Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-09-09


preparldp To clmr,e again, the rebels opened
fire upon them hom ,uer batteries, and with
musketry compeDunq diem to retire
Meanwhile our lett had given way and vas on
the retreat. passIno The cavalry. TlA. troopg
fell back on Gen. FrukJn's division, which
had iu,l com4.uo and we're formed il line "a
prevent ,tra,,lin, and .,uythiog like ii panic.
Had Dan prnkI,n. njvis,on arrived TWO hours
sooner the result Of The DAYS lighting would
bayo b.en different
GEN. Franklin. division reiircdto Ceptreyle
after preypn,iup confusion. and giving our re-
treating troofs time 70 rally.
Doriog tad fight, body Of the enemy con-
cclIsd in the woods annoyed our forces much
by their rife ,ractea. Gen lnrtiud.le's brig
ade CHARGED them AMI drove .lcu FROM the
woods amid the cheers Of out.ua.
Gen Hartsuis brigade mad. d similar charge
ha, with n different result
They generated the woods. when deadly
fire ot grape ana clnis,erwas opened upon them
rom masked battery. At IN. same time
ul,ttI.fous ,9}I4y al rifle balls came from one
.idetnd a DESPERATE CHARGE was made from the
other.
Our men fouohs trsyel,. but were forced Cd
retire. The en,1uy remained uoon the battle.
field over pigbt. To-day tgers has been some
ekIrnisajur. KeInloraeaenc. are gone up,
and battle ia anticipated tomorrow.
rhe road from Aley4ndril leading to Centro-
vile was densay crowded al dAy with wagon
trains. ambulances, hacks and private convey
aoees. on their wav to and from The latter place.
THE number of wounded sent to Washington
was comparatively small. Not a few persons
who had reached Centreyile intending to and
the sick and wounded. were urncd hack for
the reason that the battlefield VI Manassas was
in possession Of the rebels and that Their seryi-
ces were not needed.
The correspondent Of the Herad Gays since
Gen pope lett the Rappahannock. fifteen sepa-
rate battlps had been fought.
W,surxe,ov SAINT gentleman who
I rctnrnad lrom tbo battlefield tbl- morning. re-
norts t,,, !, : ,tord,v.. f,bt onr left wing was
! ar,,n,n.,aJed H. C,eno,sl NcDo,rell But owing
=, tho r,rdsr,rs s,GladIn,, fire ~ TN, rebels he
was comnelIeJ 10 I'm blck Gen. Sigel COM
ma,dod tbe cort,s ,..d Kearnev The righ. The
result Of the engagement was. that our men
G.'le., and dctr2minqd leil blck about a mile
leayio,onr dead and wounded on the field .-
, Onr ,rr,nt .,r. onr main forces were five
ILL.,. fr,n, r,ntysyille an ~unda, IN batrle ar
g md ,r.,,r.J f,r an eu,.i,e,.,.. having beer
, .tr.,,,ly re,afnrcad AItha ,ou.l.d have been
! r.,,'.T,I han, H. L,ttIo-faldso rhor,J,v and
Fr;t,y
rh. f.,l,.. Relief (s.o,;,tiau n WASHINGTON
s.r..r.,.,48 ..li .i,, ,...sr.l,. most 0f ibe
,i-htl's,ri,ht ,,t ..,.,o.f..t., ,l p,ar..riar
q l,at L,na.o. yo
4, f,.t H.. r.,,I..,i.1i. p..trIrt are
,.,,r,.pobtv ana MA i. .,y men b,,e ,olun-
t..,o,l ss ,5rs.. ON civ d, 5ay Is liyelv d. a
..,t..,, ,i,,y l.,.,I....t.tl... ..a.t4rtryL.b,.
e ,t.'..; t..,c.,., ipg,li5s
. li,.. t,e f,ln,b ,... s. our forces 4. Cen.
y t,.,,l. tts,. ,,...n,t..,at,, .o.n. auv.,, lelf
!, .,t..,..lG .n B.,k. Fl. command AZ
e t.,l.,t.so,4 Rri.t,,y's >tati,n. Ab,uf eirht
e o-clock Yesterday mo,inr. tesucceoded In bring
T. ing off Lia entire command arl wagon tsaiug
untniured. his ONLY encounter with the enemy
d icing an occasional Interchange OF sbots. He
b. reached Centreyie about non yesterday
d Tie fac, that the enemy dld LOT uud egtake
,e mere seriously T. oppose his junction with Pope
/. shows l1e terribly ih- rebels wre crippled 10
tbe battle i YESTERDAY
NA>gne4o<, sept. Monday evening our
army advanced $50 mllc, toward fa. JUS. nlt,e
field tho killed tuu. 9ggiei aHl taa nl4uded
removed under u ia7 o! tuv FITS 23gp
, we're removed from &. -,u, mtl., ra
~ Recent adyice- received from t.l 20
" tne late .augum1y ccad.tt- rs Wing.
81; the enemy .crort ,nat u,sIit5 j. coy
~ atycly IA quiet Tie news from thar qs
= to-day has been. yousd,rmg the Intense eNt s
ment ana hustle prevalent. decidedly msa q.
W. Rumors and storie, OF ,h, most ex,raagmf a.
e ture have hegu circulated lhroushou III, city,
T. a great majority OF which have been lolnd, on
" inquiry and reasoning, to be entirely uufcl, bic
Parties who left Centreyllle late Yesterday al
ternoon report that the command o ten Banks
" which had been reported cut off commenced ar-
"S irving at that point about five clock yesterday
~ afternoon There can be but very little doubt
al Of the correctness Of the report, as our inform
~ ant states that he witnessed the arrival af TIM