The New York herald., 1862-09-07

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ing upon him. cut his rear and, fact annih
| late. II possible, his entire army.
Without delay General Pope put his entire army In mo
ton rear intending hold position behind the
protecting waters OF the Rappahanneck In this he
| cscded without loss.
General Lee having by this time assumed command
and brought forward the main army Of Richmond, msved
rapidly upon General Pope three columns OF immense
strength the three main ords OF Rappahannock
before which, in such overwhelming numbers, he laid
egh, days, fruessy attempting force the passage Of
this river.
Having been ioilei In his attempt at the Rappahan
mock bridge and the fords below, IL dis
covered that he was passing his columns to tho
left in the direction Of Waterloo bridge and the upper
fords General Pope Immediately moved towards Sui
phnr Springs and warrentop, aud at this point under
artillery conflicts Of thrse days. prevented the pas
gage OF Lees forces and forced him pass still further
10 right in the direction Of tho Manassas Gap Rail
road by the Thoroaghfsrs Gap evidently meaning 70
gain the direction OF Centrevie and Fairfax
| Court House.
Pope again fell back from waTrenton and its vicinity
towards Manassas. lie had boen reinforced this at
warrenton Junction by ookcrs and Kearnys divisions
the Army the Potomac the Pennsylvania
corps, under General Reynolds.
The enemy succeeded in gaining his rear, and his
line OF communication destroying the bridge the rail.
read Kettle run.
Hooker's division had advanced, meeting the main
force Of the rebel General Ewe this point where
desperate battle ensued resulting in the OF
the rebels Bwsl rapidly rersated, leaving his wounded
on the field and his dead unbured Hooker followed,
and the continued by these forces for several
approach OF darkness.
Han. nuaHt I'd pfeAts eu-
tire army speedily put in motion At daylight next
morning, driving jackson, who At Manassas juno
ton Bull towards Cenrevile, where the forts
wsre and where he rallied his forces The desperate
engagements Of Thursday, Friday and Saturday then
epsued.
Pope had detached his left, in the direction Gaines
vile, Kings division, Of hcDowsls cups ddrnee, inter
posing that between the reinforcement under Long
street. then advancing by the TAoroughare Gap and the
armies OF Ewcl, Hill and Jackson. the old field o
Manassas.
Fitz John Porter, with his corps, had arrived at Ma
nassss and immediately directed by General Pope 70
proceed the Manassas and Gainesville read TO support
Kings divson and attack the enemy Ms right Hank
which rested on the Manassas Gap Railroad. while Pope
advanced the balance OF his army attack them In trout
Gbhons' bridage the FIRST engage the enemy be-
you'd Gainesville and towsras Thoroughiare Gap. That
gallant officer held In check aud drove back, with HIS sin
gle brigade the entire corps under fongsrset. Th
Thursday, and the first Of the series n desperate bat
Ties that made memorable The bloody aelds which
they were contested
The vublc are aresdy advised OF tho results of these
actions J, ls therefore Necessary to mention them
IN detail They we're fought with dcspcrAton and stub.
bsrnness by both armies with slaughter that will
ever neinorise them in the history og wars.
THE battle friddy commsncei ny General Beiai-
zsu,sn'S corre, supported hy Mcdowell aEd s,ss aud
resutsd after continuous combat srcm oigh, In the
mornug uuii sonset, obtaining possession Of the
asid with tho cneny's killed and vocndei our bands
Porter, already IA advance 0t Manassas, received vders
here fsl upon tho right Hsak % W. enemy and
commence the attack inc moment Hsntslman eopsgcd
sue centre but, Cor upsiiislctcry General
Pope, md which ayrtciy - tae entire lrlny alter
4 eeola demon strst,on ~ IN srny Porter retired 70
Manassas. leaving me forres .. lcincirsn, Mcdowell
ana sso 20 sustain the on cral stoos n The Confederate
suie Virgoa nded nv Tee and Johnston, VINO
had arrived and e,ec,cd jaictou ~it Jacxsns, iosg
s.raets, rlps and Ewens divsous, making combined
army Of two hundred thousand lh. engsgod n tho
battle Of the ensuing dsy, Saturday
/, does not ssep adult OF apsradgeniorc tiri. Lad
porter obsyc the orders cf General ppe and saase ID the
efc,nvs rign, nark while rope succestfuly driving
their centre and forcing them back on Friday, .hs
N,os d lsckapn's army would have been uter,y roaed
.nd the grostcr portion OF II captured.
mo condsct of General Porter gave great dts a,lysco
i, General pope and the army generally scmrs Porter
Scat nights 70 General Pope Agnr,E a. reason
fct hi falling back 70 Manassas, tina, hc
saspossd General Pope 20 he retreat Ne va
snswered by order 70 report immediately
person 10 headquarters ia The ed and bring bis orse
10 sne front before daylight ia tue morning. These
derx were compiled with, sns fortsr's corps were
brought upon the sld sad placed ir position sfiy On
aturday.
During tho night Of Friday the snemy had changed 20
sl,on adventsScously BY movement their right rsnt
upon the high along the Manassas Railroad from
gainesville Tho reinforoemsats under Jackson had
rived on This ue ana made position naturally strong
yet stronger BY messing overwhelming forces and Pnsn
nx then upon popes left nsnk