Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-09-12

SOUTHERN ACCOUNTS OF THE LITE fIGHrlA1
The Richmond papers Of Monday the lst.
are said to have contained complete and Teil-
able f7) accounts Of affairs up 70 an early
boar sunday morning, at which time they
sad "Our forces are pushing towards "a7A-
iurt0n after the retreatinS Toe.
rbsv claim the result Of Saturdays hight
ING As their greatest victory OF the war ,asseri-
ing that they captured 80 pieces Of artlIsrT.
zoo prisoners. many stands OF arms, colDfa.
A.,s. &c. Ia all the fighting since they
d.shai On Manassas they also claim 10 ha'@
c,rtu-eI trains Of supplies and ammunlu12.
arms and camp equippage. suthclent 70 supply
their whole army now 90 Bull Run lor man
days. I'LL,
Thsv admit this was not accomplish
without fearful sacrifice Of life, and though
the l1ss II the battle OF Saturday IS stated O
have been not more that 100 killed and ,5lN
wounisd. they acknowledge a total loss 10 u.
the fighting. Of 10 600 killed and wounded.
Bv the Information IRON these secession
sources tappears shat jackson came through
/ TB.roughi4re Gap thinking himself able O
lisa up Pore with bis force-not less thar
| 1000 str5ng--by attacking him IN the rear
lis object was 10 meet POpe's division DO
detail and cut them NJ one by one. as they,
/ Ignorant OF bis strength, were sent against
| HIN but by THURSDAY jackson discover
that Mcdowell and Sigel had driven back the
small force LET'S in ThOroughfare Gap,to keep
omen communication with Lees forces a.
White Plains on the Upper Rappahannock.
and On Thursday morning he found Pope,
whole army on his hands. and bis linz OF r@-
treat cut of
The sc. ssionists say that had Pope attack
Cd him with his whole army on Friday, or
/ even On Saturday morning. 1t would have
been tue last OF jackson; bat he tried 70 ass
him.and m the mean timehis enemy COMMIT
nicared bis desperate situation u Lee carly on
Friday. and asked Tor reintorcements TO torce
the Gap and come t. his aid. Lee brought
them himself, and arrived against Pope ieii
late in the afternoon on Saturday, hzvirs
come on the d0u ble-quicz for the last ten
miles He hurled them against Mcdowell
and Porter, and StOn ewall jackson was saved.
| Il Is said he had no intention OF surrender
| ing in anv emergency. and would have fought
Gen. Pope TO the death.
The reinf0rcements which came to Jack
| sll's aid were a part cf force making It's
way east Of the White Plains towards tbs
Potomac at Lees5urg, according to the plan
laid down by Lee and Jackson, when the
latter dashed at POpe's rear. All Of this
/ force may have followed through Thorough
fare Gap, and may be now with jackson or
if any was lett west Of Bull Run Mountains
It can easily Join him now By way Of Aldls
This IS apparent from the situation Of the
| respective armies at this tim e.
| there can be no doubt tina heavy force
Of the Confederate army in VI rginla started
from the Rappahannock for the Upper Poto-
mac directly after jackson nc we'd towards
Pops's rear but part at least were drawn
| of 10 assist jackson, and nothing, Is known
Of the whereabouts or movements Of the rs
mainder except the significant as ertions OF
the rebel sympathers-that "a It will be heard
| from IN less than n hours
The Richmond Despatch Of the Is, an
nounces the arrival at Gordonsville, on the
the 3lst ult., Of l.500 to 1000 Yankee pris-
oners taken at DYES station on the Ora nge
and Alexandra Railroad, with a large .. %
vision train on the Wednesday previous.
The same paper also announces the arrival
500 desertsrs from Western Virginia