The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-09-10
The Bull Run Battles.
Or Loss Greater than at First Report
ed-Rebels Surrounded.

NEW YORK, Sept 2-The Tribune s
Washington correspondence, dated Sept.
1st, says: 1t is generally conceded that
General Pope somewhat exaggerated our
loss in the dispatch fixing it at eight
thousand in killed and wounded, and de-
cidedly exaggerated the enemys loss, in
placing it at double that number. The
record of all the battles, including that of
Saturday, will show, as is thought, loss
Of from ten thousand to twelve thousand
at least on our side, in killed, wounded
and prisoners. The loss Of the enemy
is thought to have been less, since they
fought much as usual, behind cover.
Many of our artillery horses, at which the
enemy directed many of their heavy guns,
were shot down, and several batteries
were captured.
The enemy's whole force, according to
every prisoners account, is now entirely
surrounded by our army, with no possi-
bility of escaping without the greatest
battle of the campaign being fought
against greatly superior numbers.
A gentleman who arrived from Bull
Run, this (Mondayl morning, says fight
ing was going on all day yesterday be-
tween Centerville and Thoroughfare Gap.
Yesterday morning, by order of Gen.
Pope, one hundred and forty EIGHT cars
and five locomotives were destroyed by
FIRE, together with large quantity of am
munition and stores, at Bristow Station.
The empty cars and engines alone are esti-
mated to be worth S1S5, 200. The rebels
burned two engines and forty eight cars
at the same place on Tuesday night
It is said that within the last twenty
four hours the enemy has fallen back to a
new line of defense
A Lieutenant that was captured says
that one hundred and fifty thousand reb-
els attempted to get through Thorough
fare Gap, but that only one hundred
thousand were able to do so.
Their forces were commanded by Ewell,
Hill and Jackson.
The divisions of Generals King and
Ricketts, are fearfully cut up. The bri-
gade of Gen. Hartsuff has lost more than
half its officers. Towers and Duryea's,
of the same divisions, alse suffered great
ly. Gen. Hartsnff was not in command
of his brigade, but was sick in Washing
ton.
Gen. Banks engaged the enemy near
Bristow Station. From all that I can
learn, it seems he was attacked by col
umn under Gen. Lee in person, moving
from the direction of the Rappahannock.
If so, he probably had double task to
perform-to repulse both Gen. Lee from
the Rappahannock; and portion of Jack
sons or Longstreet's forces from this
side.
Burnside, Banks and Hooker seem to
have had an enemy to contend with in
both front and rear.
1t is now certain that Gen. Banks not
only burned his own baggage train, but
destroyed thirty locomotives and three
trains of cars laden with ammunition and
supplies. The locomotives and cars were
at Bristow Station.
Gen. Reno said in conversation to-day,
that he never saw more daring act than
one performed by the rebels on Saturday.
Out of the woods on the flank of several
of his batteries swarmed what appeared to
be strugglers from our forces; few at
first, then more and more, until not less
than regiment or two had emerged. He
was completely deceived, until they were
nearly upon his guns, when he caught
sight of the red patch, knew them to be
rebels, turned his artillery in twinkling
upon them, and destroyed almost every
man.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.
A gentleman who returned from the