, 1862-09-02
STUAKIsS CAVALRY RAID on
maN4SS
The Attack and Capture of the Trains
sGfcat pestFuctton of Property.


The raid Of Gen: Stuart has, ssnc+ yesterday, |
wen suddenly enlarged into the proportions
# q flank movement By the rebel general,
Ewel1, with bis entire division, supported by
10 ADDITIONAL amount OF cavalry and ar:i;:ery.
Gen. Ewell, through his truly spigs. learned
on MoIdaa that The way to Man .=sis by the
wsy OF Ttoroughtare Gap. Hafularket and
White Plains was open to him. H. also
le3rued the exact number OF the forces left at
31arsssas 10 guard the depot, and. a. Ces:re~
horses and 5000 head OF cattle. A copy OF q
telegram from Gen. Pope to Gen. S-ur:!s, Or
de1iDg Col. Pearee of the 18th Penusy ylrania
cavalry to march to White Plains ut o clock
on Tue-lay afternoon, vas found upon an Or
d. rly Of Gen. Eweu's who Was wounded and
TAKE q prisoner.
TIE first Information st Manassas of au a.
tack was rgceiSed from the Ecgaueer Sth'ltey,
who brought his train through q gauatle5 OF
tire trcm Brlstow. The only forces 1t the dis
posal tt Col. Pearce for the de'en=e Of MAnas-
Eas was bis company OF thirty 5-Eix, two cumpa-
mes Of the l05th Penns3 lyan7a. and ei:3at
pieces Of The 11th New York artillery The
horses attached to the artillery like Those OF
the cavalry were green, and had never baen
exposed to fire. About $50 the rebels 1nlde
their dash in force. The artillery WAS brought
into sc ion, but tue horses wonld not stand
fire. The pieces were drsgged II every direc-
ton. a good position to rake tie enemy
would no sooner be ootaieed. ard IS rot fired
than away #oul i 60 tie ho'srs, dragging the
caunon sometimes almost iuto the encmy's
ranks. Finding that nothing could b5 done
without disergaging, the horses fron tue
pieces, they were detached, and left in posi-
tion 10 receive the euemy's charges. But the
e1emy discovering their advantage, im,nedi-
ately charged in trent and from the side, aud
after cutting down the gunuers, took six of
tle.gnns, drew t1tn to tie forts orig ginaliy
heilf by the rcbtls, and turned teem upon re
little band remaining for the defense Of Ma
naseas. Surrounded ou all sides, they we're
compelled to surrender. Col. Pearee being
mount. urar fize hsTse, succeeded in t5-
Gaping, also d few 9th. IS, who rau u!'en foot.
| Col Pearee ode as ra.id1y us possible to
| Centrt vile, where he knew was an Immense
number OF wagons heavily laden with com
/ miSsary and nusrtermaste-5' stores, being al
| most the entire trains Of RlDks, 5 gel and
| McDoWelrs corps, aud also :, GD horses, ant
5000 head IF caL1le. Through his unt.rliE
unt rey, remarkable in one who had but tse
Eour- before risen from sick bed, the trains
horses and cattle, were. BY daylight removed
TO place Of ssitty., Trains, horses, and est
around Als2andria. But to return t
tie 12th pelns, lyania regiment Wne:
bout tour miles out from Ma
nasea:, on it way to White Plains, it enconr
tered The advance gu1rd Of Stnart's cavalry
| skizlniebing and charging instantly cor
| u.
the regiment soon became separated in Ii
Thick Woods. Tht herses, upaccustomed t
The lush and roar Of battle, became unInas
ageabIe, and dashed about in the darkness
every direction. Bus still the lighting co1
tiuued Two battalions forced their way unt
they wtre within three miles OF " Nhite Plain
! when they encountered. in addition to cagair
several regiments Of infantry ard three or fo
batteries Of artillery, Finding that they We
oFerH he!niuglY outnumbered they deemed
| wise to break Tip and rE!reat- The retnua
Of the regi iment arrived IN A!exandria II
Il is yet impossible to tell how maar A
lost, bur Col. Pcarcc thinks ECO will cover II
| | loss in killed, wounded and missing Ti
1wo cou,paLies OF the lU5Lh Penn>ylvan
volunteers, numbering cigaty-iour me-
were nearly all Killed, wounded or take
| prisoners.
, TO 70 bsck to Manassas, the engine
Smalley, who brought the first intelligene
! | imme1l4tely lett with his TRAIN for A1'Xb
} dril. About ten miles this side Of Butt RI
t bridge, While running ut high rat1 OF spec
: | he came in collision with train staudl
5 upon tile track. He, together with the CO
3 ducfor ard tireulap, saved themselves by jnm
irg from the trsin, thu engineer alone Fece
. ing anT injury.
|. Leaving the train in its ruins. they ma
. | their way to Burke Station, telee;raphed to I
+ authorities il Washington the situation Of
l
= wtre instantly got ready, and the 1st NJ
Jersey Brigade, Gen. Taylor, composed OF I
IT 1st, "a, sd aud 4th regiments Of Gen. Slocua
q division. and Gen. Cox's brigade, consist
. al the 1lth and 18th Ohio, commanded By Z
1t Scammen, were sent to resist the further
n VANCE ct the rebels. Upon arriving ut
g scene Ut the collision, they were all COMPEL
y to leave the tram and walk to the N.
Al ground. Gen. Sea anlmou's brigade maec'
d 70 the left Of Bull Run Bulge, 1n1 Gen. I
log's to the right.
y CAME in sight Of tee enemy, or rather what
1e supposed 10 be friends. Tney held alofe
'e stars and stripes, and fired away from him
if fighting back an enemy advancing VI
'a them. Upon seeing this theg were thrown
OF Lheir guard, and advanced almost to Wit
N speaking distance, when all at once Il
N turued right about face, but SIT II
% artillery to bear directly up them, and t
s's vo,ley aftcr Folloy OF mnsketrf.
at round after round Of shot and s
le- into their ranks. Ofcourse instant confns
prevailed in TIE ranks of the New Jersey
'as .ade. The officers, not being mounted, CT
II hardly he Eecn By the sclGiers- The VIC
- and uEderbrush being thick, and the gro
'dI covered with logs, it WIS almost impu:s
cd 70 makc ch 1rge. But in this position
H. held their ground for nearly an hour. At
,n- expiration 1T that time Gen. Taylor, upon
ul- Ills right, and That his whole command :
IN | in danger ct being taken prisoners, order
Its retreat. This retreat, I learn from Il
SOURCES, Wss well conducted. considering
"a circumstances. Gen. Taylor had nosa pe'
did artillery with him-nor h ID Colonel Scam
ne. With bis Ohio regimentE--nor had they
cavalry.
After having retreatcd q mile or two,
Taylor thought he had discovered safe !
in (, raylre in which he could concea
he troops until reinforce1ncnts arrived. Blu
hardly got his men fairly IN their hiding
when he found himself nearly surrouade
the enemy. a strong body Of caValy TeI
re his left, guarding one entrance to the ra
'"n and battery Of artillery was brought to
aol- upon bis right, raking his entire brigade.
Ut firing from this battery made terrible I
een in tie ranks. Gen. TAYLOR himself. his s.
anu anu his staff, and his nephew, we're wounded
'ens also more than one half his officers. Of CT
lta- uotting bnt still further retreat WAS in c
Iley and LAST evening the Wearied and decin
GaL brigade rested in Falrfax-no, not restea
ous in the night the rebels made a dash
po1 them, and carried Of score or two Of
~. onerS.
mem fought the rebels all day yesterday with
rails of an hour orr two, but having no arti
were at length compelled to fill back, le
or the enemy once more in possession OF tt
nous sta ion. During last night the
II made Bill DDlQtI EAs1Es Ill otdEt Aat tSItA
one column penetrated to the Occoqna1
,om- destroyed all the government property
cit could lind; still another aud stronger
,ion. said to hare reached Aqnia Creek, alss
,.ent this needs confirmation, as Gen. Sumne
ibed snpposed yesterday 10 hase Aafge ~
but troops ct that point
the BIZ scouts who reached beadqoastes
,rxvs | mornipg, | learn that The rebel Generals
MOO eon, jackson, and ETel1 were at Mn
= for Junction Last evening. They SAY the
snh- strength cannot be less than Is 0}o.
and The amount Of property fallen int
your hands of the rebels at Manassas Is lmn1e
u OF seven trains heavily laden with s'ores
, call tiret.clas locomotives, 5000 pounds
rally con, 1000 barrels of beet, 1000 barr
ment pork, and several thousands barrels OF
K.u- ard a large quuntity Of oats aud COZ
res bakery which Was daily turning out
say loves Of bread WIS destroyed.
pa.t Next to Alexandria, Manassas was pr
e Of thc largest depot established for tho a
.lres, Virgins. There is y.ry general cou
and that ro artillery should have been sec
from the six regiments which left Aiexand1
ncki- | :eTasy morning.
must t
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