New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-07-31
Wax futciligence.


at O'Clock. Adopted, and the Board adjourned. |
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Tue STAMPEDE OF THE GRAND ARMY.--The cor |
respondent of the New York World furnishes that
paper long account Of the battle Of Manassas, !
from which we extract the following graphic de-
scription Of the closing scene:
Al this time, near i o'clock, 7 rode forward
through the open plain to the creek where the
abattis Was being assaad by our engineers. The
Ohio, Connecticut and Minnesota regiments were
vari,gsly posted tiiereabout; others were in dis
tant portions Of The field; all we're completely ex-
hausied and partly discovered; no General OF Di-
vision, except 7 Ter, could be found. Where were
our officers? Where was the foe? VINO knew
whether we had won or lest?
The question quickly to be decided for u.s.
A sudden swoop and body ct cavalry rushed
down upon 0ur columns near the bridge. lhAy
came from Tile woods on the left. alt infantry
poured out behind them. Tyler and his staff, with
the reserve, were apparently cut oil by the
| quick maneuyer. succeeded il gaining the posi-
lion had just left, there witnessed the capture Of
! Cariisle's battery in the plain, and saw another
force ol cavalry and infantry pouring into the road
! at the very point where tue battle commenced,
| and near which the South Caronians who manned
the battery sitenccd in the morning, had doubtless
| all day been lying concealed. The ambulances
| and wagons had gradually advanced to this spot,
and Of C0nrse All instantaneous confusion and dis
| may resulted. Our own infantry broke ranks in
the field plunged into the woods avoid the road,
! and got up the hill as hest they could, without
| leaders every man saving himself in his own way.
Bg the tine reached the top Of the hill, the re-
treat, the panic, the hide0us headlong confusion
ti T,nn,;tS Win thG hrsTa Gantain Alexander
r.Io .ndo.r[raa h, the most gaii,nt bnr nnavn;I-
able eytrtions, to cheek the onward tumult 1t
~ go ZI-hn+ H.. ~ ~ ali III aI y, osIIa5 Sfnv
I q II a1s '1,I 1,1 ~ :, a 1h ranIv :. We
| are beaten"
o,'' ia FIa L2b
Nd lb.artn6 tLair COW, rna,,1s nass me ralIoDnr
a. i for dcar iifa Onlv ona liajJ oicer 20 far az
NV ro rratinn eyt1Id s,.e,nad ~ have renan
ityya1 ii"y his dntv Iiemt ri Sneidaj a forriguer
| a+tanIoI + Tnnraeticnt raui,5ent s,rova ao9inst
| 4En crrsTt f,r a leo rno
INT WINK a seenH and how terrible the onset of
a. , I'tt " ~. ttt NV D,I ;i, hnS+ of
EGraI ,rnnre al 5t.obT frnr, Thair rarriInaf,ts
| ~ iriJ f. ,ro 5ir3orI', rI,,t ,,ara GaninT
"ian" tIn rnad hrt mns+ip thrnngh the lots On
irhr ,idn Arm, r,,1r1rs sntI4rsi teams and pri.
t, o,ri r,s .n[ts9I no taesoma tnInhlinr
artainet pnrL otIlr amid Glands Of dust aud sick
ening sights and sounds. Hacks containing un-
ncky spectators OF the late aliay were sma"ned l,
A5 "nu anir @ ,iIii' fro Tho 6atle iejd
many of them in d1eatl agony, gaoped at random
forward, joining in the stampede. Those Oh foot
m,to ,j fo,a hnr INV ovar as
tn ri' ma ,5e nnic;er tn,e.
" 0U'!neu ll@4 y t'S eh''iib ''iE p"hi,N7'H> -"
elther iet on the heu or taEen 10 the captured
hospitals, appealed Win rseu haila5 10 lhose VINO
rode horses, begging To p9 'hIeq peh'lin put lt~
regarded Suc! pchu9hS' 4hti lhe arMilety' S'!rn
as WAS sdFeo came tIttuuetIa3 aioH5; sinae' i'S
and oVerp""eIing everything. me regular cavalry
record IL TO their shame joined IN lhe melee auu
ing to Its terrors, Tor they fode down loolnitI
| without mercy. One o. tue great guns was over
tuned am lay aMd l1c runs Oh d chLaaoi' as !
, passed 1t. saw al afj"efynth running between
the ponderous lore ana ai1 "heSS o. MS gun cHi
: rage, banging on Wlt1 pot4 hands, ana VHinly
STRIVING 10 Jump upon Tue ordnance. Ane utNtts
we're spuFES Tue Hotse7' nc Couiu n"I eiih5 ~ l'.o.
longer and more "soii!zeu eAptes7lo1 n. nGHe
lAed 70 tAe features OF Il uFoWi'hS man. 1hF c'L ;I
rH%t bounded from me foh$nhtss OF u steep M
!eadns 10 crefN, ne t!st us oG' letI, ana III r'
Of him. Who ever saw such flight? Could the
| retreat of Boroliuo have exceeded it in confusion
and tumnlig
, thiuI, not, Il did not slack in the least unit
Centreylile was reached. There the sight Of tAt
reserve--Niles' Brjgade-formed in order Oh tbs
, hili. seemed somewhat to raassure the van. 'Bu
still the teams and foot soldiers pushed on passing
their own camps and heading for the distant Po
l tomac, until for ten miles the road over which 1he
grand army had 50 recently passed souhward, gay
With unstaiued banners and flushed with surety o
strength WAS covered with the fragments of its
! treating forces shattered and anic-stricken in