The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-09-10
TiAe Week OF Baa1ReS--SUCCIMCt
History of Events-Nictories and defeats.
Correspondence of the Cincinnati Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.

WASHINGTON, Sept. =.
THE LAST WEEKS EVENTS, ,-sUCcINCTIN STATED.
InAvE always found it hard enough matter
10 describe battle after having seen as much
of il as one man could see. I have not the re-
mO'cst intention, therefore, OF attempting to
decrbe the ncw bltres of Bnll Run. It. were
easy enough 10 sai2a upon the returned uilner-
from the field, get miscellaneous cnllec ion OF
isolated pari icuars, fill up the gaps from the
imagination, Gnd weave ,ho whole into
" Graphic and thrilling account OF the great
battles" I'm not IN that line. but what you
want of that sort OF literature the eastern pa
pers will soon bc supplying in proiuson.
Meantime there are certain f'cs, gathered
from the single visit have been able 10 make
to the field, and from other sources that seem to
be generally accepted, and serve to give con.
nected idea of the movements thus far in the
dreadful drama that has been playing at our
very doors.
THE SITUATION ON THE BsPPAHASNoCK.
At the outset il must be understood that the
whole rebel army was never in all probability
mnsscd In front OF Pope, on the south side Of the
Raupahannuck, or even before he ncgln hi5 re-
treat on the south sidt Of the Bapjaau. Jack
son had Internationally been very helvilv re-
enforced from GarG0nsriNa by rail from Rich
mond n,.er the Da.rp otCedaT Nuuu a.. Bn'
their mouii3st intention - uverwhy'm irpe be
fore Mcclellan could reach him. having been
detected in time, Pope fell brc!i from the Rlp'-
dan through Culpapper and beyond the Kappa
hammock before the rebels had time TO conCen-
trate their forces IN his front, No sooner had
he taken his position on the RlppAhannock
with Burnside below him toward fredericksburg
sud portion Of MrClel ans troops already
landing at the same pllce, hen Lee must have
formed the plan OF slipping past Pope and get
ling in his rear; with the choice, then open, of
puupcing on Pope from an unexpec led quarrer
da hing at Washington, Or hurrying over the
border into Mnryhnd. and encouraging the long
expecred uprising there
The advance corps must have heen diverted
at once, to begin rs circuttouS march behind
the Bull Bun mouutiins, sr0und PO0r'S wight
flank, and thence down through ThCrOughtAre
Gap Meantime heovy force wea kept oppo-
site Pope, ana hy ski'IiUi EiadIing aud great
activity, they kept mp the dflusion that they
w're attempting 10 cross The river and attack
u4 in front Till the other divisions had gor well
to our rear, and the ruse was no longer needed
1t no true, therefore, and it is Us unjust ns
il is f ,lse 20 oay that Pope was watching an
imaginary foe, while the real one was hnrrVing
around him. He was keeping back large
rebel force; it was not hts fault, If with his COM
parativeiy small army he could rOr Hs~um The
offensive, md 'hrs ascertain whether the who'll
rebel army was there, or whether part Of it was
not of on other work
So much for rhr si'rotion on the RGpp}han-
mock. hs,cj ril Wednesday moruns
now JACKSON GOT IN TINE RaAR
Mean ,mo 1scksou had tpaoo ds detour to
Thorougll,rr G,p. md ,h,.,re down on Nauua--
So Juuc ION ON prnha6h sunday morning
Ry Tuesday evening he had reached NanDessas
june ion had scattered fhe insignificant gu.rds
and taken possession OF large "mnunts of army
s'"res, he'd pushed on 70 Bull Run bridge and
burnt il, and hNd taken several raroad trains
Let it he remembered that Pope had ordered
division from HcCiell,n's torcps at Aiexandria
70 move out to Manassas two days htfre, 30
guard against any such contli grncy, and that
had not come,
TUESDAY EVENING.
On Tuesday evening, then o. last week the
situation was this Srunewall Jackson held Mvr-
assas Junction with thirty or tory thonsan
men, and had completely cur Of communication
between Washington ard Pope, Popes army
sill !.y ~ The RappdhaunocN Burnside waN
srill on the same iuc. not G. from Fredorjcks'
burg Some oi NcCicllau's troops were at Fred-
erlcksnurg, the rest 40 Alexandria, And in
Wushu gtou it was supposed that some sfraggl-
my bano Of Stuar's cavalry had made reckless
dash Ut Manassas junction aud that 1t would be
necessary TO seud out a few hundred troops 20
keep them from committing further depreda
tons, aud scare them away.
WEDNESDAY S WORK.
Wednesday was big with mOmentons matter.
Before daybreak Pope had discovered the true
import of the rebel demonstration, and was
sweeping back with speed that promised to
Get all ions of the rebels at defiance.
Jackson was reconNoiering, and providing his
eOmmissari4t from our stores. Lee Was hurry
ing up the rest Of the rebel army by the same
cifcutoas route through Thoronghlare Gap in
Bail Run NopuAin4. Aud Washington wa
seudlg out two brgaie5 % drive away those
mlraudiog rebel cavalry from M-ulassas June
\ ton.
The two bdgades flred badly General Taylor
IN command, WAS severely woundedhe has
since died. Oar Eleventh aud Tweth OHIO
/ stood up TO their work maufuliy, and Col. Scam
mon handled them skililuly, but what wac one
against hundred? OF lurse they were repulsed
! ii: was fortunate for us that il was no worse,