Norwalk, Tuesday, July 30, 1861.
“IN YOUR HANDS, MY DISSATISFIED COUN-
TIcYMEN, AND NOT IN MINE, Is THE MOMEN-
TOUs ISSUE OF CIVIL WAR. THE GOVERN-
MENT WILL NOTAssAIL you ; YOU CAN HAVE
- No ficoxfllimtrr~~ WITHOUTBEING YOURSELVES
THE Aeennssons ; YOU HAVE NO OATH REGIS-
TERED INIrEAvnN To DESTROY» THE Gov-
EnNMENT, warm I SHALL IIAVE , THE MOST
30mins ‘ in To PRESERVE, PROTECT AND
DEEEND IT.”-Lz'neoln’s Inaugural.
Editorial Correspondence of Gazette.
. WAsnINoTON,July -26th, 1861.
DEAR GAZETTE1+Compelled by other du-
tiestoleave Our boys last ' Bunday' week at
Falls Church. although 7 fully aware'that an
engagements” near at hand, I nevertheless
promised themthat I would return to them
as soon as it shorild appear that the point of
a general contest 'had been reached. The
first intelligence of the grand battle having
reached usonCMOnday, I of course failed to'
' bean eye-witness to the fearful contest, nev-
erthelessI have seen enough to make me
sick at heart at the horrors and agonies of
war, and yet, firmer " than ever in the faith
that win is often .a human necessity, and
when. waged. as this is, for Liberty and Na-
tional; unity,we should justly deserve God’s
vengeance, did wecowardly shrink from this
second.j‘_terrible,. ordeal of‘ bleed through
which our hitherto free and happy land must
surge its way to a firmer union and a nobler
destiny. ' ‘
My; first effort on my arrival here was to
. ascertain the conditiOn of our Connecticut
troopsfin general, and our Norwalkboys in
particular,.who were in the hottest of the
fire. fj'After a walk of about five miles I as-
certained that the Norwalk company, Capt.
Fowler, had come out of the trying ordeal
unscathed, which fact I immediately tele-
graphedyou,and got my dispatch through
by sending-it direct to friend Finney, opera-
tor in the N. Y. Office, Otherwise the mail
would have conveyed to you the first intelli-
gence, as there was a. stack of dispatches two
feet high awaiting transmissiOn.
Next day I started ’for‘ Fort Corcoran,
whither the three Connecticut Regiments had
retreated. I arrived there just as they had
fonned- for amarch to their old quarters in
this city ' at the head .of 14th street. I en-
joyed the privilege of about a seven miles
march with them, and-was permitted to car-
ry the knapsack Of an exhausted soldier be-
longing to Capt. Hawley’s company, so that
I got quite an idea of 'what it is to be a sol-
diers ‘ ’ ~ , ~
When I last saw our Connecticut boys it
was at the close Of a sereneSabbath evening,
after prayer had been said by the Chaplains,
and caCh'one, with his “grub” in hand, was
enjoying to the full his evening’s repast, and
hardened by exposure and impatient by rea~
son of long-continued waiting, I then re-
marked that so hardy and so valiant an ar-
my I did not believe had everbeeu assem-
bled. But now thewoe-begonc and haggard
look, the limping gait of many Of the Inen
showed only too plainly the enormous tax
which hadbeen Imposed upon their physical
energies. 'Nevertheless, exhausted as they
were, arid having performed a march une-
qualled‘in all history, I should have pitied
an eqUal- number of the “ chivalry,” could
they have engaged them in an Open encoun-
ter. , ' ’
, From Capt.FOwler I learned thatalthough
his command was where David had Uriah -
during the entire contest, yet he had come
off the field in good order, without a single
man being killedor severely wounded. Da-
vid O’Connor of South Norwalk had got sep-
arated from, the company and was missing,
but as'he was; seen- at, the bridge at Bull’s
Run, someLt'WO miles from the battle-field,
the Captain was inclined to‘ think that he
had got lost in the woods and would yet
turn up. The Captain may be correct in his
conjectures, though I incline to the belief
that he was taken prisoner by some of the
rebel scouts. . It will be a source of consola-
lation to his friends, however, that the evi-
dences are so strong that he is still alive.
Chas.'Hill,' who was an employee in Austin‘s
Foundry," hada narrow escape from an ex-
ploded shell. The same bombkilled a mem-
ber of one of the Maine Regiments standing
by, and also took the leg completely off of
Orderly. Sergeant John R. Marsh of Capt.
Moore’s Danbury company, from which the
poor féllow‘ soon sank ‘down and bled to
death. Young Hill escaped with the uh~
seating Of his pantaloons, and/an ugly flesh
woundwhere all Free Masons are said to
carry the’ brand" of their initiation. Orderly
Russell, of Capt. Fowler’s company, was al-
so standing close by when the shell explo-
ded, but miraculously escaped any farther
injury than the filling of his face and eyes
with gravel. . . All speak in the highest praise
of 'thc;coolness~.and courage of Capt. FOW-
ler, and-the daring bravery of his command,
and it“seemsa special interposition of Provi-
dencefthat",every. man Of .them was not cut
down.." The color sergeant amused himself
occasiOnally, after a discharge from the en e_
my’s batteries, by rising up and daunting the
company’s: colors; presented them b y the la-
dies of’ South -Norw‘alk,lfull in their faces.
Capt. Fowler had his men so near their bat-
teries thattheir cannon shot over and beyond
his command, and to escape their infantry
fire, be ‘compelled every man to lay close to
the groundfloading and firing while lying on
the side. 7:, Thusthey 'were able to do fearful
execution on the enemy’s infantry, and es-
caped I’tbemse'lves unharmed, although the
bulletsfiew like hail above their heads.
I spent all day Wednesdayvin visiting the
variousiho$pitals and hunting up our Con-
necticutmen‘who ,were wounded. At the
Hotel HOspital,’ Georgetown, I found the
largest number. J. Stokes was there, sick
of fever, where he had lain for a long time.
Poor Bng‘by, who had received the shot aim-
ed at Gen. Tyler, at Vienna, was also there.
His wife had just arrived as I came in, which
cheered hisjfiagging energies—but, poor fel-
low, I fear he as done with this world, al-
though the physician had hopes of him.—
Jacob SbhrOff'of New Haven ,is here also,
with a painful sprain of the ankle. W. J.
Burgess'Of Harthrd, Co. A', First Regiment,
has a w'onnd'in‘ the arm received at the bat-
tle on ShndayE‘ins life was saved by his
watch. ‘The bullet. after passing through
the fleshy part of , his arm, entered and
lodged inhiswatch,‘ thus -‘saving his life—-
.
Joseph payphhr’nesaen; Co. B, 3d ,Regi- _ .
ment,ha‘sin,shell.§v§nnd: in the ankle, but.
with Burgesscwill soon.“ be.,=.able to return
home. G.’J.iNethon,IGo. B.,>3d Regiment,
:also slightify wohn‘dedf in knee. Chas. MO-
Elmy. “Hartford; lst. Best-i 81895 wounded
with cannon ball..- At the Georgetown Hos-
pital prop'erfl 10th James 'W. Martin 'of .
, .
1:3":
' to have a limb amputated, which is one of
Ist Regiment, with severe bayonet wound.—
C. C. Mills, Of Capt. Hawlcy’s Rifle 00. had
lost use of his feet, but was recovering.—
Theodore Winton of Weston, in Capt. Fry’s
00., 3d Regiment, had an ugly shell wound
in calf of his leg, but is doing well. All our
men at the Hospital with the exception of
Bugbec will doubtless soon be out.
Among those fatally wounded and left on
the field were John Selleck, of Capt. Fry’s
00., who was struck with a cannon ball.—
He is highly spoken of by officers and men.
John Booker of Co. H, 2d Regiment, also
wounded and claimed to be missing. Isaac
Jennings and Alfred Hoddinnot of Capt.
Wildman’s Danbury company are missing.
Also, Augustus E. Bronson and —- Benc-
dict of same company, missing. Also J 0511-
ua Gilmore of Stamford. These missing
men may yet come in as many are daily do-
ing. though'the chances are against them.
Among all our wounded, not one has bad
the greatest horrors of this scene of misery.
I have not time to write you in detail this
week the many incidents Of interest I have
gathered from the men. These I may give
you in another letter when your columns
will be less burdened with news. Joe. Haw-
lcy is all .right; Senator Foster do.—-altho’
Hon. Mr. Ely who went out in the carriage
with him is taken. The First Regiment
leave for home to-night and I in thc morn-
ing. As cverthinc, &c., B.
“2‘.-.
WWe are sorry to learn that the sub-
scriptions on the Volunteer Relief Fund
drag heavily along. Won’t our friends who
were liberal enough to subscribe “p’int up”
promptly, that those dependent upon their
charity may be promptly relieved.
o‘.-.
Patriotic Levee and Promenade Concert.
We understand that many of the Ladies of
South Norwalk have organized themselves
into a “Patriotic Society,” for the purpose of
making up and furniShing our Soldiers with
many necessary articles for their convenience
and comfort. In order to Obtain more funds
with which to work with, they propose giv-
ing a Promenade Concert, either in Ely’s
Hall or under 9. Tent, on Wednesday eve-
ning, August 14th. Among the other attrac-
tions of the evening, will be music by a Glee
Club, assisted by Prof. Geo. H. Curtis. The
Ladies manage the affair themselves, so it is
certainly to be carried out successfully.
, w«.>e
W‘Jefi. Davis and the Bridgeport Farmer
have an ally at Five Mile River: while the
whole loyal heart of this great confederacy
was wrung with agony over thtir bleeding“ K.
and dying soldiers who in fighting to sustain
that same flag and same government that
Washington and all the patriot fathers fought
for—a wretch was found in Five Mile River
base enough to bring out his cannon and fire
salutes of rejoicing over the rebel success.—
An indignant and outraged community cap-'
tured the gun and tumbled it into the bar-
bor, and it is only'because a different prac-
tice prevails here from that in vogue among
his Southern allies that Col. Stephen Raymond
was not also thrown out at the end of a limb
with a halter about his neck! Yet the Far-
mer condoles with him thus :—
Some of the Abolition Republicans of Da-
rieu on Tuesday night stole a cannon belong-
ing to Stephen Raymond, of that placeusph
ked it, and then sunk it in Five Mlle River
harbor. Nice actions these, for members of
a party that claims tO be all morality and
great lovers of law and order.
4 4 ‘. p 0
Accident.
A young lad named Frank Hyatt, in Dr,
Brady’s dentist office,was severely burned,on
Thursday afternoon last, by the explosion of
a can of Alcohol. The fluid spread over his
clothes, and but for the timely assistance of
Capt. Dallas and one of his men, who were
attracted to the spot by the noise of the ex-
plosion and his cries for help, he would
have been fatally burned.
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Return of the let: Conn. Regiment.
This Regiment arrived at New Haven on
Sunday morning at 100 o’clock by steamer
Elm City from New York. The men were
rather dirty and ragged but all returned in
good spirits and more rugged than when
they left. They brought with them, says
the Courant, 5 or 6 contraband horses and 7
contraband nigger-s.
The following is Adjutant Bacon’s official
report of those missing, no one being known
to have been killed,
Lieut. Charles Walter, Corporal J as. Hurl-
burt, Henry Judson, John J. McCarty, ——
Sanger,Bridgeport; Frederick Homes,Wood-
bury; A. H. Haddinott, Danbury; J. H.
Reynolds, Kensington; Henry Myers, Hart-
ford. _
Wounded, no one seriously:
Capt. J. C. Bagge, New Britain; -— Bur-
gese, Charles McElroy, John P. King, Fred-
erick King, Hartford; Leonard Lyon, New
Haven; George Thompson, Stafford; Sergt.
Frank Carter, West Meridcn.
0‘.-.
W The Grampus Club arrived on Satur-
day morning last in fine spirits, hav'ing had a
most pleasant and reguvenating excursion.
Whitney, our artist, was 'along and suc-
ceeded we understand, in taking a fine series
of Stereoscopic views.
We heard from them occasionally through
the Eastern Papers, and give below a notice
of them from the New Bedford Mercury.-
ARRIVAL—The schooner Wm. F. Burden
Capt. WM. H. FERnIs, of Norwalk, Ct, ar-
rived in our harbor on Saturday evening last
having on board the Grampus Club, of N or-
walk,consisting of 29 member, and composed
of' clergymen, lawyers, bankers, merchants,
shipmasters, and one professor of‘ the healing
art. The Officers are D. K. NASH, Commo-
dore, DUDLEY P. ELY, Vice Commodore, F.
A. Fnanrs, Secretary, DAVIS HATcu. Treas-
urer, D. R. AUSTIN, Chaplin, and L. H
MOORE, Commissary, with four more as assis-
tants. The party left Norwalk on the even-
ing of the 15th inst, and have been on a fish-
ing cmise Off Block Island and Montauk
Point. They leave this afternoon for Gay
Head. We are indebted to the courtesy of
the Secretary for an inspection of the interior
arrangements of the schooner, which satisfied
us that'our Connecticut friends have a shrewd
eye to the comforts of life. The private sig-
nal provoked a smile on our Sunday face. It
is a horse-shoe, and we thought (for a moment
only,) that our Connecticut people wcrclaps-
ing into superstition, and flaunting their
horse-shoe sign to ward off Massachusetts
witches.
We are under obligations to the Secretary
for a fine blue fish, for the Editor’s Table.
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Patriotic Musical Campaign.
We would again call attention to the an-' .
nounccment in our advertising columns, of
the patriotic enterprise of Mr. G. H. Curtis,
the popular musical instructor. 'Mr. Curtis,
fully realizing the pressing call for keeping
thoroughly alive, through stirring numbers,
’the beautiful love Of country and pious devo-
tion to 'its cause, now so jealously’shoivn
among us, proposes to devote his spare time
this summer to that purpose. He will in-
struct classes in Vocal Music, both in Nor-
walk and South Norwalk—tuition free. Mr.
Curtis is well known as an excellent musi-
acian, and we trust mat both children and
adults in large numbers, willtake advantage
of his kind offer. ' > '
v‘.bo
———Bev.‘ Simon GreenlcafFuller has accept-
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ed a call to st. Matthew’schurch at Wilton. J
A,
JAV-
Col. Perry’s Regiment.
1
' i, The fifth, Col. Ferry’s Regiment, are 16 3 .
leave Hartford at 2 o'clock, P. M.,1o-day , ~'
(Monday) and proceed by rail to N cw Haven, 1
where lbcy take steamer to Elizabctbport.
N. J ., and thence by rail proceed to Harper’s
Ferry, to support Gen. Banks’ column. The
arbitrary standard of height exacted by Col.
Colt, at the first formation of this Regiment,
formed a nucleus of most magnificently dc-
vclopcd men. So far as loo/cs and drill go,
this is the finest appearing body of men
which has yet left the patriot soil of Connec-
ticut, and Col. Ferry may well feel as proud
Of his men as they do of their commanding
officer.
A few personal friends Of Col. Ferry, in
Fairfield County, have presented him with a
very fine horse and equipments, to be used
in the service.
A regimental band has been formed from
musicians in the several companies, and Gov.
Buckingham has purchased them 24 instru-
ments at an expense of $900.
The following is a list of the commissioned
Officers of the regiment:
Colonel—LOrris S. Ferry of Norwalk.
Lieut. COL—Thos. H. C. Kingsbury of
Franklin.
Major—George D. Chapman, Hartford.
Adjutant—Brayton Ives. New Haven.
Quarter-Master——Edward V. Preston,
Hartford.
Commissary—Henry L. Johnson, J12, J ew-
ctt City. -
Chaplain-—Rev. George W. Lashcr, Nor-
walk.
Surgcon—John B. Lewis, Vernon.
Infantry CO. A. Danbury: Henry B. Stone,
Captain; James A. Betts, lst Lieut.;
William A Daniels, J r., 2d do.
Infantry Co. B, Hartford: Justin H. Chap-
man, Captain; Geo. Bill, lst Lieut., Mud-
son P. Whitney, 2d do.
Infantry Co. C, New Haven: George W.
Corliss, Captain; Robert R..Millcr, 1st
Lieut; Henry M. Duttou, 2d do.
Infantry Co. D, Waterbury: David F. Lane,
Captain; David B. Hamilton, lst Lieut;
Edward J. Rice, 2d do.
Infantry Co. E. Litchfield, Woodbury and
Norwalk. Wilson Wyaut, Captain ;'Af-
fred A. Chinery, 1st Lieut; DeGrasse
Fowler, J r., 2d do.
Infantry Co. F. Rockville: Edward P. Allen
Captain; Edwin S. Marvin, lst Lieut;
Henry Owen, 2d do.
Infantry Co. G., Mystic River: Warren W.
Packer. Captain; Henry W. Daboll,1st
Lieut; Heber S. Smith, 2d do.
Infantry Co. A. Putnam: Albert S. Granfier,
Captain; Julius N. Keder, 1st Lieut;
Putnam Day 2d do.
Infantry CO. I, Hartford: Griffin Stedman,
Jr. Captain; W. S. Covswell, lst Lieut;
Wm. H. Webster. 2d 0.
Infantry Co. K, New London: James T. Sut-
ton, Captain; Wm. Hamilton, 1st Lieutz
George W. Meeker, 2d do.
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The State Loan of $800,000.
The whole amount of the bids offered, over
80 in number, was $1,279 900, ranging from
par to five per cent. premium. All from
13 1-° to 5 per cent. were accepted. The
second highest bid was by Gov.Buckingham,
of 5,000 at 3 per cent. The following have
been accepted by the Treasurer:
L
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Williams at Barnes, New London 3 5.000115 1) ct.
do. do. 2,000a3 “
W. A. Buckingham, Norwich 5.00033 “
W. J. Welton, Waterbury 200M “
Williams &. Barnes, New London 3.000112 “
A. S. Robinson, Hartford 7.000112 “
J. M. Buckiuoham, Norwich 5.000a1.65 “
Thames Ban '. o. 25.000a1.52 “
G. S. Robbins & Sou, New York 20.000a1.26 “
do. do. 20,000a1.19 “
do. do. 20,000a1.11 “
do. do, 20.000a1.04 “
F. I. Kin sbury, Waterbury 10,000a1.02 “
Thames ank. Norwich 25,000a1.02 “
A. S. Robinson, Hartford 9,000;ll.01 “
H. A. Weltou, Hartford ’ 200111 “
Chas. Johnson, Norwich 5.000111 "
J. F. Foote. Norwalk 1.500111 “
E. C. Herrick. New Haven 5.000a1 “
Timothy P. Gillette, Branford 4.000111 “
H. W. Chittcnden . 5.000a1 “
G. S. Robbins & Son, New York 20,000a .. T “
do. do. 20.000a .93 “
do. do. 20.000a .89 “
Connecticut Bank, Bridgeport 10.00013. .99 “
G. S, Robbins 85 Son. New York, 20.00011 .77 “
Thames Bank, Norwich 25.00011 .77 "
G. S. Robbins & Son, New York 20.000a .69 “
J. M. Buckin ham, Norwich 5.00011 .65 “
Charter Oak ank, Hartford 0
Mechanics’ds Farmers" Bank,Albany 23.00011 .55 p ct
G. S. Robbins, New York .000a 52 “
Thames Bank, Norwich 25.00011 .52 “
Waterbury Bank, Waterbury 15.00011 .52 “
E. J. Kino‘sbury do. 10.00011. .52 “
‘A. S. Robinson. Hartford 2,0008. .05 “
Dorothy Gridley ' 300a .5 “
E. C. Herrick. New Haven 1,0003 .50 “
A. S. Robinson, Hartford 2.00011 .38 “
James Goodwin. Pres.’t. Hartford, $.000a .37 1-2
ConnecticutBank, Bridgeport 10.00011 .36 “
J. M. Buckingham, Norwrch 5.00011 .35 “
Henry D. Cone, Housatonic 500a .30 “
Howe. Mather 8:. 00., Hartford 10.00011 .27 “
T. T. Fisher. do. .0001: .26 “
Wateigury Bank. 15.00011. .26 "
F. J. ingsbury, Waterbury 10.00011 .26 “
New Haven Bank 16.00013. .26 “
Norwich Savings Bank 20.00013. .26 “
W. H. D. Callcnttcr, Agt.. Hartford, 50.00011 .26 “
David Clark. Hartford 6,000a .26 “
Watson Dewey, Granby 2.00011 .26 “
Blake Brothers, Boston 50.00011. .25 “
Charles White, Hartford 5,00011 .25 “
James Goodwin, Pres.’t, Hartford. 25.000a .25 “
T. T. Fisher, do 2.00011 .17 "
J. A. Butler. do 13.30011 .131-2
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For the Norwalk Gazette.
Tactics of the Farmer—Peace Conven-
tion in 4th District—Gathering of the
(Un) terrified.
CORNWALL BRIDGE, C'l‘., July 27.
MR. EDITonz—I hasten to inform you Of
the great gathering in this vicinity—greatlnot
in numbers or in influence, but great in the
,hclp afl'Orded to the Farmer (I)
On Thursday evening last, it was noticed
that quite a crowd seemed to gather in the
neighborhood of the old Post Office, and in
the store where it had been kept. Attracted
by curiosity, certain persons were led to keep
their eyes and ears open, and soon a person
descended from an upper room and announ-
ced that a Peace Meeting would be held up
stairs, and invited persons favorable to the
object to go up. Not participating in the
mectiug,II am only able to say that Mr. Ste-
vens of Norfolk, formerly Secretary of State
(in expectation.) was the leading spirit. Cer-
tain resolutions were passed to the efi‘ectlhat
“we had been living under a military des-
potism for a time past—declaring the neces-
sity of impeaching the President for his no-
constitutional acts—thc importance of a
compromise to secure peace,” &c.
After this was through, Mr. S. read a letter
from the Farmer man, detailing hissufl‘cr-
ings, persecutions, &c., and an appeal was
made for subscribers to the Frmne-r—all that
were present save two are said to have sub-
scribed. How does this strike your mind?
as a Peace Convention or one for the espe-
cial benefit of the Farmer.
It is a lamentable fact that the party lines
are drawn more closely in thisucighborhood
than anywhere else that I have visited since
our Flag was assailed, and the understanding
is that all true democrats must oppose the
government and uphold rebellion. If it
shall be my province to visit here again soon
I willmakc inquiry as to the condition of the
patriots, and report. '
Yours, SAMUEL L. NEWMAN.
P. S.—.Othci places are being visited by
Mr. S., ostensibly for the same Object.
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@”Sunday’s Herald gives the names of
those killed, wounded and missing at Bull’s
Run. The sum total foots up 1480—0f which
280 were killed, 729 wounded, and 47711155;
sing. Among the wounded we find Joseph
Dayton, Thomas J. Melton, G. T. Newton,
Jacob Schott, Jacob Schrofl,'Jacob Snyder,
Thos. S. Winton, D. W. Whitmore, Charles
C. Wiley of Co. A, all of the ThirdRegiment.
Tm three of the 3d regime killed, as well
as several of the 2d and 3d . to be wound-
ed'and missinghare not given, which shows
that the list is not complete.
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TIIE BOAT RACE—Thcrnee {new , n; the
“Comet,” of Saugatuck, and “E. T. Darling,3'
of Bridgeport, came off on Tuesday last, the
Parting winning- ‘ '
, move would indicate.
:l‘riendship. 1'“
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14ru-s'r.. WASHINGTON, D. C
MEssas. EDI'ronsz—You receive, I sup-
pose, from many sources, an account of the
battle at Bull’s Run, Sunday, July 213i, and
like all others haw conflicting reports. Per-
haps the statement of an eye witness and a
participant in the fight of that ever memora-
ble day Will be acceptable to your readers.
To pass over our march from Falls Church
driving the rebels from Fairfax, (which was
was done by the Conn. Brigade, all reports
to the contrary being false.) our pushing on
to Ccntrcville and then resting for a day or
SO, will perhaps give better satisfaction than
a detailed account of it would from me. Sun-
day at 2 o‘clock, A. M., the centre division
commanded by Gen. Tyler, the Conn. Brig-
ade in advance, left Ccntrcville en route for
the battle-field, wherever it might be. After
proceeding some two or three miles the ad-
vance Brigade halted, the remainder Of the
division filing past us, occupying about two
hours. We were then again on the move,
supposed we were to act as a reserve as the
Soon the booming of
cannon was heard, announcing to us that
the fight hadcommcnced. After an hour or
so, orders were given for our Brigade to ad-
vance, which we did in double-quick for
four miles, undera broiling Southern sun.
Arriving where our batteries were stationed,
we, without rest, deployed into the woods
and again commenced our double-quick,
through woods. over hills, through rivers,
ravines, up steep slippery banks, and for two
miles through a country formed by nature to
pcl invasion. Finally we came into line in
an open lot, the enemy on a hill in front.—
At the order forward, they were quickly
driven frd‘m their position, taking refuge be-
hind one of their masked batteries. We
again deployed to the left, climbing again a
steep hill, and wading considerable of a riv-
er, came into line about half way up said
hill, at the top of which were three batteries.
At this time two Regiments were ordered
to advance from the woods in our rear, and
act as a reserve for us, but for some reason
best known tO them, and strongly surmised
by us, they failed to respond. However, the
left wing of the Brigade, composed of the
3d Conn. Regiment and 2d Maine, were or-
dered to charge—with a shout the first was
carried, the second likewise,and we supposed
ourselves masters of the field. Just as we were
plantingthe stars and stripes upon our dear-
ly won ground, from the woods not ten rods
from where we were. from another masked
abattery, came a terrific discharge of shot,
hell, grape and canister. To move further
was perfect madness, they were concealed
in the woods, with fresh men, plenty of can-
non, and outnumbered us two to one; while
our side had no cannon to defend us, our
troops perfectly exhausted with their eight
hours march and fight, but in the face Of this
they would not retreat. They threw them~
selves on the ground and let the enemy fire
over their heads—so exhausted were some
that thcyd‘cll asleep under the fire of the en-
emy. At last, no one coming . to our relief.
we were ordered to fallback, (as we supposed
to rest,) which we did in good order, taking
some prisoners, until we found we were on
the back track. Then we did not think it a
retreat until we gained the road. Here all
was confusion. The enemy wererunning as
fast as cowardly legs would carry them. Our
officers did not know enough to take advan-
tage of it. Our 20,000 men had fairly
whipped their 75,000, we had driven them
from almost every battery, and all we want-
ed was a few fresh troops to hold them, they
had sent a troop of cavalry to cover their re-
treat. Had our oflicers only pushed us on,
we would that night been masters of Bull’s
Run. Although no one blames the soldiers,
the soldiers blame every one connected with
planning and ordering the fight. Had they
been properly officered. many a one whose
bones are bleaching on Virginia soil would
this day have been active with life,and Bull’s
Run been in possession of Federal troops-
It is a very easy matter for a Greeley to sit
in his sanctum and write “on to Richmond"—
a very easy thing to conquer a thousand
masked batteries and detect so many mines
laid in as many different places,—-of course
it can be done, it has been and will be again.
But they must remember that it is a war of
invasion, and in a wild, unsettled country,
and needs and must have men Of judgment
and energy to lead our willing soldiers. I
cannot consider it a defeat—on the contrary,
I must call it a great victory. It has shown
us at this early day, that some of our officers
are not capable of holding the positions they
have occupied. 0f the officers of our Regi-
ment I cannot speak too highly—our Col.
(Cbatfield) is a gem, and destined to hold a
more responsible position than he now does.
Our Major, Adjutant, &c.. acquitted them-
selves nobly; Capt. Fowler is too well known
to you all, to needpraise from me. By his
judicious orders we mourn the loss of but
one of our Company. I noticed in the heat
of battle our flag streaming out, held by our
ensign, Licut. Byxbee. I think he will be
able to show them some few holes through
it. From this short sketchyou will have
but a faint idea Of the awful fight which
fiercely raged for eleven long hours—then our
retreat back to Ccntrcville—an hour’s rest——
then orders again to march 16 miles,‘to Falls
Church—all next day in the rain and that
night sleeping without any covering—the
rain pouring in torrents—the next, striking
and loading the tents of two Ohio regiments
which had left. By the way, the 3d Regi-
ment was the last to leave the field and p10-
tected the rear of the retreating army the
whole distance—a number of our own Com-
pany fearlessly charging back and rc-taking
two of our cannon, beside some twenty
horses. You will have the truth of it in the
official report of Brigadier Keyes. However
you have it now aswas seen by an
EYE WITNESS.
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W The Press says that yesterday another
battery of rifled six-poundcrs was forwarded
for the use Of the war department, making
the fourth supplied to Government by this
State. They are sent with complete equip-
ments—with caissons, battery wagons, trav-
clling forges, ambulances, ammunition, the.
The twclve-povudcrs at the Arsenal have
also been ordered by the Government, and
the only ordnance left are two smooth-bore
six-pounders, and the Hotchkiss rifled can-
non. The heavy iron cannon have been
sent away to bc rifled. So the State is near-
ly destitute Of cannon, and small arms, but is
making more, and has an abundance of am-
munition.
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WAta grand‘muss meeting of citizens::
of .Providcncc, held on Tuesday, Bishop
Clark, in the course of an excellent speech,
uttered the following appropriate words:
“The notion that traitors are to be treated
tenderly is exploded. It is time the dispen-
sation of hemp commenced. Hang the- lead-
ers in mercy to the people, who are given
over to delusion to believca lie, then pray:
that they may be brought to their right
i'nifIdsa‘nd dwell with us in . the bonds of
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; Satu day’s H War News
Nothing of marked interest reaches us
. from Washington. . The rcorgauiztation and
’ rehabilitation of the army goes on. To re-
place the three months‘ regiments who leave
the capital many more are arriving, 10,000
troops having reached there within the last
two days. In the camps at Alexandria strict
discipline is a rain enforced, the attention of
the proper o cers being especially directed
to the suppression of drinking-shops. A
member of the Mozart Regiment while at-
tempting to desert, was yesterday shot dead
Gen. McClellan has arrived in Washington.
The Rebel pickets are now within three
miles of Fort Corcoran. Union men were
yesterday seized near the Chain Bridge by
the Secessionist scouts.
The Rebels were apparently well informed
of all the details of our plan in the recent for—
ward movement. Their withdrawal from
Fairfax Court-House was only a part of their
programmc.ns it is now supposed, and this
is thought to account for the unfinished and
rude character of their works at that point.
Each day brings to us fresh evidences of
the horrible atrocities prcpetrated by the
Rebels during and after the fight of Sunday.
They murdered the wounded whom they
found by the wayside, and set on fire the
hOSpital on the battle-field. The annals Of
savage warfare do not offer such instances of
barbarity as were shown by'thc Southern
army.
.All officers of volunteer regiments are to
be subject to examination as to their quali-
fications for their business by a Military
Board appointed by the Department with
the concurrence of the General-in-Chief—
Those found incompetent will be removed
and their places filled by men who have suc-
cessfully passed an examination.
From Fortress Monroe we learn that on
Wednesday Lieut. Crosby, with 300 men and
seven field-pieces, went with the ropeller
Manny and six launches to Back iver, an
arm of the sea about midway between Old
Point and York River. He surprised and
destroyed nine sloops and schooners belong-
ing to the Rebels, and brought away a value.
ble prize, consisting of a schooner laden with
provisions.
1‘.-.
WFrom Fortress Monroe we learn that
four regiments have been ordered to VVash-
ington for active service. Col. Baker’s, and
Col, Dur ee’s regiment. and the Third and
Fourth cw York have gone. This so far
diminishes the force at the Fortress that a
contemplated movement of an aggressive
character on our part has been postponed
till the re-enforcements which are arriving
to fill their places are in a proper condition
for action. 001. Max Weber, at Hampton,
was Sunday night expecting an attack from
a large Rebel force, and there was also some
expectation of an attack upon Newport’s
News.
W The report that Gen. McClellan is
called to command at Washington electrifies
the country. One of his curt bulletins to his
soldiers is, like the blast of Roderick Dhu’s
bugle, wOrth a thousand men.
And we may look for some life in the ar-
my undcr Gen. Banks, who takes command
at Martinsburg. Gen. Patterson was not, in
the military sense, superseded, but the time
of enlistment of both himself and Gen. Cad-
wallader having expired, they were “honor-
ably discharged. ’
W Gen. Cox, with a body Of Ohio volun-
teers, occupied Charlestown, on the Know-
ha, Thursday. The rebels retreated, burning
bridges. to impede the Federal progress. A
rebel steamer was abandoned and burned
It is supposed the reb-
for the same reason.
umn, sent out some days ago to intercept
them.
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Afi'airs in Missouri.
In the state convention, Thursday, a re-
port was presented from the committee of
seven, on the present unparallelled condition
of things in Missouri, casting the blame on
the sccessionists, declaring the offices of gov-
ernor, lieutenant governor and secretary of
state vacant, and directing that said vacan-
cies shall be filled by the convention,the new
Officers to hold their places until August.
1862, when a special election shall beheld by
the people. The state legislature is abolish—
ed, the supreme court re-organized, and the
treasonable legislation of last winter an-
nulled. The report was adopted, and an ad-
dress will be issued to the people of the state.
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The Late Battle—Gross Bxaggerations.
Now that the smoke and dust of the late
battle has somewhat cleared away, it appears
that there was really more Of a panic among
the editors, reporters and curious gentlemen,
, who were spectators of the contest, than there
was among the troops, for the former were
about the first to reach Washington, and with
staring eyes and pallid cheeks they related a
part of what they saw and guessed a great
deal more.
But cooler men have since returned from
the field, who are giving much more truthful
pictures of the battle and its results. The re-
treat was not near as disorderly as was at
first represented, except among the editors,
reporters, lawyers and teamsters,nor the loss
of property as great.
It is true that our army of one-third the
number of the rebels, were not victorious. in
the late encounter. Exhausted by fatigue
and hunger, they did not succeed in driving
the enemy from their well fortified entrench-
ments, upon ground selected by themselves.
Yet the most competent authorities declare
that their heroism was unsurpassed—that
their charges were magnificent, and their en-
durance under the most gelling fire, most ad-
mirable. Senator Lane Of Indiana, a brave
and accomplished man, who has seen a great
deal of fighting, and who was present at the
late battles, says:
“Our troops fought splendidly, and only
lost the day through mismanagement. He
thinks that fifteen hundred will cover our
loss in killed and wounded."
A correspondent Of the New York Evc-
niug Post says:
“The men, who had been fighting all day,
without water and without food, were in a
state of complete exhaustion. They would
have been called back from active service, in
a little while, even if the panic and retreat in
their rear had not occurred.
Up to that time a spectator, an English-
man, who was present at all the Crimean
battles, says their fighting had been of the
most splendid kind. Such charges as the
Fire Zouaves and the Sixty-ninth (Irish) reg-
iment made he had not Seen at Inkcrman or
the Alma. Of the forces under arms not a
man flinched, from the beginning of the bat-
tle till the end of the retreat.”
Now it‘appears that the battle was as hon-
orable to our troops as it could have been—
tbat they received the rattling hail Of lead
and iron like veteran troops—that the panic
was from a slight and even trifling cause.
which, from their inexperience in war, they
did not understand, and they supposed there
was a universal retreat.
And how was it with the enemy ? They
were terribly galled. Beauregard says so in
his dispatch to Riclnnond. He did not
dream of a victory, for with all their well
appointed cavalry. they did not dare to leave
their entrenchments to follow their retreat-
ing foe. Feeling that their losses were terri-
ble, and that the battle was half lost to them,
they could not realize that our troops were
on the retreat, but suspected a trap. The
whole affair is most aggravating. and in
many respects will have a bad influence; and
yet great'good will come out of‘it. Gen.
Scott will be left to carry out his own wise
plans hereafter, and take his own time for it,
it is demonstrated that in an open field fight
our troops are a match for more than double
their number of the undisciplined enemies;
that they will not fight except on their own
selected ground, behind their breastworks.
.Therc will a large Union army at once in
the field, and the late reverse will only stim-
ulate greater efforts, and produce more sat-
isfactory results—Palladium,
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Tun CONDITION or BALTIMORE—Much
anxiety was felt lest the news of the federal
repulse-at Mauassas should reuse the seces-
sionists of Baltimore to acts of violence, but
the new police system instituted by Gen.
Banks worked successfully to the suppres-
sion of all attempts at riot. Much excite-
ment was manifested at the news; the seces-
sionists were overjoyed, and likenesses of
Beauregard were sold rapidly on the streets.
-All the-bar-rooms were closed by order of
Gen.’ Banks, and about 30 arrests were made
for attempfs tr’i‘incite‘ribt, '
The 14th New York' 'reghucahstagioped
at Baltimore, whose term of enlistmen "is
about expiring, have unanimously agreed to
re-enlist for three years. 1
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W80 far as heard from, the vote in
Georgia on the ratification of the confede-
rate constitution amounts to about 18,000, of
which a’majority Of only about 400 are in
the affirmative.
els will be met by Gen. Rosencrautz’s col-.
The ' eras "sane.
Additional Details. ’.
The Truth Developing Itself.
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, July 23.
The estimate of tho. killed and wodnded
at Bull’s Run by the agent of the Associated
Press is altogether too large. No trustwor-
thy account scts the number at over 1,000.
An Alabama Captain, who was taken pris-
oner, declared, before dying of his wounds,
that the forces at and about Mauassas were
110,000.
The Zouaves,aftcr taking one battcry,wer_e
rushing upon another, when those behind it
cried out, “For God’s sake, don’t shoot your
brothers.” Upon this, the Zouaves reserved
their fire, until a volley was poured in upon
them by the battery from which the suppli-
cations had come.
Gen. Cameron, who went out to MauassaS.
intendiugto witness the battle, was so im-
pressed with the doubtful character of the at-
tempt to force the enemy’s position, that he
returned in haste to Washington to change,
if possible, the orders which had been issued
for an attack. but arrived too late. He im-
mediately pressed forward, however, all of
the available troops to strengthen the Re-
serve Corps. Our officers had little hope of
winning the battle, on Saturday night. A
prominent Member of' Congress who was
there, after an interview with Gen. McDow-
ell and his aids. wrote down his conviction
that we should lose it, and thatthe comman.
ding General was he eless at the commence-
ment of the battle. 0 learn from another
source that this was the general feeling
among the officers. One captain remonstra.
ted against the madness of the assault. Gen.
McDowell said that a victory at this juncture
was so important, that a great risk must be
run tO win it.
Nine regiments are expected to-night, and
thirty more will be here within six days.—
The Secretary of War to-day accepted four
additional rcniments and two batteries of ar-
tillery from Iowa. The 3d Irish Regiment
Of New York, R. C. Enri ht, Major, to be
enrolled in six days, was agso accepted to-
day. Over 70,000 troops have been offered
and accepted since yesterday, on condition
of being here in from three to fifteen days.
Senator Lane of Indiana gives it as his
opinion that the reason Of the panic was an
order given to batteries to return to a certain
pointfor ammunition, and this apparently re-
treating movemeut of batteries produced con-
sternation and panic. By Others, the order
to retreat, which assisted to chance the for-
tunes of Sunday,ig ascribed toCol.llIiles of the
Army. who commanded the Fifth Division.
Capt. Ayrcs brought in his battery—for
merly Sherman’s—which was reported taken.
without the loss of a gun. He lost some of
his caissons in consequence of some of the
volunteers cutting the traces and riding the
horses Off.
All the artillery lost in the battle will be
instantly replaced with guns within reach at
the North. Among the batteries telegraphed
for already is the Whitworth Batte of six
or eight rifled guns, presented to the overn-
ment by- patriotic citizens of the United
States in England, which isprobably already
on the Way, as also a full battery belon ing
to the State of Connecticut, and one at ar-
risburg, the property of Pennsylvania. Our
loss in this important arm of the service is
less serious than reported. Col. Einstein of
the Pennsylvania Twenty-seventh, brought
away six guns which had been abandoned at
Bull s Run. His regiment, with the others of
Col Blenker’s brigade, after receiving sever-
al orders and countermands from superior
officers, were finally directed to keep their
position near Centreville,to cover the retreat.
Subsequently they were posted on the woods
toward Bull’s Run, and it was below this
point that the cannon were recovered. This
was in obedience to an order from Gen. Mc
Dowell, who was not again heard from till 1
o’clock. The brigade held its position,when
residue of the army, having got in front, it
retreated in excellent order.
Gen. Scott is reported, upon excellent au-
thority, to have said to the President that he
had acted like a coward for the first time in
life, in yielding to the 111' icy of the public,
the press, and members ( Congress, and ad-
vancing upon Mauassas before he was ready.
Yet, probably every Congressman, and there
were many, who was in Gen. McDowell’s
camp, was Opposed to the contemplated at-
tack, and they would have preferred the plan
favored by some subordinate oflicers, to send
for re-cnforcemeuts of infantry and artillery,
and shell the rebels out Of the woods before
moving the infantry.
The state of affairs at Alexandria does not
seem to indicate that we hold aposition more
advanced than that before the march com-
menced. No persons are allowed to pass be-
yond the lines, which seem to be within four
or five miles.
Statement of Eye Witnesses-Decima-
tion of the Black-Horse Cavalry.
Mr. A. W. Griswold of N. Y.,' arrived
yesterday morning from Washington. He
was in the rear center column most of the
time nuring the action on Sunday. When
he arrived at Centerville at 10 o’clock, heavy
firing of artillery was heard some four miles
and a half beyond at the head Of the center
column led by Brig. Gen. Tyler. Mr. Gris-
wold drove on between two and three miles
on the central railroad, and at 11 o’clock
guns were heard at the extreme right, 2 1 2
miles west of the center, from Co]. Hunter’s
column. This was followed by sharp and
incessant infantr firing, while at the same
time our long ri ed cannon which had been
placed directly in the road, and Col. Ayres
(formerly Sherman’s) battery. in a position
on either side of the 30-pounder Parrott gun,
began to work with great vigor. The sur-
face of the country was rough and hilly.—
On the sides Of the bills the rebelshad plant-
ed their batteries. which formed the advance
defenses of Mauassas Junction. In the road
and in front of the woods below, there were
the 2d, 8th, 69th, 7151: and 79th New York,
the 2d Wisconsin, and the lst, 2d and 3d
Connecticut Regiments. Our own and the
enemy’s batteries on the Warrington road
were distant about half a mile from each
other, the latter being upon ground some 40
or 50 feet higher than ours. Between 1 and
2 o’clock,1hc battery of the center column
(Ayre’s opened upon the large battery of the
rebels, which in less than twenty-five min-
utes was silenced. The other side fell back,
and after a sharp contest, led by the Fire '
Zouaves, Col. Farnbam, the Massmhusetts
11th. Col. Clark, and the New York 7Ist,
our Regiments succeeded in getting behind
the enemy, and drove the rebel troops over
the hill. Meanwhile. Col. Hunter who was
at the extreme right, had turned the enemy’s
left. The enemy were now re-inforced by
fresh troops from Mauassas. and a charge
was made by the Black-horse Cavalry on the
Fire Zouaves who stood the charge bravely,
and a detachment closed in behind to cut off
their retreat. From among the trees, the
Zouaves decimated this famous cavalry, an d
it is believed that not a fourth part escaped.
The Massachusetts men, who had held the
batteries a little below the Zouaves, came up
to aid the latter, but the cavalry had been
totally routed. And now the fortunes of the
day began to turn. Fresh infantr from the
Rebel side poured in. Five egimeuts
charged upon the Zouaves and the Eleventh
in an attempt to retake their batteries. The
charge was repulsed three times—the Rebel
brigade being driven into the Woods three
times by one third of their number. The
fourth charge of this large force Of fresh
troops could not be successfully resisted by
our men, who were comparatively few in
number and in nearly an exhausted condi-
tion. Here was where the great slaughter
of the Zouaves occurred. As these regiments
retired over the bill, they could be seen by
our baggage train, which was placed about
two miles beyond Ceulcrville on the center
column. Behind these a number of other
wagons with a bridge which bud been pre-
arcd to throw across Bull‘s Run Creek.—
eariug of the successful carrying of the
batteries by our men, the ammunition train
together with that having the bridge was or.
dered to advance. U n that order there
was a joint advance 0 a large portion of the
baggage train until the road was lined for
twomiles and a half with the advancing
baggage train. About 4 o'clock in the after
noon news came down the road that our
troops were retreating, and the head of the
baggage train was turned upon the' rear,
blocking up the road and producing the
greatest confusion. The teamsters in their
consternation began to unhitch their horses,
mounted them and rode off. The teamsters
of the Massachusetts 11th, with some twenty-
five wagons in its line, stood fast. By the
aid of officers and civilians, twenty or thirty
of these retreating tcumstcrs were caught
and biought back to their wagons. Their
return slccmcd to restore confidence, and the
wagons were nearly lrll lii'm‘l'ght back to gen-
trcvillc. The Massachusetts 11th; the' ire
Zouaves, and the 7131. retreated in good or-
der, and reached Ccntrcville at 6 1-2 o'clock.
The retreat ofthe whole force was covered
by the Garabaldi Guard, Blenker’s.lst Rifle
l Regiment. with its batteries,
‘ airy
the DeKalb
Regiment, and the lst and 211 New Jersey
Regiments, which had been ordered from
Vienna, distant five miles. Some 2,000 cav-
hovcrcd on the left of the retreating
troops, but there was no other attempt at
pursuit. ,
Mr. Griswold represents the whole affair
as a fight in the woods. Indeed there could
not fairly be said to have been any in open
field. It was skirmishing on a grand scale.
The rebels never left their entrenchments
except when driven out. The clouds of
smoke told where actions were going on;
but the woods in every direction obscured
she troops from sight. Though Mr. Gris-
wold was on an eminence between Centre-
ville, and the hill occupied bp the rebels, he
could not at any one time see large bodies of
troops.
There was properly no stand made at Cen-
treville, as the enemy wcrc‘ nOt‘iri'pursult.—
But the hills about were covered with our
cattle, which had been brought along to pro-
vision the army. A stand was made long
enough to secure the cattle, bring in the bag
gage wagons, and to give a chance 'for strag-
glers to come up. The retreat was covered
by regiments designated for that purpose,
and there was no annoyance from the caval-
ry of the enemy.
Another Account of the Battle.
The correspondent of the N. Y. ll’orld,
Mr. Stedman, was an eye-witness to the bat-
tle on Sunday. We quote from his vivid
description :
The famous Irish regiment, 1.600 strong,
who have had so much of the hard digging
to perform, claimed the honor of a share in
the hard fighting, andledthe van of Tyler’s
attack, followed by the sevent -ninth (High-
landers, and Thirteenth New ork, and the
Second isconsin. .
It was a brave sight—that rush of the Six-
ty-ninth into the death struggle! With such
cheers as those which won the battles in the
Peninsula, with a quick step at first, and
then a double quick. and at last a run, they
dashed forward and along the edge of the
extended forest. Coats and knapsacks were
thrown to either side, that nothingmigbt im-
pede their work, but we knew that no guns
would slip from the hands of those deter-
mined fcllows, even if dying agonies were
needed to close them with a firmer grasp.—
As the line swept along, Meaghcr galloped
towards the head, crying “Come on, boys,
you’ve got your chance at last !” I have not
since seen him, but hear that he fought mag
nificently and is wounded.
Tyler’s forces thus moved forward for half
a mile, describing quite one-fourth of a cir-
cle on the right, until they met a division of
the enemy, and of course a battery Of the
enemy’s most approved pattern.
It was noon, and now the battle com-
menced in the fierceness of its most extend-
ed fury. The batteries on the distant hill
began to play upon our own, and upon our
advancing troops, with hot and thunderous
effect. Carlisle answered for us, and Sher-
man for Hunter’s Division, while the great
32 pounder addressed itself resistlessly to
the alternate defenses of the foe. The noise
of the cannon was deafening and continuous.
Converse].v to the circumstance of the former
engagement, it completely drowned, at this
period, the volleys of the musketry and rifle-
men. It blanched the checks of the villa-
gers at Ccntrcville, to the main street of
which place some of the enemy’s rifled shell
were thrown. It was heard at Fairfax, at
Alexandria, at Washington itself. Five or
six heavy batteries were in operation at once
and to their clamor was added the lesser roll
Of twenty-thousand small arms. What could
we civilians see of the fight at this time ?—
Little, yet perhaps more than any who were
engaged in it. How anxiously we strained
our eyes to catch the various movements,
thoughtless of everything but the spectacle
and the successes or reverses of the federal
army. Our infantry were engaged in woods
and meadows beyond our view. We knew
not the nature or position of the force they
were fighting. But now and then there
would be a fierce rush into the open pros-
pect, agallant charge on one side and a re
treat on the other, and we saw plainly that
our columns were gaining ground, and stead-
ily pursuing their advantage by their gradu-
al movement, which continued towards the
distance and the enemy’s center.
There was a hill at the distance of a mile
and a half, to which I havchitherto alluded.
From _its height, overlooking the whole
plain, a few shell had reached us early in the
day, and as it was nearer the Mauassas road
than almost any other portion of the field,
more of the enemy’s reinforcements gather
ed around its ridge than to the aid Of the
beaten rebels in the woods and valleys.—
Here there was an open battery, and long
lines of infantry in support, ready, for 11 won-
der, to let our wearied fellows see the fresh
forces they had to conquer.
As the Sixty-ninth and ' Seventy-ninth
wound round the meadows to the north of
this bill, and began to cross the road appar-
ently with the intention of scaling it, We saw
a column coming down from the furtherest
perspective, and for a moment believed it to
be a portion of Hunter’s dlvision, and that it
had succeeded in completely turning the en-
my’s rear. A wild shout rose from us all.—
But soon the lookouts saw that its ensigns
bore secession banners, and we knew that
Johnston. or some other rebel general, was
leading a horde of fresh troops against our
united right and center. It was time for
more regiments to be sent fotward, and
Keyes was ordered to advance with the
First Tyler Brigade. The three Connecti-
cut regiments and the Fourth Maine came
on with a will; the First Connecticut was
posted as a reserve, and the other corps
swept up the field, by the ford on the right
to aid the struggling advance.
All eyes were now directed to the distant
hill-top, now the center of the fight; All
could see the enemy‘s infantry ranging dark.
ly against the sky beyond. and the first lines
of our men moving with fine determination
up the steep slope. The cannonnading up-
on our advance, the struggle upon the hill-
top. the interchange of position between the
contestants, were watched by us, and as new
forces rushed in upon the enemy’s side, the
scene was repeated over and over again.—
It must have been here, I think, that the
Sixty-ninth took and lost a battery eight
times in succession, and finally were com-
pelled, totally exhausted, to resign the com
pletion oftheir work to the Connecticut Reg-
ments which had just come up. The Third
Connecticut finally carried that summit, un-
furled the stars and stripes above it, and
paused from the fight to cheer for the Union
cause.
Then the battle began to work down the
returning half of the circle, which the cue-
my described during the day, driven before
the desperate charges of our troops, until
they reached the very point where Tyler‘s
advance commenced the action. Down the
hill and into the valley thickets on the left,
the Zouaves, the Connecticut and New York
regiments, with the unconquemble Rhode
Islanders, drove the continually enlarging
but always vanquished columns’of the cue-
my. It was only to meet more batteries,
earthwork succeeding earthwork, ambus-
cade after ambuscade.’ Our fellows were hot
and weary; most had drank no water du-
ring hours of dust, and smoke, and insuffera-
ble beat. No one knows what choking the
battle atmosphere produces in a few mo-
ments until he. has personally experienced it.
And so the conflict lulled for a little While.
It was the middle of a blazing afternoon,—
Our regiments held the positions they had
won, but the enemy kept receiving additions
and a continued flank movements towards
our left—a dangerous movement which
those in the rear perceived, land vainly cn~
(leavored to induce some general officer to
guard against.
Here was the grand blunder, or mz'sfbrt-une
of the battle. A misfortune, that we had no
0‘00 s in reserve after the Ohio Rgxments
wet gain asst rowed. this time o assxst
in building 11 bridge across the run an the
Warrenton road, by the side of the stone
bridge known to be mined. A blunder. ill
that the last reserve was sent forward at all.
It should have been retained to guard the
rear of the left, and every other regiment on
the field should have been promptly recalled
over the route by which it had advanced, or-
dered only to maintain sneh positions as rest-
ed on a supported, continuous line. Gen.
Scott says, today, that our troops had al-
ready accomplished thrce days’ work, and
should have rested long before. But Mc-
Dowell tried to vanquish the South in a sin-
gle struggle, and the sad result is now before
us.
As it was, Capt. Alexander, with his sap-
pers and miners, was ordered to cut through
the abattis by the side of the mined bridge,
in the valley directly before us, and lay pon-
toons across the stream. Carlisle’s artillery
was detailed to protect the work, and the
Ohio and Wisgossi reserve to. sinner; the
artillery.l 11 shown ,a‘,‘ lo the lot which I
hnvc‘meuti ed, the ‘thod‘sen‘d heroic détails
of federal valor and the slnunelessness of rcb-
cl treachery began to reach our cars. We
learned the loss of the brave Cameron, the
Regiment, 001. Einstein‘s .2111; Pennsylvania 1i
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wounding of Heintzelm'an and Hunter, the l
fall of Haggorty and Slocum and W ileog.~—.
We heard of the dash of the Irishman and
their decimation, and of the havoc made and
sustained by the Rhode Islanders, the High-
landers, the Zouaves, and the Connecticut
Third; then of the intrepidity of Burnside
and Sprague-—how the devoted and daring
young governor led the regiments he had so
munificently equipped, again and again to
victorious charges, and at last spiked. with
his own hands. the guns he could not carry
away. The victory seemed ours. It was
an hour sublime in unselfishness and appar-
ently glorious in its results.
At this time, near 4 o’clock, I rode forward
through the open plain to the creek where
the abattis was being assailed by our engi-
neers. The Ohio, Connecticut and Mining.
sota regiments were variously posted therea.
bout; others were in distant portions of the
fielt‘ii all were completely exhausted and
‘ .dissevered; no general of division, ex-
cept yler could be found. Where were our
officers? Where was the foe? 'Who knew
whether we had won or lost?
The question. was quickly-to be decided
for us. A sudden swoop.and a body of cav.
alry rushed down upon our columns near
the bridge. They came; from the woods on
the left, and infantry poured out behind
them. Tyler find his stafl'. with the reserve,
were apparently cut off by the quick maneu-
ver. I succeeded in gainin the position I
had just left, there witnesse the capt re of
Carlisle’s battery in the plain, and an.
other force of cavalry and infantry pouring
into the road at the very spot' where the
battle'commenced,'and near which the South
Carohmans, who manned the battery si-
lenced in the morning, had doubtless all day
been lying concealed. The ambulances and
wagons had gradually advanced'to this spot.
and of_ course an instantaneous confusion
and dismay resulted. Our own infantry
broke ranks 1n the field, plunged into the
woods to avoul the road, and at up the hill
as best they could, without Tenders, every
man savmg himself in his own way.
By the time I reached the top of the hill;
the retreat, the panic, the hideous headlong
confusron were now beyond a hope. I was
near the rear of the movement, - with the
brave Capt. Alexander, who endeavored by
the most gallant but unavailable exertions to
check the onward tumult. It was dimcult
to believe in-the reality of our sudden re-
verse. “What does it all mean?” I asked
Alexander. “It means defeat," was his re-
ply. “We are beaten; it’s a shameful, a
cowardly retreat! Hold up, men,” he shout-
ed, “don’t be such infernal cowards l" and he
rode backwards and forwards, placing his
horse across the road and vainly trying to
rally the running troops. The teams and
wagons confused and dismembered eve
corps. We were now cut off from the a -
vance body by the enemy’s infantry. who
had rushed on the slope just left by us, sur-
rounded the guns and sutler’s wagons, and
were apparently pressing up against us. “It’s
no use, Alexander,” I said, "you must leave
with the rest.” “I’ll be d—d if I will,"
was his sullen. reply, and the splendid fellow
rode back to make his way as best he could.
Meantime I saw officers with leaves and es-
gles on their shoulder-straps, majors and
colonels, who had deserted their commands,
pass me galloping as if for dear life. No en-
emy pursued just then; but I suppose all
were afraid that his guns wouldlbe trained
down the long narrow avenue, and mow the
retreating thousands, and batter to pieces ar-
my wagons and eve hing else which
crowded it. Only one eld officer, so far as
my Observation extended, seemed to have re-
membered his duty. Lieut. Col. Speidel, a
foreigner attached to a Connecticut regiment
strove against the current for a league. I
positively declare that, with the two excep-
tions mentioned, all effort made to check the
panic before Ccntrcville was reached, were
confined to civilians. I saw a man in citi-
zen’s dress, who had thrown off his coat,
seized a musket. and wast ing to rally the
soldiers who came by, at t e bayonet. In
reply to a request for his name, he said it
was Washburn, and I learned that he was
the member by that name from Illinois. The
Hon. Mr. Kellogg made a similar effort.—
Both these Congressmen bravely stood their
ground till the last moment. and were ser-
viceableat Ccntrcville in assisting the halt
there ultimately made. And other civilians
did what they could.
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Gen. Patterson’s Excuse
A privateletter from Gen. Patterson, dated
at Harper’s Ferry, 22d, says: —
“ Johnston retreated to Winchester, where
he had thrown up extensive entrenchments
and had a large number of heavy guns.
could have turned his position and attacked
him in the rear, but he had received large re-
inforcements from Mississippi, Alabama and
Georgia, making his total force over 30,000
confederate troops and 5,000 Virginia mili-
tia. My force was less than 20,000. Ninth
teen regiments whose term of service is up,
or would be within a week, all refused to
’ stay an hour over their time. To avoid be.
ing cut off with the remainder, I fell back
and occupied this place.” , .
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Credit to the Connecticut Brigade.
A member of the Sanitary Commission
writes an account of his visit to the country
toward Fairfax. on Monday, the day after
the panic. On Monday night he reached
the Connecticut troops, still in position near
Falls Church, their former camping ground,
and the mostqadvanced of anyof‘ the‘Ame --
ican Army. He describes them as follows:
“ Findin it so Uncertain ahead, we struck
across to alls Churchfto get more informa-
tion there. Within a half-mile of it' we
found Gen. Tyler, with the Connecticut reg-
iments, holding aposition temporarily. The
were in the advance in the attack their only
ors were the last to leave the fiel and new,
seven or eight miles behind even the reserve,
they were defending the rear in perfectly good
order. Col. Terry said their re 'ments left
the field of battle in as good or er as if at
drill—and the fact of finding them here, at
this hour of night, in orderly shape, gave
strong confirmation of these statements,
which should make the little State proud of
her men. Dr. Bacon, Surgeon of the Sec-
ond, said the had but few wounded, fie
treated Col. Gardiner (a prisoner during the
action. and the Colonel seem very much
surprised at such humanity, and said he had
wounded.”
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l?“ Winchester letters to Sece ssionists in
Baltimore report in part 1.200 Secessionist;
certainly killed at Mauassas; that it is Celi-
fornia Albert Johnston who is killed, and
not Utah Joe Johnston; that the enemy re-
tired from the field simultaneously With our
army, believing they were beaten; and that
Beauregard showed the white feather during
the battle.
o‘...*———
W Horace Greeley is out with a man]
card in the Tribune. disowning the responsi-
bility of hurling 80,000 men against 90,000 in
their entrenchments. He says;
If I am needed as a scapegoat for all the
military blunders of the last month, so be it!
Individuals must die that the Nation may
live. If I can serve her best in that capacie
ty. I do not shrink from the ordeal.
Henceforth, I bar all criticism in these
columns on Army movements, past or future,
unless somebody should undertake to prove
that Gen-Patterson is a wise and brave com-
mandcr.
.‘Opno—
WThe City of Baltimore, from Liverpool
on the 17th and Queenstown on the 18th
She brings four days later advices, but the
news is not important. An attempt was
made on the 14111, by a 'Oung student 8}
Iieipsic.l to assassinate like fining 9g Iii-usg’iké:
. piste ‘1' 92 .té a ll .I. is ”we
his neck. 01% :fillllelglbllE to ' 522112;:
a peer. The Great Eastern is to run regulat-
lyibetween Liverpool and New York, leaving
the anther place on or about the 10111 of Sep-
tcm 1'. .
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W Among the Connecticut men‘ who be
haved most bravely on the battle fieliifalhg
o o
names of Col. Ohatfleld of Waterbury. J0”
Spiedel Bridgeport. and Capt. Core of H <
ford, shine conspicuously. The latter killed
an Alabama Colonel, and brought his equip-
ments as trophies to Washington“ These
soldiers deserve the plaudits of their fellow
citizens, and they shall have them.
Mange.
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Wltes ectin the recent vote upon the
Confederal: Congstitutiou, ‘lhe Macon (Gal)
Telegraph of the 13th learnsfrom a corres-
pondent Milled eville that 8119115100 ofthe
cohmies of the éifile have bee}! heard Ram,
and only about 113,000 votes hays neon milled
in these counties. “Ratification’ has~onl
about 400 majority thus far. Thetresult
regarded doubtful though the. Constitution
will probably be declared earned by a
J majority.
been assured that ' we bayoneted all the _
inst, passed Cape Race on Thursday night. ,
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