Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-09-06
TuKrHkn oF SATURDAYS, nArfLE.
y rCerrespondsnos Of ths New ysfk TSihune.l

4 hSd long convepatisn today with . Asld
sices belongihg % cen Ricketf's Divislon, who
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~ Sbliaed hi4 to lie, md q NetQpestalt
ssehS not hifAesso nsssa which hssNtesspsAs
e 81 .ss sssaissas v..s 81
A. sSss&s saturday,. s.tls, hs ;s.ys shss " "
were cSnpletely eutnanenyesed ~ the hsseas.
a s passsd | isss iss sss1sa .osas ~ Sc sSss
ally 4rvye heir skifmishss hack o the right
S e s'ss sssae ne ea. Ms
Witch they occupied opposite euf eeater, a nsbsl
battely made II Appearance, Asea Q few shots,
and at9 ffeen niauteJ skt1Dishing With one
ssss d sSs hili. fcfSes L. Is isss, sSosssS no ~
and q sis6 disppsd behind he hil. - - >.
rs .sa 'sPsis e: I .:,.,:s sS :Hssss %
allrts quietfof few moments. RresentlysthS
and shsnSense foTcs sppssssd .SpS5sise our IN
BE Lee M sosa Of ds.s :a nss.Iss f Ss ~ az
a.hf BesOfe de concsntrssed ifs tom M shs lii, lii,
sns es sss q ss sSpa o. re
eysn or reseryes were .nsken, and At least on
thb paH1 the held regiments retired not pre-
ciself @ they would withdraw from q parade.
EaIy 10 the morning the Held ofaees who mar.
rates hsse facts 70 me Intensd 70 the conyeFsstisa
K nsr Ds ssss ns ashs ss
Tof our nee thai the day woulA cicse vim Con-.
federete victory-that they would whip M out
and out. When asked how he Knew it, he e
Il ls ihsy. Anosher I said "a thst 1a Cen. N.Y. Ions,, s
ptreet Joined 3sckscn with 90 rsgiments and AZ
oaftefies Anothef computed LonRstreet,s force
a >4opo, and said that bshind him would come
Son, according TO this snthorify, marched with
six days ratons, ana no baggage. II h78H
He should have beea supported soeasfby cen.
Longssreet and the main rebea army. Delay lad,
however, been caused by the necessity Of clea
. passage through III ofough hfare GAP, which was
obstrpcted during Jackson's hast Shenandoah
ssmnign; 70 Prevent our pressing foeclosiy upon
and trees feIied for this purpose. Jscisen him
self had marched 70 Manassas through Snfcker's
and Alder's Gaps. Warrington, all these prison.
Our field -onicer was able TO be in command
Of his regiment when it was, with the rest Of
Rickett's Division, sent out to hold Longstreet
IN check and prevent him from reinforcing
were zoo Late. The Rebels held IL In force and
poured from above, from each side, and the front
destructive are, the maFksmen being entirely
narrow, sHording barely pssssee for ths rsiiresd.
and carriage,toad BY ia aide, and SMALL stream,
ana q turnpike, ands carriage- road Beyond it,
TO the right, At the entrance Of the Gan, was
gully, aad On this side Of Il q steep hill Col.
fietcher Webster, Of The IAN Massachusetts,
sent several companies 70 feel the enemy, who
were posted this hill In force, and aring non
above st our men, but they found the hill On this
stde too steep to climb. The division soon found
that it was impossibie to hold Its ground and Il
wss obliged to retire. = - -
Another fact worth Aotina 10 communicated BY
the came witness. He says that when his regf-
meat vas In advance on the other side Of the
Rappahanaock, holding the redouhh on the two
or tkrses hills which formed our outpesss, he saW
for three DAYS constant stream Of infantry and
cavalry, artillery and wagons, moving up stream
In the direction which they would naturally take
Ia order to dank Gen. Pope - theY diA. Why
this movement was allowed 10 70 On. why our
cou1tersctiAS movements were taken st 20 late
IN hour sfsef The snsny had passed, hs does hot
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