The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-09-03
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New YORK, August 90.

The Washington Star, of last night, says
there was an engagement, on Wednesday
evening, between Scammon's brigade and d
heavy force Of rebels, for the possession Of
the railroad bridge at Bull Run.
The rebels held possession at nightCall,
butt was believed that Scamrnon would dis
lodge them on Thursday morning.
Hooker's division had an engagement on
Wednesday morning, with a large rebel
force, near Bristow's Station, which lasted
all day. Hooker drove the rebels step by
step back to the vicinity Of Manassas.
Our loss in this division is about 3l0
The same paper says that the rebels stc:
ceeded in thro ing the most Of their arm y
across the Rappahanrock, at the base of the
io' the Blue Ri:'ge, and in mas>ing them at
White Plains, seven miles from War; en-
tor.
1t is evident that they aim to get between
P'pe's army and the Publications around
! Washington; and having done so, they
would have lively time in CITING out OF
their position.
The movements of cur vast army now in
the enemv's rear lends to the belief that a
very few days will see the end Of the rebels
in Virginia.
Twenty four hours, the Sto7' says, will see
the end Of the rcbe.s i'm Virgini'.
PHILADELPHIA, August 20.
The Baltimore A2sSr'can has a letter from
Alexandria, dated O'Clock yesterday. 1t
says that our troops are being pushed for
ward from there.
General Mcclellan had visited Washing
fnp tod hr nf Eo
Of Virginia.
Fugit;yes from Manassas and Fairfax re-
port that cont&agratfon was visaLle i'll the
direction OF the latter place, and !, was sup
posed: Government stores had been destroy
! ed
1t is also said the rebels have destroyed
| lTc bridge over AccotunE creek, which is
five miles this side Of Manassas Bull Run,
and Centrevil!e. It is also said the rebels
have captured two out of four Of the New
jersey regiments, stationed at t,entrevi!le
| General tIooker's rigade is reported to
Rave checked the advance OF the rebels at
! Centrevi!le, and driven them back to Manas
saS.
! General Pope is beyond Manassas, cut of
from Washington.
General Burnside and General Portcrs
corps hid landed at Acquia Creek 1t is al
so said that General Ewc!l had penetrated
to the rear Of Genera: Pope and occupies the
left bank Of the Occ"qnan liver.
\ large force is marching to meet them
who are determined to open a way to Gen.
Pope and Gen. Burnside.
! II the movcmen, i, successful it will doubt
less place the rebel army in a wo' Sc position
than that which the main body of our troops
is now in, as they can, if necessary, fall hack
to Fredericksburg and reach Washington by
yiver. On the other hand, jackson is cut
off and his army nay be scattered and de
stroved.
The movement Of the rebels is bold but
a most hazardous ONE.
| PHILADELPHIA August %.
The Washington Mt o7M RpulNc,u Of
| to day, says that ilr. IlawahurSt Of Fairfax
and clerk Of the circ.t, court, SAYS that he
and al! thu U,lion men in fairfax were com
PEELED to leave there Werlne day, Tie rebels
having taken possession 0! the place ycSer-
day. He returned to learn the fate Of his
, family. bat was met on the WY by citizens
from Vienna, who were escaping from tina:
place, 700 rebel cavalry havin. male deS
cent upon it. Blu! one Union man is left in
Vienna. which is but twelve miles from
Washington.
1t is understood that there is 4 large rebel
! force at Lecsbur:. and the pre- va|in- opin ion
IS that they mend crossing into Maryland,
by way OF Walkers Ford, the waite: not Le
ing more than knee deem there
New YORK, August 20.
!he Alexandria correspondent Of the 7ri-
buac states that on Tuesday nyh, the pick
cts at Manassas junction were dive in and
two companies OF The lplh Pennsylvania
infantry, one company Of Pennsylvania caval
~, and Some artillery stationed there, were
surprised and attacked by Gen. Esvel's en-
tire division, numbering from 1900 t, 1000
r:tlantry and cavalry.
! After a short skirml.h the handful Of men
at the junction fled, the rebels turning upon
! them nine of our guns and keeping up brisk
fire till the Union troops were taken prison
ers. a few escaping across Bull Run.
| Here and at Union Mills two regiments
Of Coxs division: the ll,h and l2;h Ohio,
under Colonel Scammon, were stationed and,
they Immediately advanced to meet the ap
preaching body Of rebels.
| A conflict ensued in the early morning
between the Junction AID Bull Ran, lasting
three hours, when the Union troops being
largely outnumbered ami h,nkei on The
right, retired across the Bull Run bridge.
Here a vigorous attempt was made BY
Colonel Scammon to hold the bridge. At
IL o clock two rebel regiments foslcd the
run above the bridge. when the 1lth Ohio
charged on them and drove them across the
river with a heavy loss.
In this skirmiSh Captain ,. w. Pau|y
was wounded slightly. The regiment los,
in killed, wounded and nissn., IS to 40
men.
At IL o'clock Colonel Scamrnnn was oAig-
ed to retreat, moving on the railroad in the
direction Of Alexandria.
The rebels advanced across Bull Run and
yesterday afternoon their advance cavalry
were at Fairfax and Burtis Station.
On taking possession OF Manassas juno
ton. the rebels captured seven trains loaded
with provisions, amuritio1. &C. and ten loco
motives, all Of which ,h=y DESTROYED.
OF the eighty four uren Of the !o5.h Penn
sylvan's on The ground nearly all were kill
ed, wounded or taken prisoners, as only three
are known to have escaped.
Our loss has been immense IN Govern
nent stores, and large 10 killed, wounded
and missing. '-l~ 81
The Geographic COMMUNICATION Yesterday
with General Pope was altogether oy way
LOT Fredericksburg There was none what
ever direct Er@ - -a*@