Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-07-23

ollowed by less aSlt.t0i parties, WHO
stated that the report OF tbs retreat
was owing I" tue fact that the alarm
among the tennlsters had communicated
itself To the volunteers ami even in sone
instances TO the regulars. AMI lie lines
were thus broken and that Retirement
across Bull Ran was rendered necessary
Col. Hunter passed ut the same time in -
vehicle, wounded. Ayres battery was also
reported as lost Crowds OF carriages and
baggage Wagons came rushing down the
i rond The telegraph office was closed
against all private business ana in an hour
tue alarm had communicated all along the
| road TO Washington.
! The panic was so great that an nttempt
I to rally them to II stand at Ceutreville was
eutirelyin vain. If n firm stand had been
/ made there our troops couIG have been
reinforced and much disaster prevented,
Gen. Mcdowell was thus fJiled iu his web
arranged plans. 1t is sufficient that all
the provision trains belonging tolhe Cni-
| ted States Government were saved Sumo
regimental wagons were overturned bv uc-
cident or the wheels came oil, and had
therefore TO be abandoned. Large droves
of cattle were saved by being driven bnck
| in the advance OF theretreat.
| WARRINGTON, July 22.-Our troops, after
! taking three batteries and gaining great
victory, were eventually repuised, and copl-
meuced n retreat on Washington. The re-
treat is in good order, With the rear we'll
covered by - good column. Our loss is
from $500 to 1900. The fortiications
aroundSW ashington ure stfesgIy reinforced
by fresh troops.
| STILL LATER.
WASHINGTON, 22d-P. M-Lieut. Col.
| Of tho N v =
among the killed. Col. Lawrence, of the
5th massachusetts, is wounded. Capt.
Ellis, of the fist n. Y, badly wounded.
Col. FaFnham and Maj. Lozier, of the N. Y,
| Fire ZouaTes, are not killed but badly
wounded.
The Rhode Island battery was taken by
the rebels Mt the bridge across Bulls Run,
| where their retreat was cut OF. all the
horses being killed. 1t is reported that
the rebel Black Horse Cavalry made an at
tack on the rear of the retrehting army,
when the latter turned and fired, killing
all but 6 of the party, The 7lSt New
| York lost about half their men.
The following regiments were engaged
in the fight: LIST, I'd and Sd Connecticut;
| I'd Maine, Of regulnrs cr3sposed OF COM
| pnnies OF the ID, Sd 9Th regiments $50
marines; 9th aud l4th New York Militia
| LIST and 81 Rhode Island list New York;
| 81 New hampshire; 81 MASSACHUSETTS list
Minnesota, LIST Michigan; 18th and 18th
New York; I'd, 4th, 9th and goth Maine,
and I'd Vermont; besides the general bat
| teries.
| The following is a partial list of the
killed aud wounded officers: Capt. Me-
| Couk, Capt Gordon, Co. II, 11th Massn-
chusetts; Capt. Foy, Co. H, 81 r. l., Col.
Slocum, I'd r. Col. Colcum, 22d N. u;
Col. Wilcox, LIST Michigan.
| Woundcd-The Colonel of the y. 7. 2di
Col FurnLnm, Fire Zouavcs; Col. Hunter,
| Col. Cnrcorln, Col. Clark. of llth Massa-
chusetts; Capt. Reisketts, of tie Artillery.
| Two New York regiments have gone
to Virginia.
1t is vaguely reported that Gen. Patter-
sons division arrived i'll the vicinity OF Ma
nnSsas this morning. and commenced an
attack on the rebel forces. He WAS within
25 miles of The battle ground yesterday,
| but the exhausted condition OF his men
prevented him from coming to the aid OF
i, Gen. Mci9oscci. 49,
| 1t is also reported that 1000 of our troops
have been sent back towards Fairfax from
the other side OF the river.
| 1t WAS the remnant of the Fire ZOuaves
that were attacked by the Black Horse
Cavalry and rcpulsed them, leaving but six
OF them to return. Their gallant regiment
numbering but IL couple of hundred.
1t is possible that the number OF killed
aud wounded is mugnifeI by the large
numbers who are missing, probnbly wan
deriug through the woods. The lowest
estimate may be placed at 4, 1000 to 5000.
| 1t is Represented in many quarters that
the Ohio regiments shared the greatest
l az, ~, ErOY hair Xv Mt f,f
confidence in their officers. 1t is known
shat ON the day previous TO tue battle q
large number publicly protested against
being led by Gen. Schentk. 1t was only
through the opportunities of Col McCook,
in whom they placed confidence, that they
were prevented from making formidable
rebellion.
The Pennsylvania 4th WINS not in the
battle, having left for home on the morn
lug of the battle, their term of service
having expired.
1t was known to our troops ut the time
of the battle yesterday that johnson bad
y! formed q connection with Beauregard on
the night of the first action ut Bull Run.
Our men could distinctly hear the cars
coming into Manassas JunctiOn and the
cheers with which the rebels hailed their
newly arriving comrades. They knew the
enemy was our superior in numbers anu
in their own position.
These facts were further confirmed by
prisoners taken, deserters aud spiesi but
these facts were not probably known at
Washington, and the officers in lending orr
men into action only Obcyed orders. Gen.
Scht mex, rs we'll as the other field officers,
actedadmirabiy. He collected his forces
and. covered .heir retreat, and up to the
last minute was personally engaged in the
enticavor to rally his men to make I" stand
at Gentreville. 1t was the arrival of fresh
I reinforcements to the enemy in superior
numbers that turned tho scale of battle
:! The enemy before now ightperhaps have
more to boast of if they had followed up
I their advantage last night.
500. P. M.--The estimated number of