The New York herald., 1862-09-05
YORK, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER s, 1852.

sons only were engaged in As assau Of whom betwee
snree ana four hundred wfre lsft hovs d. combat.
KsAhxy/IxADs TIE wAY.
Next morning GeIsral Kearny coming upon th,
pounds Win ms uslN enthusiasm he rushed past us
ana aovanoee tAe attack followed rapidly by our di
vSoo' ou' loud, 70 our notification that they Ia
broken camp curng tho night. Shortly Afterwards
| SLIGHT oAvALay sKMNsH
occufed ostween tho cavalry Of General Sge and that
tns enSmy, but with unimportant results Coming L
b'acEouns ford We encamped and shortly afterwards
csved an order to hold ourselves in readiness marc
again, with two days ratons, and promised that w
shoud have another opportunity to complete the wor
We had so satisfactorily commenced, and which all wer
most heartily anxious to accomplish.
PROCEEDING TO cESrREvnLK
by the old stone church, TO the old battle nelt
Of Bull run, each soldier hoping the satisfaction
OF retrieving the lost henors Of that memoraby disas
| trous day.
| sIGnL AND KEARSY ENGAGED WITH TIE REBELS
Here We found Generals Sgsl aud Kssrny hotly en-
gagged with tho enemys forccs whom they had driver
into some woods there, and which, Of the
strategic advantages II offered, had evidently been
ected by them for tho purpose and which, the result
| proved, was founded on accurate judgment.
! LINE or BATTLE FORMED ny BRIGADE.
Al about three O'Clock p N. the First brigade was or
dcred to form in line the outskrt Of tho woods clear
them and take possession OF the railroad beyond and hold
| il, If possible, at all risks.
A CHARGg oRpERED AND MADE.
This brigade, composed " the remnants Of the heroic
First, Eleventh Sixteenth Massachusetts, regiments
and the Second New Hampshire (the Twenty sixth
Pennsylvania being held rsservs), fell into line,
ordered and made the charge in their customary gallant
style.
nE REBELS PRKrARED 10 xKK
They speedily discovered the enemy prepared 10
them, drawn up In four lines
BRAVERY TROOPS.
Dashing towards them they received the ensmys fire
unnnchingly, with the GOODNESS of veterans and in
few moments more they penetrated two Of the front lines
of the foc and had they been in sufficient forco would
not have left the work incomplste but being perfecty
supported and by that time having become reduced
scarcely 10 have enough to skifmish with
they compelled TO fall back TO the edge Of the woods
and collect their scattered fragments.
The UNION loss IN TIE CHARGE TWENTY FvR PER CENT.
OF the 1000 men who went into tho engagement GIT
killed and wounded large majority Of tho latter
however carried of tho 1ed in safety This charge
ia declared TO DO, by skilled in such matters
the 1nest-f not the fnest-of the Il clear
calm bold heroic give and take, man fashion bayonet
charge. The gallant Second New Hampshire, especially
covered themselves with glory.
AFTYR RR1AKIxG THROUGH FIRST LINE,
with bound the New Hampshire boys rushed upon the
second almost at the moment and bayoneted their
opponents and retired in excellent order. Although
scarcely quarter their original number they lost lS3 IN
killed and wounded in this memorable assault General
Kearney subsequently repeated the sxpermeot. but
fortunately, with no better success.
sfRuyGrH POSITION
On the next day Saturday General Mcdowell formed
his army ns four lines, and made another attempt with
similar result, thus showing tho imprognaby OF the
place and that fault be attributed to the gallant
who had made the previous charges. What would
have been the result had they been originally mssscd il
does not become 10 say.
Altar recovering ourselves General Pope ordered us 10
support his batteries We accordingly bivoucksd there
on Fridaynght.
rin rrRsuIT or TEN nsIxIs.
On Saturday morning, about nine O'Clock, the troops
took tho Newmarket road passing Sudley church, In com
pany with General Ricketts, division, in pursuit Of the
enemy. II supposed from the oastigation he had
received that must be deparng Of the success Of the
bold and dashing scheme he had conceived, vz:--oi
making snddcn and unexpected assault Washington;
and finding NJ better prepared than he had imagined
should be, was about to retreat
WEAK roIsT pscovysED.
On arriving az destination found the enemy he'd
unfortunately discovssda weak point n our lines and
was hnrlng heavy masses troops upcu concentrating
an h. energies with desperate resolution upon this last
attempt this position driving back forcos, who
contested every inch OF ground with equal desperation
VIZ CHECK ATTACK.
HurrdIs pressing 70 tho len We were ordered 10 hold
the nov renspred zoe clock aad ble shattered
forces and take up more advantageous posi-
ton In the Thix succeeded in accomplishing,
and remained posts until Saturday night when we
procecdea towards Centreve, where remained until
noon of Monday the lat inst when Il was dcemod adv
sable by our General that should fall back upon Fair
fax.
TuE ,IGHr BgrHEss csSrngynLs AID YAInrlx.
when abort two miles from Centrcville the enemy
Win his accustomed sudaciy made attempt to in
erfere with the pas sage General Rero
rared hm srs supported by Kearny who in turn was
followed by division under General Grover tour gallant
Gcnera Hooker having in tho meanwhile been hooored
BY being psced in command Of the whole Of the forces
IN and around Fairrax).
Az usrtsAsAu myouAc
We we're, however, not called upon TO fre gun on
the occasion, but were compelled 70 remain in
poa,t;on and undcr the heavy, pel,ins storm
s that night, withou. blankets tents excepting the
ANAL shelter tents Neither permitted 10 build
ares and tho men cd extremely from the pryatons
thcy had cnd'red.
rxxr noaHryG uAoHgD FARfAr.
shvesius with tho cold with ague. We can readily
imagine the enemy who stll worse provided with
shelter from the Storm not in much, any, bot
ssr ocnduou than ourselves; and live In hopes when
e NEXT meet him TO render stu better account Of him
aud of ourselves.
gxsxRAI ooSpos's srAfy.
rbs officers Of Gen. Gosdons star having been used ~
BY fatigue aud Illness Hon. Charles r. Tram volunteered
bs servcss aud will enter immediately upon his duties
| on the Generals staE.
I'M aaysssz CHANGES or oRovxa's sueApa
mr. y,sher Anling Medical Director Of General Hooscr'
Sysou uho visited lhe Bull battle ground on Mon
day lasl undor Gag Il ruos states that lines Of the deaf
solsrs belonging TO Grovers brigade showed that thcy
must have fousht desperately. In their charge they
broke through lines o the enemy, and the field ws'
sresn with bodies whcre they sscountered the third
in reserve by which their Line broken after shArI
conflict stoncwau Jackson was ouy twenty Eve yard'