The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-09-05
WAR NEWS.
From New York.
New YORK, Sept.

Ihe tribune extra this morning con
tans Washington letter, dated Sunday
"a. m, with the following details:
Nothing later than Pope's dispatchs O
Saturday have been received by the Gov
eminent this morning.
Distant firing was heard this p. m, ane
late in the evening.
A courier arrived at Halle>k's headauar
tiers this morning with news that Pope hac
fallen back to Centreville.
A staff officer from the battle field at fv.
o'clock, Saturday afternoon, states that the
battle commenced Thursday afternoon.-
Sigefs corps engaged the rebel cavalry
brigade on the road from Warrenton and
had drove them back, the battle lasting
till $50 in the evening. This fight was
with Jackson's rear guard, whose force was
estimated at $4,000. Friday morning
Jackson undoubtedly formed iuncticl
with Longstreet. Sherman's battery open
ed the battle Friday morning.
Mllroy's brigade led the advance, and
Sigel formed line of battle with Schurz
on the right. Schenck on the left, and
Steinwehr on the centre. The rebels were
gradually forced back till one 2. NJ. They
then suddenly and fiercely charged bayo
nets forcing Milroy back. Schenck sent
a brigade forward, but both We're driven
back Milroy's command was SO badly
cut up that he could not gather regi
ment.
Schurz and Steingehr were holding thei,
own IN the woods on the left of Schenek
Heavy masses of rebels appeared and Ste
vens' and Rey nolds' divisions were sent ur
and all were driven back. The result o
Fridays fighting was we drove the enemy
two miles and then they bein5 heavily re
inforced recovered mile, and our troops
rested at night mile in advance of their
morning position.
On Saturday the battle was more gener
raj. Hentzelman, Porter, Mcdowell, and
Banks were engaged-SigeFs forces being
kept as reserve. Hentzelman commenced
the attack at ten o'clock, with Porter in the
CENTRE The advance of the latter was
checked by immense masses of rebel in
fantry, aud his troops stood up with un
paralleled heroism for over sn hour, exposed
to an enflading fire of grape and canister
The ground was strewed with fallen
ranks of the dying and dead. Finally
they broke, falling back in great disorder,
which caused panic in the reserves
Large numbers joining in the retreat, the
rebels rapidly advanced bis batteries, pour
ing in storm of shot and shell. The
right wing was completely 'beaten. Me
Dowell advanced to their support, endeav-
orirg to hold the centre, but his movements
were anticipated, and both he and Sigel
were enveloped by the rebels on the left
and outnumbered at all points.
Then Sigel shons out, bringing up his
brigade successfully to their position, hold
ing them in front while the fugitives passed
BY. Large bodies of McDowelrs troops
retreated in great disorder across Bull Run.
At five o'clock in the afternoon the battle
was going against us.
The last reserves were ordered up, who
retrieved the day, but along the Centreville
road, artillery, infantry, wagons and cavalry
were confusedly falling to the rear. Our
right, however, remained omparatively
firm, preventing the enemy from following
mp his advantage, and at eight O'Clock Bull
Run stream was crossed by the rebels,
troubling us only by few shells as we
were falling back to Centrevile
Franklin's corps was between Stone
Bridge and Centrevile and Fairfax Court
House. pressing on with great speed to the
assistance of Rope The day was probably
adverse to us, but the battle was to be re
pewed Sunday morning 1t is believed
the whole rebel army, under Lee, has joined
jackson by way of Thoroughfare Gap, or by
Alde Gap. The above account was CLEAN
ed by the Tribune's correspondent from
Captain Fish.
A later account says, judging from re
ports from officers, the panic in Mcdowell:
left wing was not very serious.
A line of soldiers was drawn up at sever
o'clock Sunday morning, to stop stragglers
but none had appeared. Our camps were
| then seen on the hill this side of Centre
vile
Another correspondent says McClellan's
Burnside's and Popes armies are now il
the field in cooperation, Complete success
is looked for. Every confidence is felt a
the War Department, Halleck's Head quar-
ters and the White House.
From Memphis.
MsMPnIs, Aug. 80.
A meeting called yesterday twelve mile
southeast of Memphis, to raise and organic
a guerrilla band was surrounded and cap
tured by company of Federal cavalry
Eighteen prisoners were taken A dstach
ment of Federas occupied fernando, cap
turing train of cars from Grenada. Th
rebel force said to be ct Coldwater is Will
pigue with nine thousand men, reported t
be moving through Grand Junction. Prom
nent secessionists say that Bragg's army ha
gone to Western Virginia, and will 500
appear on the Kanawha river and march t
the Ohio.
! BosToK, Sept. Ia dispatch to Go,
| Andrews states that Col. Fletcher Web
ster Of the 18th Massachusetts Regimen
son of Daniel Webster, was mortal
wounded in the battle Of Saturday, an
has since died.