The New York herald., 1862-03-12
THE LATEST DETAILS.

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WASHINGTON march II. 1892 A.
The whole rsbcl Notifications ct Manassas abaa
doned and everything possible burned Our troops oc
cupy the place.
Before dark last night Colonel Averil with large
body of cavalry entered the famed rebel works at
Manassas Junction bivouacked for the night amidst
the ruins Of the rebel stronghold, with the Stars
and Stripes glitteripg in the brilliant moonlight.
In their march from Csntrsvills signs OF the rebels
were discovered The fields that few months
ago ensangned with the blood Of contendng armies and
resonant with the sound Of booming and rolling
muskery the shouts Of marshaed hosts and the groans
Of tho dying, was silent and deserted. The forta-
cations which 20 lately bristisd with the threat
ening artillery, and cleaning bayoncts Of thp
rebel force, were bare and backened. The
treating rebels had swept it with the bcsom Of d.
structon that had everywhere marked their departure
They were all gSnshorss foot and dragons They had
slit their tents with their swords and ee Are TO all that
was infamsble. Nothing left except the bare and
backened walls ana the smoulderhs ashes Of the bon
nes made OF their tents baggage equipments and sores,
for which they could hnd no transportation.
The evacuation Of Manassas was evidently less hurried
than that Of tho batteries tho Potomac II bad been
done deliberately and mapifestly with expectation Of
ever returning,
The absence of the enemy robbed the occupation Of
these works by the Union forces of oil and start
hing ssusation. The fact that the enemy gone
asoerained. and that all. The works found in
better condition than expected showing that
labor had been expended upon them than any of tho
rebe Notifications that have been erected them except
the forts at Port Royal and Fort Donelson. r@f
The intelligence gathered at Manassas and in the neigh
borhood tends to show that the whole rebel army has
retired southwark they themselves reported 70 Cor
donsvle II is not credited that they will attempt to
make stand at that point tho country is is all
and Lowell, and unpromisng for defensive warfare. Tho
opinion is gaining ground that Gordonsvlls simply
the rendezvous for what atoy the rebel army Of the
Potomac IS s the junction of the Orange and Aexan.
dria with the Virginia Central Railroad.
The only point at which they can with any sort Of
confidence attempt to make stand at is tho juno.
tion Of the Frederick and Potomac with the Central
Virginia raroad in which nsghborhood the North Anna
and South Anna rivers unto and form the Pamankey
river, about twenty miles directly north Of Richmond
At sAs point tho country is much broken, and
admirably fitted for defence. IL Is report
cd that In their retreat the rebels have
destroyed the railroad bridge the north fork Of
the Rappahsnnock.
In their haste they have left behind struggling parties
Of soldiers who to be very glad to be made pri
Wherever they have gone is evident that their
army is completely demoralizsd and utterly unfit for
service Tho moral effect Of tho retreat from Manassas
to Richmond will be the througho the South
is in the part Of Virginia just evacuated where the
preston prevails that the Southern conederacy has COL
lapsed and many Of the people thank God for it.
The following despatch has just been received from
correspondent at Fairfax Conrt House
Several officers, who went several miles beyond Ma.
to-day returned to this place this evening Gen.
trevle which they took their route they found as
described in dispatches published in the yester.
day The forts all abandoned; but log huts hun
dreds in number and ample to accommodate fully thirty
thousand troops still remain. Heaps OF dead horses
cover the folds in the vicinity Tho log huts strewn
all along between Centreville and Manassas.
The railroad track is undisturbed except the bridges
The stone bridge Bull rum the warrenton turn
pike is blown up as also the bridge Cab rum
tween Centreville and Manassas.
Everything ct Manassas indicates precpitate flight on
the part Of the rebels. All the log huts are standing
and an immense number tents Some caissons
were found but no guns Piles OF bullets and cartridge
were' left in the tents, and an immense quantity
Of quartermastsr stores In place discovered
about thirty thousand bushels Of corn which had been
set FIRE to and still smoulderng.
They brought back abundant rebe trophies pack
dies, army orders, musksts, revolvsrs bowie knives
letters &C. Over thousand pack saddles were found,
oil now, and marked &c. s. A."
People In the vicinity state that prior the evacuation
here were hundred thousand rebel troops Manassas
and Centrevie. They rebel on the breastwors
parallel In his onslinsss 10 the famous one man found
ct Beaufort But here the parallel ends as tho latter
seemingly robsr, and beat rapid retreat on their
arrival.
Covering the breastworks were what appeared to b
cannon but examination they proved TO Be wooden
Affairs, got up for effect.
Two Pennsylvania cavalry regiments wore the arst
Union troops entering Csntervills
Al Brentvlls. four miles from Manassas, Q Homo
Guard has been organized to pressc. themselves against
the secessionists.
The army telegraph lines were extended last night 10
this place.
AT three O'Clock this morning scouting party Of one
hundred went out from Pohick church to the Deco.
quan, whore they found . sunken boat, which they
raised and used TO cross over eight men 10 the
village Of Occoquan. They spent one hour In the
village which had been deserted Saturday night by
the rebel force recently there composed Of one company
Of Texas Rangers one company Of the Hampton Legion
and one company Of . Georgia regiment They had de-
stroysd everything they could carry on their backs
portion Of the Inhabitants testified much Joy ct the
appearance Of forces Every boat noas on the
river. except the mentioned, had been destroyed
During the day two lads belonging 10 the village came
70 tho qnartsrs Of our picket s Pohick Church They
report that the rebels in retiring, said that they were
falling back 70 the Rappahannock. They say that res.
tsrdsy . proclamation Of the Governor Of Virginia,
calling out ton thousand Of the State militia was pro-
claimed in Oocoquan vinags. The persen who read
the proclamation left Immediately. The able bodied
men Of tho town. except few, who refused
TO Co. had left, and In tho rebel army Thcy state
that all the rebel forces between the Occoquan and Dunn
frss consisting Of three Texas regiments ono Georgia
and Mississippi regiment, and the Hampton Legion,
had gone away on Saturday.
The lads had visited their deserted camps and do.
scribsd the burning Of part Of their camp squipass.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
WASHINGTON, March IL, 1852
Upon close sxamnasisa it WAS discovered tha< the
rebels before svacuatng heir much boas,ed stronghold
had re 70 such Of their commissry stores as thsy
could not conveniently carry of The pace presented