The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-09-05
PROM THE SEAT OF WAR.

,,nr information from the seat Of war is stili indie
s,..,. and unsai ,staetory. Passengers by the Cen.
raj ,rAin bring nothing that is really reliable and
.rscly any two agree with reiert 20 the coati.
an of affairs near the late battle field L: is A.
lid hy ,hose who profess 60 have left the battle.
a,A As la,e as Monday. that our army was then in
n. vicinity II Cen,reville. The mos, reliable in
s.,v,,tor we have is contained in the following die
,,,eh received late las, evening:
MANASSAS. Aug. 10. via Rapidan, Sept, 4-The
.ana battle OF Manassas has been fought precisely
on the same spo, that OF the alst of July las,
s.Ar with the exception that our troops occupied
ANY positions which the enemy held =, that time
sna the Yankees fought upon the ground which
Is been held by US Several of Regime n's er-
,-,eI the field where they did year ago
The GgLt commenced near 0roveton, on the
wsrrenton Turnpike, about O'Clock Long.
street on The right. Gen. jackson the left their
line being in the form OF broad V. the enemy be
tsren The Yankees made the first advance en-
A,s,c.ing 10 inrn Jsokson's flank but were re
,ul.ed with great oonfuson-a battery Of twenty
t, shi pieces If artiilsry. commanded by Col s D.
lee of soa'h Carolina. moving them down by
s,5rss Gen. longsireet nj once threw forward
n ID division and al yaucei bis wh Die line which
vs. - a short time desperately engaged Jackson
nov gave battle. and the enemy Were attacked on
,,ery side, The hght was Gercely contested until
airr dark, when the Yankees were routed and
gur.Ied three miles. Their torce consisted of
Bsnkss. Morels sckles's, Mllroy's Mcclellan,
sad Pope. commands.
TIE loss Of the enemy exceeds the Contaderates
f,r TO one Their ,ieai cover the field. our men
captured numbers of batteries, numerous colors
% usAuds II prisoner, and from 6,o00 10 10000
g.nl a. arms. They could have tahen mole Of
TIE latter but the men would net De troubled with
n.sn u.e Yankee BIisalier General is now lying
l-sd ai negro Robinson house where the Yankees
sfe .o th.ek that have step their ts.iies.
Geu, L~ell. Jenkins Masone, and Trinble. were
uoaud,d Cols aesRs Marshall and Gsaborry OF
south Carolina were kill.d Benbon, aoore, and
A,o5wan, wounded. Major Del Kemper was Sc
ysrsly wounded in the shoulder. Capt. Tabb and
Capt Mitchell of the lst Virginia, wounded.
w. Cameron AdDutaBt Of the .Hh Virginia, and
Ait TDmpkins, al the Hampton Legion, were
both wounded. Fifty citizens OF Washington who
came out witness the show, were sill bagsed..
A priv ate letter from an officer says: 1.-THE an,
ny whipped of the isld with grea. saugL-
tcr and many guns were taken. They were so fleet
Ia part of TIE ie.d that Jackson who was
ordered to press them, replied they were too fast
ior Lim. sunday m'ra.aS, 3lsf.-We are just start.
ins in pursuit after yesterday work. our troops
are doubtless at work, a. thry ordered IL pro
csed a, tay bresk, and it Is now an hour aflef"
We hsve eouyersed with several who in
The engagement Sni they cGneur in representing
ID l.. the most desperate and determined of the
N,r Indeed, 1t is hardly TO be expected tia, 1t
,oa.l be Otherwise oar loss, well ~ that Of h-
enemy has been very heavy; but We have good
ground. for believing tha: their slaughter is with
OF; prrc-i-n, in the present war; and some declare
b. 70 have been a, many as seven to one. One re-
par, says that the enemy were completely dis
p-r.ri and many Of them were retreaiing in the
direction Of Leesburg aud Edwards Ferry.
An0Gg the casualties reported are the following:
Co Moore Col Glover, and Capt. Sesbrook, OF
jenkins brigade wounded in the 18th Virginia,
Lieut. Col. A J. Darlington, Adatant NeCulloch,
Ssrg ant Major Price, Captains Booker and Irby,
Lcg'gnAnt. Glenn, Paxton, jackson, and Waikirl,
wounded ia the ilih Virginia Lieut.. Campbell,
kilsd and Lieut.. Houston. wounded Gen. Early
Sfep5rfri 20 have been wounded but remained on
~ field until he tainted. Col. Patton OF the 7th
Virginia was wounded
There Is a report 10 the effect that the lat and
llih Virginia regiment. captured battery Of fouf
pieces aEd a similar report with reference to the
7tl aud 2i:h. The l7ih Virginia said 10 have
captured four stand of eoloIs. The 9Th Virginia
captured the colors Of The 9TH Pennsylvania reg
msnt
The report il reiterated that sigel and Sick!es
we're Bi!ird aud Pope and Mcclellan morialiy
wounded On Saturday we had { aken between
three and Eve thousand prisoners who to be
taken TO IiArpers Ferry for exchange.
by way of Lyuehburs We have a report tha, the
battle about TO Le resumed on Wednesday.