The New York Herald Newspaper, September 4, 1862, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. a Hone pare a : ce Ui. BULL special artist, Mir. E. 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Two lub of ton, and ao on, astra copies the pereon schd.Be valy $8 Amyproportion.-Kyery wid tions oa im A 10 THE EATRRARY PUBLIC Consiterabic cums hawe been puld to f nit heir proxdseuian: iF Appouranes nbro: indy onan will eal) out, in the t tw 8006s, tabowt in all rospoots ay Wal to Mat Whieh Is dixpluyed in the forcign productions so eagerly cau ie Chere; ani that in the 0% mothe Bele prom ine a 4, tes well an W seer af and tudigenor otters Jor the bent original Ameriey fa the seoond best original Aiwericaw note! that may be gen to hint between mow aid ty °y,, 18% Sum iid any ne K hd 1 endoread * 5 # ILLUSPRATHD NEWSPAPER + BUY YRANE OUSE The Union Army All Back on the Line of the Potomac. — The National Capital Safe. MoClellan in Command of All the Tweops in the Field in and Around Washington. WE NOW TAKE A FRESH START. NO MORE MISTAKES TO BE MADE. The New Army of a Million of Men to be Imme- diately Organized. NO TIME TO BE LOST, The New Campaign to be Short, Sharp, Decisive and Overwhelming. INTERESTING INCIDENTS AND DETAILS. THE KILLED AND WOUNDED. 4ll Grumblers and Radicals to be Sent to the Rear. The Reconneissance of the Past Year. THE REBEL PLANS. The News ef the Battles in Richmond, ae, IMPORTANT CABINET MEETINGS. ‘The Way General McClellan Was Placed im Command of the Army of Virginia— The Rumors of a Change in the Cabinet. ae, ae. Wasanoton, Sept. 3—1 A, M. Since four o’clock to-day, and up to the time of mcet- ing, the city bas been filled with stories of dissensions nd changes in the Cabinet. One ramor has it that Mr, Secretary Stanton has resigned, and bis place has been asaigned to Goueral Halleck; while General McClellan bs to ‘be she Commander-in-Chief of all the armics of the Union. Buta careful inquiry reveals nothing of the sert as yet consummated, and the present status of affairs seems to be thia:— Qn Monday afternoon President Lincoin and General MoClelian, iv company , called upon Genera) Halieok at his headquarters, aud @ Jong interview ensned, lasting until after dark, and regulted in an arrangement upon which was-based # ‘general order,” as tollows:— GENRRAL ORDER—NO. 122. WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, WaAsmINGTON, Sept. 2, 1862. } Major General McClellan will have command of the for- tifications of Washington and of all the troops for the de fence of the capital. By oommand of Major General HALLECK. ELD. Townsexn, Assistant Adjutant General Ae the armies ander Generais Pope and Burnside are pow called to the defence of the capital, this order gives Gen, McClellan supreme command of all our armies now in the -vielnity of Washington, and, in fact, in Virginia, A part ef the Cabinet—wviz, Messrs, Stanton) Welles Smith, Bates and Chase—are represented to have objected to this arrangement, Mr. . Blair sustained tbe President and General Halleck. Mr. Seward was absent from the city; but from his universal former support of General McClellan, it was known that&e would, if bere, tilt sustain the action of the President. Consequent!y a Cabinet meeting was called’ at noen, at. which every momber except Mr. Seward was present, What was dono ef course is not known, Dut & is cortain that the meeting adjourned, at fair o'clock P.M.,the Cabinet were unit te favor of the President's action. A rumor, which may or may not be true, is afloat as te the way in which shis moat important Cabinet meeting came to be held. i give the story for what it m worth, neither crediting nor discrediting it, but simply asserting ‘that (¢ came to me from a sourco which Ihave been in tho habit of crediting. The story is as follows:— On Toesday, after the interview betwoen the President and Generals Halleck snd MeCiellan, the Secretary of War addressed a note to the President remonstrating against the arrangement arrived at, and dntimating that tf the facts wore az stated, he (the Secretary) would feet compolled to resign.” To thie letter the | President replied, the exigencies of | the times required the arrangement, suggesting that Af the Sooretary folt disposod to resign he would fev! con Ths note called for the resignation of the Secretary or threndorsement of while when stating shat strained to accept the resignation the order, and the Cabinet meeting was called for the aafely repeated thoro is, \9 PAuIC hero : bot of cours#gher,, @ natorally ® generally expressed solioitude regarding the fetere purpeso of filling the vacanoy if is ocourre There ia only one fact which shakes my faith ta the tenth of the latter version of the aifair, on! that ia the one that Mr. Stanton was preeen: at the ing of the | Cabinet, | The Cabinet meeting of to-day wan lang continued, aad | the gues ie ng doubt true that it had reference to onr | present condition. The government, {t ie apparent, ty xorting every enorgp for the city’s detanco, 16 may be NEW YORK, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1862. THE ENTHUSIASEA FOR GEN. M°CLELLAN Barrons, Sept. 8, 1862, ‘The American, of this city, publishes the following Special eapatod te ite eventing edition: — last week, growing ont of the question of rank; but it was ‘settled in favor of the former by General Lee, whe com. manda the whole rebel force in person. ‘THB AOTED WULL RUN BRIDGE THRES TIMES BURNED. ‘The Bull rum bridge, om the Orange and Alexandria Rajlread, has ite ups amd downs ag well as everything cise. When the rebels left Manaseas last spring they Wasuixarom, Sept. 3,1062. | burned the structure; but it was rebuilt by our people, ‘The effect on the army on hearing of the appeintment | and held by them until yesterday week. ‘The first struo- Of Genera) McClellan te command them is represented as Wildly enthusiastic, They are now ready to turn back and mect the enemy at once. ‘This feeling extends throughout the whole Army of Vir ginia, and evon the sick and wounded join in the general Fepictigs. There ie no panic here, All new is covfdence and seourity. Movements of General McClellan. Wasurvaton, Sent. 3, 1862. Immediately after accepting the chief command of all ‘the Union forces" in Virgivia an@ the neighborhood of ‘Washington, General MoCiellan proceeded to inspect the ‘troops and fortifications on the other side of the river. ‘This duty occupied him until after midnight last night. ‘His reception by the officers and soldier was marked by the most unbounded enthusiasm. In every camp hig arrival was greeted by hearty and prolonged cheering,apd manifestations of wildest delight. Many of the soldiers who fought under him in the hardest battles of the war, ‘wept with joy af having again for their commander ove ‘upon whom they conld place unplicit reliance. Already his burried visit to our campa bag brought a Femarkable change in the soldiers. His presénce seemed to act magically upon them; despondency is replaced by confidence, and al! are glad that McClellan will hereafter @treot them, ‘Tho General has been busy in perfecting the organza. tion of the army, and prepariug it for the duties to be aesigned. He has easily resumed his old habits, and spends moat of the time day and night among the campe and forts. ‘The abolitioniais try to comfort themselves with the Belief that General MoClollan’s command is only over troops within the fortifications about this city, but it ta certain that he commands all the troops in this section of the country. YWeaterday General Halleck was at Gene- ral MoCletlan’s quarters fur a long time, and subsequently the latter proceeded to join the army. This now consists of veterans for the most part, and a little time for reor- ganization and for the designation of some new general eflicers wil: make it #0 formidable a force, in conjunction ‘with the new regiments now hore, as to render it doubt- ebleaaciet ed rebel willdare to advanoe into Mary- Affairs in Front of Washington. Waamxaron, Sept. 2, 1862. Fresb excitements multiply upon us with each incoming day, and this has been the most painfully exciting period in the history of our national capital, What with the pouring in of tho wounded from the field; the rushing hither and thither of ambulances, carriages, wagous and vehicles of every description;the movement of troops throagh the city vowards the scene of war; the queryines ‘and button holeings of every person coming from across qhe river, the heralding and bulletining of every rumor, however vague and unreliable, the whole tewn is kept in confusion worse confounded, ‘TUE SCENES ADOUT THB CITY. ‘Tho sceves in the streets, at the hotels amd newspaper offices, and at tle various departments, boggar descrip tion, Karly this morning, long beiore the denizens of the eapital are usually astir, the whole population was out, and then commenced the manufacture of rumors avd re- ports, each relator vieing with the others in extravagance apé-color. THB REPORTS THIS MORNING, he Washington morning papers set the ball rolling with the story that ‘our army was safe at Centreville; but this story was soon spoiled by another that the enemy had succeeded in moving quietly down near the railroad, towarda Alexandria, and in turning our left wing, and tbat they were now on this side of Asirfax Coust House, and between that place and Falls Charch. ‘MOVEMENTS OF CAM? MATERIAL, ‘This latter story gained credence irom the fact that at ten A. M.a long live of army wagons loaded with camp parapbernalia came moving up Fourteenth stroes from tbe neighborhood of the Long Bridge, and defied out toward the outskirts of the town, in the direction of the springs. Then an officer of General Po; tail came ip covfirming the report, and by twelve o'clock there were more stories afloat than all the reporters in Christendom could ebronicle between now and doomsday. TUR HERALD CORPS WERY SOON AT WORK. ‘They were despatchod at an early hour to every point where the least reliable information could’ be gained, and, though going all day, and working diligently, I fear havo not in all caves obtained that accuracy of detait that was their wont when reporters were allowed upon the field to see for themselves, and to write facts as they observed them. A SCARED @FFICER—INS STORY. For instance, here is an officer of the genus ‘“ske” daddiio"’ narrating his bairbreadth escapade from rebel clutches, who mouths to @ gaping crowd a tale of bravery upon his part, valor upon our part, and herculean strength upon the part of the enemy, such as history has bever recorded or the most protitic romaacist ever imagined. 118 BEAUTY DESTROYED. There on another corner is a man from apother rogi- ment, whe tells of the cowardice of the other; how he left the field in hot haste before the enemy appeared in eight, leaving his men to be massacred by the rebels, and how the regiment or brigade to which the latter belonged came to the rescue and enved their comrades from utter destruction. AN OFFICER OF THE GREKLET KIND. Hore is an officer who has not been nearer the field than the other end of the Long Bridge—who has spent the last two weeks of hard fighting in visiting the tip- pling ehops and “fast” resorts of Washington, criticising the movements of our generals, aud arrogating to himeelt and bis command ail the honors of the campain. There is & private of the same company, severely wounded, just from the field, damning the commissioned officer for a coward and dasterd. From thie iast we jearn that the fights of the leet six days have been lost to us by the poltroonery of our efflcers. CAPTURE OF CAPTAIN ASHR—M8 STATEMENT. Yesterdey I bronght into General Halleck’s bead. quarters, from Virginia, as prisoner of war, Captain Aube, of North Carolina, Acting Adjutant General in Gene- ral Jacksen’s army, from whom I learned much of the stato of affairs ip the rebel army and at the South; but as it is signified to me that the information thus gained is ‘contraband I an obliged to forego writing it. THR REKRLS GAY THBY CAN AND WIL TAKE WASHINGTON. 1 may say, bowever, that! have learned from other sources, ontetied to credit, that the enemy have no fears or doubts of their ability to take Washington, and that very soon. ‘THE RUNEL HTRENGTH. ‘Their force they deem ataply sufficient for the purpose, pambering, as it does, undor the five Generals Jackson, Longstreet, Rwotl, Hilland Smith, not less than too hun dred and fifteen thousand men at the present time. THAR MOVEMENTS Jackson, Longstreet, Ewell and Hill are now consoli: dated at Manassas, while Senith (our own Gustavus) is marching, with ® column Whirty thousand etrong, ou Frederickeburg. The gentleman from whom I learn thevo facts loft the revel camp at four o’olodk A. M yeaterday. TORY 240K SURSISTAYCR. He weports also that the robels now there were quite destitute of rations, they having expected ¢o # beiet on those captured from our men atand near Manas, They were, however, disappoimted in this; and as their supply tealns had oot come ap when my toformaut and ae they had not beon hoard from, it ts Wo be presumed thug the rebel troeys are fully aw badly cared for ju the coms mnissay ino ae our ow TRE LAST HOPE OF THE RERRLA 2 The revels look pon this movemout as their last hope, | and Tam esniiientiy told will ney n their backs upon | | Waesht a, Dut a eer a et or die, there and now has b encore f ared oMeere and surgeons admit ¢ won teu thoutand to Wweive | thoneand in killed and woundat op to Saturday night last | | | QOARRRE AYONG Tite | Gavernis Jackson and Longstreet, had @ ouarral one day tore built by the Union forces wae merely a temporary one; Dut over this was thrown » beantiful trestle frame afterwards, and the temporary one was torn away. On the bight of Tuesday, the 26th of August, the robels made a dash upon it, drove in our guards, and bureed it the Second time. Nothing daunted, however, Colonel MeCol- Jum get bie men at work again, and on Monday night of this week hed it rebuilt, and ready for the care to creen. But alas, for all buman ealculations! About midnight of the same night a body of rebol cavalry dasbed down to _the bridge, drove away the sentries and burned it for the “third time. GRNERAL POFE'A PRAINA AT ATKXANDIIS, General Pope’s headquarter trains have arrived at Alex- andria. What that signifies you can guess. General Mo- Gielen has arrived from Alexandria, and established bis headquarters in thie city. ‘THD MOK, WOUNDED AND mrsamNO continue to arrive by all possible means of conveyance from the lela, and the sick and wounded are being cared tor at the several hospitals. THR BYACUATION OF CENTREVILL. The following ia the substance of @ report just made to me by a gentleman who has every appearance of being reliable. He left Wasbingtom yesterday to go to Centre- ville to look for his brother, who waa wounded on Satur- day. He went out on the care as far as Fairfax Station (seventeen miles); then walked across to Fairfax Court House, arriving there at abeut four o'clock P. M. Here he met, as he judges, about feur miles of army wagons, loaded with army luggage and sick and wounded men, coming this:way. There were alsu some «ffillery, some cavalry and a large number of skulkers interspersed, all Ddelonging to McDowell’s corps. They brought the news that Pope’s entire army had fallen back, and were en route for the forte around Washington. THB ACTION AT CHANTILLY. My informant pushed on about a mile the other side of Fatrfax, and as he reached the summit of a bill ne saw in the plain before bim a Jarge number of our troops, drawn up in line of battle order. Here he also met an officer, who told him that Jackson bad sncceeded in turning our left wing, and our troops were momentarily expecting an epgagement. Just then the rain commenced failing, and my informant went back to Fairfax. He bad not more than reached the [village before the action became general» and continued until night, in the midst of a terrible thun- der storm. I may add that this report is confrmed by Assistant Adjutant General Selfridge, of Gen. Pope’s staff, who left tho scene at six o'clock last night, aud by mapy others who have called at the oftiee since. DISSATISFACTION AGAINST POPE AND M’DOWELL. Imprecations and execrations are loud and deep against Pope and McDowell, though I still believe that the former will ahow that his course has been the only one left for Dim to pursue; but of the latter I Mud ‘ none #0 poor as tw do him honor.” Of Geueral Pope, I may say be bat obeyed his orders to the letter, and, if there be any fault attributable to any person concerned, that fault cannot le with bim. Perbaps there has beon no blanderimg— no mismanagement; but if there bas not, and everything ‘on our side bas boon dose as first designed, then there is ascrew loose somewhere; but it is not for me to attempt to locate that mechanical contrivavce at present. ‘THB XEPORTERS NOT TO BLAME THIS TIME. It js cortaim that the reverses that have befallen our arms in this campaign ere not attributable te tho unwise exposures of our vulnerable points by reporters; for we have not been in a position to Know or even dream of such matters; consequently the argument that the enemy gained @ knowledge of our movements and weak points through the press falls to the ground; for not a line has ‘deen writtes from the army to any paper for the last ten daye. Yet the enemy have found our weak spots, and bave pierced then, have known where to strike, and have struck with vigor and effect. General Halleck’s course, in exciuding reporters from the army, is now being fuily commented upon, and condemned by every mas who has the least desire to learn facts in stead of rumors, and jreai resuits instead of official re- ports. As it im, we have to depend almost entirely upoa official Bulleting for our news; and the "facts of one day often give the lie to the official reports of the day before, £0 that we can form no just idea of the true state of af- fairs until the facts of eur reverses beeome too paipable te be mistaken. Many have an idea that the cause for the recent exclusion order had its origin, not ina fear that the government's plans would be exposed, but that wo, a8 reporters, would not be slew te observe the blun. dora of our generals, and would perhaps expose them to a discriminating public. But comments are useless. OONCENTRATION OF THE UNION ARMY—M'CLEL LAN IN CoM- MAND. Tonight the Union army will all be concentrated in tae works around this city, and @eneral MoClelian has already assumed the potition of Commander-in-Chief of all the forces in the field in this part of the country. WOMLLAN'S POPULARITY. The announcement of this latter fact has been hailed with acclamations of infinite delight by nearly the whcle population CONFIDENCE OF THE CITIZENS IN M’CLRLLAN AND TUR ARMY, Those whe were before trembling with apprebension and preparing to evacuate the city are now assured of salety, and feel confident that the splendid army concen- trated in the vicinity will be able ander the administra tion ef a general in whom it bas confidence, not only to repel the assault of the whole rebel army, advancing with rapid strides upon the defensive works around the city, but to drive thom Back, and utterly defeat and rout them, and thus within a few weeks end the present cam” paign with the utter annihilation of the rebellion. ‘THE NEREL STRATEGY AFTRR BULL RON. After the desperate struggle upon the twice-trodden field of Bull run on Saturday last, the forces under Gen: Pope withdrew to the other side, to the heights of Centre ville. It appears that the enemy immodiatoly began to execute another of those manceuvres by which they have aocomplished every success they have gained. TRY RXBCUTE 4 PLANK MOVEMENT. Ae was reported in a former communication, en Sunday morning intelligence was brought to the headquarters of General Pope that a large force of rebel cavalry aud ar- Ullery was moving around bie right. GENERAL POPE TAKEN RY SURPRISE. ‘The General, apparentiy regarding (he movement ana simple reconnoigsance ip force, to ascertain definitely his position, patd little attention to the information; but sub- sequent events have demonstrated that it was the bogin- ning of a general movement of the rebel army tothe right and rear of the forces of Genera) Pope tn porition at Centreville. ROW THE SUPPLY TRAINS WERE G4vED. Fortanately, as « protection to the immense supply trains moving in the direction of Fairfax Court House, « considerable force had been detached from Pope's army and thrown jo that direetion. The remnant of McDowell's corps d’armee had boon sont to the rear, and was hocated upon the Warrenton turnpike, leading from Fairfax Court House through Centreville about a milo beyond its Jano. tion with the Litto River turnpike, jeading from Fairfax Court House to Leesburg. GENERAL COUCH’ DIVISION was located in the vicinity of Germantown, about two miles from Fairfax Court House, upon the Little River turnpike. THE REDKLS AYPROACUING FATLFAZ COURT HOTS, During yesterday information was recived thut a large rebel foroe was approaching Falifax Court House by the latter rente, and a portion of Hointvelman’s oorpa, uxdor Kearney and Grover, was moved ta that dirce Jeperal Hooker w Genors tion, ne from headquariere hore to take at that p Fite REY, ATTACK Just before dark ap attcek was commenced by a strong gebol force, comprising tho divisions of Generals Ewell, A. I’. Hill and Longstreet, upou the position oveapied by HOW THe MNON TROORS ster HF Genewals Kearvey and Grover were miurched rapidly | avtiviery made t me Of our batter! Dut the | battin, whieh wos brief and Merce, was almost exclusive ly ap infantry engagement, ee CX ARGH OF OUR GALLE TROOP was desperate and Jrresisgible, and the enemy were al Fitz John Porter's corps im the battle, and tn his division PRICE TWO CENTS. most immediately repulsed. It was here that General Btraggiere and skedaddlers were collected. G@rover's brigade, of Hooker's division, had one of the | Hooker's division and General Kearney’s division flercest bayonet fights that has oocurred during the war. | back in order, the regiments marching with well ‘The brigade charged into the woods, where the enemy | ranks. Many of the stragglers attempted to fall im were posted in three lines, behind a breastwork four or | these regiments, and march off the field with them, five feet bigh, and in about twenty minutes five bundred they were repulsed, and kept out of the ranks of and seventeen of their number fell. Formed in one line, | siendy veterans, whe did not desire the compan the brigade broke through two lines of the enemy; but, | of men on the retreat who would uot fuse the eneniy bY being unsupported, they were obliged to fall back. The | thotr sides in the tront of the battle, Second New Hampshire regiment, Colonel Marston, ac- tually crossed bayonets with the rebels, and had a despe- rate encounter, in which they lost severely, although thoy drove the foe from their position. ‘THE KROTUKRS OF CERERAL BANKS. Among the killed was Lioutenant Hiram Banks, Sixteenth Massachusetts regiment, brother of Major Gene- Incidents of the Battles. Wacmveroy, sept. 5, 1862. Fleven hundred paroled prisoners, some of whom were taken by the enemy as far buck as Thursday, o§ of the | Manassas, arrived late this evening at Aqueduct Fridge, Georgetown, and report that General ral Banks, He was a true soldier, and was rapidly win- Lee has established his heatquarters three miles bet ning his way to distinction. Major Gardner Banke, an- yond Bull run, om the Warrenton turupike. The other brother of General Banks, je in command of the | force at Fairfax was Stuart's eavairy, he being there im Sixteenth Massachusetts, Oolonc! Lannatt and Lieutenant Colonel Lawson being in hospital. HRAVERY OF GENERAL BUTTKRITELD'® BRIGADE, General Buttertleld commanded a» divieton in General ‘The rebels assisted the men in the burial of our dead lastnight, whom they stripped of their clothing, with the exception of their pants. Our men say the enemy a6 the thne were go hungry that they rushed for eq Daversacks of our killed abd wounded. Our men sai the soldiers of the enemy marching to the rear,on thé Warrenton turnpike, towards Thoroughfare Gap. ‘Washington tx comparatively quict, the excitement of the last two days having subsided. Such disposition bas ‘been made of the troops within the last twenty-four bourg as to restore confidence. Reports have roached here, from time to time, of var- sain regiments naving been noarly annihilated, whe after the lapse of a few daya, the rumors prove grovud~ Possession afsome portion of the vast amount of supplics ers, the appearance of numerous stragglers being the which were/Parked in that vicinity. It was Roowm Bere | 1.4) rerutation of the exazgeration. yesterday, from information derived from Wm. 8. Ashe, | pagadier General Buttorileld, in the battle of Saturday? formerly representative in Congress from North Carolina, | oo anded that portion of General Morell’s division, but lately Assistant Adjutant General to Stonewall Jack. | icing part in the engagement. sioneral Morel? was son, who was captured by our troops on Monday mornivg | Goner,) Griftn’s brigade, whieh took vo part In the while making a reconvoissance, that the rebel army was | (oop Woeks?, of the Tweiftti New York, who com greatly in want of provisious. od General Rutterfekt’s brigade, was shot through ‘THR OBJECT OF THE RECENT RAIDS. legs. Their raids upon Catlett's Station and Manassas Juno | G,1409) Roberta, of tho Seennd Maine, who commanded tion, and this last movement upon Fairfax, were all in- Genera) Martindale's brigade, bad bis horse shot andew tended to obtain supplies. him. ‘THEIR MOVEMENT TOWARDS MARYLAND All the rogiments engayed fought gallantly, and nom@ : supposed to be actuated not so much by the hope of | potter than the Seventeenth New York and the Eighteent® inereby capturing thie city as to obtain food for their | yarsuchusetia regiments, never be'ore under fire. army. They fought last night like desperate and starving | ‘The loss is said to reach forty per cent of those ome men; but they failed in their object. goged. Captain Rider, of Genoral Butierficld’s stat, wag THE SUPPLY TRAIN PLACKD CUT OF DAXGRR. shot tn the head, and Captain spear, of Gencral Martin’ ‘The supply trains, which had all been moved from | gai’s staff, in the right hand. Centreville to Fairfax Court House, were immediately The Fifth New York sustained sevore loss. put in motion, and, without the destruction of any public General Duryee's brigade, which Is composed of the property, except the loss of @ wagon here and there over. | Ninety seventh, One Huudred and Fourth, One Hundred turned on the road, all the thousands of wagons hav and Fifth New York, and Que Hundred and Seventh Peuns doen brought into Alexandria, or within the circuit of the | gytvamia regiments, was ordered, during the battle om forts around this city. Saturday, to advance inte a piece of woods, near the olf BAEEE GAY RASEINE FADER RACE. Bull Kun battle field. Here they found the Fifty-seventy As coon a8 it was ascertained that the whole rebel aFMY | Now York, which had bon obliged to fall buck from the bad moved to the right and rear of Centreville, the rest | savaneed position which had been previously ocoupiedy of General Pope's forces were marched towards Fairfax | ty.y wor ordered 00 relieve them, and did ao, This wag) Court House, General Fitz Jobn Porter bringing UP the | grout one o'clocr A.M. The brigade was then ordered te rear, and by midnight to-night the whole army will bave | javance to tho position originally held, and from whic arrived within the shadow of our fortifications, the Fifty-eeventh had retreated. vou after reaching this CaETESS Noy Cans ee advanced position the rebcis made their appearance in come ‘There was vo object in hokiing Centreville after the de. siderable foree, and with four pieres of arullery, wits Partare of the rebel army from before it, and now Dew | Saich they opoued re, but fortunately their guns ware aipimamasimcer = vtcriroe ttle eo adam too muoh elevated to do serious miechief, ‘This consmaed Se ey eee ee for bali an hour without material advantage to either vide, Duriag last night n small force of rebel cavalry €8M® | write thas engaged, General Daryoo received a wound im as far as Fairfax Court House, sbout three miles frem | ia tne right hand from a piece of shell, white dismounted Upton's Hill. This morning a large force of rebels war | a4 sheeting on his men. ‘He had the band bandaged up; reported at Leesburg, and it is stated that acoustiorable | 194 remained on the field im command of bis brigade Portion of the rebel army will attempt to cross the Poto through the day. mac between thet point and Harper's Ferry. ‘The brigade was then ordered to fall back, and eceupy oe ae ees Pe er fa position in the woods about four huudred yards in thé Reports have alsoreached here that anothor redelforee, | 12) they remained in this position two or thred under the command of General Gustayns Smith, Ba ar: | iors engaged in skirmishing and buab fighting, and Fived at Fredericksburg, and designs crossing she Poto: | unin an order was received to full back further; but bé mac into Lower Maryland, somewhere about the Rapps | tore nig could be done the order was counterman| pace ne ee ana they were ordered to advance to their original | wae: Slwrems ore ene tion, Here they remained until between five and xis ‘There was no lack of courage in our troopa nor falter | oi icey Pp. M., constantly under the fire of the rebel ing on the part of their offcors to which msy be charged | visnery, At this twenty-twe color bearers were shot. DEATH OF GENRRALS STEVENS AND ERARNBY. ‘The victory was achieved with the loms of two of our mest gallant, brave and accomplished generais—Isane I. Stevens and Phil. Kearney. The former fel) at the head of his brigade, and the latter while leading one of his re- giments into position. ‘TUM OBJECT OF THIS RERKL MOVEMENT ‘upon Fairfax Court House was unquestionably to obtain this retrograde movement ; but there was and is asad time @ battery of tbree guns, sug complaint of mismanagement of cmmandiog gonerals | ported by @ very large force of rebel infam» and a deplorable want of confidence iu their capacity, try,, suddenly mado their «ppeurance from @ eee Game een. piece of woods where they bad been previously Mr. Dennis, Military Agent here for the State of Indi | congealed. A charge was mado upon this battery ; but ana, has recetved a lotter from Col. Meredith, ot the Nine- | tee enemy were in too stroug foree, aud they were re teenth Indiana, which, with the Second, Sixth and Seventh | paised. The brigade thon fell back through the woods Wisconsin regiments, forms General Gibbons’ brigade | and reassembled upon a bill in the rear. This onded thd On Thursday evening they encountered Hill's rebel di- | gght in this part of the ficid. ‘vision, from whom they took a battery, which they are | ‘The Ninety-sevemth New York was tn the advance, and reported an still possessing. They beld the battle Sold: | stood thef hottest of the fire throughout the day, aa@ but Col. Meredith was the only field officer who was not | deserves much praise for ite covlness and steadiness met. under the galling fire of the enemy. General Buford’s cavalry brigade did gallant and telling servico in the Inte Gyhis. On Thursday after, noon they attacked General Longstreot’s division, Thoroughfare Gap, driving the iatter from their position in ‘the Gap, and visiting them with heavy loss. On the succeeding day, while acting as rearguard of General Rickvtt's division, they were ae. tucked by the enemy, whom they kept at bay during the day. During the march of (ovr iniies (rom Thoroughfare Gap to Gainesville, on the Manes rood, at the precise spot where the rebel General Julustou’s forces wok tae care to remforee the enemy at the battie of Bull rum, hey took the right towards Catictt’s station, and while gong: this route, which was dove pursuant to orders, they hear@ the sounds of the engagement, between General Hicker and the enemy. On Saturday (he brigade was two bourse in the rear of our centre at Haywarcet, just beyoud the ‘THE REMEL PLANS FRUSTRATED. old Boll run battle ground, Two bonrs after the bale Battimoreans of secession sympathies stato here to-lay | opened the brigade was ordered to the extreme right, that the rebels will crose into Maryland below Harper's | ‘They went a mile anda half beyond our right, but saw Ferry. It i# stated that Gen. Wool has gone to Harper's | nothing of the enemy in thas direction. On returning Ferry te concert measures for the protection of the Bal- | ,bey came suddenly upon a masked battery, which thnore and Ohio Railroud, A gentleman from the immo- | opened fire nyon them, doing bat little damage, however, diate neighborhood of Leesburg states that @ force of | the shots fortunately beiig at too high an elevation, and rebels is there. passing harmiessly over their heads. They fell back ome half mile, the eneny continuing to shell them. Om a plain beyond they #aw o large number of stragglers, and for the purpore of preveuting these men falling into the hands of the enemy—of which there was iinmimenq risk—General Buford ordered a charge on the enem:; who were concealed in a pioce of woods. They started a full galop, with sabres drawn, across a moadow which the wood skirted, when snddenty they came upon Stew. the | ors rebel cavairy, who had started to charge on them, ‘The horses of the opposing cavalry were moving #t the height of their speed, and #0 completely enveloped in une cload of rising dust ax to render them matually invisible: ‘The meeting of the hostile cavalry battalions was terri, fic. Over 300 men were dismounted by the muddenvess ond severity of the shock. Our men captured about one hoi dred and fifty prisoners, and avy quantity of horses an@ arme, In this counter charg Colwel Brodhead, of the Firet Michigan cavalry, was mortally wounded, Coptaim cannon, of the First Virginia cavalry, reeeiwed two severe wounds; and in Company N, of this regiment, not a cons misaioned officer was left. Lieatenant Palmer kilied thr men with his sabre; Captain Kelth, of General Buford’ staff, had his horse killed under bir; Thomas seofteld, of HE 1OSENS IN THE KRIGADE. He bad three horses shot under bim. Our entire loss in this brigade, killed, wounded and missing, wag 778. Tho Indiana Nineteenth lost two hundred and twenty seven. Tho brigade was not in the fight on Friday, but was in on Saturday, and held out to the close of the day. Loss unknown. HRW ORDNANCE REQUIRED. A New York battery came in this morning to exchange their damaged guns and appurtenances for vew ones. It went off in the @irection of the arsenal, and therefore I have not beard of the name of the commanding officer. We hear that the New Humpshire battery Wat three of ite guns. TEE ABOLITION ORGAN still cries out for emancipation of the negroes, notwith standing shat the fugitive negroes now hore are a burden tothe government. ‘Wasuixcro , Sept. 2—P. M. ‘The city to-night was in @ state of great excitement, and not without most substantial cause. Crowds were gathered at all the hotels and on the strosts, discussing and speculating on the future. It thay bere be eaid that, white tho more timid of our fellow citizens apprehend danger from the rebel move wents, thore are ntout hearts that are not intimidated. Last aight there wae a reries of skirmishes along whole front, during whieh we lost two of our beet gene- rais and other valuable officere. According to prevaleut roports, t was Hooker's division which was mminly, if not altogether, engaged in driving back the rebels; but the one nile of ekirinishing was attended with much lors of tife. At foar o’clock this morning, a train of one hundred wagons, with commissary stores, was intercepted by the enemy between Fairfax and Centreville, and driven off towards Manaseas befere the party could be overtaken ‘They secure! the entire train. So soon as this raid in the rear of our army at Centreville was known, the necessity of guarding that direction became apparent, and at noon the whole Army of Virginia had abandoued Centreville and was massed this side of Fairfux Court House. Company D, First Virginia cavsiry, was killed, The This noon they again took up the hne of march, aed | chargewof thie cavalry uot valy saved the straggiors iyom f : t ids of the enemy, but were of 1 this e ead in sight of Munsons Hi aliing into the han soap cata Woreel ‘et 2 “orvice in aiding the movements of the whole right Wing ‘The enemy's cavalry followed thom in the distance, but made no attack, and the entire movoment was being ac. | % ‘he army tain Phomas Hight, of the “ccond regular cavalry complished in excellent order : “4 ew was taken prisoner by the rebels near Mavassas, and the rofieenpationdl geile gs» le omt to meet the | sig, question asked him by his captors was, whether be Foturning column, and was recetved with great demon | Hoicnged to Pope's army. Cvlouel Fitzhugh Leo took him Strations uf gratification and pleasure by the army 1 charge, and told birw that He could not be paroled ance ‘The works for the defence of Waehtugion nro ati inan | OYE cus should come ap oF fall in with therm excellout conditioa, and aro strongly manned by experi | ig wax put upon a horee, au rode with Lee, except encod artilieritts. The gunboats lining the Potomac aro | a" ever they came tu eah oat con wens bt doubtiess desgued to prevent any attompt to mterrupt | O45 cont to the rear, so that he might be out of danger, tbe nav gation Of that river, When Stonewall Jackson came op the next day Captain Hight was paroled, He was xiven to understand thas i€ The Retreat of the Left Wing tn the A Bulli Run Battle. he had beon under General — command be would Wasuxerox, Sept. 3, 1869, | have been gent to Richmond ‘On Sunday merning, as the rebels neared our provision at Manassas, Captain D. L. Smith gave or, ail that ould be saved and to burn the When General Franklin's corps arrived at the buttle wurday afternoon, the fortunes of the day ground, on § | trains of cars had been decided, and the command was halted near Cob | ders say ras. Major General shreum, eveing that Gencral Pope's | valance, which was dune. Te carry this ont be dives lef wing was failing buck towards Con’ 0, formed | two young mes, clerks Im the Comissary Department, hie division in line of battle scres the road, and do. | samed Rolie C. Gin and Jemes Paul, to stay to the inet, plyed @ «quadtron of cavalry attached w the curps aa | which order they cheerfully obeyed. They succeeded iq tkicmiriows, Goneral Smith's division was also drawn | saving over one thousand dollars worth of cote, sugag up in tine of attle half © mile in the rear, Whee | sad bacon, and other articles of value, whes, the rebel@ appearing, thoy began to think it was time te nave, Og the troope cane bacie [CONTINUED ON RIGHTH PAGE? they were brought to a halt, and cot allowed to pase thie point, and awanber: | of