New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-24
Tying artillery which was not in service On SIM.
day was stationed at Camp Rooyoa last nish,
In readiness for aetion

| In readiness for action.
| REPORTED RETREAT OF THE RRBsrs
Several fresh regiments were posted within Tia
intrenchmerts, lying on their arms all night, bu,
nothing was seen or heard of the rebels, who
have not ventured far beyond Ceutreville. Tia
report to-day is that the rebels are eyaouutips
MANASSAS Junction, and moving toward Rich.
mond' About noon. long trains of baggage.
wagons we've seen going toward Manassas juno.
ZION from tbs enemy's lines, showing that they
were az that time preparing for a backward
movement. Ikey did not dare TO pursue cur
retreat'ng forces Tor any distance, their cavalry
having been driven back 'eyeral times, when at
| tempting to charge Ehe regiments that covered
the rear. They made az Intellectual atteppt to
flank us on tue loft, but Lieut.. Green with his
light battery of rifed cannon, perceiving their
design, got into position and, as the advance
corps emerged from the woods, opened fire with
canister, sweeping nearly every man of the 6sld.
/ Again they tried it, with the same result; at
| first with infantry, and then with cavalry, but
the rapid firing was so destructive that they
abandoned the design,
TIE CAUSE OF THE PANIC.
NAT /, he reason of the panic was an order given
to ban res to return to certain point for
ammnatA IN, aud this apparently retreating move
ment a batteries produced consteros alton aud
manic rs Others the order to retreat, which
assisted To o'aDge the fortunes CT Sunday, is
oser,bed TO Cof, Miles of the Army, who CON,
! manded tho Fifth Division.
THE yrunEp ~ KILLED AND WOUNDED.
! The number of kiAcd and wounded is SGT BY
! Cen. Mansfield at hss than 900, and by Geo.
| Mcdowell at from 500 Il 'OO.
SAFETY OF THE sHA RshS BATTERY
| Capt. Ayres brought in his battcry-Ecracriy
/ sbermsns-which was r,pOf ted taken, without
the lo~s Of gun. He lost scl ne oil his cassoDs
in consequence of some Of the '0ll"'eers cutting
the trace. and riding the horses sii.
RETsCEMgsT OF THE ARr.uLEEY
All the artillery lost 10 the battle will bo in
,,antlv replaced witA guns within re.lch at the
North. Among the batteries teiegraPnea iof
already is tho WhitweE, Battery OF ak OF elgh1
riaed guns presented 10 the GoEernlhehI ~
patriotc citizens of the tJn tied States III Engasd
which is probably already o the way, as also
full battery belonging to Sis state Of oooaec"'
cut, aud one at Harrisburg, ss property vi Gnu
sylgania, Our loss in tins ings rtau' arm u 'u'
service is less serious tAan report d. COL n'u''en
Of the Pennsylvania Twonty4s 'ehtu' 0'ousO'
away six guns which had been ao"nuV"ou o.
Bulls Run, His regimeat, WITH tne o'Hs'' y,
Col. BicnkerJ brigade, atter rseS 'IUg 'e''ia'
orders and countermands from - Pehor Oln'
cers. were finally directed 10 keep tner posi-
ton near Centrevle, to cover IN retreat
subsequently they were posted on q "0c''
toward Bulls Run, and it was belO" 3 h' P''l'
that the cannon we're recovered. Tbs W's !"
obedience to an order from Gen. ia 'o"en'
who was not again heard from till ! y ciocA'
The brigaGe held its position when the 70 'iale
OF the army, having got in front It retrs'ss "a
excellent order. On It's way il Wos disarsa &c"
By our Own cavalry who declared that icy
were needed to protect the front. the rn III
uttsrly out Of danger.
THE REPULSP. OF TIcg ENEMY = cAVS'ES'
TIE enemy's cavalry also made ore attenTt to
break their lines, but were repIlsed AVID tw@'sy-
saddles emptied.
HOW THE PANIC MIGHT RAVE BEEN CbEcAhb~
IL IS thought that the enemy had 10 coacep-
ton of the extent OF our disaster, bu, ngaroeoL
orr movement as made for the purpose ot draw
in, them out Of their intrenchments, mistake
from which they have hardly yet recovered
They were suffering so severely themselves, and
BEGINNING to be so terr0r-stricken, that the iOf'
fumes of the day would very probably have
changed had the reserve been ordered up; aHd-
/ il ia believed by many that had this reserve
! been ordered to make a stand al Ceh1reFi'"
they could have successfully done so, until oar
other regiments not in the action could ha'"
come 70. To stop, tho light at FairisS was
simply impossible; at CeDtreyIHe il might nav
have been.
GOV. sPRAGUT AND BIESHERsS BRIGADE.
About halfpass T. o'clock, while Benkers
Brigade was still at Centroyile, Gov. SFagu"
rode ~, as cool rs if in a paror, and said " ]
am withdrawing the Rhode Island trOsps IN.
good order. You must help make stand here
Tue officers TO whom be had spoken expressing
| their rcadiuess,t 20 do 80, he added live r.
| osiyel no orders oil DAY. We've been hehslns
! an. oyr own hcSk. Where has Gen. McDowel
been ?" No che there knew. The conduct o.
! Gov. Spraguo through and after the engagements
was characterised BY the greatest seh-9osSesSiohr
and considering bis er.ire separation ifom NIL
tary pursuits, his conduct amounted 10 m"
highest heroism. Wieg corEstsik Generss afA
spawned osery day. 20 get drunk AID run s"'l'
why is no not oaeysJ Maior-Geaerlshie'
TuE wolNpING OK COILS. HINrlR AND atiNi-
ZELNsN
One o. the warst features OF the eas@u! o.
go.