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h his own and Sigel's corps, to march upon Gainesville by the Warrenton and Alexandria pike; Reno and one division of Heintzelman to march on Greenwich; and, with Porter's corps and Hooker's division, I marched back to Manassas Junction. McDowell was ordered to interpose between the forces of the enemy which had passed down the advance of the rebels at Centreville, and driven them back to Manassas. General Pope is beyond Manassas, cut off from Washington. Gen. Burnside and Gen. Porter's corps had landed at Aquia creek. It is also said that Gen. Ewell has penetrated to the rear of Gen. Pope, and occupies the left bank of the Occoquan rive army of the Potomac that joined Pope without supplies of any kind. All the supply trains of Gens. Banks, Slegell McDowell, and Heintzelman, with a part of Gen. Porter's were exposed to the rebel attack at Centreville, and would undoubtedly have been captured on Wednesday night, had it not been for the heroic resistance of one