Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-09-03
The Movements of the Armies-.-An intel
ligible Account.

The Movements of the Armies---An intel
ligible Account.
The New York Tribune thus briefly sets |
forth the situation and the movements in
Eastern Virginia within the past ten days,
up to Saturday evening. It is reported
that there was fighting all day Sunday be-
tween Centreville and ThOrOughfare Gap,
but.we have no definite reports. BristOw
Station, where Gen. Pope destroyed large
number of cars and locomotives, is five or
six miles south of Manassas Junction.
Gen. Banks has been near this Station and
it was here that he was reported to be cut
off. The Tribune says:
Early on Sunday morning, August
oath, Stonewall Jackson, with some thirty
or forty thousand trusted veterans in the
ightest marching order, without tents or
wagons save for ammunition, left the rebel
lines south of the Rappahannock and
moved westward, unknown to and unsus-
pected by Pope. Winding his way among
the sources of the Rappahannock in the
Blue Ridge, by roads unknown to our side,
he turned the right flank of our army and,
emerging unperceived at Thoroughfare
Gap, about half way between Manassas
Junction and Front Royal, his advance,
consisting of Stuart's cavalry, swooped
down upon our depot of provisions, cloth
ing, stores, &c, at Manassas, like hawk
among brood of chickens. The small
force guarding that point was soon dis
persed or captured, and our heavy stores
were appropriated so far as possible and
the rest destroyed. Railroad trains con-
veying provisions and munitions to Pope
and bringing back wounded, sick, empty
ears, Sc, we're captured and destroyed,
those in charge of them running into the
jaws of the wolf while unsuspecting any
danger.
"The capture Of the Junction was soon
known in Washington, and the 1st New
Jersey brigade, under Gen. Tayicr, sent
down 10 rectify matters, no one suspecting
that there was any thing more serious
than another cavalry dash at our lines of
communication. But by this time a con-
siderable force of rebel artillery and in
fantry had come up, and Gen Taylor's brig
ade and trimmings were sent to the right
about with little ceremony, and with the
loss of several hundred prisoners, who
were paroled as soon as possible. And
still the Junction, hardly thirty miles from
Washington, and nearly so far in the rear
of Gen. Pope, was firmly held by the rebels,
who challenged all corners.
"Thus far, Gen. Pope would seem to
have been completely circumvented. 1t
was nearly Wednesday morning before he
knew a word of the nice business going on
| in his rear. When he did learn it, he ap-
pears to have acted with judgment and
decisio2 of which our army movements
hitherto have evinced plentiful lack. In
stead of sending back brigade TO reopen
| his communications, he at once OWNED
that this was no mere cavalry raid on his
stores, but daring if not desperate at
| tempt to isolate him and fall with crush
| ing weight on some part of our forces, pre-
liminary to a bold push upon Washington
or Baltimore. So he promptly faced about
| and started from WarrentOn and its Vicin-
| ity with his whole fOrce-now sWelled by
| reinforcements to some sixty or seventy
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to know what
| all this meant He marched in three
columns by parallel roads. His central
column under Hooker Pope himself with
! it) first encountered rebel force that af-
| ternoon at Kettle Run, few miles below
Manassas, and pushed it back, killing and
wounding three hundred of them. Push
| ing on to Manassas next morning Thurs
| day., Pope found that place had been evac-
uated three hours before by Stonewall
| Jackson, who had moved to Centerville
| (nOrth) and thence westward by Bull Run
doubtless to avoid conflict with supe-
rior forces and form a speedier junction
| with the remainder of the rebel army,
which was more slowly following on his
devious way from the south side of the
Rappahannock. Mcdowell and Sigel's
corps followed and overlook him, and a
! GsL4 ansuad rui4h n s,s-.e-.I adSaltAse 10
our side, which was only terminated by
| darkness. Jackson held his ground with
desperate tenacity, knowing that disOr-
derby retreat was destruction, while the
bulk of Gen. Lees army must be coming
rapidly to his rescue. We took 1000 pris-
oners.
Friday morning Gen. Pope concentrated
his forces and pushed on after Jackson,
who by this time had been heavily rein
forced by the rebel main army. A desper-
ate battle ensued, partly on the Bull Run
battle-ground Of last year, our troops this
time approaching it from the south. The
Unionists had the best of it, holding the
battle-ground at dark, though with a loss
Of eight thousand killed and wounded.
| Gen. Pope estimates the rebel loss at twice
that number. We were the assailants
throughout.
Fhe next morning Saturday the posi-
tions were reversed. The rebel grand ar
my-estimated at two hundred thousand
in all-had now nearly or quite all come
up, and they, being much the stronger
party, assumed the offensive. They gained
ground upon us during the day. At
night, Gen. Pope's headquarters were at
Centreville, to which strong position his
whole army had fallen back in good order,
and where he had just been joined by
Franklins corps, while Sumner was well
On the way to him. These are among the
best portions ofthe late Army of the PEN
insular. The two parties had gradually
swung round during these terrible con-
licts, so that our army is once more in
communication with Washington, while
the rebels probably hold the positions west
and south Of Bull Run. Pope unquestion-
ably is in position of such strength that
he can defy the enemy till he is re-enforc-
el so thathe can assume the offensive, while
in the meantime, he is already so strong
that he will not venture to leave him in
their rear for any advance toward the
Northern Potomac.
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