The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-09-03
LATEST NEWS,


widest character, we are glad to get
something official concerning the opera
tions at and mar Manassas Junction -
Gen Pope reports from the Junction a.
late as 10 o'clock on Thursday night
From this it does not a,rear that any OF
the stories of disaster are true to anv such
extent as the public have feared. 1t
seems that as soon as the enemy's advance
appeared on Popc's ri yht. that General
forthwith retreaied from Warrenfon and
War,enton Junction toward Alexandria.
at the same time directing McDowell and
Sigel to move down TO GAINESVILLE, ten or
twelve miles north of Warrentcn JUNO
tion Renus and one of Heintzelmans
Divisions were dir. cted to move TO Green.
wiclI, directly between the Junction and
Gainesville Mcdowell was 10 push III
behind he enemya ho had passed through
Gainesville toward Manassas, and cut off
his communication with his mainbodv
which was then coming through thorough
fare Gap. This Mcdowell did, and
Lol g>trcct the Rebel coanander. was
driven back through the Gap Mean
time (on "Wednesday atternoon), Hook
er's Division marched toward Manassas,
met the Rebel, near Kettle Run, aud af.
rer a sharp fight ronted them completely,
killing and wrundne 800 aud capturing
camps. baggage aud arts Un Thursday
morning our men pushed rapidly on Ia
Manassas Junction, bu' Jack>u had just
escaped. retreating, ar rather ad,aucIng
around 10y CenfIcvllle. AMI taking the
back track on the rad toward Warren
ton. When ,ix miles west of Cen'rcville
(a little north OF Newntalketh, late IL lie
afternoon he was net by NcDnwcll and
Sigel. and ii battle ensued which was slS.
pended by the darkness. The enemv
was driven back at all prints. Tni> is
the substance "f the events that had
transpired up to da,k on ThutSd, -
Gen. Pope adds that iijiintzel.nan was To-
90 at daylight, and he (Grn Pnpe) did
bot see low the Rebels could escape with
out heavy loss We, saws Gen Pope.
have captured one thousand tri>uner-,
many small arurS, and one piece Of ariil
.ery.
MONDAY, Sept Lit is stated that "a
terrible battle was fought on Friday near
Gainesville. lasting all da. long with con-
tiuuous fury; that at dark the enemy
were driven from the field, and the Union
troops occupied the .r, unds Ge.r. Pope
added that his troops were too much ex
hauSted to push forward. but as sn"n a.
Fitz John Porter's Corps eau up from
Manassas on Saturday m.uring, he should
20 ahead The enemy were badly used
up. The Union l.,>Ses were hastily e>ti.
mated at 500 in killed and wounded.
while. Judging from the appearance "fI
the battle ground. that Ul the Il, bal> uLu>t
have been twice aS many The enemy
was all day on Tie defensive aud all the
attacks we,e made By the Union tlnup>.
all of whom behaved nob'y The baue
is said to have taken place on til, OH field
Of Bull Run, ciucu;nstance which great
ly iu>plrited our men. Gen. Pope ciused
bv saying lie had made great captures,
but had not. at the ii ne AN idea uf their
extent. The placc-Grnvet"wu tom
which the dispatch l. dated. Is not "n the
maps it is not far from Bull Rim Such
was the substance nf the latest news ui.
Saturday night Ga Sunday thrle was
a dl>patch dated Washington. ID ncI"ck
Il. m. which >ay, that the Il, btl>
were heavily Y re enforced on Saturday. aud
began an attack "n Pope before Franklin
aud Sumner had arrived. 4 severe bat
tie toIlowed, the advantage being on the
side of the enemy Gen u. pc. with his
whole army, fell back To CentrevilIe,
where he wa> re enforced by Franklin,
and Sumner was on the march .n SLur.
day niGhr t. join him. Ills ros;tion VIA,
very strong. aud he was exp, ctrd prrmpt-
~ to renew the contest This di.paruI
closed by saving thar every effort should
be made 10 push forward new tru pS. 1t