The national Republican., 1862-09-03
The Battle Of Monday.
The Enemy Attack our Lei. wing.
Their Purpose to Seize our
Tra1ns.
THEY' WERE FOILED.
The Raid of Stewards Cavalry.

We learn from gentleman who came from
Fairfax late Monday night. something respect
| ing the situation Of our forces at that time.
| Though this war ia going on very near us-so
/ near that we hear the roar Of cannon and mus.
ketry-it takes n prodigious while, and is n
very difficult matter TO get the news, or atleast
to get what we may tell our readers is reliable.
The Government wisely, perhaps, has cut Of
almost all the sources Of Information from the
nsld Of operations, allowing no one 10 60 from
this side to that; and II is only from such civi-
| lians as straggle In from time TO time from tho
| scenes there enacted, and from wounded sol.
diers, that we obtain any Information.
From this gentleman We learn that what was
the left wing Of our army, viz. MoDowells
| forces, nov constitutes the right, and rests in
Fairfax.
Monday night, about four O'Clock, an attack
WAS made on our forces at Fairfax; but the
enemy was driven back by General Kearney q
brigade. Tho firing, says our informant. was
heavy, though principally of musketry, and
continued for some time. What we're the cas-
ualties he could not tell. though he thought the
enemy's loss was heavy. He reports General
| Tsaao I. Stevens as killed. The object Of the
enemy WAS probably to cut off our source oi
supplies, and to get between this city and our
lines. and thus do all the damage in his power
by q raid Of cavalry. 10 this he was foilsd.
As we now write, we learn that tho fight ia
renewed, and is now progressing. We shall
probably have some further details before we
60 to press.
Since writing the above, we learn from a
gentleman connected with one Of the New
York regiments, who was taken prisoner Nor,
day night, and escaped yesterday. that the hRh,
II Monday night WAS, ss we supposed, com
menced on tho part Of the rebels to get pos
session Of our trains. in which purpose they
were foied, and P0oulsed with considerable
loss. He escaped t6this city yesterday.
He furthermore reports that Stewards caval
ry made a raid Tuesday. about 7 o'clock a. m.
to the len OF Fairfax Court House. and carried
off about one hundred of our wagons. We ask
ed our informant whether our trains were suf.
hciently guarded. He remarked Significantly
that our folks we're not expecting the raid. o
course not. 1t WAS the opinion of this gentle
man that there had been no fighting on Tues
day, but others affirm that heavy cannonadin,
WAS heard after 2 O'Clock p. m.
We take the following from the Star, Of las
eveniBg:
i Mr.. Jamas W. Somers, OF the Indian Bureau
who, with others belonging to the Departments
went up to the assistance OF the wounded, re
, | turned to this city this morning. He accom-
| panied the flag Of truce sent out from our lnei
> Yesterday morning with an ambulance train I,
r The battle field, and from him we gather somt
interesting particulars.
Confederate officer WAS found in charge o.
a gang who were engaged in burying the dead
The modus operdndi was to run the moose of
: rope over the heels Of the dead man, when tw,
: Gr three sezing the rope, dragged the body I,
trench and dumped II in: Perhaps one hun
e dred or one hundred and fifty bodies we're In
a TERED in each trench.
rsbssis BBa sessp as 'sslF Ssu n.HH s 2E5b
:, were to be seen lying stark naked. The enc I'm
had, however, treated our wounded with som
humanity, in many instances supplying foo
a and water to the sufferers. The line of BATH
must have extended some i've miles. AZ tn
G dead and wounded were found covering tn
ground to that distance.
}. The Confederate officer experimenting tn
= burial of the dead, estimated our lOss In kille
. on Saturday at not more than 800, and ou
Il wounded at about 900. He admitted a loss O
Confederate killed Of only 800. but said the
y. number of wounded was very large. Accord
i ing to all reports, the number Of wounded II
4 the battle OF Saturday was dlsproportionatel.
large to the number Killed. The Confederate
D speak Of the banle of Saturday afternoon u
one of the severest Of the war.
While on the battle ground. our miorman
heard some little cannOnading up stream, bu
nothing indicating An engagement.
The Confederate cavalry are securing tn
| country in every direction, and In the 0piniO
Of Mr.. Somers, some Of the civilians who wer
up to the vicinity OF tho battle field have bse