Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-09-03

: troops that were sent down from Warren
ton junction to attack them consisted OF
Eooker's division With portion of Kear-
ney's. but the latter, L il SAID, Gid not get
chance to enter the contest. Gen. Hooker
was In command, aud not expecting the eIl-
emy IN any large force ordered a charge
through piece of woods and into the clear
! Ell space, when = murderous fire was opened
from the entire line Of the enemy. the bat~
teFleS throwing grape and cannster, the
most "i which. however. went over the
heads Of our troops, but the fire from t.ie
line OF infantry was very destructive, COM
peilIng some IF the regiments 10 fall back to
/ the woods. On being supported by other
! troops, however. they rallied. and after
hrIng several voileys repeated the charge
when the reDels broke and retreated, our
| bows pursuing them, shouting aud yelling.
The pursuit WAS continued till q ark, the
enemy retieatlug towards Manassas. Am-
nunition and whatever they could carry
/ away ont of the cars. abuut hundred of
which Were at that place for the greater
part loaded with supplies for our army.
They set fire 10 all these. which now present
one mass of backened ruins. Ou their ar
riva. they found portion "f twp regiments
of New jersey infantry, who had arrived
there during the m"enjng. They immedi>
ately attacked them, our troops defending
themselves for some time. but finding the
number Of the enemy - great that they
were being fianked and probably surruun-
det, they retreated toward Ceutcrville and
got away with loss of some forty wounded
and about twelve killed. TIE enemy caps
tured 625 Of them but they were paroed
yesterday morning, just icfure the battle
commenced.
The pI,rcr,5t
terville. On THURSDAY afternoon a squads
ron of the % Pa. regiment, with Gen. Bir-
uey was the advance and stopped at Center
vile tn enquire the ro.te taken by the ,nc
my; while they wcfe there a woman waived
a flag from the back window, at which sig
nal ! force Of rebel cavalry, about two thou
sand strong, under Gen. Lee. emerged from
tire wo"Gs. Oar men had scarcely time 10
mount their horses and escape. coming
Gown the road toward Bull Run at fill
speed. with the enemy in swift pursuit
Ihey were followed until they came in where
our Infantry were drawn up ia line of bat
tie on each side of the road, al which point
tie rebels received a yoilev vyhich caused
them to retreat at more than double quick
Oar hoops took up the line # march aud
followed tie rebels during the night on tie
Evansville or WarrcntOn road, aud soon
came Ill sight Of the eu,rly posted near the
old Bull Run battle ground, in strong p,sl>
non and under cover + the wu,,,ls.
The action commenced about 9 O'Clock
Our batteries having been placed in psi
ton. MIiruy'> brigade, which hal the al
vance, was ordered u charge the rebels
through the woods, and TO cross toward the
railroad switch. Tie enemy poured into
our troops storm If grape and canEister.
which cause them to fall back. but ,iley
soon rallied and paid the enemy with inter
est The rebels theu rose en- nasse from
behind the raIlrraG track, ami caused our
men Ia fail back, which they did behind
HamptOn's Pitt>burg battery. This battery
then opened upon the reuelS "a terrific FIRE
The enemy we're at the time nIiy distant
about thirty yards, and the effect uf the Il re
destroyed at least SIX hundred of them. In
this action, IA w,ver. Humpton lost one nf
his guns. He had to change his position 70
the left, he was unable u maintain him
self under the fire which was fred into him.
The battle in other quarters ragged furiously,
the general result of which has been stated
Sr''m other sources The position of the for
ces on Thursday remained about the same,
a. 1t was at the cnmmenCenent Of the action
The loss on both sides was heavy.
ten. Pope arrived on the ground late in
the evening, and proceeded toward the scene
of action, but the fighting was then over.
and the enemy in full retreat. Jackson had
left for Manassas during tie day with his
division where lac pil!IGed the place. cap
turing a large number Of prisoners and
burning every buildiug except the telegraph
office and few shanties