The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-09-06

E0WcSteU OelOFe our S0vo0Cluk COiuu1Ns CVu
adorable distance. The Excelsior Brigad
formed in line of battle under severe crees fl,
of the enemys musketry and artillery. At tn
attack Hooker bad no artillery, though it after.
ward came up, pouring volley after volley init
the ranks of the enemy. 1--4ts,
1t WAS 1t this time that Captain Sanford va
wounded. While in the hospital our forces dis
covered that the enemy had made arrangement
in several buildings for 600 Of their wounded
having that number of mattresses and other ne
cessary articles. These were taken possessio,
OF for the use Of our own wounded. While Capt
Sanford was on his way to Alexandris he heart
that the Rebels had captured some 800 or 70(
OF our men, and being unable to get them away
liberated the whole, to man. A number of re
ports have been circulated the last few days, ant
even yesterday morning, that Fairfax was occu
pied BY the enemy, and the last report Was tha
they had driven the nurses (who were attending
our wounded men) from the village. This state
ment 10 corrected by Capt. Sanford, who say
that up TO noon yesterday the enemy did not %
cupy Fairfax, % he 10y in hospital very neal
the village.
On both Friday and Saturday, Jackson at
tempted to cut through our left and center, but
vas repulsed without accomplishing bis purpose
Yesterday morning at daylight, report was cir.
culated that be had cut bis way through Our lef,
flank, but this lacks confirmation. 4
Another gentleman, who left the battle.f field
Of Bull Run on Saturday 1t 8 ?. n, says that oul
center had been driven BY ten battalions Of in
fantry, who attacked one of our battslions-
Grape and canister were poured into the advanc.
ing battalions, moving them down in heaps The
immense gaps caused BY our artillery are were
instantly filed up BY Others, and the columns
came on like mighty wave, sweeping oil before
them, taking the battery, and compelling our
center to fall back. Our men, however, soon
reformed, and held their position. aF
On Saturday afternoon, about o'clock, the
enemy opened on our left, being near Bull Run,
the musketry and cannonading being the most
terrific that my informant (CoI Lewis, Of the
10th Pennsylvania) ever heard, and be haa
been in no less than ten engagements. We
promptly answered. The rebels came up in
close column, presenting brigade fronts, and %
fast as our cannon moved them down, their
ranks we're filled again and again, such wonder.
showed on this occasion. The left wing was
compelled to retire before them, falling back in
good order. The loss on both sides must have
been very great, but that Of the enemy at least
four to one of ours The fighting ragged with
undated fury on both sides, until between s
and o'clock in the evening. Our right and
center maintained their position. The Colonel
adds that more than 5000 we're on the right
wing and center. who we're not engaged in sa-
turday's fight. At night Mcclellan advanced
with $4,000 fresh troops from the neighborhood
of Alexandria. et
At sunrise on Friday, cannonading commenc-
ed on both sides. In the afternoon, between 2
and o'clock, our forces drove the enemy near.
ly two miles, with great loss. It is said that on
both sides more were killed and wounded in the
battles Of Friday and Saturday than in the bat
tie of Fair Oaks. s4
The prisoners captured by the enemy in all
the fights and skirmishes of the last five or six
days were placed beyond the lines, jackson tel.
ling them plainly that they would have to 20
where they could get something 70 eat, for be
could not board them. no .4ro'9 i6F
I shall not dwell upoR the battles Of Friday
and Saturday, as another correspondent, who
was on the battlefield both days, will furnish
you with the full particulars. The latest news
10 a. follows: l 1 -tJf s-9
Last night at dusk, heavy csnnonading in thu
direction of Centerville, which lasted over ar
hour and half, was heard. gentleman who
left Warrington City for the battle field of Bull
Run on Saturday night, says that when he ar
rived there at half past o'clock in the morning
there was no fighting. Our lett wing had falleI
back about four miles in the direction of Cen
terville he left Bull Run for Washington a
10 o'clock yesterday morning, and heard 6rini
in the direction of the battle field. He saw
that there were at the least from twelve to Elk
teen thousand of our men killed and wounded
in the two days fighting of Friday and Saturday
Yesterday morning about 8 o'clock, Bank
and another entire division we're drawn nd il
line of battle below Wster Station, near Bristov
% the enemy were expected to make an attacl
for the purpose Of cutting their way through.
A gentleman who arrived from Bull Run tbi
morning says shat fighting Was going on oil yea
terday between Centerville and Thoroughfars
Gap. sef aa
Yesterday morning, by order Of Gen. Pope
l4s cars and five Locomotives we're destroyed b,
fire, together with large quantity of ammuni-
ton and stores, at Bristow Station. The empt,
cars and engines alone, estimated BY railroad
man who was present, were worth $l86, 900. =
The rebels burned two engines and 4s cars q
the same place on Tuesday night. 1t lie said thu
within the last "a hours the enemy has fallez
back to new line Of defense.
It 10 reported here, and generally believed
that on Saturday Jackson cut through our linel
and formed junction with Lee.
The impression last night and this morning
Was that our army holds much stronger posi-
ton than heretofore. Six hundred and sixt,
prisoners, under the command Of Capt. Lang
aton, Of Company <, 9Th New Jersey, and Lieut.
Henry, of the 30th Ohio. The prisoners wer,
captured on Friday. Their accounts we're rathe
gloomy. They cay that all the food was run out
and they had actually nothing to eat. This va
absolutely true, ss on overhauling their hayer.
sacks nothing in the way Of food could be fount
except two or three apples, IN ear or two O.
green corn, and in few cases little old corn
They say that over. 400 Of our men were can
tured at Manassas and neighborhood, but tha
jackson, after taking their Names allowed then
to 60, not having food to give them. Other
who were captured on Saturday afternoon ga,
that they had had nothing to eat all day, and ap
peared almost famished. Some ssv that Fl,
whole Southern army was in the fight. and tha
if they were whipped here, the South could ye
send 60o, 900 more in very few weeks. and "
could never whip Jackson unless We had more
than twice his force. It il eaid that a whole
brigade of the enemy WAS captured by Genera
Kearney's division on Friday. The prisoners
say they are heartily tired of fighting. and that
if the people would let the officers settle it be-
| tween themselves, it would soon he over and