Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-09-09
FOUR BRIGADIRRS EILLED-TWO
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FOUR BRIGADIRRs EILLED--TWo
W0UN DED,
| LoNd LIST CT FIELD AND CoMPANYsoPFI-
CERs KILLED AND WoUNpED!! 81,
The New York "Times," of Monday last,
has been received, 1t contains meagre ac-
count Of the battle If Saturday, the Goth Of
August, acknowledges that General Pope vas
forced to fall back, thereby allowing The
Confederates to look upon I" the backs ofrheir
enemy" and says that the advantages galnsd,
on tho whole. were.with the Confedsz.sssazs,
pubIishSs:s q long list Of Killed and Wound
ed, occupying three or four co!unna> sho
greater portion OF wkom are ofRcafE.. ~ .
make tho following extracts:
THE rebellion, 7.,
The PAST week has been another "soeE Of
battles'' in Virginia. Fighting-heavy fight
ing-has been going on thers almos, every
day, and with results generally favorable 10
our arms. We bavo given from day to day,
| as they have reached us, somewhat imperfect
accounts OF tho important events which hs7e
oecurred-necessariiy imperfect, because in
most cases writtcn II = distances from tbs
scene ofopsratioua. They have beon sufficient,
however. to gire q general idea Uf the great
series Of skirrnishes and battles " hich culmi-
mated on Friday and Saturday in the great
movements which have been effected and the
! struggles, of which we, give accounts else
where. We on Saturday published de-
spstch from Gen. Pope to Gen. Halleck Civ
ing an official account Of the battle Of Thurs
dsy, which was ended by thy darkness Of
night and expressing The expectations That II
would be renewed in the morning. In do
sputch dated Sarurdsy, Gen. Pope s:ates the:
aterri6c bsstls was fought Gu frlda7, Oh
the old Bull Run battle ground, with ths
combined force Of the enemy. lasting with
continuous Jury from daylight until after
dark, by which time the enemy was driven
from the field which wascccupied by our for
ces,who weretoo much eIhaustedto push mat
ters. Gen. Popo intended to pursue as soon
relIiiorcemsd by NG-John Porter's corps,
which expected up during the morning.
The moment OF closing his dispatch, however,
word WA brought to Gen.- Pope that the
enemy Ters ia full retreat towards ths ulouu-
,sina, and b. Gtsds imnsdiate preparations 20
pursue. Gen. Hupe estimates our losses on
Friday al ro. less thai eight Thousand men
killed and wounded, and the losses of tbs
rebels q, fully double that number our
captures in this battle sre said to bs great
Their extent viii probably soon 90 make
known, Ws. have as yet no official reports
Of shs operstions CT Saturday, but they
sppeAf to have been tliy as Eer1ous as these
Of tno day previous, snd with results not
quite SO satisfactory. The retroZads neSe-
mept oI the enemy i'll the morning 6ee:ns
to have been for the purpose OF rreetlng 7B-
Inducements, which Are reported 20 have cone
up u large numbers, swelling the ioroe t. such
hi extent as to eInboldeR lhslo 10 make "a
attack in their turn-the attack on Friday
being made py ug- Ths ztssuE-Ess bell1ly
| met, and severe BATHS ensdsG, Tie ha7an-
tsge u which vas, On the whole, on the side
of the rebels. Gsn. Popo consequently fell
back In good order with mig whole army to
Centrevilla, whsIe be was reinforced By
Fr2nklin's division, and vtera he was also
joined by summers fiyisicn duria. the
night and> and again prepared to tsks tie Of
iensi9e. Z estsrdas, however, according &c
lighting of an; consequence took place,
though various rusIoca OF great battle we're
prevalent throughout th. dsr. Washington
wng, Of course intenely excited, ana this ex-
cltement was not sllAyed IL nay measure by
ths report that some rebel sccuts had been
seen ut Langley's s, In the vicinity Of the Chain
bridge. This repot, hCwsTsr, does not seem
to be verified.
About thousand rshel prisoners reached
Washington last evening from the gree! battle
field, representing. our correspondent asys,
nsarly AL the rebel States.
THE CEELT BATTLE OF FRrpBI-oFfICliL DES-
.FATcH OF oEs. POPE.
HEADQUARTERS FIELD OF BA1TE.}
Groveton neat Gainesville,
August 90, 1862.
10 Mgjr 3eneQ dolleck, Gena'a1-ia- CAist;
Washinyfon; D. c.:
We fouShts terrific battle here yesterday.
with the combined forces Of the e1sly, " hich
lasted with continuous fury from dsylisht
until after dark, by which time tie sneIny
was driven ucm The held, which we n"w
occupy.
Our troops ale TOO Iudch exhausted t. push
matters; but I shall do go IN the courss Of the
morning, rs soon as Fltz John Porter's corps
come up from Manassas.
The enemy is still in our 'front.' tut lady
used up.
We hare not less than eight tho uasni ner
killed and ounded, aud from the appss rknes
Of the field the enemy have lost ~ iesst two
70 our one. He stood stli1ty Oh tbs dsien-
sive, and every assault TsS iusie by aur-
selves.
Our troops have behaved splsAdidly.
The battle wss fought On TIA Identical bat
/; lie field of Bull Run, which greatly Increased
tha enthusiasm Of our men
The news just reaches ms from tie htnt
thar the enemy IS refreshing towsfss the
mountains, I 80 forward at once to eee-
We have made sreat captures, bus tIa not
sbls yet to form an idea OF their extent
JoHs PopE, Maj. General ComHx::di1s
plaPA7CH FRoM GIN, Il 'po~kIL- ....'
WAsHlHoToN, Friday aug. SG.-Ssec1esAry
Chase reeeIved this afternoon through Gi.n-
ersl Pope's messenger the ioliowins noSs froEc
uep. Mcdowell, dated Gu t.rue Geld at els,
morning:
DEAk GoyEg.oR-Please telegraph 3lrs.
Mcdowell that hsve,gone through second
battle Of Bull Run, On the Identical field Of
last year, and unhuTt. The victory Ii deci-
dedly culs. Very sincerely,
1KwIN. McDcwLr.
TEE sLcoTD BlITLL OF BlIL RuT.
The washington StAr," Of Saturday eTen:
ing, in speaking OF tie engagement OF Frids7.
says:
The battle "ss coatiIusd py tbs amy
corps OF Generals heintzsluaan, McDoHell
ana Slgel, on our side, assinst rebsl faTee
believed to nuuber from fifty to sixty thou
sand stroug-thst is, against the army corps
Of Jackson, and, We presume, portion oi shs
rest OF Lee's army that mad succeeded j.in
making its way down irom White Plains
.hroug Il thoroughfare Gap.
The location OF the battle Of the day rag