Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-29

Banks will probably nd It most advantageous to
De on Maryland soil before Johnson makes the
attempt to cross the river
WHAT THE BOY SAYS.
The negro boy who drove Messrs McGraw,
Harris and Gurch from this city 10 Manassas last
week, says that though a multitude of the dead of
the battle IF Bull Run were left unburied on the
Held up to yesterday Sunday morning, Beaure-
gard's troops were gathering them up and carry
Ing them OFF. He heard II said repeatedly at Ma
nassas that the disunonist's loss, In killed and
wounded, was far greater than ours that the
wounded and unwounded prisoners seemed to be
well treated; that Messrs. McGraw and Harris had
been sent to Richmond, or at least back Of Manas-
sas, upon the cars; and that II was commonly said
around him that they Were soon to cross over into
Maryland, considerable distance above Wash
ington.
GONE OFF.
The Rev. Mr.. Norwood the well known
Georgetown preacher, is said to have held a sort
of love feast at his house on sbe Sunday night of
the battle Of Bull Run, where congratulations
were interchanged between his guests svmpa-
thizing against their country's cause. Since then
he has suddenly disappeared from Georgetown,
having gone to Richmond
REGrMENTAL AND COMPANY OFFICERS
were again In and around the Washington hotels
yesterday and last evening in undue numbers A
great reform so far as the men are concerned has
already been consumB1ated here While few
indeed, are now to be found in GU. streets yes
terday we did not see single drunken soldier
not ore. Yet until the regimental and corapany
officers are made to comprehend that the cause of
discipline requires their constant presence with
their men, that they may attend to and watch
over them at all hours, the necessary improve
ment to make the regiments here real army will
be but half accomplished. Thus only will the
men come so to rely their officers, as to enable
the latter to control them when under fire
GENERAL NJ DowELL.
The war correspondent of the New York Ers-
ming Post says Of General Mcdowell and the
battle of Bull Run:
81 am ignorant of Gen MrDoweIl,s pl,ns. or
OF MS instructions from the Commander-in. C hief
HIS bearing during the conflict | nav say from,
personal observation, was unexceptionabl. Fore
most IN the fray, where the death shot were fall
Ing thlck and fast he never for moment Il ncbed
HIS commanding person was ALWAYS prominent
In the van, and the favOrie target of the enemy,s
shatpshooters His escape from their well sent
bullets is the wonder Of the battle ,,
NEWS FROM THE BATTLEFIELD
Edward p. Doherty, Of Company A, Seventy
first New York Regiment, with Capt. Allen, of
here this morning, having made their escap. from
Bull Run, where they had been held as prisoners
They walked all the way, getting past the enemv,s
sentries by clever ruse, and then, guided by the
moon at night and the sun by day, made their
way to this city bYa circuitous route striking the
Potomac as high up as Leesbure. They were
examined before the Sanitary Commission TO-DAY
as to the condition Of wounded at the hospitals
OF the enemy. They state that the report Of a hos
pital being burned with our wounded in II. nv
the Confederates, Is erroneous, and saw that the
suffering are well cared for by the enemy. There
were $50 wounded soldiers at the Studley Cburcb
hospital. The Confederates claim TO have from
twelve to fifteen hundred Federal prisoners, forty
two OF whom are officers, field, line and staff, and
twelve OF our medical staff. They also claim to
nave taken forty-two pieces of our artillery.
The ConfedeFates say that from l 500 to , 600
were killed Of our men. Two regiments had
been detailed to bury the dead They would
not, however, bury the dead OF the I4th New
York Regiment-Zouaves-I5O in number.
They say on the other side that they have force
OF 10000 at Centerville, 10000 at Fairfax, with
cavalry, In large force, at Leesburg one regiment
and the same at Ball's Mill
They talk about an advance on WASHINGTON
and say they intend to cross the Potomac II mile,
ABOVE washington.
MI Doherty says he saw four cart loads of small
arms thrown away by our men pass by his prison
quarters picked up by the Confederates The
soldiers Of the enemy Were also equipping them
selves largely with the clothing, blankets, knap-
sacks, &c, Of our soldiers found upon the battle
field. The Confederates boosted that they had =
big trap laid for our army If it had got to the
Junction. They had $4,000 men there Sunday,
and would have had O,OOO men more from Rich
mond but for an accident; to the train, by which
they could not get up in season. The engineer
Of the train was shot a traitor, they believing
that the cars were run off purposely by him.
There is scarcity Of provisions at Manassas.
especially OF flour. There was also discomfort
amongst the soldiers from being paid off in SO
cent shinplasters Of the Provisional Government