The Portland daily press., 1862-09-01

To-day's Evening Star speaking of the bat
tie Of yesterday, says the battle was fought by
the army corps OF Gems. Heintzelman, Mellow
ell and Si9el on our side against Il rebel force
believed to number $4,000 or 10000 strong that
Is, against the army corps of jackson, and we
presume portion of the rest of Lees army,
that had succeeded in making its way down
from White Plains through Thoroughfare Gap.
The location of the battle of the day was in
the vicinity Of Haymarket off in the direction
OF Sudley Church, or in other words but few
miles northwest OF the never to be forgotten
battle of Bull Run.
Gen. Heintzelman's corps, if we are correct
ly informed, came up with the enemy's rear at
ii A. NJ, Z miles from Centreville, which point
he left at daybreak Hciound Stonewall Jack
son lighting with Mcdowell or Sigel, or both,
on the right in the direction of Haymarket,the
position they took by going north by Gaines
vile to commence to the exit from Thorough
fare Gap. Our own informant, a cool and clear
headed man, who left Centreville at p NJ,
says that up to that hour the impression pre-
vailed there that nothing had definitely result
ed from the day'sighting, which though con-
tlnuous, had not been "a very bloody battle
Persons subsequently arriving who were on
the Held themselves until Z. NJ, represent
that the tile of success was decidedly with the
Union army, which pushed the rebels success
fully on both sides. An impression prevails
that the reserve of Lees army. supposed to be
from 10000 to 10000, might suddenly appear
on the field, and we know that the heavy corps
under Fitz John Porter was so posted that it
could instantly move upon Lee with equal
ease, whether attacking Mcdowell, Sigel or
Heintzelman. The railroad, we are happy to
say, has already been lep Tired quite up to Bull
Kun, and supplies are now being transported
over to that point. by midnight we have
every reason to believe that Bull Run bridge
VIII again be passable, when trains can again
run to Manassas.
Before evacuating Manassas the rebels pa
rolled the 100 Union prisoners they had taken
since the commencement of the movement for
which they are paying SO dearly. The rebels
realized that the prisoners in their present
strait were an elephant in their hands, and
wisely thus got rid of them. The 700 prison.
ers covered all the stragglers they had taken
as well as all the 500 of Taylor's brigade.
Secretary Chase received this Z. NJ through
Gen. Pope's messenger, the following note
from Gen. Mcdowell, dated on the battle field
at 6.l5 A. NJ:
Dear Governor:rPlease telegraph to Mrs.
Mcdowell that hive gone through second
battle of Bull Run, on the identical field of last
year, and unhurt The victory is decidedly ours
Very sincerely, IRWIN Mcdowell.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 80.
II p. M.-Yesterday and to-day have been
eventful. The battle fought yesterday by the
different army corps of the Union, against the
combined forces OF the enemy, was most des-
perate engagement, but resulted in our forces
occupying the field of battle originally held by
the enemy.
All the stragglers who have reached here to-
night, fully confirm the official statement that
the enemy have been driven back.
All of Pope's command and many of Nc
Clellan's corps were engaged in the attack on
the rebels.
This morning heavy cannonading was heard,
which continued until this z. NJ, when there
was an interval for one hour, and then it was
continued until after 6 Z. NJ, and was heavy
and rapid, and in the same direction as yester-
dar. That an equally desperate engagement
;ts that of yesterday has been iou ,ht to-day,no
one doubts.
The enemy has his combined forces opposed
to Pope, as man from Richmond who reach
ed Fredericksburg to-day, says that all but some
5000 troops have gone northward from Rich
mond.
Over 1000 persons have left Washington to-
night, in response to the call Of the Surgeon
General, for Manassas, to take care of the sick
and wounded. Each person is provided with
a blanket, cup and bottle of brandy.
Not a single name has been or can be OBJ
tanned tonight, of the killed and wounded.-
None have arrived at Alexandria.
No civilians or soldiers are coming i'm.
The railroad and telegraph to Manassas are
still working, thus Indicating that our forces
still hold the field north of that place.