Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-09-02
The war I'm Virginia.
New York. Anp 90


pickets at Manassas Junction were driven
in. and Two companies Of the los Pennsyl.
vania infantry. one company Of Pennsyl-a-
MIA cavalry. and some artillery. stationed
there, were surprised by General Ewelrs
entire rebel division, mum bering from 100
to 10000 infantry and Cavalry, with sr,iIl
cry. After short skirmish. the handful
Of men ut the Junction fed, the rebels
turning upon them nine of unr own purs.
aud keeping up brisk FIRE till the Union
troops were taken prisoners, few es.ap-
ing across Bull Run Here, at Union
NJ lis. two regiments of Gen Cox's division.
the Eleventh ard Twelfth Ohio. under Col.
Scammon. were stationed, and they in:medi
ately advanced tn meet the opposing BODY
Of ebels. A confiet epsued early In the
morning between the junction and Boil
Kun lasting Tor three hours, when the
Union troops, being largely outuumbeI ed,
and hanked on the right, retired across
Bull Run bridge. Here vigorous ATTEMPT
was made BY Col Scammun tn hold the
bridge. AT eleven o'clock, TWO rebel regi-
ments fnrded the Run above the bridve
when the Twelfth Ohio charged on them
and drove them across the river with heavy
loss. In this skirmish Capt .. W Pauley
was wounded slightly. The regiment lost.
in killed wounded, and missing, IS to 40
men At II o'clnck Col Scammon was
obliged TO retire, moving along the raiIrnad
in the direction nf Alexandria. The rebels
advanced across Bull Run, and Yesterday
afternoon their advance cavalry we're at
Fairfax and Burnes' station.
"On taking possession of Manassas June.
ton, the rebels captured seven trains Load.
ed with provisions, ammunition. &c and
ten locomotives all of which hey DESTROYED
Or the eighty-tour m en- of the lO5th Penn
sylvania on the ground nearly al were
killed. wounded, or taken prisoners, ms only
three are Bnpwn to have escaped. Our loss
has been immense in government stores
and large in killed, wounded and miss
ing.
J The Geographic communication with
Gen. Pope was yesterday uia Fredericks.
burg none whatever direct
New York, Aug. 90.
The Washington Star last evening
says:
The Postmaster at Fairfsx Court U,use
arrived from there on THURSDAY marn;ug,
He reports seeinga bright light soon after
leaving"
The Star also has the following:
The enemy was encamped. some twenty
| or thirty thousand strong. at Gainesville.
near Manassas Junction, at two O'Clock
Thursday morning
large portion of Taylor's New
Jersey Brigade was captured at Fairfax
! Station.
The rebels, on Thursday night. burnt
the bridges at Accot'nk and Pope's Run,
and are supposed to be moving of to evade
! pursuit..
There was an engagement on Wednes-
day evening, between Scammon's brigade
and heavy force of the rebels, for the
nnssess, n OF the railroad bridge at Bull
Kun. The rebels held possession at night.
tall. but u IS believed that Scammon VT u Id
dislodge them Thursday morning.
Hroker's division had an engagement
| Wednesday morning. with a large rebel
force near BrIstOw's Statiun, lasting all
day Hacker drove the rebels sten nv
step back to the vicinity of Manassas. Our
loss in this division is about 300"
The same paper says:
The rebels succeeded in throwing most
OF their army across the Rappahannock, ut
the base of the Blue Ridge, massinp than
them at White Plains. seven miles from
Warrentnn. 1t j. evident they aim TO get
!
around Washington. and. having done so.
they would have lively time in getting
out of this position.
| The movements of our vast army. now in
the eneny's rear. lead to the belief that a
very lew days will see the ED Of rebels in
arms in Virginia. Twenty-four hours /"
says the Star, will solve this great prob
lem"
Philadelphia, Aug 90
The Baltimore american has q letter
from Alexandria, dated 3 o'clock yester-
day. 1t says that "Our troops are being
gushed forward rapidly from there"
General Mcclellan had visited Washitp
TIN. and accepted the command oftbe Army
of Virginia. Fugitives from Manassas and
Fairfax report that a confdgratiou WAS
visible IN the direction of the latter place
and 1t was supposed that the government
stores had been DESTROYED.
1t is also said that the rebels have das,
troyed the bridge over the Aeco,ink Greek
WHICH Is five miles this side of Manassas
Boil Run, and Centerville.
1t Is also said that the rebels have can.
tured two out Of four New jersey regiments
stationed at Centreville.
Gen Hooker's brigade is rerorted IN
have checked the advance of the rebels at
CenterVilie, and driven them back To Man.
assas.
Gen: Pope is beyond Manassas, cut IF
from Washington.
General Burnside's and General Por.
ter's corps havs landed at Aauia Creek
1t also said that Gen. Ewell has peue
trated the rear Of Gen. Pope. and oceunie.
the left bank of the Occoquan River. A
large force is marching to meet them. a.d
to assist IN opening way to Gen. Pune
and General Burnside. II the movement
is successful, it will doubles place the reb
ell army IN worse position than that in
which the main body of our tronps il now.
as they can, if uececessary, fall back to
Fredericksburg, and reach Washington by
river. On the otherI hand, if jackson is
cut of his army may he scattered and des-
troyed. The movement OF the rebels is a
bold but must hazardous one.
New York. Aug 80.
We have reliable advices through Ierters
that affairs at Washington and Alexandra
yesterday wore a more favorable ASPECT =
The secessionists of the latter city are less
Juoilant and carry responding countenan-
ces.
Gems Burnside and Pope have success
iuiiy cut their way through the rebel forces
at Manassas. and have formed junction
with the Army OF Virginia, which is now
under Gen. MeClellan's command, this
side OF CentervilIe.
There has been a severe engagemen
with the rebels by the divisions under Gen.
erals Hooker Sturgis, aud Sumner. in
which the rebels were completely routed
and driven from the vicinity cf Manassas
and Bull Run Mountains. The lose of life
On both sides is said tn have been heavy.
No accurate Information is obtainable on
this point, but it is believed the enemy
were severity punished and many prisoners
taken.
Philadelphia, Aug 30.
The Washington Star of last eyen,D,
contains the folIouin1 i,,l al,..,..