| by raiders. Their entire loss was some five OF
| six in killed ard wounded. As soon as it was
| practicable The Sd New York, which had been
held in reserve near by moved up The
! enemy then, for the first time, and only time
Ge' calCd the fact that be was supported by arth-
lJry, for, as the 30 started af,er him, lac opened
on that regiment, checking 10 for time
As write, everything Is once more duiGed
| down. On the surprised line the pckGts were
| rCstationed and strengthened by details OF infantry
| Reports received from the pursuing parry are
to the effect that the enemy has been hemmed In
and will he forced TO reuqush his plunder t.
save himself. This, however, is not official.
| LATER.
Nohirg definite has been heard from Generals
| Davis and kuutz up to the time / close this des
| patch. Everything is very quiet this morning.
The total killed, wounded, aud missing amDa,
the enlisted men is not definitely known, bu
supposed to amount to at least seventy five