New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-01

in better eques Corn in brisk demand for the sde aud
IN Pork is less active and heavy the close under
liberal arrivals Beef arrives very sperngy IL firm aud in
moderate request Beef Hams quiet but siesiy Bacon
aud wanted. Cut in ahi supply hrn aud
in good request. Lard is active but hrn Butter and
Cheese spd in good demand st former rates
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We print this morning all that has reached
as within the last two days of the condition Of
affairs in Virginia, and OF the events OF the
week, up 10 Saturday morning. the details are
given at length by our several correspondents.
The events OF that day we shall probably be
able to lay before our readers early THIS mora
ing in an extra sheet, but in the mean time
our information, contained in official dispatches,
printed in another column, is necessarily very
meager. On Friday, according to Gen. Pope's
dispatch to Gen. Haleck, a severe battle was
fought or the old battle ground Of Bull Run, in
which at the close, the advantage remained
with the Union forces. This dispatch is
dated at GeOrgetAhO, 4 mistake, probably.
Of tie telegraphic operator for GTOre-
town, small village about half way
between Gainesville and Centreyille. The err
ror, if it be one, is Of some importance, as by
placing Pope there at the date Of that DIS
patch we can better understand both the
events that preceded and those that followed
il. Proceeding on this suppOsition, the battle
was so far successful ON our side that Gen.
Pope lad driven the enemy from Bull Run TO
Groyetown, aud from thence he reports that
"rews just reaches me hlml that the enemy
is retreating toward the mountains" aud that
be goes forward at once to see." In exc
cutiog this forward movement he was again
NET by the foe, heavily re-eulorced, US
We learn by later dispatch, who
once mOTe gave him battle aud arrest
ed his progress. The fortune of war was
this time with his opponent, and he fell back,
but short distance only, as far as Centre
vile. Here be made stand ~ await re-en-
lorcements in his turD, was already joined BY
FraDklin's Corps, at the date of TIE dispatch,
and uust have been re-eniorced late Saturday
night, or early on Sunday morning by proba-
Dly still larger force under Sgnn,r. Centre
vile is a pace of great strength by nature,
and formidable defensive works were erected
here last Winter by the Rebels themselves
Whether ty good fortune or by good
such place was directly
N General Popes rear it ID evident that
he had gained an impregnable position from
Which the Rebels had not, all day yesterday,
attempted to dislodge him with their over
whelning force. IL is within reach Of the
railroad from Alexandria, and there seems to
be no reason for experimenting that tins means
Of communication Is not still open 10 HIM.
The fact that there was no fighting yesterday
iu,tiiics this hopeful view Of the situation.
Every hour that Pope gains is great gam TO
hin and defeat Of the plans Of the Rebels,
as not soldier Of the Army Of the Potomac,
except the small portion left permanently Mt
Fortress Moaroe for the defense of that post.
but must be on his way to reinforce the Army
Of Virginia.
That Jackson or Lee, or both, may march
toward Maryland is. Of course.