, 1861-08-01


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4::;rHE GREAT FtEHr,
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fsso L4t Heyds 1-t1:n 80: !sefsat a. x'fnsa
yafan3c;ty gyga ~ s0dzeersN1Hs S NeoTo ossafor.
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lspeaA EonesQo99aence Oh tae oaicaeo If1oane:l
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ao1a ~ - ~ 500, - 80 IS. m..s. ~ ..-e-ee.:te @ t
nh;.,> % " - novs-sa - n-a e-shna95~ - s
ana | d,,t5ac+nass ~ a.r,cr,,t-sa .as.. -
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s. ~ '' ~ 49, ny 1e.1e,
toHe 7ast "1ecA, haa eeen asaso oat ano- p4ea
Il 10 dry and Season On both banks Of the Po-'|
tomsc. In a few days It -ha raorzar;zea. /
- t,o,1 =, Il ~ ~ f.iLie
ahu' se"pe4 eu 10 II - y sHe eeiIlo5s~ ~oEaea1
through which it haa paegfd, beeoneahe nu |
cleus of new army which nothing can re- |
s,ef mr. ,h,oc,nia 1nas il raollr 3r:f1;5t- =
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t1eFast nuntoet;ot y t4en engsa2ea ana toe aes-
perate natnre OF thh light 1H taken into nc-
cnurt Our defeat. shameful and whe11v f,.
ffnhT a m -1f
re"eoo1s 80 - 1 oeeu, e'u'o1 n1oe tae
glory .of thosei citizen SOLD who charged
up to The cannon's moathh" and followed their
1ae M1o lie FelJ la"s OF oeatn. Mr. RuaselI4
Of the London Tines, eays thatthoss aeharges
v:ra ..1a- en,.,assed IN con,na., ~ H..
"e'o 'A. ".o aNA-
ing cousaee BY fha veteran soldiers OF europe
In the Crimea." The men covered themselves
With bono1 in -th5a t,ph+ E,n1 IN go
.-..-,N. es'oa
oy 1heH tcen ano fetfeatea Will them. Butlt
must pe confessed that, 81 a whole, the men
were The last to retreat. Some field of11ccra
left their reo;menta az soon "a +ba ,r,,,<
@.S1 - sA.e = EVIL 90 .ue u'iHs eo1
menced, others drank Largely to steady their
nerves and became drunk and helpless. There
never rallied ur,f,er any etsndar5 a not1er host
of -, a., tho, +h,.e - al ,,,,oa
y. msu u1eu tuoee ~ nueo upou eu7 Isf-
aole oass1aee Sol Of -bnMs 1 kan a. iast SUNDAY
reeklessiy ana 1ne1tclenty managed; !
Eaf,y u t1s oay ~ent over 70 alexandria,
aau " 4e w ~ = le,es noH1 VI aeus seoI., vas
ehapisu u ~ tuIougu !oe Hnes as !ar as Cen
nesuG, anu less4 ~ Poe1lou P no1n WHICH solae
genera e aaea oI me movemenss az Of me comba.
Eoofs, We Watcneo 1he scacty indications Of
tne re6uN OF Inc contest Win Ro1citude
which no man eau imagine who has not
Ea!e1eo NE nolse ana SMOKE OF nattie 1n
"AAAtAA ~ x1A~I* 1A--A~A@ -AAN a~.A
was per1liso- AtS-o.cA'cA coafaets eame
oo"n 4,, ICY Y ~ 9a1 a1,ss
t+-s ~ s-a fhnrsargsa 1s1tEfr as-I, r.
t.;,ag ~ h1xave1 @ st11 eontnue at lines he,
conSno ahso1n,e!r terT;tic eyeI, tfrae or fnnr
.nii.s fnn,n 9he 9;s,5 ana assnr;n@ i,s ,at m ~
Tuo ~ three I'm = nanic hrnke mt arnonc
| fhe tsamsfers and seraTa1 waaons canta;nirSg
/ nnnnnn;tinn and -snnn}ies were nm ~ Tha,.Ss
seemed to be mo no obEIons cause Of alarm al The he
fime and an strongly Impressed pa;th fhe ft1a
cnnecf1on f1sat theV St1e deiihtrate atts1nnts w
have vn1n erea as tea1nstsra for ~
~ aofn9 IN ;n;nrv 70 AoA 4u0 PoA eoae
Ths Gonb+ a9,5 s.eranaa u;hscb had s,,rcaaa-
ca ~ ~ a,.u n'sa aI'e
~ eoo1 , ho41anan aaatin da.aasts VI slcsos
h.sers es svvn, asa5 93sstpa'eu " 1ae
9aEtn n,9af1 cS1daIy 1rn S o. ne1e D1wn @ eame re
- ns .i4 - Ao asi,,s 9uns tnue 0oua.An p;1
n-a1t ~ 1u t,,,,3.ars "t1t e spg nuos, oesua
.1ent 70 ~ ttE.on91 r7,,1 e - Ma;.
s.ataa ea ); y ~ tne on fnu W. army " t5s untea
sa H1n w. aan;as ~ - t,a; WY We gteau ntso
1 =, .,, ~ +la., ~ x,t,. ta,
& II snn W, No enelsaLeu -. snen WIN teasa 20 ssay
~ nnoa 1lu 1as .hnt s nonol ~ oas aas aha t
~ -. sro-f5 I1.as e.aa, ety ly VI az eut
feeo COMMENT nv rs rain R ~ rein1 q
.n+ 1orh fn1 49,, ~ s.,,sn MnIn tass
nroIere ~ +ae1s - 4n.,a;o-ss ss - ~ .ne
{nssnafn1a ta erer1 noF1a 81 harato ~ ;at;t
+ha,. tnsa ~ nta a,;na tS.si. ttaas a
;ments to ~ chepcea II an 1aIn iann;n;nas te
,+toa 80 A Geaaa;es1aua ~ - l9 es ano
u..et toa.. Hae'4ay ~ Me eucGe5uen lor
.e" .a9 nvine1s1 - uetIui5g ~, salAu 2oo1ss o.
aasi LEI sat pg ~ Lne aanget q tnls 9isor
9eI'y teIeat, pu1 me csJ q "Ene black Horst
-taVa?r5" Eufalced 10 start them forward agalr
on .tns. run. among the thousands. Whe
passed l hd not see single officer making
any attempt TO rally the 1ugltlVes+ The weary
hn1g1y, Wofn ONT troops who we're not in
vowed N Inc panic, tel back ln tolerable goot
exhaustion and want Of ammunition rendered
them unfit to repel a; spirited and powerful
charge OF the enemy. Fortunately for Us NJ
such charge was made, though our tank
we're frequently attacked hy small bodies o
!. Col. Blenker's brigade came up in goot
time aud behaved nobly. They remined al
, night at CenttrVllle, and gathered up man,
wounded and numerous cannon and emai
slms which our troops had left behind in thei
f | to have been made to bring up the reserve
either to cover the retreat Or to maka 3 stan,
, near the battlefield while the dead and wound
ed conld be gathered up. Had the reserve
t been brought up to relieve the exhausted regi
ments, We might easily have held the battie
field till the dead and wounded we're removed
3 Their abandonment constitutes the most hu
, initiating feature Of our defest God onl
knows their fate: they we're murdered on til
! battlefield by scores during the excitemeut {
. the battle. It is hoped, however, that afse
1 the retreat Of our forces some humane II
z stincts might be revived and Lend to the DR.
seryaticn Of the disabled from butcherv Il
| did not furnish them with care and medkca
: | aid. -'
] Dr. Barnes, surgeon Of the 9th New Yor
q volunteers. testtfes that while carrying til
, wounded Col. S1ocum from the field, his part
Was followed and fired upon repeatedly, an
and that on returning an hour after he foun
r every wounded man murdered, some 60 or
n in all IN one part Of the battlefield. He 01
Grated upon marine and artii1cryman, an
having to leave them for want Of an alnb1
= lance, returned short time afterWard an
= found them F1Eoneted. Dr.. Barnes is q yer
, | cool, reliable man, and his statements al
!. everywhere received with the utmost conf
t dence. Dr.. J. M. Lewis, surgeon Of the Wi
It conan I'd, Nas taken prisoner while operatin
on the wounded near the hospital Whe
!ast seen ne Was surrounded by
9 detachment Of rebel cavalry with plstt
It II each hand Keeping them at bay. q
hnal1y surrendered on condition tn
. he shou1d be allowed to take care Of t.
y Tennded. The nurses at the hospital We1
u fred upon, but neS5 their escape by 1eaplu
e fences and dltchea and eTading tho horseme
i Tie bayonetiDg and shooting OF the Wounde
where they were lett before the batteries hot
which our troops were frequently compelle
to retire during the fight, is attested hy hui
Of ! dreds of credible witnesses. This does NJ
!. surprise those Of us who are fani1iar VII
- the history Of Kansas. It is In keeping vii
the whole history Of the slayepower, and tt