Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-09-03
w a r N G w s .

| The news from the army continues to
absorb the public. We see nothing dis
couraging in the reports either of newspa-
pers or timid passengers; on the contrary,
if Gen Pope will but continue to fight the
enemy, we have an abiding faith that he
will crush the rebels out of Virginia.
We annex what appears to be the true
state of affairs, with the remark that fools
may consider precautions" defeats, &C.,
but sensible people will not.
Gen Pope in his despatch to the War De.
partm ent dated on Thursday, states that as
soon as he discovered that large force of the
enemy was pursuing the right wing of his
army towards Manassas, and that the divis-
ion he had ordered to take post there two
days before had not arrived he Immediately
broke up his camp at Warrenton Junction
and Warrentan and marched rapidly back in
three columns. lie directed Gen Mcdowell
with his own and Sgel's corps and Reno's
division to march upon Gainesville by the
Warrenton and Alexandria turnpike Reno
and one division of Ieintzelman's command
to march on Grecnwlich-and with PJrter's
corps and Hooker's division marched back TO
Manassas Junction. Mcdowell was ordered
to interpUse between the forces of the enemy
which had passed down to Manassas, through
Gainesville, and the main body moving down
from White Plains through Thoroughfare
Gap. This was successfully accomplished,
and the rebel General Lovejoys command
driven back to the west side. The forces or
dered to Greenwich were designed to sup
port Mcdowell should he encounter too large
IL,
marching toward Manassas, came upon the
enemy near Kettle Run, on the afternoon of
Wednesday, and after sharp action com
pletely routed them, killing and wounding
three hundred, capturing camps and many
stand Of arms. Thursday morning the COM
mand pushed rapidly to Manassas junction,
which Stonewall jackson had evacuated
three hours previously. lie retreated by
Centreyille, and tuus the turnpike toward
Warrenton. Mcdowell and Sigel overlook
him six miles west Of CentreYile, late in tn
afternoon. A severe action took place. which
was terminated by darkgess The enemy By
that time had been drive. back ailpoints, and
our forces had captured one thousand prison
ers. many arms, and oiie piece of artillery.
This was the positin;s OF affairs Thursday
evening. Gen. Pope added that Heintze
mans corps would move upon the enemy az
daylight from CentreVille.
In a second dispatch to the War Depart
ment, dated on Saturday, Gen Pope states
that terrific battle was fought with the
combined forces of the enemy on the idcnti
cal battle field Of Bull Run on Friday. 1t
commenced at daylight, and continued till
nightfall, both armies contending for victory
with the utmost desperation. The result was
that the enemy was driven from the field,
hi FIav ID
stood strictly on the defensive, and every at
tack was made by our own men. Our loss
was estimated at not less than eight thousand
men killed and wounded, and it was inferred
from the appearance of the field that the enc
my had lost at least two to our one.
The Situation-0ur Army in Virginia
Up to Monday FIozle;rg at
Ten O'Clock.
That Firz John p arter reached the battle
field of GrCveton about o'clock on Saturday
morning, when General Pope renewed the at
tack en- the enemy's position in four columns,
with increased fury, and that he drove him at
all points towards Gainesville up to half past
two in the afternoon.
That there was then partial cessation in
the battle at that hour, arising from the fact
that other reinforcements had not reached
Gen. Pope, and did not reach Centreville un-
til the close Of of the day, and that the arri-
val at that point of Frankln's troops was
mistaken Tor rearward movement of the main
army, which gave rise to that rumor.
That Sumner reached the field of operation
early on Sunday morning, when the attack
was renewed upon the new reinforced columns
of the enemy, massed near Gainesville, with
such fury as to drive him still further back.
as was indicated by the reeeding reports of the
cannonade on Sunday afternoon at O'Clock.
That the favorable result Of Saturdays bat.
tie up to balf-past two in the afternoon, re-
leased Sedgwick's division from his position
seven miles out from the Chain Bridge, and
enabled him to march to the s;ene of action,
winch he must have reached by Sunday, some
time In the day, to take part in the fight.
That Burnside was making his way, when
| last heard from. with heavy column, from
| the direction of the railroad crossing on the
kappahannock having in his march destroy
/ ed all the bridges behind him towards Man.
| assas and Gainesville.
Ihat the railroad was in working order.
sunday evening, out as far as Warrenton
junction, thus demonstrating that the enemy
had been forced entirely to the westward of
our lac OF communication from Alexandria.
| That the slaughter on our side. since the
battle Of Friday. has not been ANYTHING like
as great as on that day, but that on the enc,
my's side it has been greater, terrible as it
was on that day.
That the surgeons sent forward hence on
Saturday morning, did not leave Alexandria
by rail till late Sunday evening, in conse-
! quence OF the condition of the road. which
was not deemed safe till then.
nat the prisoners of war captured by Gen,
/ Pope IN Fridays battle had reached Alexan-
drla Sunday and were being shipped off
down the Potomac by steam to Fort Della
ware