The New York Herald Newspaper, August 29, 1862, Page 1

eee WHOLE NO. 9482. ea IMPORTANT FROM VIRGINIA. Another Daring Exploit of Rebel Cavalry. » Sueoessful Raid Upon Manassas Junc- tlon and Bristow Station. Tho Reilrond Guard Overpowered, and Artil- lery Seized and Turned Upon Our-Mew. ARMY STORNS DESTROYED. The Fighting Still Going On at Manassas at Last Accounts. the Union Army. * Gallant Affair of Colonel Ross the Twenty-eighth. 5 Of The Experience of Another Special Correspondent. What We Lost and What the Staff Officers Saved from the Rebel Rald at Catlett's Stations The Repulse of the Rebel Ad- vance by Gen. Sigel. What General Stuart Gained by His Cavalry Raid. Sigel. Holding the Post of Danger and Honor, 1 ee, ae, be. . THB BRAID ON MANASSAS. OUR SPECIAL ARMY CORREYPONDENCE. Ngan Mawaseas Juncrion, August 27, 1862. Another Raid of the Rebels—An Exciting Day—A Regi- ment of Rebel Cavalry Attack Our Position at Menassas— Betreat on Centreville—Number and Character of the At- tacking Force— Where They Came From—False Reports News from the Front—Gallant Affair ef Colonel Rosse— 4 The Position of Our Army—The Future—General Sigel's ‘ Capture of Bight Hundred Rebels, fc. ‘We have had an exciting day of it, as I will relate. Tho! goard at Manassas consisted of about one thousand men, * qhich, with the army along way in advanee, would be @onsidered sufficient to hold it and look out for every- ‘thing in the neighborhood. We fancied ourselves secure enongh, but had not uoglected the usual precautions to prevent a surprise. At ten o’clock this forenoon the random firing of our pickets gave warning that something was wrong, and but @few minutes elapsed before they came running in, oloeely foflowed by cavalry, which we at once recognized ‘to be anything but friends. Not knowing the force we were atlacked by, and baving no means of discovering, retreat became the order of the day, and excellent time ‘was made on our side. ‘The surprise, or rather the approach, was so den that no defence could be made. As it was, our retreat « ‘Was not quick enough; for the rebel cavalby succeoded in eapturing a number of men, ana committing any amount of depredations. Our force was composed of new recruits, and it could be hardly expected they shoald show front to an enemy that were unknown in force. Our people fell back some seven miles, where another guard wee @tationed, who succeeded in stopping the retreat autil the q@emy’s force was kuown, TR was-alterwards discovered that the force which at- tacked us was a regiment of Stuart’s cavairy, wader Pitz. ugh Lee, about eight huudrod strong. Afier they had @riven us from our porition, they proceeded to destroy Shree or four trains of empty cars which were at the Junetion, and they encceeded in accomplishing their ob. fect, besides which they destroyed everything of value they could find in the neighborhood. 4 As socn as theft work was completed they proceeded to ‘enjoy themselves, the secosvion females of the neighbor “ood having provided an entertsininont for them. While - they were discussing the good things many of our men who had been taken prisoners managed to escape, and from them we learned the force aud character of the @nomy. Now that the horse is out of the stable, General MaWeck proceeds to lock the door, by ordering a force to Manassas that will be able to protect the polit and provent in fu- fure any more visits of a similar nature, The rebolcavairy are smart fellows—great on the daeh— foro to-day and there to-morrow. One never knows where to expect them noxt, Theymre tesching us lessons fm energy and what can be uccomplished by rapid move ments. Being apt acho! we shall svon learn, and their Sessous will not be thrown away; for wo shall play the game gime ere long, when they least expect it, Kt is impoagibdie to describe all the particu affair, That it wax di fal no One can gainsay, Fur- ther joformation from the fi by these who have seca more of it may better a affair; but we think not. Our men who retreate] say that there were fully five thousand rebels making tho attack ; but this is all eay—nothing more, Those who were in the enemy's hands, and afterwards oecaped, are the best able to yudgs, Grid they all declare that the force was all cavalry, ani Aid not exeved eight hundred or a (heusand men The only mystery is how they got there, No one ap- pears to be able to solve the question. With our army in advance, how did this band of marauders manage to got Detwoen it and Washington? If aMairsof this kind can be managed by the rebels two or three times a week, we may indeed feel “shaky as to the final result, We cannot afford, as Yankess, to bo oulwitted iu this mannor More than two or throo times. UW cam hardly be possible that the rebels are in force yond Warrenton, They may be, however, for they tin the means to move lerve masses of men, anc subsist them quicker and better than we do, Can thig @avalry attack bo the forerunner of an attack in force from that direction? We hardly know what to thi: much lees say, and must quictly wait for something ¢ oto torn up before we can form an opinion Wa had news from the front prior to this raid up to Jast ovening, and some very interesting intotis the night of the 25th Coloucl Rovao, of C sof this | e 00. OR fornia, not yor aseighod «command, but who ted the Twanty-oighth rept mont after the death of Colonel Donetly, swam the ay, pahannock with a sioa!! party of mon, and ponotrated the enemy's lines to within » hundred yards of Genoral Lee's }.. headquarters, He was compelied to eut his way } x Withone kided, bat hat s Soong the number. Me reporis Brititery in position, baving passed thom as he / ‘oot bi way to th AL the point ai which We cressed tho eruiny were inforce, say from six to ten thousand The reports from the main body of our army are very SHtiinctorys OMlcers direct fromm bendquarters say that ft is all safe im polat of muimbers and position, and ean NY aitack, ‘The hoaith of the men thoy report ad every one of them anxiows for a forward wovemont, Agvery largo number have rejoined their Segiments, having entirely recovered thelr health We occupy the north bank of the Rappahannock, and the onomy may attempt to cross it, if ho chooses; but w @ouvt, (row aii iat we learn, if be will make the attempt, News frem the Mam Body of | THE REBEL RAID ON MANASSAS. | It is gaid that he does not appear in any great force on the south side, and that the opinion prevails he has retreated on Gordonsville, Does this report sound well? Is ita good omen that no enemy is to be seen infront? Is it possible that he has retreated when we have strong caval- ry attack in the rear? Does it not seem more probable that we may bear of him next on our flank or in our Tear? After the affair of this morning we may expect a visit trom the devils in any direction, If they were to drop from the skies it would not surprise us, even if they came without wings. It is hoped among us that some movement will be made before long whereby the current can be turned that is ‘now running against us. We must bave a victory soon, and without the aid of gunboats, that will have a telling effect, or European opinion will be strongor than over against us, and the rebels will havo it all their own way with foreign goveruments, Thad alniost to mention the dashing affair of General Sigel the other day, whereby he bagged eight hundred rebels. Two hundred escaped, however, on ac- count of heavy reinforeements coming up to the rebels, preventing sufficient guard being placed over them. The General waited very quietly until they ran {nto the trap, when he sprang it, securing the let. It caunot be many days before news of the mozt im- portant character will be forwarded from about this point. A tremendous battle is about to be fought, exactly where no one can tell; but it cannot be many miles distant from the point at which I am penning this letter. It will bea battle that all others fought on this continent will sink into insignificance in comparison with, and may decide the war. Iam hopeful. I kuow o1 ength, the spirit of our troops, the capacity of our ers; and I believe that we are to be successful. The army we have not far from where I stand is second to none in the world, and, man for-man, they canmot be whipped, nor do I believe they can with three to two against them. Our veteran troops are now in the van. The new troops and those who have beon a few months in the field occu- py 4 less important position. A front such as we have cannot be broken, and when the enemy find this out, and move the other way, I am confident there will be no stop until we are in Pishmond. THE PLANS OF THE REBELS, THE RAID ON MANASSAS—-UAPTURE OF FEDERAL CAVALRY AT WATERFORD, (From the Baltimore American, August 28.} We leara from gentlemen who arrived here Inet even ing from London county that yesterday was a day of groat excitement in that vicinity, as well as in the val- fa bands were scouring the country, and sd to be the same which t on the Wincuester road ain of cars——have appeared at Water ce from Loudon, capturing a company of cavalry stationed there, with all their horses aud arms, The men, we learn, were paroled, and the rebe!s made good their cscape with their booty. They were overpowered by cuperior numbers after a sharp fight, in which a number were wenuded on both sides. There was great excitemeht among the people through out Loudon county on jutelligence being received of the raid on the previons night on Manasgas Junction. It was rumored that the cavalry force which operated at sas was approwbing Leesburg, and that the ady gaard of the rebels was already ia the, connty, at Mori sonville. The following letter from our correspondent at Berlin confirms the statement: Beri, August 27,18 Messrs, Enire F rie BALTIMORE AMERICAN: — Another dash wes male by White's cavalry ox Means’ company; in the town of Waterford, early and resulted in kiting and ford, a short di masr pturing th of the federal y nuder Captain Means. made hit escape will some others, Tho greatest exeite meut prevails in Loudon county, People don’t know what te door whore to eo, here are reports of thowemuts Of Confederate soldiers marching to Me Suaetion (Manne sas), As to the truth of the Waterford raid, that hae been confirmed. ea! moving on the Manassas Juuction, it comes from such @ source that it appears’ creditable (Feom nal Jatolligencer, August 28.] We are enabled to add to the above a portion of a doaprteh received yesterday afternoon at the Commis. office from an officer at Alexandria, ‘Tho ovement of troopa, Wwegenan® of, gyoopt give, It concludes Ui Anawaxonsa, Augrst 2712.90 P.M Captain Musser’s con is hore; eays his father is eithor Killed or a pr , and stores destypyed, Thave two traios, but cannot get out, as tho road ts probably do. atroyed. They are fighting at Manessas now. A greag many (rooy3 are going out to rejulo!s matters THE REBEL RAID AND SERIOUB RATLROAD COLLISION, ‘tions, began to circulate, OUN WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE Wasmvotoy, August 28, 1962, Constirna'ion of the Virginia Residents Before Washing ton—They Emigrate to the Capital—Fairfor Court Hause | Derrted—The Cawe'y’ the Reitroad Cotlision—CTeat | Lees of L we, | greatest consternation has been ek | wirfax’ and Vriuee William counties by th dashes of a every lo; lly able to leave is its household goods and hastening to Washington, ‘fhe affrir at Cattetys | station started jon, many leaving at oxea; | but thie daring raid upon ¥ seems (0 have siricken the entire popitletion with a panto that has led | to the desertion Nos and the abandoumont of all | | tho fruits of a summer's atmont projitiess «labor. | Mang of the byal citizens of, Fairfox county retnrved to their farms last spring: 1 daring the ean | mer got In a few crops, suloient to last theoagh the | coming winter, but this mew fright bas emptied the guun. } NEW YORK, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1862. THE NEW YORK HERALD. HAN ) sre "a 4 * N I VLEs SN si J Retr A Rarago\, i tos f y} Wd try again, aud men, women and children are hurrying | the memorable five days that I have been absent. ihe from their supposed danger, leaving everything to de- | rebel raid at Catlctt’s etation has stripped mo of nearly struction, while each gives fresh impetus to the flying | my all. Iam minus a considerable; but, tiauk fave and rumors of rebel exploits round about Washington. .st | General Stuart’s cavalry, 1 am not the only loser. Fairfax Court flouse scarcely an individual rema You have heard already of the rebel raid at Catlett’> everybody having precipitately vamosed sayea few sym- | stution on Friday night lust, and have learved how the pathizers with the rebels, who are assiduously preparing | rebel Gencral Stuart and twelve hundred of his cavairy to-entertain the chivalry inthe most approved style. | dashed in upon our outer camps and wagon trains and Washington was early set agog this morning with rumors | captured two hundred horses, broke up the staff train o! concerning the raid upon Bristow and Manaszas, and as | General Popo,scared our teamsters and guards out of the frightened populace came in the grossest exaggera- | their senses, and carried off al) that was valuable within until a knowledge of | their reach. ‘Therefore it will not bo necessary for me to facts became almost unattainable, while nothing seemed | tepeat the sicry hore. Suffice "it to say that the work too marvellous for Washington credulity. Asthecircum- | was performed most completely, and but little, almosy stances developed themselves the excitement subsided | nothing, now remains bub the wreck of our once mag- somewhat throughout the city, though not alittle unea- } niflcent cortege. The order oi General Halleck has ex- siness prevails concerning the aafety of other portions of | cluded me from camp as a newspaper writer; but, owing the road much more important. It seems that a large | to my position, it did not prevent me from agam mae body of our own troops had passed through Bristow just | the camp. My Daggage was left with that of General previous to the arrival of the rebels, who commenced | Pope's staff, and 1 therefore obtained a ‘pass’ to go to their operations upon the track almost before the rear of | the cump of the Army of Virginia to look after it. “ Veni, our column had disappeared. Their first business was | vidi,” and caine home feeling exceedingly ‘‘vici’’-ous. to baild a large fire on the track. The train | The “butternut eolored cusses” had made a cloan thing which left Warrenten Junction about six o’clock I’. M. | of it, The only article 1 could find”having any semblance arrived at Bristow just as the fire had got to burning | to anght Lover péssessied was the bottom of an oilcloth briskly, and dashed the brands from the rai!s, passing on | “carpet bag,” with my initials painted in white letters without damage, though a sharp fire was opencd upon | thereon, lying im a mudhoie near the wreck of an army the cars by the whole line of rebels. upon the bank. All | ambulance... Here was the book of my fate opened at haste was made for Manassas, where the troops were ap- | once to my gaze. Oh! wheve, and oh, where, were my prised of the proximity of the enemy, and preparations new cican shirts aud socks? Gone. And where were made for a vigorous defence. Seven miles tl ide of | those neat black pants aud coat (in which I Manassas a large train of cars had halted upon the track | put a few months sinoe, before the altar aud for water, and, hearing the train which had been fired | 4 Methodist parson, @id talk in company with into approaching, the brakemen went back with | anoiher specimen of the human family), my boots, camp signal lights to preventa collision, The engineer, seciug — ed, blankets, notebooks, memorandums, &c. Where the lights, supposed it to be a ruse of the cnomy, were they? Ali gone. They had taken up the cry o and, Jerking open the throttle valve, dashed like lightning | yajor General Greeley, “Onward to Richmond.’? Each ar. upon the other train, piling car upon car in an inde- | ticle, perhaps, is now doing service upon the person ef seribable wreck. Three lanterns were found unbroken, | somo dirty rebel, or, what is worse, decorating the and these were sent back upon the road to stop the next | sweaty form of some sable Eihiop. ‘She thought is mad- train. due in a few moments, while the few uninjured | noes, vainly strove in the darkness to find the killed and | But, asJ said before, Tam vot aloue, Tho lat of losses wounded, ‘The engineer of the colliding train was | is too lange to publish, bat the following is all that was found mortally wounded; but the Areman and several | saved of the p effects belonging to the staff oft of the brakemen had disappeared, together with | cers:— a large number of sick, all of whom were probably thrown off at the side of the road and killed. ‘The survivors hastily uncoupled the front loco- motive, with two cars that had escaped the gi ruin, and, piling in such as could be found close at hand, came | on to Alexandria, How many are killed aud wounded is not yet known; bni as thore wos a large number of sick Articles Saved. Ridge pole ot his tent. arpet of tent, thing, wo dozen paper collame,* Name. Gen. Pope. fel” of Stair. Chief of Ary... cA. A. G. is .. Liquor ase only. «Elis bradawl wreneb, Nix. iLtO. Beck wil on Board, and the cars were crushed like exgeheite, the | S)). Uschi! gree re ae loss of life must have been considerable. Reinvorce. ota ments were immediately gent ont to Manasgas, and Everything. heavy firing haz been heard in that direction during most | { Pome aha Mess chest. Two clerk Hinwsell.$ One ¥leee of soiled Tnew bis cay cover. +. [Beush broom and @ bottle J ot hair toaic, Nowing.§ of the day, As tho enemy's force was composed of noth- ing but cayairy, they cannot remain long in that section and haye no doubt already retreated toward the Ridge. Capt, Browns..cseee Capt. Ban OUR HARPER'S FERRY CORRESPONDE oa ose M * hese coin jor ba v idk Jen. Hansen's Foxay, August $7, ees. | pooner the Major has since divided with Gen, Capture of Part of a Company of Maryland Cavairy~ | Although saving his clerks be lost himseif, aud is now “ate be Naphacherent Sent @ Balti. | 0 Dixi i Cr sateen wwhackers—They Are Sent w@ Balti ps 5, whotendauk Jee; tetiny won tagellllly te more, de. way to Alexandria jost $500 in cwsh, Tho above list comprises ai! that was caved of the per flecty of the staff. a. Stuart found a darkey in camp, of ahout the same ize as Gen. Pope, and this « wband fadividval he en- d ia the Gene '8 best clot shoulder straps and md caused to ride beside him on a mule through labelled, No retreat,’ Onward to Rich Rebel cavalry stil continue their raids through this valley and neighboring counties. This morning we haye the unwelcome news of the capture of nearly a wholo company (about one hundred strong) of Maryland ¢ ry, belonging to the Hone Guard, who were posted at Loudon eounty, Va., about eight miles from nt of the Potomac river. ry (which is suid lo be three humdred strong) upon them before daybreak this morning, in d sonal } G cise a Warrenton, mond Where the tble quick rebels came from or where they went is time, carrying the pickets with them as the ont | giving them mo tine to report the approseh of the , Pure se, aud no one can even form un. intelligent | enomy. Our cavalry were quartered in # church, | sets. But that they were there js obvious, and, it i maid, fought nobly, pouring into | Pepe's army Was falien back from the Rappakanne:k to Warrenton Junction (ten miles), and that of MeClellan is now fast Joining it, The rebels have crossed the Rappa- hannock fu” ferce, and a battle cannot be long delayed. We can got no news except euch can gloan from returning pedple at Alexandria, and many of those re ports are ontiraly unworthy of belief, thanks to General, Hallock™S oder for oxgluding the repregentatives oF the press from the army. Tmay day hero that the order re- ferred to is Weart lly coudomned by all classes here aud ia the army. No one can see what goed he intends to ac. complieh by such a course, ‘There bas been ‘ho serious fighting for the past forty cight hours; but I expect a brash to-morrow. OUR SPEQTAL ARMY CORRESPONDEN' Wastimarox, D. C., August 27, 1862. Warrenton— Fighting near White Sulphur U's Movenente—Captuce of Itbet Regul vote Gated by the Ratl—Stua Raitroad—Ths Rebel their ranks some deadly volleys as they approached, atone time repuiving their advauc® for a moment. 1 Journ, from one who cseaped, that tt is likely not more than fifteen or twenty made Ureir escape ; the remainder were billed, wounded and taken prisoners. It was re- ported that Captain Means was takeg prigoucr or killed ; et a deepatel to Colonel Miles, from feiss of Kooks, au hounces his safety, ihis morning we had the pleasure of seeing about OCC S Weary bushwhackers on thetr way faom Win: cr to Baltimore, ‘They were a motley, musty loak crow, aud were captured tm the vicinity of Win eter, ari, a8 Lam about to close, that not more than about | ¢ighioon men of Captain Meaus’ cavalry were taken at Waterford, and they were released on parole of honor. TH! EXVERIENCE OF ANOTHER OF OUR CORRESPONDENTS. Wasmrvutow, August 26, 1862. air on the Rebel Dashe The Appearance of the Troops a Week Since—Our Corres Genorats in the Picld—Where They Appear to be pondent’s Suferings— What He Fund Left of His Bag. Mating Their Chief Attack—The Union of Our Armict= gey—Kute of H&® Welding What General Pipe | The Rebel Piring—Arrest of Cé and His Stag’ Oficors Division of Spoils | Vhwve just returnod from the Union advanced lines on General Pope's Army Falling Back, de., de. | »pahunnock, at two pe I visited a point near 11, the fate of war! Tam boro; bat where is the army? | the raiiread bridge oa the Orange and Alexandria Rail is my bog, With regard to the latter 1 | ut nine miles from Warrenton Janetion and vaulahedt os south of Warrenton, AM was quiet ia that ‘one Gabric of a vision direction, the rebels eeomingly iudispored to attempt to vhoavy heart I seat myself to write, fam/n | niake an \unpression upon our force there, where we have F the welfare of our beloved country, bat | boon strengthened ( this point, about hatfpast vsiderations. I baye just returned from | wight o'clock yesterday morning ghoavy artitie it to our army io Virg’ er AD absence of | beard in th sotion of the White Sulphur five What « five days of change have they beea. | five miles trom Warrenton, This firing continued for vo daya ogo Tieft the Army of Virginim rebrowting ia | sme how ately hastened to ascertain tho order from the banks of the Ropidan towards the | eavee of th a@ evidently Sigel's point. ypaagnock, Now [find thou fa ths vieinity of W Hloarned from undoubted authority that the air was renton Junction, with an overwhelming army of rebe | waieny ut wet was to feel the enemy's | their front, andffor aught Tknow, suother fa their roar, | atrength and posit But what uy » personally feat especially sad ip | Not @ ao ettainod but (hat an mainiain the thought that J haye lost so much pecuntwily during | jis pogition on tbe right Ta ge h ere of troops are Darin Z ROCKVILLE} matte eet ee PRICE TWO CENTS. pal otandcg nour entree by Nason pickets Soe first apswult Way made upon cars on tue railroad at Bris- tow, four miles out beyond slavasss, A train was fred Tota there, with what resulting damage we know not. ion gard at Masses is Bad Lo Dave consisted of the +h Yepnsyivaui cavalry (very green troops), ‘Wo compauies of infantry and a battery of artillery. ‘The skedaddiing mem bringiag the news to Centreville Qnd Fairiax were of the cavalry, and represent that most | OF the tofautry aud artulery were captured, and the guna of the latter Lcrnéd immneditely against us in te skit Mich OF aitair, It uppears thut the Cuion wagon trains | there ag the time had suiicient warniug to enable them to move back WCentreviie without lose. Four trains of care on tho sideling at Sauassas are understood to have Tailen i:to the bands of this marauding party. ihe Bull runcbeidgo (represeuted an tour ago te have becn burned alsu) is sue, We kuow positively. Aa sogn as information of Unis ailaic reacued here Ina hight, trom Fuirtax station, a cousiderable furee, Was ‘spatched by rail, guder@everal Sturgis, to punish the daring marauders, We taico it for grantod thet the rebels destroyed faueb of the raflroad aud teleg pb aL M suussiud a* po: bie, Choagts they cold not de more such damage there, wo ppiebead, tituu ean be rectitiod by our construction, rps at hand iv perbaps twenty ‘our hours The fon Of wiegray jume. course prevents, up to this hour, a bettor kuowledge here of the details of this most disgroee. ul alfaie, © From @il we kuow of it 80 far we feel sure that, instead of reerossing the Rip) vk on Saturday, Col. Fite bagh tee's toreo hur noubtaius bivk of Ware 1000; (rom wher ve be bad but w dich down twenty or twenty dve mies upon Bristow aud Manassas, We (axe it for crawiet that be did not rewain ab Magassas ntif Slurgis arrived the-e, bat agata made off for the fustnes By this Uwe w sufficient force of cavalry “ot witer him by Gen. Pope. ihey v ver, 1 he chonses to go | over the r , aud Usere disperse his for UR 4 is y HIN TOR of the gross tention to of our vii railroad and \, ilar guards. xaimples, b¥ vn the seulence of dru uitiat, hud 2 oF those occurs veulated to meke Our armies justly tbe “f world, ‘ih Y ry Will no lon Tob the part of our muicary authorities Wo sorce at won tho part of their suburdimaces w the plainest uty and ¢ wes winch if louger Jout in this war, we tim thy field, nor how much a Rea.) mo We the@iront 5 said upon Ma- of which we publish an account i Up to that bour—eight or nine ay—there bad b no more fighting acrosa Appavuunock; nor, asfarda we can leara, bad the hown (hetselves in force about there, We therecore adaere to thy opmivn expressed yester- day, that (hey have already mace oi! (ior the mosi part) » for Gordousyiile, leaving Goloucl Fiizhugh Lee's small cavalry ierce to worry and atpoy us on our right flank (as he certuiuly is duing), aud ibus delay pursuit as loug as possible. We reject the theory (bat the rebels bave sent a considerable force in the valley aguin, as to do VW 80, their generals know weil, would bo to. insure » b ita immediate destruction. Thuy know, if byt from the ir se ——— | publications in the New York newspapers, that the Army of the Potomac is now where it cau couveniently operate in conjunction with the Army of Virginia. ‘ney know, too, that it they Jose Gordousvile, Richmond fails ef ite own weight very shortly afterwards, and that they must a all their strength in this region together for its de- fence. ‘While raids upon our flank and rear, liko those of €olo- nel Lee, annoy us beyond bearing, they efect nothing whatever io shaping the general result of a campaign. ‘We will become more watcufal of. sueh matters, dou Jess, and thus be improved by them. We learn that persons arriving in the course of the day from the vicinity of F iriax represent that much artillery firing was beard early this morning in the direction of Manassas,and indeed up to the hour they ‘started for Washington by rail. If this be true, Lee, or whoever commands the maraud- jug rebels, felt himself strong enough to remain about Manassug until daybroak, when Sturgis probably came upon bim and engaged him. ‘We, however, receive this information with many grains of allowance, udhering to the theory that such Yebe! raids are being ventured only with a small force, poositle, effective Deing rent to reinforce him in his position, in case of his being attacked by an overwhelming ‘orce of the cuemy and threateved with a flank movement. In the latter at- tempt the encmy would be outwitted, as they were in the attack on his right previously, where, bya judicious and weil executed military movement, he threw his left oa lis right, allowing Bonks and Reno to take his‘old le‘t. By that movement his right has been extended somewhat. On the 25th a number of the rebel regular eavalry, and not guerillaz, who were concerned in the raid on the rail- road and Pope's train, at Catlett’s station, were captured by a body of our cavalry scouts belonging to the Firat New Jersey regiment, The results of this bold dash of Stuar’s men amply paid them for the rashness of the attempt. ‘They secured on the occasion an extra prime lot of government horses, which had been selected with care from’ the government corrals for the use of staff officers. They also secured other horses, Resides this they secured the personal ef- fects of General Pope and staff, some moncy, and, worse than all, the instructions, maps and topographical charts, in fact, the plan of the campaign. Will not this necesei- tate a cliange in important particulars in the eriginal de. eign; unless we ave immodiately sufficiently strengthened to carry out any propozed plan? As this matter has brought home so forcibly to the very doors of the Commanding General the enormity of gucrilla aggressions, it is tobe devoutly hoped that he ‘will act in bis usual and decided style with these semi- savages. An example should be instantly made of these desperadoes and all who may hereafter succeed them, Either this, or the law of retaliation by our own cavalry, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, must be administered to these bold and desperate rebel brigauds, if we would end their career. Your correspondent did not suppose that his account the raid of Stuart's men ou Friday, together so fresh constituted as to do as much damage by night as aud prepared to run swiftly for hiding places ere parsuit can be essayed. Among the astonishing storiog told to-day in comnection with this affair is ope saying tl last night five trans of cur troops going up to punish the marauders were stop- ped on the rond and made prisoners. There is nothing, however, to confirm that or aught else on the subject, ex- cept what is embraced in our statement above concera- ing it. {Correspondenee of the Philadelphia Inquirer. ALRXANDRIA, August 27, 1 There was an important revei raid on Manassas last night, the details of which I give you, having just ar- rived fromm pear that locality, a8 correctly as tbe excite- ment of the hour will permit. ‘The regular train, which should have arrived bere last nighs at ten o'clock, was attacked by about four handred of Swuart’s cavairy, under command of Lee, at Bristow, a place some four wiles and a baif west of Manassas. The first intimation the pnsconge.s had of the approach- Shock, occasioned by the engine placed upon the track. me was going at a high rate of speed, and the obstraction was removed without throw: ing the trai fromthe track. The rebel cavalry had un- doubteWtly cone.uded upon no such result; for they were drawn up In tine on each side of the track. The moment, however, they discov: frustrated, thoy fired of with his etrictures on it, would be still in the minds of your readers when he would be a repetition .of the same, style of warfare by the ret Bat, alas! it is too true, Staart has been again allowed to come within our lines and within sight and almost hearing of saporior forces, throw our railroad traia into contusion, cause a skedaddle on the part of the employes and the collision of trains, aud a temporary suspension of railvoad communteation— At atime, too, when everything depends upon celority of movement. Your correspondent the zith, We were d Junction atation on 2 up with supplic called on to rocord the throttle of his engine, and the train wea rapidiy driven ap to Manaeme, thence to Hall Run bridge, about four miles east of ‘Manassas, it collided with @ train standing on the track, s. completely demolishing five freight nd ping the broken timbers up into one mase. n are reported killed and. several severely the engineer of the tram eb: adly iajured, and the bocomotive 't Warrenton at two o'clock P. a. ined until dusk at Manaes of < taln3 passing ed Bristow's station ed of Lie alarin wae ly a panic i dowa as ter firing, opparently, were rei wc: (0 Manas: feaching n two aud Luree thoveand 'y encountered the Eleventh New which wis evidently taken by surprise, fh it 18 said safticieat wa bad been given o ranch of the to enable the men in cha sveral governmect trains iouded w: ‘ork soldiers, aithiongh thrown into 1, dash of thé rebel cavalry, fougut ae Ww n we pw everything was quirt, aud no oue drea ance of even a ghost of a guer about eight o'clock, « the consequent colli an end be put to gw own lines? Though the k to the government ‘. it.) ns into our this last raid ct men coal ut tho iret orset, lost four of the the first time they had been under fire, 2 y taken by surprise that the officer sing by i, the moral effect everywhere is trementous is sm the troops and our enus . , Supposing the rebel cavalry to be Union For € sake let our arvangemonts in the future be sat- vled to them not to press him too bard,or he ficient to secure imm from rebel incursions far with- | would not be able to use his pleves in our lings. Your co jont was not on the train The rebels, thinking they had an easy thing, when within a ¢ w yards of the at yelling like which collided, having proceeded in another train to-Alex and fuched upon the bette: Several soldiers, a. aured at their guns. Thosé who fought eure with what result is not defluitely known, The rebels have now in thelr chief commands the fol , it is believed, wore kilted or towing able olicers Lee, Smith, Jackson, Kwejl and At the timo of the entry of the rebels Longstreet. ‘Thns far their main efforts have been « : re were bat three or Tour ep \ a folcn Chaar of infantry, that accidentally been ere by & ed to torn ons right with a large fore Gereral ‘teatir eiat 1 ry A match for their united powe venting ef- The reb the promise: plac commenced yihing that came ore up the track, smashed the * Jackass | cara, cut the ph wires, destroyed several buildings Artillery”? has made ,and bids | pnd ao nt fair to become as famous in history as its cluief is re i blew up oad rin bridge, as rd it A ligbt was seen that direction. able of the trick jock, hieayy cannonading was heard at Manasgas, :)posed Gencral Pope had attacked the rebels 1 an explo It is also thowght they his morning, at huis co din the battle ja certain pe lottes ions have piekets and y They prbannock. where itions ast meat of the enemy ix reported rain ¢ hold and desperate raid has not oc Our generals are busily engaged in arranging fore curred dufing the history of any war, That it was a raid is evident from thafact that it woald paodily. ner among the Uniea command paratory to a grand denenement, to come off Sigel holds the post of li ers, the bruut of tho rebel shock being agaiust him. It is coctain th s offer will ¢ to hold the enemy whore he is, while demonstrations) are being made by an ny considerable force to have got in the rear Pope's army, That excitable people will magnify this of great jraportance there can be no doub who kaow as well as your correspondent dees the im- mense military power of oar government; and the doom hi juere aud gopstantly jugreasing force in another «li. | that is surely awaiting the rebels, this little trick of the vaction 69 the'dedecst oolbthoadact. {raiiors will seem of no consequence, ‘The Junction between McCletlan and Pope's armies is The Affair at Catictt's Station now rapidly boing aévomplished. Already a portion of (Corres nee of the Philadelphia } the vetoraus of the Army of the Potomac bave wuitod ATEXANDRIA, Augu ’ perc ae + wren vee On the night of the 26th inst. the rebels again attacked thelr destinies with the equally brave Army of Virginia. | 01 ging at Catlett's Station, and captured four of them. The revels leave no opporiunity unimproved 0 | phe jycomotive Rapitan was coupled to a train at the time of this last attack, in whieh weve some sick and wounded soldiers. The engineer put ona foll head of sieam and escaped with the train; bat, unfortemately, another was standing on the track at the watering station, near Ma~ nassaa Junction, at the result, ef course, was @ fourfud collision, in which cars were piled up and smashed, Se. veral persons were lujurod whose n id not learn , owing (0 anotlwr serious disaster \ hich occurred higher up on the road. Tho bridge at Ball Ron creek had been partially destroyed, and the engine Prowident was precipi tated into the orerk. The ie had out tho telographs wires previous to their attack on the trains, #0 as*to in- teroopt all aid and communication until the work of de- strnetion wae completed, 1 saw the wreck train and workmen go out Uiis morning to clear the track, and, as the bridge Limbere are alroaly prepared in Alexandria, the route will soon be put in operation, Al} communica, Fairfax Station is at present interrupted, Wile the firat, was made by @ portion of Gene rai stuart's cavairy, who came on behind our troops as in the former case, and by a proper exercise of caution could have been avoided. "Though it may seem very odd, and no doubt it is, that we should sail’ suoh destrietion of property under our very nove, yet euch Is the strength and position of our army at hope to be able to commanic this piece of aunoy it will be ddomed searce wasto their gunpowder and shot aud shell, A day or two ago thoy fired nearly a hundred times at an ammunition train, which thoy discovered as H loiled its way along. Fortunately , though tha shells fell all around it, they did not explode at any poms to do damage, Vor combined army is now in a matchless fighting con- dition—healthy, and well conditioned tn all respects. Meat of the regiments facing the enemy are wok tried and veteran, and only pant for a stroggle for supremacy over the rebele. The rebels will pit against them their choicest men, The impending engagement will therefore be dovisive in its character. Five civilians were yesterday morning arrested and pheed indarance vile,on suspicion of epying into our movermouts and strength, aud indicating our weak gpots to the rebels, NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS. The Kaid on Me rom the Washington 8 7.) A, similar to that mi riday night last scoestully aceoinplished last also at Mausesas station, such news as pletely in the ebade thas orthy ef notice. A revel r at Catlett's night, A Review of Events of Three Daya” The attacking force, ¥ o-timated at f Sigel's Action. 2,000 cavalry, is sip, 0 hav a vert & poet 8 of Ca [special correspondence of the Philadelphia Press. | woh Bitahugl 10% f bat sy 6 Fo day Wasinnotew, DC Anguat af 1802. bag, Rayer treating bdr yo of your epocial corres; onrtonts having given you From ail we can learn of the fact*—and 1 On 2 iy are aur cis nformation on the sulject that had reacted yo and graplile nc at o ithe battles a & up to noon to day comes through ‘' skedaddling (CONTINUED ON EIGHTH PACK)