The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-09-04
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
By THE E. & W. LINE.
Exclusively for the Journal.
Rebels Thanking Gen. Pops
Right.
TERRIBLE BATTLE EXPECTED.
Horrors of the Battle Field.
Jackson Threatening Baltimore !!
MCCLELLAN TO COMMAND THE FOR
r,s-f. TIFICATIONS. ~
Defense of Cincinnati.
Defense of Cincinnati.
The g Situafion.v
TRIBUNE sasFEcIAL.

hAShlNO1ON, august --u.-I lit lttlcSL
trustworthy news from the front was
brought by assurgeon who left Fairfax c.
H. at 81 o'clock P. NJ Monday, and re-
ported to the military authorities after
midnight The enemy was stillpursuing
or threatening to pursue fianking move
ment, to which Gen, Pope's dispatch of
yesterday morning referred. DGen. Lee
is believed to have marched his troops on
the little river turnpike which runs to the
north of Centerville to Gum Springs,
through Germantown and Fairfax Z. H.,
to Alexandria. Ample preparations had
been made to meet him; and the proba-
bilities were that there would be great
battle fought to-day and tomorrow.
This supposition was strengthened by
a telegram from Fairfax Station in the
evening to the effect that there was heavy
firing in the direction of Leesburg, be-
tween which place and Fairfax Station
lies Fairfax c. H. The reports of other
officers holeft the front at an earlier hour
than this Surgeon had, were that the en-
envy had fallen back with his whole army
for lack of supplies, being satisfied with
what he had already done or at least feel
ing unable to accomplish more. The
gentlemen suppose the movement on our
right flank to be feint intended to COW
er retreat.
LATER, There is little or no doubt that
there was a heavy skermish between our
forces and the rebel advance and our out
posts last night This mornings reports
are not yet accessible. -4t
The 1lth Mass. went into the fight on
Friday, with about $40 men, one hun
bred and fifty were killed and wounded.
The Dist New York, with 354 men and
officers, and came out with LOG men and
9 officers.
The 18th New York, SD Pa. and 10th
Michigan came out with the same pro-
portion. SIS .-.-.s
Butterfeld's brigade had marched for
Fl days without change of clothes and
went into the fight in this fatigued condi-
ton. 49, -
A Tribune correspondent, who went
over the field Of battle on Sunday, says
our dead lay untouched as..they fell in bat
tie, with the exception of their caps and
shoes. ] did not see a'single instance
among the whole dead, where the shoes
had not been rihed. Many of the rebels
were barefooted. Nearly all the dead
and wounded rebels had been disposed
of Notla single .vestige of sick, killed
or wounded, was left on the field, not
even the struggling soldiers knew where
they had been taken to. They were evil
IDENTITY buried secretly in the night by ne
groes, for occasionally in deep ravine l
IN
feet square, where their victims had been
secreted from the gaze of their own men.
On Monday morning Intelligence was
received at headquarters that Hill and
Longstreet intended to appear on our
supply train. TO prevent this consum-
nation, the division of General Reno was
dispatched to Fairfax Court House 1t
was also deemed prudent to commence
the evacuation of Centerville to cover
the base of operations, inasmuch as Gems.
Hill and Longstreet were known to be in
force some distance towards Washing
| ton from the battlefield of Saturday, and
as reconnaissance to. the front, had
revealed an anticipated, moyemeatin the
same direction by the enemy. The army
of Virginia commenced retiring towards
Fairfax Court House, on Monday at 9
O'Clock, Reno's division leading and Nc
Dowen following As Reno's division
was pursuing its line of march, and when
within one and a half miles of Fairfax, a
heavy. volley from force of rihemen
came pouring in upon them from the
wood to the right of the road.
This occurred at 4 PM The rebe
a
Hills division, commanded by Genera
Stuart. The volley was almost entirely
received by Stevens Brigade, composed
of the 2Sth Massachusetts, 9th Michigan
5Sth Pennsylvania, 1O5th Penn, ant
Both New York. " IG
Reno and Stephens Immediately formed
their commands in line of battle to repe
the attack. General Stevens rode NJ
s and down his line, rallying his men, in
undated by repeated voIleys from al
unseen enemy. Unable to cope witt
them in the position they then held
General Stevens ordered his men to Fl,
bayonets and charge them out of TIL
woods This order was gallantly re
sponded to by his men, who pressed tn
enemy and drove them before them wit
great slaughter While thus charging
Stevens was hit by minnie ball and III
stantly killed, but not until the enem
were routed Captain Stevens, the son o
the General, was also wounded in tn
hand. Kearney's batteries now opene
on the rebel forces, causing great havo
among them. .n. ..ta
Skirmishing was kept up for about
hours, when the enemy retreated and tn
train passed on. The enemy's loss wa
heavy. EE.r EEt-I