Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-08-29
Mr.. Rus.snls Aeeoun, of the Battle and nout 81

Manassas.
WASHINGTON, July o. 1851
scENEs BY THE OF TIL CANNON M rrpc
TOURISTS. - -A
GOWN 70 give an account not of the action
u "hat saw with my eyes, hitherto not often de-
eeyed and of what heard with my own ears which in this
country are not SO much to be trusted Let me howevar
express an opinion to the affair of yesterday In the
nt place. the repulse of the Federasts decided as it
nave had no serious effects whatever be yond the
ialueWhch politically of greater consequences Than
was IN military sensebut for dsgracef conduct of
Inc retreat on their lines CeHreve seems to have
enoeo 10 c0oooTdy routG miserable cduseless
uch behaviour the part ofhe soldiers shond
nave considered impossible as with some experience of
camps ana armies have never, IN alarms anono
seen the like oft How far the dsorgani1
Aaton the troops extended know mott but it was
pe e IN the instance of more than enc regiment
~ aesnngton TINS morning is crowded with soldiers with
ouL ocers who have fed from Centrevle and with three
monnS men, who are going home from the face of the
enemy on the expa Of their term Of enlistment The
arees ia spite OF the rain, crowded by people with
races and groups OF wavering politicians as
at the in the hotel passages and the bars
IN me present state Of the troops the Conftderdtes acre to
|g 5 noTch across The Potomac dboUe Washington turn
ing We 1c0THS at Arlington the capital might fail into their
liability. " " s0 VI P'o
RECUPERATITE ENERGY NoRTH-A RRoe AScE OF THE
~ NEW YORK JOURNALS TOWARD FOREIGN NATIONS
Inc N9rth WILL no doubt recover from the shock. Hih
eto she has only said, Go and fight Union The
Souh has exclaimed Let fight for our rights The
North must put its best in the battle or e will inev
taby fail before the energy the personal hatred and the
superior fighting pocerS Of her antagonist In my letters
as N ny conversation have endsavoued to show that the
task which the UnOnts have themselves is one of no
ordinary dcuty but IN the state Of arrogance super
ious confidence either real or affected to conceal
mid of Cheops. '
Indeed may form notion of the condition of the
public mind by observing that journals conducted ayowedIv
by men OF dsgracetu Characteristic be whppej
ana nekcked and unrecognized parahs of society New
Yorkare nevertheless in the very midst of repuss and
defeat permitted to indulge in ridiculous rhodomonade to-
WARDS the nations of EurOpe aud laughter by
impoenty malignant attacks on our en- old monarchy
while the stones of their bran republic are tumbpr
about their 1t will be amusing observe the change
OF tone, for afford to observe ard be amused at
the time
MEETING PENNSYLVANIA REGIMENT ON ITS WAY
! uoME-TBE MN LEAVE FACE THE ENEMY.
In few minutes afterwards body of appeared on
the road with their backs towards Centreve and their
that could no. have believed they were soldiers in an enc
my counry-for Virginia hereabout is certainly
,Uas ' l 4f IL soon appeared that theTe
or III small Knots OF two or three extending for three
them. and they all in good spirits but with an air
about them could rot understand Dismouatiug
where group Of thirsty mop we're drinking and hating in
the shade asked officer Where are Your men going
SIR Well we are going home, sir, Ireckon to Pennsyl-
its march, as learnt from the Il suppose
there IS severe work going on behind Judging from the
hflng Wel reckon, sir, there is. We're going home "
he added, after pause during bich occurred to him
perhaps that the required eXpanation-
tbis aoork'' "' y"
| proceeded my way, Illuminating Oh the feelings Of a
General rO sees half brigade 1Cd quietly dtody the
gerry morning Of attack aad the frame of mind
men, who would have shouted till they hoarse about
their beloved Union-possbly have hunted down any poor
creature who expressed belief that it the very
quntescence of everything great and good government
and glorious and potent in arms-Co0y turning their
backs 1t oce IN ats almost peril, because the letter Of
their engagement bound them further Perhaps the 4th
Pennsylvania right but let hear no more of the ex
ceiance OF three months service volunteers. And
left them.
THE CONFEDERATE WORKS NEAR FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE
About eleven CLOCK began to enter the disputed
territory which had just been abandoned by the
the Federaiss in front of Fairfax ourt House II
is not too much say that the hewn up across the
road were hams and believes and that the CoHfed
crates never intended to occupy the position at ALL but
|
they prepared to meet them Had it been otherwise
the earthw would have been of different character
and the troops would have had regular camps and tents
stead Of bvOuaC huts of branches C trees Of the
troops enemy did not wish to be cut off, and so thev
had down to place the road put some
fedpieces III their earbworks TO command it. On side
could Richmond be so we'll defer ded The CoDfederates had
it much heart to induce the enemy the strong
est place and attack them and they succeeded dong
But the troops behaved as i'll other places they did
Manassas the Fedeasts could not been successful
in attack whatever In order that The preparations
Manassas may understood and that General Beauregad
of whose character hint at Charleston, may be
known athome regards his fitness for his work above ali
officer of artillery and of skill in working in field
in position let insert description of the place and of
the man from Southern paper
mr. Russell here copies letter dated Manassas eulo-
giving the position and commander in the hghes degree
AT FARFAX COURTHOUSE AND GERMANTowN-TRACEs OF
i TROOPS.
1t when arrived at Fairfax Courthouse
poor village of 80 40 struggling wooden brick
houses, deriving from he building in which the
Circuit Court OF the county held believe and looking
the reverse of ourshng and one may remark obie that
the state of this part of Virginia very
inasmuch there village along the road up
this point and no shops depots only one MILL one black
smith and wheelwrght The village held by part OF
| the of McDowes force, possibly thousand
strong. The inhabitants were eyes spoke truth seces
sionists man. and child and even the negroes
looked extra black, if they did not about being
fought for.
the of the Federaitsoforded erdence
NEEDED Let me inerpolate it. only show Gen
Beaurgad and his ya are at least equal in point OF literary
power as masters OF the English tongue
SAFE AT CENTREyILLH-TAKEs UP POSITION WITH LADIES,
! LEGISLATORS AND POLITICIANS -
At last Cenrevlle appeared in sgha few houses
'front.' beyond which bald hill the slopes covered will
WITH spectators the fight each full
Of Confederate the houses were all occupi
In the hill body Of inf4ntrytwo regi
artillery Our buggy driven the top of the hill Tn
shelter the horse. While they were taking required
and to procure possible meal for himself and the driver
| @sn h " ",G% 9y rae one ay s se eS S e s
glass around and on others egis ators and pol
Clans few civilians horseback and tn
looking at and commenting on andscap
qhnnes Witch swept round from the right in Blue mounds
color of which soened into violet in the distance ~ -,
front spw ga TF ba ea Of the hills Shove
gap of Manassas and to the left and to US Jay tn
Of the ame name where The Ae1'n d
by rails of denominations 10 Richmond
that oggtes play ed out 6eG~
dsio ohe" he 0okes i" the morning and finds there tSctU o0
g upon him.
: THE ROAR, CLEAN AND DUST OF THE BATTLE.
But the spoke loudly from the green bushes
the plains below notified so to speak, by pufs
smoke aud by white rings from bursting shells and
cious howitzers. 1t review that going be
meath The shells gave proof enough of that, thong
rush of the shot could not be heard at the distance
Clouds of dust up in regular lines through the tire
tops where infantry were acting and now and then the
mists of light blue smoke curled and the spu
of muskety broke through the booming of the guns
With the glass could detect and then the fash
through the Gs clouds in the open but cou
tell which side the troops who moving belonged
and could only Judge from the smoke whether the gun
were fred tow -yds away from the hill.
was that the dust in the distance RICH