New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-04
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Failing HACK % Our Army-shc right
On Monday Niah'-The Losses ia Gen.
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AtnANpRr, Va. Sep. 2 1862.
Tie defd tie owing. and tie wounded I'LL crowd
tire streets Of Alexandra. Thousands have already
been sent 70 the hoepilals in Washington and TO the
cities OF the North. Ten, fifteen, twenty thousand
viii hardly cover our lcss in thr late battles. From
an officer # h.-h character aud who participated in
IN the battles If last week earn thai onr dead are
actually lying IN bears by the side # nc Orange
and Alexanlria Railroad, near Manassas Junction.
.udhIte bitches around the forts erected by Bean
regard Tie proportion Of The dead VIII ouinlmber
tho.e Of any other bait Is during the war. Rsbc and
National rold.ers lie together with heir bavoneis
locked IN the death grapole. But few ofrhese DEAD
have vet been buried Thcii bodies lie fcst ring IN
the sun, and the Reel army, in thdr eagernets 80
follow mp their victory viii not take time 10 cast
few shoveis full of ca ti over them.
Our army hss AGAIN lallen hack--ihis time almost
within ,he ior,s aIound Washington. The body OF
Gen. Kcarucy was Dbl morning sent 10 our lines
nr lcr - fac Of irncc. IL was no' RECOGNIZED until
dayi.h,. ana the Rebels, in order TO co'uie ID 10
ADMIT ila; they occupied the battle-ground, gem
ron. " gave it NJ.
The troops el..oed in the bate Of last night were
snd parts of the divisions Of Geri King and Rick
et's. Gen. Buions g valry, tie ist Rhode Island
Cavalry. un,,i cornm.ud q Col. Duiie, Two bat
ia'i,us Of the Harms Lgt Cavity, aud PORTIONS Of
X .arfcy's division afro participated IA the light.
u w4s an altempi on the pmt Of The Rebclsio tam
cur left flank get between Fairfax and Ceutreyllle,
cut Of and destroy supply trains and even to pene-
trate TO Alexandria and destroy the vast amount Of
property concentrated there. That they dii not sue
coed IN doing all this has led msny 70 suppose thai
we were entirely victorious in the hight; but If they
did not accomplish all they designed to do they yet
compelled us to hastily abandon orr line beyond Cen
forufcaiions OF Washington.
Our loss IN this little aGair Of last night will not
fal much shor; of 200 Or 500 in killed aud wounded
Dnryee's aud Pairck's brgades, the Harris Light
Caynlry, aud the Rhode Island Cavalry suffered
severely IN officers sud privates Tie Harris Light
Cavalry he been fighting nearly every day the pat
week. and Las lott Heavily. The Rhode Island
Cavalry lot nearly all then icld-oihceis rs did The
briradcs oi Gem. Duryee aud Patrick. Gems. hcar-
uev and Steyels although not ~ the tick, Of the
aebt, fell early IN the engagement. For battle Of
but one or two hours duration, 1t PERHAPS one
n the seycreri of tho war. II resulted in LEADING
G.p. Pore TO discover that for the present the
gr.nlet army Of tie nation muas again hug the
.hor,s Of the Potomac ior safety Ii 80 urictiab.e
that nc Rebel cavalry lar surpasnes our own. ~
almost every instance they drove not only cavalry
lut iaf.miry. TIE Rebel lritoners laU5h our SOL
d,rrs 20 rcoln aud iu.ult them in he grotseN mar
per. although th1y tell AT the SAME time some stub
born truihs.
s,.w ~ group Of prisoners this morning almost
drive tAc.r guards away from them with Their o.lis
and their rdicule. Our toldcrs looked at their
lnre fee, and their ragged uniforms, but iht
Rebcll pointed to the IIs around Alexandria where
long trains Of wagons were fastening to seek shc!-
ter behind the forts.
At an oaily hour this morning few NEGROES came
into Alexandra aldreporedih The Rebels moving down
the Accoiink road with Infantry artillery and cavalry,
with tic intention Of reaching Alexandria before tie
lo.ees Of Mcdowell and Sige conld fall back.
strong force Of cavalry and infantry was Immediately
rent out to check them, and battle may be expected
this Afternoon ifihey persist in their design.
II viii take long While To repair Tie los Of onl
arm, in horses. On account Of cur supply trains
having been cut oil hundreds Of them died from star
WALTON and still more by The severe duty imposed
mon Them. How the Rebels succeed Ia transport
ilr teir suppies and feeding heir cavalry il
mvste.y TO all our officers. The knapsacks OF their
pris,ners were found filed with hard crackers OF ou
own manufacturing but their horses required some
thing ese to subfs upon and but llie bay or grain
WIG obtained from us.
\ staff officer Of Gen. S'gcls told me to-day that
the lo.s OF Gen Sohurz in the late battle will amount
10 nearly one-half of his command. In the battle
q last Friday, in which the corps of Gen. sigei
fought from the commencement to the close, Gen
S,hu,z had the most dfcnll tasks assigned 70 him.
lie charged upon masked batteries, supported by
infantry three times without suffering the least panic
in his division. Il was not until Gen. sgei DIFF
covered that no was not being ie-eniorced that ne or
dered Gen. SchuIz to fall back. Gen. SchuH II
anid to have led his men admirably, and to have dis
played soldesy qualities Of The highest order.
Cen. King was to-day carried to Washington
ill. lie las not been able to command
lis di9i.on during the retreat and the battles G5u
Hatch. although slightly wounded in tie head now
Laaeo nmand Gen. Patrick OF The came division,
reported dead by 1Ac Warrington STIR last even
inr. Is alive, in command OF has brigade, and nin-
jWod.
Gen. Sigel has slso been reported vounded-Le
did not receive % scratch.
II D. m.-Cu. Reno claims ihe engagement OF
lat night a victory. BE compliments ihe ca'aIy
clarle OF Gen Bulord ard gays il WAS ihe Lest yet
made by u during the war S.uarts original brigade
il said 10 have broken and ran. Col. fAnsw'lh oil
To Sth Illinois Cavalry arrived in Alexandra ul'
evening. and resumed command Of bis regimeui' lie
LETT II moi, about u year eince with 100 men, be
now has no.
1t is reported tonight that trains vii eeaSe 20 run
upon he Orange and Alexsndra Railro-I' hi'cr our
dead and wounded have been buried ID iemoVeu'
They now run but IL mes-to Fairfax station.