New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-03

articcs butter, cheese, sat-sh and potatoes might
| DO added, assmilaug the ration TO the home Diet,
contributing the comfort aud lealh Of the colder,
and incIeasDg bis efficiency, without adding to tie
expense, and would be much rational than pro-
vdmg for an enormous addition 10 articles already IN
surplus.
Should this subject, modified By your judgment,
meet your appreciation, please give ii publicity, ana
perform esieal service to the patriotic volunteer
Washington, July 20, 1851
THE NEW-JERSEY SECOND AT BULL RUN
10 he I'd Ter Of Tie y. T. 1ri5aRe 81.
SIR: In yesterday edition Of your paper mention
l. made Of The conduct Of he Let ard I'd NewJertey
Regiments the d1y of the battle AZ But Run, most
honorable 10 tie former but highly derosatory 70 tle
latter To which am attacked. While would cheer
fully accord TO Col Montgomery OF tie Let ana 70 his
rel nert all the praise which they certainly do merit
for taeir conduct that occasion, would neVeTthe
lees have equal justice done the ID The Let took UP
its liue Of march from Vienna on the afternoon OF sun
6av ~ least 20 Minutes in advance Of the "a, but not
wihsanding his advantage in tho stalt, our regiment
caught IN with them a slost distance beyond GeIman-
| town, Elk miles from Vienna.
when we fret encountered the "suT8inG tide OF re-
treating soldiers, civil .ns, baggage wagons, ana
carriages, which the writer in your paper Gays ear
RED back with them tie EcciatC regiment o. the lst.
From lie force Of this tide when first encountered by
us and s continued and rapidly increasing volume,
il did not appear 10 ne that much "check" had been
given 10 the "dsas,t0us flight although i feel
assured that Col Montgomery, Ike brave Cincel az
lie IL, did I'll lie could TO SOP IT, Instead OF being
"csrIied back" bv the confused grd frightened
crowds the % Regiment Ike the Isl, bravely pressed
onward needing not the discouraging reports Of the
Tetreang soldiers that their regiments had been cut
10 pieces that the enemy were In lot pursuit, nor
the equally Encouraging fitaliOuE that eve would
catch IT," if went on and like the lst, the I'd also
eudeayOrcd, by remembrance, and by throwing ont
companies aorots, and On ether ride OF lie road, to
turn back the rout. We did not arrive nj Centreyille
70 coon The ist Gud this was the reaiOn Why did
not. Within less than two nLlcs from tbs, Place we
were Informed by an officer in the regular United
States cavalry that our communication with Washing
ton ind AlexOndIia had been GU 81 by the Rebel
cavalry, and that large body 81 theu were then
advancing upon our Iight 90 intercept the baggage
wagons, aud OF the retrosng troops and bya sId
den dash di-peee our advancing column. llp" le 2
ing tIii Immediately depoyed into an oicu hcid 70
the ph md formed toreceiye their change. ltproYei
10 be n false alarm, and sitter waiting come time, we
renewed our march. and arrived the bill at
Ceutieville after uark We had been ordered 10 re-
rort % Adjutant Fry, bu' neither he Tor Gen
Mcdowell could be found, nor any other commanding
officer.
Aiter waiting some tine q Centrcyilie and fearing
tie Rebel cavalry bol succeeded in il'ercoqting the
bagyGge and ammunition w8gonr which Wero return
rp nnler q small guard % Alex ndIia, we nut about
and CONDUCTED the taiu safely back 70 tie AleXaudna
road which crosses tie Vienna road AZ Germantown,
from which place they proceeded 10 Fairl' and from
that The next Hior'ilg 20 Alexandra. Our regiment
MARCHED on in good order 20 Vienna. where the men
rested I'LL Cay light, having marched rix'een mice IN
cludinc the List four to Ccuterve without diop Of
water. have been Informed to-day by the Colonel
Of on? regiment that the order cane om Gen. Tyler
for our regiment 10 return 60 Germantown, and con.
duct the baggage and ammunition trsin.
The principal facts herein related, viii, have no
doubt he cofrotOrlted BY The Hon. Mr. Kellogg, who
returned uart of the way with from Cenrevil.e
In conclusion e; SAY that Drawer men never lived
than those WHO constitute the rank and he Of this rcP
rnent and if opportunity oerp ar sure they VIII
not be behind thor anrestcrsi whoae dauness cour-
ace mud noble devotion 20 country has nnde the bat
tefelds of Monmouth, Trenton, and Princeton, mem
Oruble in American hstory.
AN OFFICER ~ TIE tECoND HLtiMLhfi " ,. "
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