The New York herald., 1862-08-26
MOVEMENTS IN FRONT OF WASHINGTON.
Successful Withdrawal Of Gen. POpe'S,
Army to the North Bank Of
the Rappahannock.
1hs Change in the Strategy Of tho Rebels
and the Supposed Reasons TAgreior.
OUR PRESENT LINE gF ACTION.
sKIRMrsHING WITH THE REBELS.
DEATH OF eENERkL HENRY BOHlM.
sKETCH OF BC3HIEN.
ARRIVAL. OF MCCLELLAN.
FORT sIoEL AND rGs DEFENDERS.
The Reported Cap dare OF TIVE Thea-
sand Reb Ass by SigeI,
&c. &c, &C.



WASHINGTON, August "a, 1882.
me- recent expN Stcn Of newspaper correspondents
from the Army OF fsniA. ana tho order Of the govern
mens iorpiddng he transmission Of intelligence from
snat quarter ov ahe telegraph has rendered the col
iscn OF reliaf Aezews extremely difficult snd the At
tempt almost U Sscss.
sk'rmsning Sssbcen going on 70 greater less
seni during he past three days. during which several
attempts wer sade by te rebels TO the river but
sney were G6n time successfully repulsad, and in
instance q AssH numbr Of prisoners were captured.
Ine sroo Sasre in gocE spirits.
hnsadr General Bohlsn, Of Fhladelphia, was
Killed W Arsusnt skhmish in Virginia. He was shot in
the head ksnd died Instantly.
CAp@ n tUouldng, late Chief Qztsermaster on rre-
nonts sse has bsen taken prisoner. Captain Buell. II
Ohio, hxssesn kasod.
PmADnrmA. August Is. 1862.
krtNl In bssn received in'tdis city, from gen
tu snrxho left he Rappahanssck yesterday morning.
shs vur troops Avc had frequent skrmishes with tne
~ bMwh,le fsmng back from the Rapidan.
SDgoaseao1 either side aos serious.
sssraI Fbps holes the railroad BRIDGE ~ well asVwe
endhs yrsitions On the opposite side, which thGrs-
'bssanvssanhasd several times.
Ow tronsare aktributed aougthe river, and have
hDtsd AI sastk they win be aba 70 maintainxheir
Ssssen ta junction with the othsr army corps ena
snt9 th0a tc resume ths onsusive.
UAe rSsE endeavpring turn right andgst in
~ reaybV the way sf Narrehtsn.
Me 4spssted eapturssf Two wosthousand rebels byGen.
0uahsv. confirmed.
Dw washinxton .corrcsponaenes.
WAsMR0roH, August 10, 1852
~ 1hGe-u RskoeTdoe Xoucnssk of Gen. Pope-2he Re-
oslfnsimorced By Generals Bee and Kagruder-Ssrengh
aaas Rsbsl Rbycs-20en. Esessn Chief Comnsurd-T1s
OFtS to Retire Issssd by Gen. Haleck--Ges. Banks
fCssYc Tdhe ne Lssd-Gm. Stsa Covers Ae Rehvas-Tne
k~~S -
~ Dss1tws, Ae. a9 ~
me news from the Army OF Virginia. under 0vn. Pope
scdy, is at nrst thought Of startling character be-
ne no other than that troops have faon beck the
nsrh bank Of tho sspahannockout, when vieod in the
correct light reflects great credit upon the ccers who
szecuted tho mevensnt and upon the genssal who
Asred il. lsH ~ an r ar
n seems thst asrhe battle q Cedar Mounasn ON the
eth inst, stonewal Jackson rred with his forces
0ordonsvillc eighteen miles ssuth from the Rapidan
river, where ne had already fortified, and
sent 70 Richmond for strong reinforcemsns, Pesumng
That Cen. Pope woc follow up Ais advantage cross
,she Rapidan TO attack him. In to Jacons call
Tor troops Generals Lee and Magruder up to
oordonsve with the greater past OF the rebel army
Htchmond arriving ai Gordonsvinc and Orange Court
House on Thursday and Friday last
Upon the arrival Of thesc rcinforoncn,s which sweed
1Ae rebel army Two hundred thousand they
wsre divided three corpzkasfuer taking the left
On the Madison Cosr House road; xvell the cere,
mort Of Gen. Pope and Jackson the rghton the Fred
ricksburg road Raccoon ford tie whole nnasr the
comrand Of Gen Iee In this orderslhc rebel am ad
vAncsd within ten miles Of the Rapin Sunday last
Gen. Popes SCOUTS brought in the ness Of these
mens Sunday, and tho reports weTe-Sonhrmed By de
ssFters and prisoners rosn the rebel army Gen. Pore
lnneda ltey communicated information To Gen. Hal
1sck, mi answercdsb7 the Commander inChief on
caday, with order to F~ire the north bank the
unappahannock without delay.
The order to retire was given at noon Monday ard
ss mass. .ncentiy executed Not pound OF stores Of
aaS kind dollars worth sf government property was
AAobehHd, thece sisn OF panic evnced;
1uial Done calmly and cooy the sve,utons Of
akusiment dress parade. Tasre shadoof disap-
pfmment tobc observed upon tire faces Of the as
t marched past, and wondering why the rctrograde
yuOcanept was made; but Eaw kpsv the real cause
Cen. Banks, srrrs led OF In tho march at four P M
e ~ is camp sist outside Of cr9cpper Cour, House,
VII, ther had gaze after its terrible fight week before
Tho sarps Of Gen. HcDowell followed and matter OF
cours GEN sgel brought mp tlc rear with his artillery
A. ei1 sdoe'eek thk morning, w2en ,sn Cul,eprer tic
south she town. marching Ia perfect order towards the
hero are Various -eiscns assigned sy army officers
why Tho ybelshave .hls changed er psogranme; but
the n.st 81 esie one seems 70 be ht, n sonscqucncc of
tho rcuored VEittdrnwa of Gen. Msielauf army from
the pcninsuh shsrc wasoo further o 2sng troops
a. Richmond, md tho Immense rebel army there opcrat
ward in hope ~ overwhs,nDg Gen. Pope before the
troops Of Burnside and Mcclellan could be consolidated
with his or the W regiments raised under the three
hundred thousanA osi colii be masscd souhwcst OF
Anshor theory ss that addaccd by rebel deserter
win hem c0nveyssd last sight He esd that this /
nnvc,rA n was not lvk@sd upon McCcans retirement
from the PENINSULA but ~ss IA accordance with Generals
lac ard Jackson long cherished Iian OF the canipaIg
chat make the war aggressive on the part OF the
Sorth1 TIs said that there M least hundred
IN ,usand me, sl Ia Richnh nda force deemed SIMPLY
sufficient 10 eend tho city against any attack frcm
Mcclellan or tina federal gunboaE. md that General ice
had publicly pr, nnised bis 20 sgvs them Popes
army fos servants ina promenads IN The Capitol grounds
In Washington nsk lie Of the dog days sf 1S62.u
The retirement OF General POPE sc north eide or the
as mastery piece of rategy Who're he was posoued
at Cedar Mountain and the npiau 10 no natural
barriers protect hiR from the onsltGgh,s OF IN over.
wholmng force these 20 DO found rouh of the
RappahanuGck by gaining the north side Of tho Rama.
hammock he between hun aud his zoe great natural
dcsoncc equal at least 10 doub K Tho number Of his amy
Besides lhis, he himself Against flank movement
upon other side aud makes his position secure until he
shall have mas-ed such forces ~ win enable hin rc
sumo The advance
General Popee army largo en1ugh 10 successfully
core with that OF General Stonewail Jacksor's with
which II coldcd week aeo; bus ID was not sufficient 10
overthrow tho combined Southern coussderacy IL sclid
phaanx Hence In this strxcgy and discretion have
become the better part Of valor.
The rebels expected 70 move forward Immediately
though do not anticipate that any fght will take plsco
taken Tho discipline " Gen. ropcA army shone forth In
glowing Light during the rsrsnent W au Rapsshan. \