Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-23
THE DEFEAT AT MANASSAS.
Mr. Rasseii's Account 70 she London Ti.es :
A Cowardiy nsst .nA tsuseIess Panic
scenes In WaahIsgtoa Afser the Retreat,
H. Ac .Hs 40

n no--rStv mout .uA q auseIes. Ra.ic-
seen'sA 's''A Ai'e' 'A' "s'les''
Sc. Gee 80
W,suxarox Ju,, CO IRA,
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sit down 70 give An aooount-not OF the action yes
terday, bot OF what saw WIN my owl eyes hitherto
not often deceived, and OF VIDAL hssrd sitn my own
ears which 10 th' country are not 80 pcn 70 be trust
Let me- however, an opinion rs 10 the an IL
OF Yesterday IN the nrs' place. me ~puise Oh the FED
eransts Dc cided as was might pave nao no serious
ELECTS "hssever beyond me mere isilure-Hhch poi'
cAiy vas Oh sA's. 0.S~ sp," y M min'
VAry sstse-"u' tut ''e u''s'A'e'u' 'o""u'' Vi 'ue
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Inc r"eA Oh 'ne'l nne' ~ seeIis 70 oa'e
snuea IN sSosa.ei, louA pAHi.
Su0n ,r,, '.e " suO-
hiNe eoHsu.eu Ih - 49, so.' '.
csnP' anu a1te' .'s uo's' e''S ~ AAin' ssious
camp ioho"ets seen 'ne hAe OF ~ nov lar ,ne u'sor'
ssnu mon OIL us uoopS et'ehorai Inv no', pu, "a'
complete 10 the instance Oh more tnAh one regiment
Wsshihg.oa tnis morning 70 eroAueu WIN soldier,
~lhonl om'sn' sho aA'r 4.u "oa oeh',e'ne, SUI
WIN 'os'e months "eh' 'uo arc soips nome IRON
'ns iH NJ VI .ns e"v IT, % 'ae sNpo "rn
s codsd nv peona Win an ion. f,es. and Sroun. al
,ing nol;.;s n. ara .s.mhsd a, tba oornsys IN ,bs
MOTEL pssges and the bs If In the present state Of
the COntederatcS make march
the Potomac above Washington turning the works 81
Arlington the capital might fan into their hands Delay
NAV paoe that event out of the range of probability
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The North ril no DOUBT, recover the SHOCK hitnes-
- abe has only said 30 and hsht Tor the Union; The
south has exclaimed Let Us GOV ,or our rights Toe
NORM mug, put US oest men INTO he os'us OF srs "h
'nen'aoiy an before Tue energY Per.ona oatred ana
ne superior hgntinS poHe's Oh her An'asoas' IN nay
II ers as N my conversation, have endeaVored 20
'hoS that the tAst when the ononiss nave SCI tnem
sees Is one o. no otcinay usG!' ou. 10 tue STATE OF
rrogance sna sppe'ei ouS eonuence' ether resi- OF al
iected 20 conceal sense o. Neakoes one might IS wen
rave preaohed 10 tne fyEahid o. Cheops.
Indeed one may form some noion OF the CONDITION Oh
me public mind by observing thN iouinslS conducted
,Vonedly by men OF dsgrsceid personal chsrActerihe
bswbpped snd bskicked and uurecoguiEad psriabs OF
.ociety in New Tork-are nevertheless, In the very
midst OF repu!se aud defeat, PRINTED TO indulge in
ridiculous rhodomoniade toNards the nations o! Europe,
sud 20 move our laughter By mpoteuty msNsnsnt at.
sOks sour rotten Old monarchy while the stones OF
,heir bTsa republic are t1mblog about their ears
/, viii be amusing to observe the change OF tone for we
'Sn th1rd 10 observe and TO be amused at the same
time
soISg OFT TO sES NpowELLs AKyY-L1oITssEST IN THE
ctTY AMI A WAR AGREEMENT Fos A cosyEYAScE.
n, Saturday nigbt teanved IN proosed Tn General
,n-aIr. - - I, -.s b-,o,s "a mo ,bs, - =
soDoree army ana " was OBVIOUS 70 me that theI E.
pss at Bull Run aud tie orders OF The General directed
against the eKossses OF bis sodsry Indicated erou. de-
i'cis In e 9rmy-Do more Serious however than bad
'e1Son 70 oehe'e tA''ted. -,
nov 70 ge' ont was VIC d'meai's; Inc ta'aoFS oil
ZreAt disaster ead repns nad spread through toe oy
Tae hVeryaoe Aespei' w'h ore exception, refused &c
sead out horses 70 the scene oil sctoa-S least the ea
cephon Told Tue SC. Senators aud congressman were
gong 10 make day OF H. and al the vehicles and horses
that could be procured 10 rsquon for the scene
Of action This curiosity aroused by the story that
Mcdowell bad been 40 ualy ordered TO make 81 attack
on aanasas and that Gen. Scott bad given him ill 2
O'Clock be master Of Beauregards lines. If General
SCOTT ordered the attack at ALL venture 10 say be was
merely the mouthpece OF TIE more violent civilians oil
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