Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-08-07
One of the correspondents of the Baltimore E'1'

and spectacleS, the like oil Whch naNe Ie|e' o''o'
been Witnessed on this continent The Grand Army
sf the Jnion which so lately left here in all the
pride pomp and circumstance of glorious war, WIN
drums beating colors flying and ranks dressed as II
for a holiday parade returned to-day, but IN Such
slight that it taxing crcduy TO the UTMOST u
fclIeve that these were the same men. .
1t is.impoSSble to conceive OF more depiora"'e
spectacle to say nothing Of the repulSive ana mar
rowing appearance of dead and wounded bodies inc
Ivipr and unwounded men themselves were bit ob-
iects of nothing but compassion. Exhausted with
fatigue and hunger, fear and dlsmay upon every
countenance with torn clothing, covered Win uuS'
and blood, many without shoes or hats, they were
to be seen in all quarters of the town, lying upon
the pavenentS CeIlar-doOrs or OH any ot.er SP"'
that offered them place for the repose "h'cn ha
ture demanded Many of them had not their arms
knapsacks, &C., and had nothing OF the appearance
of soldiers left except their beSneared anu ta'ercu
uniforms They did not pretend 10 observe any OF
der nor did their officers seem to exercise 'ne ,e>'
authority over them. They went where they pleas
ed, happy apparently, that they had escape" even
if but temporarily from the Disgusting TASKS "'en
their leaders had vainly sought to accomplish oy
their hands,"
4 correspondent of the same paper Wrllihg I'M
der date June %, says:
IL was much amazed at a conversation between
two soldiers of different regiments. Halo, StranS
or whore do Won hail FROM" lie was informed oil
the strangers native place. "Wcll, when you were
at home did you ever sing Carry me back to Ola
Vircinpvr"' Yes, often" Then, never do it
again, for if was a thousand miles from Old Viz
gInny Id never want to see 1t any more.
| had the honor of seeing the entrance INTO the
town of Lincoln, Seward and Mcdowell in an
open barouche, followed by the Presidents Life
Guard. The pressure IF business allowed them but
q ten minutes visit and then they whirled away
could not but contrast this picture with that had
seen of the wounded and weary soldiers stretched
upon the sidewalk, while he who had brought them
to such strait paused to give butts careless glance
satisfied that nobody was hurt II seemed very
mOckery. -
lie did not hear, as did, the hot blessings"
which followed him, or the VOWS that all the Cabl-
net and all the money in the Treasury should not
induce them to fight again in such cause.
The men were especially indignant at their Off
GERS whom they cursed roundly declaring that they
had been treated outrageOuSly aud with great ndil
ference They accused their officers OF great cowar
dice, and one man declared that his Colonel hid be-
hind haystack, while most OF the officers were the
first to
[ overheard ore of the men sitting on the door
step of the house describing the charge of the Black
Horse Cavalry, part of which | believe is Captain
Scott's FauquIer Cavalry. lie said they advanced
IN wedge form, then opened, disclosing battery
which fired upon his regiment, and that then the
cavalry charged upon the regiment, hemnling 1t III
on all sides and emitting right and left with trrmend
Gus blows, each blow powerful enough TO take OIL Il
mans head. He said he never wished to see such
charge again.
y correspondent of the Philadelphia Inqnirer thus
speaks of the scenes in Washington after the le-
feat:
This morning, after daylight, it became
known that the disasters of Sunday had not ended
wit mo liUh Iurth hat rpVp "
pcrienced curing the night All this morning up
to the time of writing, = p m, Moniay) Struggling
squads OF soldiers have been pouring over the Long
Bridge and along Pennsylvania avenue. They
all unwoundrd, but in every case covered with
thick coating of dust and sweat, their hair matted,
their clothes torn and blood stained, armed
and some unarmed There no less than lu,UUD
of them here. up to this time, and they still
coming. | have seen among them men from the fol-
lowing regiments: Seventy first New NO:k; Second
Maine: First and Second Ohio Sixty ninth and
Seventy ninth New York, (the latter the Highland
erS y Second and Third Michigan Twenty seventh
New York Second New Hampshire; Eleventh New
York, (the Zouaves.) Many OF the men throw them
selves down on door steps, on curb stones, and on
the pavement and family cry for water.
Since ~ o'clock Pennsylvania avenue has been
crowded with them, and since that time measures
have been taken for their relief From many of the
streets, people running, bringing buckets
of refreshments bread milk water, coffee, &c. Ele
gantly dressed ladies, side by side with negro wo
men, carrying wine, coffee and water to the sol
drerS unheedug the rain, that is fast falling. Tn,
ladies don't stop to draw the corks of the bottles OF
Catawba winc but knock The uecks oil, and Rour
out the curftents in new TIN cups. y solicr has
just died. The men state that tor three days they
have had nothing to eat except crackers, and were
all day Yesterday without water The men state
that last night after 10 clock, the enemy advanced
on Centreville in strong force, with mortars for
throwing shells. That were unpreparcd to re-
siSt them, and were compelled to retreat That our
army made stand at Fairfax, but were driven out
OF that place, the shells pouring in upon them like
hail; and that the whole army i'll full retreat
upon Washington"
One of the correspondents of the Philadelphia Ei,-
quirer says:
The firing Of the enemy kept up on our
with artillery, anil thsir cacalry role thrOugh
ant MrO"gh cutting and sLtshiag wiM perfect
.HendiShneSs
Our wounded and dead are nearly all on the bat
tie field in the hands Of the ny; such as could
crawl or walk were trying to get away, and such
pitiabe spectacles made our heart sick
but we could not help them; the few ambulances
were started of early with the wounded, and never
returned. We saw number lying on the roadside,
with medicine chests and bandages.
The immense baggage train, consisting of some
SIX hundred or thousand wagons lined the road
for mile and half on the y arrcntOn road towards
Bulls Run, two miles back of Centreville When
the panic started the wagons tried to fall back on
Centrevillc, bnt a number upset and broken
. down; the drivers would Immediately leave them
and escape on the horses. Others would throw out
their load of provisions and stores and fill up with
soldiers and muskets; the body of the luggage,
however got in the rear of Centreville.
Our greatest loss is in the thorough dcmoraliza-
! ton of our army 1t will take weeks to gather the
scattered forces in the condition we had then.
The cowarrily retreat on the morning of the fight
by the Pennsylvania Fourth, and various batteries
had depressing effect upon force, and encour.
aged the rebels by the story that our men tcere run
ming. That their time was up" is an excuse that
will not answer; they fed ANONYMOUSLY when our
country needed them"
The Baltimore South of a late date says:
1.-The danger which now really threatens the