Eljt Vrtss. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1802. Er We can take no notice of totonymetur commtmica- Lieu. Wo do not return rejected mantworipta. Wir Voluntary correspondence solicited from all porta of the world, and especially from our different mllitary and novel departrnenta. When used, It will be paid for. THE WAR. None can complain now of the inaotivity of our Virginia campaign. Event has euooeeded event so rapidly within the past fortnight that the unmilitary mind becomes perplexed in attempt ing to arrive at any definite information as to what has been done, or what might have been done. So many incomprehensible and irreoonoilable despatches appear in print, so many strategic points aro occupied that oannot be found on any attainable war map, so many confi dent prophecies are uttered that this rebel general will be entrapped and that rebel general cut off from his supp:ies, that the reading public finds itself in an inextricable maze whenever a grand battle does take place. We shall therefore place in a oloar light, but briefly, the re 4nita a the_ fighting • of .Friday' and Sa turday last.G - aneral Pope at tacked the rebels at Haymarket, a ilittonr-..-41. Manassas Gap railroad, about eight miles west of Manassas Junction. The result was a most com plete victory, 'which was to be followed up on the following day by a renewal of the offensive. Saturday came, and with it, unfortunately for us, and most unexpectedly, came heavy reinforeemmta to the rebels, who in tarn became the assailants., To a prudent officer like General Pope, a retro grade movement was the only policy of safety left. That prudent policy was most skilfully and meows fully enacted. Our army has retired in good order. to an almost impregnable position at Centreville, where it will immediately be reinforced, where it has direct communication with Washington, where it can obtain all necessary supplies without danger of cavalry raids in its roar, and where it will as suredly gain strength for an immediate forward movement. There is nothing in the de spatches giving us this information that need dis courage any truly loyal man—nothing discourag ing in a prudent retrogression, which will be bat temporary—nothing discouraging in the fact that General . Pope has been joined by Franklin—no thing discouraging in the fact that " Sumner was on the maroh"—nothing discouraging in the fact that Gen. pope is expeCted promptly to renew the con test. The advantages or disadvantages of this with drawal to Centreville remain to be seen; but this much we know, that, whether gOod or evil may result, the movement as not in ttself a defeat. We of the North have much of the shaping of its consequences on our own hands. ' if in our apathy we neglect to send forward the needed reinforce ments to a rengthen General Pope, the responsi bility of failure rests leas on that officer thanoi:on ourselves. THE NEWS. VERY full details of the second battle of Bull Run appear on our first page as telegraph. Al though subsequent 'despatches detract somewhat from our triumph as first reported, no have never theless no cause for dejection, but many reasons for hopefulness. 'We aro fighting an enemy whose des peration impels him to fearful risks. These risks he twill incur once too often,. • AT the Ventral freight depot in Buffalo are temporarily deposited two large cannon bhUnd for St. Louis, of . the same pattern as those in use on the Monitor, which are to be used on a gunboat with revolving turrets. They are fourteen feet in length, twelve'feet in circumference at the breech, and carry solid shot weighing one hundred and seventy. two -.pounds, and shell weighing one hun dred and forty four pounds. Sixteen thousand pounds of metal were embodied In each. Their calibre is about twelve inches. A VIOLBNT TiffIRLYILND passed over North Cro ton, Now - Hampshire, on the 22d instant. Its track was limited, but the wind was qaite destructive to trees, corn, and standing grain, wherever it struck. The hoes/ of John Kidder was moved about ten feet from its foundation, and split open. The chim ney and shed were destroyed, and the barn was also blown down. There wore two children in the house, but they were not injured. WE print to day details of the heart-rending misfortune to the Pacific mail steamer Golden Gate, whereby so many of the passengers perished by fire or water. A more fearful oasualty has seldom startled our community, an that it does not excite more general comment is due to the ex citements of the war. Tai pistols of Daniel O'Connell were recently sold at anotion in London. With one, of these, in 1845, O'Connell shot D'Estere. An inscription inside the pistol ease stated that D'Estere was promised £l,OOO down and £l,OOO for life, by the Dublin Orangemen, if he killed O'Connell. Tins pistols brought £1 18s: Thum have been a number of fires in Canandai gua of late, and the presence of incendiaries is sus pected. The fires occurred under circumstances that.oan leave little doubt that they were the re sult of design. FROM the Southwest, we publish much interesting news, includieg official accounts of the battle of Lone Jack, uud the taking of Independence, Mis souri. The conduct of our troops, in these engage ments, is placed in a west creditable light. . The Battles in Virginia Ihrhat we have to say to-day is told in ano ther column. Beyond the brief, nervous, and sententious narratives of our 'correspondents, the great, events of the last week require neither explans.tion — nor comment. Nev'erin the history of the world have scenes like the scenes of these recent August days been chro nicled. We are bewildered in contemplating the mighty drama. Wepee smoke, and dust, and dead men—men in the agonies of death, magnificent evolutions in the field, won derfill exhibitions of intrepidity and valor, the bayonet charge, the battery taken, the repulse of cavalry, the details of war, its circumstance, and its fearful pomp, and we anxiously seek for the meaning and the end. It is not to us so much that so many men have been killed—we must ask for the bleeding wounds of our country before we think of personal misfortunes. After a con test, terrible beyond all description or 'be lief, it is our proud duty to-day to bless Almighty God for having vouchsafed a great triumph to our arms, and for having enabled the armies of the Republic to inflict the death-blow upon the conscript levies of a de perate rebellion. The movements of the different armies in Virginia have been fullyydetailed in these co lumns. Our correspondents, and those of our staff whose business it is more particularly to follow and explain the movements of tho army, have shown the different designs of the contending generals; bow Moamar; came from the Peninsula, and Jackson, taking advantage of* his weakness, came to the Rapidan; how Buenos moved up the Rappahannock, while LEE, with his over whelming columns, came swooping over the ..mountains ; hoW General Porn, by 1. well-fought battle and a well-managed re. treat, fell back beyond an untenable line of de fence, and, unitingyith the other forces in the army, prepared to meet the rebel onset. That meeting culminated in one of the most despe rate and sanguinary battles that have ever boon fought upon the earth, and the narrative of that battle is what we give to our readers to day. We think we are not anticipating wildly when we say that upon the plains of Centre ville and in the beautiful and romantic region that lies around Manassas and its adjacent hills, the rebellion has made its last and mightiest effort to annihilate the Republic. From all we can judge, the rebel leaders mass ed their armies in Eastern Virginia, deter mined to force their way into Maryland and take posseasion of Washington at all hazards. We are disposed to believe that those ar: mica were commanded, by the bravest and most experienced generals of the South, composed of the flower of their people, and strengthened by alrthe resources that sympa thizing allies in foreign countries could give them. Dreading tbe renewed strength of the North, as expressed by the President in his recent call for troop's, IC was their policy to burl the whole South like a thunderbolt upon us, and paralyze our powersibefore we could be enabled to gather' strength'srdtialent to ac complish their downfall. Thinks to the brave men who carried the Union banners, we have been enabled to sustain the charge, and to hurl back the exultant legions into the fastnesses from which they came. - We claim a great victoryaWe have sus- , tamed the united assault of the Southern armies, and, having demoralized and pros trated them, we are still fresh and eager to limit on our column to Richmond. Every city in the North is sending forth its thou sands to swell' thin gallant and magnificent ar ray. Every home in the North is sending forth a brother or a son to take the place of some dear one who has fallen in his country's cause, and every lover of that cause is making sacrifices to accomplish our triurayh, giving his money and prepared to give his life.- Such a spectacle as this is a fit companion picture to the sublimely terrible exhibition that wo are seeing •in Virginia. With the valor of the North in the field, and the loyalty of the North preparing to take the field—with. a great cause to animate our souls, and a righteous God to give victory where victory belongs—the rapidly coming fatare is full of • triumph and consolation. To the • loyalty of the North we make the, appeal which those stern events suggest. From the bloody field of battle there comes the cry -ef weunded men demanding instant and ten der care. — lnu - tut - i.no-ro.rie_of_the North to give another manifestation of sympathy i sincerity by ministering to their relief. We: want accomplished physicians and surgeon's, kind-hearted men and , women, to nurse the sick and wounded. We want every household to give of its linen and its woollens to assist in alleviating the sufferings - of our friends and brothers. We want every man to give of his substance, that the efforts of these Christian men and women may bo for immediate and substantial good. The battle is over, but let us not forget its many victims. Let us not forget that, while we are secure in our homes, hundreds and thousands spend those hours in pain and anguish. This is the immediate duty that canes to all men, and we pause in the midst of our exultation, to impress it upon them as the highest and most sacred task that can possibly be performed. England and Oar Grain Crop Very many sensible people believe that "the recent change of England's attitude to this country,' was due less to a declining sympathy with the rebels than to a sudden consciousness of her dependence upon the North for the bread of life. Cotton was necessary to - her capitalists and manufacturers; bat wheat was irclispeneable to feed her clamorous millions, who, when their stomachs are concerned, are not apt to enter enthusiastically into unde veloped Cabinet schemes of the diplomat, nor applaud for any length of time the blatant speeches of the (‘ honorable member from Ver: bosity." The masses of Great Britain may ba misled for a time by their - presses, and by the misrepresentations of such Southern emissa ries as YANCEY, SLIDBIZ, and SANDBBS but although an obstinate, they are not a wholly unreasonable people, and their common sense teaches them that their interests lie in the continuance of friendly relations with our Government. What their common sense. teaches them we can reduce to an arithmetical certainty by the production of the figures. In the nine months, commencing on the first' of last September, England imported 4,919,344 quar ters of wheat and 4,236,456 cwt. of flour ; thirty-five per cent. of the wheat and seventy four per cent. of the flour were obtained from the United States, thus creating an indebted ness of' $40,000,000. In addition to this, England was compelled to purchase of us, within the same period, fifteen millions' worth of Indian corn. We derive these figures from the official tables of the British Government, so that their correctness may be relied upon. Of course, to cancel this debt, the profits from manufactures required to be largely appropri ated. The interruption of the American cotton trade has, undoubtedly, led to the financial ruin' of many hundreds of English manufectu rent, and the starvation of numbers of opera tives. - But the energies of the people are di recting themselves into new channels; the cotton fields of the East are being explored and operated with success ; and -Europe is re • covering from the shock of our civil war, and fromethe miseries it at first entailed,with some . thing of American elasticity. To all practical purposes we are as inti mately connected with Great Britain to-day, as at the time when the ocean cable linked the two shores together; or, as at the earlier time when the colonies were wont to siiittk of a "mother country." We hare boon treated, at odd times, in a rather step-motherly way, to be sure, but we hero never been vin dictive towards a relenting- antagonist. 7il7,ei, gave the:Prince -of Wales almost a colonial• welcome, and if he should pity us a second Tilsit to-morrow, he would be treated with respect, as the royal representative of a great people, akin to us in descent, in language, in habit, customs, laws, and institutions. In the world's great competition, jealousies have spiting up between no,- and heart-burnings, .but never any vital aritiPathles. -We are brethren in the family of nations—both spoiled sombwhat by our prosperity—and, like all spoiled children, must have our. (‘ spats" oc casionally, to be followed by a hearty cg making-up." But we bare not yet done with our grain trade statistics. What some very learned 'writers mean, when they speak of the entente cordiale, is simply—wheat: Wheat is king; wheat holds the balance of power among earth's monarchs. His sceptre is a sheaf, his suljects every generation, his realm the. great round world. So much for his highness, in a general way'; we are not writing a biographi cal aketeh of him at present, but simply ad ducing a few facts that explain his wonderful prestige. The New York Central Railroad, it is stated, will receive this year for tolls on the grain crop of the West, nine millions of dol lars"; the Erie Railroad will receive seven millions; while the Erie canal will receive for tolls, five millions, five hundred thousand del la* and for freights, twelve millions, five hun dred thousand dollars. Up to the first of Au gust last, thirty million bushels of grain and flour bad passed through Buffalo. Of the amonnktransported‘to "the East by the Penn ilylvinia Railroad, within the ,same period, we have' seen' no statement. From these figures, howevii, it is plain that we can feed the hungry millions of the Old World through the next winter, with Out stinting ourselves one dollar's worth, or having need to reduce our grand armies to half ra tions. No wonder Mr.. Tnomorn went to Chicago, and wrote an enthusiastic chapter in behalf of our cereals. Ile has described in that chapter a more imposing sight than the review of an entire army ; and he has given to the .world ft _grander conception of oar boundless resources, and Inherent wealth, then gigantic International Exhibitions could convey. We "Will show mankind, in the end, that..:cotton is . ,not a. match for wheat; for wheititi our earls di visite, and inspiree the whole world with roped for the great ori ginal. 'There is a rebellion, in a domestic way in New York. The Tax Bill hiving put a small lax upon gas, the Manhattan Gas Com pany has ci improved the occasion," by putting on an additional charge of 15 per cent. per thousand feet upon every thousand cubic feet supplied - after September 1. The New . York ers justly and indignantly consider that this is a shabby, selfiah, and unpatriotic way . of shift ing the tax from the company to the mud: mere—of evading the common contribution to the . revenue of the country. Some wards have announced indignation meetings, and the feeling is very strong. Considering that every where on this American Continent where gas. Is usfid, the profits to the proprietors are enor mous, (to say nothing of overcharges,) It is not too ranch to expect that they will pay the tax out of these profits. We haie jot heard. what is intended to be done in Philadeldhia. FIRB Issona.ifen.--fdr. 0. Bardenwerper, whose former connection was with the Northern Assaranct• Company, of London, has opened .a firs insurance agency at No. 424 Walnut street: He represents the Atlantic Fire Insurance Company, ofsB1;00:111 t Ynt. and the Amsterdam Firo Insuranae Company, of - New YuriAlity, both , of which are reliable , I spies, 'irkieli may be ihferred fforn their stet's mints, which we publish in our advertising columns tolday. THE WAR IN VIRGINIA. Highly Important from Pope's Aimy BATTLES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, TERRIFIC CONTEST YESTERDAY, A REVERSE, A .RETREAT, . . AND A VICTORY. • STRENGTH OF THE ENEMY.' His Overwhelming. and Unextrected Reinforcements, THE ISSUE OF TODAY TO DECIDE THE CONTEST. The Crisis of the Rebellion at Hand JACKSON'S` 'ADVICE' TO HIS MEN. The Last Rope of the Southern COn federacy. MAGNIFICENT VALOR OF THE UNION TROOPS. -comiaGE OF_ TEE SKILL OF THE DETAILS OF THE BATTLE. Special and Exclusive Report to "The Preto." *ASIIINGTON, August 31, 1862 Getting News Under DiffieuttiEs It will liardly be necessary for me to mention the fact that it was not until late yesterday afternoon that the War Department determined to relieve the newspaper. correspondents from tho restraint recently placed upon them In order to prevent them froM furnishing any news direct frtm the army of lirbglnia. When it was an nounced that the . 1 embargo" bad been taken oft, the news spread like lightning, and every one's Countenance wore an expresaion of hope that some reliable Inforinatien con cerning the details of the recent great battler south of us would be speedily forthcoming in bulletins, extras, and, at the lateetOn'the Sunday papers, The physiognomies of familiar friends of mine—the. Itgentlemon of * the prase," the elongation and melancholic oast of which it was thought, by citizens, had become hopelessly per manerit—a sort of chronic affectionsuddenly rounded up, and, illuminated with exultant smile*, these gentle men had kind R ords and abundance of jokes for every one. Soon &twos hurry and bustle on the streets, and it was evident that some movement of importance was being executed within our city limits. Government Impresses Vehicles. 'e correspondents ran hurriedly around from one livery stable to another, offering fabulous prices almost for saddle horses, horses in carriages, wagons, buggies, or anything in which a mans body might be stowed away. But, alas! none were to be had for love or money—none except for the Government service. Caval rymen were galloping up and down every street, and avenue, and alley, and taking possession of every hack, carriage, and light vehicle of whatever description, for the purpose of despatching them to the fields of the late conflicts, there to be used in removing our brave, woonded. , soldier ; from the cold, damp ground to com fortable beds in our hospital". Accordingly, daring the whole of yesterday afternoon, last night, and this morn ing, a motley proceesion of vehicles 'was rattling over the Aqueduct Bridge, in the direction of Centreville, some of the drivers cursing and swearing at • the prospect of being suddenly improvised nurses and undertakers, and in contemplation of the lona of innumerable 44 nice Jobe." What a spectacle was that which met the eye of the habilta of the national capital upon the arrival of the Holiday morning train from the North ! Not a haik was to be had; it was raining hard .and very unplea sant; and, as everybody had left their umbrellas at home, the tempers of twenty car-loads -of well dreseed gentlemen and ladies were sorely tested as they turned themselves into .the depot from the cars for tem porary shelter, the former already crowded -with sol diers and other persons, anxlona to get out of the damp, only to find very dim means of conveyance to - the hotels. Over the River. But " the embargo is off,", end jealous Of each other se well as of the public interests, °Tor they went, upon the sacred soil of the "Old Dominion," in search of an thing that sounded like news or the name of a wounded man. Some wont to Alozandria, and there took passage upon baggage cars for the seat of war; otbers were to be seen mounted upon;niules, andosith note-book and pencil in - bands, were• stopping each _sutler, surgeon, or straggler they met, to obtain "just a note or two, you know, from your division " Sad Reports in the City. • During the aftirnoon a placard was potted all over the city by thelVar Department, to the effect that any one who wished to visit the battle- field to aid the sargcons in the care of our wounded, could do no without ‘ 4 let or hindrance." They were requested to furnish their own conveyances where that wee practicable, and when it wee not, transportation would be fnmished by the De partment. The only equipinents necessary were stated to be a tin cop, a bucket, and a bottle of good brandy. I em happy to nay that the good people of this city who levee= country and her brave sone turned oat in greet ttrenctb, and furnished themselves liberally with man . ) , good things in the way of refreshments, &c., and departed for the battle- field. Arrival of Surgeons. In addition to the thousands of surgeons, nurses, dtc., which have loft this city within the last twenty-four hotus a large number of medical gentlemen arrived here this morning from Philadelphia, and were immediately lent forward to the recent deubly 7 bOught battle ground to relieve those who ha ,e given up from exhaustion. The _Rebel Designs I find that tile accoutte published In T4e - Prase, for some dal a past, of the evident deeigns of 'Stonewall JAOASO2I and Lan, are quite correct. It is now certain that it was pita of the plan of the rebel leaden' to reach Manassas Junction ahead of us, or drive" us out cf it and then Make it a base of future operation and supply for their armies, as tLoy advanced into Maryland. To this End, Lea ordered LONOSTRBET and ANDillt9ol( to move as one column, due north, upon the Junction, uniting his [forces there with those of JAMISON, advancing from the, west. It has been ascertained from rebel prieoners of war that there are no corps d'aretie in the fkonth, but that the divisions are composed of several subdiTisione, and are thus very heavy, num bering at least twenty thousand n.en, and oftener thirty thousand. So it would seem that the rein' army with Which we have bad to contend in the recent battles, in— cluding the grand , divisions of JACKSON, LOtiOSTREZT, ANDERSON, and HUGER'S old command, could not have been less than eighty thousand men. Recent Moventents. By some strategy, not yet manifest, the rebels suc ceeded, about tan days since, in - turning our right flank it Warrenton, and marched upon Illanassu almost un perceived. As soon as Gen. POPE became assured of this, he ordered Tioorrea's division to march upon Manassas Junction rapidly from Alexandria, with five dare' cooked rations, in light marching order, but with a good suppli of ammunition.. HOOKER sprang forward with his gal lant fighting division, and, meeting the rebels Mader Iwum.,. at Kettle Bun, several miles southeast of Ma nama, gave Lim a sound thrashing, and drove him from Bristow Station and the railroad, over which our large army, near Warrenton, was being supplied with stores; and although the rebels bad made a raid upon Ca tiett'e Station, and destroyed a small por tion of the bridge and track at Cedar creek, this movement of HOWLER prevented LONOSTRBET from getting in our rear .with a large army, and entire'? severing Pore's communication with Washington: Thus the army of Virginia was saved from annihilation or ignominious surrender, which must have' followed a want of supplies, as there is no forage In that country. It will biplainly seen from this that LONOSTAHRT warn at least to hold in check what he supposed to be our en. tire aimy at Warrenton, while ,Isoksox moved thrtingh Centreville on to Leesburg, via the turnpike road over Goose creek, over the Potomac and into Maryland. LONGSTREPIT apparently fell back when HEINTRELAN came up with the balance of his corps to reinforce HooK• BR, atd upon his arrival at Gainesville opened coalman(- ' cation with Lsoksos, who leirraid to have been moving towards Gum Spring, twelve miles northwest of Centre villa, at the time, and informed Stonewall of the condi. tion of affairs, which, being fully appreciated by the lat ter, he at onto turned about and struck for the Warren ton tnntpike,intending to join LON cant sax at Gainesville. In the meantime, Gen. Pope moved his army up from Warrenton as:rapidly as possible; MoDowELL, with his *wit and flionVe corps, and RBNO'S ditrielort, moving to the left, through Greenwich, towarde Gainesville, which movement, Gen. Pore Nam caused the rebels to retreat through Thoroughfare Gati, to return reinforod, The Battle of Fiiday. On Friday, after a tedious night advance, McDowell., therm, and Banta:came upon Jet:mean, six miles west of Oeutrevillr, as he was retreating to Gainesville, and a severe pitched battle took place,.which lasted all day, . and the field was stoutly contested. "This war a drawn battle, but Jacxson'S lose was very heavy, and observ ing the trap that had been sot for him, he endeavored to retreat across Dull Bun on Friday night, but from some cause he did not get his army'entire: ly over. Our forces . rnoved after his that night, and by daybreak yestexday morning had driven tho enemy over Catharpin Creek. Up to the date • of General Porlii'S despatch, headed " GrOveton, near Gainesville," we had captured all of Jeassos's baggage wagons, and camp equipage, and a large number of prisoner.: The fields were said to have been fell of rebel' overcome with exhalation, hunger,and • thirat, who' readily gave themselves up. Some of thew, men elite that. they , etarted,.,out from Thoroughfare Gap in! light marching order, with ten days' rations of very pooiquality, and that this had been all consumed. It his be true future v ictorles over him will be easy. The Battle of Saturday. At any rate, I learn that during yesterday the battle continued all day without any decisive rosette, the fighting being desultory, and both armies being almost utterly exhausted. • ", Fitz John Porter Does Not Come Up. .;; The eneiny , had 130 W retreated for some distance and • Wets back of Gainesville. lila DOWRI,L, finer., and Ratio still bald the enemy at bay, and weited.anxionsly for the arrival of Gen. PORTBR'S corps of trees troops from fdaustaae, but from some ~unaccotuatable delay he did 'IVA arrive. The probability is that hie men have been overtaeked with long marches, and wait of proper oncI• forts, they, haying left their camp equipage and over _ .._ • .... gords behind. The Battle of Sunday. -""" The city ii frill of rumors to.day about the battle going on today in the vicinity of - 13uil Bun. The e rube high on the Avenue in consequence of *the alicniation of these reports. I am happy to 'say th a t I have just seen an officer of high -rink, this afternoon, liai given ma some most important news.' • , . • flltn. Pot? Iber:epaa Jo, have met with a temporary re voisel.o.dayt He was tutceettully .driving the enemy 44114 yesterday, whom he supposed to be • under cont. THE PRESS. PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1862. •- mend of Con. JaCtUtilst;'-t•nt; about- Cur clock' a re mendons cloud of iiiiikiet.leen On 'the right, and Gen, Pura betting° siravinck . ittif.iteeiry reinforcements for the enemy Int.d'incceided in getting through Thorough.. fare Gap, and were marching towards hie right; with a view of turning it, and getting in Warw.- He accordingly wit ely determined to witbdraes ble jaded troops from the immtdiato field of action, which the enemy at case took poeseesion of. It wee mortifying _for General Pore to do this, but nec,eeslty knows no law, and Busmen and Ponmt bad not - arrived to save the day. Centreville . le a moat important point, and blanae• sae Junction is squally, .no, and no one can fail to see thai It is ritittOstiry for us to keep 'pi:recession of Them:: . - This morning the rebels renewed the beetle at day , breek, end it has been raging furiously all day: An attempt was made tolturn ourright u tut the brave Seagt., wittibis trusty Germans and the batteries' he knee's so , well how to rosnoonvre, wee at once ordered to the right, and the enemy was driven back with heavy - losa beaded a bayonet chase in person, it is said, and in this inew position distinguished himself. Then a' bold stroke wee made at our centre, which was handsomely repulsed by hi o Down IX. Afterthie a deepereition was 'fearfully evident among the rebels, and there soon emerged from . the dust a long solid metes of men coming down upon our poor worn.out army at a bayonet charge on the double quick: By the description of those Wbo saw 'this Hoe of 'bayonets, I am satisfied that in distance it mast have preiented a spectacle at once awful, sublime, terrible, and overwhelming. , ' The Rebels Charge on es On cafne the demons, as if emerging from the earth; • .in well-caparisoned myriads, reaching in solid column ?e far as the limit of•human vision, .But we were fully 'prepared to meet this onset properly, and our men stood, lisle, but full of courage, awaiting the result, fully de .termincd to die nobly fighting for the stars and stripes, If dI. they must; and they saw no saloty in retreat. A Change of Tactics. Perfectly astonnded at the confidence and courage of our mon, the rebels came, n handsomely within* good range, end taktng our ere 'an semi-priori) , commotion was obeerved in their tank' this enceumged on men, Gen. Pors saw what WM the intent of • The Rebels Turn our Left. Almost as quick as thought the bugles sounded the order to the rebel phalanxes, and instantly the huge Mail of rebels was hurled "agate_ et our left Wing. The gallant divisions of lIBNO and . BOIIENOLI-heroes and .Motors of other fleide—stood their ground for a short ttpatal, but were soon overpowered, and gave way. Bet ting op a yell of triumph, the rebels pealed over piles of 'their own dead men and tho corpse of mania patriot, tbo bayonet at close quarters with our troops. The Order to Fall Back . The rebels were Blow in • re•formlOg.. They had not driven na back without considerable loss; and they did not make another advance until half an hour atter, about noon to-day. This Campaign Decisive. Arrebel officer wbo was taken prisoner in the charge remarked vehemently, ai Yon cannot whip us—ottr fate depeide upon our mincer/ In this campaign.",_ As Good as the "Slogan." New everything looks like a great defeat to the 'arms 'of the Union, but God has not willed it so. Ve are ntver to be defeated at or near Bull ' Enn 144. Oar reinforcements are in eight at last. SIKES, with his invincible regulars, is in eight . It is the vanguard of Frri JOHN PORTIGR'S corps. They are coming, up from ;Manama/ to give the rebels some of the 1 . touches" they applied to them so artistically at Gaines' Mille. -Ms fire is deliveied in the &Rau's flank, and the rebels stagger back. Sumner in Sight. The rebe's seem three to our one, when Cheering is beard in our rear, and the dust. rises in clouds seemingly for miles in extent. Halt an hour plisses by and puts &rattan, with bis augmented and regenerated•cortil l in the advance. The troops that-bare fought so bard and so long fell back to Centreville fur rest: -111sijef their sink right down,' and, cooled by the lair, that retiefilly4,": were aoen fast asleep dreaming of home and tilklhat is lovely and beautiful in life, while the roar of cannon was still tinging loudly in thotears,•stnpetled with the eudden relapse from extraordinary 'exCiteritent of the Past week. Franklin 'Arrives. • • . Ebortly after noon to-day FlLisKr.!N's corps moved on from Centreville, and took an advanced position. Schenck and Sykes Wounded. GeberalßBollENOS. and Brass have both been wounded in the-band—the former severely, the latter painfully but not seriuneli. Our Captures • It is said that our 'captures of prisoners and stores, can p equipage, &c, are immense. The various trains returning from the battle-fields are loaded with tone of stores of every description, taken in the recent battles. General Banks. . -;'," The army corps of. General NATBatFISL P.".Bairrs is at Mellass!is Junction. He has rendered - mostimpurtant !service's, although not actively engaged with the enemy. It is understood .that he was anxious to move into the valley and 'prevent any ieinforeetieuts from ,reaching Jsossox, but it was thought beat to leave him io hold n open-beiween our and keep communicatio n the Junction, fumy and Washington. • General McClellan line We headenartera at Fort Lyon. Ills frienda here say that be has taken 'umbrage at • the action of the Preeident i e aippointateneof Gom POPB to the c hi e f cem . nand of tile armies .in Virginia. 7he Armitie the Po tomac is now completely merged into the former. It Les been considerably • augmentedgf,'l4e by recruits, "retaining con*eacent'aoldiere new , and regiMent!e • • General :Cox: •-• i• • Among the troops atiehlOistiognished thetnaelvos in the ri:centbattlees• I cannot forget to mention the brave &Tian , Ohio trpope, recently In ,Wastern Virginia. Tbcee war:worn veterans seemed to dlht almost for -the love'of the thing—they BMOC their ground 'iierywhere nobly: Gerieral', POPS called theta his it trusty re serves." • • •••• • • The Cannonade Heard' in :Wishington. During 7 eatelday from early dawn until seven o'clock in the evening, the steady roar of artillery, much more concentrated and heavier them that which was noted at the first battle of Dull Bun, startledicur citizens. People proceeded to Georgetown Heights and . other elevated points, and some wont so far a. to state that they could distinctly count the number of discharges!.• Our citizens generally took the matter very complacently. They seemed to have perfect confidence that Corir'irmy would be found equal to the emergency ; and while mime found fault with -General Pore on various pretexts, it Was universally conceded that he" was a man of great dash, and frcin his recent good'management, in operating against JeossOit, in the vicinity:of-Bull Ban, it was ad mitted that he was the right man in the right place."- I may say that the people wore not the toast surprised this mottling, on visiting the War Department, to tind•that the President thought so, tco, for he:hed'aptiointed him con.mendtr-in•chibf of the active forces in 'Virginia. "Our Wounded . . It was not a little remarkable to notice leading citizens of soropelon.nrcdivitiee Bending their-wagons, horses, and indeed,"everythrog they bad, to the Government in this one of its saddest extremities. The'fact rs worthy of note, that Olit prominent citizen, at daylight this morn ing. had bill fifty omnitmaes all geared up, and the horses gaily decorated with American flags; and, baying driven them to the War Office; he tendered them to the Govern ment for such service as it might deem proper. Accord ingly, this afternoon, a'x>nt 4 o'clock, a grand cavalcade of fifty 0111i/buses arrived 10 town, accompanied by about two' hrandrid and fifty wagons, from tho vicinity Of Centreville, loaded with such of onr wounded as were 2,ot . serionely injured. It was astonishing to observe what good'spirits these poor fellows wore in. They cried out, as they passed the crowded corners, " We sta r t whipped . Our Loss on Friday.: ' Persons who have arrived from the immediate vicinity at itanaseas to-day report that our lojeln killed and iromodad is very heavy; and-it .is geoetally conceded that tight thoutaid it too low a Ilgpri. 'Bittitll agree in saying that , the enemy's lois faiexceeds 'Ours, owing to the superior arms of our soldiers and their determined valor and terrible enthusiasm. A Bayonet Charge. • There was a bayonet charge. : Let .those who want to know wbat is the eublimest moment in.the physical ex istence of men look at a division when the order is given that is to hurl it Wendy' and stealthily, betattirely and steadily, into the jaws' of destruction, wberme it can escsPe'oely by - breaking the very: teeth of the Death which "threatens it. It is not mere bull-dog d'aring that is. then aroused; it is more than passion ate blood which, at the word, leaps through the veins with such hot impetabeity that toughly. corded nerve and brawny muscle tittiver order he fresh lire impulse. It is spirit, sotil,' that gush nee warm and eater from the heart and pour through the old blood; channels : with such vivifying tumult that' the' dark, dull, veinoue clots rush 11.1013 g as bright andeparkling ea if their foaming were the mantle of new•fonnented wine ; it is the capacity for high and glorious tillage, for suffer ing, and daring, and death, which, latent before and felt as but faint and L agmentary aspiringe to the common droning of life, now spring into an armipdtont and fall stemmed existence. Yon do not know what they are— the capabilities of . life, You of the North who tread your little daily roupds, in and out, and haveno ambition beyond the tieunde of wealth and ease. Yon are dream ing, all of you. You think yourselves bowed down when you groan under ponderous unrealities ; bits truer para. dox.you may stand erect when the ipiritual Weight of a real manhood settles on you: Let me strip a knap sack on you instead of a ledger give yt i ct a pistol for a pen, and put a bayonet into your halide which before held - a yard.stick. 'Now stand in tlie ranks and welt for the word. It comes. t 4 Charge bayonets!" Off! and God be with you! Fight your 'Way stordir it is for your life I • Fight it no flinchingly ; it is for your honor ! If you fell, the glory of this cerise and the sublimity, of this scene will brighten 'your eye in eille of the death.glaze, and hold high your loped even when life is ebbing ; if you struggle through, you era a man for ever-a man on a large . ' scale of character,,, man of In tensity and concentrated force, a man who hse bad more then glimpses into the magnificent possibilities of the spirit within him. Butt are the made mess'of Helntzebnan's entire corps d'armieWhOlacaped the chancea of their glorious charge. They have lived ages in moments; they have 'Passed through the most terrible ordeal that oan test the stuff of manhood, and they have a recompense beyonff 'gold or emolument—colt-aseerted honor and a deep insight of. life; for was it not bordered closely and heavily with death ? The men were by no means fresh whop they were 'sub mitted to this trial. They had fought throngb;the greater past of a Most fatiguing day. They had been without provision...dr rest aiaCo' early morning; and, worse than all, an intolerable thirst consumed them.' They were tired—to the verge Of exhaustion—hungry, thirsty, dusty—everything but dispirited. In the eyes of all the world they would have been.justifled in ire/stilt* the or der to cheriCge a mistake, whether intentioned or an , Jutentiorial., They had been forced bs'ck by. tbe,sheer .weighkof overwhelming numbers; new forces had been co'hstantly hurled noon them, and It was but madness to rcfniekhe chances of meeting reinforcements In tho rear. -.The axial clash of the,battle was still around them. A . superior artillery was hurling berets into the ranks. Musketry was increasing its deadly volleys, and there began to basyntiteme of 'a flanking movement and 'a ,cross It was under ends circumstances. that Beinteelmart , s corps ceased firs. It marie a decided •dleference in the rioliwoUthe AM; , the diminution of 'SOiIDIA was iliXioC,‘*Figi t :"ol:oloiliii• the enemy was away , of kiftddli mit stet,:4;ll , stilly about one that All one's mire. Qttor,ein Instant, the Itreatlitier wavered ; this snspense was too belittle, It 11,1illdbecithed:ivith act of some kind ;' , mortal moo cannot atilnd,it; t fcr Guile lake, let ' the , great gap of inaction be . -crisrumed--with death,lf nothing else. , r, Steady, A resumption of the line. But also eri liiireise of tile ad verse. firing. - Again ,a waver. titteady; steady, min." Afle,r:lpaiil till you are bourse, Wave captains and lieute nants; but theee seconds are , .you must ,give theii'reim setuething to deJ• rOrt malt steady them bitte-• lien: 'Atui.tieri• comes enough; -aids gallop down with eiders that iiiing every musket to its most threatening position.' Then the cheering - words of the commanders as . they dash down the lines. Then a wild waving of f:Verdi% by our shoulder.straps as the final word is given, arid the column h arts forward. Slowly, at first, and rather lamely—joinur stiff with fatigue. Bat as the distance to the foe . eliertened . " the pace is . onl,kened ; faster . tune( moves thatf steadily advancingl . colum n,' till, •on "riot like 0 7 with leaps and ehonis like more siiage creatures, they hurl themselves right into the midst of the expectant foe. What passed there uo man can tell. They aro not u ore silent who fell with deatb.seeied lips than are thew who came out unizarnied. 7 -Thitexcitornent is too great for memory to held any ,:ground; all faunlike are swept , away in the ono wild thirst for blood, blood. We can_only say, that after a short, but desperate sir - agate, the rebel foe tell back — not orderly and mesaingly, but In'eneh tionfusion and lati- • lees turmoil as , only terror can oreate. The day was won. The blood ard bravery of Beintzelman's stout fellows won it. The plaudits of a grateful country be with Mem .! It was Ike boldest and grandest charge of the war. The' honor of all history must be with them. • -- The Rebel Advance. Very triumphantly the rebel hordes advanced. A long, experienie on the battle-field has convinced me thatthis braggadocio of first appearance betokens eineof two things with the rebeir—a feint or a reinforcement. When not confident In superior numbers, or not. relying on some complex spitfire of strategic mover/merits, they will, Indeed, move forward—and steadily, too, but not with such presumption as they greeted Pope's wearied forces with on this :memoreble Saturday. It was evident,,at first glance, that they had:been heavily reinforced, and it was equally impreseed upon our consciousness th 4 at we must meet the approaching contest with men wearied enough in body; and not iilittle dampened by the tho - ught that Sumner and Franklin-hid-failed to ticimeup: -But the force under our control .vras disposed as well as circumstances . would allow., All the officers from the major geneial. commanding to the'humblost lieutenant were indefatigable in.their exertions to make energy and taut atone for the want of those happy coin- 1 . eking circumstances which ISO often maierialli contra , buts to decide the issue of a battle. The men stood nobly up to their work. Poor fellows Sorely tried were they! Jaded to the utmost by their tremendous efforts of the previous day, yet now called upon- to, meet a second or deal, end one far more terrible. In the stoutest hearts in the world there wilt always be engendered come melt; sure of demoralization by-farcing a - seciond - fight upon men in whose ears are still ringing the awful cries - of a first. But here It was unavniciable, and the Mein ad dressed themselves bravely to , the severe duty now im posed, , The Ordei to Fan Mick The day was far advaared., Our men had fought with more thin mortal herobitli; 'lmplied valor flushed each . eager countenance. We had , enteered eovoroly in killed and wounded; but few_of.; car;number, had , been .taken prisoners—the lighting wag toe desperate, and the field too hotly-contested on both skies to prevent any yielding save in death; braTOlir:(fcir I scarce knew:- what . eke to call It) of the rebels mast be adinitted. Whether they.wereintoxicated or.not,,as, in the seven-days' bat tles,-I-cabnot ily, bat rWould not be greatly surprieed if such should ultimately prove true. Many of them lied thrown aside thoircoata and , jackets, and entered .the contest with an Irish dads and recklessness. Many, of our men had had not a mouthfill to eat since morning, but there was no indication at any point in our line either of wavering or weakness. It was widepeied along the iankii ,in the pauses of the conflict, when the reverberations of the cannon, hushing momentarily, allowed an articulate shout to be heard, that. FRANKLIN was coming to our aid from Alexandria, and the men were hopeful. Under such circumstances the order Pall back! fall back.!" came like-sithunder 'clap to every ear.. Each countenance drooped. There . was a slacking in oar firei the line wavered for an instant, :and the massing of the troops commenced. Bad indeed was ..tinimaseing of such 'mere fragments. Regiments were !reduced to corporal's guards, and, indeed, it is no -exag :gelation to say that form some brigades lt would have been difficult to teem a couple of stoat companies. But ..ao matter now for regimental forms; the olidactie simply fro got the -men Into compact forme and retreat them !..sifsly. Retreat 'I Palsied be the tongue that dares to calithe deliberate backward movement of those wearied men a retreat, If, it be retreat to imperil everything that Is dear to man for the sake of national honor—to toil in -the excitement of a life-and .death struggle amid every discouragement and actual thwarting—if to hunger, and thirst, and bleed, and fight for two days, and then, presence et overwhelming numbers; to fall bilek slowly and orderly upon leinforcesuonta—if this is retreat, our army did retreat, ' ! s flow the - President Repftitiett 't.he , News. The intelligence of Por , s's 'reverse, received early thie morning, had a visible. effect 'upon the President, and he continued uneasy until General Marzninglisibrinisthisit . of the concentration of our forces beyond pentie . Vllllll;atid our ence!taiiin driving the enemy back this a:fternoom, - , .• Our Obief Magistrate has the mostlinborinded ctintb.; derma in the ability or : Generals Ifettaica and P,ors, and, It iteald that he will take occasion to personal!" thank the generate who have .ilietingulahed themselves In these battles. Ine Firing To•day Bearden] Washington. - . no firing heard to-day in the city was only at inter :We, and seemed to be dull, Leavy, and dendtury-.' -Per haps thisv.as caused by the humidity of the atmsphere. It was believed ; tiat a very heavy battle has been going an tc-day, but of course itis impossible for your corres pondents to arrive here from) Centreville to night. I hope to send you a fOll account to-morrow. *. FROM ANOTHER. CORRESPONDENT. (special Teepatch to The Preis NEAR OEiTIIETILLB, August 81-6 P. M. Last evening, about, five o'clock, IticDowrmx.'s left flank was turned, it is said, by a body of rebel cavalry, supposed to ;be : five thousand strong. ittoDowntr.'s corps being on the left of our army at the time, and the rebel cavalry beide supported by infantry, ktoDowaLL's entire corps was almost in/tardy swept amay. The charge was fearful. On ofocers say that it exceeded, in fierce impetuosity, anything they ever eta, or heard, cr read of M history. ' The Ground Regained. . • This morning there was a report, how true I know not, that the ground lost by this charge • bee s been regained. This is improbable. The Enemy's Strength. The enemy, according to the reports of prisoners who have been taken : and who seem to be intelligent, has recently;been reinforced enormously, and now includes the entire rebel army in the State of 'Virginia . / The prisoners even go so fifr se to lay that, acoordizig to what they have beard, the rebel army of Virginia numbers about 260,000 men: The ' - , Enemy''s Posltioxi. They occupy, the outer extremity of the old Bull Bun battle• field at present, their front being at the farthest point of the old field. They hold their old rifle-pits; which were dug "on the mernorable 21st of July, 1860 They are bold and impudent " s .,,What their intention is cannot be kiown to , any but themselves. . Our Army Reinforced. I am gratified to announce that our army was rein forced at noon to-day, by at . least 60,000 of the most effective men we haye in the field, including res.xxLm'a corps, , Bua . TEß' . B corps, Poirsa's - corps; RICITARDSO:VB divlffODj Eqrnewiett's division, 00xtradirlsion of Ohio yettiana from Western Virginia, together with General Ercnciss' new division of the , following Pennsylvania regiments of the 'new levies: 122 d, 123 d, 124th, 126th, 126th, 127th, 128th, 129th. The latter marobel froofthe various camps near Waahington, this morning, where they been lately located, and whence they can be safari spired. - ' ' • • • The . Conveyance for Wounded—nlun dering.• I learn that the preislng of hacke,"orimlbuses, etc., in Washington, lex the conveyance of the woniaded from the battle. field. was , necessitated by • sad mistake in the Quaiielmister'a Department of the Army of the Potomac —the Department having failed to bring up the ruxibn lances 'ebb% were used on the Peninsula, and of which there Was a-very heavy . supply, . Daring to day five hun dred isinhulancenWiriVed fn Weehington. „. What „tiiheeri Or the Prospect. was the . of, jeatilwir army sateen yesterday pre Otti:ilitld'thits we shall be Very fortunate if we can whip •3115/telON, • I.6ICOSiDDIST, ADDEIRt.ON; arid the other rebel leaders, without surrounding them. , . • - • Prisoners. . • • •• .. • Bight hundred prisoners were sent forward from this point this morning, to Alexandria. This makes 1,600 'that have been forwarded to Washington. The' total number of Prisoners captured by us is very TAYLOR'S .NOW Jersey Brigade has not been in 'this fight. Several hundred of its men.. who were taken, have heir' paroled. :It has not suffered as much as is generally believed. • Statement of a Prisoner. A very intelligent prisoner, a commissioned .officer, with whom I Conversed, told me that &canape made an' address to hit army, day belore yesterday, in which he urged hiaintn to stand firm and fight to the last, for if they were beaten then and there, all hope for the enc. cersful establishment of the Southern Confederacy was lost. Thu .:min also reports that in rriday's battle JACKSON Mide a very narrow escape from capture. Number of Prtioners Taken. • e. Persons . toshe well informed say that we have taken at least 17,000 prisoners from the enemy in alt the engagements, but many were paroled on the ,spot and sent hick. - • General Schenck Wounded. General 6011150 K went to Washington : last evening. He is severely wounded in the !eft arm, and it is feared he will lose the limb. Ills division was in Sioni.'s corps. Brigades of General 5T.1.111.. and General 111cLAtti were driven in by JAorsoN's men, but were rallying when Gen. &DUDDY left. Gen. Banner VON STHINITDDa'S end Gen. CARL Sonuez's divisions drove the enemy back handiemely Upon several occasions at the point of'the bayonet. Sonnet's' division le badly pat up. General liirwror!s Independent Brigade suffered severely. They fought well, dropping therebate like ripe fruit Surgeons and-Nurses Wanted' At leapt 600 additional surgeois are needed imme diately, and, although Nome 300 are expected , from your city to.bight,' the service' of many more will be accepta ble: Hereto are also wanted, and would not be doing too much if pi marry as one thousand chailtable mart and women would "go down to the .dark and bloody sronii . d," oat' viler* their 'acts of patriotism and !g e - ritaitiOn . 9f. our Army Yesterday After : •Nt. Tble afternoon, our whole army is massed ten miles snitch of 'Centreville, - beyond; Ball. Bon, and notwith standing that the rebel army has received such gresi re; inforcementai tie are driving the , enemy at every point, sa d victory ,sooner or liter, is considered corium. sox Rill certainly be dritiento the mountains. He can ' not PisatbrooghTheroughfaie Gap again, fm- lIIITSTZBL -114$ is guarding the read, and he cermet break through Shit brave corps, eipeelallp wi h our grand armies at his heels. Further Dettlilll— : Col, Meredith Wounded;' and Probality a Prisoner . • • [Special Despatch to The Press.] Angned Josamt Mirka!, a antler of one of the Delaware regiments, haeisirived'Amet , la ,him the scene of action, and is able to 'additional details of the battle yesterday. _he states that our , army was sot defeated: There .`mtro'strerill symptoms of a panic in_ one or two dividoniu whea l the orflsr to 1 4 / 1 backwas given, but -our men re-, tired In excellent order, and the rebels aid not cateittpt apursult. ..;• Col. 8. A. MRIVEDITII, of tile 66th Penneylvanis regi ment, was woundesl during the engagement night of the 28113 He was conveyed to the hospitaf;" near the . Houmi, at managsatr. Junction. It is feared;by • some Of his' fellow.officars that he hue been taken pH. loner. • As far as le known, we lost neither guns nor ammuni tion In falling back to Centreville. All of our wounded were safely brought off. The army is not at all discouraged by the_ results of yesterday's ' fight, but all,- even inoluding many who are Aillglitly,wounded, express the hope that Gen. Fors Will 'at once . move on the enemy. H. list of Wounded. Arrived at Alexandria from ; the; Butt e-field.. - ;WABIIIIIOTOX, August BL—The following is an °ibis' Bit the wounded 3n the: - fate battles, * who have been brought into the Alexandria Hospital : Albert , Walderf, 0,2 d Wisconein. • , • Gtorge Loper end Christian Stock, sergeant, I, lit New York Artillery._ John E. Alexander, adjutant, 11th Ohio. JohnlL Tooe,oor: ... pOrill; I, and J. 51. Conover, G, 31 New Jersey.. , JohniConOVer, D, f lat New York. IDontby. N. Jones, t, and Edward Van Not, G., 12th Ohlo. ' ' Pat McGinn, sergeant, B, 2d Nxoelslor. Thomas McOoort, D, 12th Pennsylvania Reserves. Henry O'Neil, F; Henry Brondh, sergeant, I; Philan der Penner, G; and Charles H. Kelly, lieutenant; K, 60th Pennsylvania. Hooittn H. Swan, lieutenant,. A; James Hough, ser geant, It, 10th Michigan. John Alexander, F; Henry Klein, irorgeant, A; John A'. Mills; D, 28th New York. M. H. Belson, A, 85th New York. • Wm. Sporter, A, Maryland Volunteers. ' William W. Withrow, 0, Ist Virginia Artillery. Henry 0. Pratt., lieutenant, F, 38th N. Y. Volunteers. . John M. Gordon, sergeant, B, 72d N. Y. Volunteers. Joshua M. Haines, K; 106th Pennsylvania. Benjamin A. dullivau, IP; John Garetenacker, H; William A. Wheit, corporal, F; and James Patterson, G, 51h New York Volunteers. Charles B. Bell, sergeant, 0; John A. Robertson, cor poral, A, 74th New York Volunteers. Jacob Bancroft, H; John Mariett, 0; and James Bul liven, D,..2d New York Volunteers. SamnerWayne, Jebn McCarty, B, Ist Pa. Artillery. Charles Zeolab, E, 22d New York. Swain Johnson, B, let li'Llinesota. Oerlabront, K, 2d New Jersey. Matthew Cowlin; A, 76th New York. • _ JohnT. Kirk, 0, sth Pennsylvania. Henry liimiens, 0, 9th PennsYlvanitl• • Nathaniel Trask, E . , and WM. 0. Jones, A, 26th N. Y. 'Andrew Neigh, B, 106th New York Volunteers. Henry Fuller, 11; 7th Pennsylvania Reserves.. • . - Ernest Hackinty, corp -rat, K, Ist N. Y. Vointsers. Bale 'Wield, K, 9th Pennsylvania. John Smith, 11, 16th Massachusetts. John S. Hatch, lieutenant, let Michigan. • George D. Masten, Jas. Costello, 20th N. Y. 'Pohl. • Conrad Volcker, sergeant, D, 4th N. Y. Cavalry. ' • Jacob Cunningham, I, 17th New York Militia. Thee. Shine, K, Joe. F. Phillip, Corp., F, 28th Mani. Y. Chas. Farber; 13, 68th New York Volunteers. In addition to the above, Lieut . . Merriam, of tho lit -Micldgan Cavalry, was wounded and taken prisoner. Lieutenant Morse, of the same regiment, Was killed. 001. Roberts and Captain Pomeroy, of the Ist Miohi gin Infantry, were killed. Captain Barry, commanding the 16th Michigan, was wounded. - Colonel Br e oelhead, of the let Michigan Cavalry, was captured. - Lieut. Farnham, of the 228 New York Volunteers, was wounded. • • Captain L. E. Perkins, of Company B; 2d New York, , and Silas ,German, private of Company I, 94th New - York, died of their-wounds. , • . . : Milton Phelps, adjutant of the 10th Pennsylvania Re eerveerwas shot through the left lung. Licut. Colonel Fuller„ in command of the 14th Bimok ism Regiment, was wounded In the thigh by a Male ball. Major 0. H. Towne, let Michigan Cavalry, was wounded in five plaees. • Lieut. Col. Thomas, 228. New York, was wounded in the breast. • KU/ed.—Colonel Kokes, - 73d Pennsylvania; Lieu tenant Colonel McLean, 88th Pennsyllraula ; , Colonel O'Connor, 24 Wisconsin ; „Colonel Cantwell, 824 Ohio; Captain Francis Shellinglin,l2th Pennsylvania Reserves. frotieden —General Hatch, General Patrick,‘General Duryea, General Lower. N. [Report for tho Associated Press.] ' Maize:mule, August 30.—Thoro has boon heavy &kg heard te•day in the direction of Centreville, and the contest of Friday was undoubtedly renewed. this morning.. • • . Telegravbic comninnication has been re-established to Manassas, and the care are running as far as Bcdi Ran. The bridge and railroad are being repaired. with the greatest despatch, and trains will probably extend their hips tomorrow. There are still - a large number of troops in Alexandria; awaiting transp3rtation to the field Of battle. A Pennsylianieg brigade, comprislajthe 1234, 133 d, 134th, and 136th regimeateirdader Gen. Cook, were to march to-day. ' , • • The patients who were able to be moved from the 'Alexandria hospitals have been taken to Washington to make room for the wounded who are to arrive to• day. . August 30 —General Pope's statement that General Ifeintaktreau7s . et emy at ,daylight is confirmed to.dsy by the heavy &ice hiard from that vicinity. Rumors of euocosses of various kiLdshave reached here, but they need confirma tion: • Yesterday rebel scents were seen at Langley's, !tithe vicinitnof the Main Bridge. Brery preceutlon has been taken to prevent a anipriee in that direction. . giESPECI&t." Tlie impression prevails that the rebele have bein(on• trapped, and the reeline of the recent rnenonnyiing is looked for with intone° interest. LATEST FROM ilitlEAT OF .WAR, ITABEINGTON, August 31.—The rebels Were heavily're inferred yesterday, and attacked Pope's army before the arrival of Generals Franklin and Sumner. The attack was:boldly met and a severe . battle followed.. The 'advantage on the whole was oar side of the enemy, and Pope fell back to Centreville with hie whole army, In good order. _ lie has now been joined at Centreville by General ' Franklin, and. Sumner was on the march to him last night. Be occupies the strongest position in the neigh borhood of Washington, ,and is expected promptly to renew the contest and ancceseee.of Friday. Pfery effort , ebould bo'need to beaten the forwarding of our troops. WAstrzmovotf, Ang. 31.—Information received bare indicates that tbere has been but little, if any, fighting to-day. Om' army is veil concentrated, and the men aro in geed condition snd spirits. EXCITEMENT AT, WASHINGTON. Arrival oflVonided . from the Bat- *. WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.—Intense anxiety prevails in, the hotels and on the streets to gather incidents of the ,late fights, but the reports are se_hideililite up to noon to• day as not to justify their repetition.: ' Private reports from Fredericksburg, as late as o'clock P. of , yesterday, give contradiction to the re ports current here regarding the burning of bridges and destructiOn of Previa, in that lOcality.. There bati been no such proceeding. Genebal Burnside had possession - of that city up >!o 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon. GeneralSchenek arrived today, baring been severely wounded - in the right wrist during -the battle of yes terday. . . The following are some of tho casualties during the re cent Whine in Virginia, oletained from unofficial sources: 101sT New Yokx.--Captain McClellan, in the'groln; Claptedn W: O. Allen, la the ankle by a shell; Captain B. .L. Beckwith, In the breast ; Lieut. Warner; in the band. Lieut. ellagedorn, 6th New York, in the shoulder. earn New Tonic—Mont. Beer, killed; Capt. Kemper, wounded in the throat ; Lieut. Eicherkett, int the Soot; Captain Blends Herrick, in ,he head; Captain Vernek, in the leg; Lieut. - Anton Gfroner, in the arm.. -. NTH MASBAOIIIISMITTS:—Lieutenant H. B. Bunke, killed; Lieutenant Danioutt, killed ; Captain Thome Widens, wounded In the leg; Captain Donovan; in the had ; Lieutenant While, in the aide. ' Captain Waters, 76th New Yotk, in the thigh. _Colonel Cantivell, 82d Ohio, killed. • 100TH PIIHNSYLYAIiii.—Oespt Simon Brown, killed; Lieutenant Carl, wounded in the stomach and breast; Lieutenant Mown, probably mortally wounded; Lieut. Patten, .head and arm ; Lieutenant Blair, wounded ; Captain Oliver, in the leg; .Lieutenant !bocce, in the beck; Captain Van Oarder, arm off; Colonel Leasure, badly in she leg ; Maior Dawson, in the hand. • Colonel Boas and Captain Hold, of the 96th Now York, both wounded.:' . Colonel Broom, of the 90th Indiana, reported killed: Colonel Hayes, of ther62) Penneylvanie, -wounded. 106ta•Pegttsyr.vANIA.-oapt. John Raitings, wounded badly in the leg i Captain A. 0. Thompson, shoulder; Captain Hobert Kirk, shoulder; LloutenantiOralg, arm; Lieutenant Neil, slightly in the breast; Captain A. 0. Craig. acting eOlonel, in the ankle. This regiment, It is maid, lost half ita members at Fair Oaks.. 29ru'Raw Youz..--Colonel Soot, wounded in tho arm ; Adjutant Van Gedlitz, suopoued mortalir ; Lieutenans Homburg, in the arm; Lieutenant rildeutet, to , the leg. 68'ritBlIr YOBlL—Major Heald°, in the arm; Ltent • Wenklebaugh adjutant to Gen thelawehr t in the leg. Acting Adjutant Lieut. Powell, son of Dr. Powell, et the 2d Ex:elelor, New York, wounded. ICXOIIIAIOIIBRIGADB.--Lieut. Franklin, in the groin; Lient. Col. Potter, hand and arm, and amputation is not probable; Copt. Green, *truck by a shell; Lint. Nokia, wounded ; Lieut. Donalde, died from the etrecta of an amputation; Llente. Murphy, Lowentrout, Lewle, and MoAllbster, all killed. . FROM HARRISBURG. Volunteer - Physicians—Departure of - • Troops. HARRISBURG, ARUBA 31.—Skilfal physicians and sur geons, provided with instrument' and all the neceasary appliances, are being rapidly sent to the relief of the fICHISIII won ided in the late battles at Bud BUM Biz of our resident phyalciats left here last night, and others from Tubule parte of the . State Lave been invited by the Governor, and all are, no doubt, now on their way. Burgeon General Smith, with hie Philadelphia corps of volunteer surgeons and nurses, also leave tonight. TLe first regiment of the bucktall Brigade left here last night for Waahington,ituder.the command of, Horse Exhibition, to commence at Williamsport on Lb! 2d of :Bentember,•to be continued to tho sth. Tito ez. - bidon Is open to'tho , entire Union, and the indicerl are Tell Dreadsing. Many entries hate been made L." each of the Elutes. Among thanoted hones entered are the Arabia is' ale, Pay Yann,'Slowge McClellan, Bob Boy, I ° ll Munill„.George M. Patchen, Jr., Young America, Lou Wand, Nod Morgan Lyon, John Gilpin, dt, haerral Black Hawk ereenger, Black Hawk, Young Ohs. (I ' . Id details, Giese, and - George bl. Patchea. Also, .Iguggr, thefamous atalliou owned by. John Minor Bow, of girds, confiscated by the {rebels and recaptured bi IJaime army. It isetatsd,on good authori4, Met 000 have" been refused tote him.!, Thera are, Idea , D '''' a f roma descendants of ths moat noted horses in the rao —thorough-bred Edesseagaz.i i .6t. Lawronces, and nd ~ grades of Morgan and BleetndYek - that are eXPtcCei •. , ' Front Ccdifornia. SAN Fit.tscisco, , Ananst 2 0 , 630 P. )fr.—The F ;4 •". , Bailed this morning for s /long Kong. •00 The miartil The . jobbing trade is fai r Bret habda. Sales. of eight and a halt million of a:Fr': lis(' sugar at 1434 c ; astern lard 14c.; butter 21; Octet-ries are generally uhchanged. There is In& Position to speculation in merchandise. Sxteinit ? ‘ veitrosints hare been made in mining stocks- 0 1,., them realizing fortunes in a few days, causing COO ble inflation in tee market for Ruch .oporitiOW o , Continua to receive fn. Impetus ,froos the haudeose.`", deeds declared by . the 'principal Washoe elation. . - A rrein of wagons recentlyarrived in Carson V I I from Salt Lake, bringing 60,000 pound, of UV. ; 73,000 poundsr:of tutter, for market. Thle is the, coratetitio*Osiitiiiitia has met for inspiring the on the eastern slope, Isetter . flrom• Col. Fitch—A Rebel C 'Denied. " Ilimitva Ark., Anenat '22, 1 ..To gajor .cen,4 grineck, Commanding a s. • 471) Sin To day, ft*. the Bret time. a letterfrom • 1.14. 0..8. A. dated near Riohniond, fel e i my obserSition,. charging Brigadier General B. •. with having nmidered in cold blood two peaceful o. I have no olalm t t the Altria,...baing a plain calanA doubtless the oifiper alluded to. dome ionro s ' ll t • ma, ()mini the latio . Whita if.rni expedition, tog laced hanging of : two; hostages. General 10 0 G", • me for..thttreeMafitippOsed sot.. The Wale an.] are alikaundetierved, and the charge In both cm" out the shadow of foundation . In fact, boel!" of "bun ma 7 hays: deseryed different trestaw g ; ` man nag killed by the troops nadir ml 0010300, in fliir action. I am very respectfully, your obeditot sorresti G. . FIT° 48th Indiana Volnotd"e Commanding the late White River Itriol.