Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-09-04
THE LATEST FROM VIRGINIA.
Fhe Situation OF Our Army I'm
Virginia.

n
In the absence of all official informs
ton from the field of conflict, since Gen
eral Pope's dispatch of last Saturda
morning, VIC take it, the situation of nj
fairs will be found to be somewhat lik
, this, from information which has reache,
us from the most reliable, though unof
fetal sources: .. -
That Fiiz John Porter reached tn,
battle field of Groveton about 9 o'clocl
on Saturday morning, when Genera
Pope renewed the attack on the enomy',
position in four columns, with increased
fury, and that he drove him at all point.
towards Gainesville up to half.past two
IN the afternoon.
That there was then partial cessation
in the battle at that hour, arising from
the fact that other roinforcements had
not reached General Pope, and did rot
reach Centreville until the close of the
day, and that the arrival at that point
OF Franklin's corps was mistaken for a
rearward movement of the main army,
which gave rise to that rumor.
That Sumner reached the field of CD.
erations early on Sunday morning, when
the attack was renewed upon the now
reinforced columns of the enemy, massed
near Gainesville, with such fury as to
drive him still further back, as was in
dicated by the rcceding reports of the
cannonade on Sunday afternoon at three
o'clock
That the favorable result of Saturday VS.
battle up to half-past two in the after
noon, released Sedgwick's division from
his position seven miles out from the
Chain B.idse. aud enabled him to march
to the scene of action, which he must
have reached by Sunday, some time il,
the day, to take part in the fight.
That Burnside was making his way,
when last heard from. with heavy COL
umn, from the direction of the railroad
crossing on the Rappahannock, having
in his march destroyed all the bridg.
behind him toward Manassas and Gaines
vile.
That our main army had cut off the re-
treat of the enemy towards Thorough
fare Gap, thus wedging him in between
advancing Federal columns on everv
side.
That the railroad was in working order,
Sunday evening. out as far as Warren
ton Junction, thus demonstrating that
the enemy had been forced entirely to
the westward of our line of communics-
tion from Alexandria.
That the slaughter on our side, since
the battle of Friday. has not been any
thing like as great as on that day, but
that on the enemy's side it has been
greater, terrible as it was on that day.
That the surgeons sent forward hence
on Saturday morning. did not leave al.
exandria by rail till late Sunday even
ing, in consequence of tho condition of
the road, which was not deemed safe till
then. .-.e.
That the prisoners Of war captured by
Gen. Pope in Fridays battle had reached
Alexandria Sunday. and were being
shipped off down the Potomac by steam
to Fort Delaware. ...... ... ...-
That the prospect on Sunday was of
the capture or dispersion of the whole
army of tho insurgents, was highly prob.
able. nay, certain, if our reinforcements
were pushed forward with rapidly,
though the hitherto superior celebrity of
the enemy in his movements may prob
ably battle bis pursuers. ..,.
Such seems to be the actual position
of things up to Sunday evening. judging
from the best unofficial lights at our COM
mand. The story aaoat yesterday of the
capture of Stonewall Jackson and bis
army seems to have been natural iufe-
renee from the beleaguered condition of
the enemy at that time. ..--
Official kilograms may reverse or alter
some of these imperfectly deduosd results.
-uvvv,