The New York herald., 1862-09-01

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srrsus cs every vstssr - tAh nodsrs Babel.
N ~ psaaasranas havs bssn s,Ossa oy -
ssshGstsss. and infantry pasrs, svsy street.
An Ne hssas and boarding houses ass owdsa sey"sa
comfort ana hundreds u eacess 20 about Ne streets
disecuests vany seeking Scs pass 70 ~ SAsr heads
and nwardH sursipe " fats which AsUrivss tAsn q
,hsr Sslie,sus julsps WHINE thossanposedof shoulder
ssaps meekly pursue ther svesaseas - nsFe eAe IN
The social aEyangsunsnt q Alexnndria. A.
with The prssens rsssyssious upon ~ press reliable
news is almost unobtsnabe, ana The widess Ssors suc'
coed each other With Saptdiy sny equaisd ~ saer ao
surdy Ofcouse the seoseh element b jusiiant Delight
up~ the counssssscss u rebel synpaaAissrs toe plainly
srfs their ns nurtared hopss of aeverancs frsm The
Yankees asA The bisssr sxpersnos Of former dsnsusns
only shesn The frss snmsssiou a dHlcsalty. That
Jaoksos win capture washingto they have not the east
doubt and royal entertainments are already embryo
for ths ehivaky upon their sxpscteA advent into this
,assqss town. Ais fer rebe Aspesi Jacksu nnds him
self sntrapped and tonight doubtless heartily wishing
himself back upon his old field as Gordonsville. Ma
nassas has proved 70 him tartar and surrounded by
Union troops, be vainiy struggles - extricate himself
from the dilemma into which his last splurGs has in
volvea him, and ID moving Oh towards the mountains,
the passes Of which troops have hermecay sealed
should he attempt his avoe scheme and push on 70 the
POt0moC, ABOVE
psns his inevitable fate and in his present quarters scar
walton alone would snnihilate him IN . few days.
Concerning his route and designs The readers Of No
HERALD have been well advised Manassas 10 again -
picture q desolaton and the smoke Of burning STORE
houses rises in pillar Of clouds, monument over ~
ruins Of departed prosperity Every house has besn
burned at the Junction one or two belonging 70
private individuals and the track torn up for consider
able distance Several bridges, some Of them Of largo
sze have been destroy ed rendering two weeks labor
necessary TO reopen the road and about mile Of the
telegraph wire has becn cut down. Four locomotives
stand on between Fairfax Station and Catst9,
their Cues burned out, machinery demolished and some
OF them rdded with bullets and long heaps Of csnders,
reds and wheels mark where the trains have been con-
surned Tho bridge over Boil the finest strusture
On the road and had Just been completed This the rebels
had not time 70 burn and they accordingly cut loose one
end and swung II or into the stream. me other
BRIDES Ssrs burned, and. - make dsstruc-
tion moro certain, every post supporting then
cus On close 70 the water. One bridge has
already been rebuilt, and the others viii %
completed a soon a possible Wednesday night Jacksous
headquarters were In the store at Bristow Station At
this place there were number Of wounded, among whom
vas ono Of telegraph operators jackson, suspeong
him to be officer In dsguise, demanded who he was,
snd was informed much 70 his disgust that the unfcrtu.
Parties who have come in from Fairfax Court House and
Centreye report that jackson had the divisions Of Long
street Ewell and i together with StuaTts and Lees
cavalry Stuart and Lee visited Fairfax Court House,
hut did no damage The knapsacks Of the Nineteenth
Massachusetts, which piled up near the Court House
on Wednesday and left By the regiment with guard,
have been torn open by the rebels and their contents
strewn along the road but these are the only signs Of
the rebe, VISIT save an occasional dsmounted ambulance
or army wagon overturned s The side Of the road The
scouting parties sent ont Jackson 20 seize the citizens
Of the county captured nearly every male nhaoitant
Some Of the rebels dressed IN the United States
uniform, and by this means caught great many
who would have escaped had they mot mistaken the
suouy for our own troops Alexander Haight, wealthy
citizen OF Fairfax had just received authority from the
War Department TO raise company Of cavalry and easily
fen into the trap set by the rebel cavalry but Afterwards
succeeded In enecting his escape Every negro, uhout
regard 20 age sex was carried o and everything Of
the least value 10 the enemy taKen large number o.
recruits are reported TO have been captured while on
their way 70 Join their regiments, and uuskets ere
strewn along the road in many places, evidently thrown
there by the panc.strlc
To-day sharp fight has been going On in the vicinity OF
the old Bull run battle held Our forces hold hanassas
Cenrsvie, Thoroushare Gap and wsrrsnson and havel
cut or Jacksons escape compiesy Our troops at the
last them until the road can Be- and wonder
fully jubilant, now that their old commander has
been reins,a,sd. Yesterday and to-day . large
force was employed al Manassas and Brstow in buryng
the dead and removing the wounded The rebels left
their dead upon tho Geld, and great many Of their
wounded have fallen into hands Our forces are
pushing on after Jackson with vgcr and having cut OF
Ill his communication with Lee, win very soon compe
him surrender by starvation even they DO not press
him 70 an engagement Coming in, ss be did, without
wes.as any rations for his men, what each man
could carry they must be provisions and
in no little distress. II Is true that thsy forno god
supply st Manassas; but can carry ever three
days ratons and the provisions obtained there must
have been nearly consumed ere this.
The reports relative 10 the killed and wounded
nearsr. and afford but Nsis reliable information. Most
or the wounded have been brought into Alexandria, but
great mum st remain the battle neld and otsrs
have been retained with their respective regiments rem
dering correct list undesirable.
Tonight wreeking train leaves for Bull run for the
purpose OF removing the wreck OF the late collision from
the track, and to bring down tho wounded. Tho iron
plated battery car armed With sixpounde. which was
used for come time the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
accompanies tho train with strong force Of riasmen.
The trains win doubtless usual TO wsrrsnton in
few days.
rHn sKrRNIsH OF TEE NEW JERSEY BRIGADE WITH
THE REBELS.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, August 70, 1852.
On Wednesday the 9Th, At two A. NJ, General Taylor,
Of slocuns division, Franklns corps, then lying four
miles from this place. received orders TO move and drive
away the enemy from Manassas which place they occups0
early the night after their sueccefu raid upon Bristow
Station This brigade consisting sf the First Second,
Third and Fourth New Jersey regiments, under &c.
neral Geo. v. Taylor, proceeded, in ssccrdanoe with
their orders, 70 the bridge called tho Long Fridge
where . skrmish snsusd with the ensmy's pcksts,