Newbern weekly progress., 1862-09-06
INTERESTING DETAILS.
Additional Particulars of the Operations
of thc SOAicnding Armies.

We have information that satisfies us that
the forcc that suddenly appeared between the
position OF the army OF General Pope and his
capital, at Brlstow and Manassas on Tuesday
night lust, was the army corps of the rebel
General jackson and Stuars independent
cavalry corps. They the infantry and artil
lery - marched, about 1000 strong, from near
Waterloo on the head waters of the Kappa.
hahnOck, around by White Plaius, to Manas-
saS abput forty miles in two. days, without
wagons, tents blankets or etun knapsacks,
thus leaving their baggage, of every .descrip-
tlon, to he transported by the wagons, with
The other army co ps oI Leo's following on
behind them.
THE FORCE OPPOSED TO GEN. TAYLOR.
Instead of ighimg merely portion Of
SJuarts cavalry at Manassas on the day OF
the battle, Tnylors Brigade was actually con-
fronted by the greater portion OF JackSon's
corps d'dJRGe, Major Generals jackson, Ewell,
Tal,alerro, a. Z. Hill and Stuart, and General,
in Chief Robert Lee, or his son, Brigadcr
General FItzhugh Lee, being present Cat Manas.
sas) during the engagement-we think Fltz-
hugh Lee rather lhan his father. Tocrc were
besides host Of other rebel brigaders then
anu theTe ei'5"Seu'
JACKSON AT FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE, AND STUART
AT NIENNA.
Yesterday at one NJ the rebels (JAckson's
advance occupied Fairfax Court House in ,orcc
(oi cavalry and collected there, their own woun
ded of the action Of the day before, with Taylur.
if not their wounded Of the same day with Hook
er. and also the prisoners they took from Taylor
In tho afternoon about eight hundItl of this cav
airy force, under Stuart in person, moved down
from Fairfax Court House TO VIENNA
PoPG uPSETS THE REBELS CALCULATIONS.
Minor f.,,orol po,o hv half mast ni,s a cIocl
v.s,a,J,. ,,,a,'oan L.J ,o"no,,,r,,.d Lis v,,rv
ia,,o army an ~ IN s.,llv intcrf.re Win the col
c,ia,iors onou ,ybich iba ,ehn cener,ls nu.,
Ln,a am,nrrrJ I",I ", o,,r.nr1'rar o,nvc
r,,,,, Jha, !. so, H.. haa nn,,on M,6ow,II
f.r,,os ;roI,,,.n', ST., ,."h.sly hotuoar I,.L
sv,,,s ,rI ',rsStr,e, frnnt a,d LsJ aI.o MI
sL zoe, "fIis Irn,y ,s.n m ,.i,h;n sn,ortna dis.
t,nr. oi,L,m
pops ENGAGES EITHER JACKSON OR LoyGsrREET
.p A.
commence be,wecn Lone and either .latksou',
renr or l., n street $ advance, some where about
Manassas. Itwith the former, theu Hen,zelnans
or ps dame, or portion Of it, was engaged on
our side. IL with the latter. then Mellow ell Or
S,rel. or bo III. commenced il.
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A stiagglei this morning reports that at night.
fall, we were in possession ut Manassas, This
may or may NOT DC true II So lhe battIe was
aeah "'in JACKSON we al'prehehd'as as we DO not
see now Lohg''reet eouid nave been IN That VI
cIh"y yesterday AFTERNOON however masSed as
fope army was yesterday we reel sure u gained
asuos'ah'lai N'clory III the oa'e OF tue al'el noon
DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS WITH WASHINGTON.
Fnr,Lsr facts within our ledge lead T., the
i,purp. sion ihnl in twenty fuur hours direct conn
muuicalion will have been re established be.
tween Washington aud PoPes army, more espe.
chIiy as there are sgns that JackSons army
corps is endeavor'ug to proceed nor'liwardly-a
though making htst Tor the viclnity OF Leesbuig 9
Rather than Ven'nring the experiment OF oppo'
sing the re establishment OF such communication
foom this Immediate front, with Popes army
practically between him aud the other rebel eorps
d drmcs.
MCLELLAN's DISPOSITION OF TIE UNION
- iRooPS
We may add that General McC Cl,ilan is so dis
posing cf the heavy Union force in ana around
/ Washington, Alexandria aud the Notifications rs
soon to make it play an important part in the
eyeuliul drama OF the hour
certainly came from our side.
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A'l-"fi Az '""w" o'f i"h NA'h"oAp
i""'N'
We left WaTen'on at live o clock in the after.
noon for Alexandria, passed Catlets Station,
ana aillvcu ~ n',s'o" "' W'''gn,. "neh we
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":' "a h,,,, ',a.,S ,,' ,Ia ,sn, IT,
., .i n"u p'"hor ,h.a, ,n, i " .'G" s No ' vi
,ah ~ ."' "" '"''"'' '"''" ''''' ''''' nun 'ue
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we then ran on 10 Manassas Junction, and
stopped long enough 10. dlsen'bark two compa'
MES OF Infantry ana then proceeded on at high
speed iowarus Alexandria; wheh' IN nearing
uh'on MiIls water sla'ioD' tram was discovered
on the track, bat too late to prevent collision
aud We were thrown OIL the track, tho engine
DESTROYED ana hait OF the train thrown over an
emoahhmeht twenty ieot deep, turning over III
t'' u''Ne"' wa w ''''
LIEUTENANT ATKINsoNs DANGERS.
Lieutenant Atkinson came near losing his life
at Catletts Station on Friday night last wbei
the trains were fired upon, and SO gaantly do
Tended by the "Gucklails - lie lost a valuable
horse and all his wardrobe, besides valuable
books and papers. He was fred upon aud seized
but succeeded in making his es cape by shooting
{ both his capcrs and making for the woods un
derco,er of the darkness, amid shower of bul
let's. Lieutenant Atkinson is member OF th'
baltimore CITY Guard, and a resident OF Baltimore