, 1861-07-24
Afternoon Dispatches.
THE DISASTER TO OUR ARMY.
Not az Bad as It Standardized zoss from
300 to 500-4ur Batteries Not Gapturxd-
List qf Killed and Wounded,

WASHINGTON, July 22-The agent OF the
the Associated Press furnishes the following:
The retreat Of cur troops to Centreyllle nas
successfully accomplished by o'clock, Sun
day evening, tie regiments regaining the
Poattiors vacated in the morning. Those
that succeeded In reaching CentTeyi]1e had
fscr hoEse to step, tac reserve fc7ce under
Gel. Miles being posted beyond Centreyil1e.
At one o'clock IN the morning the retreat
en tnst H9t E sood os & iaksoa I'd %as
Heights and Alexandria The army In
Its retreat LEFT behind large amount Of pro-
visions and ammunition. About. forty army
wagons fell into the possession Of the rebels.
As fast as our troops retreated their positions
we're occupied By the rebels, till after Fairfax
Court H0uee was passed, after which the pur-
suit was not continued In many Instances
the teamEters unhitched the horses and aban-
duned the WAGONS, when there Eas not the
slightest necessity. The rebel cavalry Was the
terror Of thu volunteers, who were compelled
to keep the woods to avoid being charged
by them.
New York He.ald's Dispatch.1
The rebels outnumbercd Us three to one.
After the day had been won By ns, fresh rebel
troops we're substituted for those who Wera
defeated. The ammunition Of our artillery
had been expended In the contest. As the
cafssons were rushing at fnu speed to the rear
ment was construed by teamsters aud civil
ians there into retreat. A panic among them
occurred They ran for their horses, and
commenced precipitate retreat. A ccnster-
nation thus Grated; Eas communicated to the
soldiers In the rear Of the columns at the very
moment a charge OF fresh cavalry from Ma
more nor less than stampede. The enemy
were themselves unaware Of it. The result is
IN great measure attributed to the tarainess
OF Patterson.
Gov. sprague's bravery during the whole
a.y h Challenged unive5sal admiratto9, nd AID
14th, succeeded in bringing some degree Of
order cut Of this chaos. The brave RhoLe
Islanders were formed In the reaE to oppose
the advance Of pursucrs.
The number Of killed aad wounded has been
greatly exaggerated.
~, but this was nnavail1ng to aTrest panic in
the rear The Fire Zouayes fought ike dezils.
The New York list, 14th and 9th, and the
Minnesota and Maine regiments Tere the
praise Of all They were moved down like
graes BY the batteries upon which they I'D.
Vanced. The dsg Of the Minnesota regiment
was completely Iidd1ed-
Col Wilcox Of the 1st Michigan regiment
WAS wounded and taken prisoner. Col. Wool
Of the New York 18th Tas wounded aad taken
prisoner.
The number now estimated as killed On our
side amounts to between 800 and 400.
Capt D. N. Tilllnghast, Assistant Quarter,
q. s. 4, is not taken prisoner Or Killed, u
The whole Of sherman's battery is safe.
Col. BlenkeF, commanding q brigade, picked
up the guns Of Burnslde'sT3d Rhode Island
Regiment, which had been left behind, and
brought them in.
Hon. Alfred Elf, Member Of Congress from
the RochestertN N. ~ District, and compan
" Gapt Gfidan foet 60 Of the horaes Of h.e bat
te1y, bnt brought awsy ens @ gIn:
ment, ard Capt. Edward A. Wilde, OF Com
pany A.: 1st Massachusetts, Volunteers, are
missing. It Is feared that Corcoran Is dead.
WAE8HeToN, July 23.--The morning l.
occupied putting affaiH in order On the Vir
ginia side, within the original Federal lines
:from tbs Indications around the Counnis
tions are in lively progress: Boats are agalr
| running to Alexandria. The Fire ZouaVes
Mill rendezvous at the headquarters Of the
18th regiment to-day, when some accurate
| knowledge Of their loss will be ascerta'ned.
| The last seen Of the gallant Col Wilcox, g
ed On the battle field. He Is either dead o. I
| prisoner. In the 1st Michigan: regiment ths
| following are known to have been killed
| Capt. Wilmington, Co. D; Capt Hutterworth
| Co. G; Lieut.. Cary, CO. u Lieut. Monte, 70
F:.Orderly Se1geant Lewis, Co. a, Ordera,
seraeant Haztleyer, Co, 4; privatea Richart
| Jones, Co. A, Jas. Kelley, Co F, and both ths
/ Co1or.beareS. PriTates Cunningham, Go. A
and John Stafford Co. g, arc among the wound
Ell. Maior BIdweu took the place Of Col FIJI
cnx> and managed to bring the Regiment ou1
/ Of tie field In The beet possible order.
! 4 ZonAye drummer, who was taken ~ III
rebels, but escaped, reports that the secession
| lists have IN immense humber OF pr1sonets Il
| their hards. L is supposed they were priuci
| pslIy picked up on the way. Fltteen member
only Of the 1at Ohio are missing. The officer
Among the wounded NOW in the Washing
ton MfirHmrY are Sergeant Macklln, First Hin
| uesota regiment; John MorrIson, Seeo1!
Ohio; a. ". 8pass, Second Wisconsin; =
Warner, I'd Lient, 1st Michigan E. n. Cook
First Ohio; Jarnea Chapman, I'd Ohio; Col
slocp1n, N. Z. 9Th, wounded, not Killed.
Tbs following Ii = list Of The WoIuded
/ brought from the battle field at Bulls Kun Z
the Govanmeut Hospital up TO ocioel
McpdsJ evening: u
r. Second WISCONSIN, Regiment, CO; A1"Nm
f & Iynch; Co. EJas. 4. Rugbet, ". koast y
Haryey Mcdaniel, Henry Z. McCoAnm, :; 7
Ba{ne, Samuel N. Bond; 20. k;-Cof1enu 1
Iehreiuer; Co. Corporal G. c. DOW L'en'
Thi1d Michigan Regiment H, job
seeond Michigan Regtmeot-Horacs KIM
man.