The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-08-30
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From the Washington star August 49,,
I, turns pat that tie cannonadg hoard nearly all day
yesterday ny persens IA Fairfax county that Of
snSsgernsn between Ecaaons brigade, of Cen. Cox's
division, aud force Of the rebels, considerably oatnum
session Of rarpad bridge that point. We believe
that The rebels retained or it at nightfa bus
lodged them irvgn at early hour this morning. Last
night lao certainly expected " be able 10 do Our i'm
precision s thai MS s throughout tho days skirmshns
was uncomfortable.
rLo main elacssn, O. yesterday, however, WAS that
OF Hokers avisian with considerable rebe force, ~
BrtssDw si& iica
II appears liza. Tic movement Of the enemy on Friday
iro the south bank o tbs Rappahanncck via JeSspson
the direction OF Littlc Washington (which the Star
described at sdg,h days sincc) actually
signed 10 throw the Ios oi tho rebel army She
kappaannook The base Of the Bac Ridge This Was
done, and ts ihfs morning asccrsssned here that u
yesterday morning, probably for tho most part, massed
knd Enh ranges seven niue miles northeast ot
Al an early hour yeste day morning Hooscys djy,ssos
(doabloss despatched 10 thai pont by General Pope
account e The affair there ol ihc night beoss) up
| with large rebel fcce about Biissow station. with
whom he had heavy engagement lasting nearly all day
IN the Of H.ksr drove the enemy step by step
back the vicinity of Naassas Junction. Our total
Ia Killed. wounced aud missing in the days engagement
there was three hGadraa Gen. Pope is said 70 re-
| gard the afiar AZ a slgr; Ini.n success.
IL is evidou FROM these facts that tho late skmishes
the RaTshsnnock were litsc more than f.n,s he
psrt Of the rebos who aimed TO get IN between Papcs
army and the r,ihsations around Washington We opius
that, having done la measure they wl have rather
Lively Time III getting ert o. tho possnthey have thus
| chosen
Ii not proper for 10 publish any facts concerning
the MOI .tnegts the vast Union army the
nys rear, oireasy made 10 punish his tcmesity. We,
however, krp@ them to be such as to incline be-
.ve that vary few DAYS wki see TIE end VI rebels N
~. yay sid not improperly ss trust tha, no, on,y
are cails I'd tins city garri oned eqnip-
ped prepared & enable tie. successfully with
stand any Attack that such an army a. tint n The rebels
might make uIfn lhon, ba. that there Is aao large
served OF dsc ID veteran troops ia ouch pos,
ta with teic cnec to them as TO make the ASSURANCES Of
their security dopby sure. eFen without tia certain
Operation Of the large tpea force lately upon Tho Kappa
haruscs.
IRON u. fsots concerning .Lc smen,s and post
tons yf Tie renels we nsrGe above 1t ~ ss oeas thai
/ their purpose PIT jiu between thrn-
sevrs md Pores army, and, while cssayins to prevent
(wh comparatively snai toee) the iisr from cross
ins 20 a.sl IA and abt car ioitioatioDs Or elise
10 attempt 10 cross ever into Maryland marching "a
ieestuyg Twenty-oar hours, at farthest viii surel~
| sose s problem u their present aims. IL matters
rot wLich soerns rebels lave either
iaev ably fs met as il v DO by our t"o Enibsd sat
armies and the troops IN the oT,cat!ons inme stely
! yar BATTLE AT MANASSAS.
Ono of the Esw YORK batteries, belonging 70 sturgs'
corps under Captain Van Putcaner, at Manassas
tuesday night snd lcs four or six peccs in the with
the being surrounded and having rai,hoT
fantry naS esvsSy support Tie Twelfth Penrs, lyaaa
csairy csearca skedalied and into Alexsndra
with fex missing about nine clock last night Tey be-
hayed BABY. On wednesday yesterday mornNng early
General yors brigade First scc,nd, Third a. Fc.r!h
New Jersey voun;oers) nf Major General Socans disi.
sion of the Army Of the Potomac, was sent by rail 10
4 AsuasSaa.
HE landed aA Bull run DrlsSt aiu rueicd 10
Nana as, approaching which Place they met ms of
robot skrnhliars who fsl back before them The bri-
saac outinuei i,s narch and "a ecinins willn the
circle o forA,ions at the iunction, which they had
ldca were occupied, heavy conccntranu lie OF aruL
lcyy was opened upon ,hcm from three different dircc.
tions GsrSal raytar had no artillery or cavalry that
OF the dv.sa not having arrived from the peninsula,
and was consequently obliged 70 retire out OF range, be-
hni sheltcrins ridge While here II Is reported has
\ they warmly engaged brigade of roboi iniantry.
At opsth see.ng lasc force OF rebel cavalry making
toward Bull run bridge with tho evident intention of
Y WI hin
troops across Blackburn ford To this point the enemy
pursued him with horse artillery, pouring caistsr nto
his ranks with damage, woandng, among others,
tho General severely and his scn slightly and killing
ioutsran Plume Of tho second New Jersey regiment.
over 800 osciiy mon s loss az Gaines Mil was very
severe aud ia tho present affair was almost without
oniocrs. It's oss s not known, but Is very ecvsre
TnR gSSxY AT FAlRrAx Cornr HOUSE.
We hear that the postmaster at Fairrix Court House
arrived here at an early hour this morAns having packed
up his goods and nss and c, w. s evens , 10 appe
bright light Ia direction ccr he left and thinks
olsoss Mo enarms,s OF suon apprehension have been
resolved here up the time Of goog 70 9rcss with tns
second edition of the Star, ncr OF the report aoat OF
battle Al rcntrevie though the TACT OF some sxrmishing
| thsre k DOT improbable
| The Rebels Mt gainesville.
| We have Information that the enemy was encamped,
some twenty thirty thousand srong a. Gainesville
near Manassas Junction, at two O'Clock on Thursday
IA large portion of raylors New Jersey brigade wan
captured st Fairfax station by the robei cavalry sorso
Ave hundred d whom were seen between t"ntroville aid
Falrfax Court House III rsday noon and supposed
! to bo tho same who made the above capture
From the fact that the enemy Gu Thursday night
earncd the bridscs at Accotink and rorc's run, II 10
sisposed tha. ticy moving OH 10 some o.aer drec.
| ton, aud visa 10 avert pursuit
| THE INTENDED PFBEI STRATEGY DISC
| yERED AND DEFEATED. X
i from ttc Philadelphia Prose, Avgus' %
\ from me Ar:uy q Virginia 10 js~. We have moeit
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