Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-07-26

and for n time il seemed as il the Whole
army was in retreat. Mary baggage was-
Ions were emp,ied and their horses ea'loped
across the open firlds, ard over tue fences
which we're torn down to allow th m more
rapid retreat, For time pcr'e. pane
prevailed. which communicated itself TO the
vicinity of C,nIervile, and every available
conveyance was seized upon by agitaied
civilians. Wounded soldiers cried on the
roadside FOR assistance, but he alarm was
so great that numbers were passed by.
Several similar alarms occurred on pre-
yinus occasions, when a charge OF batteries
caused the retirement of artillery on our
part. aud it is most probable that the alarm
was owing 10 the same fact.
Farther Reporrs--A Better Lock.
The reporter for the associated press
spent eight hours on NIondry, in question
Ing returned soldiers, and he finds our loss
es 10 be far less severe than was first re-
norted. probably not 500 federal troops
were killrd-perhaps not 500. For exam
pie, the ID Connecticut regiment, rerorled
as very badly cut up, lost hut hall dozen
men. The New Haven Grays have all re-
turned unframed, yet this regiment was ex-
posed 10 frequent volleys of cannon sho,
and musketry. Again-200 FIRE Zouaves
we're reported as surrounded on the road.
and annihilated by the Black Horse caval-
ry. On the contrary they cnt down and
destroyed the cavalry with but little loss
themselves The New York list has sut
fered but little, and so of the others. Very
few of the balls fred by the recels took tf-
feet. while on the other hand all the in
stances detailed by our men show that the
enemy suffered severely. Three fire Zou-
aves. scouting in advance, killed 26 rebels.
The New York 71st came upon a riied
gun, and in attacking il lost eight men, but
killed no less than eighteen rebels who were
, secreted.
: Ger. Schneck, as well as the older field
officers, acted admirably in the reverse of
> Sunday night. He collected his forces and
: covered the retreat, and up to the last min
!, ute was personally engaged in the endeavor
n to rally his men and make a stand at Cen
q reville. 1t was the arrival of fresh REIN
forcemenis to the enemy, giving them great
: y superior numbers, that turned the scale
o in the battle. The enemy before now
might perhaps have more to boast of il
e they had followed up their advantage.
! Ii is estimated that only 10000 federal
troops were engaged, and only 1900 at
: any one time, including 6 or 200 of the
= Rhode Island Ist and I'd regiments
!, Our returoed soldiers are perfectly worn
: out. Many of them went to the battle field
after breakf,sting, Sunday, and ate moth
= ing more for "a hours. They were all en-
gagged at the same time while the rebels
: were recruited by fresh forces.
: The whole battle on our center column
i was within the radius of mile. 1t is be-
Iievcd the rebels abandoned some of their
: batteries for the purpose of decoying our
= attacking force to advance TO a position
e where a double fire could be directed on
q them and sweep their lines.
In many cases tine ieamsters unhitched
their horses and abandoned the wagons
where there was not the slightest necessity
I The lei cavalry was the terror OF GU
r volunteers. who were obliged to keep in the
p woods to avoid being charged by them.
The rebels were barbarous in the ex
IRENE An escaped Connecticut man say
: that when our troops were attacked OF
: Thursday, the Massachusetts lst were ex
9 tended around the left, and came upon tn
: intrenchments OF the enemy before eithe
: party discovered the other. The rebel
Immediately sprang to their arms, whe
, our men erid Hold !" The rebels il
Is quired, +" Who are your" Massachl
4 sets Isl" was the response. "D-n yor
a you are just the men we want to shoot
and they fired. n
m One man received a number Of ball
= and, falling dead, rolled into their inirencl
. ments, where they cut him up with sabert
a. They battered one or two others over the
to heads and faces with the butts of their mu
" kets, and we have now in hospital one poo
Z fellow whose face was cut and bruised
ed pieces in this way.
The rebels bayoneted the bodies of Il
r. wounded soldiers left on tie ground, and
e some instances stripped and tied them
I, trees.
n A flag Of truce was sent by McDowt
~ TO the enemy's lines, in order to recover OF
nd dead and wounded, ahdsrwas refused ADM
i. :, sion by the enemy.
.e Col. Cameron of the 10Th, brother
h. Secretary Cameron, is among the kille
on Col. Hunter is slightly wounded. Ii is r
~ ported that Gen. Schneck has been killed
~ A Mississippi soldier was taken prison
x. by Ha>brouck of the Wisconsin regimen
re He turned out 10 be Brigadier Quartelma
Sc. ter Pryor, cousin to Roger A. Pryor. /
ne was captured with his horse, as he by &C,
-. dent rode into our lines. lie discover
a. himself by remarkins 10 Hasbrouck, y
are g ting badly cut to pieces" VIII
he regiment do you belong to - asked Ii;
.n brouck. The 10Th Mississippi" was t
cir answer. Then you are my prisoner 50
M Hasbrouck.
for Another account of the attack of {
ia Black Horse (rebel cavalry on the retrei
-. ing lines of our troops, says the Zouay
ns turned and fired on them killing all but
20, Of their a>sailants.
lie The Rhode Island battery was taken
ne the rebels al the bridge at Bulls Run, whe
n their retreat was cut off and their hors
r. al Eilled Ruf Eov Snr..vno snita1 Z