Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-09-01
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MOVEMENTS OF the ARMY
IN virginia.
PROBABLE DESTRUCTION OF
s.. BATON ROUGE.
Stonewall Jackson Henned In.
A JUNCTION OF ARMIES FORMED.
Less Of tho .Gua Boat Sumner.
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BAYOU SARA IN RUINS.
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Kansas Clsiaed, by the Con-
feloraey. .-..
Orders from tho War DeDartmont.
BAYOU SARA IN RUINS.
orders from the War Department.
From Philadelphia.

From Philadelphia.
q PHyLADzLPmA, August 80.
Occasional" Of the Press. Of this city. says
that while Genls Sigel and Mcdowell are har
raising Stonevall Jackson in flank, Gen Banks
Is in his rear and larger army than aIl dis.
putes HE march. ~
The Washington Star Of last evening con.
tains the following intelligence: We have In
formation that satisfies Us that the rebel force
that suddenly appeared between the position
Of the army Of Gen. Peps at Briston, and Ma.
nassas On Tuesday night last, was the army
eorps Of Gen Ja,kson and Stuart's independ-
ent cavalry corps. They consisted u infantry
and cavalry. and marching about 5000
strong from near Waterloo, on the head wat
ers Of the Rappahannock. around BY White
lains. by Manassas about 40 miles In days,
without wagons, tents. blankets, or even
kuapsacks. thus leaving their baggage Of every
description 10 be transported BY vagon,, with
the other army corps OF Lse's following on be-
hind them. Instead Of fighting merely por
tion # Stuart's cavalry At Manassas day before
yesterday, Tayloris brigade was confronted BY
q greater portion Of the corps Of Mai Gsnls.
Jackson, Ewell. 1alisfero, Hill and Stuart,
Neither the General.i Chief. Robt F. Lee, or
HE son Brig Gen F. Lee, we're present at Ma
nassae During the engagement yesterday at
l p III JdcAeVu . SuVhOC0 OCcupIeO VaiTI0X C.1
with force Of cavalry and had collected their
own wosnded of the engagement with Taylor,
and their wounded 10 the engagement Of the
same day with Hooker, and also the prisoners
they took from Taylor. In the Q. m about
400 Of their cavalry under Stuart in persoo,
moved on from Fairfax G H., to Vienna.
Hooker's battle of yesterday was with Ew>
ell's division ond was a eucce,s.
Maj Gen. Pope at . p m had concentrated
his very large army SO as to sadly interfere
with the calculations upon which the rebel
generals must have ventured their very bold
movement. He lad got McDowells force, in
cluding Sigel, probably between Jackson's
rear and Lopgstreet's front, and had also al
the rest Of his army wsll mp within supporting
distance. thus it continued through the .. %.
Facts within our knowledge lead to the Inn
preston that within "a hours direct comnuni-
cation vii! have been established between
Washington and Gen. Pop-s army, more
especially as there is signs that Jsckson's ar.
my corps 10 60 eodeavorlng to proceed northward
as thror gh making the experiment Of opposing
the re establishment of euch communication
with his immediate front, with Pope's army
practically between him and the other rebel
corps. We may add that Mcclellan is diepos.
ing of his heavy forces around Washing on
and Alexandria and the Notifications, 90 40 to
make it plav an important part in the eventual
drama of the hour in the battle Of yesterday.
The attack certainly came from our side.