The national Republican., 1862-08-28
From the star OF last evening
AAOIHRR IhPUDBNT EXPLOIT OF LBRs CAV.
AIRY.
4 ASuccessfll Raid upon Manassas Janc'
tl0n and BFiSteW Staten,
The Railroad Guard 0yslptw'rtd and ARTILLERY
Seized and Turned upou our Men.
Four Trains of Empty Cars Des-
troyed.
A Disgra c e fal Affair Altogether.

A rebel raid similar to that made on Friday
night last at Catletts Station, was successfully
accomplished last night, not only'st Bristow
but also at Manassas Station The attacking
force. vsriously estimated at from 500 to 1000
cavalry. Is supposed to have bs4n q portion oi
Col. Fitzhugh Lees forces that made the raid
on Friday night, referred to above.
From all we can learn OF the facts (sod
most OF tho Information on the subject that
had reached Washington up TO noon today,
comes through "skedsddliGg" Federal SOL
diers, who, running on the frst alarm, we're
brought up, all standing, near Centrevills by
Federal pickeb,) the FIRST assault was made
upon cars on the railroad at BristoS, four miles
out beyond Manassas. A train was fred into
there, with what resulting damage we know not.
The Federal guard at Manassas 10 said TO
have consisted Of The Twelfth Pennsylvsnis
cavalry, very green troops,) two companies Of
infantry, and battery Of artillery.
The skedsddline men bringing the news to
Cen,reville and Fairfax were OF the cavalry,
aod represent that most Of the Infantry and ar.
till-ry were captured, and the latter turned
immediately against Us In the sklrmlsh or affair.
II appears that The Federal wagon trains there
at the time had sufficient warning to enable
them 10 move back to Centrevills, without loss
Four trains Of empty cars on the sidsling at
Manassas are understoCd to have fallen into the
hands Of this msrsuding party.
The Bull Run bridge represented On hour
ago 10 have been burned also) Is sate--ws know
positively.
As 5000 as information of this affair reached
here last Dinbt, from Fairfax station, q coLsid.
srabls force was dispatched by rail-, under Gen.
Storgis, to punish the daring maraudsrs.
We take 1t for granted that the rebels de-
strOyed as much Of the railroad and telegraph
At Man nnssilla thnuuh thay ,S,,,Il ,.,,t
do more such damage there, We spprehend, than
can bs rsctifed by our construction Ccrps at
hand in perhaps "a hours. The interruption OF
telsgraphic communication OF course prsveuu
up 10 this hour, q better knowledge here Of the
details Of this most disgrsceful affair
From all We know OF II, 90 far, We feel sure
| that instead Of recrossing the Rsppshannook on
Saturday, Col. Fitzhugh Lees iorcs hurried into
| the mountains back OF Warrentsn, from whsncs
he had but to dash down twsaty or twenty Ave
miles upon Bristow and Manassas. We take II
for granted that Re did not remain at AsAassa,
until Sturgis arrived there, bat again made of
| for the tastnesses in bis rear. By this time 9
| sufficient force Of cavalry has been sent sftel
him by Gen. Pope. They will hardly catch
him, however, II be chooses to 90 over ths
ridge at Front Royal, and there disperss his
force, to come together again somewhere n
| the valley. 1t is uBdeniabiy true that the eic
cess Of these rebel raids grows out OF the gross
incOmpetency and inattention 10 their duties o
our officers 10 charge Of our railroad, and othsl
similar guards. Il 10 high time that examples
BY shooting on the sentence OF drum.hesf
courts martial, had been made Of some Of thos,
responsible for these occurrences, 10 we'll cal,
culated to make our armies justly the dsrisior
Of the world. The country will no lougs
stand neglect on The part OF our milits, y ~
thorities 10 force attention on the part OF thei
sub OF diustes to the plainest rules OF military
duty and discipline which II longer nfs
leet.d will ensure our ultimate defeat In Ill
war, We care not how many men we put In th
hcld, nor how much money We spend for wa
purposes. Wv. .