Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-09-06

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Republic. eutgeasol0 ana as1soted, hsve ~
en- ssch Ten ths Sastis leil . Ceassviil. nom
peetsey:ile p Pair. - Fsirhx 70 the Pos.
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.s,sssis Sgna e the esslesals sdv.ncs upos
The ,sssess from ceatspvills b F.irf.x ~,..
sSsmpiee On Monday night. Summer, Sigsl, ana
fofsef heae the hill during q Day 6eiH.Iei.
n = n me1oweu, ana the rest were siresAy gone.
.srusEisa dong the er1vdsf rosd 10 FsirfsP.
forisr covering the retxeat. On Tuesday mora.
isg sss RseeS once mere helA che swerpina line
. sns a. ssssd as pfia 20 winter long
morning the wsstgFn bank Of the Poto1nsc IL ne
eoy Vfginian seemp Of the Nssisnal tpoope
Aielandf,s Ios1, MeDoveu Sv, Falls Chu,eS.
SUMMIT sna eiRe( and Porter BY v senns anI Lew
insvii.e. We may bitterly snnounce onee noee
that the Army al Pc somae and the Apmy Of Wiz.
sirdls the Capita, are beiieved 70 Be NE ' '0A'
!suppose - future hope can - hasuded II he
aesaLe Of A scconpnshed Retreat arc given 20
the work.. trecoed therefore, very bsi. az ana
three nights and two days just paai-nis h.s and
br, ueht % any one wto shared Their eiocmy 81.
p.rl.nce single cheerful thoushs, or monusnt
" hen I LETT washissson on Sunday n,.s,
although Il wss kneWn that Pope was deHstsd
aud driven back 70 oentreyiie, none, or very few,
famous Tor lie strength, without 4 aah,. I battle
was expected next dayst the furthes ana no one
certainly knew whe her there b 4 not already
been another during the day passed through
Alexandris and out on the Fairfax road It seven
ksV
town met Q train Of heavily loaded Wasops
and hsiied Q dftyes-s.W here ere you- feom2 +,
"CenRevilie u TIL whole story was toll IL q
Fer.hs ne1s tan miies tue road was allied With
the tssins Of every corps II the array, evefvwhrre
crowded and Il quently battling Mingisa With
the .ss rsxoss we're great numosn Of snsu. annrs
men They haa been all dav on the road, day
OF con hnenent, pSivasion, discomfort ana torture
Many must hsvef m1iaed ati night on the road,
FOG veg. dsd men, are only Que degree wotss e an
Near A lsxandsia, and at Intervals for same ni,e.
beyond, the bivouae Ges OF many camps blsr a
Guards for the fains, stragglIng towards nom
the front, sections Of batteries sduadrons OF cav
ally, AMI furtter on coward, FSirfsx regiments
aud shattered briRades moving TO the rear, aud
finally the hast eivision OF feinfofcsmets unsfcb-
M for tie font STRAINED along ths road, aad
wound In aud ous OF the sndl, - nains Il wa
Imp ssibls 70 rtds f.ster than q walk. I reached
P.risx 2. eievs1 fAe sowa wss quset1en'y
knew where beeeQ uasssss- were, sWhesher 81 Zen.
treviile or 70 the fear. So spent what was lefs
Of the night 1t FAiffax, aud rodson nexs mornina
I. IL reedleas now to explain the ceo,tantly
ch.nei.e aispcsittc % forcss during sse Gays
which followed the de1sss Of 81 urASy Three
corps si leas. remained II CeateFyilis % Monday,
and were scattsrei over the brad sIopes Of the
hill on either aide rhs rosd In unmiiinry ais.
rider. They had never been In oTdRf-no more
lad the rest Il the army siDoe the retreat There
was no head 10 put them In ORDER There was no
order In any department Of the ~ervioe There
vas not ammn alton In The batteries or In the
cartridge boxes OF the ihiaaty enough for another
battle, yet no one knew where the ammunition
trains were TO b found In the st i've minutes
thess trains NO flalt Il theirs that the trains
could not be found. They are able officers, but
no control was in theif haadk-uo msans Of doing
their duty. Orderlies taa just been sent In al
already 10 o'clock, and Q battle hourly expected
since Daylight =
The camps were insxtricsLiy entaugled-not to
NV ere OF ia tynent only, though hive seen
General commanding q corps d'armee gay he
did nos know ana could not ascessaio the reiSsive
petition Of othts corps Another Gen. raj, . reQu.
graph chi clearn . and skin, said to me thar ous
glance AZ the hillside was enough 10 show that
there was no General q tks head Of the army en-
camped there
1t was no better with the supplies Of fscd.
The troops were half fed or irreSularly. R.ei-
menEl wagons were unloeded ana ofdefe, 10
Alex sndfia for food and forage Then the order
was countermanded ard they were reloaded and
were sent cut on the tanks ard In front, and Len
there without wagons % shin for thsmDsives-I
suppose 70 subsist on the country; had from the
country they might have gathered scanty grass,
r "A IN In h. a. 49, -
NE men, nothing. But II General On The eve Of
. nesis caanot supply bus troops with powder,
IL 70 useless TO exPect they shall be fed I need
not multiply Instances. There Wss mismanaee.
ment everywhere, because At teAdqusrten thS|..
Wa: incomPsssncs, confusion, no irsslea ..,,,o.
Ehe army was not 90 mach dishe.rs.,.a
tsged-wining 70 SIGHT bat not willing to be &c.
no Exception, the ncapscIty which Ssd 1a ., as1
tnsif defeat No one believed thai tie con 49,
toree q ne rebels were In froe:; ana A m, n.
s ss v 3 sss ours the %sa .as oce' eea.
that thsy were beaten BY haIf sneif Srms., sasst
army Wa not defested, its cCmmsu ,er n: az
generated. He neither knew Wncre h,s :, ous :,
"a. So vs wossa susst himself . De iafSiHsa
his ists-xsssv solSi.S - sae~y w1s nss.lng On
sSd denied III sent h}t;ries and troops to ne
peht, 70 the eeufer, 70 the Tear--syeryvher e hos
wneIe they were waat d-.hel, In q 10. ment
, .na Se s surrounded eayeioped, cra.hsd
Gsaersl Med well w.s eensuress not len. 20.
vsisty tadn General Pope. W Ith tie atter rs
fseW = waa said to have bad az undue contyo,.
~ sanosnce; The Sniy Giier Pops CAV was
battle. Pope ieaLed only on !. 10 aoyjeeEyieideS s
elm command throughout II was S,unde,
no~ the beginning. IL IN useless, said an OH.
Ssas :. :. ssns nnaef MeD,wsll 1 shah do nay
where he commRads. 4 do not koev, vS.,hr