Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-09-02


The newsthis morning is not more sat
isfactory than it was yesterday. We have
no details that throw any material light on
the reports previously published, and we
are still further -eutangled bya dispatch
stating that on Saturday evening Mellow
ellis corps had been entirely swept away by
{ a charge of the rebels. 1t will be remem-
bsred that in the dispatch of Gen. Pope,
published on Saturday, he stated that he
had sent Mcdowell to march upon Gaines
vile, aud that he had Supported him with
Sigel and Reno's corps. To quote from
Gen. Pope's dispatch, ''McDowell was or
dered to interpose between the forces ofthe
enemy which had passed down to
Manassas through Gainesville, and his
main body moving down from White
Plains through ThorOughfare Gap.''-
A still further announcement in Gem
eral Pope's dispatch informed US that
Jackson in his retreat from Manassas,
had been Gmet six miles west of centrevills
by Mcdowell and Sigel," where severe
fight took place. "Ths enemy was driven
back at all points, and there the affair
rests continued Gen. Pope. On Sunday
we had news that in the battle of Friday,
Mcdowell was still on Jackson's nne OF
retreat, aud between him aud Thorough
fare Gap. So also was Sigel. Heiutzle.
man was fighting Jacksou's rear, while Lee
had got in through the Gap aud was fight
ing the front of oar forces in front IN order
to let Jackson out aud beat rs in addition,
Later than this news we had dispatch
from Gen. Mcdowell to his wife, dated the
sOth, the day after the battle, in which
he says that the. victory was decidedly
ours.n By the news yesterday it seems as
II all this had been reversed. although al
this writing it does not appear bad, and
we incline to doubt the news, His posi-
ton undoubtedly was one of danger, for he
certainly Was exposed to heavy odds Of
forses--to Jackson's on the one side and
Lee on the other. Still we do not see how
a sudden and wholesale sweep could bC
made of. his command, supported as
it was by sigel. Reno. and HeIntzleman
The truth IS, the news SO far has beer
"a perfect tumble. We have endsa1or.
ed in vain thus far to disentau.
gle it, and come to some safe con-
clusion as to the position of the armies.
We found it impossible. The news is mea-
/. gre aud at loose ends. Correspondents
have not been allowed in the field, except
some anprofessionsl ones, in military
clothes, who, having no experience in the
business, have sigually failed to furnish
any connected or full accounts of any one
thing that has been done for u week past,
Our readers must take all the news with
great allowances. The reports come most.
'ly from Alexandria and Washington. which
have been the famous headquarters for all
manner of sensations ever since the wal
commenced. They know less in Washing
ton, outside of official circles, of what is
going on. in our army than they do In
Philadelphias and New York.
st cannot be that the news of what has &C.
tually happened VIII be long delayed. Il
must come out before many more hours. As
it is, even Will. all its evident exaggeratiou,
tits not alarming. The Capital is abundant
iy safe. Our troops are rushing in in vast
numbers. No place on the Continent is so
well fortified. Our army by this time, in
altprobabilisy, numbers man for man with
the rebels. They must now fight us with!
out any advantage such as they hays- had
for week ortWo past, or else they must
retreat fast. We believe that they will
make all haste to do helAtser. However,
We shall know in the course Of to-day, we
presume. $40
The Draft--probablo Postponement.
The Governor of Maine has postponed