Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-09-13
LATEST FRon RE SOUTH.

Ths New yoeh Herald Of Friday pub,i.aes tie
following intsrsstins extracts nom Richmond
and LYnchsurg papers Of the OH Instant
rxB LAsE nAsgI - uoRsH % TIE IA pfAHANSocr
Prom the 1ichmond Dispatch, Sept an
The foIloyia4 inselligsoee 10 the lsses; we
Gen Lee 70 President Dsvis:
Hsadqxarfrs Amy FersAsssfsF. Viyei.ia.)
Chsntillv, Sept ., 1879
HIS BresIlessy Jefu,os Daets, P,suSsn, On.
Jedsvats Stafsy Of A1sriea.
MT. Psadsst: NV letter Of the Goth nit, will
have Informed your Excsllency OF the prog ress of
this army 70 that date. Gen. Longs,r. et's dI.
vision having arrived the day previous, was
FORMED In order Of battle on the right of Gen
Jackson, who had been engaged with the enemy
since morning resisting IN attack commenced on
the u a The enemy on the latter day was
and wount led on the Geld. His attack on the
morning Of the 99th was feeble, but became
warmsr In the afternoon, when be was again re-.
this day, a. stated In hi Published report, here
wounded.
The enemy being reinforced renewed the at.
nck on the afternoon Ct the 3oth, when q general
advance Of both wings of the army was ordered.
ana, after Aerce combat, which ragged until after
so'ciock, he was com pIetely defeated anu driven
beyond Bull Run. The darkness Of the night,
mis- destruction Of the bridge after crossing, and
The uncertainty CT the fords, stopped the pursuit
The next morning the enemy was discovered
10 the strong p sition at Censreville, a4d the
turn pike, 70 turn bis right Don reaching OY
HUI on the 31st Of September, he was again dis
covered Ia our front on the heights OF German
town, and, about r. M made spirited attack
upon the front and right of our column. with a
view OF apparently covering the withdrawal OF
has trains on the Cenrevilie road an mating
his retreat. Our position was maintained with
put slight To-: on both sides. Major General
hearney was left by the enemy dead on the Geld
During the night the enemy fell back to Fairfax
Court House, ard abandoned his posi- ton at Cen
tfev,ne Yesterday about noon he evacuated
ported to Alexandria and Washington.
have, As yet, been unable 30 get cfacial re-.
ports OF our loss or captured In these various en-
gatg{emens n Many gallant ofhcer. have been
TnHbie, Taliaferro, Fields, Jenkins ana ii ahoue
nave been reported wounded Colonel Mean,
Marshal, Baylor, NJ II and GsdDerry, killed
About 900 prisoners have alread, been pa -oIsd
about the same number Of small arms crIIec,.d
from The Held and thirty pieces of cannon c; %.
tureo, besides number Of wag ons, am bulanc,s
&c A large number Of arms Still rem ain on Il e
&:"uad Tor want Of transportation valuable
stores bad 10 be DESTROYED az captured while the
enemy, at their various depoa are fepo,ted N
have burned many millions of property In their
feHeat. thing could suFpass the galisntry ard
en- urance Of the troops, who have cheeffu!Iy
borne eyerv danger and hardship, both on the
6ed and a arch
have the honor 30 be, worry respectfully, your
ooeoieh' sefVdh', X. f LEE, General.
TIE soUrBERs PAPRRs KILL sEN n cLELLAr-Hs
OBITUARY NO TIcB-wAAI IHsf THINK or HIN.
Inc LyncnburR Republican Of Saturday con.
iains the following telegram.
-, h ~ Sep. s-Northern papers of
accounts Of the death Of Mcclellan are contained
In fillmore Papers He was wounded In the
nght Of saturday at Manassas, and died sunday.
The Repn oliean fsmsTls sditoriaIIy:
The confirmation Of Ne death OF Gen georc.
B. Mcclellan, puelisse1 IN another part OF orr
paper, 10 fraug ct With Hs Ih to US Of either GOD
or evil snCuld the Hsz'hyrn mind have been
wrapped vi In hin es ~ nmander rs much az
tnHt influential fkset, ca, New YORK Herald
seemed TO be, either h~yl of ming ed rae ana
pain Will go uP men tie snkes matter or else
aIuPeiacuon al t1o axis OF their losses may
contest -
IMPORTANT FROM TEE POTOMAC Lrss-ru
foIsIs WHERE THE ooNyRBKRATKs CROSSED
INTO MARYLAND
From the Richmond Dispatch. sr,al
We have information that on Thursd.v morn.
ing w divisions 81 cur army-one under lack
son and The other under Longstreet-l.fl Orsiue,
snle al oeIock, and took up the line Of march
Tor the fotomac, one crossing the river a. I'd.
wards Ferry, TO POol-sviue, in Marylsnf and
re other at w bite Ferry, short di stapce low,
down Nothing had been heard since this Impor
Ia movement had been made, though our Infor.
mant ian ofRcer In the army, directly from Nans,
sas,) ssys tie general opinion 10 that the YANKEE
capitai Is, ere this, completely invested from the
Mhylhnd siae, It's railroad communication cut
ON, and but one mo Of escape open to the bt-
sleged, and that down the Potomac
TIA CONFEDERATE MovRMHNTs-YIIsEp
From the Richmond Enquirer, Sept
Yesterday being sunday, the usual variety OF
TuTnors were sfoat Those which pajned most
cfedence were the foIlowibg:-Tbat Gems IsNI
con and Longstreet had crossed tue Potomac Ar
EIWards Ferry, and were at the RELAY Homo
on Friday morning last There may be some
truth In this rumor, the accounts pnbliSbsd in
another column from a Yankee journal ,how.
that the greatest panic prevailed In the Yankee
capital
Gen,- jackson and Longstreet, have really
reached the Relay House, all Communication be-
tween ashlngton and Baltimore and tne VS.,
Is thereby entirely cut off
The reported blowing up Of the Long Bridge Ia
NOT generally believed. la ~ who came thronob
to this city from near washington ststes thai .Sa
was an eye witness 10 The aR1ir
me enemy, before evacuating AQUA creek de-
"toysa tsiYe amount Of store: and provisions
surance that Gen. Jackfon las epte,td NsrISi,nd
by the Ionte above indicated, and IL row On =
tour to the most important aad inviting poipt he
tween 'ss, ha!limore and Warrington. Il Is now |
useless 10 speculate upon probabilities The war
has assumed q new phase, and our citizens rp,.
expect hereafter to hear news that will ats tie
amidst both good and bad report. The tables
now an army OF invasion.
GEN. LRR's OPINION.
FROM the Lynchbufg Republican Sent al
Tie Richmond Enquirer learns from disc 90. |
gentleman who wss present, that Gen Lee de- |
olared me victory Of Saturday to be the most d.
c,sive OF the war. The enemy were slain in vs,t
num6ers, and were thoroug hly routed, going Of |
In less disorder indeed, than the former Emil Rnn
but thoroughly demorsiI.ed. The
largest estimate Of our loss, as com pared with
tnat OF the enemy. was one fourth Others stated
mat IL was not nc re than an eighth ImmedIatelv
after the battle forward moveme nts wrye cnrn
menced oy our army, some Of which 10 would be |
improper 10 mention.
okNkkALs LEE AND TWILL,
From the Richmond Dispatcb. sent 81
The Lynchburg Republican regrets 70 lea am that |
our noble Commander Gen. Robert Zee va,
acciden ally I'M ired a few DAYS ago n. wa.
hold ne his horse, when the animal became
Heightened, aud Jerking suddenly, threw The
general to the ground, breaking one OF the bones
In his lefs hand, and sprained the Fight w,ist |
MS Injuries are painful, though not serious
enough to detain him from duty in the neld in
tots great crisis Of our history.
Report a. late As "wednesday eveni ny brjng the |
gIanfying Intelligence that Gen. f well Is stiu |
alive and doing well. He 10 at Buckland In
Prince w lillian county
rHo7ou0BFAhE DAP
lfrom the kicEmOa Enquirer Sent al
The passage Of rhoroughfsfe Gap bv General |
Long street, in the fAcA nj force "a a mo /