The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-08-31
THE REBEL, JACKsON'S STRATECY--GENE-
REL TAYL0R'S ATTACK IND RETREAT,
Correspondence Of the Philadelphia frsss.l
ALEXANDRIA. Va. Augus. 29--P NJ

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RUnoRs.
This city and Washington az present fr cf excite
ment, and r.nors both probable aId Improbable, are 20
that your appendicitis ind almost neat
impossible get much reliable news a. they would
aud the public expect. However, 81 my iourneys
along the lino since yesterday have gathered Me FOL
lowing items which, so lar AZ " preaens Known,
liabls.--
THE WAY JACKSON cor INTO THE REAR OF GENERAL
or course the principal topic Is how Jackson managed
10 act aralnd the right wilg Of General Popes army
ard make his rad Manassas junction for the purpose
Csoersi Les msde the at ack on the front All he six
dsrs lighting OF our army cnuhc Rappahannock now
known 20 have been merely fcint on the part of the
robeis ana their supposed rctrcang towards pcrryve
via Little Washington. was Also intended for tbs same
purpose.
WHERE GENERAL LKs Was.
Instead q the Whole rebel army moving back General
Il carefully concealed hs msin force along the banks OF
IN. RA~ahannock while he sent jackson 10 wsrrenou
nc les, % march s,cns The country between tho Blue
Ridge ard hall Run range o. nc nains. jackson
cen ted his forces at whits Plains and Salsna and ses
his cavalry through 10 recounore AZ % he fol-
lowed With his infantry and coming through Thorough.
FAIRS p, h. made forced march un 10 reached Csn-
.ners 'p eos so1 ,. %e S ,n s ss sns d
doubt thinking that he could anafate the Army OF vr.
gina bd~s y coaid have any succcr from Washington
n DO too darnEf he war ns coohdent n having inan.
try " snppo-t him In easo Of "a ency bat 20 fs as
could hear officers I'D no. share the sls opinion
TUE ATTACK ON TUESDAY Nfclr.
The rebel cavalry, b, .hsr a;teck on forces on
1uosdfy n.eht created slch panic amorg cur roops
uat tire rebel cavalry bad all their orr way and DIR
ins that Nigh they held high feso In or camp The
battery o. ar irv they Lad captured th,y placed In "a
vorsbie POST and icw their cavalry up Ia line Of =.
tie 30 fnat 10 could concealed from our oTccs sorlo
Of their guns ~cgot ICED ia fort and The ho-e were
planted 50 that forces saou mako al attack On
their position, tnev cosld concentrate crc % aro uoon
us. The best rincinen in the comm and were picrsd out
that locality.
tbs ADyAwcs or GENERAL TAYI.oas pRnApr.
"A son ~ The naws 0. the rail- was rlaae known Vi
AlexAniria Gensr,d flyors brigade, composed o. the
!,rst, secud, rnrd aid Fourth regiments No.
JcrrNy yC'upteers, az 6eaerh sirrur,'s diyi.lon
rece sd orders 10 proceed 10 M,nnFsae anu re.
take ths fort ~ all LIZARDS The men 70, 90
toafs Of Tho train al two Q clock In the morning
bet IN cflseguencs u ssvtra, eays IRE iolto icy
lad nct Af4ivo tLi- SIDE OF Eull Lrlfrr up.i ak
O'Clock II TIE roiD.Dg. tn could net rfcceed any
fur.Ler IN quoSCc ~ the OF rubbish Gu rho
srlfrs ~rncd ~ IT, collision of the igtt previous
The e1 rerc rot rut =. ina rs aud Inaftrcd In good
ortsr osef q sriJge.
vEsgaAL TtYLor's MODS or ATIACg.
~ lft y heavy lrirv WIS teird d nt, AMI Cen.
10y ., eN t4tist s9ai l4 lVfc1 wers aGe - wth the
rt IL, TIE u-t4fs. INST wee ~. .ef e. gl5ti lie
= ~ Whit thE ct myTed "a. Cam..Aigs ~ anil r.
tie stccHd regiment wst5 DID,. "a sselr Los.
n'r! Taylor, !. 800. a he /. f7*Is Nddgs, I'LL ~