The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-08-29

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in.o thers with what resulting damage know not
The Inon guard at 'nassas is consisted
tw0 companies of infantry and battery OF artillery.
me skedaddng men bring ily The TO Centreviilo
al anu AK were u the cavalry ami represent that most
Vi te lniatry and artillery ,ptured, and gunS
o the L.l'er turned Immediately against the skir
inkh or AFFAIR IL appears tiat The wagon trains
there ~ tbe time had sufficient warning 10 enable them
to move back 70 Centreve without loss -Four trains Of
empty cars on 'hs sdeng at MANASSAS understood 70
have ialen iAto the hands oi thus maraudilg party
he Bull run bridge represented an hour ago ts have
been burned alsO) Is safe We know positively
AZ soon as information o this gia reached here lass
nshti ifom Fairfax station, Considerable force
despatched by rail, under General stlrgs punish the
We ase ii for granted thst the rebels destroyed as
much OF the railroad aud teleg lnassas poss-
bic hoagn they could not 40 more such anare there wo
aprienend than be recliii,d by Construction
corps Al hand ia perhaps twenty hours The inter
rgpton Of telegrahic communications prevents,
~ 10 This hour better Knowledge here Of the details or
this most usgr nj affair.
From sil IL SO we feel sure that instead
u recrossms The Rlppahaun TX saturday, Cot Fitz-
hugh Laes orco hurried Into tie back af War
ientpa, from whese he mad but dash down twenty
twenty i've miles upon BfistJw and Manassas We take
" ln stantel th't ne dii not remain at manassas
until Slargls arrived the but agaa made OF for the
businesses IA hs BY tins suiceut force Of
cavalry hs doubtless been gent alter him by Gen. Pope
they wil hardly catch him however, he chooses 20
ovs the ridge al Front Royal, aud there dsperse his
force - come together again the valley IL
is untnnby true that The o these rebel raids
grow out ui the gross neon stsGcy aud nacntion TO
their duties OF our oAcecs carss railroad ana
otLef SiaiaI guards. II Is hish that examples, by
ShDCtiua the
been made OF OF those responsible
well calculated armies Justly the
dcTsoa o. tho world. Ihe county viii longer stand
nesact On tue iaIt Of our military authorities at
teton on the part or then sab 1fnases panest
rules 4 military duty aud dscipnerucs which if longer
n9 how many put the field, nor how much
money we spend for war purp ses
We appreheud thar there nas teleg aphic
munica9l with thsefront tbs rebel raid upon Ma
nassas and Bris ow-or which publish an account
elsewhere this Afternoon Up 10 that houreghi nine
A. tlere ba1 tsnt nttnVa
the Rappahannock; nor, far learn had the
rebels shown themselves IN force about there.
We therefore adhere TO tbe opson expressed yester
day that they have already made OF Cor the most part)
for Goydonsyile. leaving Colpue Fzhugh LEES small
cavalry force 70 worry and annoy right aank
{a he certainly doing and thus delay pursuit as long
as possible.
We reject the theory that the rebels have sent
a considerable force in the valley again, as 70 do
So their generals know well, would be TO insure
its immediate destructioa They know, Il bst from the
publications in the New York newspapers that be Army
OF the Potomac where it conveniently operate
in conjunction with the Army OF Virginia lney know,
too that they lose Gordonsvlc Richmond falls Of its
weight very shortly afterwards, and that they must
keep ali their strength in this region together for its de-
\ fence
While raids upon flank and rear like those Of Colo
mel Les annoy us beyond bearing they enect nothing
We viii become more wacnfal or sush Matters doubt.
| less, and thus be improved by them.
Of tSe dsv from the vicinity Of rax represent that
artillery firing heard early this morning in the
direction Of Manassas and indeed up to the hour they
If this be true Lee or whoever commands the maraud-
ing rebels felt himself strong enough TO remain about
Manassas until dnybreak when Sturgis probably came
We, however, receive this information with many
grains cf allowance adhcrng 10 the theory that such
rebel raids being vcntared only with small force
constituted do much damage by night ss possible,
aud prepared 10 run swiftly for hiding places ore elective
! pursuit can be essayed.
Among the astonishing stories told day counectsen
with this affair one saying that last night hve trans q
troops going to punish the marauders were stop
ped the road and made prisoners. There is nothing
however confirm that or aught else on the subject ex
cept what is embraced In our statement above concern
| ing IT..
Correspondence OF the Philadelphia Inquirer.l
ALEXANDRIA. August IL 1852.
There was an important raid on Manassas last
night, the details Of which give you. having just ar
from that locality, correctly as the excite
ment Of the hour will permit.
The regular train which should arrived here last
night O'Clock attacked by about four hundred
OF Stuarts cavalry under command Of Lee at bristow
place some four miles and half west Of Manassas.
The first inmaton the passengers had Of the approach
ing danger was sudden shock by tks engine
running into pile Of ties placed upon the track.
Fortunately the machine was going at high rate OF
speed and the obstruction was removed without throw
,ng the train from The track The cavalry had u-
doubedy uded upon no such result; for they
however, they discovered that their design had been
frustrated they fired upon the train, killing one
| top OF a and slightly wounding several inside
The eng pulled out the throttle of his engine and
the train rapidly driven up 10 ManaSas, thence TO
| Huh Run bridge, about four miles east OF Manassas
where 1t csdcd with train standing tlrc track
loaded with soldiers completely demoishng five rreight
| cars and piDg he broken ,imbers up into
Three nen are reported killed and several severely
wounded The conductor aud the engineer the
from Manassas badly Injured; and the locomotive
| was some Sh,t damaged.
The rebel cavalry, aiter firing, apparently, rein
forced for thcv rode TO Manassas reaching
there niue O'Clock ibetwcen two aud three thousand
strong. ~ Nsua til encountered the Eeveath New
YORK battery, which WIS evidently taken by surprise,
atho Eh is said sulcieat warning lad been given OF
the approach 81 the ebes to enable the in charge
move OIL several government oadcd with stores
Tue Sea York soldiers although thrown into great con
fusion by the sudden dash OF the rebel cavalry fought
| brayely as men coald
They tho rsi onset los, four Of their cigh, guns
II The arst time they had been under fire, and
completely they taken by surprise that tho officer
ia command, supposing the rebel cavalry 10 bo Union
troops called to them not TO him 100 hard, he
would not be able 10 use his pieces
| Tho rebels, thinking they had clsy thing, when
within few yarts Of the guns ooinmenced Yelling like
were sabrcd at their guns Those who could fought
molly. bat with what result Is not definitely known
Most Of th,m, however, 1t is believed, Killed
taken prisoners. AT the time Of the entry Of the rebels
into Manassas there but three four companies
of infantry that had accidentally been loft there BY
train shat went few hours before
The rebels getting possession OF the place commenced
tie protuiscuoas destruction of everything that
within their reach They the track smashed ths
cars the telegraph wires, destroyed buldpss
gud a cons ID srablc amount Or government, sieres
Before arriving AZ Manassas " s believed they blew up
the Broad bridge, as light rl cxplo-
sion heard ii that direction Il also thought they
destroyed considerable or the track his morning, no
eight oelocS heavy canronadng heard Manassas
and supposed General Pope had attacked the rebels
| IN front aud rear
l. Probably more hold and desperate raid has not &C.
Cured during the history Of any That IL raid
aud nothing else Is evident from thofact that would
have bccn impossible any considerable force have
| got IN the rear Of General Pores army.
4 That cxciisbc people viii magnify this affair into
of eat Importance there be doubt but 20 those
| who know well MS your correspondent does the i'm.
mense military powor Of government aud tho doom
that surely awaiting the rebels this little trick OF tho
/, traitors viii seem u no consequence.
| The Affair At Chtiett's station.
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