New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-05

exactly clear that we occupied all the battle ground
the morning after the battle. Gen. Reno. however.
held bis ground until all the forces in front of him
passed by in safety in the direction of Alexandra
and Washington.
The design Of the enemy was TO cut off our mpplv
trains and get in between Fairfax ard Washington.
The engagement WAS four miles this side Of Fairfax.
to the right of the Little Run turnpike, as you Cd.
proach Fairfax from Alexandra. Gen. Reno's di.
vision part Of Gen. Stevens's, portion of Gen.
Kearneys, and Gen. Buford's cavalry, were in the
battle All the troops are said to have behaved re-
markedly well, especially tho cavalry, under tho
command Of Gen. Buford. Ny estimate of our loss
last evening seems TO be below rather than over the
mark. Gen. Reno thinks it will amount to about
300. Trains upon the Orange and Alexandra
Railroad now running but five miles from the
city. No more wounded will probably be brought
over the road. The number Of wounded brought TO
Alexandria and placed in the hospitals here, and sens
to Washington, will amount ~ about 1000. We
are now so Tar away from the battlefield that it V
quite doubtful whether many more can be brought 10,
unless an amstce is granted for several days bury
the dead and remove tie wounded. Apprehensions
were felt for the safety Of Washington last evening,
u
it is thought Gen. Lee will not have the pleasure Of
dining ct the White House form many months to como.
Al o'clock yesterday afternoon, Gen. Sigel still
held Ceutreville covering the retreat Of the army.
desperate bayonet charge was inside upon hio
right, but was obstinately met and 10 few mo-
ments repealed. Our loss wac some % or 80. There
was no firing Of any consequence last evening" The
Rebels are evidently resting the main portion OF
their army.
I2m-The latest report is that Gen. Lee is NOV.
ing column OF 60 900 in the direction OF Harper's
Ferry. A large force has this morning been sent TO
intercept him. 1t seems now as II our army was 70
have but little rest even behind the forts Of WASH
ington raid upon the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road, between Baltimore and Washington, by Rebels
in the disguise Of citizens, is anticipated by many.
Gen. Wool will have as much as he can do for two
or three weeks to keep the usltorous element IN hs
vicinity from active warfare
The corps Of Gen. Banks which has been 70.
ported in danger Of being cut of, IL now entirely
safe; and Col. Clark Chief OF Cen Banks's Staff,
assured me this morning that it his not been IN dam
ger of being surrounded by the Rebels since tho
army fell back from the Rappahannock. T.iere has
not been moment during the past week when Zen.
Banks could not have joined the main body withont
the least loss He was assigned to special duty and
when performed, fell back with the rest. Gen. Pope
ordered Gen. Banks to destroy all the property at
Bristow Station and is alone responsible for that
act That much of it might have been saved there
seems 10 lie but little doubt.
Tie presence of several men-oi- var and an inn
meme deet OF transports gives TO the Potomac the
appearnce Of the harbor OF some great commercial
civ. The forest of mas's seem almost as thick "a
around tue wharves in New-loFk.
Nearly all the sick who were IN the hospitals IN
tits city have been removed and their places TILED
with wounded soldiers. Falls Church has been
abandoned rs a hospital, it beng expected that
Rebel picke;s will in few days again inclose that
old structure.
Officers are again beginning TO speculate, hcClel.
Ian having through strange streak Of fortune once
more a large army under his command, whether the
campaign Of the Peninsula is TO 10 re Gated.
0ne of toe most discouragius as vel az disgusting
features Of the present condition of things is tho
bitter ieaou-ies existing between many OF the Lead
ing Generals IL is next 20 impossible to hear ono
General speak well of AN tler The old ideal of
solder--that he was chiyarous, honorable, and
hjgh-,ninded. and would rather lose lis own life
than weaken or destroy the well-earned reputation
of another-s.eus 10 have passed from the minds OF
the present generation. General nowadays seems
70 be one VINO strives to win victories by destroying
the reputation OF his fellow officers, and to be con-
stanty making efforts to demonstrate that II this or
that man had acted differently, he himself would
have long since crushed the rebellion. We have
much too many Generals oni of very common men.
The cant that they poll ciaDs amounts to moth
ing. | believe the best Generals we now have in
our army were the most successful politicians IN
times Of peace Yves, Point certainly has not elected
much thus far unless it is to spawn traitors WASH
incton and Hamilton soldiers, politicians, and
statesmen. They were successful | believe it is
not in the order Of Providence that West Point shall
have the glory of saving the nation. She has had
her hand in destroying it. Saving 1t devolves upon
"A nobler and better class of men. Mp.