The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-09-11

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withdraw bis faded troops from the i'm,
mediate G ,ld of action, which the enemy
at once took possession Of. Il was NOR.
Ilifying for Gen. Pope to do this, but. ne
cessily knows no liw. and Sumner and
Porter had not arrived to save the day -.
Ceutreville is a most important point,
aad Manassas Junction is equally so, and
no one can fail to see that it Is absolutely
necessary for us TO keep possession Of
.hem. r
This morning the rebels renewed the
battle al day break, and il has been raging
Ifuriously all day. Ar attempt was made
TO turn our tight, but the brave Sigel,
with his trusty Germans aud tie bate.
ries he knows so we'll how to mauoever,
was at once ordered to the right, and the
enemy was driven back with heavy loss
Sigel headed bayonet charge 10 person,
1t is said, aud 10 this new position dis.
tinguished himself Then bold stroke
was made at our center, With was hand.
somely repulsed by Mcdowell. After
this, desperation was feariully evident
among the rebels. and there soon emerged
from the dust a long. solid mass Of men
coming down upon our poor worn out
army. at bayonet charge, ON the dout Ie
quick, BY the description Of those who
saw this line Of bayonets, | am satisfied
that in the distarceiI must have presented
a spectacle at once awful, sublime, terrible
and overwhelming. -.. .........
TIE REBELS CHARGE. end,
On came the demons, as if eme;giug
from the earth. in well-caprispned myriaGs,
reached in solid column as far as the lin.
it Of human vision, But we Were fully
prepared 10 meet this onset properly, and
our men stood, pale, but full! of courage.
awaiting the result, fully determined to
die nobly fighting for theStars and Stripes.
if die they must; and they saw no safety
in retreat. ..s.I ..ia u.r. -.sI
The rebels came up handso mely within
good range, and taking our fire. commo-
ton was observed in their ranks. While
this encouraged our men, General Pope
saw what was tho intent Of it ell. .~
-r, THE REBELS TURN OUR LEFT.
Almost as quick as thought the bugles
sounded the order to the rebel pbalanxes,
and Instantly the huge mass was hurled
against our left wing. The gallant divi.
sion of Reno and Schenck-heroes and
viclo,s of other fields stood their ground
for short space. but wcrs soon over.
powered, and gave way. Setting up a
yell Of triumph, the rebels pushed over
piles ofther own dead men and the corpse
of many patriot, using the bayonet at
close quarters with our troops. =
THE ORDER TO FALL BACK.
The rebels we're slow in reforming
They had not driven US back without con
siderable loss. and they did not make auo
ther advance until half an hour after,about
noon to-day. ,a + ,... ....rL .
.... PORTER COMES UP. ...-
Ourre,snforcemenrs are in sight stlast
Sykes, with his invinciblo regui ars. is in
sight. 1t is the vanguard of Fitz John
! Orter's corps. They are coming up
from Manassas to give the rebels some Of
the ''toucbes' they applied to them SO ar
tislically at Gaines Mills His fire is
delivered in the eremy's flank, and the
rebels stsgger back. "7
...t SUMNER IN SIGHT.
The rebels seem three 10 our one when
cheering ia heard 10 our rear, and the
dust rises in clouds seemingly for mills
in extent. Half an hour passes by and
puts sumner with his augmented and re-
generated corps, in the advance. The
troops that have fought so hard and SO
long fall back to Centrevile for rest
Many of them sank right down and cool.
ed by the rain that was falling were soon
fast asleep. dreaming Of home and all that
is lovely and beautiful in life, while the
roar Of cannon was still ringing loudly
in their, ears, stupiied with the sudden
relapse from extraordinary excitement OF
the past week. ..r ..a -....-
Shortly after noon today Frauklin's
corps moved on from Centreyilla and
! took an advanced position, b.,q
Gen Shenck and Sykes have both been
wounded in the hand, the former severe
Ily, and the latter painfully but not seri
ously: A.. ...,, adj a..,j
OUR CAPTURED, .......r
It. said that our captured ofprison'
ers and stores, camp eqnlpage, &cu are
immense. The various trains returning
from the battle field are loaded with tuni
of stores Of every description, taken ii
the recent battles. F. wO tA.l.H
s.o .f.b GENERAL BANKs: aa1 fn g..
The army corps Of Gen Nathaniel P
Banks is at Manassas Junction. He hat
rendered most important services, altho
not actively engaged with the enemy. |
was understood that he was anxious Il
move into the valley and prevent any re
endorsements from reaching jackson, bu
it Was thought best to leave him to holt
: the junction and keep communication
open between our army and Washington
GENERAL MCCLELLAN
! Has his headquarters al Fort Lyon, Hi
r friends here say that he b as taken um
brage a, the action of the Presidents ap
pointment of Gen Pope to the chief com
mand Of the armies in Virginia. Tn
! Army of the Potomac is now completed,
7 merged into the former. 1t has beel
, considerably augmented Of late by recruit
Ife,urning convalescent soldiers ard nev
!, regiments. sas
GENERAL cox. ~
Among the troops which distinguishes
:, themselves in the recent battles, / canno
forget to mention the brave division Q