New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-26
THE WAR In VIRGINIA.
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Oar ,abl. " 3 the wet ground, our tabie-cotn an
tuJia-rsb ber blanket, but We had coffee, and bard
b,,cnt. and a bit of Secesh roastpiI, and II that
wasn't meal fl ior the gods, what could Eave
been Fol we had appetite, for our relish,
,nr delicons uncertainty whether no the Rebel
bA,,erirs wonld drop rhells on the uest-plauer
between us. From the crest Of hi!IoeX We could
See the gray coated cavaliers and uusketeers
Gepoyed i'll full sight, and while we were watching.
eve, now aud then there would come little puff of
snphe and q sharp, crsckinI noise. ana one Of tie
E,hel horscmeu would either nineh or fall So the
bae,s # our shaip-shoo,srs era1cd or hit him.
The positions OF batteries reaI the bridge, on
this side of the river, were chosen 10 advance for
enGudng those opposite IN care they Should be
nbandoLtd, but when our guns had Iiy go 10
work aud driven the Rebels away our men found
tia, on their part The enemy had, during Friday
night, cOns,Iusied their batteries so as 10 command
cur new POSITIONS aud So, after suffering tome lo's
IN mep and hOrs,s, and having two OF MauLews's
gus dlsmoun,eo, Gen. Ricketts, gave lie order 20
Ia be up and HE of lii; more 10 the night 10 get
On, Of range. Prior 10 this, Llen. Godooid at Mai
thews's Battery, while teaching the fuse man NO
&" at a gun bow 10 oul his fuses, Was struck by u
she'd wi ich came from a battery two miles OFF, cx-
puded ~ i. strGck Lim ana shattered h's ett Lex 90
as TO make smyulatou Necessary l s.w the brave
felw ailerward, aud fonnd him doing 90 well, tia,
he made i.ht of his injury and je.lngiy talked Of
dancing waltzes again.
As on Thursday and Friday, so on Saturday. the
euemy Kept working up toward Warren'on Whites
phur SpriDgs be south side OF the RapI aha mock.
with The view # thanking US, and We moved further
4 t-ff ff.tr
desicu. As Oh preceding days, on Saturday, e
grand artillery duel wen. On from night 10 lett and
Lei, TO right, the cannon.de being heavier now at
McDowclis position. now at SiQels, now al Bankss
We were gusrdiu,. and successfIi " guarding, the
whole river bank, aud al the foids iFo@ hel, 80
Wanenion and theeuemy, With any armV Of lV0,VJO
~ lvU 900, had been Leld in check by Pope win "a
much inferior numerical force. Their great game
WIS 20 turn position, take rs ia r.a', whip as
ord then rush On with streaming days 10 Washing
ton. Ours the desperate ;s,sk OF show n9 fgni and
YET not i, ,htmg of playing with cur INDUSTRIOUS an
iagoos anil he lost LIS golden time, ana until our
re-eufoIcemcIts from F.ecerchsLurg lie Peninsula,
aud he Nor would 70 strengthen us that We could
crush his armies and capsure bis CAPITAL II
We could save ourselves unul Saturday
night, We would be SAFE and tie greatest
c,,sis # this car occurred be,ueen 1harsdGy
sas ard Saturday n,eM. Ii is passed, and We are
safe Washington is flfe our army is safe, the ma
Uon is taie. For Pofes artillery is now guarding
Vie lie Of he RAP alaunoek, and Fi5 John Por-
Ter, with very heavy iosce, joipeo Pope OIL Friday
evening, and a hos, OF resinents have Joined ano
aIe joining him now, by way OF Alexandria. And
now ok for the gr nd movements Of the war with
in ,hir,y days. DO not forge; that Burps'de has
inaseed large army Fredericksburg, and Pope is
nearly o, quite as strong AS Lee snd Jackson. AID
Mcclellan ls freed from the net whchwhether SELF
woven Or not-Delo him IL it's mesbee on The PEI in.
snla.
s.ms ar wa- caused cainp-sDd thousau,
su,es no.- III Washington, utJ~-by a ssdds A IaIt
81 go lueri.Es upol Cat.ets st.tioii. uuer covel
D ,re ul-bt. The Devoted baud dashed IN "a on on
GAL co.. cion 81 men ana wagons aud stamI i3l
alvt cd Z .eis aad seryaH,s auo eauseTs, burned
s.Yel WA. L., III nuuJef - norsrr. sud look
a,.,I. :. 3lu.isd phones. The FERROUS E.,ii
u IL ttsress IL rhal hey took Gen Poprs lcrr'll
t.Qe ee .ud uioneys. and All bis official papers,
eof,, oueuee, rtc., i.,eh happened 10 Oe III 81 pi
~, w.4p,s winch had been tcrt 10 tie rear TIE
r,,i 1!ais oi tis affair have already oeen cent you
II siOii er cores OhJcn'.
IL tie attack al C4Drtts ststion, twenty supply
uoi1s ".Ie ue,tfo I'd, or heir eH's uJu.- co. by
r .~--ls. Many wagons "e,e to- vsrt 70 bu. n.
Cap. wiua'd. tie Comrnss.iiy ia charge, rscap-d,
y.ll.I e AL ugut 10 the woods aud reached Man
Il Sal rca!.
Tue .sinn.s - on the Rappah 4unock extended
ever -ucb "a Io.g hoe tAd 1t Mas ImpoesIbe foI our
,spones to compile a full i.st Of lie e,s,I.l.ies TIE
wGoe Lumber o; our killed a0d wounded up to Sat.
1.aay IL complied by bigh sniLorty -as itan sis
tiualeu OF which no, more Than one hundred ar,
ki'hd. Tbs email luss Attributable 10 tact It'd
Size liz. 70 H., has been mainly artillery duei al
loUg "a. ge
All tie private papers and lie ters Of Gen. Pope
cops VI di- aches and reports, memoranda rel4tin,
~ caIailn aud 70 the amy, copies OF Telegram
seni Ill Gle &c received FROM the President II
! ok and h. War Department, Ordero issued 10 Con
srale Of corps and dvie s, ali MAPS and topograih
cal charts, containing information Of The greatest
value; IL word, tie whole history and plan OF Tie
CAM aisn the numbeIs aud di, position oil lroops all
.re revealed TO the enemy by this disaster. It,
seri usne,s can badly be estimated. 1t is taking
Il, ReLei q neral into The confidence of HaIleck,
aud ulay render il Necessary TO change tie whole
camplgD
Correspeoeenee Of The " Y. Tribune
WAsBsGroS Aug D. 1867.
Gen. Pope's position at The railway bridge across
the Rsppal annock-the posii.on deemed TO be Of
sreafe.t strength along the iivor-wss attacked in
fore on Saturday noruing. TIE hin, redonbt and
b'ock-Lousc. on be southern bank, had been held up