New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-22
THE ENGLISH PRESS on THE BATTLE OF
BULL RUN.

BULL RUN.
We have alre dy printed the letter Of DR.. Russell,
Special Correspondent of The London Times, and the
second comments of that paper on the late battle.
From partial files by the Edinburgh we gather the fol-
lowing notices:
From The LoaSon Tne,, Aug. s..
The curtain has risen for that tragedy whlcn onr
kinsuen across the Atlantic have prepared for the
scandal of free institutions. great battle has been
fought-fought between men OF common oTlgln, con-
mon luggage, and common fympathies. a oattle,
such as might have happened between Turks aud
Greets between Germans and MagyaTs, between
Ital,ns and AnsiTans, between Polss aud Russians,
has been fought between men bearing on each sue
Anglo-Ssxon names, aud proud to clam common
lineage with our own IA hers. IL IL as II we heiru
of a great bsttle upon the fIOnliers OF the East
and Wet RidIugs Of Yorkshire. 1t is much nearer
to us than the atrocities OF old Border warfare,
when the Moss troopers carried hre aud sword
down TO the walls Of Carlisle, ard were beaten
back with ront aud slaughter by the Lords OF the
Marches and their stout retainers. Ihose events
vera but the normal condition OF an unquiet
land and those contests were between men eialht
ing a separate nationality. But here, for the
fr2t time we have brotherhood Of near hundred
wear. p asnnder by one great schism and joining in
a senseless and bloody strige. Here we have me
musterng Of fighting men, the irrnltion' the QUICK
occupation Of territory by fierce invaders, tue desper,
attack upon the hfst stronghoiu IA .ne way, anu
then the check the surprise, the overwhelming attack
from the hidden eremy, the sudden panic, and me
hesdlgug lont; but all with deliberate and deadly
purpoea far more serious than IN our border Dates
bey were fought comparatively from gayety OF heart,
tom love of lighting from halit OF fighting, but first
srd principally for hope Of plunder. A days hunt
ing on the Chevios was excuse enough and as
We made onr cause Of battle lightly we compoetd
our strife easily. This is not the war TIE far
a,av oeseendspfs Of these men have been wagng. l.
s not bsrbarous sport akin u exagg rated cudgel
match upon village green; II Il fierce deadly, fatal
civil war where every wound Is the source OF luxur-
snt hatrd. and where every ylctoryis but necessity
for future death siruegles. What we Enensn nave
now occurred. The two losts Of this s1ntered Re-
pubc have for the fret tine joined IN conflict and
ihe fret OF score Of varying victories has inclined
to the South The Northern levies have fed panic
sken and disorganized before their brothers leaving
their srms their artillery and their stores behind
them, They have lost alleven their military honor.
Lot Ms examine how ibis happened. In The early
days Of this rupture Mr. JeneIson Davis ana MS loi-
lowers had foosbly bsndyng perhaps boast for boast
across tho Potomac, promised that the Contedeiate
fag should Goat the Capitol Upon this tie hery
cr6ss went through the Northern States, and to wash
igton 10 the only point where te challenge waste
b, accented every railway bore s thousands, until the
civ obaue ed more hali-disdp pired soldiers than II
oed for rs defense could sustain from lie resources
StYes and arms came more slowly up, and behind all
cane the hot blasts Of popular ardOr calling for the
blood OF the Southern insurgents, aud the herce
ingec,i,es OF the empty Northern press tenoGne-
inp the inactivity VI the Generals who had
s ~ oryanize their raw levics. Under this
pressure the troops which crowded Washington
were pushed forward over the Potomac Riyeri Which
tfy These levIes at mt marched with caution
which seemed 10 give the world confidence ia tie
prudence Of the commander who was directing their
movements. 0n toe opposite side 10 Washington,
and little lower down the stream, stands Alexan-
dria whence the rail wave branch forth which ramiiy
through the South. TIE oyerfowing garTiron of
Wa,binotou had swarmed across the river had oc-
i.a A Al.Na in " "A OF
,iton had step by step cautiously possessed the
mics country for about twenty miles along the Lac
OF one Of the railways. What there was beyond
no one seems 10 have known. Of course, they were
aware that If they advanced far enough thsy would
arrive at the mountains which in two ranges lie
behind but how tie country was occupei was an en-
tire mystery That Confederate army lay some
where between them and the mountains was strong
probability and this seems 10 have been the extent of
their information. But there was the whole power Of
that uncomfortable popular voice, shouting through
ten housand newspapers believing behind the great
Northern army. Why had the people Of the United
States voted 8 Si00 900 600 aud 100000 If Gen.
Scott was net Immediately TO sweep the whole white
population ~ the rebel South into the seal Possibly
Cen Scott may have known that the ohauccs in con-
act between undsciplned troops must always DC with
the side which remains on the defensive. lie may
have ioreseen that the trained officers he had 20 &C.
against would be likely 10 keep their hali-drilled
men behind lines Of forlilcatione, where theywould
ght az well the beet veterans IN the world But,
WuatGNSr
ptefsnre or TO mpaence. On the morning of the 2lst
of July the whole Of the Federal afny-we are not
told their nunberr but they were supported by thir
artillery Iied cannon and the Rhode leland battery
advanced along the plHn country intervening between
the Orange and Alexandria Railway and the high
road They seem to have had the railroad upon their
left and the road upon their right. Three miles IRON
the Manassas Junction, often mentioned IN previous
deecriptions Of the country, is station the railway
called the Bull.Run Station, where there are some
nils and where also, stream failing from the Bull
Run Mountain crosses the country, interseci Dg both
the road and the railroad. We can very well
understand that this place might , have been made
into very formidable position. Here, it seems
the invaders found their enemy. IL would appear
probable that General BeauIegard, having this
stream In front and road and railrood on his
snks, had used these facilities TO their utmost Ihe
ball-discipiaed army OF the North coming suddenly
npon his lines appears TO have rushed impetnousiy
against them. We told by the telegram that they
attacked them FOR nine hours and succeeded at the end
of that time in carrying three OF the batteries AT the
end of the niue hOurs--we are commenting upon the
Northern accountable Confederate army, re-
enforced by fIesh corps OF y 600 men, attacked the
Union army and drove them in disorder from the feld
Then happened what so frequently happens even TO
n heat o troops. Their inpetuos had been checked;
they had found tho enemy too strong for tsem from
confidence ard exuat0n they had passed TO deepair.
They had become dilOrganzed and they being shot
down by their enemies behind the ram parts Then
the charge of the fresh Soutnerners, and before it
they He'd like ehaif They hed II is said, to Alex
adria, on the banks Of the Potomacthat is, nearly
TO Wusbins,on more thar twenty miles away. For
twenty miles, therefore, in the Southern heat along
that thirsty road thoy rushed casting arms and ao-
couterments away, and earnest ouly IL escape the
avenger. At Fairfax, which Is half way, their Gen.
eal trisd to rally them, but in vain. The southern
pursuer. We're 10 view, aud they Hed from the town
and started again on their disastrous fight. Gen. Beau
reeord hers recalled his troops and the wreck OF the
army, which WIS 90 confident in the morning, SUNK
back beaten and unar1ned rabble, falling away by
fatigue, but without any further moleSll'ion from
their enemy.