The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-29
ARMY OF VIRGINIA.
GEN. POPE'S DEPARTMENT.
OUR FORCES RETIRI.NG.
POPE'S "LINES OF RETREAT"
THE ENEMY PURSUING.
Their Hundreds of Thousands
SIGEL COVERING THE RETREAT.
He VIII Not be Hurried.
GREAT BATTLE EXPECTED.
Deadliest Struggle of the War
GREAT BATTLE EXPECTED.
Deadliest Struggle of the War
Junction Of Mcclellan with Pope and Burnside
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF VIRGINIA,
CEDAR MOUNTAIN. Aug. IL.

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF virginia. I
CEDAR MOUNTAIN. Aug. IL.
IraoWne Lettcr.l-Again on the march
and retreat.
The camp which only yesterday was sit.
uated at the foot of the Mountain, now
memorable forever, dissolved this afternoon
into thin air, and headquarters are now
camp, but whether for an hour or three
hours it matters not which.
The hurried order came to be ready to
start at once, and before two hours had
passed, tents and baggage, all of headquar-
tiers but its personnel was moving to the
rear.
We understand it is whispered that the
whole army of Virginia is in retreat, and
presently it begins to be added that the
whole army of Richmond is on the advance,
that the rebels threaten to turn our left
flank, and in word, are marching straight
for Fredericksburg, for Washington, and
for the North.
Perhaps, but before the North, before
Washington, before Fredericksburg is
reached, the hardest, fercest,. most determin.
ed and desperate battle of the war is to be
fought.
This army is not running away, nor is
Gen. Pope outgeneraIled yet by Stonewall
Jackson.
Threatened on the left flank, threatened
by an army that counts its hundreds of
thousands of miserable and desperate troops,
the army of Virginia retreats, indeed, but
it retreats to fight.
By daylight it must cross the Rappahan.
mock, but when once on the north bank of
that river it no longer retreats. 1t begins
to maneuvre. The battles of this war are
about to begin.
CULPEPPER, Aug 19, 6, A. Mt was ex-
pected that the army would cross the Rap
pahannock by ten o'clock, but the passage
of the trains was so much delayed that it
will not be attempted.
The corps of Banks is here, and Mellow.
ell is coming up.
Both will wait the arrival of Sigel, who
covers the retreat and will not be hurried.
AS l write, these heavy masses of troops
are pouring in swift but orderly marches
along the narrow roads, and over the fields,
towards the town.
They are already listening for the sound
of the believing cannon. all day long the
march will continue.
Sigel is not expected till noon and,
whatever happens, not regiment leaves
till the rear comes up.
1t is a wonderful retreat for, in spite of
delays, there is no panic among the trains.
Though the troops are moving to the rear,
they march as if to battle.
There will be no engagement today. if
any means can avoid it--perhaps none to.
morrow but on the Rappahannock, before
the week closes, comes the deadly struggle
OF the war.
The Commercial says it has information
that junction of McClellan's, Pope's and
Burnsides forces has been effected. We
believe at Acquia Creek.
The same paper says that reliable ad.
vices from James River state that the re-
bels occupied Harrisons Landing and their
pickets extend as far as the Chickahominy.
A large portion of our gunboat fotilla,
with the flag ship, was above Harrison's
Landing and would probably give the re.
bells a taste of their quality.