New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-02
$4,000 Requirements Gone to Hin
Ellis Probable Advance on the Enemy
From Our Special corrs,por6p;.

From Our Special Correspoud-ot.
CzNTgEyILLx VI, 5 a. ~ Sunday. Aug. 81, 1852.
The battles of Yesterday and tie day before on the
already classic ground OF Ball Run will rank with
Kapoeons boodies.. Aud more than one General
fought in them to whom, ere this hour, he would
have given Ia Marshal's baton while he would have
made proud hundred privates with the ribbon OF
the Legion Of Honor.
Les me first detail the movements by which the
Two dsys' struggle wac brought on
While at WaTrentOn early on Wednesday, learned
that jackson was in our rear, aud that We shoul4
once more try TO trap him. Sigel and Mcdowell
marched that morning up the turDpise from arren-
ton toward Centreyile, where The enemy was sup
posed to be- This road passes through Bull Run
battlefield five miles ives. of Centreve. Hooker,
Porter, end Reno moved from our left NOW, a. We
faced about toward Washington, becomes orr
right toward the same point, via Manassas june
ton. Sige in advsSce Of Mcdowell, reached
Gainesville four miles from the Bull Kun held, sia'
night and came upon the enenys cavalry aud sirag-
glers. Resting few hour, by 8 o'clock he Wac
moving. The enemy did NOT appear In front, ana
leaving Mcdowell to take care OF that road, Slgc
turned 10 the night to connect with Hooker at Ma
nassas junction. Hooker mad fought near there
OF, Wednesday (of which will speak IN moment,
aud it was possible he needed help
When within two miles Of the junction, Sieel
learned that the enemy on the " aIrentOn road,
and turning short 10 the left, he marched 10 tie
south side Of the Bull R1u field Iiwas then p IL.
Mcdowell who. IS before stated, had remained on
that road between the enemy and W arrenton, had
been throwing shell some hour, and now we could
hear musietry. Gaining he nights where lim.'eF
fought wear ago and approaching the turnpike, we
could locate the OF The engagement by Ito nae
OF musketIy flashes. IL was Kings Division Iepei-
hrg the enemy in his attempt 10 escape toward war
rentOR TIE affair lasted two houls, aud klrg hello
fbe field. We Lad come uuon The enemy's left flank
sctenck's Division became partially engaged, rave
Che enemys cavalry few shell. then tue wboIe
corps rested for the night. Al the very time King
was fighting on the Warren;on ROAD Ricketts, Wa
engaged iigh,iug Rebel re-eu;orcements coming NJ
through Thorouehfare Gap, five miles further west.
lie was compelled, having suffered a loss OF 25G, to
Withdraw and join King after the latter had finished
lis days work Geyuolds's Division PA. Reseryerl,
Temporarily with NcDowelrs corps, was in tie
same vicinity.
The situation then, Friday morning was this:
S;gers corps Divisions Of Schurz Ailroy, Stsnwehr,
ana Schenck on the Bull Run field, fronting 70 the
The West, was close against the enemy. McDowell'a
cops neatly corrected with Sisei on the laters left,
but was not within iyhtng distance OF the enemy.
Eeintzelu4u's cor,s Divisions Of Hooker ana
Kearnty. and Renos corps were at Ceutreyile,
moving down the turnpike, which would lead them
upon Sjgci. right. Porter wss far b-ck--sevon
Ell GIT ..iles-in Sigels rear. These cop--SIgePs,
Reno s. Heinizelmans, McDowelre, aud Porter r.
wero al that we've engaged At any time during the
two days, Friday and Saturday. They came upon
tie Ge!d III re order have AIMED ,hem.
fortunately had been with sigel during Lis two
days march to find tie enemy, and was with hun
now that 1t fell TO Lim to open the main struggle.
Ills corps had held the advance under heavy artillery
fire On ,he kappalanDock the four previous day.,
had now marched two days, part OF the Tine III
line Of battle, aid taking out four hours rest moved
into baitle-nOt skinnioh, not an aaaiG, not an
sction, not an engagement. but great battle, for
such are the names gwen TO fights III the order OF
their magnitude.
Long before daylight Sigel had visited every posi-
sion OF bus line, had seen TO the placing Of every
battery, ard w,h the daylight bis artillery sounded
Tie 'JeSsie Scouts' transferred by Fremont to
Sigeh reported the enemy as massed in aud beyond
stretch VI woods mile long, west OF aud running
nearly .ael with the road. Their line however.
OK cade on their right 10 the road where they hnd
PrUs on commanding nights their left 70 Bull Kun
tram with battery two across upon TIE north
side Sgeps lie was oypOsi:e, on the south tde OF
tie r,.G
The hrs; hour II was al artillery. Siye WE ~
vancng battery after battery 10 this ard that emf
nerce, supporting each with brigade, bearing the
rerorih Of scouts, sending cavalry now far 10 the
i.hi, row far &c the lot, gradually advancing hs
divlaonS In cover Of hlls upon which be had laced
Cuns-rl word, feeling for the enemy, rapidly nd.
Sanens' out tauliously, every step. ThS enemy !
a'sun'PV 70 make any sign--but not long. He al
query was compelled to answer ours. aud pres.ipp
d. we eHeaT'hed his Infantry. There was a light
'sitic, tlen roar of muOkety. Milroy, in III ad-
sxaco. had come square upon Rebels in masses. Our