, 1861-08-22
BATTLE OF BULLRUN,
Mr. Russel's Account Of the FIGHT,
COMMENTS Of InEENGltsn PRESS,

w M MINIS Ut 1HE ENGLISH PRESS,
ous rea5era are Hot enough interested in
Mr. Russell to csre about the difficulties he
encountered in getting to CentreVille. We
beginning at the point where he first saa it.
Or our left front q gap in the lowest chain
OF the hills show I'd the Gap Of 51anassas, and
to the lsit End nearer to I= Lay the tsJucc:iou''
Of the same rane, where the Alexandra Rail.
way U1ites with the railway from the west Of
Virginia, aod ecnGn1eS the route nv rails Of
VARIOUS 6enonir adoIs trc1a Richmond, I'll.
eeene was 50 psscein1 man migat well doubt
the eri3enee OF ones sense Ghat grea. contest
vas teipE Played Gu. bsloE ia biooGeh Il, or
imagine. as Mr. Seward sometimes does. that
it MAS dtlusiou when he wakes in the morn
ing acd finds there is civil War upon him,
But ahe csnnun spoke out loudly nom the
deg, so to speak, BY pGffh Of smoke and By
HhAe TiDgs from bursting Shells aad cspricioas
bcRltzett, It Wns no review that Bas going
On benea:h Us. The shells gaye p1oof enuua5,
Of ttu-, though tic lush Of the shot could
Eot be Aesrd at tie distance Clouds Of dust
came up n regular lines through the tree
tops where infantry were acting, and now and
then their Wererlnr .cssta OF lgnt blue sinoke
Cur1ej Up, and the epluIter Of musketry broke
Though the booming Of the guns. With the
glass could defect now and taeu the lash Of
4cms through the Guet clouds In the opening,
but ns Gle could tell to Hzi:ch side the troops
Who were moving belonged, and / could
only judge from the smoke whether the
g1ns were frcd towards or a1ay ffoll
tie hill Il Has evident that the dus: ia
the distance cn ocr right extended tEyond
that which rose from 4Ae Nationals TIE
TieW toEl-d tie !eff, as 4ase said, was iat5f-
z-pted, brr the ft;.,E was r4=nsr n1ere he..EE
the era tlsu Cn ln5 1I1nI or rlght flHak, ana 4
glade Was poi112d cut III tbe forest IS tie be-
g4nnlrg Il Ruli or Poole Run, Oh the t,5!1er
| side OF With tae C:inledcrx1es were hid in
| fozce, Though they hed ros 'I,Eae Apx exs:ifc
! reply to tue ahsts thrown into theh eoEcr
| carly in tbs lluEEg .tAsse-tee.zasnt to be {.
| 1ontipuone tine, WHICH Was Leld By the e1emy,
from Nhich calle STEADY, solid firing axainst
| what might be supposed to be heads c4 col
| unns etsGoaed az ykriozs points Or ad7aacaug
/ agaii st theM. 1t Ui-s NECESSARY IU feed The
| "c1ses ard give THIN some rest aftsr 4 bot
| drive CT some t1sen.E-s:X CT twenty seger
t mi1es, Or I would lsye p-oceedeat at p1ce to
| the front. As was Wis watching the faces ut
| the Senator'S and congressman, I thought
| hsd hsaid OF Iead OF euch q scene as THIS
but there was much more to como Tee sol
! d;crs who followed each elot III n REMARKS ia
| E. gi;Eh CT German, were not as eager W msu
| generally ars in watching Fight. Once, as q
| Cloud Of thick smoke ascended from the trees.
| nan shouted out, THAT. good-w='Vs
/
| zine" But it looked like, aud believe wa:
i the explosion OF q caison- Ia the Eaidst Of ccl
little Reconnaissance MI. Vizetelly, who has
| betn living and, indeed, marching With one o.
| the regiments as artist of the illustrated I'm
| con -Yetns, came NJ, a1d told us tae aciloa Ia;
been commenced In ep}tni;id ssyleby1 eFsd
era1iets, who had advanced steadily, dr!ytng
the Con;eGerafts before them-a part OF t'st
plan, aa firmly believe, to bring thSt1 nndel
The 1aDge Of thejr guns. He believed the I'd
FaItagcs On the F, 1eralist side were decided
though woa with hard fighting, and he had JUS
come up 10 Centrssi;:e to look after some
| thing TO "a: aDd dIitk, AID to procure l.ttlt re
cekEaries, il case OF need, for hss comrades
His walk yer: probably cared his life. Hav
Hg seen all that could ee discerned t3roug!
cu1 glaEses, n1J friend AID myEelf had ms1
| s. feast on cur ta1uNcEhes il The shadc Of tn
taEEy; my horse YES easisg Al resting, azd
~ss forced to give bin bali an hour OF NOR
be:cr- I mouLted, and mean.ime tciea tt
maks ort the plan Of battle, but all WAS CT
scure ana cark. Suddenly up rode &n officer
, village. "We:ve whipped them on al points!
he shouted. "Wc'Te taken their ba.rerles
sud they're all rctrratipg!" such an uproa
as followed. The spectators and ths me-
cheered again end again, amid cries c
"BE5yo !" "sully tos US !" .:D:dn'5 I tel 20
r land folk, and lead s'hurroosn from the 1riss
socu afterwards, Ely horse was brought NJ
J and ny friend sud the gentleman rave 4
| ready mentioned set Cut to W2lk to wards tn
, lrenf-the latter to join his rs:::ir'eas if .po
s!ble, the former to get y closer view Of tt
: proceedings. As turned down into the Ia
| raw road, or laae, alread3 mentioned ths1
Was forward movement among the 1arg
tour-T1te1ed tilt Wagons, WIict raised goc
deal OF dust. My attention was particular
utes afterwards. ] haG met my friends oa Il
= road, and after few words, rode fcr ward at
locg trot IS well as could past the Wsgo
: and throrah the dust, when there arose t
'e multi in tIoIt Of me st . small bridge acro
le TIE road, and then perceived the drive
- towards me, who were tndeavoring to Tor
u, their Eg against the stream of vehicles setti
in the other direction. By the side O.
=, new set Ct wagons there were number
com1oiseati3t mEn and soldiers, whom AZ Fl
- fieht l tcak IT, b. the baggage guard. Th
C. By the size Of the kcrses-in front the ii
,n qLi-e obecu=ed the view. Al the bridge
- currents met il Wild disorder. Tarn bae
Rst1ea.!" ehouted the men from The fro1
'We're Whipped, we're Wh:pp3dr" tt
:, 1uistd 81 tug gad 8! the horses hcs12, a
Il straeg!cd with frenzJ to get past Runni
ps BY ne vas man with the ehoulder-s:f.fs
~ al +ficsr "F1$v u LIT i: the tistter, sir -
~. means VIC are pretty badly whll'ped, {
= lists q .aet,'' h. biaEted out in puts,
ler cs,Tt:nueG hiz c..eer. I ubserErd zl4t T.:
,:r :i.dlose 5rd- i'he teamsters Of tha adv
iag w:gcs:s ROW caught ur the cr5. IT
l,sck-:uru ycut lorEes,' was tie shout cp
vii le line, ara backing, rlursi:s. r at
II e1G kicking, the 1ursts which had been I
~ Get ding Gowa the road reversed fr3ot,
ID Tt1t III soaar3s Cent=r,ille. Those bSl
J. tb< II W. ut m>:6Ey -u*Eics o1, thu drivers
G.. ing eu::e indifIt rent " bester glory or disg1
- led the way, provided they could fad
oa IL the Eiicst of this exfre@rait:ary 81
tasic, az siiic6r, e.vosttd ~ some
ecuns, rode through the rack with llgat
at sw:tG ls..1=r his eI1n, ran up, aga5zst
s'Wna1 ~ al thls ?" Were al IN ret'
En- Tltrvt G-n. T5 1ar there hadly *eundt
AID on re 7sr~ There cafce aao;heE,
taia, .'~Ne1G beat~A ca AL pttnts-
vLt:lss s-ray n Il TstEval. st;a thsre II!
flight ott7Gli;s, 10 retreat OF an sFnT, no
soR for oil Tbs rrse:rstaticE: True, t!
were nsns meE ;l uri:ecm flying e rards
rs.r, Int It lid not appear IS II thay '
b:3cu5 tie proportions Of :. large bsgg 'g
co,t. ] got my horse up into the held o.
tie road, ard went on raRioly towards
Of f,cat. Ssun a.t ec}d;ers who were con
*troueh the corr, mostly without arms :;
Of presently stw fre1oc&s, cooking tins, L
saGks, au3 gs.at-coats On the ground, anG
tnz served that the confusion and speed Of
cry bagE ge-carts, became greatc', aud that =
at them we're crowded with men. or Weri
lowed by others, who c1uEg to them.
ambu]apces wsre crowded with soldiers
fol it sid net lo% L as ifrhcre were many FF1
too ed. Negro ee1va1ts, On led horses, da
franticalig past; men n uniform, Tho
bal, were a Disgrace 20 the profession Of arm
sint call t+scldiere," eWarued By On mules,
d at gers, and even draught horses, which
the been cut ort, Of carts or wagons, and WEI
I BY With h11nass clingi1g to their heels, as tr
pod. | ensd as their riters. Men literally screa
hieh | with rage and fright when their way
blocked up On rode, aaking, ttWhat
man this about ?'' and now and then, but T!
left | receiving an answer. ~We're whipped
ieau- | t'We're Tepu1sed-'' Faces black and
port, | torgnes out in tna heat, eyes stating-
er re- a mort wonderful sight. On they can't
gate, him,
7ith . uvh, h.virc once turned raund coes
And turns no more his head,
For hek ekuoweth that feA-fnl Aend
Doth cacse behind him tread
. But Ths~e was the fent: looked u
- ~, w There wae, indeed, come eannonading II
- - " ~ ct 1nc aud il their rear, but still the
s-ars1 was comparatively dittant, and the Tu1
,onIs were tar out Of range As l advanc
13ea nu1nl.Gr Of carts diminished, but the m
ri. ~ 1Een increased, and the column OF tu
q hse1 became denser. a few buggles aud lgl
~ ~ chs NIX with nlen, whoss faces Foui
- ti;a ~ made up ia great Lerprello'' u the
- sefne, tried to pisrce the road Of the q
cn-ts which were rnw eoldifed and I
=, On Ike gIacits. I crossed a small! d
= ts4a the reat:.sIde, get cut on she rcad to
= suS ;op3e eeaEe ferces, 2:ld lacking bsfore
ltcagc, there WEE st:u 3 crowd OF men in III
uaa2 coming along The rced w5s srcer=n
as Ut ! ,;e)&s II c:oybiDE-fEe~iocks, WAit .-bc