Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-09-08
she second Rattle OF Mana.uau.

PER Saturday.
She Second Rattle OF Manassas.
We hsrs at las. received information which dspsls
rh dOgb, and confusion hanging around the grea.
bss Of Manassas Pss orghs Saturday the SOsh ult
For cone line the repcss reached Us in such shape
ia. 20 we're utterly unable to form approximate
ida OF the Il ulcn INCH less to make accurate e.
Innate o. l. The statement. often reiterated, that our
f9rcss occupied position eoncdent with the enemy's
lines d=cg se engagement last year. ard that the Fed
sr lrceps hal tae ground then occupied by ours, ap
rcSrvd entirely lconsant Wiki the assertion thEt the
detected army hsd reiraAlsd Csntrevie, and suSss.
S-,1,ly hlsc hack on Alexandra. Being naturally
j.-,-1lr-d % imagine : ssl.Etory a sObleTrsneAn
as7s-5Ls u tie yart Of the casmy &c appeared 20 rs
ss ths oliy theory rcsiaug TO account for practice
pc Retreat O. ,he s1cny towards Alexandria 70 sup
Pesa Sa sy bad succeeded Ia forcing their ssy through
60 --cs Bls lll- slppcsit!ou VA defeated BY The
s=2s- cs- aud a-hs-ca'y repeated lbs The Federal
EFsss tsi J,en driven RON To heli IA total rouL To
Eeco, es thssa sp2ageEt combinations task We
CS7 los venture % assume before IsOsiying Information
o7s F.scse and d,6ai:s IN It's character We have "a
ys C5y uesgfe sccouHG Of the great battle and sill
no-s Uesgre intelligence respecting the hsres eOm5sts
ia5 ielc-shy aecgrs.a dss Of the general plan Of the
aci5a, aad Of ,hs relative situations OF the eOnendiDg
slz.ss,
LvW Os remembered tba' Gousrsl Jacksons eogpl,
sfs- beng 1slly5d Ia is tuo,- 20 OTOss the RsppG
ls7roeS 5asy A ,Jad ts ctg' OF getting IL The rear
o. Yeyss army Of ussng vide de.our 20 the e c.
Ts-ra1saa EAch placed l. between Bull Rca Aoaz al
al tae s'as E5Ss It LhsG turned again the right
- esss, passed. BrI Ran Mountain through Thorough
ia-e Gap enc gs'asd tho Glause AID AlsNs1dEiS Rail-
E-'i g ai5ssrss Tu7c-ol sad B.s;OV Station At the
is ss a-Se Ser EzeIs division Vss attacked by Gen
~ Eh1 Tas eats4vofirg 20 clear Ssy for easct1g
ssss57 z5aol si.h AsCi3H,ls columns advancing %
o.s ss, e isdu Ais--6ril o., advances thus becsme
s1;sas.si Ei,5 lie to1l,s Of both Pops and NcCelso
t-j beng unable 10 bear Up sg-ias. great weigh
b-cg accomplished the destruction Of vast amounts Of
tt1 s,uys stoses 8: Manassas end other points, and
hay7g succeeded n preventing tie threatened eorcsr-
t-,os Ct hs snsnys forcss before our cvn we're pre-
ps-at % mset theE, Gsa. ETsl was compelled to fall
Osk uron the remainder Of J.ckson corvs then In the
lss16orhoci OF S4d.eyJ kil, 90 Bal Ran. This
movement, uhlie L Elected Junction Of forces
Fsssiss permitted a combination OF the enemys Nc
C.siS1, hading the road clear Immediately united with
PoDa probably Manassas JsHetion, and the com
b1si army, then i-ela3ns BIrusdes and COxs corps,
advanced 20 attack Lse, sho Oy this time, had massed
~ main body his forces On tao lire Of the Unfinished
c-s1c5 o. she Hilassas Gap RailrosL Thus our posi-
ga vas 81 fsr aelry Identical pIA ,hs: occupied BY
t7s Enemy in tie babe o. me ais. Of July 1851 while
Sc s-su7 ,iya1cci % the sack ever the ground then
rcd b. the Co1sedeTa.es.
B-s (: Ill be -seH by glance a. the map that, in
t-b cases. tbe enemy occupied the roads leading to
A'ss,adHa Gers.2I Lees forces formed LIS rup.
lz ion sllsys ALL, on Boil Ron, dorn TO, and in .he
Ter e. GEovs:o7 ana Intending sIcuad % the old bst
8. tlL Bls els G=a does not, Glysbsre tOush tie
ari2 ~ ,z'-'s Tc-is zh.cs, Pssrrg through Ceat'e
. s,1=.ss Bal E.l ., Ss0Is Bridge, s5as disacco in
i-zt O. S-lsgs, Ls=s pos, i,1, and continues to
v --s-. cl passing tho extreme isi Of or line. /.
il,z1 thers.ora Asa 70 Advancing 70 the attack, the
srs17 Ccl!i re ;ls reads isslas son Manassas ard
s-s-a,n road coming dosg from Ceausyiis o! cousse
S5s2 ti,y were beaten aud put tO gh their Of ice.
-o1.l 70 .ass tie mos. Gree, route to AlsEAz6ris
sd tAis route solj lead them throcgl Curoyie and
ro. bach 20 HSgasAs Junction. Ard .lis 10 ed ct took
{ as' AL accounts concur in representing that the
Federal ay lad IRON The Geld in the direction Of Cen
leyi.,o. Efom t6ss momsnt al Is involved in doubt
s1:ec; that We know, iron positive Information, ths:
or troops 1usausd the nyag enemy and lhai on Tues
5sy 5sy tls passed on through CsatrsSe ard beyond
F4iz Cccr, ESu's We likewise know that Win
o-',s5 -as bean sssoased sns t5st tosIaCrs Lers Is
s5,5i- between 5as io.ess ard tie Potomac, except
&c 1,4,s1t q tho FEDERAL asST, 0Eouo5i-g behind
9seIr zorzs .. Airing c. Z, vsu1 surprise vs, u
- en- - l-Ss ia: selo-s, Les 5-a CO SD a.
Pl.czss :. 52Is ZOE; sssvs Tszsi- g.s7, e,.ss- =.
Ls,.h1rg, o. - 81 Rock, o. Err2sI's Ferry.
C1jlr osd1s;y -Icl-l,llo.,, Elcs m-T---sa. r'gh
he s.,ss5sa viz dgsr. l. Egs. o. 2,.lC1s 70 lssys
:, t-rg % r3-.-a ELe Arlington, vNsrc3 Ii E:gl;
.-.l s6yArcs sd tsrss'c1 o-r ey12c,i:sac,s, 70.
: s--e IS asa,gr, c. ssSzoad. B: Gsls.a! Ls :
o.,-s.c Of tSo s-'-.'s changer sPreas . c7csIu,s
., l2p--z: ti-1s1s n "a ccmSinaaols. On 10 cher
r.cOl ca 70 so1ouns icr The brilliant, hus ssGscious
z.s,ems7s 81 Ttica he Pssslossej Bis army uPon tto
EcaE CT QUO grse. Sciy d he enemy At he tine
eE.sinz d.SaCco g aao:h,r. .ck no7srs1t zc.css
- F7.514o especially cc1sdsIing lie bos,er iiscr.
or,s-izsd and dsP,ei condition o. the Fsders ioseSs
5le no; be attended wlth halt As uuca dagger as Ibe
soslt tGIaoEdlnsEy operations besuosp Manassas and
Wssliagsoa. There s, probably, nothing more 70 30
flIad DC~ iron The trembling Of ugidvss cover
Tx osbisd The iorinoahOns Of Arlington than ap-
-s ended iron HcCsllans army Al esSTsF alter its
tsss.fous defeats before Richmond
Yansse Eeadacity.