Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-05

O'Clock started toward the battle felj bu, on reaehg
considerable ACTIVITY, tmized 10 end that no
tge Of troops remained excepting score two 81
struggling fpgiiiyes who followed the tracks Of those
who had gone before While returning 70 Centrevlle
group Of Rebel Cavalry passed. who looked nqurpgly
but did rot question Their conversation turned upon
the CHARGES OF cutting eff the FAiIfix Court
House. After seeking Ar. WGud artis Of New York
who also fingered, wen. straight 10 Fairfax. "A We
passed the church used esa hospital the doctors came
out, and finding what Was the coalition Of aaiIs walk.
ed rapidly away do no. wish TO say that they desert
ed the wounded They may have for aught tina.
know Tho road leading from Centreyille to German
filed with marks Of the runous retreat At the Gu.
krs Of the village thousands Of dollars worth Of properly
lay wrecked and abandoned. In one field quantity Of
powder had been thrown. woman OF apparently hum.
bls condition stopped ani asked IL we meant 10
leave l. for the enemy We explained that we could
well take it With w. upon which she vehementy insisted
that IL should be blown up before Left But the
pertinent Of blowing up a thousand pounds of powder
not an agreeable task 10 ourselves and We trust
cd rather to the raia which e. heavily for It's desuc.
| tion. Another woman stood by the roadside with the
tears running down her brown CHEEKS, asking all Who
passed II they were hungry, aud Offering them food
"God help you all. she sad, al some If the wounded
linped by her. We passed aud then groups Of dis
abed men, Who had forgotten their uries in their fsr
and had styen to dag themselves ao1g with thei com
panionP. Some Of them still med with blood, ard
yet would wrench ihems'se forward with all the power
they could command. The destruction OF properly
seemed to have increased at every mile Baggage wagons
overturned, smbuancss boken in pieces, weapons
Of every kind cast of. Horses lay dead and dying
Food heaped by the wayside. Bags OF corn aud
trodien into tho ground. Piles OF clothing
Fcattered at all sides. 10 many places the discard
cd goods and equipments were ranged breast high, sad
stood Ike monuments erected by hands TO our
own shamc.
At Fairfax had hoped to find ralyingplace, and
could hardly believe that the fight had goLe even be.
yond this But the village deserted, excepting by
native prowles who ranssckug the emp.ied co.,
tents OF our baggage wagons and VINO scosed savage
ly enough at the fugitives who sought among them
temporary shelter from the storm Beyond Fairfax the
marks of destruction were less frequent, though the
stream OF the retreat grew even stronger Along the
main road the flying kept their way in something like
continuous line, dividing only at the turnpike which leads
to Arlington, into which some diverged while others
moved on to Alexandria Three miles frcm the Long
Bridge | came upon the rear OF Benker's Brigade,
Stshels German Res still holding the hindmos. p0si
ton, and the other two regiments Sienwehrs aud the
Garbadi Guard, moving 10 order before them. Still in
advance Of these the DeKab Regiment afo intact
But beyond all was tumut again, and even to the city H.
SELF the wreched disorder and confusion had reached
was told that few regiments beside the three faith.
ful Of Blenkers Brigade had In 10 fair ode';
and that they the I'D and Sd Michigan and the MS
sachusets lat Of Richardson's Brig de should bA glad
II II were So The Massachusetts, more honor
VI suouiu nave Urtu rtCktssy
so soon after But this IL their own statement did
not them Srysd upon the field TO resist the tempest
that swept through ranks and am still that
any part OF the army eyided that dreadful panic except
ing the three regiments whose honest claims 70 the grat
itude Of the country have endeayored to ass.rt.
Apart from the panic, lost the battle il perfect,
legitimate way. In numbers and in tactics the enemy
proved themselves superiors. The me GRITTY of
Generals gnorant Of their duty aud Incapable Of
performing il even when il laid down before them
Who hope that will win battles under eondi lois
like thes,? Another and remarkable fact to be consider
cd ID that the enemy seemed perfectly acquainted with cur
plans. The feint Of Col Richardson avaled nothing,
since the rebel furce had nearly all been drawn from that
position. Our combined attack thoroughly met and
at the very points where partial surprises had been anti
cipated
The number Of our killed and wounded Ia still serious
question here. cannot believe that il exceeds five hun
died. Tic number OF missing is Of course much greater
ard it lie us that parties Of fugiives have been
ken prisoners am Afraid that many must bs added TO the
at Of killed. You have heard from other sources Of the at
roctes and cuetos trussorhy reported to have been
practiced by the Southern army.
The battle Of Bull Run ID bitter sdveTsity. Shall
not take the lesson TO hearts aud out Of much
evil bSirg some good'