, 1861-07-22


cs'shier ofthe telegraph Office who took our
money for the dispatch in question.
THE FORWARD MOVEMENT,
General Order against Ifl1aging-A Masked Bot.
try Smoked ot4t-0thtrs Drudge TAenase!svs-
Sharp Firing on 10Th sides-1he second day's
nsots'hents,
Especial Dispatch to the n. Y. Tribune.1
WAsHNGToN, July 1S.
The following excellent general order from
Gen. Mcdowell. which ought to be impressed
Of the national army, was read to each regi-
meGt this morning, and received with accia-
nation:
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF VA, j,
FAlRfA2 CornT HocsE, July 49, 1851. !
1t is with the deepest modification the General
commanding finds II necessary to 1eiterate his or
dets for the Of the property Of the in
under his command. Hardly had We arrived at
this place, when to the horror Of every right
mindsd mir Person, eeveFal honses were broken open
those who, it has been the boast OF the loyal m:n,
came here to protect the oppressed and free the
property Of this people is at the mercy Of troops
who, VIC rightly Say, are the mcst intelligent, best
educated and most lay Mlaw:abiding Of any that were
Of yesterday cast The deeper stain upon thcms It
has been claimed By some that this p7rt;cu-
II IL corps were not engaged in these acts.
THE ie OF but little moment; since the in
dividua;e are not found out, we are all alike dis
graced- Commanders CT regiments will select
commissioned officer as provost marshal, and
cial and cole duty It ehal be to preserve the prop
CITY from depredations, and to arrest all wroncdu-
ere Of whatever regiment or corps they Mey be.
Any fcu1d committing the slightest depreciation,
q nr rfraG M mar
trty Of The inhsbitants, will be reported TO head
quarters, and the least that will be done to them
Will be to send them to the Alexandra jail. 1t Is
again ordered that no one shall arrest Or attempt
% arrest any citizen not in arms at the time, or
search OF attempt to search any house. even to ea-
ter the same without permission. The troops
aDce snd prop'iety as If they were at theis own
homes. They are here TO fight the enemies Of the
necessary, that will be done by he proper person.
BY command Of GEN. Mcdowell.
JAS. B. Fry, Assistant Adjntant General.
A recorpoltering party, consisting OF Capt.
Alexander, two companies Of c.yalry, and d
Ecrtion Ct battery, accompanied By Gen.
Tyler and staff, went out little after u
O'Clock. They took up position on hill TWO
OF three miles from Centreville, and half 4
mile from creek called Bull Run, which com
teyo1d for so1le distance. Balls from the
heavy guns exploded Oh q barn on the right
unlil IS cavalry emerged, who cheeted and
scattered. Six or eight rounds more brought
IN answer from q concealed battery, which
wcundsd Sergeant Roh2n, Company G, "a
s:ber, and made deep flesh wound in both Of
lis legs. Two Of Lieut. Benjanlin's heavy
guns were brought into action. and soDn 81
1enced the rebel battery.
Col. RiclardEon'6 Brigade, consisting Of the
l2!h New York volunteers, the 1st Massa-
cf,,, co44 nt,:o
supported by Cavalry and a battery, was next
seIt cut tc eIirmi=h along the creek, Thay
soon succeeded IN 7aking up rebel batteries
on lie other side, which were followed by 4
heavy ti1e Ct musket1y, which cur men re-
turned with zeal For half an hour the boom
cf artillery and the rattle Of siEall arms from
| both Sides Of the Creek followed each other
| fast.
In the opinion Of officers who witnessed
! the engagement, their platoon firing vas Te-
r,a,kably regular ard effective, and their
| guns were served with grea: precision. They
! were twice reinforced, and Occupying very
strong position behind e5trenchnents in o
1Lucb for the email force Opposed to them,
With Was rot. in the Judgment Of military
men, more than fourth Of thei. huuloer:
Our mtn, Who were drawn up IN lire along
cavalry behind them, fell back somewhat,
but in good order and fighting brayely.
! The rtbels, whose flag Heated from mill,
| chefIed Justify. At this moment shell from
a new battery to the left, hitherto silent and
unknown, burst on the top Of the hill, whert
cur flrst battery had been stationed, anc
| where number OF civilians, among them the
Hon. Henry ]. Raymond and Mr: Hoard o
| New Yo1E, R. G.. Mccormick # the Evening
Iost, Dr.. Pulliston OF Pe3n., al few others
we're stationed, This cia4int ice was nea
to and commanding view Of The scene o
action.
The shell from the battery whizzad betweel
Dr.. PrlIieton and Dir. Mccormick, who stoo
close together, bursting q gard or two b2
hind 1hen, after striking an old buildin;
then temporarily occupied as a hospital TO
| the wounded.
1n,nle diate}y By was you7 specil.l army co.
Respondent, ard otEeEs stood j few yards bt
low On the decliyi:y Of the hill, the shell paes
i1.g over them. Several caSualtit6 occurred
Tut no one was mortally wounded,
| Two gentlemen we're thrown of the1
! horses, orc Only slightly Injured and the Rs'
MIR. May, Chaplain of tic Michigan Regiments
~ho mas also Oh the spot, fell to the GROUND
| hut was found to be unburt. Gen. Tyler O.
cupied position On the LET.
This shell Vas followed By several other
| varying the monctony Of WAi6tling Mini
ta.lle, fy which several had been woundc'
amol5 Them L;eut. Lcraine.
Ali On the Lill, both civilians and milital
LII, n, dec mtd it prudent to Withdraw.
But tie pionetrs had previously broke
GcWp the fences, so that our battery, whie
Was waiting en- the higher slope, could hay
1,,ll rargc II necessary to cover the retreat.
THY were waiting there still when .yol
correspondent left, in order to cross the Loz
tIisge tefore 9, affer which it is impossib
; without the countersign.
Attut lan ~ay to that place reinforcement
: were met, consisting Of Col Sherman's BEi
ade. The 18th New York, G3,h New Yor
aid I'd Wisconsin aud 69th New York, vi
, were eager fcr what We told them was aHai
| IL Hel1 apploacb.
: TLt;r gilettring eyes, a:acrity Of motto
l ::1d characteristic remarks alike showed tli
, he w:fe cfC,l Richardson wa, IN carriaI
il the woods, oaly short distance from Il
eccEctf conflict, giving welcome water
2 ]"ssi.g soldiers, and patiently awaiting neS
i:cm hIr tusbaEd.
So great has been the drain from the pop
f !ation between Fairfsx and Bull Run, md
: tEc o1,,1ation Of t2-Gov. Letcher's proclaim
= ticD, that 60 atle-bodied men have been le
c :ehird, and the Only persons to be seen
q that section Of country are ngero;s, terrific
l. woman stated that her four sons we're impret
- I'd iLto the ranks By the Tetreating rebels re
| te1day, tTo Of whom were ccnslnptiyes.
> The rebels told the unwilling ones who
s they carried c1f, that they should be placed
front, ard used rs breastWolks against t.
N9It1tlQ tIC0ps. LUIS WIS lGll A3 y CuQbuI
ten to their wives and children, who wi
t1es AID thr1eLs, hung about their departs
= husbands, Wto were 1eeping.
= The Tcmen with whom your corresponds
:. cenyersed repeated heSridiculous{s stories to
u tnem Of the enormitiee that were in store f
e thin at the hands Of the Federal troops
- their approach An intelligent mother,
~ strcIg U Mon l~ccltvities, stated that she b
y been made to bel eve that all the male ct
dren in the neighborhood were to be but
e1cd, tie dwellings pi!laged, and the negrt
cn;ried eff; and when last night some q
made an outcly In front Of her house, she st
Is htr children off into the woods, and follow
al them with blankets and beds, the whole
n manning bid I'll night
She Eaye Now She can't see that she
y treated any worse by our troops than by tht
Of the rebtis.
re 0ne rsbel soldier died from excessive hi
be on this march. The negroes who have bs
N forced to work On the entrenehments ",
Etnn Garlic away from thcir Ce.trc7ille homes
ed the retreat1ng troops.
81 81 1HE FIGHT ON THE KANANH
of Rtp,t1se Of Ohio 7roops-Cdpt Alien and Lii
x 1t7ne7oy Ki1ltd-to1. Norton Wounded q
Taken Psiso1ser-1He Capture Of Col, IIo
N 7rf and Oilers.
g. lF1cm the Cincinnati Commercial Ju1y % !
=. The steamer Dualeith, Capt. 4 D. wills
:, arrived rom Parkersburg yestefday bring