The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-09-04

The Fight Begins Thursday Pm.
sIGEL OPENS AGAINST JACK
SONS REAR GUARD.
MILRoY,s coMMAND CUT UP.

Terribly severe Ffghti n'g.
We Drive tho Emmy Two Miles and are
Driven B ck One Mls--A General Con
Rict on Saturday-FsarfuI &auglter-
Our Troops Successfully Retire 10 Cen
trsvale- Unoia Of the Whole Rebel
Army under Lse iOitA Jackson.
New YORK, September 1.-The Tt Tlihune
extra. this morning, contains a Washing
ton letter dated Sunday morning, with the
following details; i' so s1f i'a
Nothing latter than Pope's dispatch of
Saturday received by the Government this
morning. Distant firing heard Saturday
P. Mand late in the evening. A courier
arrived at Halleck's headquarters this
morning with the news that Pope had
fallen back to Oentreville. ,
A staff officer from the battlefield at FIVE
O'clock Saturday afternoon, states that the
battle commenced Thursday afternoon.
Sigels corps engaged the rebel cavalry
brigade on the road from Warrenton, and
drove them back, the battle lasted till $50
| lh inc evening. -s
This fight war with Jackson's rear
guard. whose force was stmated a; 80 600.
On Friday morning jackson undoubtedly
formed Junction with Longstreet. Sher-
mans battery opened the battle on Friday
morning,
Millroy's brigade led the advance, and
Sgel formed line Of battle with Schurz
on the right, Schenck on the left, and
Steinwehr in the center.
TIE rebels we're gradually forced back
till lP. NJ. They then suddenly and
ferccly charged bayOnets, forcing Mlllroy
back.
Scbelk sent brigade forward, but
both were driven back. Milroy's com
mand was SO badly cut up that he could
not gather regiment. Schurz and Stein
wehr we're holding their own position in
tie woods on the left of Schenck. Heavy
masses Of rebels appeared, and Stevens
and Reynolds divisions were sent up, aud
all were driven back.
The result Of Fridays fighting was, we
drove the rebels about two miles. then
they being REINFORCED recovered a
mile, and our troops rested at night a
mile in advance Of their mornings posi-
ton.
On Saturday the battle was moro gen.
eral. Helm zelman's, Porter's, Nc
Dowell's and Banks divisions were en-,
gagged, Sigel's force being kept as re-
serve.
Heintzelman commenced the attack at
ten o'clock, with Porter in the center
The advance Of the latter was check
ed by immense masses of rebel infantry,
and his troops stood up with unpar.
allrlcd herosim for over an hour. expos.
cd to an enfladiDg fire of crap and CAMS
ter.
The ground was strewel with fallen
ranks Of dyirS and dead. Finally they
broke, falling back in great disorder, which
caused a panic in the rcserves.large nun.
bers joining in the retreat Tho rebels
rapidly advanced their batteries, pouring
in a storm OF shot and shOll.
The right wing was completely bsa,en
Mcdowell advanced to their support, en-
devo-ing TO hold the center. but hi;
movements were anticipated, and both he
and Sigel were enveloped by the
rebels on the left, and outnumbered at al
points. f.1 ...t-
Thel Sigel shonc out, bringing his brig
ades successfully to their posiuun, hold
ing them in front, while the fugitive
, poured by Large bodies of Mcdowell
troops rctreated in great disorder across
Bull Run. AT five o'clock p NJ, the bat
r tie was gorg against rs.
r The last reserves were ordered up, whit
\ retrieved the day; but along the Center
b vile road, artillery, infantry. wagons AM
0 cavalry, were conlusedly falling to tn
e rear. .s er. .t.nt. .r
Q Our iigh!, however. remained compar
ativeIy firm, preventing the enemy from
t following up his advantage and at
j O'Clock Bull Run stream was crossed b,
i the rebels. troubling US only BY a feV
: shells, as we were falling back to Centre
n vile. Franklln's corps was between
= Stone bridge and Centreville, and Sum
= ner's corps between Cenirevi'le and Fair
!, fax Court House, pressing on with grea
speed to tho assistance OF General Pope
,, the day probably adverse TO US, but tn
n battle was to be renewed on Sunda
8 morning with heavy re.enforceuents.
y is believed the whole rebel army uude
d Lee has joined Jackson BY way Of Thor
ouehfare Gay or by Aldie Gap.
y The above account was cleaned by th
Tribune correspondent from Capt. Fish
J. A latter account says, judgeing from re
IT ports from officers the panic In Nc cDowell'
n lett wing was not very serious.
}. A liuo Of soldiers was drawn up a
t. seven O'Clock Sunday morning TO sto
1t stragglers, but none had appeared.
10 Our camps were then seen on the Hill
this side OF Centrevile. Another oorret
1t pondent says that Nc Clellaus, Burnside
and Pope's army. are now IN full &C
Y operation. Complete success is locke
for. .e. $40
Al Every confidence is felt at the We
) Department, Halleck's headquarters an
r tha While House. 4..r, t