Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-09-05
WAR NEWS.

WAR n EWS.
In giving the current movements of the
army in Virginia, we propose to give only
such information as is contained in the pub
lie journals, which our readers will remem-
Der are not allowed 10 indulge il any occur
rences detrimental to the Federal arms.
On Friday of last week, according to The
official account Of Gen. Pope, battle occur
red on the identical field ofBull Run, which ra-
ged from daylight until after dark, when the
Confederate army retired, remaining, howe
yer, still in the front. The Federal loss, in
killed and wounded, he estimates at about
eight thousand-while that of the Confede-
rates, he belieges to be double that number.
The Federal army is said TO have made great
captures Of prisoners, but he Pope was not
able TO ascertain the number. At the close
of the battle, which was fought by Mcdowell,
Sigel and Heintzeman, against jackson, and
it is thought portion of Lees army, we are
informed from the same source, the Federal
troops were too much exhausted to pursue or
harrass their enemy, but it was expected that
before the next morning Saturday reinforce
ments would arrive, and the battle be re-
newed
The above important statements are con-
tanned in Gen. Pope's dispatch early Satur-
day morning. The subsequent information
is received through the press agency--a dis
patch from which, ON Sunday morning. states
that the reinforcements did not reach Gen
Pope as expected, and that the Confederates,
being largely strengthened by fresh troops, as
snmed the offensive, and, on Saturday morn
ing, attacked the Federal army, when terri
bic conflict ensued, the advantage ALL being
with the Confederates. Gen. Pope was fore
cd TO fall back to Centreville, which is eigh-
teen miles from Washington where he was
joined by the looked-for reinforcements I'M
der Banks, Sumner, Franklin and Couch, to
meet which large accessions of strength, UNI
less the Confederates have sufficient force
=" they will be in tight place. A few days
will solve the mystery"
In regard 10 the number of killed and
wounded, all that has been given to the pub
lie, through the press, purports to come from
an escaped Union surgeon, who states that
the line of battle must have extended some
five miles, as the dead and wounded covered
the ground for that distance. lie puts the
number, as estimated by Confederate Off
Ger who was in the field in charge of n gang
who were burying the dead, Of the Federal
loss, at five hundred killed and five thousand
wounded, and that Of the Confederates, at
three hundred killed and an indefinite num-
Der wounded. (Other and reliable informa-
ton places the Federal loss at twenty thou
sand in killed and wounded, and the Comic
derate loss at not over one thousand
The Star states that, on Sunday last, Gen
Banks, in execution of the order to that end
burned l47 railroad cars, and eight locomo-
tiyes. Also, that ifty-onc cavelry men were
surprised and captured by portion of Stew
arts cavalry, on the same day They were
soon thereafter parolcd, however, and have
reached Washington.
The railroad bridge over Bull Run, which
had heretofore been burned by the Confede-
rates. was rebuilt on Sunday, and again burn
cd the same night.
The escaped Union surgeon, above alluded
TO, tells Of having overheard conversation
between the Confederate Generals, Stewart
and Wilcox from which he inferred that
strong force Of Confedorates are now march
ing for Harpers' Ferry.
On Sunday afternoon the Federal army,
as feint 10 draie oat he Coafederqtes, fell back
behind the hills Of Centreyille. On Monday
evening, the Conlederates, having previously
moved up on the right of the Federal army,
attacked the latter about two miles north Of
Fairfax Courthouse; but, we are told, were
repulsed, with heavy loss ON both sides-the
Fedcals holaitg the .fela until , o'clock neat
morning; among the killed were Generals
kearney and Stevens, the body Of the former
was taken possession Of by the Coufederates,
but qfter@ards delipered into he ftdcr@ lines
under .Reg Of truce. ~
On account Of his ylaEk moremcm Of he Con-
.fsayates the Federal army was on Tuesday
morning, massed in and around Fairfax c.
II. No renewal Of the engagement of Mon
day, it is stated, had occurred up to 0 . clock
Tuesday morning, but heavy cannonading
was heard in Washington during the after
noon Of that day.
Byyestcrday' papers, we see that the entire
force, under Gen. Pope, have been driven to
the Notifications on Arlington Heights, whore
they aren't presentencamped, having been close
ly pursued and harrassed BY the Conlederatcs
throughout their retreat from the great bat
tie of Saturday. No fighting occurred on
the way, with the exception Of the conflict on
Monday, mentioned above, Of which no fur
thor particulars arc given.
Tho Confederate forces arc supposed to be
massed most heavily around Vienna, about
ten miles from Washington. A large number
of them are proceeding up the river, being
already in some force about Lecsburg, and in
larger force between there and the Chain
bridge, as If intending to make demonstra-
ton at Conrads or Edwards Ferry. Win
chester was evacuated on Tuesday by the Fe-
deral troops, it being understood that the
Confcderates had appeared in force in the
Valley.