The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-09-10

Meantime POPE w,s Cct'trg up on tho other
side in splendid style Hodket, vho had the
advance that afternoon, found . rebel body
living a. Kettle Run some miles below Mannass
a. Junction, and after harp eesieu won de-
ctsive victory over them. 30 1etsd the fight
ing of wednesday.
THURspAY's WORK.
jackson was not long In discovering wha, this
FIRE in the rear meant Pore had detected his
plans and was upon him before The remainder
OF the rebel army had had tine ~ get MP
There was but one thing to do, he must get Out
oi the way, and fall back to meet his advance.
ing re Inducements. E,rly Thursd,y morning
Pope pushed on to Nanuassas Junction. but
jackson chad been gone three hours before.
So runs the official dispatch The truth is jack
son was getting his column Oft dusiog a greater
part of the night, and his rear guard had left
three hours before Pope got in lie took the
road of course north to Centerville and thence
west toward Thouroughfsre CAP, by which the
rest OF the army was coming up.
Here Sigel aud Mcdowell, forming Pope's
left wing, were advancing, With an eye to pre-
cisely such situation. In tho afternoon the
two forces came in contact OF This contest We
only know that II was quite 'svere--ihat SiEcI
and Mcdowell we're successful, aud held the field
and that the rebels fought with an obstency
that would not yield the struggle iii darkness
compelled it.
Meantime Lee was pushing down by every
avenue of approach with ths netu ooly OF The
rebel army, and the roar Of srtil'ery, which told
them OF the imminent peril q, tteir adventurous
advaucc, made music in quick time FOR their
marching. Nor was our side idIs, Heu'seimau,
fighting bull dog that he s--was pushing out
from this side, and but few hours after Jack
son had left Centerville, moving westward,
Henr7lemtn entered il from The eastward.
So ended Th ursdAv We had been success
ful everywhere. had driven Jackson before us
had taken abort q thousand prisoners, and were
closing in on him from all sides. Pope was Ia
lis rear at Manassas Junction; Heiizlemon was
on one side at Centervills, and Sigel and Ne
Dowell were the o,her eide, on ths battle iielc
six miles farther west. He was enclosed l
three sides, hut his rear was epen, and by tha
way Lees troops were pouring up.
FRIDAYS WORK.
The Sunday morning pape~s electrified vot
with official news Of what we did on Fsiiay
Toe main body of the army was up We close,
with them fought a terrible ha,tlc, won the daN
drove the enemy bpfure us and rested on IN,
hard bought field OF battle for the night. |
wa glorious victory.
Bur John Porter was not up- by fiv,
ocluck he next nnning even he was NOT mn
and Sumner and Franklin, WHO should hav,
been up two davs peinre, were not heard from
And the remaining divisions of Lees army were
pushng mp on thelr SIDE with he energy tha
! never fails them in the honr Of need.
SATURDAYS WORK
That miluro to arrive ~ tina--'hit feyribh
slownrsS OF movement u has been oUr ov,
genius since the war hrC,n once moro hrruGt
us to the verge Of ruin You have NS'w'-
been told oliiri Il, how S,'urdav hce,u iu h"pt
and etd, ~ dis r4-,r On. ,P.ia torrclicpfs di