The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-08-03
BURLINGTON, SATURDAY., sAUG GUST FlI 3, 1851


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Nete iosklng Ios tns .nsssnt q W Wtns
army against ~ HUME
oaN uprising OF wv oecesssossss ~ .s''',v'e'
s''u 'or t"e .m"ea'A'e oser'ur" ~ .ue W. y,
efnment htneesaon ana more Accurate snteih
gence nas m0d,fled this feeslng very eesentlsHy
and the Washington public begin TO realize that
thet American Goverhni,nt is Nor 20 near fts END
~ thes were inclined at FIRST 10 suppose, and
perhaps TO bnpes The earliest reports fepresen-
ted the defeat as an entire and dl-graceinl rut
wnicn nad completely broken up the Union Ar
my.
q II Was inserted tnat the iensre baggage Tram
of the force, w,thaii thelr norees, wagons a'id
equlpage OF every klnn conecte0 ~ SUCH m ~
en"r'n0us cost, had faIIen INTO the hands Of tnr
enemy, aud that the rear Of the army was lett
without protection of any kisd 1t now ssap'
pears that our army rctreated ~ very tgood Or
der as TAR M Ce streviiic, where u was p'otect-
ed from pursuit ny reserves; thst no attempt
was made To capture the baggage wagons, wnicn
mad nearly All been ieft bet~eea Gentseyille ana
Fairfax. and went back with the army 70 lhs
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into the hhnds OF the rebels WAS SUCH as nan
been hastily, and not VERY creditaoss, abandon.
ed on the road between Bulls Runband centre-
vile ,,a a,;,a.ys,a sg e.s{l s; s4y isgs, .s3.b
It's pretty evident that the enemy was IN no
condition Tor pntsuit A powerful fofce OF ca
vairy might have done great 'execution upon the
rear of our retreating columns t-aHd they dio
make an attempt OF this sort upon the warren,
ton Road. but vo'Iey from Col nienkers reg'-
ment which was sent out from Crntreviiie 70
cover the retreat, soon put tnem 20 n'shE' lne
pursuit extended oat snort distance, ana WAS
attended oy no Important resuits. ,.
As soon as u was understood IN tine crowd o'
teamst"rs, fugitive soldiers ana miscellaneous
hangers on OF the rniy ut Centrevilie, tnat our
columns were retreating, they became very CON
siderahly excited, and this feeling rose 10 Pfnie
when tnev heard the sound OF cannon IN the
rear, as thes supposed u 70 indcate ti'at the en-
emy was pursuing IN force. After had driven
something over nile IRON the village on nv
Way to Washington, the crowd in the rear be-
me absolutely frenzied with lear, ana an mn
mense mass OF wagons, horses, men on oot,and
hylng soldiers, came dashng down the hui At
rate which threatened destruction. inst.nt end end
complete, to everything in their way. The pan
ic spread as they proceeded, ana gathering
strpngtn oy It's progress, the movement became
absolutely terrific. The horses caught the fren-
zy OF the moment, and became rs Wild as their
masters MY driver, IN attempting TO cheek the
speed OF the carriage, found 1t suddenly crushed
under the weight OF an enormous PENNSYLVANIA
army wagon which crushed 1t like an egg shell.
Tne opportune arrival OF another carriage con,
t,ining couple OF congressman, renewed me
rom the 0'ienma, ahd tooK me 10 !" asnthSton.
Previous to my mishap was overtaken ana
passed Dv SOLITARY norseman VINO proved 70
be Mr. Russell OF the London Times, who was
profoundly disgu-teu with TINS movement ana
Was making all possible haste to get out OF It.
The most discredlt"hle feature OF TINS STAN.
pede WAS the very large number OF soldiers VINO
had struggled away from their regiments during
the battle, and who now threw away their mus
kets, blankets and knapsacks, and run as II their
lives depended upon their speed. for a long
time no attempt was made to stop than. But
near Fairfax, New Jersey regiment had drawn
up across the road, aud competed every soldier
upon whom they could lay hands, TO 60 back
to his regiment. They were dragged out OF car
rages and from the backs OF horses, and TUNED
backward with the greatest rgor. Many OF
them managed, however. to pass the guard, and
the road all the way to Washington Was crowd
ed with these timid ana fugacious warriors -
How they were suffered to pass Long Bridge,
having neither pass nor countersjgn. is among
the mysteries which ha We no Thought of fatho.
ming. But they made their appearance on the
street corners aud in the bar.rooms of the city
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