Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-09-16

without coming on the 6sd though Ia full view Of the
battle which was raging, while General Griffin himself
spent the day in making lDstured structures upon the
General commanding the action, IN the presence OF
promiscuuus assemblsge
Darkness clcsed the action on Friday the enemy b.
log driven back from his positions BY Hentzslmans
corps and Rspo concluded by furious attack along the
tatntke by Kings division OF McDowels corps leaving
bis dead and wounded on the field.
do not hesitate to say that II the corps OF Porter
had attacked the enemy in flank the afternoon Of Fri
day as he had my written orders to do should utter
" have crushed Jackson before the forces under Lee
could have reached him. Why he did not do 90 cannot
understand.
tnuous fighting for many previous days. and very short
Of provisions rested their guns Our horses had had
no forage for two dsys had tegsphed and written ur
gently for rons and forage 10 BE- sent us but on Sa'ur
day morning. before the action was resumed, receoed
letter from Gen. Fran kiln, written the day before, at
Alexandria stating TO me that he had been directed by
Gun Mcclellan inform me that rations and forage for
my command would be loaded into the and available
wagons as would send cavalry eecort to Alex
andrs bring them up All hope OF beng able to main:
tain my position, whether victorious or not, vanished
with this letter. Ny cavalry was utterly broken down by
long and constant service in the face Of the enemy aud
tai as were could not be spared from the 'front.' even
there had been time, to 60 back 80 miles TO Alexandra
and await the loading Of trains. AZ the time this letter
vas written Alexandria sWsrmrg with troops and
my whole army interPossd between that pscs and the
enemy at once understood tha. We must, II possible,
finish what had do that day. as night must see US DO
hind Bull Run, If we wished to save men and animals
from starvation.
On Friday night sent peremptory order to General
Porter to bring his command the held and report TO
me In person within three hours after be received the
order portion he brought up, but as before stated
one of bis bigadss remained the whole day a. Centre
yille and was not in the engagement. The enemys
heavy re-enforcsmsnts having reached him on Friday
afternoon and night he began to mass on his right for
the purpoae Of crushing left and occupying the road
to Oentrevlle in our rear. His heaviest assault was
made sbu O'Clock in the afternoon, when, after over
whelmng Fnz John Porter and driving bis forces back
on the centre and left after mas OF his force were
pushed against left terrif, contest with great
slaughter carried for several hours our men b.
having with rmnsss and galantIy under the immediate
command Of Gen. Mcdowell. When night closed, our
left had been forced back about half mile, but sill
rCmlined firm ard mistaken, vhilo our right held lie
ground
Gen franklin, with his corps, arrived after dark at
Centreve SIX mil 10 our rear, whilst Sumner was four
miles behind Franklin. could have brought up these
CORPS in the morning in time TO have renewed the &C
ton but starvation stared both and horses in the
face and broken ard exhausted they were they were
Ia no condition to beer hunger alec, accordingly 70.
tired Oentrevie thatngh in perfect order Neither
on Sunday nor On Monday did the enemy make cry ad
vance upon u.s. On Monday | sent to the army corps
anders for their effective Strength which, all told,
including Sumner and Frankn, fell short Of sixty thou
sand men. Insesd of bringing Up thirty thousand men,
Franklin and Sumner united fell short oil twenty thou
sand and these added the orco ha already vesried
out and much cut up did not give me tie means 10 co
anything else than stand on the defense
The enemy during Monday again began to work slowly
around to our right for the purpose Of possessing
fax Court House, and thus turning cur rear.
COUGHS division and one brigade OF Summers hid been
left there and sent down Hooker on Monday afternoon
TO take commsud and post himself at or in front OF Ger
msutown at the cams time ing Mcdowell TO take
portion along the turnpike from CentreVie TO Fair
fax Court House. about miles west Of the latter
Place.
Heinzeman was directed to poet himself in rear and
support Raro who was pushed north Of tho road, at
ooin, about two and half miles east Of CenIeyic, aud
70 cover that road il being my pu,p;s in thcteourss
If the Lisht to my command On the right IN toe
direction OF Germ nloWD, whore felt convinced the
mex attack Of the enemy would be made.
La.e in The afternoon Of Monday tho enemy made bis
denomination upon GermautOWr but met nv Hook.
or a. that place, and by Reno reinforced by KsaFney,
further Weat The battle very severe thou % Short
tho enemy being driven back mile with heavy loss
leaving his dad and wounded. In hiH short ACTION We
list two Of most ySusbe and distinguished officers,
Gems Kearney and Stevens.
b. moving the whole ofmy command was mass DC
hind d.Hisul; creek, between Fiat Hill and The Way
rentcn Jdrccu, with the advance, uldor Hockor, Ii
front OF Germantown.
With the exception Of Sumner the commanders Of the
army corps Of the Amy Of tie Potom'c had co tnued
q 10 orm ne that their commands we're and rad bSen
dorslz.d ever siaos t1ey Left Ha isobs Lanti5i t5at
th Y h no spirit I'D no disposition u fight Tcs t.
le- sts. m mt tta!E conduct IN the various scn3 fully
csa,radcci bus he struggling in those co-Ps ual Gig
teasing.
The full facts haging been reported, 90 T1s7esy
~ a .HH1W ~ M
iusson winch IVES accordingly Gouo on taS day and
tie nsIt in good order and without the slightest loss
B.pS4 who had b.eu f. with the rsrosd t'ains, Gu;
of a. Bcetsl b. ;hI bur ling OF tie brtgl Wss ordered
10 III ne on Monday, a. CsnT.yie Whoh 10 did On
the afternoon Of thSt cay.
This brief tumu ~ viii explain sufficiently IN dsA
The whole o. de opeIs ons OF .he forces uade-
10 md curing sixteen GAYS OF ooctnao dshng by es
at msr 'tiag by light
To e,ulsynt pnwaTirl enemy With greslY inferior
'o;css, and 6gh; dcy by d4y, without losing you-
c,uy o &. sy AHd IInbarress HIS movements End tc
force hn, b. persistent ressRcos, 10 adop. oCg ana
cgut1rs 'ou.cs 10 biz sinaon, the duties which
h,y, baCo Imposed uran They ase, Of all military
OPERATORS tie -cs. q uls sad The tsr5ssigg
30 TO Ito Csmas. DER aod 10 his tsoofs How isr We
have been sulc ,rs,J ls4vs 70 the judgment o. my
{. u9tymea. Tre armies OF Y.gilil aud Of tho Poc-
m,c a1e bcen uait,d IN the ID against The 81
for.s OF wary sn3 vigorous tnsnJ 10 greatly suseror
force 60 ether vih no lS4 for which they did cot eIsc!
full reribuiiou,
Auepg the tiBcers whom feel hound to mention
with especial gts;i u5o Ter t most h'1r;y, ce'ds and
rnlirog zss sad cye,g7, arc Gsns. M3Dowen, Backs,
Rauo, Helm z fnan, Hooker snd K.arney and insoy
Others OF inferior TRrk whom shall take grss, satsc
ton in bringing 10 the notice Of the Government
The troops have exhibited uoundefiui patience and
courage and / cannot say too much for them.
FROM MARYLAND.
We copY the following extracts from tie spasal cor