Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-09-03
Startling Rebel Raid on Manassas.

The news on Friday last was quite exci
ting. The Telegram reported huge ~torie.
Of rebel daring and successful guerilla
forays. with flaming headlines of-Ref.el-
at Bull Run-A fight Mt Manassas-Union
Troops Driven;ln-Stores. Guns and 10
comotives Taken-The Rebel Advance at
Fairfax-Alexandria IN DInger,
The Alexandra correspondent Of the
Y. Y. Tribune, reports that on TUESDAY
night of last week. our5picket> tt; Names.
sas were driven in, and thar after a =hoIi
skirmish, the few troops We had there
who were not taken prisoners. hed acros-
Ball Run bridge. The correspondent
states further that 81 Union Hills, two
regiments of Gen. Cox's Division. the ALL
and 18th Ohio under Col. Scamrnon, weTe
stationed. and the7 immediately adyanc'
ed TO meet the approaching body OF rebels
A conflict ensued early in the morning be-
tween the Junction and Bull Run, last
ing three hours. when the Union troop.
being largely outnumbered. and banked
on the right retreated across Bull Run
lAOSC- : u fL6'ADHP
made by Col. Scammon to hold the bridge.
At IL o'clock, two rebel regiments forded
the Run above the bridge, when the 18th
Ohio charged on them and drove then
across the river with heavy loss.
In this skirmish, Capt. d. W. Pauley
was wounded slightly.
The regiment lost in killed. wounded
and missing from IS 10 40 men,
At u o'clock Col. Scammon was oblig-
ed to retire, moving along the railroad IN
the direction of Alexandria. The reoei'
advanced across Bull Run, and yesterday
P. N. their advance cavalry were at falr-
fax and Burtis' Stations.
On taking possession Of Manassas june
ton the rebels captured seven trains load,
ed with provisions, ammunition &c, ana
ten locomotives, all of which tney deS-
troyed. OF the 81 men OF the l05th Penn
sylvania on the ground, nearly all were
killed, wounded or taken prisoners, as on,
" three are known to have escaped. Our
loss has been immense in Government
stores and killed wounded and missing.
The foregoing account, which is proba,
bly, an exaggeration Of the facts, is contra,
dicted in its worst features b. the Wash
ington Star Of Wednesday. The stan
says;
A rebei raid, similar to that made on
Friday night at Catlett's Station, was suc-
nessfully accomplished last night, not only
at Bristow. but also at Manassas Station
at Fl pm 500 to 1000 cavalry. Is supposed
to have been q portion Of Col Fitzhugh
Lees icrcl, that made the raid referred
10 above.
From all We can learn of the facts, land
most Of the information on the subject
that had reached Washington up to noon
to-day comes through ''skedaddling'
Union soldiers. who running on the first
alarm, were brought up al standing near
Centrevilie by Union pickets.l the frsI
assault was made upon the cars on the
railroad at Bristow, four miles out beyond
Manassas. A train was fired into there
with what resulting damage we l:now
not. 'a
The Federal guard at Manassas Is said
to have consisted of the 18th Pennsylya.
MIA Cavalry. livery green troops, two com,
psnies Of infantry. and 3 battery Of artil,
lery.
The skedaddling men bringing the
news TO Centreville and Fairfax, were o.
the Cavalry, and represented thst most o!
the infantry and artillery were captured,
and the latter turned Immediately against
US in the skirmish or affair. It appears
that the Federal wagon trains there at the
time had sufficient warning TO enable
them to move back to Centreville, with
out loss. Four trains Of empty cars on
the sideling at Manassas are understood
to have fallen into the hands of this ma
rauding party.
The Bull Run. Bridge Represented an
hour ago 10 have been burned alSo) Is safe
we know positively.
As soon as information of this affair
reached here last night, from Fairfax Sta
ton, a considerable force was dispatched
by rail under Gen. Sturgis. TO punish the
daring marauderS.