White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1862-09-11

miles below Manassas Junction. and afts
sharp action won decisive victor,
over them. So ended the fighting q
"WEDNESDAY. tIS =. 80
5 THcRsDAY's WORK. 90 trazal1
jackson was not long in discovering
what this IRE in the rear meant. Pops
asd detected his plans. and was upon him
before the remainder Of the rebel srwy
mad time to get mp. There was bot one
thlng to do; he must get ont of the way
and fall back to meet bis reinforcements
Esrly Thursday morning. Pope pushed
on to Manassas Junction but Jackson
had besn gone three hours before" So
runs the official dispatch.
The truth is Jackson had been getting
his column of daring . greater part Of
the night. and Ills rear guard had left
three hours befora Pope got in. He took
the road OF conrse to Centerville, and
thence west toward Thoroughfare Gap, BY
which the rest Of the army was coming
mp.
Here Sigel and Mcdowell. forming
Popeis left wing. were advancing. with
an eye to precisely such situation. In
the forenoon the two forces came in con-
tact. Ofthis contest we only know that it
was qnits severe-that Sigel and Nc Dow.
ell were succcessfnl. and held the field.
and that the rebels fought with an obsti.
macy that wonli not yield the struggle
till darkness compelled it.
Meanwhile Lee was pnshing down by
every avenue Of approach with the main
body Of the rebel army. and tho roar of
artillery. which told them of the immi-
nent peril Of their adventurous advance,
made mnsic in quick time for their m arch
ing. Nor was our side idle. Heintzel.
ball-dog that he is-wss
pushing ont from this side, and but a few
honrs after Jackson had left Centsrville,
moving westward. Heintzelman entered
it from the eastward.
So ended Thursday. We had been
successful everywhere, had driven Jack
son before us. had taken about thousand
prisoners. and were closing in on him
from all sides. Pope vas 10 his rear at
Manassas Junction Heintzelman was on
one side at Centreville, and Sigel and Nc
Dowell were on the other side. on tho bat
lle-6eld six miles farther west. He was
inclosed on three sides. his rear was open,
and BY that way Lees troops were pour
ing up. fa -a -
rRlDAv's wopK
The Sunday morning papers electrified
Von with the official news Of what we did
IN Friday. The main body of the reb-
i army was up. We closed with them.
ought terrific battle. won the day, drove
he enemy before ns. and rested on the
,ard-fought field of battle for the night. |
1T was a glorious victo ry." .s....
But Fitz John Porter was not up-by
i've o'clock the next mornin. even he was
lot mp: and Sumner and Franklin, who
hould have been mp two days before,
we're not heard from. And the remain
ng divisions o! Lees army were pushing
Up on their side with tho energy that
lever fails them in the hour of need.
ShEChDAf D NOhh
That failure to arrive in time-that
errible slowness Of movement that has
'een our evil genius since the war began.
nee more brought MS to the very verge
# ruin. Yon have likewise been told Of
cially how Saturday began in hope. and
nied in disaster. Our reinforcements
iii not arrive-the enemy's did.
That's the whole story; why need l
lwell on the sickening particulars. We
re were driven from the field, AMI COM
elled to fall back and concentrate at
-s
SINCE THEN
re have had on'y skirmishing. Orr re-
pforcements at last are up; anil the enc
my knows it We may have to fall
ack still /; bnt. in any event. there will
e no rout. I inclo~e the observations Of
ur correspondent with the army.
IT. IrrP TuoupsoN's expIoits ore a stand