Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-07-30
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, Northern News,
We are indebted to the courtesy OF friend
for copy Of the Baltimore South" Of the
oath, from which We extract the following
intelligence. It will be seen that the account
. given Of the battle and defeat at ManaSsa is
furnished by the Black Rcpublicsns-is tells its
own tale:
The New York papers groan sadly over their
defeat The "Tribune" insists that the victory
was theirs, bu! somebody ordered q retreat,
and instanter every body ran. 1t grumb!es
terribly, and thinks General Scott should not
have moved without more men. It is also
insolent upon General Patterson, and throws
large share Of the disgrace upon him.
The Herald thinks the Capital is now
really in danger, and that oil tho troops should
be concentrated there without delay. The dc.
feat is attributed 10 the unfortunate teaESters
AS these men were necessarily in the rear cl
the "Grand Army" We are at a loss to COR
caive how they could have produced tie result
The details of the b,tue as contained in the
New York papers, do not differ from those
which We give elsewhere.
The Tribune and the Un;on Defence Com
rnittec continue their attacks upon the Secre.
tary Of War. The "Tribune" says that at
meeting Of the latter yesterday afternoon, Mr.
Moses H. Grinnell said, "the Secretary o! Wa.
was alone to blame for the disastrous retreat
of our forces, and it vas right that it should
be known. he had persistently declined the
services Of numerous effective regiments, and
had all along discouraged the raising Of troops.
This Committee have been bes:cgcd b. com.
petent officers Of efficient regiments who clam.
ored to be sent to tho G:!d, but the Secretary
Of War had thrown obstacles in the way If
their acceptance, and in many instances dc.
clined their services. The want OF cavalry is
now most severely felt, and tie Secretary If
War is alone responsible for there being none
in the field Experienced officers had rendered
regiments to him, but after dancing attendance
at bis door for days, had been senl aSay vi;h-
out being accepted" Mr.. Charles II Marshall
also thought that 'the Secretary Of the Navy
should be included in the list Of incompetent
officers. What Mr.. Cameron had been to the
army, Mr.. Welles had been to the navy-a
stumbling block in tho way Of the Adulinii
tration and the patriotic impulses Of the peo.
ple This Committee had endearorcd to induce
him to send out steamers and vessels to assist
our men.of-war in keeping up the blockade,
and had endesvored to persuade him to protect
our commerce. He had turned deaf ear to
all opportunities, preterring 10 do things his
own way.
The "Tribune" says editorally:
Letters received in Washington from R;cA-
mond positively state that Gen. Lee left that
city on the 18th inst, with q large force for
Lynchburg on his way to cut Oft tho advan.
cling column Of Gen. Mcclellan.
The Washington correspondent Of the "Tri-
bune" says:
The list mustered only 900 out Of 900 msu
this merning. twenty-five or thirty moro
have, however, since come in, and report that
many more are in the woods. The number of
killed and wounded it is impossible to give
now.
As evidence of the utter folly and incapa.
city Of Gen. Patterson, he toegraphed as late
as Saturday night for reinforcements, stating
that Johnston was close at hand and in force.
1t is said that Gen. Mansfield is hampcred
in his efforts to keep tho mon within their
camps, by the absence Of officers from their
posts of duty.
Speaking Of the closing scenes Of the battle,
the same correspondent says:
About half.past 7 o'clock, while Blenker's
Brigade was still at Centreville, Gov. Sprague
rode up, as cool as if in parlor, and said II
am Withdrawing the Rhode Island troops in
good order. You must help to make stand
here" The officers to whom he had spoken
expressing their readiness to do SO, be added:
1--WE received no orders all day. We've been
fighting on our own hook. Where has Gen.
Mcdowell been!" No ono there knew.
A gentleman who left Centreville yesterday
forenoon, says he passed 2,Oe0 Of our troops on
the way, with but few wounded The rest were
utterly exhausted, and too weak to proceed.
Tho Secessionists at Fairfax 9. H. were in
high glee. The negroes were wheeling Oft
Government stores for private use, Of which
the roads were full.
Col. Corcoran, of the New York Go.h has
evidently been killed or token pIsoner. i
despatch received in New York, says:
WASHINGTON, July 23-l2 u.
To Capt J. B. Kirker
Col. Corcoran is still missing'u to this hour
az 81 y and Lieut.. Bagley is still missing
The Colonel was wounded, and is probably
taken prisoner COL Nugcnt is not killed MS
reported. A great many of the regiments are
missing. Hy. Q. BIssoN.
The correspondent Of the Tribune charges
that Massachusetts, and Wisconsin Colonel
ran away in the most cowardly manner, and
many Captains and Lieutenants did the same,
but awards 'qhe palm of infamy' to tie 4th
Pennsy lvsuis Regiment.
The same correspondent states on the au.
thorty Of a Union man living near Fairfax,
that the Confederatss had nine mil8 Of bate.
7ies at Manassa.
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Washington correspondent Of the Phil
adelphia Enquirer" writes lugubriously. ls
says: =,
After pedestrian tour Of fourteen miles
am able to furnish you with the following
items:
let Fairfax Court House this morning
. abou: o'clock, and at that time every white
person had deserted the village, and the tee-
graph cfice was closed. The troops from
Centrevlle we're marching rapidly towards
Alexandria.
As walked along tho road, passed Col.
Tyler's command and other Michigan and New
Jersey regiments, on their way from Centre
, vile to Fairfax Court House. The road was
: lined with military stores and soldiers equip
ments, as though their owners had lett IN o
= desperate hurry.
: is in the hands Of the Rebes.
Gov. Deunisou, Of OHIO, left here last night
. for hcmc, with orders to raise several regiments
:. of troops for immediate service. He expresses
y himself Us confident OF rally to the standard
a ur tliv Union.
FROM NEW TORE
), The correspondent Of the Philadelphi:
y Ledger says that New York has been paui'
8 stricken by the great defeat and adds:
The city hos been in state Of indescrbabl
. excitement all day. The anxiety to sec th'
- lists Of the killed and wounded, and to know
=, the worst is painful and universal. The news
y, paper Offices are thronged with mothers ane
sisters as we'll as fathers and brothers, waiting
- in agoniziDg suspense the publication Of each
A successive bulletin, and grief for the moment
: is everywhere.
). The moral effect of this disaster is NOR
II dreaded even than its physical results. her
!, chants and business men fear that its hrst re
= ahroad mill ho tha rannnnitinn OF The rcOe