The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-09-04

Ahe ieSoi' VI thiS "cIioh was tEdO 'iio
enemy was driven froin the field, sustain
ing "a loss ABOUT equal to our own Our
'osS was aOoat hIty kiiIeu ana over -0V
"ouhde0:
Gen. Pope arrived on the ground late
IN the evening and proceeded toward the
scene of action, but the lighting was then
over and the enemy in inll retreat. Jack
son had leit Tor Manassas during the day
with his division, where he pillaged the
! place, capturing 4 large number OF prison
/ er5 and burning every builaiu. except the
/ telegraph office and few shaaties and
Il! the ammunition and whatever they
/ could carry away out Of the cars, about i
! hundred OF which we're at the place, for
! the greater part loaded with supplies Tor
our army. They set fire TO al of these.
! which now present one mass of blackened
| ruins. On their arrival they fJunda por-
ton Of two regiments Of New Jersey in
lantry, who had arrived there during the
morning. They Immediately attacked
them. Our troops deiendcu themselves
! for some time but finding the number Of
:he enemy s. great that they were being
ilanktd and probably surrounded, they
ratrcatcd toward Ceutrevilie and got away,
with Il loss uf some forty wounded and
about twelve killed. The enemy captured
60 Of them, but they were paroled yes
trday morning, just before the battle
commenced The pursuit was continued
toward Centreyiile.
Cn thursday afternoon, squadron or
the "a Penna., with q en-. BIrney, was III
the advance. and stopped at Centreviile
TO inquire the route taken by the enemy.
y woman waved flag from back wan
doW, at "hlch signal iorce OF rebel cav
airy, about two thousand strong, under
Ger. Lee, emerged from the woods. Our
men scarcely had time to mount their
horses and escape, coming down the road
toward Bull Run at full speed, with the
enemy IN swift pursuit. They were iol-
lowed until they came in, when our In
fantry were drawn up III line OF battle on
each SIDE OF the read, at which point the
them to retreat at more than double
quick. Oar troops took up the line of
march ana followed the rebels during the
night on the Gainesville or Warrenton
Road and soon came in sight Of the enc
ny, posted near the old Bull Run battle
ground, in strong position and Under Gov
er OF the woods. The action commenced
about > o'clock. Our battalion having
been placed in position, Nilroy's brigade,
which had the advance, was ordered to
charge through the |oo@s ana to cross
toward the hA!Ifoad switch ; the enemy
poured into our troops storm o. grape
ana canhlsfer Which caused them 10 tall
back, but they soon raLLied aud pad the
enemy with interest: Inc rebels then
rose c" nidsSe from behind the railroad
track, and again c9uSed our men to fall
back, which ihey did behiHd Hampton
Plttsburg battery. 1hls battery then
opened upon tue reoeiS a terr,nc IRE. The
enemy were a. one Tune only distant ABOUT
'nfty yaFoS anu Vilc eheeCoi 'ie NE destroy
cd at least SIX huncrea u them In TINS
ac'ion' however Hampton ,ost one OF his
guns. lie rad 10 cAanSe MS position TO
the LETT, as he was unable 70 maintain
hilhseii uhasr Ilie nEe WHlch was poured
ih'o ni;o- ne oatlie III ottieF quarters
rase4 luFAonsiy' Tue general result oi
when mas pee'' stated iFoih otnen sources.
ne posi1?h OF the forces on 1hufsnay
M n remained about the same as 1t was
al the cohl,henGenneh' 0i 'ie oc'ion' ne
ioSs on oo.h sues was hea'y'
YEAR OENIREFILLE, aug 81, . p. III
last evening about live 0 clock, IDow
Of rebel cavalry supposed to be 5000
strong. VI M'DoweH's corps being on the
left OF our army at the time, and the rebel
cavalry being supported by infuutry, NJ
Doweli's cutirc corps was almost instantly