The New York Herald Newspaper, September 7, 1862, Page 1

Important WHOLE NO. 9490. erin * NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. ALL QUIET IN FRONT OF THE CAPITAL. from the Upper The Battle Wear MOVEMENTS OF THE REBELS IN FORCE =! ‘of the River. The Occupation of Frederick by the Enemy. Attempts of the Rebels to Cross The Fords Where Into Maryland, Cur Troops Prepared to Receive Them, &e,, &e., &o. ‘Wasmneron, Sept. 6, 1862. 2m REEMA ON THE UFFER FOTOMAC AMD I MARYLAND. is understood to-night that thirty thousand of tho reber treeps have crossed by different fords into Maryland. It fs mot known whether this is a feint to draw our forces from the neighborhood of Washington, or whether a stil) ‘tanger army is to be thrown over. 1 fe ascertained that secessionists are buying horses tn ‘Whiagity and Baltimore to supply the rebel artillery, caval- sy, &e. It is claimed by the Confederates that they bave @mough stores of grain in the Shenandoah valley to subsiat @m army of two hundred thousand men ix months. It te (quppened alao tbat stores of supplies are awaiting them in Maryland, which will be available to them when they gain & foothold in that state. ; GEN. M’CLELLAN’S COMMAND. @enerad McClellan has been placed to-night ip command 8 all the forces of the Army of Virginia and of the Po- WB WHOLD AREY OF THE QU) VIVE. ‘The whole army in frent of Washington is ordered to de provided with three days’ cooked rations. ‘TEE REBELS AT MINER'S WILL. ‘Bring lest night the redels opened a battery upon eur @ompe ot Miner's Hill, eight miles from the city, and (rew a few shells into them. No casualties resulted. 4 of Weeden’s battery, under Lieutenant Buskley, ied, and the enemy’s guns were soon silenced. The Seven by which they wore supported, apd the batiery it- eet wore immediately withdrawn. ARRIVAL OF RECRUITS. ‘The constant arrival here of recruits to fill ap the com- ements of old regiments is very gratifying to the military emthorities; those regiments will at once become efficient from being mingled with well disciplined soldiers, In eqder to derive the greatest amount of efficiency from them @eneral Motiellan is wedging the new regiments into old ‘Deigades; in this manner a much greater amount of pro. fieiency te field drill and manquvers will be svonest ob- YOR REBEIA AT PREDEROK*BURO. ‘Wredericksburg having been abandoned by our forces, fe new occupied by a strong body of rebel infantry and * gesgoanon oF squia cum. Preparations have been made for the evacuntion of Aqpia Crock by the guard left there, and suck govern- ment property as cannot be conveniently remeved will Of Maryland, the secessionists there will repent K i tao unt and asbee of their towns and fertile felis. ‘The jndications increase that Genera) McClellan wilt @emmand any army that shall move offensively against the enemy. His first general order looks to the “‘im- ‘mediate service of the army,” and private accounts con- firm the statement of the Ster of this evening, that Genera) Burnside’s corps and tho army of General Pope are consolidated under General McClellan. The latter is engaged every day in camp, and does not come into the city unttl after midnight. Not only the veterans of the army declare for him as a commanding general in the field, but a0 also do the new recruits, General Barnside’s treops are by this time in proper Position. Some of them were not long ago seen in this vicinity. As the Times recommends the seloction of one of the Dest of the diviston generals to be Commaader-in-Chief of the new Army of Virginia, why not leave the decision ‘upon that peint to these generals themselves, and, in- deed, to the whole army? The soldiery put their lives into the stale for re-establishing the authority offte gve- ernment, and why should they not have for a loader one in whom they have confidence? ‘Two or three parties have gone to Centreville to-day with flags ef teuce to recover bodies of officers. Dr. Brown, government embalmer, heads one party in search of tho remats of Genéral Bohlen. The Surgeon General, however, has sent out an ample train of ambulances and carriages and supplies, and Dr. Coolidge, Modival Director, is expected here to-morrow with the last instalment of our living wounded en the Bull run field. Aquia creek bas been evacuated, and the government Property brought off, The locomotives were all placed upon barges and towed to Washington. The buildings used by our quartermasters and commissaries were de- stroyed by fire when the rear guard embarked. ‘The arrest of straggling officers continues daily. In the last forty-eight hours several hundred have been secured and taken before the Provost Marshal in dis- grace, and gent to their reapective regiments under arrest. Mr. Pierce, General Superintendent of the Hospita) Corps of Male Nurses, has ordered that no more nurses be enlisted for hospital purposes, the large number of citizen nurses who bave generously offered their services to meet the late emergency having proved sufficient to meet all immediate wants. ‘When the train of wounded from the late battle field reached Alexandria last night, they were halted at the camp of the Thirty-sixth Massachusetts rogiment, and every man, four hundred ip mumber, was generously provided with het coffee and bread, which was gratefully appreciated by tho wounded, who had ridden throngh the bot sun and dust a distance of over thirty miles. HE THREATENED REBEL RAID IN MARY LAND. Varvmwon, Md., Sept. 6, 1862. As you may well imagine, thie city is in a state of great anxiety and excitement. Rumors.of all kinds regarding the movements and operations of beth our own aad the rebel army meet you everywhere. To-day it is reported that the rebels, under Jackson, have crossed the Potomac, near the mouth of tae Monccacy, and are mareling to- wards Frederick, and only ten miles off. ‘hie ie, of course, untrue, It is trae, hewever, that a large rebel force of infantry, eavairy and artillery are uear Conrad’s ferry,on the Virginia side of the Potomac, A party of our cavalry eogaged in reconnoitering along the towpath of the canal in that vicioity yesterday, were fired vpun by the enemy, and two of our borsos were killed THB FIRST DISCOVERY OF TIT FONNELA ON THE OFFER POTOMAC. The firet rea! intimation, however, that we bad of the «approach of the enemy ia force up the river was | on Monday lsat, Captain Cole, with 1500f tho First Ma. ryland cavalry, was cogaged reconnoitering the eountry n the neighborhood of Leesburg, when he suddenly came upom 4 column of rebel horsemen, wader Pitz Hngh Lee, eat’ ated at 9,000 men. ‘ Adouta week ago General Btone made application to We military authorities to be assigned to active duty in @e field, stating thas he had no doubt the sebele ‘would attempt to eroeathe Upper Potomac, and repre- ented that be wae perfectly familiar with all the fords ‘and every bridle path connected with them: He de- how the eressing could be prevented, but was faiformed that at present the government had no need of this services, and that when they may be needed he shall ‘Be notified of it. Wasumeron, Sept, 6, 1862. Arreport prevailed this morning of a battle last night @& yesterday afternoon, at or near Poolesville, but nothing eam be ancertained to confirm it, Probabilities are too (en made to assume the form of facts. @n Tharpday afternoon the rebels fired gbout twenty shots from Ball’s Bluff upon # little canal steamer, the Miying Cloud, which plies between Goorgetown and Har. per's Ferry. Nobody hurt. The steamer bas returned to from the upper part of Montgomery county, M4. arriving here enrly to-day, report tbat heavy fring ‘was beard late yesterday evening in the direction of No Qand’s Forry. ‘They also confirm the rumor that the rebeia yesterday ‘ereseed the river this site of the Point ef Rocks. They @28 not venture any conshlerable distanee from the Poto- mac, The forces consisted of @ battalion of cavalry and four pieces of artillery. After remaining a sbort time they Pecrossed. ‘There is no doubt of the fact that tho rebels, iu strung foree, are posted at several points on the opposite shore. Considerable vedies of rebel infuntry were piainly visi- ‘Die from this side during the day, and the camp fires at might indicated the presence of a larger force of rebels ‘than at first suppored. Tt has been known for several daye past that the rebels Rave been moving up the valley, apparently with a view (@f passing into Maryland, Reports bave reached Wash- fngton from time to time of their having made attempts to cress, The mest current report thie morning was, thay © detachment of cavalry and artillery had for a while feconnoitered on the Maryland sido, and then veturued to the Virginia shore. ‘This report came from the furmers residiug tn the vieinity, but there was sot one peint ouly where the , pebels essayed their transit. } ‘The camp Gres end the (else rumors which the renats hempclyes were instrumental in circulating were, doubt- « SeRNUaH Yeas, intended to deceive our forces, while the tormer | « a which Oaxptain Cole’ company got decidedly were intently engaged (np the the eonsnmmation of theif ihe worst ef tt, aod only effected their escape aecrons the programme. | river with « les io Killed, wouoded and missing of nearly ‘To-night it in gald the rede bave orossed wear Point of | one-third of cheit namber, Captain Cole, baving received Rocks and the Monosacy, and now oveupy Froderick, Mary: | 4 rmiuferosinept, puehed Aorows the river oace more, with Jand, in force. | dhe intention of avenging the low he bad sustained, when, Itis reported that the enemy were et Frederick, Mary. 16 his aeiooisbmeni, he dineOvered not only cavalry bet and, last night, and that it was scoupied by rebel troops infantry wnd ariillery ‘0 large members, and he bastily Military me ‘ails Pp | fled with theo .oformation hearing “ for operas | OUR PORCIN Ane NOW RADY tions on our side. ' cor any moverant the rebels may im their jodymens No apprebensions are felt here o8 the seers of the webe) marviug ov the Upper Potomac, Thoy was | dette Vo mtimidate our generals, and pre wetive eugreasive movements on our part, to the end that the rebel suthorgics at heme may get Ume to reine new troops under the conscription. deem it proper to wwke along (be Fiver. ‘The bridges lung the Baltinore and Obie Railroad are guarded by in- fantry and artilery, ao teat our junications with the | dase of opnrations are rendered eecure also } ‘Tho movements and vLass OF me SANE a Tn thie city we Rear of exeitonrents at Baltiruore and other places, but Washington i comparatively quiet The ‘orop of improbable rumors is smaller on the whole than | asunl. We hoar of raids into Maryland; but the govern. | ment is not alarmed thereby, and Washington as icost i¢ | mate tor the prewent ‘The rebels Gaim that Maryland ia at hears in favor of | ‘tneir cause, but they can hardiy entertain frieadiy fael- | Qaugs towardefthat State, if they design to make ita Pattie ground with our armies, and thus Gubjoot it 10 the devastation that has ruin. ed the fhirest portion of Virgmia, Sad will ‘Be the fato of Maryland if {8 is to be ground between tho ‘epper and vetber millatenes'of the Union and tho rede! termies Mould the contest be transferred to the bardere St present, (rom ait Tean loarn, are 82 follows -—Jackton i matob from Leesburg to Wivebestar with sixty ) thousend men. He sctually commenced this march yos terday, At Winchoster the ooluren ie to be divided. One will crows the river At Williamsport, and thus commence an invasion of Maryland, while the other wil) march northward by way of Cumberland, towards Harrisburg, Ponnnylvanis, These are actually the plans of the robols, Meanwhile they will keep our forces engaged protecting | Washington, while they are making @ raid which will either force a peace or ® European recoguition. Having eronsed the river at Williamaport, the rebel design is to | march to Hagerstown, six miles frow the Potomac, thence wonthward to this city, twonty-six miles from Hagers. | town. Hore they expect to be joined by ten thousand | NEW YORK, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1862. :. OPERATIONS ON THE UPPER POTOMAC. the Rebels Attempt to Oross---Their Plans in Maryland. ene - men, aud then commence the:r :narch te Baltimore, which ‘w about Gfty miles from here py the turnpike road. By the time that city is reached they calculate on having Sfty thousand oppressed Marylanders in their ranks. THR RRAL SENTIMENT IN MARYLAND, If the rebel loaders were aware of tho hatred with which they are regarded by the people @ this State they would hesitate to commence a reid upon Maryland. Even the secessionists of Maryland regard an invasion of the Btate by the rebel army, in its present condition, as anything but an agrecable prospect. They are awate that it would have to live on the country throngh which it passed, and that they might far better have « flock of focusts. Many of the loyal Marylanders are already pre- Paring to co-operate with the army in driving back the rebels, if they should have the temerity te invadethe State, But, after all, there need be little approhension, for we have a sufficient force guarding tho various fords of the Upper Potomac, and all within supporting distance of each other, while reinforeements are arriving every day. Besides this there are supporting columns in their rear, and some heavy columns moving up the turnpike. The loyal Marylanders exclaim, ‘Let the rebele come on.”” } j The Report of the Occupation of Yaryland i by the Rebels Confirmed--The Canal Aqueduct Destroyed, a, Wasuncron, Sept. ¢—-Miduight. ‘The intelligence received yesterday, that a rebel force had crossed the Potomac river in the vicinity of the Point of Rocks, has since beeo abundantly confirmed It appears that the crossing yesterday was effected by A emall body of cavalry and artiliery, by which a recon - nojssance was made to ascertain if the coast was cloar for the erousing of the rebel army. Tt was Delioved by many that this reconvoisiasco was simply a feint, te cover the real designs of the enemy. It is atill possil and even probable, that their main body has proceeded, by way of Winchester and Martins. burg, towards Hagorstown. It is known, hewever, the enemy havo alresdy crossed the Potomac, in the vicinity of the Point of Rocks, an@ are now in the neighborhood of Frederick City, in force. It is pow announced that the pickets of the imyading foree wore in Frederick last night. Up to the present time the only @amuge (hat bas boes done is the destruction of tir canal acqueduct. There has been no interruption to either the railroad or the telegraph. All the roiling stock of the railroad has been sent either weet of Martinsburg or east of the Point of Rocks, and actually nothing has been captured. Frederick county is one of the mort loyal in the State of Maryland; and Washington county, adjoining, and lying between it and the Pennsylvania line, ie almost ae, ae. anenimous!y loys!. It ig not Delieved that the rebels, who have thus bolaly crossed the river and invaded Merylana, intend to pre coed towards either Baltimore or Washington mains to be sen whether we have troops enough in tt re. that direction to check the progress of these marandors, and, in the more expreseive amd eloquent language of Henry A. Wise, in bis Borton speech, «To bag. them.” Rumors are afloat that the bridge aerose the Mtn had boen destroyed, but retiable received that the bridge has not beew injured, although, es a mattor of proowation, the trains are forbidden to approach within three miles of the Frederiey Junctiog aformation has Ween Our own military authorities are oF Lubat this raid feto Maryland wil! coms the epeiny just axvotly the mun ber of troepe who have been hold comme (© crnme the Potomer AFFAIRS At FL A pereon aes arrived iron on Monday, after the eva there, many of the jolt purchased boots od al wo a of much i tothe | tie way Mrye quantities aeeusd Mupplies of rebet army A free onjored ma, 4 Aray name, wan arrested and bum dawriptioa, thos obtain sarily bung by the redels io Mroterickaborg for carting | away artivlea for contrabande. GEN. POPK ROLIEVED OF mS COMMAND, Patapeurwia, Sept. 6, 1862, The Washington National Rapudlican ways it was our- rently reported in the streots amd in the hotels inst | evening that Gen. Pope had been relieved of his com. mand, at bis own reqasst, in order te bripg chercos aguinet Gouorale Fita John Porter aod Symner, and 4 general of artillery, whee name wo did vot ghsfor @ipobe ying orere POPE’S CAMPAIGN. Its Policy. By ® ita. The following {s an abstract of the campaign of Major Genesal Pope, furnished by a distinguished ofticer upou his staf, Itis written evidently with a view to defend General Pope from any of the imputations cast upon him for the retreat of his army izom the Rapidan. The stric tures upon other genesals contained in it may be referred to this partiality for the genera! iv command, We give it as wo received it, We tell the tale as twas told to us; but we think the writer is mistaken in bis censure upon Geveral Porter, and also~in the supposition that the movement of General Pope was intended only as a reliet to the Army of the Potomac. That army had demonstrated by its seven days’ Aight, from Savage Sta- tion to Rarrison’s Landing, that it necded no diversion to enable it to recede {rem its position. That mouvement was planned and effected without referenee to any diver. sion, avd the arrival of Genera) MoOlellan’s army to rein force General Pope was all that eaved the army of the jatter from utter anpihilation. The mest brilliant achieve- ments related in the narrative we publish were those of the army corps of the Army of the Potemac, as was ma- aifest in the battles from Woednesasy, when Hooker's di- vision, single bunded, encountered the enemy till Monuay night, im which Kearny and Stevens sealed the victory | with their lives. POPR’S CAMPAIGN —ITS POLICY. 40 {HR EUITOM OV CRE WKRALD Mt i of publi importance that the policy of Popo’s cam paign should be known to the country. It is aleo impor- tant that thronghout the length of the lund the people should be assured that he bas accomplished the purposes intended. The popular tpte!ligence ip all classes had heen alarmed for the fate of McCiellan’s army after that Geno ral had been eompelied (4 fai back upon the Jat river, and to rely on the gunboats for the protection of BYs com munications and the security of bis left flank. The with. drawal of hie army and ion with the Army of Vir- ginia, in process of organization and assigned te Pope, were graye considerations; Dut, however critical and dif ficult the operation, the government resolved to make the attempt. The undertaicing was one of grest hazard, and to aid in its accomplishment # diversion was to be made by Pope, The army worps of Sigel, McDowell and Banks, in fragmentary parts, scattered over long lines of communicatiog from Fredericksburg to the Shemandeah valley, oonetiiuted the forces assigned to Pope for demonstrations on the linag of com munication of the enemy nerth aud west of Riehmend To threaten these lines, ent them, if possible, ond to divert the attention of the Confederates frem dlc Nellan, epabiing him to withdraw from the peninsula, were the pnrposes of Pope’s cempaigo and its policy, It was merely a diversion, aud its success mast be confensed ax ‘unexampled in military bistory. Geveral Pope and staff leit Washington on the 2Tth or Iniy, oud, visiting the camps of McDowell, in sud about Warrenton; of Banks. 1m and about Little Washington, and of Sigel, in and abont Sperryvife, put these eerpe in match for the Rapidan, and reached Culpepper himself on the @:h of August, where Mclowell’s corps had ready concentrated, The activity of the cavalry from McDowell's and Sigel’s corps had already alarmed Richmond, and the raiis of Hateb, Orawiord and King, on the Con- federute lines, bat brought Jackson's entire army, 85,000 wt to ibe Rapidan, Coustautly informed by the people of tho conatry of ail tBe position, xbromgth and movements of Pope's army, the enters yeise of Stonewall Jackson was stimulated with the conviction that he could cross the Rapiden, fall upon MoDoweil at Calpopner, in detail bp that corps and the corps of Banke and Sige! before they contd bo | npited. His intentous were perveiyed by Pope, aud hur rying Bonks el forward vy rapid night marches, Pope threw the troops of Bank» over Cedar run on th morning of the Ob, pasting t or defence, and tmovink w thoir support Ki of Mobo wer Bot dnckeon, 0 of titut, barety ya Backs titac to ore opening 4, mim commanding po" ven hatteries stro posted The rohele hat evory tome of oe twas clear to Bunke that they had to we ae! fram their po. ittons of that b sok. He “ Ww o Watth teil upon th om Orliur Moan m Lhe oth of seme of and severity that bas tha drawn battle wae the ooniiicle of the army or Vi battle io well known + a the entire army of Jackoon dan, and slartied ait tic: nothing bur overwhelming £ vinolle troops from te Hoes city. Bight thousand of Bamky’ cor) tive arty, and held thet fo chseu wn ing forces npo him, cut off hie rear, and, in fact, annthi- late, if poosibie, his entire army. Without delay General Pope put his entire army in mo tion to the rear, intending to hold a position behind the protecting waters of the Rappahanneck. In this he euc- ceeded without loss, General Lee, having by this time assumed command, and brought forward the main army of Richmond, meved rapidly upon General Popo in three columns of immense strength onthe three main fords of the Rappahannock, before which, iu such overwhelming numbers, he laid eight days, fruitiessly attempting to force the passage ef this tiger. Having Ween foiled im bis attempt at the Rappahan- nock ridge and the fords below, it was die. covered that be was passing bis columns to the left, in the direction of Waterloo bridge and the upper fords. General Pope immediately moved towards Sul- phur Springs and Warrentop, aud at this point, under savere artillery confiicts of three days, prevented the pas- sage of Lee's forces, and forved him to pasa still further to our right, im the direction of the Manassas Gap Rail- road by the Thoroughfare Gap, evidently meaning to ain our roar ip the direction of Centreville and Fairfax Court House. Pope again fell back from Warrenton and its viainity towards Manassas, He had been reinforced ere this at ‘Warrenton Junction by Hooker's and Kearny’s divisions of the Army of the Potomac, and the Pennsylvania renerve corps, under General Reynolds. ‘The enemy succeeded in gaining his rear, and cut his line of communication, destroying the bridge on the rail* read orar Kettle run. Hooker's division had advanced, meeting the main force of the rebel General Ewell near this point, where a desperate battle ensued, resulting in the utier rout of the rebels. bwell rapidly retreated, leaving his wounded on the field and his dead unburied. Hooker followed, ‘and the combs was eontinued by these forces for several miles on their line of retreat, and only ended by the Approach of darkness. Rapidly pushing forward thia success, Pope's on- tire army was speedily put in motion at daylight next morning, driving Jackson, who was at Manassas June. tion, across Bull rum towards Centreville, where the forts were, aud where ho rallied his forces. The desperate engagerocnts of Thursday, Friday and Saturday then epr': rope had detached to his left, in the direction of Gaines ville, Kfug’s division, of McDowell's corps d’armee, inter- posing that force between the rewnforcement under Long- street, hen advancing by the Thoroughfare Gap, and thé armies of Ewell, Hill and Jackson, near the old field of Mauaseas. Fitz John Porter, with his corps, had arrived at Ma- nessa, and was immediately directel by General Pope to proceed on the Manaases and Gainesville read te support Be SS ah oie Bicone er Tee King’s division, and attack the enemy on Wifs right flank, which rested on thé Manassas Gap Railroad, while Pope advanced the balance of bis army to attack them in frout (idbons’ bridage was the first to engaye the enemy be- youd Gainesville and towards Thoroughiave Gap. ‘That gallant officer beld in check aud drove back, with his six gle brigade, the entire corps under Longstreet. ‘This war on Thursday, and the first of the series of dosyorate bat tles that nade memorable the floody delds on which they were contested ‘The pablic are already advised of the result of these Jt &@ uot therefore necessary to mention them ‘They were fought with doeperation anf tubs By Both armies, ant will orige them the histe of Priddy wos commenced by Consra! Heimt- corpe, enyported by MeDowell and Sigel, and actions, in detal? vornnes waghter that will ot wars, zalovan's resulted, after a continuous combat (rom eight in the morniug nati! ‘taining posseasion ef the Seid, with the enemy's killed and wounded im our bands Porter, already in advance of Manasoas, received orders here to fal upon the right dauk of the onomy, and to commence the nttack the mon Heintreiman eognged but, for reavou ativfaetory to Goneral which wre 6 uayrtery bo {oeble demon: (ration un ih Manassas, leaving 1 and y oustain the 4x { attook of armaes Of VirgiaM, commanded ay Lee and Jou lad arrived and effected « junction wilh Jackeon’s, Long airoet’s, Tule and Kwell’s divieous, making » combined | army of two hundred thousand jeu Mri engaged in tho battle of the enauin, Saturday It does not seem to adait of & peradventare tiust, bad Porter obeyed the orders of General Pope, and attanked the i fank while Pope wae succesefully driving centre and forcing them back ou Friday, sho of Juckoon’s army would have heen ntierty routed portion of ft captured «conduct of Reveral Porter gave great distatistaction to General Pope and the army generaily Weneral Porter | goat at night a nove to General Pope, asvigniag as & reason of Micketta’ division, at sundown, eanbied our exh for bie falling back (0 Mansness, thet ho | troop to hold the fold. igel's army arrived WW | eappoued Gienaral Pope to be m retreat. Me wa: porting distance in the aight, aud tha twoaruie: laid | yoewered by an erder to oport inimedistely defore each oiuer an entire day, menting on tho Asid, and, P by mutual consent, removed their wounded and buried | | their dead. Doder « truce, consented to om te iipiu, Jack. | son moved bis entire baggego train 4 the roar of the | Kapidan, and fel back, with his foreos, under the cover | of the night, recrossing that river Cen. Pope immediately moved forward, salting « pest tion of offence boyond the field of the battle, Me was bere joined by Reno's forees of Burnside’s corps. ‘The capture of @ confidential letter froin General Rebt. E. Lee to Genera) Stuart revesled te Gonerg) Pepe the in. } Yeutlons of tke enemy, which were 10 overwbdim. | in person to headquarters fa the field, and bring bis furee | to te front before daylight in the morning, These or- | dere were complied with, an@ Porter's corps wore See field and placed to porition early on aturday ; § During tho night of Fridey the euemy lat hanged po- sition artvantageourly by # ntovement on their right flank upon the high crests along the Manassas Rajtroad from Gainesville, ‘The reiuforvemeuta under Jackson had ar. ved on this line, and made a position naturally strong yet stronger by messing overwhetming forces ant prat ng them wpon Pope's left tnt PRICE THREE CENTS Pope, dissovering the intentions of the enemy te tert! his left flank, made @ rapid movement to strengthen thas, flank, while with Porter's eorpe he attacked the left centre of the enemy's lines. This attack brought on general engagement of Saturday, in whieh every brigade and corpe of the ermy in their proper were bronght inte action. This contest was finally resulted im our holding the field til) far night, when our forces—out of ammunition and Dy the fatigue of four days? fighting, and the ; Of the previous Afteen daye—fell tack to the strongest position of Centreville Heights. ‘The movement was conducted in order, not » wagon of supplies of any kind having been left om tBe field or a ‘the road, and with no loss in ordnance, save sone fom Pieces of field artillery co disabled as not to be removable from the field. Centreville, ® position of great strength, and with Self ‘works of great capacity, behind which Pope posted hiy army, was held by that officer the following three when it was discovered that the enemy was s0 by the disastera of the ‘previous battles as not to admis, of factug uhis position. ‘They, however, began again ev- tempting vo outflank the position and to cat our veer fy the direction of Fairfax Court House, on the Little Rives road. Pope promptly put’ in motion Heintzelman’s and Reno’ Corps in the direetiom of the enemy, with orders to inter- cept them, ‘These forces came upon the enemy near Chantilly, aud the combat of Monday ensued, resulting in the rout of three army corps of the rebel army by less than one-third the number of Union troops. The Confederates wore here driven one mile and a half from thelr original position, and the utter destruction of this portion of their army was prevonted only by @ tornado which arose at thie Janctare of such violence as to render further parsuil impossible, The cost of this decisive victory was great,as two of our most gallant aod distingulebed officers sealed it witht their blood—enerals Kearny and Stevens. This success enabled Pope again to fall back, and reach without loss or disaster Fairfax Court House, with his troops, trains and supplies. Here he had resolved to establish his lines and make a final stand, convinced that he could secure and hold lines of communication with Washington and Alexandria, But in the course of the day he was instructod from Washing: ton to fall back in front of the lines of defence for that city. This was accomplished in the course of the day and fol- lowing vight with a succese unparalleled in the move: ments of modern armies. This is not a time, nor are we able, to give the details of these momentous and remarkable movements. Tt is suflly cient for the public to be assured that the object of Pope's dexnonstration on the enemy’s tines of communication tw the north and west of Richmond has been an eminent success. It hae enabled the entire Army of the Peninsula to withdraw froin its povition of difficulty and danger there. ‘The Armies of the Potomac and Virginia have been united in front of the limes near Washington, making the capital not only secure from apy attempt at its capture, but enabling us to reorganize in @ position to fail upon the enemy’r rear and flank in whateves direction bis forced may move. It is mere justice to Generel] Pope that the public should know that all of his movements bave been made dopend, ent upon reinforcements and support at fixed tsmes and places from others. Relying upon such support he hat been disappointed both as to timen and places of succor, Yet depending upon the email forces of his ype ad command, he has succeeded, without or defeat, im failing back, pursued by over. whelmmg forces, bolding them in check and giv: ing them battle at different points on sixteen sepa- rate days. His fisappointments have been many; hin discouragements would bave disheartened a man of less energy and determination in the accomplishment of the purpose of saving the capital. Ho has inflicted upon the enemy a loss from which it is imporsible for them to re: cover. Hoe has taught them the quality of cur troops m the field and their resolution to crush the rebellion, Tie has ebown them an army that cannot be discouraged in retreat, or demoralized by fatigue, os appalled by the mepaces of the overwhelming force of @ fanatical, deter inined and maddevel onemy, THE BATTLE FIELD OF SATURBAY. ‘THR AMBULANCES GOING OUT UNDER FLAG OF TRUGB— APPEARANCE OF THE BATTLE FIELD—TBE DRAD UPON THE FIKLD—LOOKING POR THE WOUNDED— HOSPITAL DEPOTS—-CONPIDENCE OF THE REBELS IN THEIR COMMANDING GRNERALS—AMPUTATING It THY, OPEN AIR—A THUNDER STORM--THE BEBELS TAKING NEGROES FROM OUR AMBULANCES—NO * TRACES OF THE REBET. ARMY—A WARNING 480U3 RBSEL ROBBERY AND PLUNDER—SCENES IN CENTRE* VILL -HOMEWARD BOUND, BTC., BTC. } Wastinarow, Sept. 4, 1962. Dr. Chamberiain and Dr. Smith, of the New York Sanh tary Commission, have had some interesting experience within the enemy’s lines since the recent battles. After the two hundred ambulances jeft General Pope's head- quarters under flag of truce on Monday morning, for the purpose of bringing in our wounded, these gentlemen fot- lowed ins She train of ambulances procecded om about a usle beyond the stone house which had beam used 48 a Lospital during the firet battle of Bull rum, an@ which i situated about half a mile beyond the stone bridge, on the Warrenton turnpike. Those in charge of the train cateblishad a depot om the summit ot an ad. jacent dill, from which the ambulaness were pent out in ail directions over the recent battle field, ‘Tuose ewo gentiomen, having been a considerable diaanes behind the train, carried a separate flag of trace. They were inet by the officer in command of the rebel pickets, who inquived their business, and on learning that % war connected with the wounded, passed them with. ont hesitation. The firet half of the day was devoted principally to a survey of the batile field of Saturday, gor the purpose of bunting up our wounde@ewho required attention. After passing the rebel pickets they met about & brigade of rebel eavalry stationed by the roadside, and quay quads of rebel infantry along the Warre nton turn pike. ‘The rebel troops generally passed them in silence. ‘The part of the field which most attrasted heir atioution was upon the right of our lines where General Hatch’s brigade in Goneral King’s divisiow bad been engaged. in the battle that brigade bad lain behind 4 piece of woods, having skirmisbera thrown forward to the edge of the timber. In front there was « plain about s quarter of a mile broad, and ap ascending slope crowned by a rail fence; bwhind it was am excavenon Unrough whieh the Manassas Gap Railroad passed. Uehind this fence aad within the excavation there bad been ported « large force of rebols, to attack wuom our brigade had been moved over this extensive plain and up the ascending slope. From the point ag which they eime from the woods and moved up the bill the dead were strown about in considerable numbors. Whore our line had been formed it was open to a moa destructive fire of rebe! arcillery and jwfantry; and after * the battle our dead were seen lying where they fell, im one continuous line. Here snd there, under a tree, or Beneath the shadow of » rock, there might bave beow éoon groups OF tho rema.D# OF men whe had boon mast of whom hard died waguccored, while an on one was living stil), Tbe rail (onee in (rent of whieh our Hue of battle had been formed wae blows te pleces amd peattared everywhere by the tremendous fre of grape and canister from the enemy's artillery, while it wae completely perforated by bulleis from musketry, Of the other sido of the railroad cot « group of rebela were on” gaged in Darying theit own dead. With these soon Dey Chamberlain bad considerable conversation, They bind veryed Lim politely, and some even profiered their ear; ices 18 accompany bin shrongh the weods m searck of ued nen. Most of the weunded anid they Bad beew troated with great Lywospity by the enemy. tn paawing aloag the rasiroad exonration to @ pume where it wae immediavly followed by an ombauk- mout cighty-dvy of our oad were found laid there ccaty cove w be covered by the level jg of the ompbankment over then a the fuest expeditions owuer of burial. He alo saw twa depots of ocr wounded coutainiug about sixty offleers ana privates, One was ats Wttle uegro cabin near the teed, and the other beneath the shadow of some trees, Bome of the parties from the smbulanee train bad remained, ‘and were attending to these weunded tmoen, One lemten~ ant of yo Thirtieth New York regiment, whowe spinal column had been severely injured by @ rifle balh wam SOONTINURD ON KIOMTH PACE ) ‘