The New York herald., 1862-09-10

YORK HERALD, WEDN
y some force, and snas - was retiring 81
Manassas Juncttons withoet engaging Or coming
% the sssstancso forces athousA they
~gsss{h furious action only tws nss snd N
fs hearing a hin. povtion Of hh fOrco fell back 20
wards kanasas, and he rsnaned - b afterwards A-
fOrsd 0sa Pope, whsrs - was, hooking as the enemy
during ths whole e The afternoon Of Friday and part o
Friday night, passing down N plain visv = reinforce ths
troops under jackson, without ert . prevent or 70
asEist troops who engaged IN the batta Ons
at least Of hts brgades, under Gcn Griffin ges around
- cepsrsve, and remained tcrs During the whole sf
she days batsis without comg the held though
in FUN of the hattie which raging; whilst GeA
Grimm himself spent the day = naing III natared strsc
turss upon general commanding the action in tho pse
ssnce Of . promiscuous assemolaee.s Darkness cosed
the action Friday. the enemy bong driven back from
hs position by Hemtzsnan's corps and Rrnos, coac~d
Cd by furious attack along the turnpike BY Kings d
Of McDowels cerpsthc enemy leaving his dead and
wounded on the field do not hesitate say that II the
corTs Of Porter had attacked the enemy in flank the
afternoon Of Friday he had Gen Popes written order
70 do should utterly have crushed jackson before the
forces under Leo could have reached him. Why hc did
not do SO cannot understand Our men, much worn
down by hard service and continuous shtng for many
previous days. sadsery short q provisions, rested
their arms. go ssis.
Our horses had had no forage two days Gen Pope
had cesarhed and written urgently for ratons and TO-
rage hm but Saturday morning before the
action resumed he received letter from Gen. Frank
I'M written the day previous st ALEXANDRIA, stating that
he had been directed by Gcn. McClcap to inform him
Gen. Pops) that rations and forage for his command
would be loaded into the and available wagons
sson he would send cavalry escort 70 Alexandria to
bring them up.t All hope Of being abb 70 maintain his
position whether victorious not vanished with this
scstsr. "a s.sa .w tfases
The cavalry was utterly broken down by long con-
tnued service ia the face Of thu enemy and bed
they were could not be spared from the 'front.' even
there had been time to back thirty miles to Alexandria
and await the loading Of TRAINS IS p
Al the time this letter was written Alexandria was
swarming with troops and whole army ntsrposed be-
tween that place and the enemy Gen. Pops q
dsriteod that must possble finish what had to
- that day, night must behind Bull run II
wished to men and animals from starvation.
On Friday night Gen. Pope sent psrsmptory order TO
Gen. Porter to bring his command the hsd and report
70 him In person within three hours after he received the
order portion be brought up but, as before stated
Of hs brigades remained the whole day at Centre
Vile, and was not in the engagement The enem US
heavy reinforcements having reached him on Friday
afternoon night he began his right for tho
Centrevie in our rear His heaviest assault made
about hvs O'Clock the afternoon when after ovsrwheIm
ing tz John Porter and driving his forces back the
centre and left after Of his forces pushed
against left terrific contest with great slaughter
carried for several hours our behaving with
nrmness and galaniry under the immediate command Of
General Mcdowell When night closed left had been
forced back about half mile, but sti remained firm
and unbroken, while our right held its ground
General Franklin with his corps arrived after dark at
Centrevne, six miles in rear, whilst Sumner
four miles behind Franklin. General Pope could have
brought up these corps in the morning in time to have
the action but starvation stared both and
horses in face and broken and exhausted they
were they condition to bear hunger also He
accordingly retired TO Centrevle that night in perfect
order Neither on Sunday Monday did the enemy
make any advance upon us. On Monday General Pope
sent TO the army corps commanders for their elective
strength which, all told including Sumner and Franklin,
fell short Of sixty thousand Instead Of bringing up
thirty thousand men, Franklin and Sumner united fell short
Of twenty these added 70 the force had
already wsared and much up did not give the
to do anything else than stand the defensive
The enemy, during Monday again began 70 work slowly
around right for the purpose Of passing Fairfax
Court House. and thus turn our rear. 'es
Couchs division and brigade Of Summers bad been
let there, and General Pope sent down Hooker on Mon
day take command and post himself At IN
front Of Germantown at the time directing Mcdowell
to take position along the turnpike from Conrevile 70
Fairfax Court House. about two miles west Of the latter
place. Hentxeiman directed TO pest himself in the
and support OF Reno WHO pushed north Of the
road at point about and half miles cast Of Centre
vis and 70 cover that road being General Popss pur,
pose Of the night his command the
right In the direction of Germantown, where he felt
vinced the next attack Of the enemy would be made
Late in the OF Monday tho enemy made his de-
monsraton upon Gsrmsntown, but was met by Hooker
at that place. and by Reno reinforced by Kesrny further
west The battle, very severe, though short, the
enemy being davsn back mile with heavy loss leaving
his dead wounded this short action lost Of
most valuable and distinguished ocers Generals Kear
ny and Stevens BY morning the whole Of General Popes
command was msssed behind Dfncult creek, between
Flint Hill and the warrenton turnpike, with the advance
under Hooker in front OF Germantown With the excep
tion OF Sumner the commanders Of the corps Of the
Army OF the Potomac had continued to inform Genera
Pope that their commands and had been dsmora
zed they left Harrison's Landing that they
had no spirit and disposition 70 fight. This latter
statement their conduct in the various actions fully
.radiced but the struggling in those corps distress
ing The full facts having been reported to Gen. Haleck
General Pope received orders on Tuesday afternoon
retire to the ntrenchmens Washington which
accordingly done that day and the next good order
aud without the slightest loss. tt r-e1t
Baks, who had been LEFT with the railroad trains cut
on Brstow by the burning Of the BRIDGE ordered
60 join General Pope Monday, At Ccntrevle which he
did in the afternoon Of that day. Nt4E
This brief summary will explain sufficiently in detail
the whole Of the operations Of the forces under General
Popes during sixteen days OF continuous fight
ing by day and marching by night To confront power
full enemy, with greatly inferior forces, to fight him
day by day without losing the army, 10 delay