New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-24

- go s,vs he passed 1000 Of our troops On
p''''O'" ,,:,b INIT few wounded. The rest were
,l,n.t.d. and too weak to proceed.
sECgssIONlsTs JuBiLANT'
r c..o,siorists at Fairfax Court House were
= bch glec. The negroes were whe. iug Oh
co,arrmcpt stores for pryute uses, OF which Tue
roads weIe full.
TIE BATTERIES AZ MANASSAS.
I-,isn man living near Fairfax assured our
,.e,cmatfg he Lad seen the intrenchinen's az
Manassas and that there were nine miles o.
batteries there.
An IMPORTANT POSITION
On Hill commanding the battioh''u VS.
bon,c, The possession Of which Po'l'o"
h.rs oi,cn our men decided advantage IN OPP
ito. oo,iDst the eneuys batteries. chofge
80, o,l.,.J N obtain if, bat regiment alter reg
i,,ent came up. we're broken by the hea'! "ri'e
Sc e. areo,y fell back, and from tina! moment
,e f,te Of the day was decided
REBEL ACCOUNT.
The Rebel account of the battle transmitted
s,o,, gichuond, via New.Oreans, by telegraph,
t.rGcs in outline with the observation Of men on
our side Of the field.
,,ss,CUUsETTS COLONEL PANIC STRUCK.
4 Massachusetts, Colonel was met ia the retreat
three miles ahead OH regiment which be assured
a, ice,iier was cut to pieces. No rcmonStrmces
.,a;ed a. induce him TO tam back, or to wait for
his men Subsequently hc excused himself by say
mo tbat be received q suu-stroke, the effects Of
which dd not seem, however, to have diminished
his pace toward Washington. \ Wisconsin Colo
pei behaved but little better.
THE FOURTH PENNSYLVANIA
But the palm of inlamy must be given 10 the 18th
PENIS, l1ania Regiment, whose three months eN-
pircd on the morning of The battle, and who took
the dsgraceful stop of retiring toward Washington
an the morning of the battle. They were met near
the Long Bridge by regiments which were marching
20 reinforce the advance.
GEN. sCoTT'S EXPLANATION.
GEN. Scott is reported upon excellent au-
ibority. TO have said to the President that he
had acted ike q coward for the first time in his
life in Welding to the urgency Of the public the
,re,s. rad members of Congress, aud advancing
npon Manassas before he was ready Yet,
prohaby every Congressman, and there were
many. WHO was in Gen. McDOweifs camp, was
,,Dposed TO the contemplated attack, and they
woud have preferred the plan favored by some
subordinate officers, to send for reenicrcements
Of iolautyy aud artillery, and shell the rebels
out Of the woods before moving the infantry
COMPANY OFFICERS.
IT is TO be hoped that care will be taken, IN
the formation Of all new regiments, to select ht
company officers. Men whose Captains and
Iiertenluts run away cannot be expected to
Keep 10 order
TEE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
The most Wild and startling stories OF the a.
Iscod Immense number Of our killed and wounded
in she late disastrous action at Bulls Run and
Msnaseas Gap we're invented by those OF the
urn aba were tie first to run, and who, on
reaching cur reserves, naturally gave the most
exaggerated stories OF the dangers to which they
had been exposed and of the extent to which
they asserted our forces were cut mp, as
Justification Of their own flight and
,uacroamtable and uncomfortable panic. H.
,ssteat.ops since made show thai the est
mates OF our losses OF first made, and
which obtained general credence, are entirely
beyond the truth, and that though We have to
mourn tie oss OF several hundreds OF cur best
troops Wc have By no means suffered rout so
eonplrtr as at first represented. Strsggers are
continually coming in, and scarcely an hour
rasses that some dozens or scores 81 men, pre-
y.oasly sat down among the killed, or conceded
~ prisoners to the enemy, do not come into their
several camps. For the reason that no regiment
can exactly make up its tally Of returned mem
hers on account of their WIDE diffusion among the
various camps, ,it il impossible to get as yet
report of killed and wounded, Of perfectly trust
worthy correctness. But the following statement
Is carefully tade up from such official returns as
haze yet been compiled, and from such other
accounts from individuals as can be most depend
ed on. II shows conclusively that the number
o. killed is by no means 20 great as has been
supposed, and that tic number OF missing is
hourly decreasing.
10 the t,oc;stcd Press
WAsHIscros, Tuesday, July g. 1861
The weather is bright and beautiful after the heavy
rain of yesterday. This morning Pennsy lynia avenue
and the 81 ee.s present lively appearance The SOL
dcrs in various garbs arc either vending their way to
their respective places Of rendezvous or entertaining
s,l anxious aud curious persons with additional Incl
dents Of the battle and the subsequent stampede. Va
roas gtoups are Frightening up their mushcts or re-
pairing he damages TO their snalarms and wardrobe
Those WHO can spare tie expense are pa,ronilng the
iiueran bootblacks.
Tie scenes among the military ~ come quarters re-
semble those attending dismissal adera grand holiday
dApay. Willie some Of tue soldiers are almost sink
Ing ouaoT theif pedestrian fatigue, those who were
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