Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-08-25

Geo Pope retained his headquarters at
Cedar MOnutsin TIL midnight; then noun
ted with his staff. and rode TO Culpcpper,
reaching it 1.-TWO. No; an inch of road
that was not filled with wagons-most Of
them hating. Before the start, the last
had passed headquarters. but only 70 crowd
together 10 confusion in tue darkness. and
b,indly grOpe tBeir way over new.made
roads 10 the field. ByOuac fires were burn.
ing everywhere; the night was clear, the
starlight brilliant, and not loag after II
the moon came up out there is blending
OF light and shade ON countless strange
scenes which makes everything indi,tinrt
and mysterious; makes it easy 10 lose ones
way, and almost impossible TO iud it. Su
the endless trains uade littlc progress in
the resi-, and only gave promise Of worse
condition in front. The General took
charge in person, and his energetic efforts
soon started the lettering wagons, and, ~
be overlook successive trains, put every one
quickly in motion.
There are no troops on the road at first.
They have hardly begun TO mov,; could
hardly move il they tried. lis Just posi-.
bic for the Generals cayalcaie. Winding It's
way in aud out OF the labyrinth OF trains,
ard riding almost wholly out of the road
to make It's way slowly forward, A rcgi.
tnent cannot march AS u regiment till the
roads are clear; nor need the troops move
far on the road till the trains are well on
their way, The trains are TO be brought
OF il it costs a fight before we reach the
river
Tue retreat Of our army, aud the advance
ufihc rebels 10 overwhelming force are no
longer secrets. Besides the reports of
scouts and reConnoissanoes, we have the
evidence OF an officer who was in Rich.
nond only last Friday, and his evidence is
taat 10 Richmond there are only three
thousand troops that the whole rebel force,
from one hundred aud fifty to one hundred
and seventy five thousand strong, is march.
iBg on Washington, is within twenty miles
ar less or Gen. Pope, and hopes to flank
aud destroy bis army.
Long before this can be read at the North
il will be known ia every village that Wash.
inE.ou is again threatened by the advance
OF rebel army, and that its fate i, ques.
ton OF days. mcclellan has sent forward
his troops for once rapidly; if the North
has sent them, ii they meet US on the Rap.
pahauunrk, if We can gather three fourths
OF the rebel strength, then safety and vic.
tory. But il mott
Arriving ut Culpepper Gen. Pope found
It's streets crowded worse than The roads,
and almost the wno'e transportation Of the
army in danger of being ehokcd aud delay.
ed until it could only be saved by fire.
The FIRST trouble was 10 front. Riding GU,
he started the leading trains, started every
one as be returned, ordered all hesitatiug
or injured wagons into the fields, cleared
the whole road, aud returned to town
Taking bis station on tue Court House cur.
ncr. where the trains were TO divide, he
spent the rest Of the night with his staff,
bringing order out Of confusion, urging
forward every train, addressing drivers,
wagon-mastets, quarter.maslers, and every
one else With certain discretion or force
Of speech which nobody could mistake or
disobey. By six o'clock nearly all the i'm.
meSss trains Of the army wers through tue
toWo.
/ have only a moment for these hurried