American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1862-09-04
LATEST FROM WASHINGTON AND
BULL RUN.
Pope Retires Towards Washington

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PHILADELPHIA, September 3.-The Enquir-
er makes the following statement: Falls
Church has been evacuated by our troops
The wounded who were at the hospitals at
Falls Church have arrived at Washington.
The railroad bridge at Bull Run has again
been destroyed by the rebels. Stouewau
jackson is on his way to Baltimore via Lees
burg, with forty thousand men. lie intends
crossing near Edwards Ferry.
The latest from General Pope's headquar
tiers say that his whole column is falling back
and thence to Washington.
Excitement at Washington.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-The city tonight
is in a state of great excitement and not with
out q cause, last night there was serious
skirmishing along the whole front, during
which, we lost two of our best generals and
other valuable oficers-kearney and Ste
veus.
! 1t is stated that it was Hookers brigade
which drove the rebels back, and this mile of
skirmishing was attended with great loss of
/ life.
! At I o'clock this morning a train of one
hundred wagons of cOmmissary stores was
intercepted by the enemy between Fairfax
and Centerville and driven of towards Ma
nassas before it could be overtaken. When
! this raid on our rear at Centeryille was known,
/ the necessity of guarding that direction
caused our whole army to abandon Center
Vile and it was marched this side of Fairfax
Court House. This morning itagain marched,
and by evening the advance was in sight Of
Munsons Hill. The rebel cavalry followed
at a distance but made no attack to-day.
| Mcclellan rode out to meet the army, and
was received with great qualification.
/ The works for the defense of Washington
are in good order, and manned by expert
enced artillerists, and gunboats now line the
/ Potomac.
/ There was a long Cabinet meeting.
The Government is exerting every energy
/ for the city's defence
/ WASHINGTON, Sept eleven hundred
paroled prisoners, some taken at Manassas,
arrived this evening. They report that Gen
! Lee has established his headquarters three
miles beyond Bull Run, on the WarrentOn
Turnpike. The only force at Fairfax was
Stuart's cavalry. Our men, engaged in bury
ing the dead, report they saw rebels march
ing to the rear on the Warrenton turnpike
toward Thoroughfare Gap.
Washington is quiet. The excitement has
subsidized the disposition of troops during
! the last "a hours having restored conf
dence.
NEW YoRK, Aug. 3.-The New York Tri-
bune's Washington Correspondent says
The latest trustworthy news from the front
was brought by surgeon who left Fairfax
! Court House at half past nine o'clock on
Monday evening" and reported to the military
authorities here.
After midnight the enemy was still pur-
suing, or threatening to pursue. The flank
/ ing movement to which Gen Pope's dispatch
es of yesterday referred.
+ Gen. Lee was believed TO have moved his
troops on the little river turnpike, which run
to the north of Centerville, from Gum Springs
through Germantown to Fairfax Court House.
Ample preparations have been made to
meet him, and the probabilities are that there
would be a great battle fought to-day Tues
day. or tomorrow wednesday, The sup
position was strengthened by kilograms from
Fairfax Station, dated late in the evening,
to the effect that there was heavy firing in
the direction of Leesburg, between which
place and Fairfax Station lies Fairfax Court
Hpuse.
The report brought by other officers, who
left the front at an earlier hour than this
surgeon, waslthat the enemy had fallen back
with his whole army, for lack of supplies,
being satisfied with what he had already done,
+ or at least feeling himself to be unable TO
accomplish more.
/ These gentlemen supposed the movement
on our right flank to be feint, intended to
cover the retreat.
Later.
/ There is little or no doubt that there was
/ heavy skirmishing between our forces and
/ the rebels advance on our outposts last
night. This (Tuesday) mornings reports
are not yet accessible.
/ The 18th Massachusetts went into the
/ fight on Friday with two hundred and forty
men ; and one hundred and FIVE were killed