Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-08-10
NUMBER ll2

% shsE means. Few there are IL this land CT plenty
VIZ -Ho Sanno' spare ssmething. The widows, mite
vas rot despised.
..t.1 an sums Of money, or contributions Of any
9 sent either TO Jos. Mayo, Esq Mayor Of
Richmond, or 10 Mr.. Isaac ~ Walker Chairman OF
tns Ctniitres ca Collections for the relief Of sick
% an9 eoenaSd soldiers, viii be duly Acknowledged
and properly applied
we append the statement of The Chairman Of the
/ CommlItee on Collections, which gives the con
tribunons received by the COMMITTEES 10 the lat Of
august IRON persons ether than the citizens Of
\ Richmond;
! To De EfaOr of lie Richmond Eslmisyr.
Please acknowledge througf your paper the fol
lowing subscriptions for the slck an6 wounded sol
diers Edward Wood, Of Edent0n, n C. 500 /;
Sundry citizens, through Edward Wood S120 :
Francis A. Boyle, Louisiana, 500; J. T. Caldwell.
Aylett's, King Vim. county, 500; John D. Powell ,
Georgia, $40; VI. H. Dahney, Calhoun, Gordon
county, Ga, SIS J. J. AeAahon, Fairfield district
s. @ 7, see Sundry citizens Of Heurlco, through
Josiah Dobb sl7 Isaac W. W1LKRR,
Chairman Committee on Collections.
July 3lst 1861.
French View OF the Battle Of Manassas.
The CoeTrisr dss Eats UHis, the French paper OF
New York, has the following remarks. in ita issue
of the 2Sd ult, on the Battle Of Manassas;
Some dispatches attribute the reversal Of the
scales 10 the prOvdentizl arrival of Johnsons corps
q aTHase, from Winchester. We are not Of that
opinion. The reserve, which 90 Hlexpectedy turn
ed the abls had undo1btedly been prepared before
hand IS 20 the part II was 70 play in the engage
ment. This is quite evident from the general pro-
gress Of the battle The only object OF the Confed
crates was 10 allure, 1t were, the enemy 70 the
most fTyOrably point. and, at an opportune moment
to rush upon him. This viii be fully apparent when
we consider their prolonged silence, IN not return
ing the FIRE Of the sssaisnts, their gradual retreat,
and the continuance of the fgit u I'll nj, fai The
hOna of % V1h
place is doubly explained BY the intention Of and~
ing their adYeTsaries much more exhausted, and
Of adding to the defeat the conf Ison Of darkness.
We consider, as being equally improbable, that
version Of the fight which attributes the disaster Of
the keterat army to mOtiveless panic, which. be
ginning with the teamsteFs and the followers OF the
camp, had spread 70 the ranks Such incidents are
not OF rare occurrence; bat they seldom attain
great proportion and are Of short duration. Il Is
more rhan probable that this cause exeried some
influence upon the extent Of the rout; but, under
no hypothesis, could it have give rise thereto.
The details, which will be read below, will shOw
that the proportions Of the disaster snrpass By far
Under any circumstances, the preceding eIents of
the battle. A loss of $500 or 1000 is conceded.
The whole Federal artillery fell into the hands
Of the conquerOrs; and it may possibly be the
with the greater portion Of the Baggage. The pFis-
Oners must also be counted BY the thousand IN
werd not only have Centrsviile and Fairfax Cc1rt
House fallen into the hands Of the COufederstes,
ings Of fear, made straight dash towards the
foFtihcations Of Arlington Heights.
If Gen. Besuregard had il in his power 20 follow
up his advantages and making good this immense
route, all the advanced camps must have fallen in
his power and the safety of Washington itself would
be doubtful This has been, moreover, fully appre-
,iated at the seat OF Government. All the REIN
orceulents within reach, both in men and guns,
ordered at once to the Virginia shores TO stop
he progress Of the enemy. These new troops. pro-
ected by the intrenchments at Arlington Hsights
viii alone be able TO face the enemy. As regards
deDowelrs army, it must, for the present. be con
iderei as entirely sunihilated After such rout,
n army cannot be reCrganiZed in one day.
II would be superfuCVs and impossible to at
empts description Of the CONSERVATION produced
y this news-the more dreadful IN its e1ects that
followed without transition the glad tidings Of
alse victory. With the emotions Of the public
vent, is blended the peculiarly terrible anguish
hat the soldiers who fell to-day the citizens Of
esterlay. Thousands of families thrown into the
eepest anguish. awaiting the sad confirmation Of
le fate Of dear ones, The feelings must have
erYsded the entire North, and the South itself
ill drain the cup which victory has filed with
lOOd without mixing with 1t the tears of sorrow.
The cry Of surprise and Of public woe re-echO
the voice Of recriminsuOn. The inefhciency Of
lie commanders, and the fatal impotence Of the
abinet strategsts, form the burden Of complaint
F, BY the exertOns OF these latter was Gea. Scott
reed to abandon the dil1tory policy which he had
iOpted. The Iribtas. which has specially contrib
ted in precipatng measures, by its irritating and
-oYOking policy was for & time the subject Of the
of an excited populaee.
These tardy reprOaehes will not remedy the evil.
be fruits Of the bloody lesson Of the 2lst must be
ught elsewhere. IL may now be conceived to
hat results evil WEr viii lead us-and these dis
ters seem to have been placed on the very
resh0ld, BY Providence. as 3 warning against
rther progress.