, 1862-09-04

The works for the defense OF Washington
are in good order and manned by experienced
ar'ille1ists; and gnnboats now line The Poto.
mac.
There wzs long cabinet meeting. The
government is exerting every energy ftW the
city defense.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-Eseven hundred pa
rolled prisoners, some taken at Manassas, az
rived this evening. They report that Gen.
Lee has established his headquarters three
miles beyond Bull Ruo, On the Warrenton
turnpike. The only force at Fairfax WAS Stu
arts cavalry. 0ur men engaged in burying
the dead report that they saw rebels marching
to the rear on the Warrenton turnpike, to-
wards ThoroughGare Gap.
Washington is quiet, the excitement SUBJ
sided, the disposition Of troops during the
last twenty-four hours having restored conf
dence.
NEW YORK, Sept. 3~-The New York Tri6-
nne's Washington correspondence SAYS:
The latest Trustworthy news from the
front was brought by surgeon, who left
Fairfax Court House at half past nine o'clock
On Monday evening, aud reported to the mill.
tary authorities here.
Ing, or threatening to pursue, the hankiug
movement to which Gen. Pope'6 dispatches Of
yesterday referred.
Gen. Lee vas believed to have moved his
troops on the Little River turnpike, which
runs to the rorlh of Centreyi!le from Gum
Springs through Germantown aud Fairfax
Conr1 House to Alexandria. Ample prepara-
tone have been made to meet him, and the
probabilities were that there would re great
battle fought to-day (Tuesday) OF tomorrow
(W.dnseday.) The supposition was strength
ened By kilograms from Fairfax S.ation. da-ed
was heavy firing IN the direction of Leesbnrg,
between which place and Fairfax Station lies
Fairfax Court House.
The report brought By other officers, who
lett tie tiont at an cartier hour than this sur
geon, Was that the enemy had fallen back with
satisfied with what he had already done, or at
least feeling himself to be unable to accom-
plish more. These gentlemen supposed the
movement on our right flank to be feint,
intended to cover the retreat.
LATER.-There is little or no doubt that
there was heavy skirnishing between our
forces ard the rebels advance on our outposts
last nigh. This (Taesday) mornings reports
are not yet accessible.
The 11th Massachusetts went into the fight
on Friday with 240 men; los were killed and
wounded. The 18th New York, with 354 men
NNN NAAA%%t93 %a4AlS UAt VIII -1lu I1Eu AtI nine
officers The four other regiments of this
brigade {Butterfeld's) the 18th New York,
18th New York, Sad Pennsylvanis and 18th
Michigan, came ont in the same proportion,
Butte1teid's brigade had marched for twenty-
one one days without cht::.e of clothes. and weut
A New York Tribune ";i;tira9 SIiau aru9fpondent, who
went over the field OF bats4e-on SsndAy, sa5st:
Our dead lay untouched a. they fell il selttle,
With the exception Of their caps aud shoes.
he did not see single instance among the
whole $50 dead, where the shoes had not been
r;1cd. Many Of the rebels were barefoo:ed.
The rebel dead and wounded had all been dis
posed OF, and not single Vestige OF their
siek, Killed or wounded remained on tue
field. Even the struggling soldiers did not
know where they had been taken to. They
we're evidently buried secretly in the night BY
negroes, for occasionally, IN 3 deep raviue,
| came across mounds sometimes ten Or fifteen
feet square, where their victims had been
secre.td from the gaze OF their own men.
On Monday morning intelligence WAS re-
celyed at headquarters that the divisions OF
Hill and LoDgstreet intended to appear on our
right in force and cut oil our supply trains.
10 prevent this consummation the division oil
Gen. Reno was dispatched by Pope to Fairflx
Court House 1t was also deemed prudent to
commence the evacuation of Centrevi1le to
cover cur base Of operations, inas;n1ch as
Gems. Hill and LongstEeet were known to be
from the battlefield Of Saturday, aud as
reconnaissance to the front had revealed ar
| anticipated movement in the same direction
| By The enemy, the army Of Virginia ommence6
/; retiring to"srds Fairfax Court House on Mon
| day at o'clock, Rf.no's division leading, uni
| AicDoWells corps following.
| As Rcno's division WAS pursuing its 1iue 0
! march, and when within one and q half miles
| OF Fairfax Court House, heavy volley from
force Of rlhemen came pouring upon then
from the woods to the right Of the road. Thi
occurred at p. N. The rebel force was & DE-
| commanded BY Gen. Stuart. The volleT VII
almost entirely received by Gen Stevens orig
| ade, composed OF the 2Srh Massachusetts, 9ti
| Michigan, 50th and 105th Pennsylvania, aa,
46eh New York.
Reno ard Stevens Immediately formed thef
commands in line Of battle to repel the attack
Gen. Stevens rode up aud down his line, gal
lantly rallying his men, tntlmidated By repeat
ed yol1ey6 from an unseen enemy, and una
Bile to cope with them in the position the,
then held. Gen. Stevens ordered his men tt
fix bayonets and charge them out Of th
to By lis men, who pressed the enemy an'
drove them before them with great slaus hte1
While thus charging, General Stevens wa
hit With MIME ball and instantly killed, bu
not until the enemy had been routed. Capt
Stevens, the son Of the general, was ais
wounded in the hand.
Kearney's batteries now opened on til
rebel forces, causing great havoc anon
them. skir1nishipg Was kept up for abou
three hours, when the enemy retired and tn
train passed on. The enemy's loss va
heavy.
WAsu1sGFos, Sept. 2-Among the casua
ties in the recent battles are the folio wing:
Pat. Moran, 1st Mich, foot; Darius Huri
Sd Mich, arm off; a. G. Castoller, 2Uth Ind
leg of; Geo. Samagler, Sd Mich, hip; 0. y
Phelps, 9Th Michigan, leg; John Ely, 19t
I'D, hip; J. 8. stilsE, J. 6Ciarp, IN Wis
Colonel Brodhead, 1st Michigan cavalry, ba;
1y wounded in lungs; Lieut.. Merrilul, do
thigh and hands; Major Atwood, captured
Capt. HarEigan, do. !; Lieut.. Bateman, do
do; G. KeeEer, 10th Michigan, legs; Q. Ba
ley, 1st Michigan, bowels Capt. Ainnine, L
Michigan, ankle.