The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-08-29
GENERAL IMTEazIGENGE.
2. Burgess LIST Lieut.; Geo. D. Smith, ID
Lieut..
Co. K-Charlcs s. LArrabeo, Capt.; Jos.
Nichols, LIST Licut.
Gbe d0lm.
THE LATE RETREAT.
NEW YoRx, Aug. 90.


The Tribunc's Rappahannock correspond
ent statcs that che greatest crisis Of this war
occurred between Thursday morning and Sat-
urday night. II is passed and we arc sale.
Washington Is safe. Our army Is safo. The
nation Is safe. Gen. Pope's artillery is now
guarding tho limo Of the Rappahannock, and
Fitz John Porter, with very heavy force,
Joined Gen. Pope on Friday evening. A host
of regiments have joined and are joining him
now by way Of Alexandria, and you may
now look for the grand movements OF the
war within thirty days.
Gen. Burnside has masscd large army ut
Fredericksburg, and Gen. Pope is nearly or
quito as strong as Leo and jackson, and Gen.
Mcclellan is freed from tho net, whether sell
woven or not, which held him in its mesbes
on the Peninsula.
Some stir was caused in camp, and thou.
sand times moro in Washington, | find. by
q sudden raid Of $50 gucrllas upon Catlett's
station, under cover of the night. Twenty
supply trains were destroyed and their con-
tents injured by the rubcls. Ahundrcd pris-
oncrs and many horses were taken. all the
private papers aud letters Of Gen. Pope, cop
les of dispatches and reports, memoranda re-
lating to the campaign and tho war, eopic.
of kilograms sent, all dispatches received
from the President, IIallcck, and the War
Department, orders issued TO Generals OF the
corps and divisions, all maps and Topographic.
ical charts. containing information OF the
greatest value; IN q word, the whole history
and plan Of the campaign, the numbers and
disposition OF troops.
All are revealed to the enemy by this dis
aster. Its seriousness can hardly be estima
ted. II is taking the rebel General into the
confidence of Gen. Ealleck, and may render
it necessary to change tho whole plan Of the
campaign.
Tie Warrenton Junction correspondent Of
the Herald writes as follows:
Military critics profess to believe that our
forced advances to the Rapidan were prema'
turely made. jackson disturbed our figures
somewhat ut Cedar Mountain, and possibly
derangcd our calculations. Asa consequence,
hc and his coadjutors assail us now within
thirty miles of Manassas, and with tho larg-
est army tho rebels have ever rallied East or
West.
We oil look hopefully for tho coming OF
Gen. Mcclellan. Gen. Burnside's troopsarc
here. II the now lcyics were ever needed II
is at this time.
Gen. Popo is still held to be equal to any
emergency. Tho crippled but indomitablc
Banks Is still with his command, and Gen.
Mcdowell has an opportunity to wipe away
bloody recollection within cannon shot oil
Bull Run.
Our retreat from Culpcppcr was mastery
thing, and II is not believed to DO marked by
tho loss Of 10 much rs an old boot or o hay-
crsack. When shall wo learn tho mastcrly
art Of advancing as we'll /?
Tho Washington correspondent OF the Trib-
turo OF Popo's dispatches and baggage, that
tho whole might have boon saved and tho at
tack repulscd IL there had been pickets or
oven scntries about the camp; but there has
not been guard mounting at headquarters
since Gen. Pope took the field, piece OF
carclcssncss for which he has paid heavy
penalty.
The same correspondent says this news
would be tclegraphed IL it wcro possible, but
the orders of Gen. Hallcck exclude from the
telegraph every thing relating to tho army Of
Virginia. The people Of the North, II seems,
are to DO treated like children or towards,
who must not hear or dare not hear the
truth.
The Washington correspondent Of the
Times states that tho main portion OF Con.
McClellan's army has reached Alexandria,
and will soon join Gen. Pope. Gen. Kcar-
noy's division. which arrived last week, took
part. in tho engagements at warrcnton yes
to-day.
Tho new regiments arc being sent forward
to join tho army.