Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-09-11


We are indebted to the Petersburg Express oi ebeM
lowing extracts takei from the New York Tines a,
the 1st inst. The Times publishes long list of ksa
and wounded, occupying three or four columns, tba
greater portion of whom are officers:
The Rebellion.
The past week has been another " week of batt,,
in Virginia Fighting-heavy fighting has been ro;..
there almost every day, and with results generals
favorable to our arms. We have given from dav y
day. as they have reached u.s. somewhat importer :"
counts of the important events which have occurred
necessarily imperfect because in most cases written =,
distance from the scene OF operations They baus
been sufficient, however, to give general idea Of a.
great movements which have been effected and tba
ries of skirmishes and battles which eliminated On ~
day and Saturday in the great struggles of which W.
give accounts elsewhere. We on Saturday morr;
published despatch from Gen. Pope to Gen HaIIan?3
giving an official account OF the battles Of Thursdan
which was ended by the darkness OF night and exnry
ing the expectations that it would be renewed j.
the morning. 10 despatch dated SstUrdon
Gen Pope states that terrible battle was fouObt y:
Friday on the old Bull Run battle ground, with tSa
combined force OF the enemy, lasting with contipnon
fury from daylight until after dark, by which time t
enemy was driven from the field, which was occuped ny
our forces who were too much exhausted to push mo-
teIs Gen. Pope intended to pursue as soon as rein
forced by FtzJ ohm POrters corps, which was exDoct
ed up during the morning. At the moment of CLOSING
his dispatch, however, word was brought to Gen. Pone
that tie enemy were in full retreat toward the mopn
tains and be made immediate preparation to pursue
Gen. Pope estimates losses on Friday at not lps
than 5000 men killed and wounded and the losses of
the rebels at fully double that number Orr
captures in this battle said to be great. Their ex
tent will probably soon be made known We have 80
yet no official reports Of the operations of SATURDAY.
but they appear to have been fully as serious as those
OF the day previous and with results not quite so sss
factory. The retrOgrade movement Of the enemy in the
morning seems to have been for the purpose of meeting
reniorcements which reported to have come up in
large numbers swelling the force to such an extent IS
to emboden them to make attack in their turn-be
attack on Friday being made by The attack was
boldly met and severe battle epsued the advanaged
which was, on the whole, the side of the rebels
Cen Pope consequently fell back in good order with
bis whole army TO Centreve, where he was reinforced
by Fraukns division, and where he also joined BY
Summers division during the night and again prepared
to take the offensive. Yesterday, however, according
to our latest dispatches from Washington no fighting
of any consequence took place. though various rumors
of great battle prevalent throughout the day
Washington was, of course intensely excited and this
excitement net alayed in any measure by the re.
Dol that some rebel scouts had been at LangeyS
in the vicinity of the Chain bridge This report how.
ever does not seem to be verified.
About thousand rebel prisoners reached Washing.
toa last evening from the great field representing
our correspondent says, nearly all the rebel States
THE GREAT BATTLE FRIDAY-CFFICTAL DESPATCH OF
GEN. POPE.
HEASQUARTERs FIELD OF BATTLE,
Groveton near Gainesville, Aug 80, 1862. {
To Major Gen. Haheck GenerGL1n Chief, Washington,
u. C.:
We fought terrific battle here yesterday, wah the
combined forces Of the eemy, which lasted with contin.
u0us fiery from daylight until after dark by which time
the enemy draven from the field, which we now &C.
cupy
Our troops are too much exhausted to push matters,
but shall do in the of the morning, as
as FitzJo Ohm Porters corps come up from Manassas.
The enemg IS still an our front, but badly used up.
We have not less than eight thousand meTklAsd and
arounded and from the appearance OF the ted the enc
my haze lost at least aVo to our one He stood strict
ly on the defensive and euery assault acaS made BY
ourselves.
Our troops have behaved splendidly
The battle qcas fought the identical battle field
of Bull Run, which greatly increased the enthusiasm
of our men.
The news just reaches me from the front that the
enemy is retreatng towards the mountains.-l 60 for
ward at once to see.
We have made great captures, but am not able yet
to fern an idea OF their extent.
JOHN Pore, Maj-General Commanding.
DESPATCH FROM GEN. MCDOWELL.
WASHINGTON, Friday, August 30.---Secretary Chase
received this afternoon through General Popes mesn
ger The following note from Gen. Mcdowell dated On
the battle field at 6:l5, morning.
DEAR GovERNoR-Please telegraph Mrs. Mcdowell
that have gone through second battle of Bull Ron
on the identical field of last year. and unhurt The
victory is decided ours
Very sincerely, IRWIN Mcdowell.
THE SECOND BATTLE AT BULL RUN.
The Washington STAR of Saturday evening, in speak
log of the engagement of Friday, says:
'rhe battle was continued by the army corps of
Generals Heintzelman, Mcdowell and Sigel, on our
sde against rebel force believed to number from lily
to sixty thousand strong-that u.s. against the army
corps O Jackson and presume, portion OF the rest
of Lees army that had succeeded in making its way
down from White Plains through Thoroughfare Gap
The location of the battle of the day in the Vlcn
ty Of Haymarket, and from Haymarket OF IN the d.
recon of Sddley Church, Or in other words but few
miles northeast of the scene of the obeogoten
battle OF Bull Run.
Heintzelman's Corps, if we are correctly informed
came'up with the enenys rear about 10 a. M, seven
miles from Centreve, which point he left at dayDreaK
He fUVnd Stonewa jackson fighting with McD0"
ell or SegeI or both, on the right in the direction Of
HaymM ket the position they took by going north from
Gainesville to command the entrance to and exit from
Thoroughfare Gap.
Our own informant, who LETT Centrevle at o'clock
in the afternoon, cool and clear man, says thai
up to that hour, the impression prevailed there thai
nothing had definitely resulted from the days fighting
which, though contiguous, had not been very bloody
battle.
Persons subsequently arriving, who were on the field
of action themselves until p, m, however, represent
that the tide of success decidedly with the Union
Army, which pushed the rebels successfully on both
sides.
An impression prevails that the reserve of Lees ar
my, supposed to be from twenty to forty thousand
strong might suddenly appear in the field and know
that the heavy corps under Fitz-John Porter was SO
posted that it could instantly move upon Lee with equal
ease, whether attacking Mcdowell, Siegel or Heinzet
man.
The railroad, we are happy to say, has already been
re paired quite up to Bull Rum and supplies etc. are