New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-09
did not rel ly, and after

cvdce our 3o., o." IKE il Ly Backburns Ford M,
make au a.- al ,imrs mud ob'ai"iDg 10 response
~t h ~ UaptzsIulan,s brisades IL reserve ~ 80
We shoud have to send any uoolSS moved forward
tI;lss division The o'her oriSaueso ,b;nr ,ho
siLSe T., the ceneral orders On reeenlpe .uo
"a at Sn6Ieys Swing, l found par VI va S |
Lde ri Hunters division tbuihsue y ''',' ~
ve.I r,an we're slow IN gettlpg over s'Vp AK '"
a, lie time the clouds Of dust from the alsc,,oh
hn, u w ;udieated tue immediate approach OF
80 force and fearing IL mlg't ecue Wv" vi en9
xe ~ The column before the dvlsi n coul9 an gee
49, a sustaip H. ORDER sent back 10 inc hes''e
" rercents TO break fyom tie colnnp ana eomo lo'
I'D ,eperatey rs fast as possible. OTGers Were sell
ty an ohCer 10 the reserve bil%aae o. ii'IpIo'a
iop 10 cone by uCaIeT road acf0sd tht he'V . 114
" ;dede-earlp las sens 70 Big. Gen. yier 10 orc
r.; 20 ress forward hs attack as large bOoea o. tio
s,etpy were pairing 10 front Of ha to attack lio 60,
viaon which had crossed over Tue around sr,;o1
sbe strearn and the road leading IRON SGdfy rtnJ
.outh and over which Durnsides brlSSnr nH..S e5'
was ior about q nile from tic ford itnsh! W. a.
while OIL tie ii hit Of tie road for hb0nt thC "a aud
sance the country was divided oe't the cous,ry on
gootp About a mile from the rosa lno - lila
10th sidep of the T, ad il open, ara ioE No. ~ We
further large rolling field. extend gov The field
r1nton tururike VIII crosses +" na, DoN, s -, "a
Vi battle throngi' the valley OF s'H'i
o1v after the leading regimen, OF Inc .rd roe
reached this op,n grace, ana WIZ So 40 ~ioht
.ecoa6 briJade were crossi TO the iIoit a.u ISL
l.be e,e,,v 7nened his fire, beginning Win nruiF:!
Il no with in.ldty. The lsd9I'g bil.
a. tngn,ihesl lad 10 sustan u Is shoCS Iys u SIT
s.; .hort snpport and did it well. The eai aioh
-ae fa1fyv was scnt TO sustain ii, al shOsfly
afserHtad tie other corps OF Porars b!eaue' ah1 d
Tcgiment detached 0m lleintzelLans olViioh 70 'po
leff iced The enemy back far enOugh 10 anoW sur
mans and Keyes's Bigades, OF IyierS DIVISION 70
Gross from their position On the "arreitoa Eao,
These drove tie right Of the enemy, uhoeS'oVu ~
have been commanded by BeaureSaio' irom lnS ~
of tie field, ard out of TIE oeacbee Noous, az u
- ne
aide Willie this was going on, deinzeiIsin dlVleih
was moving doNG tue ieid to the stream, anu uP vac
road beyond. Beyond tie Wauenton road, imd TO The
Te0 Of Spdley's Spring is h,ll with farm house on
IT, Behind ths bill tie enemy had, eNly III 'be d'y,
,cue Of his most annoying batteries hl'.d Ae 0on
che road from the lii another hull, OF r@tner ee-
ysed Ijdge, or taise Of laDd.
Tie hottest part OF RE contest was for tbe posses
.on OF this bill with house on 10. The force en-.
gaged here was HeintZelmau's Division, NIe0A ahd
A0wGid's Bgades the right, supported o! pant OF
Porers BIigaoe ana the Caysliy uhde' RAINIER anu
Fr.nkln's Bncade OF lleirtzeiuaus DIVISION, s6er-
mans BrgIoe OF Tyers DiyiiOn III the center aud up
9be road, willie Key ess Brigade Of IyieF DIVISION
on the rf, a,ta king he batteries nsaI ,ne aI|e
Brig a.o participated IL the attacs by s IRE from
the month Of tie turnpike. The euemy was understood
20 rave bes commanded by j. h. Johnster ~ Aeu
Bsuery who did such elective sefVice, ard ihyea
40 brilliart rart il this cobtest, was together WIN
siiln's Bat cry, on the sIJe OF the hill aud became
abe object OF the SPECIAL attention OF the enemy, WHO
dour officers mi taking of bis giaienls
for one Of cur owl, and allowing to aPpo&e.i win
oLt fric upon tin disabling tbe batter! ara then
siteupted 10 take il. Three times was be repnsed by
different corps ruccessicn, and driven O1cA ara Ite
guns taken by hand, the horses being Kill o. and ulied
-wey The ,hird iise IT was supposed oy Cs an tat
80 res.lse was iua for be driven entirely from
the m and 30 far beyond IL lot to Ne Ia sIht aud
al were certain the d-y was Ours lie had 1,Ioie tils
bee driven neatly rile and half. and was beyond
She War ntOn Road, which was entirely IN cur pos
~. ct NJ
tbgiceero were jast eomplel the removal OF the
statis across the ROAD, To allow our isentoieemeht
{Sheueks Brie ale and Ayers Battery 20 jon us.
Te enemy Was evidently oishear'ened ana broker
But We had becn ghiug since halilhs yen CiOeh ~
the morning. aud aiter three oeiock IL 'heates-
noon The in1i hid been ny sihee two OtiCeh III TUG
morning ana had made what to lhose unused 70 sueh
shlgs seemed long march tei0re eoilnS INFO aolioi
shol the Longest iii tanoe gone over was not more
shan li g ard halt niles; and though they Dad tfee
-dsys ptossiohs served ont 10 item TIE Gay oeloie,
many nO doubt eiIbef did not eat then or threw theu
away on the warch or during ire Da'tle ana "ele
ghercfoce without food They had doue much severe
dpgtiug Some % the regImeIits which had been
sVen from The bill 10 the INST two attempts 81 the
enemy 10 Eeep pOsseeslon OF IL had becope sunAeh
were unttea0y and hae many men out OF the ralS-
G. was tis tune that tbe eneuiys Requirements
s,s i, m, aid on me railroad trtin CnderstoJ ID 10
55ye iust arr we'd IRON The valley win the tsldue OF
,Johnstoa's army. They TIRE" Themselves III tns
wOods on night. and toward the rear VI our fien
cause a Item 10 b,eas ind rere down the hillside
Thls soon Gegereraed into disorder for winch there
was no remedy. Every eIOTt was ua1e W rly oieiI
even beyond the reach Of the enemy he bnt IN Val
qhe battalion OF regular inaDtry alone moved op Tue
bill opposite the With tie house Oh H. ana thele
aaintaReo ilee until our men could get down 10 ana
s.icss The Wafoo turnpike, on the way back 10 the
position we occupied in the morning. Inc PLAN Was
covered with The r,IreatiIg tIoops aud they seemed
tO inject tbOse with whom they came IN contae Lac
rttfe soon became rout aud this son degehe''1ed
gill further iuto panic.
Finding this state Of affairs was beyond the efforts
Of al tioe who had assisted faithfully durrg TIC
lobg sd lard day WORK in gaining alnos, the Object
e3i our wishes aud that nothing rem ied On he hell
tut g. Ieoogi ze what Nc c0sld 10 knger prevent, l
gave tie Lvce sary oSers protect LeF wlthdfawal
begging tue torn IL line, aud offer the apeHr-
elee at least, Of organization. They retained 10y the
Hrds 10 the WsTeltOn road, Protected 10y my orcer,
by Col Porters force Of regulars. Once On the road
the oiereut corps coming together 10 small fa-
ties, wiibout ofcers, tuey became Informing ed ami
ali Organization Wac l0sI
orders bao been cent back to Mes's dir sion for q
Brigade 10 forward and project has retreat, and
COl. Bebkers brigade detaol ed for this purpose
and wss ordered to 20 es far forward As the l0Sut
where tho road " the light le:t the main road:
BY referring 10 the general order 1t VIII be seen
Sbat while the operations were to 80 Oh III 'front.' an
a, ak W6s u be Iuade at Blaekburrs Ford by the
tsietde (RIehardsOisl etaioLed there. n reference
70 his report and 10 that OF Msjos Hunt commanding
che artIery will show that thi. part OF the plau was
well and effectively carried out. IL succeeded IN de-
.ceiyiuV the enemy Tor a considerable une, and IN
Keeping ia check considerable palt Of biz force. Inc
fre Tue artillery al this point Is represented as par
ticUlarly destructive.
Attue time of our retreat seeing great activity in
shi. direction much firing, and columns Of dust, Le,
can't anxious or this place, tearing II II We're tuThed
forced The whole STRAIN OF our retreatDiB uhss
would be captured destroyed. Alter proyi0ng Tor
the pro:eoin Of the reteai by Porters aud Benker
Arf.'o I I'D Nasia. on. nd