New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

growing as thew flew mo the most ridiculous pro-
portions. Ire despatch announcing victory on the
old battlefield oi Bril- RuD published late on Satur-
day afternoon WIS ~, fully beleved--the news
was too good end III its terms deemed unsat-
sfsctory. Ii sti,ed trat terrible battle fought
on Friday C'inesyiie. lasting all day long with
ccatuuous fGry: tut ~ dark the enemy driven
from the fein snd The Union troops occupied
tie grounds. Gen. Pope added that his troops were
zoo much exhau5reG 80 rush forward, but soon as
Fitz John Porer's Corps up from Manassas
Oh Saturday mDrrlu,, tie should go ahead. Tue
enemy were ba1ig used up. The Union losses were
hastily estimrted ~ 8 0o) in killed and wounded
while, judging from the appearance of the battle
ground, that OF the Rebels must have beer twice as
many. The emery Was all day on the defensive,
and all the ajt-cGs were made by the Union
trOoIe, al Of whom behaved molly. The battle
is said 10 have ,usen place OH the old field Of
Bull Run, Circumstance which greatly inspirited
our Gen. =, Jr closed by saying he had made
great captures tut had not at that time Gu idea Of
their extent. TIE place Groveiown-from which
tho dispatch is d-ico il Ho the mals il Is not far
from Bull Ran. Such wss tie eub-tance Of the latest
news on SatGrd = ni-it. On Sunday were fa-
vosed With dispatch Gated Washington, 10 O'Clock
"A. IN, which SAW TIA; he Rebels were heavily
REINFORCED on saturday, and began an attack on
Pope befo-e Fla Him AMI Sumner had arrived. 4
severe battle frIJwcd he advantage being the
side Of the enemy. Gen. Pope with his whole army,
le back to Genre he, where lie was reinforced BY
FnuEfu, aud Siuluer WAS on tie march on Saturday
might to join lim Ills position very strong. aud
he was EXCEED mouftly to renew tie contest.
TIs dispatch o',-ed ~ saying that every effort
sholid ,e maze to push forward new troops. II Is
needles tosy tJi such was rather chilling. and
the reolle na'ur.iiy cousidered ii indicative Of
disaster, at !ras' If failure to beat back the
Rebels. Yesterday evening we had brief dir
pa ch, evidently 3! auLo4lty, saying that there had
been bur lit j! any hghlug On Sunday, that our
trooQs We're Wei couoeut-Ied and in good spirits
ii will be obl,Ivcd that the unfinished work of Sat
uTjay was not attended 10. What happened after
Franklin and Sumocr joined Pope s left 10 conjec-
;ure. Such was tie potion and condition, so
far as explained ~ our War-Ofice dispatches
received Up to / o'clock this morning.
Our letters from special correspondents, furnish
large smoont CT Important Information. The letter
from Falls Cbueu deals with the Rebel raid on
Fairfax Cour -aouse. 1Ile letters from Alexandria
aad Washugton IRE devoted mainly 20 the prlneiF al
ba,tcs at Mauaesas and uear Bull Run. We alsf
give by special telegraph, long list OF our killed
and wounded
Our Nashville correspondent closes long anc
interesting ietlo. concerning the movements OF Ten
nessee and h.n,4ssl BY saying thai upon the
whole, j, i L.! deliberate opinion, based upon an
association OF usar,y a year with Western troops
tho., barring tie mijoIlIy Of the general officers.
their convictions and individual acts are far ahead OF
tie Administration in tie treatment OF the Slavery
question Id It the ,ai,er can take no course how
ever radical in regard 10 il, that will be readily
followed by tic former.
The official To-tou- Of tie Generals in Viryinia
is authorifavriy forth ia an order from the War
Department. Gel. Burnside commands bis own
COT except 50 much as has been sent 10 Pope
Gen. NcClclian commands hat portion of the Army
OF the POt'nae no' Under Pope; Gen. Pope com.
mlnds the Amy o. Vi-y.ria and such other troore
As are gent 20 la RON the corpe of Mcclellan and
Burnside, and huic,-Gcn. IIalleck himssn has .le
chief command.
"A ioher Rebel order Of recent date fur.isLes IL
ii &c, ,e.r. moIy q the readiness Of ne slaves TO
leave Heir d,s hind usl..r This order, issued at
Taagipaboa. 1r.x.. July o, DEGREES that " every
slvc who shall -t-.rplr r,eape to tie Union lines
Wi'loat special ioraif fioD H'siiei headquarters
STaH d. s4ot; and tho same rueis.. 'nent Stall be in
acied on ,hose who come from within the Inlon
tnes.' Such an crlsr unae, volumes Of i.es about
The .2yalty OF tia. er TO th-il i.cbe owners.
Tie excitemen, abou ~ Hattie Of Friday ex-
,eai, 10 ~ parts q the county. a conmendabie
efforts are 10 rroge3s 90 relieve tie wounded. i
train Of eight ooabe- freight cls loaded with hospital
stores len Bce'on last night Mayor Wgltman,
several city Of lrs a squad Of policemen, and
lsrge number syssurgeous al5o went. Harrisburg,
Philadelphia, aud other places are doing the same.
Co. Fcb, who wss accused IL JET. Davis re-
ialiaion ORD :r ith numbering two peaceful citizens
OF Arkansas writes 10 tie Wsr Department that tie
story is utterly tl.se; ho Las killed TO person what
ever IN any other "sy than III fair fighting.
The sta en,=nt hat Geu Mcclellan bad been
put IN chef command Of tie armies in Virginia j.
directly oonrs4 oic,ed Con iIancck holds tue chief
command, and Popc, Mcclellan and otbers are
simply commander Of core-
--Advces from FIedeIicasbure to Saturday after
noon, saw that al quiet-Blrnside in possession.
There were 70 Indications If any large Rebel force |
IN the vicinity
One of Bu.hanaus Posinasters, man named /
TalImsn, from Pennsylvaiia, was caught at Roches-
ter on Saturday, trying 10 escape to Canada in female
apparel.
Orders have beon received in this city to pre-
pare accommodations for 1900 sick aud wounded
soldiers, to be forwarded from tie seat Of war;
The Rebels claim Kansas 81 one Of the States of
The Southern Coniederocy. Ioierably cool but
Kansas may lave WORD to say.
-Interestiuo lef.e-s froru tbe Hscalarn Army and