New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-30

1 froD our Special Correspondents
WAsHISGros, Aug. %, 1862.
The enemy advanced their lines several miles last
night, driving our pickeu before them.
They burned the railroad bridge at Fairfax 6ta.
ton, and took Falls Church, which they hold win
cavalry and infantry this morning.
Its reported by contrsbands that they completed
their work of destruction Of everything at Manassas
yesterday.
Stonewali jackson is in command, according 10 the
most Trustworthy accounts, and an escaped prisoner
reports that that General slept q, Falls Church last
night.
Nearly all the Qnartermasters ana Comuisssries
Of McCellans Army are in Alexandria tbia morning,
thus leaving that portion Of the Army OF the Poto.
mac tina. joined Pope without supplies Of ny kind.
All the supply trains Of Gems. Banks, Sigel, Nc
Dowell and Heintzclman, with part Of Gen. Por-
ters, were exposed to the Rebel attack VI Centre.
vile, and would undoubtedly Rave been captured
ON Wednesday night, had it not been for tue heroic
resistance Of company Of the l2th Penusy lvsnis
Cavs ry, who protected their retreat They arc
now under the protection Of the guns Of the forts in
front OF Washington.
All the official papers Of Capt. Musser, P.st Com
missary Ut Manassas Junction, were saved, and
buried in the woods.
Acquia Creek is not taken by the enemy, as re.
ported yesterday. Gen. Meagher came fr, In there
last night. Gen. Burnside has been engaged for q
day and a half in removing all the Government
property from there, and in preparing the place
for defense lie thinks he will be able to hold
it. The only TO Gen. Pope, in the event Of
Acquia CI eek being taken, will be to fight way up
the Ruppabannock with gunboais, aud JOHN him from
Fredericksburg.
We bad |, 200 to 300 sick and wounded at Falls
Church, and if the enemy occupies the place perma-
neutIy, these viii become prisoners.
We sent out q train yesterday toward Manassas
for our wounded the third experiment Of the kind
since the battle at Bull Run, the other two being
fired intol and succeeded in bringing off q hundred
Of the slightly wounded and sick who bad slokn
through the Rebel lines. The names will be sent
this evening. Another effort, under dag of truce,
will be made this morning.
An attack will probably be made on the Rebel
lines to-day, with the intention Of opening communi.
cation to Gen. Pope.
There i. much confusion in the Army Of the
Potomac at Alexandria, horses and baggage being
very much scattered, and many Of the men unft
for service.
No officer of the Ilth Ohio injured in the recent
6sh. at Union Mills Bridge except Lieut.. AIcxan-
der Acjutant; shot in the bowels, supposed mortal,
aud left at Fairfax Station.
LATER.
Geus. Kesrney and Hooker are said to have re-
taken Manassas from the rear.
Later news comes in ss | write-will 20 10 you
in detail with this; but all the evidence is cumulative
w to the point of the Rebel advance in strength,
and their purpose first " 6rcas rvery q
muacdiion 5csmeen the capital and Pop; then 70
march 0roigit on the capatal. Every bridge On the
railway is destroyed; they hold every Strategic
point within the center; they are beyond al ques-
ton within the Mountains with their whole army.
A Rebel Flank Mevemens-The Dsings q
ssuarts Cavalry-Racts and Runners.
WAsHssfos, Aug %, 1857.
The raid of Gen. Stuart hss, since yesterday, been
suddenly enlarged into the proportions OF flank
movement by the Rebel General, Ewell, with bic
entire division, supported by an additional amount
of cavalry and artillery. Gen. Ewell, through
his ,rusty SPIES learned on Monday that the way to
Manassas by the way of Thoroughfare Gap, Hay.
market and White Plains was open to him. He also
learned the exac, number Of the forces left at Ma.
nsssas TO guard he depot, and at Centreve 70
guard tie pack O. ruins and . 900 horses, and 900
head Of cattle. a copy Of telegram from Gen.
Pope to Gen. Sturgis, ordering Col. Pearce Of the
18th Pennsylvania Cavalry, to march TO White
Plains at 5 clock on Tuesday afternoon, was found
upon IN orderly Of Gen. Ewel's who was wounded
and taken prisoner.
Col Pearce, with his regiment of cavalry, had
boon guarding the railroad from Fairfax Station 70
Csretts, u distance Of thirty miles. Although be
bad been in service moro than year, it Wac but IN.
I'll three weeks since that he received his horses and
mounted hI. regiment. He mad been doing infantry
dnty until that time. The horses given this regiment
were of course green, and the men unaccustomed 70
ride. Not one OF them had been exposed 20 fire.
COL Peace had been sick in the hospital at Manassas
with CAMP fever mere than three weeks. His regi-
mept WIS deficient in drill, and in almost everything
else necessary to make it efficient in battle II 10
but fair that these facts should be known in order -
correctly understand the part performed by this regi
men, in the battle. Eleven companies Of the 18th
-nnsylv ana left Manassas for White Plains 40 or.
dered one company OF 80 remained to do picket and
other duty around the depot. Col Pearce himself
remained and was in the hospital at the time The
lire, firing commenced
As you learned yesterday the dnt information u
Manassas of an attack was received from the Enqi.
neer Smaley, who brought his train through .
gauntlet of Ore from Bristow. The only forces Ut
the dspossof Col Pearce 70, the defense of Manassas
were hs company Of 36, two companies OF the lo5sh
Pennsylvania, and eight pieces Of the 18th New.
York Artillery. The horses attached to the ar'iI.
lery like those OF the cavalry green, and had