Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-09-05
PHr1Apr1purA. Aug. 30.
The Washington Star Of last evening con
tains the following -

nave information that satisfies us that
the rebel force that suddenly appeared be-
tween the position Of the army Of Gen. Pope
AMI Bristoc and Manassas, on Tuesday night
last was the army Of jackson aud Stuart's
Independent Cavalry corps
They consisted Of infantry and artillery,
and marched about 80 900 strong from near
Waterloo on the head waters OF the Kappa
hammock around by White Plain, to Man
assas, about t6 miles in two DAYS, without
wagons, tents, blankets or even kuapsacks.-
Instead of hghung merely a portion OF
Stuarts cavalry at Manassas on day before
yesterday, Taylor's brigade were actually con-
irontcd by the greater portion of Jackson $
corps daunec. Mai Gen Jackson, Ewcl,
Iallinieuo and A. =. Hill and Stuart and the
Gcncral-in.c chief, RobertLee, or his son. Brig
Gen FiW Hugh Lee, were present at Man
assas during the engagement
Yesterday at o'clock, p. M. Jackson's
advance occupied Fairfax Court House in
force by cavalry. and had collected their own
wounded Of the action Of the day before with
Taylor, if not then wounded Of the engage
ment on the same day with Hooker, and also
the prisoners they TOOK from Taylor In
the afternoon about 500 Of this cavalry
force under STUART in person moved down from
Fairfax Court House TO Vienna
Hookers bittie Of the day before yester
day was with Ewell's DIVISION and was
gratifying success
MAJOR Gen Pope, by half past yesterday
morning had concentrated his very large ar
nay, So AS 10 safely interfere with the calcula-
ton upon which the rebel Generals must
have veututed Their bold and extraordinary
movement
lie bad got McDowolls force, including
Gen. Sigel probably between Jacksons rear
and LongsTeet's front and bad also all the
rest OF bus army well up within supporting
distance.
Ihus 1t continued through the balance Of
the afternoon
Facts within our knowlcdgcd lead to the
impression that in tWenty-f ut hour direct
communication will have been established
between Washington and Maj Gen. Pope's
army More especially as there are signs
mat Jackson's army corps ls endeavoring to
proceed northwardly as though making cor the
experiment of opposing the rc-establishment
OF such communication with his immediate
IRON; with Pope's army practically between
hm and the other rebel corps day7ase.
we may add that Gen. Mcclellan is dis
Wasbington and Aiexaodtia and the fo,,is-
cations which viii .non nlov an imr,t,ant
mart in The eventual drsma of tho hopr In
the battle YESTERDAY the attack certainly came
from ,ur side
Np,y Ycax Are %
The Frsde,ickshnr,,b c,rrcsnnndcnt If tho
T,s.es state. that Gen, pone has retired 10
Warreuto,, .Tunction and ia. boen s.ronglv
reinforced by Generals fientzelman, Frank
IN ana others Of the best material OF General
Gen. Mcclellan arrived at Ami, c,sek at
s o'clock Moudav morninp ,yi,h. his STAFF
where Gen. Burnside me, and ccnyerscd win
him upon the position or aFnrs
The landing and n,,sbinr forward oetbs
trooos and b,t,ercs H. hcc, ,,,nn,,,l,sb.d
vi,b ,i,no.t ;,or,,I,i.l,.~ ~.,,'aI
Gen. portcr's arnv cnrns which I'm, 6ye
days ,,o o,as dr,,,.,in, ~ ,vo,r, ,sa, d,,,s,,
me pepinsula Is alre,dv nos,oI aiong,H. n,o.,
vulncrablo noirts of ~ r R,,,,,l'.n,,,,l dof.
in, an .tter,r,s ,.f ,ho r,h,I. :, 80
rbe extrrne lsn of our bno at tbi. oi,co is
stropgly held bv Gen Rnrnside
He has sent avay to Gen. Pope every man
that could he shared but me- has atm rorce
abundantly able to Guard against anv attach
nc nun" hauluRluh ulhpdttu mas the
following Two gentlemen from Philadelphia
were bringing the body of Gen. Bohlen to-
wards Washington to-day, when they we're
attacked by guerri,las aud forced to aban-
don it on the road, barely making an escape
with their own lives, having been fred upon.
Guerrilla parties seem TO be spfinging up
IN every direction in Virginia.
Tho Tribune's Wasbir,,,,, corresrordort
ha.,t.. e..t...;
'''' '''' 'o''o"'"s
The Kappahannock line is abandoned, and
our forces have fallen back TO another posi-
tion 10 miles TO the rear.
Fredericksburgh Of course is retained in
our possession, and Aqua Creek as we'll as
the rest OF the Potomac bank is to be de-
Tended.
The Alexandra correspondent of the 1rib-
une says, from prisoners taken in late skir-
mishes, and from many other sources
have learned that It was the intention of
Gen, Lee 10 cross his entire army during
Friday night and the day following, and at
tack Gen. Pope before reinorcements from
Gen. McClellan's army arrived upon the
ground
Il was supposed that the Rappahannock
could be passed at only ak or seven points
but it soon became evident that tho entire