Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-09-01
A GREAT BATTLE ON FRIDAY.
The Rebels Beaten.
GREAT LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES.


HEADQUARTERS FIELD OF BATTLE OF
GRoyEroN, NEAR GAINESVILLE, Aug. Both,
lS62.-To Maj. Gen. Halleck, General-in
Chief, Washington, d. Give fought ter
rife battle here yesterday with the combined
force of the enemy, which lasted with contin-
uous fury from daylight till after dark, by
which time the enemy was driven from the
field which we now occupy. Our troops are
too much exhausted to push matters, but 1
shall do so in the course of the morning, as
soon as Fitzjohn Porter's corps comes up from
Manassas.
The enemy is still in our front, but badly
used up. We have lost not less than 5000
men killed and wounded, and from the APP
pearance of the field the enemy have lost at
least two to our one. They stood strictly on
the defensive, and every assault was made by
ourselves. Our troops have behaved SPLEEN
didly. The battle was fought on the identical
battlefield of Bull Run, which greatly in
creases the enthusiasm. The news Just reach
es me from the front that the enemy are
retreating towards the mountains l go for
ward at once to see We have made great
captures, but am not able yet to form any
idea of their extent.
JOHN PORE, Gen'l Commanding.
WASHINGTON, Aug 30.-Secretary Chase
received this afternoon, through Gen. Pope's
messenger, the following note from Gen. Nc
Dowell, dated on the battle field at g. 10 this
morning:
''Dear Governor PLEASE telegraph Mrs.
Mcdowell that have gone through a second
battle of Bull Rum on the identical field of
last year, and unhurt. The victory is decid-
edly ours. Very sincerely,
IRWIN MCDOWELL.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-To- days Evening
Star, speaking of the battle of yesterday says,
the battle was continued by the army corps of
Gems. Heintzleman, Mcdowell and Sigel on
our side, against a rebel force believed to
number from $4,000 to 10000 strong,-thatis
against the army corps of Jackson, and we
presume portion of the rest of Lees army
that had succeeded in making its way down
from White Plains through Thoroughfare
Gap. The location of the battle of the day,
was in the vicinity of Haymarket, and from
Haymarket off in the direction of Sudley
church, or in other words, but a few miles
northwest of the scene of the never-to-be-
forgotten battle of Bull Run.
HeintZleman's corps, if we are correctly
informed, came up with the enemy's rear at
about 10 A. NJ, miles from Centerville,
which point he left at daybreak. He found
Stonewall jackson fighting with Mcdowell or
Sigel, or both, on the right, in the direction of
Haymarket. The position they took by 60
ing north from Gainesville to command en-
trance to, and exit from Thoroughfare Gap.
Our own informant, who left Centerville at 4
o'clock in the afternoon, a cool and clear
headed man, says that up to that hour the i'm
preston prevailed there that nothing had def
fnitely resulted from the days fighting,
which, though continuous, had not been
very bloody battle. Persons subsequently ar
irving, who were on the field themselves till
P. NJ, represent that the tide of success was
decidedly with the Union army, which pushed
the rebels successfully on both sides.
An impression prevails that the reserve of
Lees army supposed to be from 20 to 10000
strong, might suddenly appear near the field,
and we know that the heavy corps under
Fitziohn Porter, was so posted that it could
instantly move upon Lee with equal ease,
whether attacking Mcdowell, Sigel or Heint-
zleman. The railroad we are happy to say,
has already been repaired, quite up to Bull
Run, and supplies &C., are now being trans
ported over tito that point. By midnight, we
have every reason to believe, the Bull Run
bridge will again be passable, whenever the
trains can again run to Manassas.
Ere evacuating Manassas, the rebels parol
ed the 700 Union prisoners they had taken
since the commencement of the movement,
for which they are payingsO dearly. The re-
bells realized that prisoners in their pres
ent state, were an elephant in their hands,
and wisely thus got rid of them. These 700
prisoners covered all the straggers they had
taken, as well as all the 500 of Taylor's brig
ade.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-Information has
been reached in Washington from private
sources that Gen. Pope came up with and at
tackled the enemy again shortly after o'clock
this morning. Gen. Fitzjohn Porter had
probably arrived on the field by that time from
Manassas, only seven miles distant. The
cannonading was distinctly heard in Washing
ton.
The railroad was regularly run this fore
noon from the town of Warrenton to Bristow !;
so it is already clear that the only damage
remaining to be repaired to the railroad is to
build the Bull Run and Rappahannock
bridges The former should be completed to-
night, and the latter may be in four or five
days.
The news received from the army has oc-
casioned the greatest excitement throughout
this city. Orders were issued by the heads
of the different bureaus calling upon the en-
ployes to repair to the battle field for the pur
pose of attending to the condition of our
wounded. The order required each man to
provide himself with two days rations. A
prompt response was made to the call, and
not only the persons employed by the govern
ment but many others left the city for the
purpose stated. Although the engagement
with the enemy is of most appalling SAN
culinary character, yet such is the confidence
of Union men in the skill and strength of our
army that an abiding faith is everywhere dis
cernable in our ultimate success.
Some Accounts of what the Rebels did
IN pn1naie TaaY