The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-08-01
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Especial Despatch to The World ]
WASHINGTON, July

" HSiAi-'N OA'b ~ NY
Washington presents different scenes to-day
from those of yesterday. Most of the Regi-
ments which returned to this side of the river,
are back to their old camps, and are rapidly
getting into their former condition, while seve-
raj are marching through the streets fully equip
ped, and with their ola complement OF men.-
This afternoon wagon loads of arms, camp mate
rails, ETC., came in to their regiments and were
unloaded Many of the arms were picked up
on the road and look as though they had been
through several wars.
The New York Seventy First were comfort
able in their quarters this afternoon. This is
one of the regiments reported cut up, and yet
throe only are known to be kill ed and IL miss
ing, who are supposed to be prisoners This
regiment leaves for New York during the night.
ASnumber of the wounded are only slightly so.
In the Rhode Island regiments, two hundred
and twenty are killed, wounded and missing.
I witnessed these regiments this afternoon, and
the gloom that hangs over them Is painful. In-
stead of the admiring thousands who were wont
to witness their evening pnrades, but few
stragglers were seen; and on the place where
their splendid batteries were planted, there is
now but single gun. The Rhode Island First,
hope to get home tomorrow, but the Second
will remain, they being three years men.
The troops under Gen Patterson are reported
in good health and spirits notwithstanding the
fatiguing march across the mountains. They
were on their way here VIXEN ordered to Har-
per's Ferry. All the men are decided in their
dislike to General Patterson. His deposition,
and the appointments of General Banks at their
head, will be glorious news.
Intelligence of the defeat at Bulls Run, pro-
duced disheartening and sickening effect
Up TO to-day thirty-three companies OF District
Volunteers have been mustered out Of service,
their time being expired.
With the exception of the New York Fire
Zouaves, it appears that the Second Maine reg
iment lost the most men in the recent fight, for
ty being killed and some hundred missing.
There are now seventeen thousand three
months men who are .awaiting their discharge
to return home, but they will not be mustered
out until ample reiniorcements have arrived
In some of these regiments there is a DISPOSE
ton to re-organize and enlist for the war. But
in the present depression it will require the
most active exertions of their officers, in whom
little or no confidence is now felt to inluse the
proper spirit into the men.
1t is evident now that the rebels have means
ofascartaining accurately and Immediately the
orders issued in relation to the movements of
our troops They had every reason to believe
that the main attack on their lines would be
made at Blackburns Ford, where the engage
me mt of Thursday had occurred, and in that
belief they would reasonably have placed the
greatest body of troops at that point, This
was the calculation on our side. The order OF
battle was not disclosed, even TO division com
manders, until after ten O'Clock on Saturday
night By these orders the main attack was di-
rected to be made by the right wing, proceed
ing, by way of Sudley's Spring three miles above
Blackburns Ford, and mile and half above
the Warrenton Bridge The movement was
made promptly, yet the rebels were found to
have concentrated at that point the main body
of their forces. They appeared to have been
perfectly informed that 10 attack was to be
made in the center, or on the left wing, as they
left these points less guarded, and until late in
the afternoon never answered single shot up
on the extreme left, where they had reason to
believe the brunt OF the battle wonld be. IL
would seem from the disposition of their forces,
that they were early informed of the order of
battle prepared by Gen Mcdowell, and doubt
less the bodies of rebel troops observed passing
from our left wing towards our right, consisting
of all arms artillery, cavalry and infantry, were
moved in consequence OF this information, aud
the assurance that the left wing was the reserve
and only intended to make a demonstration,
while the light wing under Gen. Hunter and
Col. Heintzelman, was TO turn their position.
The field artillery that was lost will be imme-
diately replaced. Rifed batteries will be for
varded at once by the States of MASSACHUSETTS
and Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and Connect
cut, and the Whitworth rihed batteries, present
ed by patriotic citizens abroad, win also be
brought on.
A model of a new breech loading cannon said |
to have been pronounced by General Anderson
vastly superior to any in service, has been on
exhibition to-day and will be shown tomorrow
TO Gen. Scott and Secretary Cameron. It is |
claimed to be capable of firing eight hundred
shots an hour, to require one-third less men to
man it, and to be 2O0 per cent safer to the can.
1neers than those now in USE