Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-09-05

age remaining tn De repaired to the Railroad
is to build the Bull Run and Rapplhanock
bridges. The former should b. camplet.d
= tonight, aud the latter in loIr Of I've days
TIE news received from the army oc:i-
stoned the greatest exciten o, throughout
Washington cItY. Orders were Issued by the
heads Of The different Bureaus ctilin, uron
the employees to repair 10 the battle fed Ir
the purpose % attending % the condition Of
our wounded.
The order required each mal e. provide
himself VIII Two DAYS ratiJus. \ prompt
respou-e Vas made ~ the call, aud not only
the persons employed by the government but
many others lett the city tor the rurTose
stated
Although the engagement with the enemy
De OF ID. st am allingly s1nsuInary char4c-
ter, get such Is the confidence Of UIi5n men
IN the skill a.d strength Of our army that an
abiding faith in our ultimate ,gcse>, Is =
erywH.se iiscsrn,bie.
tn following bulletin w4s Issued IRON the
War D pertinent, Saturday Aug. 80
Command Of the Arnues oY rating IN Vir-
/ gWIa Gen. Burnside commands his own
| corps, except those that have been Temporal
ri y detachl AMI assigned to Gen. Pope.
! Gen. Mcclellan commands that potion Of
tie army OF he Potomac that has no. teen
sent forward 10 Gen Pope's command
Gen Pope commands the army Of Virginla,
and al the iJrc-s mporarily attached to it.
Al the forces are under the command #
| Mai Gen. Iaileck, General-in- Chef
t>igned,) Z. D. TOWNSEND. A. A. G.
The y. y. Express prints the following
Tie valne OF Quartermasters' stores captured
by the 7, bels al Manassas junction, was halt
a million Of dollars. The rebels were still
IN p0ss ssion at Manassas Junction, Wednes-
day morning 1t is SAID that the rebels had
win them flying artillery, AID that tley
used Il ag4ins. railroad tram arriving from
A.exan1iG.
A severe engagement took ? ace Monday
evening, near Chantiily, about two miles |
north OF Fairfax Court House, between d |
portion Of Gen. Pope's army and Jackson's |
forces. Our los is heavy, but the enemy |
was driven back a mile, and we occupied the |
field Of battle until 3 O'Clock next morning. |
Gan. Stevens Was killed by MIME ball, |
which entered hIs brain. while he was lead
ing his men into action, bearing the colors
IN his hand, the color sergeant having been
slain. His son, acting as adjunnt Of the
brigade commanded by his father, was
wounded. Gen. Philip Kearney was also
killed. His body was taken possession Of BY
the euemy, but afterwards delivered INT, our
lines 10y flag of truce.
Parties Who iet Centreyille late Sunday
afternoon report that the command Of Gen.
BInks, which had been rumored cut of,
commenced arriving at that point about FIVE /
o clock Sunday afternoon. IL is further
stats that a march Of twenty-five miles was /
Ia l..b..f them c, T.-- -
20 reach that position.
On Sunday morning between eight and
nix, o'clock, fifteen ambulauc.s being in
advance Of the train down the hollow, were |
captured. 10 all there were go ambullnces
and 90 backs About 800 wounded had |
been removed from the field Monday The |
greatest attention Is being gwen to the con-
dltlln Ut tie wounded who are conveyed |
with all possible pronptncss 70 the various
departments prepared Tor their reception
An over d! uul4ncs If nurse, and phs sicians
have rendered their services and u Is mes.
certain that the brave men who have fallen
10 defence 1t the nation, viii not want for
sympathy ara kind attention On their sui
ieuu..
Tie Georgetown Seminary Hospital Is az
ITaI---ci exclusively 70 sick lu1 woun1cd
thc-rs q the army. The Manchester Rs
.ie! Assertion, Us well as similar ones, are
COIN good service in attending to the SICK
ana Other tu>Iness connected with Invalid
soldiers.
u Gle 4 cent battle Gen. Hatch was
WOUNDED siigatiy, ball penetrating the bnm
and b5ly of bis islt hat, fl,ted on the skull !
ClTt. Sweet vs., not killed, as reported. but :
CAPT. Sl.,d oi Tie 9Th artillery.
a despatch l-td Fairi1x Court uous. ]
Sept. l. gitcs sic following acc1un. of the ]
removal Oh lie wounded, and position oi the Z
lfars Ut Ceu,E vile at that time -
y Z OF truce was sent In for perm .ss.5a
T. bul- 4 the dead and wounded cl our
army. woo had no: been reached during the S
@. ' Of the fghtiDg, which was granted. & E
ast from noon tail sunset. Some sixty am 4 e
Jlliscts were sent with d number Of uhy- |
'lcians and some citizens, and on their arm
val ut the teid terrible scene presented Il :
i The wounded with few exceptions had y
-eCe v-d no attention, our doctors, in c5m- d
pany with the troops, and the enemy having I
.Dougl 10 Do TO attend 10 their own. The
physicians imule diately commenced their
operations, but their means and help were a
very inadequate. About one half 4 the b
wounded were brought il, their wounds a
!
orme1 and the snbulances filed and brought
way, the number being about 200 About q,
l50 to 200 still remained on the field, and !
low that our army has retreat-d no chance n
remains Of sending them succor \ terrible :
rests on those having charge Of ;,
the matter that the object of the flag of truce :
was not more successful. Some were seen .
whose limbs were commencing to mortily for q
want Of dressing, and who were faint and
almost famished from hunger and thirst Z
Those who visited the field Of battle were :,
not allowed TO 90 beyond where the heaviest ii
part OF the lighting took place, and no troops h
II guns could be seen, except a number o. q
,avdlry, who were scattered all over the field, a.
md who were willing to converse with So u
.iers and citizens who accompanied the am =
)ulance train. They unanimously say they
will soo1 drive US from Virginia, and even
nto the fee States, and will endeavor to let il
Is feel the war by making portion Of our a.
and resemble that part Of Virginia over Il
which the armies have passed and rs-passed c,
OF the last six months. Il
On returning to Centreville it was found c,
ha a fight had taken place somewhere il L
,lT rear, and every thing was hustle and ex- 5
.itement, the troops getting under way FIR fl
.le scene, Il aims moving of, &C., while many
lad already gone. 1t seems that during the Il
orenoon a report reached headquarters that II
movement was on foot to attack our trains. "
md Kings division was ordered to Fairfax 2
nd take a petition to the west Of that town "
% prevent any demonstration By the enemy. s.
ibJu; noon the rebels were discovered ep- L
reaching IRON that direction, when Skin L
nis5ing clmmsDced and our troops formed II
U line Il battle, while word was being sent i
o headquarters, and additional forces sent al
o the spot. The rebels attacked with large p
'ojy OF infantry and were reruised il gal <
AMI style by our io.ces present, consisting Of a
Kings and Ricketts, division. Penn. reserves b
nd sone others. The rebels had batteries b
oucealel in the woods, aud when our forces .
rove the rgbsls back /, where they were
Laced, ,LeY opened with grape which made
erTiJls destruction in our ranks for a short