The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-06 00:00:00

LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 6, 1861.

AMERICA.

THE BATTLE AT BULL'S RUN.

The following is a partial list of the officers
killed :
ColonelCameros, New York Seventy.nioth (Highlanders).
Jobs A. Creigiet, Lieut.-Colonel Fire Zonaves,
Major J. R.Aaydon, Fire Zouaves.
C.apeala /Mock.
Captain John Nugent, Slat ninth.
Otptain Thome. Francis Meagher, of the Zouave com-
pany, Sixty-moth (reported).
Captain Gordon, Company H. Eleventh Massachusetts.
Captain Fay, Company H, Second Rhode Island.
Colonel J. S. Slocum, of the Secood Rhode Island.
Lieut.-Colonel Fowler, of the New York Fourteenth.
The following were left on the field and in the hospital
close by at Centreville, dead :
Colonel Wood, of the Fourteenth New York.
Henry A. Sutter, First Rhode Island.
Captain Thomers and George E. Goulding, of the Second
Rhode Waal.
Lieutenant Prescott, of the First Rhode Island.
John B. Nicholson, of the Second Rhode Island.
Samuel Bost, of the Seventy-fist New York.
Sergeant Charles /haply, of the Second Rhode Island.
Charism Brant, of the Seventy-first New York.
Private Clernan, of the Eighth New York.
C. L. Damput, of the Eighth New York.
Hirman Thatcher, of the First Rhode Island.
Simon Green, of Company H, Second Rhode Island.
Collins, Second Wisconsin.
W. T. Harrington, Second
George W. Flag, First Rhode Island.
Reuben Bartlett, Second Rhode Wand.
The following regiments were engaged in the
light :

The First, Second, and Third Connecticut Regiments.
The First Regiment of Regulars, composed of the second,
third, and eighth companies.
Two hundred and lofty Marines.
The Sixty.ninth New York.
The Eighth and Fourteenth New York Militia.
The First and Second Rhode Island.
The Seventy-first New York.
The Second New Hampshire.
The Fifth Marachusetta.
The First Wisconsin.
The First Michigan.
The Eleventh and Thirty-eight New York.
The Second, Fourth, and Fifth Maine.
And the Second Vermont Regiment, betides the several
And

The Pennsylvania Fourth was not in the action.
Respecting the apprehended danger of the
capital, the New York Herald of the 73rd eays
n • Jaeger which now menaces Washington is positive
and formidable, and all the troops from all quarters that
can be spared for the capital of our country should be
sent forward at once. The army, too, should instantly
be supplied with educated often to the fullest possible
extent, and Mr. Lincoln should lose no time in strength-
ening the weak places of his cabinet. Wu had hoped
that this war would be finished in a short triumphal
union campaign. We were mistaken. But we have been
misled by the misplaced confidence of our government
in the strength of its army, and by the fatal delusion
of the army itself in regard to the retreating strata-
gems of the enemy. The war now ceases to be an
uninterrupted onward march of our forces south-
ward. The government, in a single day, and at the
capital of the nation, is thrown upou the defensive, and
adder circumstances deniaudiog the most prompt and
generous efforts to strengthen our forces at that point.
Every other question, all other issues, and all other bun-
sees, among all parties and all classes of our loyal people,
should be now made subordinate to the paramount object
of securing Washington. The loyal States, within three
den, may despatch 20,000 men to that point ; and if we
Geld the capital for 20 days we may have by that time an
army of 200,000 men entrenched around it. Action, action,
action! Let our governor end State and city authorities,
and the State and city authorities of every loyal State, came
at once to the rescue, and move forward their reinforce-
ment, without waiting for instructions from Washington.
The Times' special correspondent at the seat of
war gives, from his own observation, a vivid de-
scription of the circumstances attending the disas-
trous retreat of the Federal army. The following
scene, which preceded the retreat of the main body,
occurred between 9 and 10 in the morning, while
he was on his way to Ball's Run, and between
Washington and Centreville :
A body of men appeared on the road, with their becks
towards Centreville and their faces towards Alexandria.
Their march was so disorderly that I could tot hen
believed they were soldiers in an enemy's country—
for Virginia hereabout is certainly so—but for their
arms and uniform. It soon appeared that there was
no leas than an entire regiment marching away,
singly or in small knots of two or three, extending for
some three or four miles along the road. A babel of
tongues rose from them, sod they were all in good spirits,
but with an air about them I could not understand.
Dismounting at a stream, where a group of thirsty men
were drinking and halting in the shade. I asked an officer,
" Where are your men going, sir?" " Well, we're going
haws, sir, I reckon, to Pennsylvania" It wee the 4th
Pennsylvania Regiment, which was ea its march, as
I learnt from the men. " I suppose there is severe work
going on behind you judging from the firing ?" " Well, I
reckon, air, there is. " We're going home," he added, after
a pause, during which it occurred to him, perhaps, that the
movement required explanation—" benne the men's time
nWe have had Ares months of this work." I pro-
seededem my way,.remineting on the feeliap of a general
who sees half a bryads walk quietly away on the very
morning of an action.
The commencement, some hours later, and the
gradual progress, of the grand retreat from before
Bull's Run are thus powerfully sketched :
I rode forward at a long trot as well as I could past
the waggons sod through the dust, when suddenly there
arose a tumult in front of me at a small bridge across tits
reed, and then I perceived the shivers of a set of nacos
with the horses tensed towards ma, who were eedeaveunag
to force their way against the stream of vehicles meting le
the other direction. By the side of the new set of
there were a number of commissariat men and
whom at first sight I took to be the baggage guard. They
looked excited and alarmed, and were running by tbs=
of the horses—in front the dust quite obscurest the view.
At the bridge the currents met in wild disorder. " Turn
beak I retreat!" shouted the men from the front " Were
I whipped, we're whipped!" They cursed and tugged at the
hareem' beads. and struggled with frenzy to get past. Reaming
lby me on foot wean mau with the shoulder-straps of an offi-
cer. " Pray what is the matter, Cr?" " Unmans we're pretty
badly whipped, and that's a fact," he blurted out in puffs,
and continued his career. I observed that he tarried so
sword. The teanisten of the advancing waggons now
caught up the cry. "Tun back—torn your hones " was
the shout up the whole line, and backing, plunging, rearing,
and kicking, the horses which had been proceeding down
the mud reversed front and went off towards Centreville.
Those behind them went madly rushing on, the drivers being
quite indifferent whether glory or disgrace led the way, pro.
tided they could find it. In the midst of this eat
::tan officer, escorted by some dragoons, rode tit
cl k. with a light net in charge. Another Aber, on
foot, with his sword under his arm, ran up against me.
" What is all this about?' " Why we're pretty badly
whipped. We're all in retreat. There's General Tyler there
badly wounded." Aud on he ran. There came yet another.
who nid, " We're beaten on all points. The whole army is in
retreat?' Still there was no Bight of troops—no retreat den
army—no reason for all this precipitation. True, there were
many men in uniform flying towards the rear, but it did not
appear as if they were beyond the proportions of a large
life escort. I got my bursa up into the field out of the
and went on rapidly towards the front. Soon I met
soldiers who were coming through the core, mostly without
arms ; and presently 1 saw bollocks, cooking tins, knap-
sacks, sad grades:eta on the ground, and observed that the
oentadon and speed of the baggage carts became greater,
and that many of them were crowded with men,
or were followed by others, who clung to them.
The ambulances were crowded with soldiers, but it did not
look se if there were maw/ wounded. Negro servants on
led hones dashed frantically past ; men in uniform, whom
it were a disgrace to the profession of arms to call " sol-
dien," swarmed by on mules, chargers, and even draught
horses, which had been cut out of carte or waggons, and
went on with harness clinging to their heels,asfrightnied as
their riders. Men literally screamed with rage and fright
when their way was blocked up. On I rode, asking all
" What is all this about'." and DOW and then, but rarely,
receiving the answer, " We're whipped ;" or, " We're re-
' pulsed. Faces black and dusty tongues out in the hest,
e 3 es
hien stariog—it was a most wonde:rful sight. On they came
Ute

4' —who having once turned round goes on,
And turns no more his bead,
For he knoweth that a fearful fiend
Doth close behind him tread."
But where was the fiend! I looked in vain. There was,
indeed, some cannonading in front of me and in their rear, but
still the firing was comparatively distant, end the runaways
were far out of range. As I advanced the number of
carts diminished; but the mounted men increased, and
the column of fugitives became denim A few buggies and
light waggons, filled with men, whom Wee would bare
Made up " • great Leporello" in the ghost scene, tried to
pierce the rear of the mass of carts, which were now molt.
difiol and moving on like a glacier. I crossed at mall ditch
by the rcatlaiile, got nut on the road to wave some snake
fences, end, looking before me, saw there was dill a crowd
of men in uniforms coming along. The road was strewn
with articles of elothing—irsiodul, airt"ch.