Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-09-13

| upon the Jnnc, uniting bis forces there wit
those of Jackson advancing from The ives
Il wonld seem that the tebel army wit
which we have bad to contend in the reccn
bat ties. including the grand divisions {
jackson, Longstreet, Anderson and Huger
old command, could not have been less tina
$4,000 men. .....
BY some strategy not yet manifest, tn
rebels succeeded, about ten days before il
turning our right flank 1T Warrenton. apC
marched rapidly upon Manassas Junction
AS soon as Gen. Pope became assured o
this, Hookers division was ordered to NOV
with similar ropidty from Alexandria, will
Eve days ralions, IN light order, but Will
a good supply of ammunition. .....
Hooker sprang forward with his gnllan
! fighting division, aud meeting he rebels un
der Ewel at. Kettle Run, several mile
southeast of Manassas, gave him n sounC
threshiug, aud drove him from Bristow sta
tion ond The railroad over hich our large
army near Warreuton, was being supplied
aud although the rebels bad made rac
upon Cailett'S station, ond destroyed q
small portion Of the bridge and track a
Cedar creek this movement Of Hooker PIE
vented Long,lrcet from getting in our rea
with a large army, aud entirely severing
Pupe's communication with Washington
Thus the army Of Virginia was saved frou
humiliation or gpomn ous surrender, thai
would have foloWc Cd want of supplies, a.
there is 10 forage in that country.
1t will lie plainly seen from this that
Longstreet was al least to hold IN check
what he supposed to be our entire army at
Warrenton, Willie Jackson moved through
Cenfcvl!e on to Leesburg, via the turnpike
over Goose creek, over the Potomac aud
into Maryland .7 ...s
LohgStreet apparently fell back when
lIeiutz cman came mp with the balance Of his
corps to reinforce lIooker, aud upon hi,
arrival at Gainesville opened communication
with Jackson, who is said to have beef
moving on Gum Spring, twelve mile, porll
west Of Centrcvilc at the time, aud inform
ed Stoncwall Jackson of the condition uI
affairs, which being fully appreciated by
The Iaucr, he at once turned about ant
struck for tie Warrcn'on ;urupikr intend
.,g to join L,ngsirect nj Gainesville
In uc meantime Gen. Pope moved hi,
army ur from Warren on as rapidly as
possible MrDowci with his own aud Si
gels co. r,. a,d Reno'S division, moving to
the left, through Greenwich, toward,
Gainesville, which movement Gen Pope
says, caused The rebels to retreat through
thorougbfare Gap, and to return rcinforc.
ed
On Friday, after tedious night advance
McDnwal. Sigel1 aud Reno came upur
jackson six miles West of Centrevlle, a
he was rctreating to Gainesville, aud a sc
we're pitched battle took place which las'e
all day, aud he field was stoutly contest cd
This was a drawn battle, but Jackson
loss was very heavy, and observing til
Itrap that had been set for him, he endeay
orcd to retreat across BnIl Run on Fridu
night, but from some cause hc did not ge
his army entirely over. Hts
Our forces moved after him that night
and by daylight the next morning bad driv
en- the enemy over Cathafpin creek Up
to the date of Gen. Pope'S dispatch from
"Groveton, near Gainesville" we had cap
iured all Of JackSon's baggage wagons, au(
camp eqnpage, and large number Of pri
sOucrS.
W. ufihN ~ 'iC Nut'l w li't I'fll luIl ~
Struggling rebels overcome with eXhauS
ton. hunger aud thirst, who readily gave
themselves mp They stare that they start
ed ont from Thoroughfare Gap in light
marching order, with ten days ra,ons OF
very poor quality, and This had been al
consumed. .rl r
The enemy had now rclrented for SOME
distance. and was hack Of Gainesville NJ,
Dowcll, S;gel and Reno still held the enc
my At hay, and waited anxouSly for the
arrival Of Porter'S corps of fresh troop'
from Manassas, but from some unaccounta
BILE delay he did not arrive.
| have meet an officer Of high rank, wht
has given me some important information
Gen Pope seems to have met with TEN
pornry reverse today. He was success
fully driving the enemy during yesterday
whom he supposed to be under the com
muud of JuckSou, hut about four O'Clock
tremendous clond of dust was seen on tn,
right, and Gen Pope became convince
that heavy reinforcementS for the enemy
had succeeded in getting through Thorough
fare Gap. and were marching towards hi'
right, wit a view of turning it. Ueaccord
ingly determined to wilhdraw his jlded
troops ON The immediate field of action,
which the enemy proceeded to take posses
sion of. Il was mortifying to Gen Pope
hut Porter and Sumner had not arrived L
save the day. Centrevile is most mpor
tant point, and Manassas Junction equally
so, and the necessity Of our holding then
is apparent.
On Sunday morning the rebels reuewe'
the battle at day break, & it ragged furious
ly all day. An attempt was made TO turn
our right, but the gallant Sigel with hi
trusty Germans and the batteries he know
so well how to maunuvre, was at once OF
dered to the right, & the enemy was drive
back with heavy loss. Sigel headed bay
onel charge in person, it is said, and in thi
new position distinguished himself
A bold stroke was now made at our Ger
tire, which was handsomely repulsed by NJ
Dowell After this desperation was feaI
fully prevalent among the rebels, and ther
soon emerged from the dust loag soll'
mass of men coming down upon our poo
| worn ont army nj n charge on the dOubl