The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-08

rancous history by happening to find the following para
graph In COPY OF the Dd, published few days after
tho battle Of Manassas:-
Bur ONE 0nDxRA Manassas despatch to Nashville says
President DAVIS arrived on tho eld Sunday and gave
but one order. ''Forwlrd, my brave columns! For
ward The eff CT electric The fortune Of the day
was decided The brave fellows swept everything before
them.
And the absurd satcmen,-a satemen. entirely false in
every particularas been repeated in variety of forms,
until mocty in hundred Of all the people in the Con-
federate States in the United States actually believe
that the victory ofsOur army at Manassas owing
entirely to the effect of President navs arrival on the
field Of battle, Of his sku dispositions after reach
ing the field ot action Nor have yet one single
editorial contradiction Of this reportso injurious md
UNJUST to our generals and our troOpsahough the fact
IS as have taken the trouble to inform you in previous
letter, that President Davis Ind TO do with the
battle OF Manassas than with the battle Of New Orleans
that he did not reach the field until tho victory had been
won and the enemy was flying Ia confusion before our
pursuing troops and that he did not take command Of
any portion of our forces.
SICKNESS OF THE TROOPS.
Correspondence Of the Memphis Appeal
RICHMOND August % 1851.
regret to be compelled to give you unfavora
bic account Of the health Of our troops in the field
The nnct0n Of tho several large bodies OF In der
cat portions OF tho Commonwealth, for three weeks
past must be attributed chiefly TO the crowded state Of
their hospitals In the peninsula the typhoid fever has
been prevalent, though happily not in malignant form
At Manassas and Aqua Creek Also this maady has pros
in the camps around it, fifty per cent OF the troops, at
least have been stricken down with measles Private
hospitals for tho reception and better treatment Of tho
street almost every OF the c,tS has its long sick
list and tho iadi ara worn out in their 20 the
sufEerers They o ma. weary In the snlrt Of their GOOD
wor, hut cxcssvc WATCHING will eybansi Tho physical
nowers Az vol there hns hccn no orca fataiv among
the thousands Of cases Int inst as no dozen have
been dscharge as wr,l from hosrai their beds have
been flied md there ia mn dimnutj in The number Of
new casc Possibv the change Of ten,oeraturc OF tho
a few weeks remain 10 ,s now before The frost
TIE REBELS WANT DISTINCTIVE STATE FLAGS IS
Reorc another grcnt shocL of Mace there IN
one precantion against accident which in the of
your ought To no take, md which Il ia
kabic has NOT been snrpesed before bv
conpetcp Authority n s The stronv necessity of desie
hating our troons in largo muses. bv some nnmstakable
Distinctive banner Whatever may be said Of the Con
federate flag as tasteful combination and Arrangement
of colors Il is certainly obnoxos To- This obeci that
in the excitement md tumuIt of battle II il easily mis-
taken for The Old Stars and strins Even this were
moi 80 IL ought NO longer 10 be horne ne The
ensign in eLt because the enemy have made flags of the
same uaern for tho express nurpose of Grhn9 under
them Al Manassas we know thew did not scruple 70
employ our banner as protection against tho very men
whom thew shot down al this base dsadv 10
pared and dstribued amonp the troops of The various
States aps which would be known at glance and which
the troacherous Yankees would not have To show Each
state might hear In hattie ts own coat Of arms nanted
or embroidered on all, or bunting
A REoUslrIoN FROM 0EyHRAL MAoRupER. a.
There was rnuc} TO- accustomed bv n r.
QUESTION on the ladies' from General Mapruder far largo
the common cartrdges which havs hnem used during The
war in Virginia. cxcent tha fxcd Ammunition have been
made by the delicate fingers of the Rchmond ladies' in
hascmorts IF onr "burchas S.ronan. n,d adr,ort,nn