The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-08-28

The editor Of the Chicago Tribune assert
that he accompanied Mr.. RrssEIL from Cen
terville to Fairfax Court House. on the eve
ning Of the Balls Run battle. and. In Ions
article. claims that the incidents described b,
the noted correspondent never TRANSFERRED Tn,
DISRUPTION. however. OF Mr.. RrsaxlI. ",
opine. j. pretty true 70 nature. IL was /.
"suliy ran. as the lrishmsn. playing upor
the name Of the battle. described il. and
cannot be sofened down much. II was un
fJrtunate that Mr.. Rrssktt arrived only &
sse the disgracefal and Notifying cIose ol
sc,ien. There IS some eolorlng to bis Incl
dents. and dash OF national prejudice per
hsps. bu. they viii appear rather natural 10
those who journeyed in his wake.
His second Iettcr-of 9th ultimo-has
IL, reached this side IL does not seem to
be written in his usual good temper. There
sagoOd deal Of prejudice against the Federal
cause cropping out" all over il. but il con
a:ns also much truth and many sensible de
auctions. His description Of the battle pro
per-vhich he gives upon hear say" alone
"A not calculated to roaect upon the bravery
or military skill Of either Of the beligerent
parties. The following will hardly pass
muster" as correct account Of tho engage.
ment. over the Official reports Of the officers
and the uniform testimony Of cyc-witnesses:
There was not bsyonet charge made bv
the Federalist infantry during The day. there
vas not charge Of any kind made by the
Confederate cavalry upon any regiment Of
their enemy until the latter broke. There
vas not hand to-hand encounter between
any regiments. There was not a single
battery eharged" or taken BY the Federal.
ists. There we're no masked Batteries in play
By the former. There Was no snnihilation
OF rebel horse by Louaves. Fire or other
A vollsy fred BY one battalion emptied
three saddles among = BODY ofhorse ~ho AZ.
pcsrcd AZ some distance. aud the infantry
which performed the execution then retirsd.
There we're no desperate stre ggles exceps hy
those Who wanted TO get away. The whole
matter in plain Engli<h amounts 70 this: The
fedsrslists advanced slowly but steadily. IN
der the IRE Of their artillery. driving the enc
nv. Who rarely showed on. Of cover. in line
before them. and gradually forced them back
On the ight and centre for a mile and half
towards Manassas. "A the enemy fell back
they used their artillery also. and there -as
. good deal Of pounding away Al long ranges
with light Geld guns AID some heavier riaed
ordinkncc. the lac ON both SIDES beng rare
" within Eve hundred Yards Of each other
The osscer- al agree that The Federslists
hsf advsncef steadily on the right and Ger.
s~r. ant that tb~y had drivea back the Con
f<derstss eth considerable loss for nile and
. half -hsn the panic took place IN shs reg
aent- on the hank u the right. ~kich neces-
STATED the issue - a. order for the retire.
ment Of the whole isrce. AMI the advance Of
the reserves 20 cover 4. The volunteers
~ho had broken could not b- rslsd. the
movement. always dsngercus With such me-.
terisls. under ssch circumstances ~ss misun-
dersiood By the wagon drivers ard bv other
rsgime1ts. and the retreat became tnsliv the
shsnelsl rous. which ~as Only not utterly
disastrous because Of the ignorance and in.
activity OF the weakness Of the eneny.
NJ Rrsuts remarks upon the foll, ..