The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-08-03


fHE xouAvEs 5xsD lRh DLACka guAl Alps.aasf,
A spectator Of the scene, tells me, that tn.
Zouayes literally decimatcd tse Black Hofso
Cavalry, the celebrated rebel troop. About tho
middle Of the battle the Zodaves fred by plar
toons upon the rebel infsntry stationed, in, the
woods. After they had fred they discovered Q
troop of horse coming down on, their fesr.--
They carried the American dag, which deceived
Col. Heintzelman and made him believe they
we're United States Cavalry. and he 20 told the
ZonaveA As they came. nearer their true chaf.
acter was discovered. but too late for III the
Zouaves 70 reload. The regiment faced sud 70.
ceived the cavalry as they came down. with
ieveled bav0nets, which threw them into confu.
sion. Then away went muskets, and the Zouaves
went in with their knives and pistols They
se zed horses and stabbed their riders. In this
hand tohsnd conflict the Black Horss Troop
we're handled in their ovno professed way Of
fighting. The sequel showed the Zousves TO be
the most expert handlers Of the knife. : 7fiet
When the ight was over there were not twsn.
ty of the four hundred cavalry left sliye. Men
and horses had been cut TO pieces by the infu.
rated red shirts This troop of cavalry bad
boasted they would picket their horsea IN the
grounds OF the w hite House. ino1 - 81 ,a.siIsd
2Slsa BEHAVIOR or GEN. M.D0wIIL.s ijsa.sW
Gen Mcdowell behaved admirably. he was
active, cool, and attended to everything in per.
son, SO far as possible; but he had not / suin.
cient staif and was not properly supporsed by
his subordinates. Major Wadsworth, Of New
York, one OF his Aids, showed the usaaost gsllsn-
try and devotion. He exerted himself to rally
the forces when they first fell back, and towards
the close, after having his horse shot nnder him,
seized the colors Of the wavering New York
Fourteenth. aid called on the boysto rally once
more to the glorious old flag. Private TYLER
took hold Of the colors With him, aud the, rcgi-
ment rallied to another charge, but without sslc
cess. Major Wa,iswotth al the afiny retressed,
remained ut Fairfax Court House, and devoted
himself to purchasing everything neediul for
the, wounded, Of whom about 15o were st that
place.
All our losses were in advancing-nonec in
falling hack. There was no panic in ,-ouI This
was fined mainly to the wag drivers, ssrag-
Cling soldiers aud fugitive officers, It the rear
Of the columns Fi9b gli1tG1 IN bsYiszsb 4sdl5dv
stJ nJdD GEN scHEscK 0Y OHIO. a., 4, 4, ebs,,
The error with which this officer began his
military career seems to have been amply atofWd
foi by zeal and ,gallantry, in the battle. For
twenty hours the various accounts agree in t1ll.
ing US the General was in his saddlr, busy IA
passing from point n paint, and ddriag the en-.
gagemeht, exposing himself ecklessIys 20 she
hottest 6-e of the enemy, For the sake of this
really mertorious display of activity and bravery
let the record OF Vienna be expunged from the
chronicle Of the VAR EsgraAqzd sas4SkvpakaH
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i 'AtW.saLL.o on Osr s,p..-A.t.o, c,,,e.s
mpn are mi. sno A. w .hn,,on i, ia snn.o.sa
that they areotxken prisoners., We sreo pos
aware vhy m.mbers Of Consress sb.,nld he held
a. .r;.on:,s "f ws, h", q 49,. ~ hs ,ha ~
prac,ice to regard eyrry,h;,s i;sb, that ."..es .
into their net 1t is quite, notorious thssithey
have threatened TO hseg their pfisonets,, ~ rshe
pirates We have q caught are scondens'ed and
hnng' ana they seem To- pes seekinG every means
to incres'se IN " nnmoer. lhosd'ns non combat