, 1861-07-26

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Editorial Correspondence Of the \. Y. Tsmcs.1
WAsH1SGToE July q, 1851.
Public feeling grows somewhat 1nUrc settled
and reEolute in regard to the deies. of Sunday.
Tie frst reports brought by the strayglers
aid fpgl1iycs from the army, and marked by
81 the exagggcraiions of men il panic, ere
:ted feeling Of Consideration 1nd intense
alarm. Men were looking for the instant up.
I'larapce Of the rebel army against Washing
ton-for in Immediate uprising OF the eecas-
fioni6ts CT Baltimore, and for the Immediate
overthrow Of the Government. Reelection
IND more accurate Intelligence las naoi:ti:d
this feeling very essentially; aId the WASH.
:ngton public blgin to realize that the Alntri-
can GovCTnn,ent is not so near It's end az they
wers: inclIncd at first 10 suppose. aad perhaps
10 aopc. The earliest lel'or:s represented
the Gt.tai lie .n entire =zd disgsaccful rout,
wt-ich bad completely b1okeu up The Union
Amy
It wss asserted that the entire b baggage train
of the force, with ali their norses, wagons and
eauipsge CT every Kind coll4cttd ut surh all
cEorn1us cost, had fallcn into tbs A1usls Of
the cnc1by, und TINT the rear Of tae arny WAS
lsit without r1ottc;ion OF any kind. IL how
appears tha! cur a1my relocated In very good
o1ccr d. lar Us Cenlrtvi1le, where It WIS pro-
tvctea from pursuit by reserves; that NO at
tempt WAS made to capture thu bts3ssa:;o Ta55.
OH which Lad nearly I'll been Left between
Ce1trevi'le and Fairfax; and went eack viii
the a:1ny to ;:l2 lAstsE Place, aal that th only
E:a.s1ial that fell into 1tc lauds Of the rebels
waE such IS had betn hastily, aud no: very
CT ditably, abandoned on the road between
Bulls Run AID CEn,reeil1e.
It is pretty evident that the enemy Was IN
70 condition fur pursuit. ApDweriul toree oil
| cavalry mjgat have done great execution upon
tie rtsr OF OUT refreshing c.'iunlus; and tnsy
! did make an attempt Of This sort upon tls
| Warren:oa Road, but a yollss ircm Coloi.e!
BieLktr'e regiment, which WAS cent or: from
CeniTEyille 10 cS'v.r the relieat, sDon pus them
| 70 tight, The pursuit extended bus shors
distance, and Nas attended b No important
results.
AZ soon as it WAS understood in The cro#d
ii te*mstert, fugitive soldiers and nl.cci:
la::i Gus Ea=Eer=-on Of tue ARMY ut Cca.r2-
y.l:e, that ctr columns were rstreat:ng, they
became very considerably excited, aud this
feeling 1ose to panic When they Aeari t6u
st,EuG OF cannon in the rear, a3 they supposed
1t 10 indic.te that the es1euy was pursuing
in io1cc. After had driven something oser
| . 1rilc from the vifiag5e on my way 10 Waeh
ireton, the crowd IL the re'r bccanic a5
soIutely frenz:ed with fear, and au innl:nst
mass tf wagons, horses, meu on toot, and T.
ing soldiers, came dnsllnG down the hill 1t :
rate which threatened destruction, instant aut
complete, 10 everything in their way. Tit
EsEle FiTtL0 u kuts ploctcAGu1 1at' 6"suoA
! !rg strength by its psogresa, 1he movement
, becsme absolutely terrific, The horses caa:;a
TIC tscIzy Of TIC moment, and became IS Tal;
as their masters. My driver attempting L
cneck the speed Of our carriage, found
suddenly crushed under The Teignt Of an enor
t cd it like an egg ehell. The opporsunc arzi
II val of another carriage containing couple o
) | Concreasmen, relieved me from the dilemma
nnd took me to Washington: Previous to NJ
1nishap was oye1la6en and passed by soil
c tury hcrseman, Who proved to be NJ: KussGl 9;
: | Of The London Times, who was p-otouEdl
| d:egusttd with this moE Ecnicnt and VA maxim
:. ail possible haste to get ont Of it.
The most diEcrcditablc feature Of This STAN
}. pede Tas the very large number OF aoldie.
$ rho bud straegles away ;soln tae't tg reglmea'
+ fer nuzkete, blankets and Enapsacke, sn
Z ran IS if their Eyes depended upon tho
Il srscd. For lorg time 10 attempt was ina:
), to stop them. Dntnear Fairfax, New JeEss
regiment lad drawn up across the reaa, ar
coul1 lay 1innds to go back to Lis regimen
N They wcrc arogged out Of carriages and fro
:, the backs Of horses, :aa tur2el backwa'
u With the greatest rigor. Many of tncm ma
id eyed, however, to psEs the guerd, nd u
- rvsd I'll tic way to Washington WIS crow ~,
~ sic1s. How they were suffered
"a psas Long Bridge, having neither pass 2
Of counttrtign, Is among the mysteries. which
-. have 70 tlought orfa.homiag. But they ma
!. thlir appearance CT the street ccfners and
's the baf-foors Of the city With the early d.!
aN ind each speedily became tho central Poi
Of a steadily Swelling c7oEd, rho learned !
booty history If This awful battle from
lips of th1Ee heroes, eyeEy onc OF whom .
~. staid in the very thicEest Of the light until
Sr regiment was all cut to pieces, aud be vas !
o. thG sole survivor Il was these men who 6:
ch 10 he masses in Washington tEeir lsnoW1ee
:be of The terrible defeat tho uuion for,
he'd sustained. Why G.a. Mansfield ]
" erfi;.rt them thus to roam the streets a1l d
ICY filling the public ear with their prodigi'
of ii.s. and creating an Intense and daugar.
,oa {syer Of the pub}:c mind. cannot irlag'
~ They ought either to be forced into the ST.
aer 6isculir.e Of military life, OF else sent ho
has wltre they will 10 lenger bs In tbs VA!
,ol- thote who desire to DO their duty; ,.
,aa Tie 1,ublic must bear in mind this -,
sou 1sree class Of froora, when tue ilst Q; ~
[cl6 wnund.d and missing come. 10 he pnpl.sl
Ttere must have been ut Least tEoas
If from. The various regiments :1ao, thas
~, .rsy. nrd who Ell not be on hnnd 10 ans !
1ls- IN the;r naunes when the musteE roll OF !
q to regiments Is called. Their number mus
= of deGucted from tho aggregate, In order 70
w., | fermIne The real number Ut csaualtlt3.