Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-07-23
alg Telegraph.
Dreadful Tidings!!
Terrible Disaster !
The Grand Army of the
Union is Repulsed J.!
Retreat Upon Washington City!

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events took place in the intensest degree
] disastrous. Many confused statements are
prevalent, but enough is known to Warrant
. the statement that,we have suffered IN q
degree which llss SAst gloom over the
remnant of the.1 my and excited the deep
est melancholy Toughout Washington
! The carnage has, been tire nendonslT
heavy on both sides and on ours is repre-
scented as lrightEh! We were advancing
and taking the masked batteries gradually
! but surely aud driving the enemy towards
/ Manassas Junction, when the enemy
! seemed to be reinforced by Johnson,
and Immediately commenced driving
US back wien, a panic among our
F.; troops suddenly oGes,rred and a reg
u!nr stampede took place. 1t is thought
that Gen. Mcdowell undertook to make 81
stand at or about Centreville, but the panic
was so fearful that the whole army bccnme
demornlized, and twas impossible to check
i them either at Centrevilie or Fairfax Court
, House.
Gen. Mcdowell intended to make anoth-
er stand vt Fairfax @. H., but our forces
I being in full retreat, he could not accom-
| plish the object beyond Fairfax q. II. The
retreat was kept up until the men reached
their regular encmmpments, but Sill
: larger portion coming inside OF the !lae OF
entertainments.
a, A large number of the troops on their
retreat tell on the wayside from exhaus-
ton, and scattered along the entire ront
from Fniriax G. H. The road from Bulls
Run 10 Ccntreville WAS strewed with KNAPP
sacks and arms, &c. Some of the troops
deliberately threw away their guns and
4 nppurtennnces. the better to facilitate
their travel.
/. Gen. Mcdowell was in the rear nj the re-
treat, exerting himself to rally his men,
but with only partial effect. II is said the
! rear part Of the army made their retreat in
good order. He whs completely exhausted
having slept but little for three nights
. His orders on the field did not at all times
reach those for who they were intended.
! 1t is supposed that the force sent against
F, our troops consisted, according To pris-
I onerS statement, of about 10000 men, in
Guiding large number "f cavalry. He
! further says that owing TO the reinforce
ments from Richmond. S;rausburg and
other points, the cuemys effective force
was 10000 men.
! According to the statement of the Fire
Zounvcs they have only about 200 men left
from slaughter. With them the 69Ih New
York, anu other regiments, have suffered
, frightfuily in killed aud wounded.
! ShcrmAn's, Chrlisles and the West Point
] batteries were taken by the enemy and
Z the eight spige 22-pomnd rifled cannon
F., The latter being TOO cuubrOus TO remove
they were lett two miles the other side OF
/ Centrevillc.
! Such of Bhe wounded as were brought to
! the Centreville hospital, were left there
after having their wounds properly dressed
The surgeon in attendance there was Frank
II. Hamilton.
! 1t is supposed here that Gen Mansfield
/; will take command of the Qualifications ON
the other side of the river, which are.hhle
it is said by military engineers, to hold
them against any force the enemy may
bring. Large ritled cannon and mortnrE
are being rapidly sent over aud mounted.
An officer jtst from Virginia at ha'fpast
ten reports that the road from Centreviile
to the otomac is Strewcd with strngglers
The troops are resuming the occupation o.
, the fortificnIions and entertainments onthe
line of the Potomac.
j Col. Marston, of the New hampshire
regiment, reached here this morning. He
WAS wounded.
Col tfentzelman was also wounded in
the wrist.
In addition to those reported yesterday
| it is said that Col. Wilcox, the Commander
of brigade, WAS killed. Also Captain
| McCook, brother of Col. McCook, of Ohio
The city this niorning is in the most in
| tense excitement. Groups are everywhere
gathered, inquiriRg the lntest news
Wagons are continually arriving, bringing
| in dead aud wounded soldiers. There are
greedy listeners to the probable events o
last night and early this morning. Bott
telegraphic and steamboat communication
with Alexandria are suspended to-day t
the, public. The greatest alarm existS
! throughout the female portion OF tue popu
! latioE.
| WAsn1xGTox, 22d --Gae following ia al
account of the Inauguration. of the panic
which has operated so disastrously to ou
troops. 1t receives unusual interest from
the subsequent events.
All our military operations went OF
swImmingly and Col. Alexander was about
throwing pontoon across Bull Kun: III
enemy were seemingly retreating and thei
batteries being unmounted one after anoth
er, when q terrific CONSERVATION broke GU
among the teamsters Sho bad incautiouslJ
advanced Immediately into the body o
the army and lined the Warreuton road
Their CONSERVATION was shared in by nu-
merOus civilians who were on the grounC
and for time it seemed ns if tile whole
army was in retreat.
Many baggage wagons were emptied
of their contents and the horses galIoppeG
across the open fields. All the fences were
| torn down TO allow them more rapid re.
treat. For time perfect panic prevail.
ed, which communicated itself to the vi
cinity of Centreville, and every available
conveyance was seized upon by agitatet
| civilians. The wounded soldiers on tht
roadside asked for assistance, but the
alarm WAS so great that many Of then
were passed by. Several similar alarms
occurred on previous occasions, when 4
chunge of batteries rendered the retirement
of the artillery necessary on our part, anc
it is most probable that the alarm was ow,
ing to the same fact.
! The reserve at Centreville was immedi
Htely brought up,ard marched in double