The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-07-25

hey fed precipitately toward Washington in
he widest constern ton add alarm, refusing to
be quoted ard utterly deaf to the efforts of their
officers to restore order
So great was the paiIic that Gen Mcdowell
found it impossible to procure to bear his or
lers and dispatches.
The rout was complete the troops were fving
in all directions, throwing away Their guns KNAPP
sacks, blankets, and even their coats, in order to
facilitate heir progress every battery was left
prize to the enemy which it does not appear WAS
even pursuing in any considerable numbers.
Col. Ilcintzleman's division, which occupied
the left OF the line, behaved much more coolly /
than the others. portion of his diy ion, inclu- |
ding the second brigade, under Col. Wilcox, or !
ganzel a rear guard to cover the retreat.
They marched with considerable order, beating !
back the few detachments Of the enemy that from
time to time came upon them.
In retaining his men in order, and thus protect
ing the whole army from slaughter, it that the
gallant Col. Wilcox received most severe wound
from which it is doubtful if he can recover.
The arm; have nearly all reached the Potomac
in broken fragments, and in a state of complete
decentralization.
Never vas route more complete, nor defeat
rnexpl,cable.
The conduct Of Mcdowell is severely criticised.
and orders have been issued superceding him in
the m>nd of this division, and assigned Gen.
Mcclellan to his position.
Dispatches have been sent off in various direc
lions for renforcements, and large bodes Of fresh
troops will arrive here in few days.
Washington July 23-S P. NJ
There has been no firing hcared here since The
return of our troops.
1t is improbable that IN. rebels will attack
Washington.
Our troops, in their retreat from Manassas and
Cent? eville, b okc down several bridges, which
the rebels must first reconstruct before they can
follow us mp.
The rebels have no baggage trains.
Gen. Banks is at Harper'sFerry.
Gen. Dix is at Baltimore.
Gen Scv:t pleaded with President Lincoln m
persuaded him to allow flag of truce to he sent to
the rebels 10 get the bodies of the dead OF our for
ccs and the wounded.
The flag sent at noon to-day, followed by
forty ambulanccs for the wounded and forty bag
gage wagons for the dead.
Major Harris, Of the Constitution newspaper.
wen, his morning to Gen. Beauregard to get Col.
Cameron's body.
Orders have been issued from the War Depart
mcut honorably discharging Gems. Patterson and
Cadwallader from the United States service, their
terms of service having expired.
Gen. Sanford and Co.'s. Runyon and Cox will be
discharged July 30th.
Gen Norris of Indiana, will also be honorably
discharged on July &7th.
The Officers here find difficulty in getting the
strae gng soldiers collected into their regiments.
The remnants are utterly dernoralized.
Senator Wilson will introduce bill in Congress
to morrow allowing officers of the regular army TO
accept commissions in the volunteer Forces and
to resume their original rank afterwards.
Its reported that JEFF Davis has sent a flag of
truce to President Lincoln
1t IS opposed that Re demands recognition OF
/ III Southern Confcderacy.
/ The President and Secretary of War have ac-
ceptcd the Students Regiment of the Illinois
State Normal University
The knowledge that General Mcclellan will be
here soon inspires our troops and raises their cour
age.
Washington, 23-lI PM.
1t is supposed that the enemy are advancing on
Washington.
Heavy and rapid firing is now heard in this
city
Officers are riding about the streets collecting
the scattered soldiers.
Rebel prisoners here from the G. eornia regiment:
say that part OF Gen. Johnston's force arrived al
Manassas Junction on Sunday morn NC by the
Manassas Gap Railroad, eluding General Patter
son.
Three surgeons of the Maine regiments, Buck
stone, Williams, and Allen, were taken prisoners
Gen McCl elan vii. be here tomorrow, anC
take the command of the Federal troops on thu
South OF e Potomac.
Regiments begin to arrive here from the North
also artillery.
Col Whiworth's battery is on the wav here
and also one from Connecticut. and one from Har
rsburg.
Thirty fresh regiments will be here within {
week.
Colonel Benker's German Brigade did not fire
, a e. n during the battle of Sunday and Monday
They are ready, however, for duty.
It is difficult to get the struggling soldiers, WIFI
fill the streets of Washington, to so over the rive
into the entertainments.
Two of the Rhode Island regiments behaved
most CALAMITY during the engagement, The,
, only retrca,ed to Centreville, and remained Their
two hours before they would join the gerera
retreat.
The killed in the Michigan regiments are Col
Wilcox, of the First, [other dispatches assure II
that he is no. killed. but slightly wounded and ia
ken prisoner by the cncmy.-Editor Chicago Times
Captains Wilmington, Hubbard, Butterworth ant
Lieut.. Mauch.
Lieut.. Casey, seriousl' wounded.
Lieut.. Parks, missing.
Ninety men are killed
Two regiments lost three hundred killed.
, We lost eighty baggage wagons filled, som