The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-30

from the upper Potomac, and the wild and
fanatical clamor Of the Tribaae and its al lies
Tor an unseasona0le advance these are the
pernlcious influences that did the fatal work
Thi: disgraes must be wiped out, this defeat
must he retrieved by victory before which
this OF the rebels will pale. bnt, to achisvs
this great result, onr troops must have Gene
gals who know how 70 deal with masksc
batteries. who are able to sstimats the hume.
ricai force Of ths enemy and the strength o.
his position, and. above all, these General.
must he protected from the Greeley . and othsl
mischief makers Of that ilk, who are respon
siols for much Of our present trouble.
From tho Philadslph Evening Bulletin
War is an iron business, and in the ma tie,
Of the discipline proper to bs exercised b.
Generals, there are not many new fashioned
improvements possible. The rebels follow
old fashioned styles in this respect. The,
allow no full reports of their proceedings, ne
unnecessary hangers on; In short, follow the
old iron style completely.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.1
Disaster, mingled, we say, with disgrace,
has fallen npon our army 1t boots not now
TO inquire why and how such an army, g.
the field, has sus stained defeat and a rout:
cor shall we indulge in any vain regrets o.
complaints.
We shall not conceal our belief that tho
flushed victors will hardly fail to attsmpt
new achievements on the spur Of the mo
nent, and if they have captured our artn
cry, they will be- formidable in an attack Oh
he defences Of the Capital Baltimore will
probably give trouble now, and our force
there and elsewhere in Maryland are in res
peril. Patterson's com mand is also exposed
aud liable to be cut of or defea ted by rapiu
movement Of the enemy.
From the Newark Daily Mercuryl
4
glory Of our arms. The army of the Repub
tic, marching forward 10 the vindica lion o.
our integrity as a nation, has for momen
been turned backward by It's oppo.iGg legions
Preci pitat in IS assault, some " hat careless
It may be, OF its discipline and order, * no
rant, certainly, of the overwhelming mum bsrs
Of the enemy, this army of the Union has, by
their overwhelming numbers, been repulse.
while in the very gates of victory, snd oul
1olors, upon which yesterday the light Of tri
umph shone, to- day have dishonOred.
Miscellaneous Matters.
The Northern papers are filled with facts,
rumors, and specula.icns about the ba tile
We make room for the following:
M. RUssBLL's OPINION
A special dispatch 10 the Baltimore Ex
Change, from asningto says that Mr. Rus
sell, OF Inc Londou Times, mo was preseut
81 the battle, states that the loss in Killed anu
wounded OF the EedeIais must amount t.
II 900, and that the loss of the Conledera te 8
viii probably reach 900. II. states That ais
sory RECORDS no SUN defeat for tho pas, cen
+ury--no ruut SO utter AID cOmpiet. as tia.
OF the Federal FORCES. Inc Eglting OK tue
southern men, 10 says, was Iuag niloont.-
lhey nred with the precision OF vs.erans.-
ihey would fail 10 permit their arIIliery Il
ire, ano then rislng, discharge their musKett
aud charge bayonels In sp,ondld ufuer. SUne
Oh the .YoiutIons wero sAperD, anu performed
Win perfect rapidity, coolness, and dis
cipline.
MORE SUPPLIES FOR THE coSFEDsRArEs.
The National Intelligeneer, of Monday
week, says:
The stssmer Columbia, Capt James Har-
per, left Baltimore on Saturday afternoon tor
washington, with cargo consisting OF
stores FOR the army, composed in part OF Il )ur,
bacon, sugar, coffee, tea, and whiskey. The
steamer WAS pretty well loaded and left un-
der the protection Of An armed guard, s. BILE to
resist any attack which the C"nfedera tes
might make upon her. 1t is expected thar
this steamer will con Time In the service OF
the Government for the transpor ia ton OF
supplies
Our own river steamers were yesterday
Principally engaged in Transporting Govern
meat munitions Of war and supplies from this
city to Alexandria. There is no rela xation OF
effort in tn. way of providing for the army ;
on the contrary, there is increased activity -
In less than 4 week may expect to see in
the ftld more formida able army than that
which has juat gons through the fiery or
deal.
THs sIxTr-HIyTH.
The Washington Star puts forth the follow
ing, among Other lamentations:
There were many OF the Sixty Ninth who
sustained themselves bravely during the day
and who mourned the loss of their Lieu tenan
Colonel, Haggerty; the Fire Zouaves, who
according to general testimony perform ed
prodigies of valor, and whO made Fl We distiuc I
charges in the course OF the action 4 few OF
the Second maine Regiment, who distiu.
ulshed themselves BY their dasn upon TIM
rebel batteries. and who lost their brave Colo.
mel, kimbHll; the Sixty Ninth, Eho also
mourn ths laLaen ted Cameron the Eighth
New York, Connecticut and Ohio Regimen l.
&c.
Their passing down towards Falls Church
WAS much impsded by barricadss of trees
some of them newly IelIed, and from the
freshness of the leaves. late last evening
Much caution was eyerc Used by the troGps In
passing these points. for fear Of an ambus-
cads, and Captain Thomas f. Msagh.r, W he
accompanied the Sixty ninth detac hme n /
caused scouts TO be sent ont to reconn oitre
the nslgbborhood OF these suspicious locking
traps. ne probability is, however, that tn.
nswiy-telled trses were designed only to i'm.
peds a retreat by the Federal forces and were
fsiled by scessionists residing in those local.
tiles.
Captain Msaghsr, by the way, HAD {. horse
shot under him during the engagement.
rhE KETuRrIKs ,oLp1Ens.
The First and Second Rhode Island Epgi
mants came in about l03 O'Clock, shout one.
half of the number being ia the line. Thei;
splendid battery, with the exception of one
gun, Is utterly destroyed
The ID New Hampshire Regiment, which
mum bered gao men, arrived soon afterwards
bringing in between 900 and 700 men
The Fire Eouaves which have got here thus
far, number 100 men.
The 221. $oth and 81 l New York Regimen Is
received orders to advance over the river and
left camp about O'Clock last night. They re-
turned between II and IL, their orders having
bsen cOun demanded.
During the Tnorninr, the soldiers engaged in
the battle yesterday were struggling into the
city, by way of tbs Long Bridge in SQUADS
A company of U. S. Marines, numbering
about 80 men, came over, reporting the loss in
killed, so far as they could learn of their for ce
OF -. but many missing In al! Of the ma.
rine force which have arrived here TINS far,
there are about IS or 100, out of near 400 iha,
went for ward
Ssragglers Of the First Mich gan Regimen,
continued 10 arrive in town ali the morning
They make thsir headquarters at Woodward
BnildlnEs There are in all Of those arrived
about fifty.
The Second New York Regiment arrived in
the city by way OF the Geo getOwn Aqueduct
They have iost about $50 men, in killed
wounded and missing The regiment is IL
good condition, and the men in fine spirits
They led tbs advance and assisted to protec,
the retreat, and were desrous of remaining
behind with Gen Mcdowell but were never
thelsss ordered TO barrack in the city, having
lost their camp eQuipage, which had beer
sent far forward, to be out OF the way of the
field manGuyres
"HoRnIBLE" LIE.
A Northern paper ven that ties the following