True Democrat., 1862-10-01

say the loss of federal Generals and field officers is so large as to be unaccountable. Mcclellan says the federas may safely claim victory. A dis patch says that body of federals dashed into Leesburg but retired; that place is in our pos. session.
 INCIDENTS OF THE BATrLEs.-The particu, lars of the battles near and at Manassas begin to reach us. We have not room for all the ac- counts that reach us, and select such incidents as are not noteworthy. Here is an interesting one:
 A DASH BY GEN. STUA ART. Reports were received here by the Orange train Saturday night, that Gen. Stuart had ad> vanced on the Orange railroad to the Bull Run bridge, four miles below Manassas, had burned the bridge on Thursday, and continuing his ad- vance to the neighborhood of Dyes Station on the railroad, there concealed his men and arrest ed the approach of several trains from Alexan- dria, of the coming of which he had received information. As soon as they had passed his position Gen. Stuart commenced tearing up the track in their rear. The trains reached the bridge and not being able to pass, and the off cers on board finding that something was wrong, determined to return to Alexandria; but upon backing the trains for several miles, found the track torn up and their retreat cut off. Gen. s. then approached with his cavalry, and being superior in numbers to the enemy, they surren- dered without firing gun.
 The number of prisoners captured in this eX- plot is reported to be two thousand together with all the officers, regimental and company, and Q quaRtity oi arms and ammunition which were being taken to Pope. Two trains number ing some thirty-five or forty cars, and four en. zines, were taken. all of which were destroyed General Stuart returned to Manassas after this brilliant exploit without loosing man.
 A Federal Statement CAPTURE OF sUPPLIEs-oyER THOUSAND NE
 GRoEs TAKEN.
 Another correspondent writes:
 On Wednesday last, Generals kearney and Hooker attacked the enemy about one and half miles beyond Bristow, the enemy at this point being commanded by General Ewell Our forces attacked the rebels with such inns petuosity that they fell back in some confusion, at least two miles. Night came on. which saved the enemy from total rout. Yesterday at daybreak. Generals kearuey and Hooker open ed the ball, tho enemy falling back towards Gen. treyille At this point our forces came up with them, when severe engagement engued, which lasted until dark, with heavy losses on both sides. The enelny fought with great despera- ton, and the shades of night again caused cessation of hostilities.
 The fight was again renewed this morsng. But 1t is evident that the enemy cannot stand before the veterans of General Heintzelman's corps d'arRlee.
 Gen. Sicke8' brigade suffered severely It is very difficult to estimate the number of killed md np ba ', heavy.
 Colonel Porter was wounded in the arm.- Mai Andrews was killed No general officer is known to be either killed or wounded.
 Five locomotives and the trains thereto at- tached have been destroyed, and the remnants are yet scattered along the road
 All the bridges and stations from Bristow to Bull Run have been destroyed. The large hotel at Manassas has also been destroyed.
 The enemy captured over one thousand con- trabands, last evening, of all sizes and ages. They were making their way to our lines The poor wretches were in horrible condition.
 The enemy captured over five hundred priso ners at Manassas. They also got into the quar- termasterS department, and many of them changed their clothes, leaving their old dirty and filthy duds behind
 The train that left Warrenton on Tuesday night containing sick and wounded, en route to this point, was captured, and those of the sick and wounded that could be readily rem owed were taken prisoners.
 Stonewall'' Jackson was at Salem on Sun. day, and then marched fifty two miles on Mon- day and Tuesday for the purpose of getting to the railroad He reached the railroad on Tuesday night at eight o'clock, and at once commenced to intercept the trains running up and down. The switches were turned so as to turn the cars of on to siding, and form thence down entertainments,
 Achievements have been going all day to assist in driving these miscreants to the wall,
 In the attack by the rebel cavalry, their cry was" No quarter to the Yankees"
 The booming of the guns could be plainly heard at Alexandria last evening and to-day. Contrabands still continue to arrive by hun. dreds.
 The lieutenant who brought Sickle's brigade out in the action was released only six weeks ago from Richmond. His company came out of the action with fifteen men. The brigade is now less than regiment.
 The Washington Star of Saturday says:
 We have information that satifies us that the force that suddenly appeared between the posi- ton of the army of Gen. Pope and this capital at Bristow and Manassas, on Tuesday night last, was the army corps of one rebel Ge Jackson and one Stuart's independent cavalry corps They -the infantry and artilery-marched about thirty thousand strong, from near Waterloo, on the head waters of the Rappahannock, around by White Plains to Manassas, about forty miles, in two days, without wagons, tents, blankets, or even knapsacks, thus leaving their baggage of every description to be transported by wagons with the other army corps of Lees force follow ing on behind them.
 THE FEDS TAKE BIG SCARE.
 The correspondent of the Philadelphia In quirer writes:
 No sooner were the rebels comfortably fixed at Manassas, than earnest and well directed efforts were at once put in progress to dislodge them. Gen. George w. Taylor. with New Jersey brigade, was sent forward from the in- trenchments at Alexandria, while General Hooker with his splendid division, were to ope-
 nrha enemy,