The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-08-17

faliy during ID. long ard hard d.y's ,rk IN
gsinise almost The object Of our vi,hss. ssa
that nothing remained on the ned Dat 10 re-
cogrifs what We eould no longer sssv.p. I
ssye IN, necessary orders TO protsct tAsr With
draws. b.gsi ing the u,-p to form In lin., sod
tnsf the Appearance, at least OF q sauization
Thsy returned by "a. fbrJis 10 ths Warrenton
road, protested, BY my order, BY Coloasl PoR.
rrRs fcrce of regulars Onos on tue ro.d, and
the different corps coming together In smail
parties many without-ofhcsss Lhsy bsoams In
tsrminglsd. and all org.niz tt,oa Gas lest.
Orders had besn ssst back 10 Mills division
Tor q brigade 70 move forward ssd protect this
retreat, snd Colonel BLksKnRs bdg.ds was
detached for this putpos', and was ordered 70
! 20 ss far forward ss the DO! nj yhsrs IN, road
to the right left the main rpat
Arst providing for th. protection Of tn. 70.
treat by PoRTxa's and BLxr6sEs brigsdsA |
repaired TO Richardson's snt found that the
whole fvros ordered 10 be ststi ned for IN.
boldipg Of the read from Manaszs by Blsex
hurn's ford In Centreyills on the march under
ths orders from the Division Commud,r for
Centrevils. l Immediately hsltsd Il, sud or .
der,d II 10 take no tie bet lins of De- rsuss
aero the ridge thst thsir lin. adusittsd Of. srd
this fart ci III. army. I caused sach di,posi.
ttnn OF the fbreas which he'd bean added by the
FIRE. and Second New jersey aud the De K,b
7 gtnsnts, ordered up from Ruuyca's rsssrvs,
bafors gbus forward 90 vuuld bat ssrVs 10
cheek the srsmy. The ridge bsipg hsld 10 tn 9
gay, ths rstrsatpg current pssssi slowly
thrt uss C'ntreVills 70 the reu. Tee sasmy
fol we'd d, ffoDi ,hs ford ~ far a. Cdo run aud
owing " the road becoming blooksa 10 at tns
crossing, c,us.d uimuth dsmsgs tbsrs for ths
artillery could not psSs and ssvsrL ices and
calseors . bal 70 be sbandonsd.
ID, sundown meet q our men bad gotten be-
hind Cint'eVils risg gs and 1t bscsms . qas,
uol ~asthsr ", shoald or not sndssvor to
make q stand thsrs The condition OF QUE ar
tile'y and Il, ammunition. and toe rant Il
fyor tr the m.u, who hsi generally aSsudsu-
oil or 'hrcwn way all that hal bssn isiusd the
az bsfore, ard tbs utter dis 'rsaniz ,ti,a and
eobs qusnt Generalization ot the MATS ot ths
army. seemed to all tho ware near enough to
be coneuitsd-dtvition aud briKsds com
msud'rs and stSG-to adult Of TO aiuru.tiy.
but 10 fan back; the more 20 ss the position
al II aekburns ford gas then In ths possession
of the Enemy. aud he was already turning our
LEFT. Oa sending the efii seTs Of the s.sf to the
diGsrsht camps, they fouod as they reported
20 ms, that our dscision had besn suticipatsd
~ The troops most Of those who had co ne IN
RON tho front being already on the road 10 Ia,
rear, the panic with which they cams 10 still
cont 'nuing aud hurrying them ulorg.
TIE KILLED AND wouHDKD.
Oar killed amounted TO ninsteen o "a GERS aud
four hundred sad sixty two non oDmmis.i onsd
ottc RS and prvatss, and our wounded To sixty
four officers and nins hundred and forty seven
ton.con pi'tionsd ofticsrs and privatss. Many
Of the wounded Will soon be abls 10 joiu tue
disabled from further service uudsr one thous-
ani.
RNrLAvArIoS OF THE CAUSES OF rHx prs-
AsfkR.
As my position may warrant, even II Il dos
cot cal, tor sJms exploration Of the causes, o.
ar as they can be seen, which led TO tbs results
iersin statsd, trust Il may not be out o place
refer Ia few words TO the i'm muei ihts
intece1onts Of thu bsttls. When | sub nited
) the Gsrorat inc Cli.f, 10 conpliaucs with his
"rbsl instructions. the plan Of operations and
-stimats forcl required, the time / was 10 pro-
''td 70 carry Il into effect was axsd for the 3 h
Il July, Moniay. Every fs ili'y pos,bls was
iivsu ms BY ,hs General in. Chisf and he .ds OF
he sdm'nistfaavs depart ms, It's in nsxing the
wig l vas TO 70 want Of uauspor att IN,
aws over slo Wy. Many Of the n did not come
across till eight OF ntns davs s'tsr the tins
liked upon, dR3 ,cent foriodrd DithOut my epen
see,ng them and r,tssut hav'ng been together
before IN a brigade. The sending reinforce
msnts 10 General Pdttersoa, By draoiny Of tie
tcdgoas ,ods a further and Inarod I6te cause
Of delay. Notwithstanding ths hsrcul,an
efforts OF tho Quartsrmsstsr General, and
his fAvofing me In every way, the wAg-
chs for anmunstion, subhancs, &C., and
the horses for tas trains and the ar
'il'sry, did not all arrive for more than . week
attsr the time appointed TO move. l was not
even prepared as late IS thu 10Th ultlmp }, and
he desire shuid more becdms treat, and Il was
wished | sheuld not, II possible, delay longer
hao russdAy. 16 h, ultimo. Whsn did ge
out % ne l6h, I lodS StM defcieat On vdg1ns
fcr subsistence. But l vent tor ward us.ipg
u thtr being procured In ums TO follow me.
1a1
era all hel0 and unused 10 each other, m9ucd
ioih difficulty and disorder, and Dds lls cause of
a day delay N getting the proUissDns fjr1cdrd,
making Necessary 10 make on Sunday The at.
tick we atoaLd hare Hlade on Saturday
G Juid not, with every sxertton, get for
ward With the troops 'sarlisr than We did,
~ishSi to 60 10 G ntrsvills ths second day,
shic would have taken us there OIL the 17th,
and suiblid us 90 far as th,y we're concerned,
togo ihto action on the 18th, instsad Of ths
2lst; bat whom | vent from Fairfax q Jurt
Houss beyond Gar nanto 70, to urge them for
ward, | was told II was i'm possible for the men
20 march further. They had only coms from
Vienas, abaut six miles, ana II was not more
t1an FiN a1d a half miles far her 10 Centre.
vile i'm all a march OF twelve I'd a halt miles;
6us the mon were foot weary. not 90 much I
tods told, by the distd-oe mIrched as by tbs time
ttey md been on foot cIUssd BY ths O6stTuctions
~ The road aud tue slow pace We had 10 move
TO avoid amSusca cades. The men were, more
over, unaccust 1med 10 marc hiAg, their bodies
not In condition for that kind OF work, aad not
used to carrying evea the load OF ligst march
Ing order.
We crossed Bull Ran With about IS 900 mon
Of all anna The fifth division (MrLzs and RICH.
ARDsoS's brigade on the left, at Is ackburn's
ford 10 Csntrevills, and SCHEscK's brigade, Of
TYLER's division, on the left OF the road, near
the stons bridge not participating In the m ain
action. The numbers opposed 10 US have been
variously estimated. l may safely say, and
avoid even the appearance Of sxasgsration,
that the enemy brought up all he could ~hicb
were not kept engaged elsewhere. He had
notice OF our coming on the 18th, and bad
from that time until the 2lst II bring up what
sosver he bad. II Is known that In esd mating
the force to 20 az IinSt Manas'es Iengdgel NJ, 10
hare 70 do .Oih the enensyS forces uadsr JOhhSo-,
then Kept " cheek N hs VdLley by K1jOr General
FaterSon or those Kept engaged by Major Cen
erat Butler, and know every effort was made
by the General in-C Chief that this should Be
done, and that even II JoHssroN joined BEAU
REoARD, II would not be because he could be
followed by General Patterson, but from
eAnsos not necessary for me to refSr to, IL /
knsw them all TGiI was not done, aud the
snemy was irss 70 assemble from every dirss-
ti)n IN mum osrs only limited by the amount
Of his railroad rolling stook aud bis supply d
provi ions. To the TO ces, tn .rsfore, We drove
Ia from Fairfax Court Houls. Fairfax station,
G'rmAnto IN and Centrsvills, and thsss under
bsAuRsoAbD at ManaVas must be added
thoss uud.r JoHNsrSS from Winchester, and
tnoes brought uPLy DAVIS from Richmond
aud otnsr places At the South, 10 which 10 70
Dc added the levy en- mass ordered by the
Rich noud su'hoIltiss. which YVES ordered 70
asasmbls NJ Manaaeaa what ali thIa syno.,nt "A