The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-09-02
SURGEON GESKRAL's OFTIcEl
WASHINGTON, August 30. 1862.


NKw YoRK, Sept. I. The Tribune .
Washington despatch dated Sunday, 3 p.
m, says, the anticipation that great battle
would be fought 10 day. Sunday was prob,
ably unfounded. No firing has been heard.
aud no news of n renewal Of tho contest.
except that telegram dated at Fairfax Sta
ton. 30 n. m, which speaks Of heavy
guns being heard in the neighborhcod OF
Bristow Stat.
This is hopeo. in highest quarters here. TO
be the noise caused by the blowing up of his
trains by Gen, Banks. who IL Is fcircd Is cut
of with his whole corps.
Five hundred rebel prison>rs were at Fair
fax Staten awaiting transportation to wash
ington. they concur in saying. "a does infor-
nation from all other sources. that the whole
rebel army was engaged under Lees com
nand. Ie numbers no one Of .hem sets less
than $50, 1000. aud many estimated Item a,
, or 300. 900. The prisoners also say that
they were promised an easy and speedy march
into Washington They were certainly Ia
be there within q week.
NV YorK, Sept. 1.-The Tribune extra
this morning contains a Washington letter
dated Sunday q. M, with the following de-
tails.
Nothing later than Pope dispatch OF sat
urday was received by tho Government, this
morning
Distant firing vas heard SATURDAY p m.
an,i late in the evening. Etr
A courier arrived at Halieck's Heajguar-
tiers thi. morning, with the news that Pope
h.d fallen back TO Centreville
staff officer from the battle Geld. Al s
o'clock Saturday p. m states that the bstile
commenced Thursday p. m.
Sgel's corps engaged tho rebel cavalry
brigade on the road from Wsrrtnton, ard
drove them back. the battle lasting Ill 800
IA. This fight vas With Jsck.on's rear
guard. ~hoss force was estimated al 81, 100.
Friday morning Jackson undoubtedly
formed a junction with L)ngstreet
sherussns battery .pened the battle on
Friday morning.
M,iroy'. Brigade led the advance. and
Sigel formei line OF battle with Schurs on
the right. Schenck 90 the let. and Steinuahr
on the ceutre The rebe.s we're grsdaslly
forced back tsll Up 4 when they suddenly
and ferreiv chsrr~s bayorsis. tcscing MI
rov back Sch~nck ssnt brigade forward.
bat both we're driven back.
Nilroy's command vss - badly Cat No
that he could not gather regiment
Schurs and Ste,a~ahr vere holding their
own 10 the wocds on he let 81 Schepek
Hess masses OF rebels appeared. and
| Stevens and REYNOLDS divisions we're cent
a.. bat all we're driven back.
The result OF fridsss 6chting was. ne
drove the rebel. about ? miles then. they
being reinforced recovered . mile. and our
troor< rested az night mile IN advance 81
their mornings position. o. Saturday the
Rattle wss- nere gener2l- Hsintzieman 9
| porer,<. Ncpovslf,s snd Banks pisisiun'
we're engaged Sirefs iosce beins kept e =
reserve.
Hsintsleman commenced the attack At ~
O'Clock. With Poster IN tie centre. Tie sd-
vance Of lhc latter ~ss checked BY I'm aense
Masses OF rebel infantry. but he troops
stood up ~ith unparalleled hsroism fof ose'
al hour, exposed % an sntisdinx ere q
fxrsp< and canister The grosnd vks s;re~cd
-isS the fsllen r--,ks % ire diving and dead
EsaAIly they broke. falling back "a great d..
ordsr. Which caused pane n the RESERVES
large runbsss loiainA n the retreat
The rebels sarancei sAcir batteries. ,osr
ing IN . storm o. slsof ,nd she'll. The nieh'
wing "a, completely e>a;cr-
NcDoseii adsKncsd 70 Sir snPPort. en-
de.vorin- - hcis tie cater. bat MS move.
n~nts ~ere Anticipated ard both Re ant
SEsl were enveiot>1 ~ the rebels % ~
len. and oataunberei al al poiats-
Then Ssxel shssn oct. oy brsagsn< -
sri<siss successfully q TIER position, bod
o. shs.a IA frou, -hss TIE fasstises p,ure.
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Lsr<r botez Of AeDsx<ii ssaops sssss.;
e q Srvss d-c~asr scrers Bal Rzr- A
Ev~ o'c,c<a r. x. he batf< r<s soss.
s<siusl "a lee 49, rcperses scre ora<re
M ~ho retrieved The 3sy- Bet slong -
/ r~-s<.xsIt< r,..f krt.lierr. rnfxnsrr. w-rnrs
ard cavsiry. ssrs csufes>tiy ioiiesin< I
The rear. Oar right. be~escr. rc1sine<
oo-uar.useiy Srn, prss eating he enen'