The sun., 1861-08-21

Il u,s.hnt pitekGo, rOee N ffont ~ q
arc IN. soldisrs vho vsrs I thfnk. 0sr~s :.
brokV into doubls ruu, ,leckirg new "a -,
/ over tesir ihoulesrs.
IRlr CosRxsrorurxr unru-rr a~~~
rRiOHrHunp.
There wss no oholo. for n. br. 4. -.
.'gn any farther rssssrshss % 8 put -
horse int trot. hsspisg In The AZ
Alongside the rvvds ~ meeh % oouia. n
avoid II. fsgit.v.s un I cane ons.
oo.e en- III: Tear sf the baggage .sd stsrs
copseiOus Of The aid vbish "a. y.Ai.i.,
~ould shord them sgainst q cavalry chsrr..
nd hsasful, nsvsrthl,s-, o. thsir prori-irx,
alsmolsd and shouted hirs nsd.ss ID 49,
r'n; Ths road vss now Hsnny eovsr.d
wth baFgags. II seemed 20 me 90 n tks
uen insIds were throwing TIM IL ines out mr.
poe.ly. On spproacSieg CsntrsviIis, : 49,
u GsrmAn Infantry Of the rsssrvs csms u.arck-
'rR down aud stemmsd ths current /, 80
'eVss they were FOLLOWED by . brIr.S. ~
guns and another battalion q frssh troors-
suddenly the guns ON the ki1 ep,nsd, ana q
the same tims the thundsr 81 srtilipry W.
he, rd from the wood on the rieht r.ar. IN.
hemptde then beeams general
what occurred At tie hill cannot sag bnf
all the road from Csntrsvills Zoe nj rsi pss-
'ented such al h. M can only hs Witnessed
"" uass OF tue runsuays u an uttstiF
mora ICED aruy. Drivers aoggss, lsahsd.
,nd est ihsir has's or lsaped dosu and chem
io's sd their tears, and ran by the AIDE ef -,
'sas ! uounted msn, ssfvauts and msn N
Uniform, veh'c'ss OF all sorts ard eeumlsa.
lat wagons tbrOTg'd the nsroW vsya At
ron ,s. 'nSs; %.rti, tieHT;i,I0n' w.. .'r % vera :d
'ood and iron sud thrilled thrcu "a t.
SnIns new ensrgy aud seiioa ta its
'ePefats sf rts to get fss from itsAE.
INK coBBEirosDl MT IN DAp aka.
what are lou Laii Cta" said 70 a m.u
~to was fun' x bssice ne. al an not A.
sic OF you, replied tho iueisu. l.ys lisx M
i.se a. me- and pulling tss trigger. Il sus
did not RooG va unsrm, Z, and I d,s 70
% iss a. ccul5, Issclv,d 70 kssp nj own
C on,el for tbs noond tias that day. And -
he dght went en-.
SPECIAL ADVICE
At one time Whole n ass Of infsutry, visA
hNsd tayon.'s ran do sn the bsak Of n. rosd,
and w ypdsd thoss amcng whcm thsy f.lI. A.
kn,w me road voald soon bscoms impaaibks
OF blocked up, put my horse TO q gallon -
pa "t on towards the front. Bat mc.n1.a
ten .ull rode faster, shouting cut, CsvsirV
. TO oomirg." Again l vsntursd 70 sp.ak %
'hsis runavsys are not stopped the vScIs Of
20 pths and Ptoksts Into Washingten win a.
Aso y One Of than, without ssy ing . vprI
spurrsd bis horse and dsshsd on In froat.
'DiosrPIHD' KxrosrULAsIoss wirH A ssn-
rINxL.
do not know whether be ord.r.d ths move
nsnt or not but the van Of the fugitivss W.
ow suddsnly checked, snd, prssing On thrvSeA
= wood az the roadside, l taw res imsnt sl
-isntly blocking up the way, with thslr fruuf
ward Csntrsvils. muikst wai lsvslsd a
4 assa SS.J a pushed y, & 70 the front; stop. o.
Don't let a ioul pass' / ssdrss.,s -
zen and ssid. Sir, l am British subject i
ant let you p,s,, sir!S / bsthOsgbt ne q
a. ws1d va: given cns & -t: e.: In. IL LA .s:t
ga psAsl" and 30 rode through, uneertain
could now gain the Lopg Bridge in time -
,ms over without the counnrsign.
A FINE srHcnrxs OF An oruoxx.
Altar sunset the moon rose, and amid othsa
Ss. S1 in ehTss q Gs Geloasl sS hSsI.s, The os--
nAIdsr Of q brigade, bslisvs, who was shst
through the neck, and was inside cart, e.
Jrtsd by feN troopers. 1hls officer was, -
understand, the major or steond In command
y Colonel HUrrERs regiment, yet 10 had con.
70 leave bis battalion. lie said thsy had div
n back the enemy with sAss, but had not ben
sppcrtsd, and blamtd-m bad officers and
,oOd ores will do-ths conduct Of the Gsnsssat
go mean fight 1 never saw" Nov, what
q to 10 thought of an oficer-gallant, he may
nSn say to picket Who asked hin how ths
lsy went In the 'front.'. "Wsll. we've bsea
icksd into q cooked hat; knocked to"
fbis was bis cry 10 tssrstsrs, sscorn Coz
goys, the ofiseTs. A. d man on guard and do
aeh ment, while l. anorant Of ths disaster b.
iLd, tried to moliify the effect Of the nswsAy
ddipg, 'Oh, It's a drawn bsttls- Ihs trooYs
10 Teoceupyihg The position from Which shsy
" rtsd In the morning" Perhaps he knsW
he troops better than did.
sAFE IN wAsHnaron.
Tho clocks had jast struck IL L. ~, AL
ss NJ VIA %@or, n y Sse Ss
eat had come In, bat few OF the many who had
,ssn fed upon lies ard the reports OF complses
'ictory which prevailed coald credit The intel
issncs. Seven h. .urs had not elapsed before
tho strests told the story. Tue "Grand Army
of the North as 1t was called had rsprsssnta-
tvss In every thorousfArs, without arms. Or
ters, or officers, standing out In the drsnchinG
rain. When all these most unaccountAbis phs-
nomenA we're occurring l was hst asleep, bus
| could scarce credit my informant this morn-
ing Whsn he told me that the fsdsrahsts, ut
tsrly routed, had fallen back on Arlington, TO
defend the capital, leaving nearly i've battsFi.s
Of artillery, 5000 muskets, an inmsnss quAnt.
ty OF stores aId baggage, and their vounAsa
and prisoners In the lands q the sns my.
aKHKRAL CoNcLUsIoHB.
lst the American journsls tell the story
cir own wsy. have told mine as | know
I. IL has rainsd InesssAntly and heavily
'incI early morning, and the country must be
unfit for operations; other vice, II Mr.. DAVIS
4 ssired to press his advantage be might nov
- very closs to Arlington Hsiehta- He hAa
air sady proved that he has fair right - bs
,onsidsrtd tbs head OF "bslligsrsht PoUsr.H
But though the North may real under ths
ck, | cannot think Il will make her dseist
rom the struggle, unless 1t be speedily fol
| we'd by blows more deadly even than the re-
se from Manassas. There h much tAlh
now (of ''masksd battsriss, Of eourss) OF oaf-
asnking and cavalry, and such mAttsrs.
HIS THEORY OF THE DkYKAr.
The truth seems to bo that the msn We1e
ovsrWofk ksd, kept out for IL or IA hours In tne
sun exposed TO long range are, badly on
cered, and Of deficient rsglmsntal organixAtisn-
Thsn came a most difiloalt opMatiol-tS
withdraw this army, so constituted, out Of &C.
n ion In face Of an energetic enemy, Who had
rt tpulssd Il. The ratirsmsnt Of ihs bAgEAGs.
which was without adsqusts guards, and was
in the hands Of TX aorant drivers. VISA misundaE-
stood and created alarm, and that alarm bscAns
q panic, which became frantic on the aPPear-
Ancs OF the enemy tad on the opsning or tasT
guns on the IuoAwsys. But tbs he!th wth ea
MI the n ole eageT 10 retisvs this diEAster, al
though II may divert her from the tehe0a
!. bioh bas btea sa. gsstsd to her, Of Pnnkhing
EuglaEd little while loIg
Departure S6 Ihs HadsSn OSunfy Aitliie.S
Iho HUDSON County artillery, oonaatiag a
a f.ll battery Of Six PiscsS, and 1S6 MN. LII
jersey City FOR Washington, at half past sins
o'rloek ys,tsrdAy (Cu,sdas) morning via tho
Nav Jersey Railroad and TtAnspof tati0n u -.