toinutilkt ciaaLT.73+ll33A. to SATURDAY, AUG. 30. 1862. AllruhtUd. A ssocia Pesinsylvania. Soldiers' tion." Agnorjunton. having opened en °Mee at No. Wealtbeetaw Balldirgs. corner of 7.h novel end rennsytanlit avenue, tenureavenue, wilt be tocdt4 a ieeleter a.l Penneylvatda solorwr in or around J , llia rity in btabe the friends of the intAtte to call. a....nr- Ang liras that all pow4ble aid be s epended la find ing Oak sons. Mr. Cues. Lr Weg.s, the 2eglwter, will be found In Abe Mire. The CorreepondlngSeergary. Mr. S. Tom Pastas. 'rill Gnawer all letters in regard to sick and wounded Vranoylvania soldiers. Whether In or around the- ray. Pa tinsore. Phile.delphis. New York. or New Haven. 4414regi6 cue Pog:811*, Waahinvon. D C. • J. K. bit/MENEM), Preal. J. V. tr, , xp,triP4t ! seer. illerThe attention of the reader le directed to file adrertisement of Dr. Xarlikes gamily .Medicine to be found in another Column of Aid paper. iterWe are recjaested to ;ire notice that the next meeting pt ; sbawnee Eneampatent I. 0. of Q. 141) be at e .o 'el crz kP. 51., no Thursday eyeping. liar 4. pressure of other manor compels pis to pos•pone until next waolc notice of a ;lumbar of new books end periodicals, re- Feieed• by as. Cox. Fisnett.—We regret to leprn tJjt rol. Fisher, of the sth Penna. Reserve, met with a severe accident near Fredericksburg, by which be was temporarily disabled. nis horse fell with and on him, bruising Jim severely, but we are glad to learn that Ie is recovering and expects in a few days So be at the head of his regiment. REMAINS Or CAPT. NEFF.—Messrs. !Irene man and Ilaldy, who went to Norfolk for the remains of Capt. Aldus J. Neff, return ed on Monday of last week. The funeral took place on the aumieeding Thursday, from Lis tnothetN residence near Strasburg, and puts largely attended. Court was adjourn /Id, and the bar of Lancaster attended in a body. As Naws.—We give this week as full ap necount as we can obtain and find room for, of the late movements and engagements nf the Army of Vipsinin : The absence of the usual condcosed despatches compels us fo copy the detailed correspondence of the slailies, and under the new order of the coin plunder-in-chief even this source of news is put off. We must wait patiently for satis factory details. Pumas:m.l.Pu'. ENTERVRISE.—Geo. J. Hen kel., the weli•known First Class Furnitupe Manufacturer and Dealer, of Phila lelphia, has opened a splendid Furniture Establish ment of mammoth dimensions at 809 and 811 Chestnut street—late Levy & Cu's Dry S . /pod Store—having removed thence from his old stand 924 Walnut street. Seo ad vertisement in another column. PAVIe PANORAMA. ow TUE REBELLION.— Nest week—the time to be announced by Oman bills—Davis' panorama of the Ilebell jon will be exhibited in Odd Fellows' Hall. ',Chin is a complete pictorial record of the war, illustrating every important engage pent from the bombardment of Sumpter down to the battle of Malvern The !add, Mr. U. U. Davis, is a native of liar risburg, we believe, where his panorama ilxs attracted very large audiences. The exhibition will doubtless be well patronized in Columbia. Om "Downer Boys."—Owing to absence from our editorial duties last week we failed to obtain 0 list of Capt. Erisman's men, and the organization of the company. We have written to the captain for full particulars, but will scarcely receive his reply in time for this week's Spy. All we know is that she company is attached to 135th Regiment P. V., which is now noting as Provost Guard So Washington City. The regiment is un der command of Major Shenk, the Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel having not yet been appointed. We hope nest week to give the 01 of the company—men and officers. Dr. C. D. flottenstein. of this place, has been appointed surgeon of this regiment, end left home for his uew duties last week. SERIOUS RAMROLD ACCIDENT.—On Wed heeds), morning as Mr. Hayes Smith. con- Aluctor of the Accommodation Train be tween Ooltunbie and Lancaster, was about getting on the tank of the shifting engine, his foot slipped from the defective iron step of the tank, and be fell, the wheel passing over and crushing his foot and ankle. Dr. pruner was called and found the injury such as to necessitate anopotation. Assisted by Dr. Devlin he performed the operation, taking off the limb several inches ulove the foot. gr. Stpith is &in.; well, and we hope will soon be able to resume his duties. We trust his injuries will not be st3ch as to in. papscitate him for railroad service. Mr. E. i!erehey, conductor of local freight, bow has charge of the Accommodation train an place of Mr. Smith. DZPUTT MAMMALS roe COLCMIII.S,.--Mar 'hal Billingfelt made a popular appointment in Mr. Wm. U. Iless as Deputy Marshal for the South Ward of the Borough. Mr. /less bits been in the service of the country, looting enlisted in the marine corps. lle was through the hardest service on the Wafts" sippi, having been in the terrible bat * below New Orleans, where every man jt his gun fell beside him, and at the attack pa Vicksburg. Mr. lime wee discharged no meows& of ill health, and it was a proper Shin that be should receive an appoiot pent. albeit! trilling one, in the civil service of biennium'''. We hope Government will and something more impoptant and perma nent for bite. Mr. George Wllfurd, PePlOy for the Xonh Ward. is alas an eficicat and popular officer, and me believe has done his unpleas ant duty as pleasantly as possible." Both Deputies hays nearly completed their en rollments, mum we are happy to We al though meeting with some thick and hard !beads. base succeeded in the end in obtain ing all requisite information without amigos pppositbou. There bare been some racy manner. nhich ought to "spear igo the Spy. ku Abe Marobaja km been too hp•y M post y,s COL. BUM'S REGIVINT.—The attempt to raise the Third Lpzicaster County Regiment, under Col. Butt, bas finally failed. Every -1 thing was progressing favorably up to last Saturday evening when a card in the /4. 7 press from Col. Burt announced that the re giment would not be accepted by the War Department, some misunderstanding having existed as to - the authority to recruit a new regiment under the call for 300,000 trolnn teeis. The friends of Col. B. took the thing into their hands on Monday, and a commit tee proceeded to Washington to wait upuo the Secretary of War. Mr. &Iron, on hearing the committee, authorized Col. Bort to recruit till tho Ist of September, when the regiment, if full, would be accepted; the government bounty, however, net to be paid to men splinted subsequent to the 23d inst. Under this understanding recruiting went on up to Wednesday evening, when the en terprise was finally abandoned, the check of last week having seriously interfered with the prospect of filling up the ranks. Whilst we think the regiment plight have been raised, and would have been a fine body of men, udging from those enlisted previous to the dissolution, we are satisfied that the fairest and most speedy way to re cruit our armies is to draft. This alterna tive is now accepted by the people general ly, and every one is waiting fur the 15th of September. That day will probably add over 300,000 new men to our fumes. Mean time, however, enlistment in the old regi ments goes on, and should go on. All who desire to volunteer should enter the ranks of one of :be old regiments. The only office open in this place Is tl.at of Capt. Uaines. who is recruiting for Cul. Welsh's Forty fifth Regiment. Our young men cannot do better than to enlist in this regiment, where so many of our boys already are, FNROLI NEXT OP TUE MiLtrta.—Esaias Dillingfelt, Esq., of Adamstown is ap pointed Deputy U. S. Marshall for the county of Lancaster, for the enrollment of citizens liable to military duty, preparatory to the draft. Ho has appoiuted the follow ing borough, ward and township deputies, who have been busily employed during the the present week at their work, and will report at the Deputy Marshall's office in ' Lancaster, on or before Sept. Ist.: Adamstown—Abm. Lutz. Bart—Leonard Pickel, Geo. Knox. Brecknock— Henry B. Becker. Carnarvon—lsaac Evans, Jos. Weaver. Clay—lienry H. Binguman. Cocalico East—Cyrus Bentz. Cocalico West—Lewis C. Kerling, John IV. Mentzer. Colerain—Robert Buyers. Columbia— Upper Ward—George Wilford. Lower Ward—William U. (leas. Conestoga—Michael Benedict. Conoy—Fred. Smith. Drumore—Samuei Boyd. Donegal West—Henry B. Gish. Donegal East—ltenry S. Book, Simon Groh, Donegal New—M. G. Marple. Earl—J. It. Johns. Earl East—lsaac Amick, Earl West—Levi G. Kemper. E len—J. Harding Gilbert. Elizabeth—Lewis It. llibsman. Elizabethtown—Levi W. harmony. Ephrata—Jacob L. Sharp. Fulton—Lewis Miner. Ilempfield West—John Kreider, Sum. Mat. Friday. lndiantown—Jacob F. Frey. • Lampeter West—Henry K. Stoner. Lempeter En.st--4ndrow M. Frantz, George Buckwalter. Little Britain—Thomas Furuise. Leaeocks—Mahlon Ruth. Le.‘cock Upp er—George Lancaster] 'Township--Jacob Q. Stein beiser. Lancaster City— N. E. Ward—Wm. Kirkpatrick. N. W. Ward—Frederick Albright, Cas per Written. S. E. Ward—Walter 0. Evans. S. W. Ward—Samuel Cormeny. Manheim twp.—Benjamin Herr. Martin—llugh Armstrong. Marietta— Upper—David Roth. Lower—Fred, L. Baker. Millerstown—John Brady. Mt. Joy Bar.—Andrew Hershey. Mt. Joy Twp.—Christian Coble, Mt. Joy, New—J. 11. Zeller. Paradise—John B. Warfel. Penn—Benjamin Danner. Pequea—Samuel Hess. Petersburg—l. Hollinger, 0. IV. Hol linger. Providence—John Strohm, Jr., B. F. Rowe. Rapho—Noah fI. Zug. Rapho New—Emanuel Cassel. Ruhrerstown—A. II Sammy. Sadabury—Joseph D. Pownall. Salisbury—John Neuhauser, C. B. Ten hawser, Isaac Svreigert, Amos Sweigert. Strasburg Bor.—A. R•1/14 Black. Strasburg Twp.—John H. Brackbill. Warwick—Francis W. Christ. Washington—Edward House. Degraccrtrs Flee.--On Thursday night nt 11 o'clock our town was lighted up by a fire which had broken out in Wrightsville among the lumber on the river shore, below the upper quarries. The fire spread rapidly, and from this side of the river applmred to be progressing steadily downward towards the bridge. The town bell was Bounded and our firemen with the "Columbia." "Sus quehanna" and "Young America" engines were soon on the way over the bride. All the engines went into service on arriving at the fire, and were effective in checking the spread of the conflagration. A large amount of lumber was destroyed, together with a large warehouse, store, &c. The bridge was on fire twice, but the flames were fortunately extinguished. llad not the night been calm the destruction would have peen terrible, and the bridge could scarcely have been saved. As it was the loss is very heavy, the fire burning until near writing. We have no information as to the origin of the fire. Since writing the above Mr. Geo. Bogle has banded no a memurandlum of the losses for which we are Indebted to him and to Mr. W. McCooky of Wrightsville. By hasty computation the chief Imes afe as follows: Beidler Gohrt. lumber; lose $8,500, in sured $B,OOO. Frank Wain, of york, lumber; loss $B.O ll O. Grove & &noel?, of Ilackorer, lumber; loss WOO. Merryman 4 Co., lumber; ,11114000- Parties film New Wjpdmp Iwo js large • tootiat ar !amber. John S. FuthY, WestebestV. Warehouse and Storehouse. P. A. %nail, York, tobacco "stored in Futhy's warehouse; loss 525,000. 77, 340onkey, 3.000 bushels of wheat, nom and rye in Futby's storehouse; loss 62,000—n0 insurance. Futhy's store was occupied by W. F. Boyd, as a grocery, and the upper story by the Odd Fellows. Goods all saved. The fire extended for an entire square, and burned NLII least p 004,00 feet of lum ber. The entire loss is estimated at be tween fifry and seventy thousand dollars. Much credit is awarded our Columbia Firemen, who arrived in time to save the bridge. Without their assistance that structure must have gone, Pr. Sutton rendered valuable service with his team in drawing the Susquehanna engine over the bridge. The ladies of Wrightsville were very effi cient in saving the contents of the store and of a number of dwellings, which it was thought at one thus would certainly be bunted. A number of these were on fire several times: The light was seen at a distance of 25 miles bg passengers on the train from Phil adelphia. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR TITS SOLDIERS.—The "Soldiers' Aid Society" aeknowledge con tributions from various persons, in answer to their call fur articles to be forwarded to the Forty-Fifth Regiment. The list will show the generous manner in which the friends of the soldiers contributed. As fur nished us the quantity was added to each individuals quota, but the length of the list compelled us, to omit this except when but one article followed the name. The aggre gate of edibles is, however, fairly summed ap in the following note to the list: "The Soldiers' Aid Society sent to the 45th Regt. P. V., now at Aquia Creek, 29 barrels, 18 boxes, 4 kegs, and 1 firkin of butter." The contents of these vessels and boxes were the articles enumerated below. Noth ing was packed that could spoil, the to matoes having been previously canned• and as a greatl messenger was dispatched with the cars carrying the freight, it may fairly be expected that all will safely reaoh the bravo fellows for whom it was intended. We would give something handsome if we mid twee been a witness to the reception of the "plunder." Look out for "45's" ac knowledgment. The following contributions have been re ceived by the Soldiers' Aid Society of Co lumbia: Benj. Messer, onions and dried pears; Michael Sechrist, potatoes, onions. eggs, applebutter, pew sauce, tomatoes; Michael Musser, tomatoes, pickles. beats, applebut ter, potatoes; Henry Kehler, potatoes. on ions. apples; Mrs. Peart, potatoes, onions. beets; Joseph L. Detwiler, applebutter and potatoes; Jonas Garber, applebutter, pick les, tomatoes, onions. potatoes; C. Musser, Jr., potatoes and applebutter: Annie Neiely, a basket of onions; Henry Copenheffer, dried fruit, beets, apples, onions; Jacob M. Greider, onions, tomatoes, dried cherries: Mary D. Baker, tomatoes, onions, peppers; Martin Musser. applebutter, potatoes, on ions; John Ferry, applebutter, potatoes, onions; Peter Witmer, 2 crocks applehutter; Daniel Berger. 1 crock applebutter; John Shenk, potatoes, butter, onions; John Fri day. potatoes and onions; Miss Mary A. Garber, onions, applehutter. preserves, soap; J. 0. Stoner, potatoes, onions tomatoes; Peter Keplinger, tomatoes and onions: M. Shindle, tomatoes and onions; Benj. Herr, onions, tomatoes, shoulder; Jos. Barger, pears and tomatoes; Abm. Shank, eggs and potatoes; David Herr, apples, potatoes, onions, applebutter; Joseph Stoner. toraat alai and potatoes; Miss Annie Herr, egg.., potatoes, onions, heats; Jacob F. Whitmore; tomatoes; John Mann. potatoes and onions; Mrs. John Mann, eggs, bottle of wine, jar of preserves; Mrs. P. Carn, butter, rice, su gar, onions; Amos Shaman, potatoes, ap ples, appleburtrr, preserves, butter, cab. bage. onions; Jacob Shuman, horse rodieh, gooseberry jam, preserved peas, tomatoes, nninns,'apples, potatoes, pickled sausage; B. U. Sbutuan, notatues and apples; Mrs. Newcomer, applebutter and lard; J. if Mifflin. potatoes, onions, boots, blackberry cordial; Jacob Forty, onions, applehutter, potatoes; Martin Mellinger. 2 bus. potatoes; Christian Musser, Sr.. potatoes and apple butter; C. Musser. Jr., potatoes, onions, butter; Mrs. Abna Bruner, Sr.. onions, but ter, eggs, gooseberry jam; Mrs. Lindeman, butter and eggs; Mrs. Gallaher, f bu. of apples; Mrs. Neasly, bu. potatoes; Mrs. Matthew Strickler, blackberry cordial, but ter, potatoes; J. 11. Strickler, tomatoes, cabbage, beets; John Musser, potatoes, to matoes, onions, applebutter; Mrs. J. Fen drich, plum butter, blackberry butter, quince butter; Mrs. Brenboiser, pepper, salt, eggs; Christian Kreider, potatoes, ap ples. onions, apple butter, dried apples; Benj. Root, potatoes and onions; Henry Wisher, butter, potatoei, eggs; Received from Silver Spring: 10 bus. potatoes. 2 bar rels of apples, 3 bus. onions; Mrs. J. Fer guson, blackberry jam and plum butter; John K. Smith, apples and onions; Samuel Conklin, onions, cherries, apple butter; Mrs. Henry Conklin, currant jelly, butter, apple butter; llenty May, 1 be. potatoes; Mr. Price. potatoes, onions, beets, beans; Abm. Kauffman. tomatoes, benne, peppers, onions, potatoes, apples, apple butter, jelly; Mrs. Shornan, potatoes. onions, beets; Mrs. Omit, tomatoes and onions; Adam Huss. 1 pk. tomatoes; John Charles, potatoes and onions; Miss Hall Shultz, onions tomatoes, wine, jelly; Mrs. Farm, onions, tomatoes, beets; Mrs. C. Miley, onions, beets, to matoes; Mrs. D. Miley, 1 pk. potatoes; Mrs. Siple, potatoes, onions, beets; Mrs. Barge. pit. onions; Mrs. Shultz, potatoes and onions; Mrs. Fusk, onions, potatoes, to matoes; Mr. "louse, potatoes, onions, beets; Mr Shultz, potatoes, onions, tomatoes; Mrs. E. Mellinger, potatoes, tomatoes, onions; Mrs. J. Shuman, potatoes, onions, tomatoes, cucumbers; Mrs. D. Hoffman, potatoes, on ions. tomatoes; Mis. Snyder, 1 pk. onions; Mrs. Shartzer, tomatoes, onions, beets: Mrs. D. Bitner, onions, potatoes, preserves; Mrs. D. Ortman. potatoes and tomatoes; Mrs. H. Foley, onions, tomatoes, 25 cm.; Mrs. J. Foley. beets and onions; Mrs; Cone:, onions and:potatoes; Mrs. J. McClean, 1 pk. onions; Mrs. J. Weaver, onions, beets, apples; 3114 , - B. Barge, unions and potatoes: Ajrs. S. Barge, 1 pit. potatoes; Mrs. U. Kline, on ions, potatoes, tomatoes, beets; Mrs. G. Haley. beets, onions, cabbage; Mrs. Bel lies. onion.' and tomatoes; S. H. Purple, ap ples and tomatoes; Mrs. ty heeler, potatoes and pickles; George S. Mann, eggs and onions; George Murray. eggs and onions; Mr.. J. Miller. basket of pickles; John Hershey. potatoes and eggs; a friend 11 dos eggs: [lens, Greenawalt 11 pits. to matoes: Mr. Witmer, potatoes nod onions: Miss Pelnn, butter and eggs; Mrs. Joshua Vaughan. raspberry vinegar and pickled quince; Mot. Libbart, S heeds of cabbage: Mrs. Sbelabarger, butter and applebutter; C. S. Kauffman, cabbage, rotatoes, onions, beets; Mrs. S. petwiler, jelly and pepper; Mrs. J. C. Stouffer, basket of 'onhins. Mrs. John D. Wright, bag of dried fruit; John Berger, eggs, apple butter, sausage. dried beef cabbage, potatoes, beets, butter, tomatoes; Mrs. Hostetter. cabbage, pickles, potatoes, chicken; Daniel Q. Herr. onions, sausage, eggs; Mrs. Willer. onions, driat apples, blackberries; Mrs. Schoph, 1 crock of apple butter; Jacob Shock, potatoes, cab bage, shoulder, onions; Mrs. Oyerstink, beets, radishes, pinkies; Christian Shuman, cabbage and onions; Fanny Lindeman, po tatoes, oniony, cherries, cabbage, beets, eggs; John Shock, apple butter, potatoes, beets; Christian Breneman, onions and beets; Michael H. Moore, pickles and on ions; Mrs. James Schroeder, 2 cans of pre served gages; Mrs. Jonas Myers, 2 crocks of plum butter; C. C. Mimes 4k Co.. 8 gal lons of corn vinegar; F. S. Bletz, 1 gallon vinegar. The ladies of the Society request us to tender their thanks to the following gentle men: To Mr. Jonas Myers for the gratui tous use of his store-room as a repositary. To Messrs. Jonas Myers, Detwiler, Steacy, Patton,Baumgardner, Lowry, Breese. Ram ho, glater, J, Cottrell, D. Cottrell, and A. Funderemith for their kind assistance in packing the supplies. To Messrs. Pfishler And Cottrell fur soldering cans. WAR NEWS! THE WAR ON THE RAPPAHAN NOCK. Severe Fighting on Thursday—Bravery of Gen. Sigel—The Artillery Duel on Satur day—The Strength of the Enemy. W.tsurNcTow, D. C., Aug. 24, 1862 I have just returned from the lines of our army on the Rappahannock, and bring par ticulars of the progress of affairs up to Sat urday afternoon. By Wednesday noon the retreat of our army from the Rapidan to the Rappahan nock had brought it to the banks of the lat ter river, and the rear guard, composed of General Hatch's Brigade of cavalry, were just at Brandy Station (the first on the rail , road beyond Rappahannock bridge) 'when the head of the rebel pursuing columns first earn° in sight. Throughout the whole march from Culpepper to this point the en emy were following closely upon the heels l i of our forces, their advance guard being but short distance behind our rear, and their main body only some six or eight miles off. At this insignificant little railroad station, then, the grand armies of Pope and Lee first got sight of each other, and a conflict immediately ensued. Our rear guard sup posing that the rebel force was a mere skir mishing party sent in advance, and wishing to check ouch presumptuous recunnuitreing, turned upon it, and the order to charge was given. Immediately the three cavalry regi ments of Hatch's Brigade—the "Harris Light," First Pennsylvania, and First Now Jersey—formed in line of battle and swept forward with tremendous cheers; but coming suddenly opal . ) a broad and deep ditch they were compelled to draw rein, and at the in stint a large force of rebel infantry rose front cover and poured a heavy volley into the ranks. which emptied many saddles and threw our squadron into confusion. The line gave way at the centre, but the wings wavering and showing a disposition to hold their ground, another volley was poured into them by the enemy, and our whole force then rapidly retreated to the Rappa hannock river. The rebel forces followed hotly after; but at the moment when they thought they had driven us pell-mell over the river, and the capture of the railroad bridge must be an easy affair, the fire of two batteries—Mathew's Pennsylvania and Thompson's Maryland--was poured into their faces with terrific effect. Their im pulsive advance was checked in the instant, told the exultant yells died upon their lips. In haste they retired from their exposed sit uation where they stood to the cover of a thick wood, which skirted the level plain at a distance of g half mile from the river.— Their pieeei not having een brought for ward, they could not reply to our fire, so their column moved to the left, under cover of the woods, with the view of flanking us by effecting a crossing at one of the fords between Rappahannock Bridge and the Warrenton White Sulphur Springs. Their design having been anticipated, was baffled by General Pope, who pushed his column a corresponding distance along tho north of the river, and guarded each ford with three batteries to command it in front and from either side. The two armies were kept thus moving all Thursday, each of the two able players at this grand game of war seeking to checkmate his antagonist without bring ing on a serious engagement before his forces were fully massed. An attempt was made down at Kelly's Ford—on the left of our line—to cross, and turn our position. but this was effectually foiled by General Reno, who showed no force until he had lured the enemy into the place he desired, and then suddenly opened fire with hie bat teries, and then followed it up with a cavalry charge, which put the foe to flight, and de termined him to make no more attempts that day to cross at Kelly's Ford. Friday morning came, and with it &sharp cannonade all along the whole lino from Kelly's Ford (Reno's position) to Barnett's Ford, which was defended by Sigel. The first gun was fired at 5 o'clock at our centre, and answered by McDowell's batteries; but the answering echoes of the Blue Ridge had hardly sent back the peals of ordnance be fore Sigel also was attacked, and from that on until dusk the cannonade was almost in cessant. The fact was that the main body of the enemy had come up, and, in advance of choosing their final position, they were feeling us all along the line. At Barnett's Ford, however, their attack was most de termined, as that point was, of all along the river, ;hp roost favorable for their designs. But the the gallant corps of Sigel did not come short of its duty one iota, for their I batteries played Rpm the rebel batteries all day long, and oven after nightfall, worn out and fatigued as man and horses were, they kept pp Ma fight until the 001:1113, drew off.. In the morning, lianks had occupied a popitiort to the left of 44)uwell, hut when it became apparea,t t!tat ettsick. aria 'Sigel would be the main feature of the day, his corps was moved up to the right to sup port Sigel, and Reno's division was marched from Kelly's Ford to a point above Rappa hannock Railroad Bridge, near General Pope's headline* re. The Fifty-first New York was, however, left to guard die ford, much to Lieut. Colonel Potter's disgust, who logged to lead his men into the thick est of the fight, as usual. All day Friday General Pope's headquar ters were cm a bold hill, whence a tolerable view oould be had of the line of battle, which stretched for eight or ten miles along the Rappahannock, and hither came, and thence went mounted aids and orderlies in hot haste, with reports and orders, verbal and written. The bill top was shaded by a group of large oaks, under whose branches I saw at one time clustered seven Generals and General Staffs. When the artillery attack on Sigel had lulled a little, the brave General determined to feel the rebel strength opposite his posi tion. Accordingly he ordered General Carl Shurz to reconnoitre with his division, and if possible to cross the river. Schurz's di vision comprises two brigades, of which he took only the first, Gen. Bohlen, fur the re connoissance. The Seventy-fourth Penn sylvania was sent over first, the men wading breast deep through the water, holding their pieces and ammunition above their heads, to keep them dry. Tho Eighth Virginia, and Sixty-first Ohio followed after, and some time after McLean's brigade was sent to support theca in their engagement with the enemy. Schurz's crossing was unopposed. lie kept on up the opposite bank, and out upon the level ground, and went more than a mile before his pickets came face to face with the enemy's. As soon as our fellows saw the "grey-hacks," they fired, but the rebels. in stead of standing ground or making a show of force, fell back, in no very leisurely man ner either, fur haif a mile. Sigel followed awhile, until it was evident that they wish ed to entrap him into an ambush, when he halted and took up a fine position in the edge of some heavy timber, the approaches to which were over open fields. Their de sign foiled, the enemy had no choice but to face about and attack Schurz in his own po. sition, which they did in force. One of the officers who was wounded in this fight tells me that be counted twenty five pieces of ordnance on their side, which were in action at once, supported by adequate forces of infantry and cavalry. The fight on this trans-Rappahannock field was hotly contested—as you may well' imagine from the fact that it commenced at nine A. M. and lasted until six o'clock in the eveniagl Charges were repeatedly made by both sides, and the rebels, seem ingly determined to conquer in spite of every obstacle, even stripped to their pantaloons in many cases—as nur Irishmen are said to have done at Bull Run. But although the musketry was sharp and the fighting mostly at short rang?, the rebels seemed to have forgotten their marksmanship for once, for up to five o'clock, when I passed that way, Sigel had not lost above fifty or sixty in killed and wounded. But one bravo man and true patriot had gone to his account— , Brigadier General Bohlen, of Philadelphia, commanding the First Brigade, Third Divis. ion, Sigel's Army Corps, had fallen, while ut the bead of his command he was waving his sword and cheering on his men. The news of hie death will be received with the deepest regret in Philadelphia, whore his social qualities are so well known. Beside him a few officers, very few considering the number engaged and the stubbornness of the fight, were killed or wounded, but ex cept those in the list annexed. I could not obtain their names in the confusion of the fight. Toward evening,Sigel's object hov . ing been necomr•lished, and Schutz's force not being sufficient to hold his extremely advanced position, our troops were withdrawn to the north bank of the river. They were hotly pursued to the very water's edge by the ene my, and during the passage through the ford the rebel volleys were as sharp as any 1 ever heard. All of our killed and wound ed were brought safely across. and a small number of prisoners (not,five whole regi ments, as one report has it). That Gen. Sigel should have come safely through the day himself is truly remarkable, for he ex posed himself in a most reckless manner wherever he thought it necessary to do so, and in the final grand fusilude he was in the midst of a real storm of bullets. With night came a cessation of hostilities - . The enemy had been foild in his attemps to flank - us, and we had gained another day— worth everything to our army and the nation. On Saturday there was an artillery duel all along the opposing lines. The ball was opened at our centre, and the firing extend not only up the river toward Sigel, but down toward the railroad bridge, where we occupied two hills across the river. It had been raining the evening before, and almost all night, and the red waters of the Rappahannock had so swollen as to carry away the bridge above Barnett's Ford, and the debris lodged against the lower one in such masses that there was great danger of its being carried away. Our advanced po sition had become very insecure, and it was accordingly determined to abandon it. The movement was executed in perfect order.— Matthews' and Thompson's Batteries' sup ported by the Twelfth and Thirteenth Massachusetts and Eleventh Pennsylvania, were safely withdrawn to this side of the river, while a company of Pennsylvania riflemen and a section of Matthews' guns held the position until the last man and last gun was safely brought over. New posit ions were taken on this side, from which the old ones could be enfiladed, and on the rebels appearing in an ong force, a terrific canonade was opened upon them by Matth ews'. Hall's, Thompson's rind Leppier's Batteries of Ricketts' division, which caused great loss to the enemy. Every attempt to plant a battery on the abandoned eminences was repulsed with great slaughter, aud the enemy fairly driven back to the woods when I left the ground The topography of the.ground about the railroad bridge is most favorable for defend- ing the northern bank, there being on that side s chain of hillocks 'treadling away toward Warrenton Springs. At the oppos ite shore there are two of these eminences, a level plain beyond, bounded by thick woods. In the edge of these woods the rebel infantry could be seen all-Friday, and once in a while squads of their mounted videttes would ride out from cover and reconnoitre us until driven back by shot or shell from our batteries. On Thursday might I slept on the wet grass of a pasture field, rolled• up in a thin woolen blanket s and when. morning came was wet to tbeskto, and, from having involuntarily fasted the day prev ious. was hungry enough on Friday morn ing to have eaten preserved ten,penv nails. Imagine, theq-L-but none of Imp oonsforta bly-housed up.towners can imagine r -how welcome was the invitation I got from the Colonel of the Thirteenth Maseaohusette to share the breakfast he bad laid at his open air headquarters on the hill-aide, behind Matthews's Battery. Our table was the wet ground. our table-cloth an india-rubber blanket, but we bad coffee, and hard biseuit, and a bit of secesh met pig, and if that wasn't a meal fit for the gods, what could I have been? For our sauce we bad appetite, for our relish the delicious uncertainly wetber or no the rebel batteries would drop shells on the meat-platter between us. From the crest of the hillock we could see the grey-coated cavaliers and musketeers deployed in full eight, and, a hile we were watching, every now and then there would come a little puff of smoke and a sharp, cracking noise. and one of the rebel horse men would either flinch or fall as the bullets of our sharpshooters grazed or hit him. The position of our batteries near the bridge on this side of the river, were chosen in ad vance for enfilading those opposite in case they should be abandoned, but when our guns had fairly got to work and driven the rebels away, our men found that on their part the enemy had, during Friday night, constructed their batteries seas to command our new positions; and so, after suffering some loss in men and horses, and having two of Matthew's guns dismounted, Gen. Ricketts gave the order to limber up and file off a little more to the right to get out of range. Prior to this, Lieut. Godbold of Matthew's battery, while teaching the fuse man, "No, 5." at a gun how to cut his fuses, was struck by a shell, which came from a battery two miles off, exploded as it struck him, and shattered hie left leg, so as to make amputation necessary. I saw the brave fellow afterward, and found him doing so well that he made light of his injury and jestingly talked of dancing waltzes again. As on Thursday and Friday, so on Satur. day, the enemy kept working up toward Warrenton and White Sulphur Springs, on the south side of the Rappahannock, with the view of flanking ue, and we moved fur ther and further away from the railroad to baffle their design. As on the proceeding days, so on Saturday, the grand artillery duel went on from right to left and left to right, the cannonade being heavier now at McDowell's position, now at Sigel's, now at Banks'. We are guarding, and successfuly guarding, the whole river bank, and all the .rds from Kelly's to Warrenton, and the enemy, with an army of 100,000 to 150.000, had been held in check by Pope, with a much infeior numerical force. Their great game was to turn our position, take us in the rear, whip us, and then rush on with streaming flags to Washington. Ours the desperate task of showing fight, and yet not fighting, of playing with our monstrous antagonist until he lost his guidon time, and until our reiniorcements from Fredericks burg, the Peninsula, and the North would so strengthen us that we could crush his armies and capture his capital. If we could save ourselves until Saturday night, we would be safe. And the greatest crisis of this war occurred between Thursday morn mg and Saturday night. It is passed, and we are safe Washington is safe, our army is safe, the nation is safe. For Pope's artillery is now guarding the line of the Rappahannock, and Fitz John Porter, with a heavy force, joined Pope on Friday evening, and a host of other regiments have joined and are join ing him now, by way of Alexandria. And now look fur the grand movements of the war within thirty days. Do not forget that Burnside has massed a large army at Fred ericksburg, and Pope is nearly or quite as strong as Lee and Jackson, and McClellan is freed from the net which—wether self woven or not—held him in its meshes on the Peninsula. Indian Troubles in Minnesota. MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN KILLED---TUEIR BODIES HORRIDLY MUTILATED. Sr. Paw., Friday, Aug. 22, 1802. Trustworthy information from Fort Ridge , - ley confirms, without doubt, all the previous reports. Mr. Wickoff, the Assistant Super , inteodent, on his way to the upper Agencies, met a messenger six miles from Fort Ridge. ley on Monday morning, announcing an outbreak at the lower Sioux Agency, and the murder of all the whites except a few. Capt. Marsh set out immediately with 45 men. At a ferry opposite the Agency he en countered a large body of warriors, who opened fire on them. and after a few volleys a large body of ambushed Indiana in the rear fired upon them, killing a number of men. A retreat was attempted across the river. While in the water the Indians killed the Captain. three Sergeants and four Corporals. But 17 returned to the fort. On Monday night the light from burning buildings and grain -stacks was seen in all directions. Escaped citizens came into the fort during the night. giving accounts of horrors too terrible for imagination to con ceive. Mothers came in rags, barefooted, whose husbands and children were slaugh tered before their eyes. Children came who witnessed the murder of their parents, or the burning of their homes. The roads in all directions to New lllm are lined with murdered men, women and children. J. J. Porter of Wankato, a member of the last Minnesota Legislature, arrived here last evening for arms. Ile was one of the Committee sent to New Ulm to learn the truth of the reported murderp. fie arrived at New Ulm on Tuesday morning, and &land the people prepared to bury five persons murdered. Others were being constantly found, most horrible mutilated. He saw five persons wounded, in one room, cut with hatchets in their heads and arms. A little girl was cut across the face, breast, and side. A lit tle boy was dreadfully cut up; also, a mid dle-aged woman in an adjoining room. He saw a child with its bead cut off, and 27 others mutilated with gashes, The people of New Ulm are drilling with what arms they can get, and are fully awake to their danger, and are determined to defend the town to the last. Mr. Porter left New Ulm Tuesday morn ing. and was overtaken by a man who re ported that the Indians attacked the town. 200 strong at 5 p. tn., and burned several buildings. Several citizens were seen to fall. The people had gathered together sod barricaded the streets. Letters to Gov. Ramsey !my that hundreds are known to be killed, and it is believed thousands. Gov. Ramsey yesterday ordered the mill tis with horses to the scene. Additional Particular —boo Whites Murdered ST. PAUL, Mimi.. August 2 .4 .—Parties from the Minnesota river reached here last night. They state that the scouts estimate the number of whites already killed by the Sioux at 500. The opinion is based upon the number of bodies discovered strewed along the road and by the trails of blood. It is believed that all the missionaries have been killed. The civilized Indians exceed ed their savage brethren in atrocities. Mr. Framer, an interpreter, who has spent most of his life among the Indians, ' volunteered to go alone among them, trust ing to his knowledge of them and his dis guise to escape detection. lie dressed him self is Indigo costume and started on his journey, Ile arrived at the Upper Agency at night. The place was literally the :Atha gado!' of death. Be visited all the houses and found all their forutpr occupants tying dead. some on the doorsteps end some inside their habita tions; others were scattered io the yards and in the rands. Fte went to the house of Hon. 3. B. Brown and recognized every member of the family. They numbered eighteen in ad, and every one of them bad been brutally murdered. At Beaver Creek be found that fifty fam ilies had been killed outright. At every house he went into be recognized the dead bodies of nearly all the former inhabitaLta of the place. Among the dead bodies be recognized at the Agency were the following: N. Githena and family, Dr. Wakefield and family. John Roddens and family, John Moynor, Edward Moyne; Rev. Dr. Williams, Rev. Mr. Briggs, and two missionarrie' s. Ea-Governor Sibley is now marching to the relief of Fort Ridgely. He reports that the Sioux bands are united together to carry out a concerted and desperate scheme, and sayes that he will be only too happy to find that the powerful bands of the Yanktons and other tribes have not united with them. Latest Of thelndtau Massacres Minnesota. Five Hundred Whites Murdered—lAssi#4 7 4ct on the way to Fort Ridgeley. ST. P. Aug. 25.—Mr Goodell, who, arrived from Glencoe on Saturday night, brings the welcome news that sixty-two persons who were supposed to have been killed are safe. Among the party were forty-two women and children, and twenty men, and they include Mrs. Galbraith and family, Mr. Links and family, Mr. Giving and family, Mr. Goodell and family, E. Reder, John Gorman, Mr. Miller, Mr . Cramley, Mr. Hampton, Parker Pierce, Mr. Ashley, Mr. Rotwell, and family, Mr. Fad den and family. As regards the fate of the missionaries, he thinks that about forty familes, includ ing those between Larqui, Hurd and the Agency, are killed. He says that all the farmers gathered at Mr. Riggs' house to de fend him, but they must have been over powered. Sr. Paw., Aug. 25.—A newspaper from Henderson, says that the half-breed scout Grencier, would return to Fort Ridgeley. and give the inmates assurance of relief being afforded them, and induce them to hold out. There can be no surrender with out annihilation, and the inmates know this. Colonel Sibley's force was at W. Peters' at 4 o'clockon Saturday morning, fifty miles from Fort Ridgely, but could not reach them before Sunday morning. Col. Cullen, with 700 cavalry, proposed to start across the 'county from Henderson, and may get there ahead of Sibley. It is believed that the Indians will get information of the force advancing and hastily leave the fort. Col. Cullen writes that further advices from the scene makes the matter worse than has yet been represented. All the inhab itants are flocking into the towns. Kr. Lincoln's Reply to Horace Greeley. In the New York Tribune of 19th instant. appeared a letter from [lonics Greely. find ing fault with President Lincoln for not carrying out the emancipation provision of the ccnfiecation act, and declaring that the timid and conrervative course of the President in reference to slavery was injur ing the Union cause at homeand in Europe. The President thereupon replied as follows, through the columns of the National Intel_ ligencer: EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, 1 August 22. 1862. Hos. llonace GREELI-DzAR Slat I have just received yours of the 19th inst., address ed to myself through the .ITew Fork' Tribune. If there be in it any statements or assump tions of fact which I may know to be arena• ous. I do not now and here contovert them. If there be any inferences which I may be li.vo to be falsely drawn, I do not here and now argue against them. If there be preceptible in it an impatient and dictatorial tone. I waive it in deference to an old friend, whose heart I have always supposed to be right. As to the policy I "seem to be pursuing," as yon say, I have not meant to leave any one in doubt. I would save the Union. I would save it in the shortest way under the Constitution. The sooner the National authority can be restored the nearer the Union will be the Union as it was. - - If there be those who would not save the Union unless they could at the same time save Slavery, I do not agree with them. If there be those who would not ilex. the Union unless they could at the same time destroy Slavery. I do not agree with them. My paramount object is to cave the Minn, and not either to save or destroy Slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slaves, I would do it—and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it—and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone. I would also do that. What I do about Slavery and the colored race. T do because I believe it helps to save the Union, and what I forbear, I forbear be cause I do not beleiva it would help to save the Union. I shall do less, whenever I believe what - I am doing hurts the cause. and I shall do more whenever I believe doing more will help the cause. I shall try to correct errors wben shown to be errors, and I shall adopt new views so fast as they shall appear to be true views. I have bare stated my purpose according to my view of official duty, and I intend no modification of my oft-expressed personal wish that all men, everywhere, could be free. Yours, A. LINCOLN. THE APPORTIONIIZNT.—The following is the apportionment of the militia to be draft ed into the service of the U. S. Government. under the recent requisition of the Presi dent for 300.000 militiamen from the - al States, as follows: Pennsylvania, 45.321 New York, 5:1,705 Ohio, 36.858 Illinois, 26.148 Massachusetts, 19.080 iodise's, 21,250 Wisconsin, 11,904 Virginia, 4,659 Vermont, 4,898 Rhode Island, 2,712 Connecticut, 7,145 Delaware, 1,720 lowa, 10.570 Maine, 9,690 Maryland; 8,532 Michigan, 11,886 Minnesota, 2,681 New Hampshire, 5,053 New Jersey, 10.478 Missouri, 8.721 Tennessee, 4,800 Kansas. 1.710 ELECTION. AN eketion for a Preoldent and Ai Idanairera or the Columbia and Dre.4titiston Tarapme Bond Company will be held on WEDNESDAY. :SEPT. 17, 1602, between the boars ot 1 and 4 o'clock A mg. 30. 160'2, GEO. BOGLE, Secretary. FOR RALE. HR eubeeriber /Were few .ate the 6000.111107 X FAMILY HORSE, WIMPY AND HARNESS, et Or C. D. Rouen,leis. 11e doctor havente_beell 11 1 , " pointed Rangoon to Die Iwo Regiment P.Y. to dippnee of the above property. Apply at ornitoot you want a bargaia, to. Aug 20.111241 CEO. • r Lg. 'MEW TIMOTHY 813BD Jost received end 6► ode .0 Am commence, be Aug. 20, test A. 'M. RAMIKL
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