The New York Herald Newspaper, September 17, 1863, Page 3

Se eee ee Oe meememmant hve ee ile yeconnotesances will, i te Delleved, give rise to important tho stuation. 11 ie thas 2 est ensue between army and that of Bragg in » (ow ‘The opinion table. inevi- still divide the two contest cap A day or ‘hecler’s eavalry had gotten destroyed the trains of Jol- the same indefinite authority that when rreet Burned his 1» across the Tennessee river. ASA gts sun the execution of two ‘captajne of the fousth cav- ‘the ranks of all the of from tho Aebel's statement, Nolemnlo mutity od. desertion. same day to desert and siding conscripts to among the Geor- ificant, at this time, of the immortalize militia and ‘Taxwron, Ga., Sept. 9, 1863. Jean only announce the fact—I have already done 80 by Selegrapb. I hope to write you from that place to-night with a detailed description of the place and of the move- iheate of the enemy. All that we now know is that Bragg yesterday evacuated and retreated southward. ‘The whole army is rapidly moving in pursuit of the enemy, now crossing Lookout Mounta jas at three points— gaps in thé range, -Oue- of. these is. at Lookout Point, three Chattanooga, The othor two are near the head of the valiey, and here the right and are troasing. It will be seen that the army is thus separated, And as a natural consequence the vigorays pureuit which is being made will have to be tempered with caution. Gen. 'homas has been placed in command of the am and centre corps, with priors {to push the enemy boldly. The whole army \s on the move. Tho evacuation of the place was the result of the flanking movements made by the cavalry and right and centre vorps. On the 7th a strong demonstration was lo ab Point Lookout by General Crittenden, hoping to create the impression that the wale {gree Rosecrans wis if 8 ve AM On ening Negle; @ gap in bis front, as also did cok’ fhe 6 int of Crittenden appears to have had the desired effect ; for on yesterday ae McCook and Thomas tookveasy 100 of the mountain, crossing the plateau and hold. the descend: gene towards yette and Alpine. Upon discovering this movement, so dangerous to them, the enemy evacuated Chat! , and are now fetreatiog upon Dalton and Resaca, the line of railroad to these prints representing their line of retreat. Supposing them to have @ march twenty miles, head of their column must bave neur Dalton last evening. ‘the heads of our columns last night were in the mountains overlooking Lafayette, and Crittenden at Lookout Point. This morn- ing the supports are being vi ly pushed forward, ‘and by night will be in Lafayette. Supposing the rebels (0 continue their march, the head of their column wili be ‘or near Resaca, crose ng the Oostavaula river. It re- pains to be seen whether we can force them to halt or whether they can bo intercepted before crossing the ewer. Every nerve is being strained to catch them. CHARLESTON. Arrival of the United States Despatch Steamer Mary Sanford. cal. Gillmore Unremit- stingly..at Work. P MOVEMENTS OF THE IRON-CLADS, Details ef the Recent Naval Attack Upon Fort Sumter. THE CASUALTIES, ae, a, be. ‘The United States despatch steamer Mary Sanford, Dapt. Rogers, from Charleston Saturday night, 2th inst., with despatches to the Department and a mail from the feet, arrived at this port yesterday morning. She arrived at Fortress Monroe on the afternoon of the (4th, and after communicating with the fleet at Newport's ews sailed the same ovening for this port ‘When she left Charieston bar General Gillmore's forces ‘were actively engage! in erecting batteries on the upper nd of Morris Ieland, and Forts Moultrie and Johnson ‘were keeping up a very heavy fire upon them. ‘The rebels have two fiftevn inch guns in Moultrie. Sumter is entirely silenced; but they have a garrison ‘there and their flag is flying, no attempt having been made to occupy |t eince the disastrous boat expedition. ‘The bealth and spirits of the fleet were good. | The Monitor Patapsco has been towed to Port Royal for POpAR nn. mummers ers Beare Commander Danie! Ammen has assumed the position of Chief of Staif with Admiral Dabigren, much to the satis- Motion ef the whole fleet, great confidence being felt in his energy and ability. ‘The French gunboat Gronade was still of the bar. The Mary Sanford brings » scurvy patiout and » mail from ber. . PB. Rich, Chas. ee aera a Hare, John Mr. Oscar G. Sawyer's Despatches. FLAGSHIP PHILADELIHIA, Ligurnover Inuar, 8. C., Sept. 11, 1863. THE NAVAL ASEAULT ON PORT SUMTER. For some time past an expedition against Fort Sumter ‘has been contemplated by Admiral Dabigren, and oo ‘Tuceday last, the 8th, it was determined to carry the plan into execution. For that ;urpore orders were given to the different veusels off Charleston to sead detachments of sailors and marines, with boats, to the fiagship, pre- pared for the prop sed movement, ‘The marine battalion on shore was ordered to send one bundred men and Fix oMfoers to the flagship to participate tm the assault, and the naval betiery was also to send ita quota, consisting of four officers and fifty.three men. At dark all the detachments bad arrived, and m about leven o'clock the expedition, consisting of over twenty Doate, and with thirty-four officers and 413 men, of which 120 were marines, was placed under the command of Commander Thomas H. Stevens, ef the Patapsoo, with Liewtenant Commander 8. B. Bunce and Licuten.’ ‘ant Moreau Forrest as aids, Lieutenant Commander Witiame, of the Wiseohickon, was placed in charge of the Grat division of boats; Lieutenant Remey,of the seval Dattery, of the second; Flag Lieutenant Preston, of the thira; Lieutenant Higginson, of the Powhatan, of the fourth, and Captain . commanding.tbe marines, and Ensign Craven, of the the Ath division, Captaio Btevens and bis aids led the flotilla in the Admi- ral's barge. TMB FLAN oF ATHACE was to assal! the fort on three sides—oee party landing on the gorge wall and attempting to s/¢:0d the debris and @in the parapet; a second was to aitempt to gain en- ‘rence through the lower embrasaree, a third was to sot as Breverve, The Daffodil took the boats in tow and steamed ap to a short distance from Sumter, when they east off and formed in line of attack. The boate pulled cautiously along and made riow pro- grees necesrarily, as the proper line of attack bad to be observed. HE ATR APTROACH foRT eUIrTER. Ab balf-past ous the Oss! ling of bop approached clove tire NEW - YOR. Jy the fort, and were @ecovered by the sevtry on the walle of tne work and sharply challenged. No reply was made to the question of “What best is that? A second challenge Of tbe same nature failing to elicit a reply, the Sentry discharged bis musket and called to the officer be- Jow to “Turn out the guard.” The boats on being hailed Pulled quiekly te the fort; but before they cowid reach it Several shots had been fired at them. The boatehad dashed ragidly up, the formation of the line of advance est each boat striving to effect the fret 4 LANDING EPYRCTED. Seven boats succeeded in getting alongside of the debris On the gorge wall; the others while pushing ap were met with a abarp firo of musketry. Signal lights were burned won ‘al be med» are. ot al wt sbrappe on the fort itself, and, of course, 2 4 ty 9 bt «be about = ite dase. p a ed cad thy wince apd marines got ashore, and instead of finding a slope of debris up te the parapet of the gorge wall they found a perpendicular range of masonry, which the rebels had constructed, meot- ing them full in the face. All their efforts to find a place of ascent were fruitless. Not a eoul could ascend the wall, and the party found themselves in @ critical posi- tion. The rebels had manned the parapet with infantry, and were also fring through loopholes, formed by sand- ‘Dags, in the upper slope of the debris. In addition to this, five band grenades were hurled upen: the ‘daulting Party’s beads, and bricks were detached and tumbled down upon them, Three of the boats were torn to pieces by hand gronades or shells from the distant rebel baste. ries, and retreat was being rapidly cut off, At (bis juncture a rebel ram came down. and Opened fire with grape and canister upon the oats, the rebela on the fort throwing flashes of light upon the dark waters about them from a large locomotive lamp. Ag each boat wae brought to light volleys of mas» ketry, canister and grape were poured in from the fort. and gunboat, and many men killed and. wounded. 18" only mark for our men to fire it was this light, and o volley or two was thrown at it, but to little effect. Fi- Bad continuance of their efforts to carry out the plan being lon fhe rail, and ising only a heavy lors of men without aly gain, the order to retire was Given, Four boats came off from the landing at the gorge, and three, being destroyed, were left there. Only a.amall portion of the storming party succeeded in re- gaining their boats, Many were killed and the balance taken prisoners, ‘THE CASUALTIES. About ten officers and one hundred and four men are miseing—eighty known to be killed or wounded, The officers taken prisoners are as follows:—Lieut. Com. Williame, Licut. Remey, Flag Lieut. Preston, Lieut. Brower, Ensign Rorter and Acting Master's Mate Hovey; Lients, Bradford and Meade, of the Marine corps; Acting Master's Mave McCarthy, of the Canandaigua. Lieutenant Bradford, of the Marine corps, is the only officer wounded, Sailmaker Brayton is also among the wounded. Lieutenant Higginson, who was to have gained access to the fort through the embra- sures of the lower casemates, in the northeast face, found a landing impracticable, and was compelled to give up the attempt, as his boats were thumping beavily on sharp rocks, at the base of the fort, Lieutenant Lowry, of the marines, who had charge of two boats, discovered the rebelsteamer bearing down upon his boats before be bad | 4 reached the fort, and as she opened fire and secmed de- termined to run the boats down, be ordered his division to pull for shoal water. The steamer soon turned and steamed towards Fort Moultrie, and Lieatenant Lowry ordered bis boats to pull up again to the fort. Other Doats were driven off by this steamer and pre- vented from co-operating as effectually as they fo might have done. It may, perhaps, be regarded as a for- tunate circumstance that all the boats did not effect a landing, as it would only bave resulted in am increase of ‘the rebel gain in prisoners. ‘THB FAILURE—WRHO 38 TO BLAME? ‘The want of success of the expedition is due to causes over which neither Admiral Dahigrenn or Commander Stevens bad any contro). The appearance of the debris on the gorge face was deceptive. Instead of sloping gradu- ally from the parapet to the water’s edge, it was found to slope only from the parapet to the top of the sandbeg barricade or traverse, which the rebels piled up to pro- tect the wall against our breaching batteries. This wall Of sandbags was at least twelve feet bigh, and without the aid of scaling ladders no one could possibly reach ite top, from which, perhaps, it might have been possible to mount the parapet or the mass of the debris. ‘This fact was not discovered until the attempt to scale the wall bad been nmde,and then it was under a heavy fire. Retreat was cut off 80 quickly by the destruc- tion of @ portion of the boats and the appearance of the rebel steamer, at abort distance only from the gorgo, that the only sensible alternative between death and surrender was made by the party remaining on the land- ing, and they gave themecives up as prisoners and were speedily inside Fort Sumter, although not as captors. FROM THE PRIPONERS, Intelligence bas been received from the officers taken prisoners, ana they state that they are well treated and the wounded are cared for in a kindly manner. In re- eponee to their reqnert,a quantity of clothing, tobacco, segars and ctber articles good to have in captivity have been sent into the rebels for the prisoners, who will HERALD, THURSDAY, THE REBEL GUERILLAS SBPTEMBER, 17, 1863.—TRIPLE SHEEP, op MEADE’S ARMY. ee OO Ca Field of Operations of the Various Guerilla Bands in the The Advance of Our Forces to Vicinity of Corinth, Mississippi, and Along the Mississippi River to Vicksburg, ——' TE SS [ort prow x PUMA > A GS § [ne | oo 6 ty Mh BIFFLES Al ROAD 0. te soni \ 4 e Orderly Sergeant Cbisbolm, service whieh bas become disagreeable to them. They prc it. state that the rebels are building several new ierkane Datteries on Sullivan’s Island above Fort Moul- Private Van Zant. trie and Rattery Bee, to cover the channel to the Demers. city. Additional batteries are also boing constructed, Private vi the most approved style, between Fort Johnson and t! Private Kiefer, city, on James Island, in which they are mounting ten- Private a iuch columbiads and seven-! ieivels Langs Green, at the city, the rebels have mounted a thirtesn- Stansbury, inch Blakeley rifle, which they havo just received by bie] ae railroad from Mobile, whore it was brought, with another Private Malledy, of the same calibro, in an Angio-rebel blockade runner Company & two weeks or more.ago. The second of these huge guns Lol end -sornga ‘ i ja ip Char] , NOt mounted. It was at fret proposed Prime ies . to mount ifn Fort Jobpsea ; but that idea was given up, Private Hurley. and, so far as the deserters knew, no place bad yet been ae — determ!ned where it could be put in position, Ninety of inter. the mouster projectiles, weighing over Ove bandred Private McNeal. pounds each, were lying by the side of the gun on Charles- pie Bradabaw, ton Greev. Weshail probably know something of their Private — eccuracy of fire some of these days. Private Liddell. SURGPON GENERAL HAMMOND, Private Martin. pooshy who arrived in the Arago ® week ago, has visited Morris Lieut. 0. 0; Bimepans teoten” Island and inspected the bospitals here, as on Folly GANANDAIGUA. Island. He is pow on a tour of inspection at Fernandina seen eS. McCarthy, prisoner, and pine men x GONDOAT, WIMRANIGIOW. Lieutenant Com. F. PWilleins. Frederick % Ambrose H. Gacires, John ue, ord: William Holl, ordinary seaman. Philip McDevitt, ordinary seaman, Jobn 8. White, landsman. ‘Thomas Flynn, landsman. William 0 ’Connor, jandsman. —being thé crew of the second cutter, 10 offcers and 104 men. The rebel authorities promise to send @ list of the names of the prisoners who have fallen into their hands, and] probably be gent to the jail at Columbia, to -be confined hope to be able to transmit @ copy to the Hanany to- uptil exchanged. The following are the officers heard morrow, And the names of the killed and wounded wil! from—Lieutevant Commander F. P. Williams; Liett. | ai69 he gent in at the same time, As yet it ie not known Remey, of the Canandaigua, lately commandipg the naval battery; Flax Lieutentant $. W. Preston, Lieutenant E. T. Brower, of the Honsatonic; Easign B. H. Porter, of the New Ironsides; Master’s Mate Hovey, of the Powha- tan; Samue) Bradford, Quartermaster, and Lieutenaat R. L, Mead, of the Marine corps. ‘THE CASUALTIES, The following is as comp! obtain — UTMTED STATES M/OP TOWHATAN, Killed. John Legrand, gunner’s mate, Joseph Emerick, landeman. Corpora) Hearies, mi 3 Private John Hav.Jand, marine, —— Ball, marine. Priyate ere! Known to te Prsonert yion, United States Navy, Sailmaker were Mate 3 re ~ 2c slaléa Kavy, rman james Witetead, landsman. $mes mone, boatswain'e mate. Thornas Coyley , reaman. Heory Defratus, captain of the fore top. Damon Schultz, coxewain, $e Willem Undernill, ordinary scaman. IIhefmer , seaman. George ar; lacdeman, Deemar, . James B. Mitchell, andeman. Jolin R. Morris, ordinary seaman. Patrick Hailoran, main top. ‘William Hill, seaman. Daniel Quigley, ordinary reaman, Daniel Davie, nape Lge = Jobe Friedline, ordinary seaman larines. Corporal Cally. Privates Scanlan, Foy, and Hall. Kelly, White, Allen, MeConighy theory 1), Middleton, master at arma, Richard Kame, ordinary seaman, Francis Swift, landrman. Beith, anCcmpost LODORA, Missing. Davii Welch Captain , Coxswa B. J: bn Bro James Blake, seamad Nathaniel Fedan,searoan. Fines ih Howe, seaman. ordinary Firet Lient. C. H. Bradfard, 7) Private Rodgers, wounded 08 the Memphie Company B. fec' pd Licutesant R L Meace. who were injured; they are only known to be missing. ARRIVAL OF THR NEW CHIKY OF NAVAL STAFF, CAPT. AMMEN. | Commander Daniel Ammen, the new ordnance officer and acting chief of staff, arrived yesterday in the steamer » Captain Gray, and immediately entered upon the di of hig duties, Captain Ammen is fam!ti« ‘with the details of his office, and will undoubtedly f list of casualties 961682 1 the position to the eatisfaction of the entire squadron He ‘was in command of the gunboat Seneca in the Port Royal expedition, apd made @ reputation for that vesse) in tho Raval operations on the coast during the following wivter. Last spring be brought down the Monitor Pataysco, and participated in the brilliant attack on Fort Sumter, under Aamiral Dupont, on the 7th of April last, wae geting chief of staff be will add oll teak bees tail SR” Captain Emmons is expected daily. Lieutenant Moreau Forrest has been inted flag lieutenant in place of Lieutenant Preston. 1 a0 effi cient officer and gallant gentleman, and an acquisition to the Admiral’s staff. Fosign M. L. Johneos, » young and promising officer, is Bow acting as fag eveign and aid to the Admiral, THE 1BON-CLaDA, None of the Monitors were seriously injared io the Fe ‘Vere contest with the Suiliven’s Island batteries last Tuc day. The New Ironsides lost « port sbutter, but sus- tained no other damage. All the Monitore—inclading the Weebawken, which was aground, exposed to a heavy fire, nearly thirty-2ix hours—-came'out somewhat bruised, Dut show only flesh wounds. No vita! organ was touched. It ‘s certain they can stand any amount of pounding if they are struck in the right place, When the enemy finds out their weak pointe and succeeds tn striking them, maybe another story will be told, They are perfectly intact as yet, Monme Intamn, 8. C., Sept. 11, 1868. MTCATION OF ArrArRA. , There ie lite news to communicate by this mail. No- thing has tranepired worthy of note. Having posered ourselves of the entire island, we have no opportan'ty of digging of of Sighting. What may be dove hereafter isa matter I have not inquired into, It is vot probable that Genera) Gilimore will remain idle very jong, and as #00 am the command bas become refreshed ana ready for ar. doous work something may be done. 48 matters are bow, the pavy is only permitted to act. We have run oar course on shore, although it la mot impossible that a }i\tle artillery practice may be lodolged In tony moment. That will afford some little excitement both to carselves and the people of Charleston, if any rémain im that ebarming city when our guns again open. Hat ater @ many hard figbis aod exciting affairs « little long range Practice will not amuse us long, Wesre accustomed to witoess the grandest affairs wo be iaded with amy tbing 00 & armali roar, ‘YEP AEBS D 4n ERTTARL HOOD. Ever since our occupation of Fort Wagner and Balvery Gregg the rebels have been exceefing!y mowme ond savage. They dofoct allow us a moment's peace, Frm dawn to dewy eve” they are croaring their Gre over Grogs, from their Puflivan’s apd Jamer istnods batterie, They have loflicted upon os no damege sines the death of Cayt. Baker, on Wednesday lest, They fre night and day spon ‘Wagrer, bat they left us such an admiramly constrotted work, apd #0 eapacious apd save bombproots, (bat po ope © injured by their mivniles. They Gre often ol dering the night to enable us to wicep soundly | ARIOT AL OF DEMRETERS AR THER HrORIED. Mince Toeeday ten or twelve deseriers have come in from James Irland, belonging, for the mont part, to j Georgia regiments They report contin und emeng the men, and & geners) Geel) Corape fom es Timms wtorien and St. Avgustice. He goes hence to New Orleans. GERRAL GULLMORE, Brigadier Genera! Gillmore gave himself a leave of absence for twenty-four hours, and indulged in a littio ‘run down to Hilton Head@and Beaufort. He deserves a little recreation, and we are glad to see him enjoy it. Ho je in excellent health and the best of spirits—good for a dozen campaigns aS arduous ag the one vow progresping, or rather brought pearly to a close, ‘THe HEALTH OF THE COMMAND js good. The soldiers need fresh vegetables, and the goverpment ought to furnish them at once. No other foree is treated this way. SOLDIERS TO WH FCKLOUGHED YOR DISTINGUISIAD aRRVICR. General Gilmore hoa issued a geveral ‘order giving thirty days’ furlough to privates who have distinguished themselves in the recent wiege. They are not to exceed two per cent of the effective force on the island, and must be recommended by their colonel. It is a proper and well deserved recognition of their brave and valuable services, and cannot fail to bave @ good effect on the command. The Artillery Captarcd on Morris Is) Wasuinaton, Sept. 16, 1963. General Gilmore, in an official communication, says thirty-six pieces of artillery were captured on Morris Island, and it is not imposrible that others stil! remain concealed, REBEL ACCOUNTS, me soae Magazine on diines Seen Seven Me M{ited—What the Union Forees Are Doing om Morris Island, ee, ae, as. (TELEGRAMS TO THE RICHMOND PAPERS. } Cuamumrom, Sept. 14, 1863. ‘The enemy is perfecting arrangements for the perma- nent occupation of Morris Isiand, erecting !ines of tele graph along the whole island, converting Battery Wagner into @ powerful work, enlarging their bombproofs, ko. ‘They fire" upon our boats plying in tbe harbor from Bat- adc Cuaniemon, Sept. 15, 1863. A telegraph lino ranning along the Carolina coast, to connect Tybee Island with Cummings’ Point, is in process of constraction by the enemy. One of our magazines on Jamea Island was exploded to- day. One lieutenant and six men were killed. Ansiety i fo bea from Dra REBEL NEWS FROM THE SOUTHWEST. Shirmioh: meat Dalton and Lafay- ette-The Rebels Beaten and Gen. For- rest Woundet—Reportea Junction of Rosecrans’ and Burnside's Forces, dc. Atianta, O4,, Bayt. 14, 1868, Gens. Johnsen and Forrest skirmisbed with the enemy near Dalton on Friday, Forrest was wounded, The ‘Vankees advanced to Tunnel Hill. Gen, Wheeler had a skirmish near lafayette on the same day, and Abe enemy being (oo strong, fall back A goneral engagement ie expe ‘ed. Gen, Rosecrans cocnp.ce4 hattancoge, an4 | ln reported tbat Bareside bes’joined bim. . Movements of General Sichiecs. Taor, M. ¥., Boys. 16, 1800. Major General Bickles, Major Vurdy snd Moore of bie, ; Hon, Biyjah Wardand J. HH. Young, « New at the Troy House, aed jeft this afierocen for Now York from Lake George vie fiaratoga General Rickles’ heakh i@ 90 moth improvet thet he m very sox fous to rejeio the Third core, aod will ‘eave fey Waading- fe port wee. tae ‘The Maine State Kiection. Pomtiawn, Kept 16, 1868. Returns (rom two handred and seventy fre towns give Comy over emteen theruand maprity over Hradvery, which the retomining towns to be beard from will probe biy increase, ‘The Stave Senate wil) stand thirty (ston to one deme. eonpotatet thigh sod boc. ret, the House about one hundred and ten Union aed Cherence i Sesbort, CO by e thirty one democsate, pln P The Goverament Loan. ‘ ee eet The wake of | $08,100. Bor vernment tema + are delivered to A the Rapidan. ee Days Fighting with the Enemy. THE CASUALTIES. ARRIVAL OF REBEL REINFORCEMENTS, ae, den ae Wamonaron , Sept. 16, 1869. Atelegram received from the Army of the Potomac maye.— Our position on the Rapidan remains unchanged. About’One hundred and AN Shave becn taken by Genoral Picasanten since Sunday. A gentleman arrived to-night from the headquarters of the Army of the Potomac. He states that some of our troops are six or cight mises beyond Culpepper, On Monday they attempted to cross the Rapidan, but Were opposed and stopped jn tree places. The losses on ‘doth sides wore slight. Gordonsville is eighteen miles beyond, It 1s supposed ‘that the main body of the rebel army is imtrenched ‘bere, ‘The Orange and Alexandria Railroad is now open to Culpepper Cour@House, Two trains left Alexandria yes. terday for the latter point. ~ ‘The rebels have been conscripting the Friends, or Qua- kere, in Loudon and adjoining counties in Virginia. , Mr, T. C. Wilsoi Despatch. Haanquantens, Pixverru Cours, Sopt. 13 , 1863, wounpRD. In & reconnoissance toward Thoroughfare Gap, under command of Licutenant Carr, and comprising a part of General Howard's body’ guard, private Roman Bear, of the First Indiana cavalry, Company B, was mortally ‘wounded, Corporal Callon, of the same company and re- giment, was algo injured slightly. SHARP YANKEE TRICK. ‘This afternoon privates Richard Townsend and J. W. Cummins, of Company L, Fifth Michigan cavalry, reached our linea with G. B J }, of tho Eleventh Virgivia cavalry,and Wm. 8. Euat{¥of tho Ninth Virginia cavalry, as prisoners. Townsend and Cummins were taken pri- sonern by thirteen men. Two of these were left to guard them. 0 guard did not do its duty well, one laying down to sleep and the other sitting down to read. The Michigan boys jumped up, seized the arms of the rebol guard, made them surrender, and to-day marched them ‘within our lines. svTLARS, Complaint has been made by the Ingpector General of the army that the sutlers in te Eleventh corps have not shele gents properly ear iend, hor the list of prices bung can up where seen, and that such procedure is in violation, AG etinting orders. ¥ Mr. L. A. Hendrick's Despatch. mae, Te THR RECENT RECONNOWSANCR. Full accounts of the reconnoissance to Culpepper Court House will have reached you before this letter. gets #tart- Brooks rifles. On the | ed on its journey. The resulta of this reconnoissance, I ‘am frank to acknowledge, have taken neafly all by sur- priso, although there have been growing indicat for some time of the withdrawal of the rebel ‘about Culpepper Court House. It @ the prevalent belief that the enemy, if he bas not already abandoned, has en- tered‘on the abandonment of,.his recent line of defeste, and taken up that urged by Jeff. Davis after the evacua- tion cf Manassas, which, {t will be remembered, was going out of Virginia altogetber and making «stand oa the northern border of Carolina. Our army ie ready to follow bim wherever he may choose to go, and fight bim on any line of offence or defence he may select. ‘THE TESTIMONIAL TO ORNERAL M'CLELLAN. Arrangements bave already been made in every rex! mnent, brigade and division in this corps to reesive con. tributions for the testimonial to McClellan, pro- posed to be presented him, in with the circa. Jar published in tho Hgra:o, The circular only reached here last evening. To-day nearly every officer and pri- howto! pry in hie allotted snare. Had the payments eon fixed at four times @ the’amount ily. Every man's heart is in the work, and ali enthusiastically embrace the proviered unity to show their appreciation of the man they ‘‘delight to honor."’ All love, worship, idolize him, With no disposition to detract from the merite of the present head of the army ,! ain fearless to reiterate, because it has pot and bever can be contradicted, what Lwrote after the battle of Gettysburg——that the Deliof that General McClellan was directing the move. ments of Our forces roused every man, every soldier, whore ears caught the fying rumor,and made them victorious against the terrible onslaught of the eutourm dering foe. OUR Momprrata. 1 alluded in my last letter to our division bospitals. To- day I visited and made a thorough wapection of each. ‘The finest localities have beon selectedfMor thein— high, shaded and airy Abandance of ice is furnished Pognd. the patient, nod Nery Alep taken shows the benevo- lent and systematic working of the Senitary Commission. Instructions aod appliances for preserving in’ — Anatomical apd other speciinons have just been receive from the Medical Department of the army. ‘These fpecimens and the patholgieal deeripiions ac- company ing them will prove finvaluable coutributions to medical setenco, There are lors than & hundred cases tn all the howpitals, aod dangerously iil. Dr. Rewd, who bas charge of the Venvsylvania reserve howpita), ts the surgeon who a few days wince extracted the ball from the log of Major General Hancock. The which was received at Gettysburg, was imbedded inches from the wound, and all prior probing of surgeons failed to trace ita course. The General was de- cliping, but now will be able, Dr. Reed says, to resume mand of his within © month. Dr. Kerr has charge of the First division hospital, and Dr. Storer the Becond diviswo J. Both are indefatigable io at tendance o their duties apd are ac ompliabed phyricians aad surgeons. Mr. W. Young's Despatch. Conrarre, Va, Bept. 16, 186%. ‘The first day's cavalry fighting was opened by Gea. Gregg, who cromned the Hazel river, driving in the ene my’s pickets and skirmishing with the rebele ont be reached the Rappahannock , cro@sed over and made a com bination with Baford and Kilpatrick. The citizens here claim that our cavalry was oppored by only eight bun dred rebels; but, whether their oumbers were large or small, they speedily went kiting out of the town, their batteries at length on a full gallop. On the second day of our cavalry operstions they skirmisbed with the retiring rebels frum four miles be yond Culpepper to the Rapidan river, where the enemy disputed our passage with ano brigade of cavalry and one battery. From thi# position they were speedily driven, with a leary loss jo killed, wounded and prisew ete, Ceventy six of these rebel prisoners wore seat to the beadquarters of the army to-day, from (he Becond, Fiath, feventh aod Fifteenth Virginia and First North Carolina savairy and Griffith's battery. According to their representations, Fiurhugh 140 end Hampton have both been made lieutenant geoerala, and tumrt's star is tiokking. Skirmiching dering the day after the rebels had been driven across the Iayidan was kept up by sharpahooters on both wides, the rebels handing ther rifes and our fad 4 bay 9 thetr carbines. The artiliery praction of the rebels been somes bat dames: wlend wee pequence, our |ivt of camuaition haw sightly enlarged. Hay the advantage of porition and being " . the enemy can only be disiedged by the powerful suxiliery oor artillery of by © fan movement Leends partial lint of the killed aod wounded im the second day '# fight —~ 1, fh Bleignn cavvairy Chase, Co. L, $stne Vari, Co, 1, 6th Michigan eaveiry Corpora! Rats, 5 Wr. Jeckoon, Co. K,t cavalry Nicholas Weter,00. 11, ch New York cavairy, iott arm amputated. Co D, sn = “a viel i XY. cavaley, vein. . gat, bo. D, 4h Kew Mie corsieg, genau, Hh. Oreew, Co. D, Mh New York onvairy, from Oe i | ‘cavalry, arm 1. Carey, 00.0, let Wheto Inland cavalry, wes fy oe Fett, On ¥ Rivera Wines cavalry band. abrmks, Wet Khete ininad cavalry, ren W, Loveys. (eb Trieithede inivod cavalry, i t i orm dat Rode lene? coreiry, arm Liner ©, hameetl Cn. A, Oth Cibo cavalry, tng | Oren nen ‘4, Oth Onin cavaley. «rte | Semon i tents, Co Ay MA Michigam can alty, thouider . x. « eters, A, Gb Mewigee coveiry, bend wt 6 7: a EES Beary © Alloa, Co. E, Ist Massachusetts cavalry, aru Co. D, 6th Michigan cavalry, arm. “3 st Vermont cavalry, bruised by fall- Gay's operations have bees on non 0 a onaing ow ive bea at deg dueling, and the cas i useless to speculate as to how soon ‘ fAgemens and an advance nay take rieeaster bo ane feowe whale 4ay may bring forth. The enemy was re- wes elena lay DY $40 oF threo tofantry brigaden, Rapidan by ratiroad Wasbiogton. FuR neguiariy Devens Calpeyper on REBEL accounts. | md Rapi- Station—Keported Agyance of the Union Troops. Fouraas Moxnom, Sept. 16, 1863. The Richmond Dispatch of today has been received. Jt contains the following: — There was anpngagement at Culpepper om Sunday last, anda skirmish between cavalry at Rapidan Station on Monday, without any very de(inite result, The enemy are crossing their infantry at Kelly’s Ford, and apparently contemplate an advance, THE REBEL GUERILLAS. | Their Oper tions. on the Mier sissippi, Ys a. ae Mr. DeB. Kandelph Meim's Despatch, Conmern, Mise, Sept, 1, 1860, Roddy, Richardson, Srey, epee of Afare tr a Military Point oF Piew im West Tenneree and Northra — Minigizpi—Corinth—Ita Cunmander and Garriton—First Alabama Negro Regiment—Kower of Wid Opcers and Stafl—Frhivition Drill ty Convany 0, Captain Houton—Contrarand Camp-—Lutwes ef Cap- tain John Phillips—The New Rowte to Corinth, de. Garrison life in Corinth is at present anything but one Of inaction, Surrounding this extreme outpost on the loft of our front line, facing south, are numerous nie fatigable and strong bands of gueriliag, commaudet by some of the best guerilla chiefs the South has pr: With an eye quick to profit by any mistaken of oxper u along the line, they keep @ sleeplern watch upon Almost nightly are we subject somewhera to a iorh furprise or an attack, Becoming too bold ant enorcar ing to close, expeditions are pent out to repel ther audacious advances. The country is cleared. but only for the time, like a wave they flow back and ma oncé moro the territory from which they bean forced by some irresistible power, Various means have been tried to keep back thena bande, th districts adjacent to our outposts have been completely deprived of everything capable of conducing to (he com- fort or sustenance of men; but to no effect, onstent scouting and unexpected moves, witha view (> capture, have been tried, but have proved equally at uneccenet Nothing save ® cordon of posta, completely eneircliog their Seid of operations, it seems, will evar beof any very decisive comfequence. The most important of there leaders are Roddy, Richardson and Chalmers. Tho tres fg an ox steamboat captain, of few educniione! socaire- ments, but of marked natural ability for the profeeinn he has obosen. The field of nis operations |ier in the tn mediate vicinity of thie pines, axtemiing towers Savaanab, porthward, along the Tommosnee river. Iv o southward direction it extends to Tupelo and hrlow, on the east towards Decatur, including Tuncumbia and Vio rence, and on the west about half way betwoon hers and Grand Junction. The various lewiéra under Ngddy aro Forrest, Biftles, Gol. Street, Doo, Smith, Maj. Hick John 900, Juge Ham and Dawnon. The agytegate force in en timated at five thousand. ' i ‘The command of Col. Richardaoa har for tix felt of operations the country lying eouth of Grand une. tion, including Holly Springs and neighborhood About two months ago, 4 will be remembere!, i) chard fon was driven from bis ola grounda north @ the railroad, in the vicinity of Somerville, by Colonel Hatch, who pushed bim #0 chuety store Loo that his command was obliged to dinperse wi orier to of fect an escape from capture by our forcer, «roe that time, though several dashes have been mele ly | ecroms and above the road, the principal 0 «6 etic this chioftaja are confined to bis present locality Ht ardeon's force ia estimated at eight Iuudred men. ‘The lent of the three prominent querilia commande ® fa Chalmers,'who bolds for his theatre of operations the interior of Mississippi, extepAiug norihsemnery almost to Memphis and southwardiy belaw (re Le performances of this man have been for ths part + \s moriha remarkably active, but nut very adzeerfil, During the raids of Grierson, Hateh and Wineww, our troops bad fro quent engagements with these gueriilas, and were av aye » waccersful. Gromada, at the time it way capsored by Cn!. Phillips, was held by Slemmers, ove of Chamers' eubor ten, and the manner io which We Vacated upon tho Witle ered fighting qualities of (hese interne bemue matter ie that Chalmers end his ‘or: asriet indirectly in putting dows tl pressing the natives ministration In Cewteal Mineerirp! © eatimate In addition to the bande (nie . organized, we find in the virinily of Jackmon, foow , » along the Mismisaipp: and trituter« Boe deru tory bands, [rections of peti e acting igdependently, The dot « "Onn principally porter bz thene bodies are to plunder, to Gre upon b a's cmt some other unre ognized Obit. A atringe iu ropard to all gueritivs, bat partcalariy in th e the smaller parties, which are the inost wmourn, bboid immediately be ado: tot ‘The mlitary anpect of affairs in ocons ned bY Kueh 4 Aidered {avorable Wo a myo uso Of implements of war crop, whatever It may be and coeds the rake, wired gleane the ground perfectly This ie precuely whet wn must 40, gallant soldiers have aireaty anuit ied the immenne crop of revel woltiors which fier he about & We mount Bow co me tbe ere the rake—a rake whame teeth fal! queriling Ubat we tot hyhng *r Durning, and committing wh wor te will very toon pat an end t Lives op «footing to act (ear stroction, which im many place iss airemiy brow rated Lt hed pe dp rmet banal o hinew sed & General Dodge, the district com has been temporarily ie th ten '« ( ¢ fler, Huperintendent of Military lis ros ral fh. A, Carr in now nyokon of a+ the . the eotire reeovery and retarn of Coneral | Mersey, Ninth lilipol, commands the p to this place | fed on etonem + | son of a regiment of nezrow, koown bs the wir bama ” Unreservediy syerk | acknowlo igo | be the best organization of bieck wee in the vnrs excepting the beet of the vippl regiments, al) of w men are of the bghert type « cally, but morally and meotaliy of lewd men (rom itn that have come ‘The corya five Burn! Unvally inoreesing wm a Said omcare Mec bere on © bayonete—ood p od ome, | “ tt bunired mew, © bee jrmrmed winly 4 Mase o : regiment the mate furtifientions A Cnriatl © | pown five on each side of & cxntra: sed w by the bulidings, sli of which were bv | but little expeuse to the go: ene Mad the Hels soe be @ built (ike theme of ibe ly end with interior one tne rank of an oftlonr preset forww | wae at the Cais erveniy A whine “4 at . te wwmeuety | orden ot fo raat BO the Coptet the wants of (his Culonat sed friemdieee peqie are wei! | eared for oo beve been made @ inte 6 (he eoerr of rene ie pinot, levteed of reneing t Jecteen aren ‘Team. , thetene here, the line 1 tee Marnyh ort | [om hatirond Dae Deew @otme ated (hee cabr@ fe come ee ee f cahetos | rey xty wile. Rhoet wetag Oro eames wees of (hie, ihe rcnk Ieper tnt peat shim, (he read emt * comumended | by Colenet Ctetintn, of thy Faeits isimom, why hos ot be pervice & large force | Great enprevemeste tere | eere, me the way of tort remnant rerehonees Olrhih +1) Geubiewe ’ . even atuae Whe war bas eromated,