Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-23

our loss In ammunition was heaviest. a consider
aoie quantity having been scattered along the road
oy ming teamsters, who escaped with their
wagons. We apprehend that yeslerdsy's rain
destroyed the utility Of most of It to the enemy.
No horses, to speak of, were lost Hardly fifty
In all fell into the enemy's hands unwounded
Even a drove Of 1870 beef cattle were got of
safety.
The main wagon train, numbering 100, was
| east Of CentreviIle throughout the action, and
returned to orr lines in This vicinity without sus-
| tanning the sli gh;est damage.
During Last night and this morning MANY de-
| tachments Of the regiments from the other side
arrived In this city aud quartered in various
large buildings The detachments Of the First and
Second Ohio came In while the rain was falling
| in torrents. Detachments Of the First Minnesota
| and First Michigan regiments also arrived, and
stragglers are coming in hourly.
The Fourth Pennsylvania, Col Hartrau IT, ar
rived here a II O'Clock a. en- route for their
homes, having served out their three IN .nths term
| Of enlistment. The men say they will soon be
| back to see the war through; having already
agreed TO organize volunteer regiment to be com
| manded by the captain Of one Of the companies
n wv in service
Shermans battery returned TO Its former quar-
tets on Capitol hill in good condition
The Seventy-trst regiment has returned with
fuller ranks thln was at first reported II was es
timatcd that they had lost ga men, but he latest
and mes: correct accounts from their Oil GERS i've
| their loss in killed at about 25; and wounded at
s7iile sixty. A few are missing, whether prison
| ers or killed Is not known. This re- iment, with
| the Rhode Island regiments, were engaged with
| the Ala6amainfantryr regiments; and moved them
| down In great numbers, until by a ruse of the
| enemy in hosting I National flag on their left
| column their fire poured in from the right the
| Rhode Island regiments supposed some Of our
| force were coming up to their support rushed
| up within twenty PAGES Of masked battery
which opened upod them, doing much execu-
| ton The column thus decoyed % their own de-
| tructon WIRE forced to retreat, which was done
| in good order.
The entire loss, killed, wounded and missing,
Of the Massachusetts Fifth reg iment is but Is
The Michigan Fourth, d lspatched to the sup
| port Of Gen. Mcdowell too late to permit II to
participate in the engagement, returned here a,
noon.
Some batteries and single pieces Of artillery
| supposed to have been lost In SUNDAYS engage
| IN NJ, are being brought In safely-among the
eces thus recovered are the two 81 pound rfIed
guns used to batter the snemy's entertainments
III Is mistake that the Minnesota regiment
was Of Gen. Schenck's Brigade. # was attached
to Col Beintzeman's division, on the extreme
left, and did not leave the field until after they
| had been severely cut to pieces and the order to
| retire WA given. This regiment 10 entitled TO
great credit.
The Brooklyn regiment Oath New York State
AIi!tia) bring back all their men but about 100
which is their estimate of killed, wounded and
| missing in the conflict at Boil Run
| some other brigades yesterday against the Second
Ohio and Second New York regiments of Gen.
| ScheIck's brig de, are wholly unflunded We
| learn from officers of o:ber regiments that no
brigade behaved better through bout the wbo.e eu-
ga-,"u!ent, or performed valuable service du-
Ri the retreat; receiving and repu sing tn great
| slaughter the enemy's last cavalry charge made
wnen almost every other brigade was in fun tide
OF the retreat; ana that if tia. charge had not been
thus met, the slaughter our side for three miles
OF The 70 al back ~ Cenierville would have been
very great Whereas, IL was made without any
| moiestation whatever from the enemy. After re-
ceiVing and repulsing that charge, Schenck's
| brigade stood its ground until ordered by Gen
| Mcdowell to jpin in the retreat
We regret 10 learn that cons derable apnrehen.
| sion exists for the safety of the Hon MIR Ely the
| member oftLeC House of Representa- YES from
| Rochester y. \, who is said to have been in the
| engagement, in a. exposed position Hisfriends
| In III" House have not been able to hear Of him
| since.
Inc conduct OF the enemy TO the wounded on
| tue heId was In some cases most horrible They
| oay""e'ttd some OF them, and some iend cut the
| throat OF a poor man laying with ley shot of
| Never Yves the Use Of proper wagon guard
| more slgnaly manifested than In the engagement
1 before IsLe
co"fuslon and consequent Impossibility Of rally.
| Ing our d. Ing army due to tue coward v con-
duct OF the teamstDrs, some Of whom cut their
traces, and, mounting their horses, Il ID, leaving
'heir wagons to bloc up the road One of the
| duties oil the wagon guard is TO check such pro-
ceedlhSs instantly by cOnroli. z that class Of the
afhiVs adluncts, who invariably require close
watching to that ED in general engagement
The Commissioner of Public Building is about
III 'he o.d Inauguration bali building, in the
rear OF tue City Hall, as speedily as possible as
| depot Tor tie temporary and comfortable recep.
tl"n Of tue arriving regiments OF the grand army
| CT lOO, COU men, 10 soon TO be concentrated here
TAey are all to march directly TO II from the
depot, aid Will find there every necessary conve-
nience, Including huge watts reservoirs in which
large nunbsrs can battle at the same time
Already order is being rapidly broug ht out of
/ tHe CHd"s OF Yesterday, as terrific that was.
| The men who reached here SO disordered ard
disorganized are being rapidly gathered under
their own officers. and are already resuming the
| discharge of tdeir several duties
| Shortly after the Star went 10 press vests,d,y
We were glad to be able to take Senator Foster bv
the hand, not only alive, but unscratched by the
engagement In which he found himself on the
| day before. The Star having enormously killed
him eff, of course takes great pleasure I'm thus
bringing him to life again. The Senator was not
In position during the eng lgement wherein. for
the sake OF sightseeing. he was personally ex.
posed; but in the general hospital aiding to take
1 care Of the wounded.
| The lesson taught by the great disaster Of the
day before yesterday, will prove proata BILE lessor
beyond all qnestion. Though It may DELAY the nal
triumph Of the Union in this great contest II will
but insure II In the end. Increased caution and
discipline will be its first fruits In the armies NJ
the Republic. Increased energy, economy and
infexibility in the civil service connected with
the prosecution of the war, will also surely result
from 1T while in all the loyal States It will All mn
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