The Daily Dispatch: October 19, 1863., [Electronic resource]

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From Northern Virginia.

--The heavy rain yesterday caused the Rapidan to rise, and the bridge over that stream careened last night, rendering it impassable for the present.

The battle reported at Catlett's Station on Wednesday turns out to have been a cavalry skirmish, in which we took some prisoners.

There was some hard fighting late Wednesday evening at Bristow Station. We were driving the enemy back when the skirmishers fell upon McIntosh's Artillery, supported by Cook's brigade.

Gen. Cook was wounded early in the action. His brigade was thrown into confusion, during which the enemy succeeded in taking five pieces of artillery.

Reinforcements coming up, we were pursuing the enemy at last advices towards Dumfries.

Our loss is about five hundred killed and wounded. Gens. Posey and Kirkland were wounded — the former badly in the thigh.

About fifteen hundred prisoners have been gathered during the day.

Heavy firing was heard Thursday in direction of Manassas. Many rumors are afloat, but nothing reliable has yet been received.

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[Second Dispatch.]

--The enemy have been driven to their fortifications at Centreville and Manassas, to which they have been fleeing for several days past, pursued by our army. They have destroyed along their line of flight all commissary and other stores, which they could not carry away with them. The fighting has been with small bodies, as our forces would come up with them.

The battle at Bristow Station, reported yesterday, was an engagement between parts of the two armies. It is reported that but for some deserters going over to the enemy and giving information on the day our forces commenced moving, we should have achieved a much more substantial success.