The New York Herald Newspaper, August 31, 1862, Page 8

a SPLENDID UNION VICTORIES | * “m*, “ors = meee o> woods. Our men Bad scareely tac to mount th ir borses | ene. {CONTINUED FROM FIRET PAGE, ‘Pepurt reached Warrenioy Jubotiou thet Jeckeus wee egeie Our rear, ald that instead of maRiug an aiteck and retiring, as lis cavalay did om Priday might last at ‘Castete’s station, he had taken up # position om tbe rail ‘Bead near Bristow, four miles south of Maneeses, had _ Burned two raiiroad trains, torn wp the railroad track, @ul the eiexyraph aad took priscners al) the guards along the read. ‘These reports prove to have been tree, and the events (¢f Wedwesday showed hie determination nes te be easly @riven from the neighberkeod. Is seema, from what can be learned from the rebel Wounded in our hands, (Res Jackson end Ewell staried from the viciuty of Warrenton Springe on Sunday, with fives ivisions, crossed the Rappabannecek some etx miles couth of the Blue Ridge, and proceeded by way of (@rieans and Salem to Bristow, waking the d@istance in about two and a Dalf days, Gm reaching thie point, their fret ebject of attack wae ‘the bouse of Mr. Lipscombe, where ten officers were mopping, and who were on the back porch at the tie, mmeking. ‘The house was attacked Doth frout aod rear, aud the ‘Dulles holes in the wood and plaster, with the fact thay nome of the party were wounded, showea what poor markemen these rebel cavairy were, The entire party, Bewever, wh the exception of Captain 0, A. Tikdesmere, ‘Were taken prisoners, ‘Phe names of the officers takes prisoners are as fol Jaep—1.\ouvenant Colonel Pierson, First New York Volua- “ Neutsusat Aliep and two other Lieutenants of the ~ “Meusemant of the Fifty-seyenth Penn- ‘The next attack of fe One Hundred ané ome dosen of Penney! mad, two or three of whom were killed and the re Bemainder are supposed to be captured. A train of pmpty cars then came along from Warren- ten, and was fired into by a regimaut of infantry and ene ‘Seavairy, but escaped without serious injury. @rcers were then issued by Jacksen to tear up the seffroed track, which wgg done, and @ second train @omning aloug ran of the track and was fred into. 4 third train following ran into the second, and was so fired into aod some persons om board were taken privone: s. A fourth train made its appearance; buf the engineer, @uspecting something wrong, stopped ate distance apd ‘Mew a whietle, qnd being answered by ome of the @tbers backed ang returned toward Warrenton. - ‘Zhe wo sraing were then fred, under the direction of Saskes, and entirely consumed exceptingthe tron work. ‘The repels then proceeded a mile down the track Durned tbe bridge at Cattle run, tore up some thirty feet, @f \de Wack and out the telegraph ‘They avo burned the bridge across Broad run at Bris- tow. @u Weduestay morning Eweil’s rebel division was laced in position on each side of the railroad, having ‘three batteries—one on the right, one on the left, and the ether near the railroad, with infantry and cavalry be- ‘Sween, the entire force being concealed behind brush- ‘wood and the ralircad bans, with an open Geld in front. Qur troops sent down from Warrenton Juaction to at- feck them consisted of Heoker's division, with a portion ‘Kearncy’s; bot the latter, it to said, did pot get a Enos to enter into the comest. Genera) Hooker was in eominand, and net expecting the ‘qpemy to be in any farge force, ordered a charge through @ pice of woods and into the clearcd space, when # meet ‘@zuptencas fre was epened spon him from the entire Une of the rebels, their batteries throwing grape and @aalster, the most of which, however, went over Ineade of our troops; but the fre from the rebel line of _Baiopiey was very dentractive, and seme of Hooker's re- gimenis were compelled to (all back to the woods; but, @@ being supported by others, rallied, and after fring eereral volleys repeated the ebarge, when the rebeis Droke aud rol\reaiot, our boys pureuing them, sheuting end yeiling. he Tied New Jersey “brigade was commanded by Welenei Carr, who bad his horse shot under bits while * erging bis iden On to the attack. This is the bzigade— @though somewhat changed—which 49 nobly held the axtreme left at the battle of WU,ipcburg for four hours, @estaicing a lows there of Over six bundred killed and wo Ad,ctant Benedict's boree was also shot during the ection ‘Leeutenant Colonel Potter, of the Second regiment, Ex. ‘eelvior Brigade, was shot in the hand while leading his men. The pursult co towards Mutaesas, ‘The result of this action waa, that the enemy was beaten fod driven from the field, sustainksg «loss about equal to our own. Our lors was about fifty killed and over two bundred wonuded—a complete list of which wae ooliected, but soled. ¥ ‘The Second Now York regiment jost about ten officers #4. bonis ninety or ope hundred kilied and wounded. Be Rreclsior Brigade gulflored serere'y. ibe physic'aus on the ground (Dr. Morrow, of the Focon. Now Tlamgghire, being the only name I caa sow 4 shemselyos to reliove the wounded, amd Mithongl: the socomunods ions Lo operate were very poor, they 4 .coooded during the atwryoea and might in attend. tng te all, ( mecal Dope arrived on the growne jate in the ovening fen! promeded towards the scoue of action, put the fight fr war he. ever and she enemy ia fall retrea. ducks hed lot for Manawas durtug the doy wah bis @ivioa, where ho pllagad the place, eapturiag a Sarge on of prismagre and burring every building, except tho oicgraph building and s few shanties, afer toxing Fin Pennsylvania infantry end vane savalry lath to guard the sled. od till dork, the enemy retreating rerollect) oxo own old rage amd pulling om our wad helping .thomesives $0 food of all Kinds, orme, equipments and whatever ee (ier could cerry awey ove ef the cars, about one Ber rade at piace, for Ue treater part eadod with avy plies for our ary dich were as ‘The robele then set Gre a) the ence, and they cow FesouL w Lose Of bliekened ruine Ga their ars iwal they found a portion of two New Jer’ sey tegimenta of infantry, whitch bad arrived there dur fg the foronsoa, ‘They hammediately attaakes thera, our Sroeje defending thomoelves for some time; but Bog be purser of the enemy se great, and Uuat thoy reatod towayds Cont ond trod paroled yaster ed. wotmaed towards Centreville on t enue forty wound reBely enptured she he Th irades pon, and © sqaadrow of the Second Pousyivwis exvsiey, wit whe afte a © wquirs thy route taker there 8 wor uw wavel a day he back wit ee at ebb riceal @ forces 5 v, ab aid eseape, coming dows the road af fell opeed, the qxemy im swift persun. They were foltowe1 watt! they came te where our infantry were drewa up in line of bat. Ue un cash site of the road, at whieh pomt the revels Tesetved a velley whieh caused them 0 retreat at mere than 0 double quick. ; Our troope took up the line of march and fellowed the Fobols during the night un the Gainesville or Warrenton road, and soon came in sight of them posted near the oid Boll run battle groemd, to pireng peaition ane under ‘over of the woods. ‘The eaten commenced about nine o'clock, cer baiteriea Raving been placed in position, and Mitroy’s brigade hav- tng the advance, was ordered to eharge the rebels through the weods and to cress towards the railroad switch, when the enemy poured inte our trecpe 8 parfeet storm of grape and canister. This eaused them to fall back, but they soem rallied and paid the enemy with interest. ‘The rebels here rose os mane behind the railroad track, and egain caused car men to fall back» which they did Debind Hampiwn’s Pittsbarg bat- tery, which opened upom the rebels terrifically The enemy were at the time «nig about thirty yards distant, and the effet ef the fire destroyed ‘at least siz hundred of them. Jn thie action, hewever, Hampten bat one of Bis guna. Be had to change his po" sitton to the left, ashe was vaable to maintain bimeel! ander the fire which the rebels poured inte him. ‘The battle in other quarters raged furiously, the gene- ral repult of which bas already bees stated from other ‘gourees. ‘The porition of the forese en Thursday night remained about the same aa it wag a the commencement ef the ation. - ‘The leas en both sides ia heavy. Genera] Duryea, while engaged in making a recoin- ‘Boissance to-day, was wounded in the hand. ‘Phd Aight, up to twelve e'cloak to-day, was of a desul- tory ebaracter, * =, « = Lag We cecupy the ground where ihe rebels have burn - heir dead. ‘The Washington Siar Bayt: At balf-past twelve 0’clock afternoen the fring that has ‘been heard all day stopped, as we learn from parties just down from Fairfax county. We trust this fact means the surrender of the rebels and we don’t see how it can mean aught else. ‘The Star algo contains some severe strictures on the slow movements of General Franklin's division, which ‘were open to criticism in Washington to-day. According to the accounts of those last from the battle field the belief there was that Jackson was aiming to get of from Pope in the direction of Aldia, ‘The Star doudis this. A despatch is published from Captain Masser , late com” missary in charge at Centreville, announcing his arrival there with 624 paroled prjseners. ‘The Star contains an urgent call for nurses, for whom prompt railroad transmission bas ‘been ordered by the War Department. ‘To-day’s Evening Siar, speaking of the battle of yer- verday, say8:— ‘The battle wae continued by the army corps of Gea- erals Helutzelman, McDowell and Sigel on our side against rebel force to number from fifty to sixty thousand strong—that, ie against the army corps of Jackson, and, we presume, s portion of the beet of Leo’s army that bad succeeded ic making its way down from White Plains through Thoroughfare Gap. ‘The location of the battle of the day was.in the vicinity of Hey Market, and from Hay Market off in the direction of @udiey church; or, in otter words, but a few miles northwest of the scene of the never t0-be-forgotten banle of Bull rem. Heinteslman’s corps, if we ere correctly informed, came up with tbe enemy's reay at abot ton A.D, seven tales (rm Gotcevil, which pot he at a tayorak ] He found Stonewall Jéckgen Aghting with McBowell, or Sigel oF Botd, om the right, in the Gifbotion of-fiay Market, the position they took by goM% aorth from | Gainesville, to command the catrangs ta and exit from Thoroughtare Gep. se . Our own informe cr, who left Centreville at four c'clock in the aftrnoon, a.cool and clear headed man, says, that “ap to that bour the impression prevailed there tha nothing had definitely resulted from tho day’s ighttog, which, though continuous, bad not been a very bloo¢y battle, Persons subsequeatly arriving who were on the field ! | { | ' of action themesives until four P. M., however, repre sent that the tide of success was decidedly with the Union army, which pushed the rebels successfully om both sides. An impression prevails that the reserve of Lee's army’ supposed to be from twenty to forty thousand etroog. might suddenly appear near the field, and we know that the heavy gorps under Fitz John Porter was #9 posted that it could fmstantly move upon Lee with equal ease, whether dflacking MeDowell, Sige! er Heintzeiman. ‘The railroad, we are bappy te sayrhas already been repaired quite up to Bali rum, and supplies, kc., are now being transported over it to that point. By midvight we have overy reason to believe that the Bull run bridge wit again be passable, when the trains can again run to Manassas, Ere evacuating Managsas the rebels paroled the seven hundred Union prisoners they bad taken since the com- mencement of the movessent for whioh they are paying 80 Goarly. ‘The rebois realized that prisoners ta their present strait wore an olepbant on their hands and wisely thas got rid of them. ‘These seven bundred priseners covered all the etrag- giers they bed taken, as well as all the five hundred of General Taylor's New Jersey brigade. ‘Wasmnorom, August 80—11 P.M. ‘The capital has been tn & state of great excitement t ,.day, tm consequence of the news of the severe battics vith the flower of the rebel army, and the splenaid suc- oesem of our arms.” ‘The exetement of the day has settied down this even. ing into & Cofdence more quiet and assured than wo had exporionced for myora: days. The ablest of the rebel Generals, with their »egt troops, have been pitted against our brave soldiers, ane their hopes of orushing Gen. Pope’s army, while the veterans of the Peninsula were in transit to the battic ground, bavs signally failed. Tho tows, #0 far as it is recelved mut made public, is most gratifyicg, notwithstanding the @erere jognes ad- mitied by Geae al Pope in his official despatcn One of the mont significant signs of our success ia the ances of (he secessioniste, which bear malstakable tuicens of disappolotment and dtscomst. drooping connt are When it was kuown (bat a bloody battle bac beer fought within tout miles of Weehington, ‘he # vory gouorally expceesed thelr «\lingness to rer ote Latte grownd, and assiat in takeog care of ty & wounded soldiers, The War Department ¢ portativa for such as would voludteer to go, ane th clonts of We various departments were all Of atrence (yg the purrrwe. and thers was @ gous ona the put @ The v4 The ue i ! | choice Iu ths gee of the wounde | mon. NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, “AOGUST 4l, 1862. : ‘The siatcment thet a company of the Twelfth Pean- eytventa cavairy covered the retreat of the baggage play of patriotio sympathy wees novle and gratifying | to send oul a cavalry expedition to destroy a portion of pression that in twenty-four heurs direct ween the Virwinia Coutral Railroad and the rebel teiozraph line, &6., which eapediton renuited ip # eonmlete suc_ came. He also, on ihe 22d of July, directed another Gach ‘At the rajiroad at a different point. On this ovcasion our and provision trains from Manassag was erroveous. It | troops defeated the rebel cavalry near Carmel Ubureb on waa Company B, of Scott's cavalry, Colonel Swan, that | the road to Richmond, destroyed the telegraph line to Pendered thie service, Colonel Swan's ohiest von dena & Meetenant im the company. They covered the train while 4 was om the retreat for nearly twelve miles, and were pevera) times under a severe fire from the enemy. ‘The Prevost Marshal, Major Doster, io making arrange- mente for the reception of a large number Of pripewers, who.are expected from Virginia to-day. AID FOR THE WOUNDED. PunsDecrms, August 80, 1962. ‘The city authorities thie evening reesived a despaieh ‘from Coleone] Thomas 4. Seott that a hard battle bas been fought, and that the lose wae heavy, and requesting them to have all the surgeons possibic sent to Washing: ton to-night. THE HERO OF THE DAY. Bketch ef the Life and Services ef Major General John Pape. ‘This sterling officer , whose series of military operations 404 brilliant victories im the West have been the theme Of praise and comment from press and public, is com paratively @ young man, being under forty years of age, having been Born.in Kentucky, March 16, 1828. His parents early settled at Kaskaskia, Ilincis, from which ‘State he was appointed to West Point in 1838. His father, Hon. N: Pope, wae for a long period United States Diatric’ Judge of Lilinois, a sound and talented lawyer, high toned and bevored member of society, and eminently worthy ‘Of suche son as is the subject of thisaketch. After a nom va 1 June, 2842. In his clase we find ames Of Generals Rvecerans, Seth Williams, Doubleday, and many others of tbe Union army, and Rains, G. W. Smith, Lovell, Van Dorn, Lengmtrest and others:tm the rebel. ranks. In July’ 1843, the subject. of eur sketch wae appointed Becond Lieutenant of ‘Topographical Engineers. In August, 1846, he joined General Taylor’s army in Mexico» during its advance upop Monterey, and was brevetted firat jieutenant ‘for gaint and meritorious conduct” fm that battle. As first Siputenane be marched with his oommagions through the molarious regions of Central Mexlco, and Waa an aciive particiyat ta ‘se seve fought and dearly bought battle of Buena Vista, where he was again brevetted captain ‘for highly gailant and meritorious conduct.” For his gallantry in this engage ment, and other distinguished services during the war, be was also presented with # magnificent sword by the State of Ilinois. In 1849 he conducted the exploring expedition which first laid open the fertile regions of Minnesota, and de- monstrated the practicability of mavigating the "Red River of the North” with steamers,for which services he received a vote of thauks from the Territorial Legis- lature of Minnesota, This labor accomplished, we next find him eerving in New Mexico as topographical engi ueer, until 1853, when he was assigned to the command of one of the expeditions 9 survey @ route for the pro- posed Pacific Railroad. So thoroughly and successfully did be accompligh this wark that the War Department: in ite annual report of 1854, paid him the compliment of an extended and honorablenotice. From 1854 until 1850 he was engaged in scientific explorations on the Plains and in tbe Rocky Mountaims, among the more important of which were the experiments, by means of ariesian wells, for supplying that vast country with pure water. His contributions to the various branches of science dur- ing these years have made his name widely known threughout this country and Europe. He returned from the Plains in 1869, and sbortiy after married a daughter of Hon. V. B. Horton, member of Congress from Obie. AN the first inception of our civil disturbances h6 took strong grounds against secession, being one of the few regular army officers who did 6o, and was arrested and ordered to be tried by President Buchanan for a lecture delivered in Cincinnati early in February, 1861, strongly denouncing the semi-treagonable course of the adminis. tration. On the call for three years volunteers he was mrade a brigadier general by President Lincoln, and for several mouths commended in North Misaouri, and there \pangurated & policy against the guerilia warfare then betog carried On in that part of the country, which policy would Rave speedily quieted that section, and which, though set aside by General Fremont, was afterwards put in force by General Halleck. On the 18th of December Nast he surprised and captured nearly two thousand rebel recruits for Price's army, at Blackwater, which caused WDETAPld gud panid <ueicken ropjest of tp rebel army from the Osage. He personally cenducted at movements against the rebels st Shawnee Mound complete and rapid were ‘shese operations that all of Central Missouri was cleared of Price’s forces and f6. “stored to quiet within ten éeye. It will be remembered that this success was the firet our arma bad.met with since the disaster at Ball run, ’d al! will remember the Ubrill of joy that permented an‘ pervaded the great loyal heart of the nation whea ft wa® Promulgated in the pub- lie prints, On the 23d of Februsry ist General Pepe reached Commerce, Missouri, with a Amall guard—the nucleus roid which afterwards gathered tho army tgat re- duces New Madrid and Isiand No. 10—and in six days thereat.er marched upon New Madrid with s well ap” pointed @d organized foree, Tie army had ascombied, without organization, from the @bio and Mississippi rivers, was poorly cipped and dried » and worse supplied with the necessarie#for a tetiour cam) ign; but with hereulean laver be placed tiem npona fine (Far footing and marched them Ubrongh th, Great Ming, of “Nigger Wool’? swamp, in the directon of the 9 *ld of his operations, a, a sowson of the year won the enemy believed such a feat utterly impoutible, Babe succeeied, am@ defor’ the enemy were scarcely aware of it he appeared before New Madrid; and although the place contained a force of ten or twelve thournnd mon, and was well intrenched, besides being Gutly defended by river rebel gauboats’ he teok it, and oll the henvy guné, feld artillery, bagyng® and supplies of the enemy, on the 18th of Marsh. On the 4th of Starch he wae appointed a major geueral of yolunteors, Hila ceblevementa in capturing Island No. 10, with eighty pieces of heavy artillery and five thousand prisoners, # well known to all our readers ‘The carrying out of Cobnel Bissét's suggestion of the military eanal to open a 1ew communication betweea the Mississippi river, above ind below Island No. 10, has al” ready made his name fanone in this war. Finding, om his errivelit Fort Pillow, that the same a in its capture wood occur that kad been expe rienced at Island No. 10, ind knowing the oritécal condi- tion of affhirs at Corinth, he telegraphed the facts to Goneral Hafieck, and was iminedixtely ordered up the ‘Tennessee, arriving at Pitteburg Landing, bis whole (ores, wel! equipped end supplied, within fiv® dags from the time he recolved the order, and was at once arsigned to the command of the left wing of the army, which was immediately thrown forward fa the advesce towards Corinth. Hemade several feltts and attacks to draw the rebels out of their position, the one at Farm. ington being tho most” prominent, watil the dnal evacuation of the rebe stronghold at Ces rinth, He was thon som in pursuit of the flying rebets, and it was undor Ii command that Colonel Filiott, of the lows cavalry, destroyed a portion of tne Mobile and Ohio Kaflroad at Boweville, te impeio their fight. The following ts a relectom from Geaeral Pope's official despateh, bearing dave Jie 1, 1902:~ He (Col, Eiltott) destroyed tie track i many places, both south and north of tho tow, biew up ene cuive destrayed the ewitch aud track, barned np the depot xn: locomotives, anda tran of twetly-siz care loaded wih supplice of every kind; destrey@! ten thoumad etand of small arms, threo pieces of arclory, aud a creag aun thy of clothing and ammunition, aid parcied ww “knew privone:s, which ho could not keep evemy bad heard of his movernd box ears and flat ears, with fy’ sand infantry, running up amd d A, to pravont him from reaching it, The wivle road wep lined with pi kets for several days, Cofoay P've.i's command sisted upon meat alone, sue a they ovald find um ino country. The rebels in the Southwett boing sesticrod oad demoraliged, Genoral Pope was ofored @ eow field in vnioh to operate, By a spectal call from the “resident ho ns ordered to Washington, and in the 20hof June wag appointed to the comueud of the Arty of Virginia, sich em! 1 the then fow sormrate c 3 Major Conerals Fremont, Bi ks, MeDuw, or w yal 0.a about 1e, i oral St nite # vacant brigadier geveravhip jot ¢ a major gover fe apna | Gordonsville and burned the rebel camp, together with 8)" car toads of oora to bo used as supplics, Subsequent 'y our troops repulsed an attack made by General Stuart's oavalry, who were driveu across the North Anna river esfaras Hanover Junction, On the 26th he directed General Gibson, with a doly of infantry, artiMery and cavalry, t0 conduct a recon oissance iu the direction of Gordonsville. The party wont within two miles of Orange Court House, where a short aisismish took place ‘and severa) prisoners wore takcn who reported the Generals Jackson, Roberwon and Ewell were dis- cvvered. The expedition was carried eut without the Joes of » single man on our side. On the 26th of Ju'y ‘This was accomplished without loss to our forces. On the ‘20th General Pope entered on the field, and located his Desdquarters as Warrenton, Va. From this point the army gradually advanced towards Richmond, the cavalry under the direction of General Hatch sctively sovuting and making the country too hot for spies or guerillas. On the 2d of August the reoonnvitering column crossed the Rapidan, pushed forward to Orange Court House, took possession of the town then in the possession of the rebel cavalry under Robertson. Eleven of the rebels were killed and fifty-two taken prisoners, among wiiom were ‘&@ major, two captains and two lieutenants. The Uniow Jone was but twe killed and three wounded. The rebels their wounded behind. The railroad track MOURIAID Wace seges oy oo (aaotinens Pope’s army. The severity of the contest, and the bravery with which i wag fought, are still fresh im our Teader’s minds. We neod but allude to it. The rebel® retreated under cover of the darkness of the night of the 11th, and General Pope took possession of the ground for- merly held ‘by them. General Pope followed up the bat- Ue by pursuing the rebels across the Rapidan with his cavalry and asmali infaatry force, occasionally engaging them. He next pushed on his whole army to the Rapi- dan, General Sigel’s corps driving back the rebele every time they attempted to cross that river. The rebels, un- der Geileta) Lee, in strong force, next began te move on General Pope in front, while Jackson attempted to outfiank him, He however managed to defeat thei? piaia fir ral Sigel’s corps ected brilliantly, At last, bowever? Jackson succeeded in getting into his rear, and Pope was surrounded, But he bas brilhantly released himself from the difficulty by cutting bis way through the rebels and forming @ junction with Burnside and McClellan. To bim properly belongs a groat share of the praise, for no plans from headquarters ould have achieved so glorious a re. sult, except by the bravery of General Pope and the offi- cers and men under him. During Pope’s administration of his new department he bas made himseif remarkable by the energy of his movements and the determination evinced in his genera, orders. The rebels really became frightened of him, and denounced him by general order, in which thoy declared that if he or any of hia officers were taken prisoners, they would be treated ascommon felons. Instead of being cowed by such an announcement, it only added vigor to his already vigorous plans, the resuit of which is yet to be determined, although there can be uo doubt of Gmail uccess, NEWS FROM FREDERICKSBURG, The City Tranquil—No Rebel Troops in the Vicinity. ‘Wasmincron, August 80, 1862. 1 Jeft Fredericksburg at four o’clock this afternoon. ‘The city is quiet, and everything remains as it was, in ‘the possession of Genera) Burnside’s army. ‘There is no truth inany reports of ite haying been abandoned or the Union troops falling back. ‘There are ne indications of any considerable rebel foree im that vicinity, or any prospect of any whieh could ef- fect disaster to us. Ruwurs of disasters to Goneral Pope created some. thing of a panic there yesterday; but that has now pass- od away, and the alarm of the people is quieted, and they do not anticipate any disaster. ¥t could not be captured, exoopt by a large rebel force, or without the entire destruction of the piace. RUMORS FROM THE SHENANDOAH. Our Camp Sigel Correspondence. Sorgen Wiscmmses, August 27, 1862. Tap dis ofall of runits and oasis ough tn this section just now to satisfy all. It is that Jackson is upon our left flank, about thirty-five miies distant, and the citizens are eagerly listening fer the ‘murmur of his march through Ashby’s Gap and dewn the Shenandoah, Let him come, We will give bim a pull for the laurels and the land. For anumber of weeks part of a regiment ‘of rebel cavalry has been roaming about this valley, picking up negroes and horses, and running them off to Jackson's army. Last Saturday they made e raid upon tho Win” ehoster Railroad, burned up ® number of small bridges, burned up one train ef cars, and took the mail anda numaber of prisoners. This morning Captain Russell, of the Firet Maryland cavairy, with forty of bis men, made a daylight dash upon Newtown, the principal resort of this rebel cavalry, captured ten of them, with ten horses and » quantity ofarms ad ammunition. The captain bad no man in- jured. This T consider to be one of the bravest dashes of the war. _ INTERESTING DETAILS, Additional Particulars ef the Operations of the Contending Armies. — i tow 4 {From the Washingto Wo have information that ‘sfles ns thas the force that suddenly appeared betweoa the position of the army of Genoral Pope and this capital, at Bristow and Manasas, on Tuesday night last, was the army eorps of the revel General Jackson and Stuart’s indepoadent cavalry = t 90 of ‘the R annock, areudd by White Pisius, to Manwsas— about forty miles—in twe days, without wee, teata, hele bagr oes, Qi ir, Angust 29.) Dianketa or evon ksapsacks, thus leaving description, to be tr om ‘wagons, with the otber ermy corps of Leo’s forop following om bo- hind them, ‘THR FORCE OPPORRD TO GAN. TATIOR, Tnetoad of mercly a portion of Stuart's “a peeing f before yesterday, ft 4 tod by’ the greater portion Generals Jackson, a ¥ 7 at one P. M. ths revels foamsess 00 Farias Court Hove tf ‘of cavalry) an collected there heir twa wounded of fon of Gay betore with Taylor, it of the en. gagement of the sane day with Hooker, and we isomers tooketr b Babout sigue Mondred of 0 wart in per 0b, moved down Views HOOLE? OFPOE™D TO EWFLL. Hooker's battle of the day vefore ybaterday wes with Eweil’s divintoa, and was a vory qratiCy ng siocens, POPR UTOWTE THE REMELA’ CALCULATION. Major Ceveral Pope, by hallyaat nine o’chtk yester- as srencon, had courentreled bis very lange army 60 adiy miacfere vith che calculations upon which the rol aust hove voutired thetr bold and extra- erdiaiey movement. That is to say, he had gotten MeDowe ''s forces, including Sigel'# probably, between jut’ rear and Lomyetresi’s front,ard bad’ ates the reet of MW army well up witiun supporting disiance of them. YOrH ENGAGES KITHER JACKSQY OR LoMUSTHENT. At four P.M. yet ocd an engagement wea cou nencel ietweea Pope and oither revel K's roar oF voted advence fnewbere about wane. f with ihe raat, them Floitealr ante 4 ¢tacmiew or & engaged va 0 © latter oweil of Sal, or bet gli the balance WR AGATN 1h egler this moruli -D MANASTAS, ha my OP bay wil Jae will have been : lee i i i A i te |. Cronsties bad Placed on the track to throw us off, but the cew catcher threw them clear from the THE COLLISION, We then ran on to Manasas Junction, and stopped on ‘enough to disembark two companies of infantry, at high ‘ds ‘Alexandria: | ii THE LOSS OF LIFE AND NARROW BSOAPRS, Lieutenant Atkinson, Captain Phi ina and a gentleman who carries the mail for General Pope (whose of the Baltimore City Guard, and . the brigade to- day. Respectfully yours, ¥, B. CROSS, REBELS AT LEWINGBURG. At noen hag d= gry Ml a of rebels made ar Son at twelve from ington and six from the Tithe Falis Dridee, We jucge them to be the same party that were seen at TBE BATTLE PROGRESSES. Pins bite ly so from po tee ke of mes Station that vy been going on morning, apparentl: fn the vicinity of Manassas, as though the setion of yes. there is still im progress. This fact inclines us to the belief that the current engagement there is a one between most of Gencral Pope’s army and most of the rebel army, RETREAT OP JACKSON. tune, by organizing a fighting retreat, during which Gove | ‘Phe manner in which mist of Jackson's foree suddeniy disappeared, as it were, last evening, from the vicinity of the Railroad, looks to us like & retrograde move- ment on Jackson’s part to aid his own rear until the rebe army corps may be able to i down to support it. We will, however, probably be in the dark in Washington concerping the particulars of this battle for at least twenty-four hours. THE TWELFTH PENNSYLVANIA CAVALRY. ‘We have the following further pirticulars in reference ‘to the Twelfth Pennsylvania cavalry, which was accused of skedaddling recently in a skirmish near Manaasas:— THE COLONEL PROTESTS AGAINST THE ORDER TO On Tuesday, August 26, the regiment was ordered away from Manasas against the protestations of the Colo- nol, to Gainesville, wherejthey eacountered two regiments of rebel infantry, and what was supposed to be «. brigade of infantry in the woods. The Twelfth Ponnay)vania cut their way through a column which had gotien in their rear, and retreated in order towards Bristow Station. where they were obliged to cut their way through another force of rebels. A THE CAVALRY CUT THEIR WAY THROUGH THE REBELS. Arrived at Manassas they found their old camp entirely rebel , aud the federal batteries turned ‘a Pierce was hi a personal! ‘Gen. Eniee for bis bravery and voldiriy’ bearing tf@aguout ‘the retreat. BSOAPED, Sylvester Bailey, of the Conneeti and Joseph ines, First Clisscion ectaiey” ogee be pri {n the late A Cailéwa Btajjon, arrived m the cite ight, escaped from ‘while being Son Ocoee arg Spor towards Front Royal. They were stripped by the rebols of thetr clothiug, which was superior to their own , and werthicas rebel uniforms puton them. After making their escape they travetled three daya in the woods, and succesded tn reaching Edward's Ferry, from whence they were gont here. confirm our statements in regard to the at- tacking force being entirely of cavalry, which numbered some two or three hundred, under Fitzhugh Lee. THE ENEMY RAISE THE CRY OF NO “ QUARTER” Aurx axprra, Vi net 29, 1962. I was an eye-witness (0 some of the events of Tucsday night and Wednesday at Manaseas Junction, and se some particulars supplementary to what bave ap It should be enid in justice to the skedaddling ‘Twelfth Pennsyivaiia cavairy that the blame was as much or more with he horses—green animals, ! should judgo— ae with the men, The horses bolled in every direction, aud there was a continual shouting ou the part of the riders of “ywhoa |” “ whoa!” “whoa!” The Confedorate cayairy had been evidently whiskey-maddened for their work, and yelled like eo many cevils, shouting “No quarter!” “No quarter to the datnned eg)” Welost six field ploots at Manasgas and . heavy gum On the cars. THE REBEL JACKSON'S STRATECY--GENE- REL TAYLOR'S ATTACK AND RETR#AT. {Correspondence of the Philade!phia !’ress. * Alexanpaia, Va., August RUMORS. ‘This city and Wash ingtor at presont failof excite ment, and rumors, both probable avd imprebabie, are #0 Dumerous that your corr-apondents find N almost next to impossibie to get as much reliable news as they would want and the public expect. ‘er,iu my Dey Qluog the lings, since yesterday, 1 have gathared the fol ete! items, which, 80 (ar as ut present lnown, are re- THB WAY JACKSON GOT INTO THE REAR OF GENERAL ror. Of course the principal t how Jackson managed to get around the right wicg of General Pope's ariny and make his reid op ifauassas Junction for the purpose of operating im the rear of General Pope's While General Lee mede the at'sck on the fromt. All the six days’ hte Rappahannock is now ly & feint Rebels, end une tuppenod Fecreatiug towards Sperryvilie 4 If 1 § ie, via Little Washtmg ton, wae also intended for ihe cat WHERE CENERAL LED Was. Instead of the whele rebel ng Ags back, General Leo carefully ‘i fig tein force along the ‘banks of the innock, while he sent Jacksun to Warrenton ‘with 49,000 men, 5,000 of whom wore cavalry under Colo- nel Leo, to march aiong the oountry Detween tbe Blue Ridge and Ball Rua of mountaing. Jackson eoa- centr .ted his forces at White Piaine end Salona, and sont pe | C te receanotire. As acoa ae ho fol- Jowed bis ¥, and coming through Tnoro fare 6 ip, bo made @ foreed marol until bo rouched - trevilte, From this placo he wae within striking dis- tance of General rear, and he improved it, no doubt thiaking that uid anmfhilate the Array of Vir- = botere it could Imye any succor from Waspington. uo onvalry dashes of Colonel Loe were thought by some to bo too une ee net confident oF Raving infan- try bo enppont in caso of aa emeryency, but so far as 1 gould hear, our officers .'1d not share the sume opinion. THN ALTACK ON TORSDAY NIGLT, The rebel cavairy, by their aiteck on our ferees on Tucedry night, creatod wach @ panic amorg cur troong Wat therebol cavelry bad it all their own way, and dew ing that nigh* they high revel in ovr Gamp. Tho battery of ariilory they Lad captured thay pisued in fe vorable pos! on and drew tot ceralry op in line of bat tle, Bo that le could concemled frou ‘our Zorces. Sorao of their guns #6) 004 la wfort, and ihe «her planted fo that if or forces Bion d make ap attack on theie peattion, tasy cowld eoncoudrate o# Gro upon us. dest riflezmen in the command wore picked out aud posted tn the ride pits, which are vory Spores in \’ that ivcality, TMS AVANCE OF GENE TAYLOR’ Aa s00n 04 the naws 0. Alexandria bripady the Feet, Fourth eats Now Jerry division, rece: ed to ana re | teke the fort at sll Irzarde go On j board of tho train at two oclock in the morning t, in varequonce of Faverat ‘Mays On the rouse if Une: arcive this side of Bull rev bridge wpe o'etnek in the riots ‘The cara caid net proceed any ~ f in ur he wmount of rubbish ou the 10 | weitere, presen mec the bight pre he re v rs ond ele § courts pridg | ‘ TAYL 3 MODY OF ATT ACE. ole ut ores: werd +h the | testy | whiiet Uic oft moxed en, Gomp.cict D and BY | he wed reghn 4 Agtin ts rT hes. ptr ane ee os ORT Renee oe Hd | boye, who held them in check for some time, finding : that if they ebould Soalipue ibe struggle ns koeer they { would be surrounded, ly retreated to Buck station. 7 The logs in kilied ‘and missing will probably NOT A GUN WAS FIRED ON OUR SIDE. Durtng the wholeof the chargeon the rebel the New Jersey brigade did not Grex single gun, al- though they were under 4 murderous fire tor an hour and abi General Taylor wauted tu take the piace by the Yr }» If he bad had a battery of artillery along with \ him be would, bo doubi, Lave dsiveu the rebela out of 4 their intreuchments, WHERE BAS JACKSON GONE? It = nen pobeyed, sake aon that he could re Pope, to Leesbul om which place Bewit nas to ihe Pownce, and prenipr m Ed- } io Maryiand, while Loe, with his whole * move forward on our front, thi ’ intentions Reed Rot be surprised at MOMEDL W DEAF oF wre wee render oF the utter annihilation o! Stonewall’s troops. =? THE OPERATIONS OF THE PAST FEW DAYS, (Correspoudence cf the Pil wlephia Press.} Waenincton, August 29, 1862. i The absence of fall inteiligenve from the seat of war » causes a deep impression of anxiety t be made upon the . | minds of all today, though the evening journals profess 4 to have news which is of ® more gvatifying characi~” ‘ than can be obtailied from other evurces, aud seems 0 as- gure the safety of the capital beyond a doubt, So far from the dash on Manassas being 4 mere cavalry raid, it Jengtbeus out into one or two divisicns of the rebel army, which Dave thus far succeeded in maintainiug « position between the army of Genera! Pope and the fi rtifications around Wa-hington, cven aller one or two battles bave been fought. From the mass of conflicting rumors, stories of returned officers, cvifians and stravglers, it appears that Jackson’s and Stuart's cavairy iy OR Tiesday might last, in reaching tristow and Manassas . stations, in the rear of General Pope, by coming around op the noruwest of bie command, via White Tiains, untid tue points of the railroad brought tiem in Po e's rear, es bis front, as the situation now stands, te ofoasing of ti Rappababnock was made near its bead, at Waterloo, apd thence the rebel oops was marched tw White Pains, and aci oss the country to Bristow and Manassas. This was accom) lished in two days, and without the trans,orta- tion of much baggage. So that, iusteud of giving battle to only cavalry at Manaasas, Taylur’s brigade,on Wed- nesday, engaged treble its number of the evemy vear the Juncthb. Atiour P.M. yesterday au e gagemont com- menced between I and either Jacks 's rear or q street's advance, sIuewbere about Manoesar. If wi ¢ vue form r. then Heinizeiman’s corps d’armer, or a por- | tion of it, Was engaged on our side. If w he latter, thea McDowell, or Sigel, or Doth, commenced it. It con- tinued through the balance of the afterccon, and the re- sult wes favorabie to us. 7 Hooker's battie of the day before yosierday was with Ewoll’s division, and was a very gratifving euccess, The | Star says that Maor Geveral Pope, at beli-past nine yester- day forenoon, bad concentrated nis vory large army 8) a sadly to interfere with the calcniations upon which the rebel generals must have ventured thoir bold and extra- ordinary movement. He hid gotten McDowe!l’s force, in- cluding Sigel’s, probably, between Jaoxson’s rear and et's front, and had also all the rést of his army well up, within supporting distance of them. « If the enemy does not succeed in getting toLeexburg or © into the valley of Virginia, there is very sure indication that be will be¢aptured. In the afternoon abvut eight hundred of this cavalry force, under Stuart in persim, moved down trom Fairfax Court House to Vienna, end this mvrning «advance of this qgvairy came trom Vienua to Falls Church, where they drove | ng pickets and the telegraph operator at that po is I but six niles from Georgetown and Washington, and noon to-day rebel cavalry were also seen at Lewiueville, whore Gen. MoCail’s reserves were onoe encamped, but twelve miies from Washington. TntelMgence hus juet reaebe: the city that another bat- tle in im progress at Manussas. Jt ts probably a farge one, ‘ncluding all of Pope's army. , Teoul rach ae dnp ry apa that Gene- sae ee eommand of ali the Union torcea in Virginia, and is so diepesing of the heavy Union. ical ‘aa soon to make ap kpportant eventtul drama of th: hour. In the battle of yesterday the attack certainly came from our side. RXCITEMENT IN MARYLAND, A private letter from ® merchant in Baltimore says os ‘that, as the Potomac is now fordable at every point. mnoh excitement prevails ia Western Meryland, in couseque ce t the ineursivn of the rebels. The enemy, how- | , Which wailed both at Washingion and Paltnnore yesterday, have been faily rolieved by the extensive character of the military ogera- tiene in progress, ~ is . ——— THE UNION PLAN TO CATCH THE REBELS. {From the Philadelphia Press, August 30. The Army of Virginia hag been heard The despatch of Gi ye to Gon. Hi publish to-day, will we said yesterday was tr porsons were vory un vanced so near Washing no federal foree in place Lo oppe that this was the case would indicate that fhe avtmssion : of the rebels to Puivfox Court Howe and its vicivity t was only one brawh of tie plan of cur qucrale for the captitre of the rebel anu, aud in doing this preveat a any inroad into Maryland, by which movement, shoul it Be succesatul, he could only hope to eaptnre Washing. ton. eeople soem to forget that our untional eapital is @ hard point v@ take os at prescut fortivied aid garrisoucd, ‘and Juckson is too crafty au ions a lender to risk the destruction of his ariny by an attack apon udder Washington tn front, He deters. ined ©) take a new route to get jute Maryland, ove which he (hoazht would note closely obsorved by our generate and guarded. | H cane from Strasburg via the Orang @ Alexandria Railroad, nad, tekung possession of Man: Junctiva, he moved ty Contreviie, aad then t the leftou thy rad io Loosburg, throwing out a light’ bygede of cavalry avd artil Jery w Fairfax Court House a8 & precvutionary recon~ - noitering movewent. Tis desian wi the Alegandria and+Lo.don Raison oross the Potomac and euter Mery! evidently to strike: » above Leesburg, d, where he hoped, 9 out off, him with ample ‘*for.ce'’ to enab! aad ooouyy the Rela; » which dono. tag rs Twcala soon he his prize, But “8tquewAll’* Jackror Poke wh Tooiaed to @ most Lom}. aimg and disheartening dis- { appointment this tine. Upon roaching Ceatreville, “thes | mean for the crisis’ found himsoif attacked in (he Hank ; by Sigel and MMfowell, as well us by Uorker. And 4 whother he was aware of it 0° net, Coderal Helotae if man wes actually in Jackgor’s rear, with « beayy foree t cous.sutiy augmenting, while Geaeral McClellan was taking care of vhe fu: is about Washington, senting for- ? ication, ands , { ward reinforcements, keeping open cor: | aia 3 ail the avean s of the et ‘a advance from farreavn to Aqua creck. Orr militery owthorisies had not only made ali of these arrongemerts lo ensure — tat had — a strong foree in ant iy. Annapolis Junc- " the Bots ‘ more and reateucd, and beyond the Mor umouial aes 1 newe pi jespatch is of @ most eheering ehurae- ua to-day by our specie! «orrespon~ wd there can be no dor bt iat wo flo the rebel army how operating Our forces wih Al shall hear of) ue east of the Bley Rirtes it . day or two. then advance (9 victory oo nyt ida. [a Our ®-ecess thy one prestige worth ® casiderable rebel leaders wil causa the strength of © eee oy. Te all of thie we Bee piel ha, he our lore may be considey ane, lo bet decirive and sarisfte!> y towall Qonibilation ef the eumnre “leg iia. Alroxt, General Pope mcath » Which is hopeful amu encor Victory 1m Certain imporwrit captures ti all, we have the eeeucares chat our me. will act ouly ’ bat tn jpleong and + ear abiliiy. past TAYLOR'S AND HOOKERS HTS. [Oorreepouuen: hut Jolpuld ror. - No sooner ware the re day nigit Inet, nt Mee sour rected efforts were @t unos pus thom. General Goorge W. Tar) brigade, waa soot forward fom Aloxand: ta, while General Liooker, with kis ©, vielom, wee ty operate in their rear. . C for Komme distin, ¢ and at ton o'etork tho out (bo Futeiex tour te the ter rom ed Ufo mowhvt *dixeo: 5 PUP TT a: ally,” Sones ee! ay