The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-09-06
More OF the Manassas AHair.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. S0.-The Washington
Star Of last night contains the following ntelli-
gence: We have information that satisfies ~
that the rebel force that suddenly appeared be-
tween the position of the army Of Gen. Pope
and at Briston and Manassas on Tuesday night
last, WAS the army corpse Of Jackson and Stew
arts independent cavlary corps.
They consisted of infantry and artillery, and
marched, about $4,000 strong, from near Wa.
tertown, on the headwaters Of the Rsppahan.
mock, around by White Plains, to Manassas,
about 40 miles, in two days, without wagons,
tents, blankets, Or even knspsacks, thus leav
ing their baggage Of every description to be
transported by wagons with the other army
corps Of Lee, and following behind them.
Instead Of fighting merely portion Of Stew
arts cavalry at Manassas day before yesterday,
Tsylor's Brigade was actually confronted by a
greater portion Of Jackson's corps and armies
of Maj. Gems. jackson, Ewell, Taliafero, Hill and
Stewart and the General in.chief, Robt Lee or
his son Brig. Gen. Fitz Hugh Lee being present
at Manassas during the engagement.
Yesterday at ten o'clock Gen. Jackson's ad.
vance occupied Fairfax Court House with Z
force of cavalry and had collected their own
wounded of the action of the day before with
Taylor and their wounded in the eugaeement Of
the same day with Hooker, and also the prison.
srs they took from Taylor.
In the P. n. about 400 Of their force under
Stewart in person moved in from Fairfax court
house to Vienna. a
Hooker's battle Of the day before yesterday
Wa with EWells division and was . gratifying
success $50 t
Maj Gen. Pope At half past nine yesterday
bad concentrated his very large army % % to
sadly interfere with calculations upon which
the rebel generals must have ventured to these
extraordinary movementa
He had got NcDowell's force, including Sigel'a
probably between Jackson'S rear and Long
streets front, and had also oil those Of bic own
army we'll up within supporting distance, thus
It continued through the balance Of the P. Il.
Facts within our knowledge lead 70 the i'm
preston, that within "a hours, direct commu-
nicaton will have been established between
Washington and Gen. Pope's army, more espe-
cialy as there are signs that Jsckson's army
co'psis endeavoring to proceed northward, q
though making the experiment Of opposing the
establishment of such communication with biz
immediate front
With Pope'S army practically between him
md other rebel corps We may add that Gen.
mcclellan is disposing Of his heavy force
around Washington, Alexandra and the other
iortlhcations so % soon apostolic to make II
pay IN important part in the eventual darms
o. the hour. In the battle Of yesterday the
attack certainly came from our side.
<1enlnens 00cess Rlllea and Weunded.
WARRINGTON, Aug 9l.-From our correspon.
eent ve learn tie following were killed and
Wounoed IN the recent battles In Virginia. -
ven. Staple killed; Gen. Hatch wounded; Gen
Sehenek wounded; Lieut.. Col. Thomas, 22d n
l.. Wounded; Col. Pratt, Goth N. T.. seriously
wounded; Lieut. Truman, sicklss' stat, prison
g; Lieut.. Dwight, 6icklss staf, prisoner; Gen
duncan W. Rickets wounded, not dangsrously
Act Baker 18th N. 7. shot IN tho ankle; Col
acCar, s5th Ohio wounded. G So