Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-09-05
From the Renublican OF Wednesday.

the clerks and employees in the various depart
ments are to be organized and armed Immediately,
"a. Outline of the Late Events.
THE BOLD STRATEGY OF THE REBELS Fooled.
There is nothing more difficult than to record
great events while they are occurring. The scene
changes while the pen moves, and the revelations
of one hour may falsify the record Of the previous
hour and upset all its conclusions. The accounts
now coming from the scene of the great contest
in Virginia are so confused and conflicting, many
of them so utterly prepostcrous, that the task of
guessing out the real and the probable was never
more difficult, But no matter, so long as we have
positive knowledge that the rebels have been de-
feated and driven from Manassas, and that our
armies in Virginia have united and are advancing
upon the enemy, whose escape seems nearly I'M
possible
Of the plans and movements Of the rebels and
their recent successes near Washington we take
the following condensed account from the Wash
ington correspondence of the N. Y Herald.
REBEL PLANS AND SUCCESSES.
After the battle of Cedar Mountain the forces
under Stonewall jackson Withdrew from the Vi
entity of the Rapidan and were for some days
unhoard Of, except that strong force was in the
vicinity Of Madison Court House, some Il miles
to the westward, in the direction of Turay and
Shenandoah valley but was suppos ed that this
was only wing Of the army under Ewell, in
tended to act as reserves to jackson army, and
to cover his retreat back to Gordonsville. Not
so, however These forces of Ewell were the
main body of Jackson's army en- route for the
Shenandoah valley. Jackson with force of
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to point known as Berryvillc, some % miles
northwest from WaTenton Lee, with the bulk
of the rebel army, was to take the front, left and
| right, and engage Pope at or near the Rapidan
while jackson and Eweil were to cross the She
nandoah river and mountains, cut off his supplies
by way of the railroad and menace his rear. But
when jackson had reached GordonsviIle and
Madison Court House, II was found that Pope
had penetrated further into Virginia than was eX-
pectcd. Lee, with the main army, had not vet
come up, and it was feared that if jackson con
! tnued on, as per programme, Pope would reach
Gordonsville before Lees arrival, and thus cut
| of his (.Iackson's) supplies. Consequently
Jackson threw part Of his army directly in
Pope's track at Cedar Creek, hoping to check his
advance across the Rapidan, and the battle of
Gethr Mountain was fought. You will bear in
mind that jackson continued to hold the field un.
til Monday night but on Tuesday morning he
was gone and, as our scouts brought in word
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Orange Court House, 1t was believed that Jack
son had retreated in that direction. But not so.
Jackson had moved off through Madison Court
House, and the immense rebel forces at Gordons.
vile and Orange were the main army under Lee,
who had arrived from Richmond. When jackson
left Cedar Mountain he proceeded Immediately to
Madison Conrt House, where he reioined Ewell.
Then the reunited army marched to Luray, in the
| Shenandoah valley, thence northward to Berry s
ford, where he crossed, while Lee was keeping
Pope engaged in front. Lees plan was to keep
Pope between the Rapidan and the Rappahan
mock rivers until Jackson had attained his posi-
ton at Manassas Tor perhaps at RappahannocS
bridge but Pope's retreat to the Rappahan
nock's north bank frustrated that design, and
rendered it necessary for Lee to follow up his adj
vantage, and by a system of feints, to take
Popes attention from his rear and divert it to hi;
front.
jackson crossed the Shenandoah at Berry,s ford
on Wednesday, Goth, and Immediately started
across toward Warrenton; but when he had pro
ceeded few miles he learned that Pope had fallen
back, and that Sigel, with the right of our army
was in occupancy of Warrenton Springs Ther
he changed his course further TO the northWard
and on Friday night encamped twelve mile!
north of Warrenton and two mlesiwest of the mair
road leading to Winchester. Here strong picket
were thrown ont, and every human being fo
miles around was taken into camp and retained
in durhnce. That night body of cavalry unde
Ten. STUART pusnetl mo Inc Catletl statl0n aI(
surprised and destroyed the staff train Of Pope
On Sunday and Monday Jackson, with his army
moved forward, and on Tuesday reached Center
Vile, from whence the force Of VIM. l1itz fHual
Lee moved ON to Manassas the same night, Jack
son following the next day so that on last Wed
nesday evening we find 10000 rebels in Genera
Pope's rear, on the railroad his supplies cut of
and he hemmed in by his foes on the front rea
and flank. Notall, however. of Jackson's arm,
went to Manassas, as q force variously estimated
at from Ave to ten thousand men, mostly or quit
all cavalry, continued on down the Shenandoah
in the direction of Harpcr's Ferry. l lH
On Wednesday night, an attack was made npoi
Bristow station, and also at Manassas Junction
Our forces at the latter point, composed exclu
sively Of raw troops were dispersed. Some o
our scouts who ranged through the woods to as
certain the exact condition of affairs, saw a
Gainesville, ten miles beyond Manassas, a rebe
, ,encampD,ent which they estimated ct from 20 90
to 10000 The rebel forces, composed Of cavalv
} and infantry, occupied Manassas all that night
Thursday morning they advanced, and had il
their possession seven cannon, captured from on
forces at Manassas. Gen. Taylor's brigade, com
posed of the LIST, ID, Sd and 4th New Jersey regi
ments, were proceeding towards the Junction
and when about three quarters of mile beyont
the railroad bridge across Bull Run upon tn
road leading to Manassas Junction, they fell int
an ambuscade Of the rebels. who were formed ii
a semi-circle with nrtileryin the center and in
fantry upon both sides. II is said that the brig
ade was awkwardy handled. At any rate It [
known that almost all were either killed or car
tured. From $50 to 200 stragglers have escape,
and come in. Gen. Taylor, commanding th
brigade, was seriously wounded, and his leg Ia
since been amputated. Az q little distance iron
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