The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-22
form ourselves as correctly as possible upon

form ourselves as correctly as possible upon
the subject.
Both armies rested Saturday night upon
their arms, in the positions in which the
close of the battle found them. Generals
Pope, Mcdowell and their stats being un-
remittingly engaged until daybreak in get
ting theirs into the positions for the expec.
ted conflict of yesterday assigned to them.
At daybreak yesterday morning the
sharpshooters of the enemy were fond pre-
cisely where their front was at the close of
Saturdays battle, and skirmishing with
ours Immediately commenced. Their forces
had, however, disappeared from sight. At
sunrise rebel brigade, supported by artil-
lery, emerged from the woods in the front,
and just as they got into line of battle, Gen.
Milroy opened on them with his battery of
Wizard guns, which seemed to sweep off an
entire company or two, the rest instantly
taking to their heels for the cover of the
woods. Shortly afterwards General Bay
ard, who continued, as before, in the ex.
treme front, scouting to the right and left
with bis cavalry, reported them filing in
force in both these directions, as though aim.
ing to flank US on both sides. General
Pope Immediately dispatched Towers divis.
ion of Nc D0well's corps to follow, watch
and confront them on the right, and divis-
ion of Sigel's corps d'armee to do the same
thing for those moving on the left Gen.
Bayard, with two regiments of his cavalry
brigade, was thrown in advance of Tower,
and the gallant and efficient Colonel Dufie,
of Bayard's command, with his own Rhode
Island and the First Maine cavalry, was
thrown in the advance of our division of OBJ
servation on the left.
At eleven A. NJ, it was definitely ascer.
tanned from reports from these forces, that
the purpose of the enemy could hardly be
flank movements. Ere 2 P. NJ. the impress.
sion became general at General Pope's
headquarters on the field, that instead of
seeking thus to renew the engagement, the
rebels we're either seeking new position in
the rear or skedaddling.
Since we reached Washington, General
Pope has telegraphed here that the engage
ment was not renewed yesterday afternoon !;
that the enemy had retired to a position
two miles back, and that be advanced his
own this morning to that lately held by the
enemy.
We omitted to say above that the pris-
oners say that the rebels commenced the
fight with ten thousand men, Gen. Ewell in
command, who were received by jackson
with five thousand more before six o'clock
P. M, the balance of Jackson's army get
ting up early in the night. They claim
their combined force to be from fifty to
sixty thousand strong.
By break in the telegraph, the recep.
ton of General Pope's order to Gen. King
to join him with his admirable division was
delayed twenty-four hours. He however
started his advance from the vicinity of
Fredericksburg at four O'Clock P. M. of Sat-
urday, and at eight o'clock yesterday morn
ing reached Elk run ford, so he is doubtless
up with the main body of the army by this
time. From our own knowledge Of the
situation, we feel sure that the reception of
this important edition to his fine army. has
already been taken advantage of by Major
General Pope, and that be is again in mo-
ton towards Gordonsville. His men all
believe him irresistible, and feel certain that
signal victory will attend bis movement at
their head, as on all previous occasions when
at the head of bis western army.
P. S.-We lost a single piece OF artil-
lery, one of Best's. 1t upset in ditch,
and as it could not be righted by those who
had it 10 charge, it was abandoned.