New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-08
The Battle OF Saturday-IkOw The Ssebeis
Fought-The Black Flag Eaised-The
Enemy Bndly Cut Up-NnrrOw Escapes.
From Uur SpcciaI CORRESPONDENT.

learn the following Interesting phfiIOuhio Va '"'
commencement of the battle of Saturday: About ~
O'Clock in the morning fighting commenced on The
right. the 10th and l05th n. w. having been or
dered about this time to 60 and occupy piece OF
woods on the right. As they filed into the woods
the enemy's sharpshooters opened from behind anu
the tops Of trees and in fact every place that coulu
afford shelter TO them, doing considerable execution
Lieut. Rudd, Of Company G., was the first man TO
fall. He was shot through the head and instantly
fell and expired. His body has not since been re-
covered He was a most eslimable young man and
officer was about 30 years of ag,, and unmarried.
Masked batteries with grape and canister now
followed the fire of the sharpshooters, wounding
among others Gen. Duryee in the hand The iOlth
started for the woods, under the command OF Lieut.
Col r. Wells Kenyon, and the l0Jth, under COM
mand Of Lieut-Col. Carroll. AZ soon as the bat
teres ouened Leut.-Col Kenyon left his regiment
in charge Of MAJOR Skinner, and left the held III an
ambulance for Washington. He had previously
been very sick. Both regiments were now Or
dered TO fan back beyond the reach Of the batteries
and Mai. Skinner to form his men in line OF battle
At their new position in hollow near belt Of
wood. the 10th falling back in line of battle to
support them. The enemy now filed out OF the
woods to the number Of a thousand or more aud
opened q CALLING musketry fire upon our men,
killing and wounding larse numbers. MAJOR Skin
per wss at once ordered by Gen. Duryee 10 charge
them. which he did. When within three rods oi
the enemy. they broke and ran back into the woods.
The 10Th then fell back 10 their former position, and
tue Rebels finding that they were not TO be tempted
10 follow their retreating men into the woods, sent
a whole Brigade Of Georgia regiments, headed by u
red flag with "a white cross and scui ano bones III
the center. Gen. Duryee now ordered both re-
giments forward to charge, leading them HIM
self After they arrived at the brow OF TIE
hill Oh "a charge, Gen. Duryee discovered
the enemy planting battery on e'eh Hank, ngh'
and left, al the edge Of the woods aid finding that
they were surrounding us on all sides, ordered lls
men 10 isl back which they did In good order, 10
piece Of woods about four or five hundred yards dis
t,nt. followed by some six or eight hundred OF the
enemy's cavalry who skirted the woods and picked
mn ar killed three or four Of our men, When meet
ing rome Of our regiments falling back i'll good order
IRON the field, they rereated hastily IN The direction
fromwhich they came. Ageneral order was gwen 10
retreat before this regiment made Its ast charge and
IN. first notice they had Of this when they saw
other regiments retreating. The officers Of both
tbe,e regiments behaved admirably in face Of over
wLelrnpg numbers. Tie loss in killed and wounded
in the 10th alone ID estimated by the officers at from
one hundred to one hundred and forty, and one Cap
tain Of the regiment, says that forty of tie regiment
were killed.
An officer who cane into Alexandra last night
with prisoners captured three miles beyond Fairfax
Court-IIouse says that skirmishing had been going
on all day. and that i, was currently reported that
the enemy lad attempted to pas through our lines
at Point Of Rocks, and were on the way to Harpers
Ferry. He further adds that they were intercepted
Al two different points between the two places Cen
Wool attacking them with an overpowering force,
capturing zoo prisoners, and killing and woundng
large number. One Of the seth Ohio regiment who
has ust come in from Cen.evlle, says that the town
Was destroyed by fire by forces yesterday, and
Lat his regiment had assisted in destroyngth place
acting fire 10 several buidiDgs.
whether this report ia true not cannot say, but
A. was on the Alexandria boat yesterday after
noon. | saw immense volumes Of smoke rising in
that direction.
From prisoners captured after the battle Of Sanr
dav. il would seem that the enemy were badly
cat up and weakened az Ourselves, AS at the concn
,ion Of the battle they refused to pnrue retiring
army. and even fell back 10 their former position.
Tie prisoners further say that they had their whole
force engaged, while we had only seven or eight
divisions in the engagement. All day Sunday, gunr
we're fired in the direction Of the enemy, but they
refused TO reply. Nothing Of any importance was
done until Lbout o'clock in the afternoon, when a
flag Of truce was sent the enemy for The purpose Of
making ARRANGEMENTS for interring the dead and car
inp for the wounded. The enemy complied when
each side sent frees to the field for buryng the dead
and removing the wounded. Our wounded Were
all broupht TO Centreve and transferred as rapidly
as pos,ille 10 Fairfax and Alexandria.
About five minutes before General kearney "as
sbo, he was in Captain Rando'ph'S FIRST Rhode II
land battery giving directions, when he and Genera
R;rnev rode of together toward tho front. Ar they
were riding along, Gen. Birncy adylsed Gen Near
new not to 90 any further in that direction, hs wonio
be unsafe. Gen. Kearney remarked, On, no.
think not =" and continued on, leaving Gen. h'rhes
behind he saving that be would not ride IN 'hat Oh
rection any longer. few seconds ia'er anu ,."'
bullet penetrated the side Of Gen. Kearney, killhg
him almost instantly. The body Of the dead oene-
raj was taken by the enemy, but the iono""g
morning Gen. Lee sent it into our lines under nas
Of truce.
General Hooker had very narrow escape d. inc
battle of Bristow Station. horse was struck ny
canon ball and instantly killed, Gen. Hooker ho'
being more than two yards distant ut the huae' A'l