The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-09-05

knapsacks, thus leaving their baggage Of
every description to be transported by
wagons, with other army corps Of Lees,
following on behind them instead of fighting
merely q portion of Stuart's cavalry at
Manassas, day before yesterday
Taylor's brigade was actually confronted
by greater portion of Jacksons corps
d'armee, Of Major General jackson, Ewell,
Talifero, Hill and Stuart, and the General
in.chief Robert Lee, or his son, Brig. Gen.
Fitz Hugh, Lee being present during the
engagement yesterday.
At 10 o'clock P. N. Jacks0n's advance
occupied Fairfax Court House, with q
force of cavalry, and had collected their
own wounded of the action of the day be.
fore, with Taylor and their wounded in the
engagement Of the same day, with Hooker,
and also the prisoners they took from lay
lor.
In the afternoon, about 400 of their cav
alry force under Stuart, in person, moved
on from Fairfax Court House to Vienna.
Hooker's battle of day before yesterday was
with Ewell's division, and was gratifying
success.
Major Gen. Pope, by half past nine yes>
terday, had concentrated bis very large
army so as to sadly interfere with the calcua
lations upon which the rebel generals must
have ventured their very bold and extraors
binary movements. They had got Mellow.
ellis force, including Sigel's, probably, be-
tween Jackson's rear and Longstreet's front,
and had also all the rest of his army we'll
up within supporting distance.
Thus it continued throug b the balance of
the afternoon.
Facts within our knowledge lead to the
impression that within twenty'four hours di
rect communication will have been estabs
lished between Washington and Major Gen
Pope's army, more especially as there are
signs that Jackson's army corps is endeav>
oring to proceed northwardly as though
making an experiment of opposing the re-
establishment of such communication with
bis immediate front, with Pope's army prac
tically between him and the other rebel
corps d'aqnaee:
We may add that Gen. Mcclellan is dis
posing of bis heavy force around Washing'
ton and Alexandria and the Notifications
so as soon to make it play an important
part in the drama of the hour.
In the battle of yesterday the attack GER
tainly came from our side.
New YORK, Sept. Ia If5buae's
Washington dispatch dated Sunday three
P. NJ, says, the anticipation that great
battle would be fought today Sunday was
probably unfounded. No firing has been
heard, and no news of renewal of the Con-
test except that telegram, dated at Fair
fax Station 1870 A. M, speaks of heavy
firing of muskets being heard in the neigh,
borhood of Bristow Station. This is hoped
in highest quarters here to be the noise
caused by the blowing up Of bis trains by
General Banks, who it is feared is cut off
with bis whole corps.
Five hundred rebel prisoners were at
Fairfax Station awaiting transportation to
Washington. They concur in saying as
does information from all other sources, that
the whole rebel army was engaged under
Lees command; it numbers no one of them
set at less than 10000, and many estimate
them at 100000 or 100000.
The prisoners also all say that they were
promised an easy and speedy march into
Washington. They we're certain to be there
within week.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 3l.--A special dis
patch from Washington to Forney's Press
says Generals Patrick Duryea and Tower
are slightly wounded. Colonel Kelts, of
the 73d Pennsylvania, Lieut.. Colonel Nc.
nj no oh
gan, Captain Francis Shellington of the
18th Pennsylvania Zouaves were killed.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. Ia correspond
ent of Forney's Press, dated near Centre
vile says: Last evening about o'clock,
McDowell's left flank was turned by cav
airy force 5000 strong. McDowel's corps
being on the left of our army, and the rebel
cavalry being supported by infantry. Nc,
Dowell's entire corps was fearlully cut up.
The enemy, according to the reports of
prisoners who have been taken, has been
reinforced enormously, and includes the en-
tire rebel army of the State of Virginia,
and numbers about 100000 men.
New YORK, September 1.-The Tribune
extra, this morning, contains Washington
lcttcI, uaICu Oupuoy AoiuinS, WulCu gives
the following details:
Nothing later than Popes dispatch of
Saturday, has been received by the Govern.
ment this morning.
Distant firing was heard on Saturday
afternoon, which continued until late 10 the
evening. A courier arrived this morning,
at Halleck's headquarters, with the news
that Pope had fallen back to Centreville.
A staff officer, who left the battle field on
Saturday at five o'clock P. NJ, states that
the battle commenced on Thursday after
noon. Sigel's corps engaged brigade oil
rebel cavalry, on the road from Warrenton,
and drove them back, the battle lasting till
$50 in the evening.
This fight was with Jackson's rear guard
whose force was estimated at 10000.
On Friday morning jackson undoubtedly
formed junction with Lon ystreet.
Sherman's battery opened the battle on
Friday morning. Milroys brigade led the
advance, and Sigel formed a line .of,battle
with Schurz on the right, Schenck on the
left, and Steinwehr in the centre.
The rebels were gradually forced back
till one o'clock P. NJ. They then suddenly
and fercely charged bayonets, forcing Mil