The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1862-09-18
From the New York Tribune.
Account of Srturday's Fighting before
Centerville.
ALExANpaIA, August 81, 1862.


According to all accounts, Stonewall Jack
son yesterday succeeded in forcing his way
through the Union troops surrounding him,
and effected junction with the renal nder
of the Confede crate forces. This result WAS
not attained without fearful loss on both
sides, as The most desperate fighting took
place.
From all that can be learned in the alb
sence ofany regular report, the corps of Gen:
Mcdowell, Hentzelman, Porter and Sisel
were engaged, the former having the left,
the latter the right and the others operating
about the center.
The principal part of the fighting seems
20 have been on the left aud center.
The left was thrown up from .Manassa as
Junction toward Thoroug hfarc Gap. the
right at about Centreville and the center on
the old Bull Run battlefield out from Ma
nassas.
The action was commenced by the enc
envy opening their batteries upon our ieff,
between one and two O'Clock IN the alter
noon.
Their guns were strongly and advantage
ously posted upon a ridge, while our pat
teries had to fi.e from the open PLAIN. Gen
Nj orrell's division supported our batteries
at the point.
Buiord's brigade of cavalry. comprising the
First Michigan. the First Virginia, aud the
First Verm ont Cavalry, were ordered to our
extreme lett to reconuoi;cr and guard against
anv attempt 10 turn cur LETT flank, which
movem, TT was threatened by the enemy.
Riding beyond our left where our infant
~ were formed close behind our batteries
which were playing with great precision
upon the enemy, while our troops were
cheering vocifcrouslv, Our cavalry reached i
slight eminence, and were abou; TO send out
a detachment to explore, when the enemy
were seen coming up in force along the line
Of the adjacent woods.
\ rebel battery was seen to wheel INTO
position, and then came shell, thrown into
the midst Of our cavalry, followed by CAMS
ter and grape,
Thus was Dissolved the intention Of the
enemy to attempt flank movemeLt.
Long lines of rebel infantry could PLAIN
" be sc b hurying up to take pIsiilon, and
soon 9th re 1ei batteries were brought up
and opened upon our left.
Our cavalry. forced to retire, retreated be-
hind low &c, but he clouds OF d;s =
vealing their places OF retreat, the rebels
continued Smelling them, aud anotherc hange
OF position was made.
Here a body of cavelry were observed
riding toward the spot, and the sabers OF our
cavalry were drawn to meet the coming foe.
The squadron proved TO DC frends-the
Fourth New York Cavalry. Where they
had come from, as General SiEei was on the
right, was and is my sterv. They reported
the rebel cavalry under General Stuart as
about making a charge
the New York Cavalry fell in behind
Gen. Buford's brig lds, the bugIes sounded,
and over the hill gailoped Our men to NEE;
the Advancing rebels. As our men APP
preached them, the rebel cavalry discharged
boubied- barreled shot guns, and then met
us in full charge. Our men broke The enc
my's line aud pursued them. The rebels
rallied in splendid style, and dashed forward
again to meet the charge. Again their line
was broken, and as our cavalry was prep4r-
ing to charge again, the rebels opened f5e
upon them from their batteries and with
musketry, compelling them to retire.
Meanwhile, our lett had given way, and
was the retreat, passing the cavalry.
a battery which had run short Of am
munition was on the point OF being captured,
but under determined resistance of our cav
airy it was safely brought off.
The troops fell back upon General Frank
Inns division, which had just CO me up. and
were formed in line, to prevent struggling
and any thing like panic.
Had Genl. Frauklin's corpse arrived two
hours earlier upon the field, the result oil the
days fighting would have been different.
The fact OF General Stuart's cavalry being
armed with double barreIed shot-guns is
proved by a nGmber of the guns being cap
tured, and several of our cavalry having
buck shot wounds.
General Frankin's division retired to Gen.
terville, after preventing confusion and Civ
ing our retreatirg time to rally.
During the fight body of the enemy,
concealed in the woods, annoyed our forces
much by their rifle practice. Gen ral II ar
tindale's brigade charged them and drove
them from the woods, amid the cheers of
our line.
General Hartufr's brigade made similar
charge, bat with different result. They
penetrated into the woods, when a deadly
fire of grape and canister was opened upon
them from a masked battery. At the same
time a murderous volley OF riff, balls came
from one side and desperate charge of the
enemy from the other. Our men fought
bravely, but were forced to retire.
The enemy remained upon the battle field
over night.
To-day there has been some skirmishing.
Reinforcements are going up to day, and u
battle IS anticipated to morrow.
The road from Alexandria extending to
Centreville was dausely crowded all this
day with wagon trains, all balances, hacks
and private conveyances on their way to and
from the latter place.
The mum Der OF wounded sent to Washing.
ton was comp aratively small.
Not few persons who had reached Cen
terville and intermediate points, intending
to aid the sick and wounded, were turned
back for the reason that the battle field of
Manassas was in the possession of the ebels,
and that their services were not needed -
Men who had ridden to Centerville have