The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-07-26

my D0camc OeuOr8llZeu, Onu IL was lmpOS.
sible to check them either at Centreville or
Fairfax Court House. Gen. Mcdowell
intended to make another stand at Fairfax
Court House, but our forces being in full
retreat, could not accomplish bis object.
Beyond Fairfax Court House the retreat
was kept up until the men reached their res
gular encampments, portion of whom
returned to them, but still larger portion
coming inside the encampments. A large
number of the troops in their retreat fell on
the way from exhaustion, and were scatter
ed along the route on the way from Fairfax
Court House. The road from Bulls Run
was strewed with knapsacks and arms,
our troops deliberately throwing away their
guns and appurtenances, the better to facil.
itate their travel. Mcdowell was in the rear
of the retreat exerting himself to rally his
men but only with partial effect. The latter
part of the army is said to have made the
retreat in order. His orders on the field
did not at all times reach those for whom
they were intended by the aids being driven
back.
1t is supposed here to day that Gen.
Mansfield will take command of the forti6.
cations on the other side of the river which
are able, it is said by military engineers, to
hold them against any force the enemy can
bring against them. Large rifed cannon
and mortars are being rapidly sent over and
mounted.
IAN officer just from Virginia reports that
the road from Centreville to the Potomac
is strewn with stragglers. The troops are
resuming the occupation of the fOrti6ca-
tions and entertainments on the line of the
Potomac.
Col. Heintzelman was wounded in the
wrist. In addition to these reported yester.
day, it is said that Col. Wilcox, the gallant
commander of brigade, was killed, also
Capt McCook, brother of Col. McCook,
of Ohio.
The army, this morning, is in most in
tense state of excitement. Wagons are
constantly arriving bringing in the dead
and wounded. The feeling is awfully dis.
tressing. Both telegraph and steamboat
communication with Alexandria is sus-
pended to~day to the public. The greatest
alarm prevails in the city.
tits supposed the force against our troops
consisted, according to prisoners state"
ment, of about 10000 men, including a
large number of cavalry.
According to the statement of two ofthe
Fire Zouaves, they have only about two
hundred men left from the slaughter, while
the Goth and other regiments frightfully
suffered in killed and wounded. The mum.
Der cannot now be known.
Sherman's, Carlisle's, and the West Point
batteries, were taken by the enemy, and the
eight seige thirty two Founders, rihed cam
non. 1t is supposed all the provision trains
belonging to the United States were saved.
Large droves of cattle were also saved.
The following is an account of the be-
ginning of the panic which resulted so dis.
astrously to our troops. All our military
operations went swimmingly, and Colonel
Alexander was about erecting a pontoon
across Bulls Run, when terrific conster-
nation broke out among the teamsters,
who had incautiously advanced immedi-
ately after the body of the army and lined
the road. Their CONSERVATION was shared
in by numerous civilians who were on the
ground. The whole army was in retreat
for time and perfect panic prevailed
which communicated itself to the vicinity
of Centreville, and every available convey
ance was seized upon. Several similar
alarms, on previous occasions were caused by
a change of position of our batteries and it
is most probable that the alarms was owing
to the same fact.
LArER-The Rhode Island battery was
captured at the bridge across Bulls Run,
when their retreat was cut off. Their horses
we're all killed. 1t is reported that the
black horse cavalry made an attack on the
rear of our retreating army, when the rem
nant of the Fire Zouaves turned and fred
killing all but six of them.
The following regiments were engaged in
the fight: LIST, End and 3rd, Connecticut
regiments; lst regiment of Regulars, com.
posed of the End, Bird and 9th companies !;
$50 marines; the 9th and 18th New York
militia; the 1st and End Rhode Island the
list New York the End New Hampshire !;
9th Massachusetts, lst Minnesota !; LIST
Michigan 18th and 18th New York; I'd,
4th and 9th Maine End Vermont besides
several batteries.
The following is q partial list of officers
killed and wounded:
Kllled-Captaiu McCook, and the Lieut..
Colonel of the Zouaves Captain Gordon,
company FL, 18th Massachusetts; Colonel
Slocum, of the 22d New York Colonel
Wilcox, of the lst Michigan Lieutenant
Colonel Fowler, of the New York l4th
Wounded Col. Tompkins, of New York
I'd; Col. Farnham, of the Fire Zouaves
Col. Hunter, L. S. A. /; Col. Corcorau, of
69th New York Col. Clark, 18th Massa-
chusetts; Capt. Pickets, of Artillery; Col.
Lawrence, Of Massachusetts, 9Th; Captain
Ellis, list New York.
Badly Wounded-Col. Farnham and Mai.
Lester, of the New York Zouaves.
1t is probable the number of killed and
wounded is magni6ed by large number
who are missing. The lowest estimate of
killed and wounded may be placed at from
1000 to 5000. 1t is represented in many
quarters that the Ohio regiments showed
the greatest CONSERVATION, probably from
want of confidence iE their commanding Of
fcers.