, 1862-09-02
The New York Tribune Closed
For Publishing a "HocTi-
Bile RumOr."
BANKS Eaz FAVORABLE Z
FQSsTIEa.
Description OF the Battle
on Saturday,
What Troops were En-
gagged.
SplENIlD CAVALRY CHARGE.
PARTIAL LIST OF CASUALTIES.

PARTIAL LIST OF CASUALTIES.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-The New York 1r;J-
une extra this morning containB q Washing
ton letter, dated Sunday morning, with the.
following details: ...
Nothing later than Pope's dispatch of Sat
urday has been received by the government
this morning.
Distant fling Was heard on Saturday, after
noon and lat in the evening. courier ar
1iy. at Halieck's headquarters this moraing,
with the news that Pope had fallen bsck to
Ceutreyi1le.
4 staff officer, from the battlefield, q. !
O'Clock Saturday afternoon, states that the
battle commenced THURSDAY afternoon. 81 |
geI's corps engaged the rebel cavalry brigade !
on the road from, War7enton, and drove them |
back. The battle lasted till 0 30 in the even
ing. This fight was With Jdck5on'a rear
guard, whose force was estimated at $1,000.
On Friday morning Jackson undoubtedly
tcrm.d junction with Lougstreet-
SEcrn1u's battery opened the battle Fri
day mo1niDg, Aiilroy'5 brigade led the ad-
vance, and Sgel formed q line Of battle. with
schurz on the right, schcnck on the left, and
gradually forced back I'LL one o'clock in the
afternoon. They then suddenly and ferce1y
charged bayonets, forcing Milroy back.
schenck Fent brigade forward, but both were
: driven back. Milroy's command was SO badly
cut uI that he could Lot gather regiment.
Schulz aud Steinwehr were holding til lit own
| in the woods on the left OF Scheock. Heavy
masses OF rebels appeared. Stevens and Key
nolds' divisions Were sent up, and all were
The result Of Fridays fighting vas, that VIC
drove the rebels about two miles, then they
being heavily reinforced, recovered 4 mile,
and our troops rested ut night a mile il ad-
vance Of their mornings position.
On Saturday the battle was Ro7c general.
= H.in.ze1man, Porter, Mcdowell aud Banks
we're engaged, Sigel's togce being kept as u
reserye Heintzglu1an com menced the attack
at ten o'clock, with Porter in the centre. The
advance If the litter was checked by Immense
) masses Of rebel Infantry, and his troops stood
up with unparalleled heroism for over an
hour, exposed to endlading fire OF grape aud
! canister, the ground being sire En- with fallen
! ranks Of dying and dead Finally they broke,
; falling back in grea: disorder, whlca caused q
: ranic in the RESERVES, large numbers joining:
in she retreat. ...
The rebels rapidly advanced their batteries
pouring in 4 storm Of shot and shell. Tht
q right wing was completely beaten Mcdowell
9 advanced to t4eir support, ende1yoring tt
;, hold the center, but hs movements were an
u tiripatcd, and both be and Sgel we're euEel
/. oped by the rebels on the left, and outnum
Z bered at all points points, Then Si5el shon'
cut, bring up his brig adc successfully to thel
u position, holding them in h1nt Whtls th
1QE1nNE6 Pn1fo A3f AAAf9e 1NAaNo NJ o%@OS"
,, ellis troops retreated in ggeat disorder acros
\, Bull Run
d Ats o'clcck ?. n, the battle was goin
Y against us. Tie last reserves were ofGtre
q np, who retrieved the day, but along the C>I
tfeville road, artillery, iafausry, wagons IN
1a le cavalry were con1usediy 1slllGg to tue re y
~ ~ Our right, however, remained complratiyel
- - arsn, prevented The enemy troru following n
y, his advantage, a1d at o'clock Bull isu
" " stream WAS crossed by the rebels, troa5lin
~ 1,e 1ntv hc Il ft5y shells. We were fAl}fu
y back to Ccntrevil1e-
*'o Franklin's corps WAS between Stone Bride
n q, and Cent1eyil1e, and Samuer's corps betwee
II IL Ccut1evil1e ard Fairfax Court House, pres
y ing On with great speed to the assistance
aa ,ef The day was probably adverse to Us, b.
Gu the battle was to be renewed on Suud
=, morning with heavy reinforcements.
IT It is believed the ~hole rebel army und
=. Lie has Joined jackson by way Of Thoro1g
IN IN fare Gap or By Aida Gap.
IA The above account was Cleaned BY the NJ
York ITjdunt's correspondent from Cas
a. ~, Fish. a later account says: Judging tro
~ ~ reports from officers. the panic In McD3~el
~ ~ LEFT wing Was not very serious. A line of
len difrs was drawn up at 7o'clock Suud II moi
Ing to stop stragglers, but none had appe 1r<
9 = Our camps WIS then seen On the hllt this ST
I1u ~ Of Centreville-
,aw ~ Burnside's and Popt's armies are now in
las cooperation. and complete success is 1ooE
~ " for. Every confidence is felt A. the WAT
W W partmeDt, Hnl1eck's headquarters aud
~ ~ White House.
grs tT PHILADELPHIA, Sept. Ia correspond
ens me Of fForney's Peess dated near Centr=yIle, 81
ou' % daY evening, says: Last evening ab0u
u.s. O'Clock, McDowell's lefe flank was turaed
o,t cavalry force, 5000 strong. McDo we
:nts s,.p'i 49, h,,,,r ID hv 1nianfru
,ea. Dow clrs entire corps WAS fearful oftae enc
nss s According to The reports OF prisoners y
'a~ baye been taken, the enemy has been n
forced enormously, and includes the cai
,rse rebel army Of tle State Of Virginia, aud lit
- - bers about $50 600 men.
!. au au New Yonk. Sept. THE New York
;of,4 ~ du.se's Wastington's dispatch, dated IS
III. day, s p. H." saJs, that the anticlpad
tane that q great battle would be fought to-
+ nn has been heard, aud no news Of : renewa
! ,;no ~ the contest, except that telegram datet
InoI Fairfax Station, 1880 q. m, speaks OF he
'e Ike guns being heard IN the height orhood
''ae Bristow Station. This is hoped il the hig!
-, quarters here to be the noise caused by
,,!p, ~, Bio ~ipg up trains by General Banks, VII,
is feared is c1t off with his whole corps.
1Is.1 I,aer Five hundred rebel prisoners were AZ
guns .A.sS - srha, eoncnr n saline o. d,,s, r.
I;;tt1 nla:ion from all other sources, that the vi
enc tepei ~ xr,nharS m ono NJ +ham CO,
1 ~ less than $50, GOO. and many estimate thel
shen 200 co or 3oa coo: Ths prisoners ~ also
:, ~ march into Washington. Taey were cefls
,;.o ~ to be there within week.
nun; a WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The following.
.hu amcng the causa1ities in recent battles: Al
NJ NJ Wa1of3, Go. C2d Wis. john f. Alex "
o1tad A6jt 18th O.; Doutly ". Jones 12'hlo !;
G9ih ward Vaunot, corp. Co, =, u U; Geo
"a tha Swan, Lieut.. Co 4, and James Hough, 8
euen Co E, 18th Mich; Swain Juhnson, lse n
nrton James 8. Hatch, Lient- 1st Mich. volunte
K was In addition to The aboge, Lieut.. Meri
Gen 1st hlch. cavalry, wounded and taken pE1s
Of the !lent Moore, same regim -nt, killed.
lletely Roberts and Capt. Pomeroy> 1st Mich. ki
taken SapS ferIy, ;1th Mich. wounded Col- 3
any Of neho, Et ancn; cavalry. Was captured
Is ea- Town, Isl Mich cavalry was wounded il
"a places.
until f1ol oui WI tt,1a al1esponaent we lear
Va1y, t ha4f;es n Ttrs;n;a su atsh, ~ y
tAe wounded; Lieut Col Thomas, cd
t YORK. wounded Col. Pratt. Goth New
Snsns severely wounded; Lieut. Tremous, 81
= }has staf, pfsoner; Lieut.. Dwight, ssckles'
= 5 cnn1E prisoner; Gen. Duncan ". Ricketts,, II
eesme ed, not dangerous; Adju.aGt = Bacon m
rought rev r d t1lk, aa5 eaos ~ aA0Ae'
llautly ootn on'o. "ounuee@ -,
he raw PHnADEIFH1A, sept. Ia sPec!u ut'
spoken from Washington to forney's fTess
Geperals Patrick, Duryes, and Tos
h from sliphtly voupded; Col. Keltz. 75d Pc
ng him Iaufa, Lieut. Col Mclean, ootu fenus5'
,nd ha | Cot 0'Connor. I'd Wisconsin, and Capt
in this els sns'lisFl{ b; Efs 18th Pennsylvania re-
ed lsst Pu11ApELPu1A. Sept. 1.-The corr
| about dent Of the Phi'adelphia Press says
IN th2t rebels occupy the outer extremity OF
at the Bull Run battle field at present, the1
! being At the fasthest polnt of the old