Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-08-29

horses turned towards who endeavourng
direction By the new set of wagons there were
number of commissaria and soldiers, whom first
and armed. and running by the the horses
in front the dust quite obscured the view.
COLLISION OF RETREATIHG UNION MEN
ANNOUNCEMENT OF DEFEAT BY PANIC-sTRICKEN
1T the bridge the in wild disorder. Turn
We're uped pped S1 Thep cursed and
tgyed at tie horses heads struggled with frenzy
ger past kunnans by me on foot oods soh the
Sh9er-S straps Of officer. pray what is the matter
sir ~ means ,oere pretty bady Whipped and that's
| observed that he carried sword
The teams,ers on the advancing no caught up
me cry - urn blackburn your horses the shout
up the whole line and backing, pungibg rearing and kick
ing the horses which had been proceeding down the road
reversed front and went off towards Centreve Those be-
hind them went mad rushing the drivers being quite
Inoerent whether glory or disgrace led the providing
10 the midst of this extraordinary spectacle OFFICER
light cart in charge Another officer foot With his
SWORD nnder bis up against What is all this
retreat " There's General T. Ter there, badly wounded
And on he
There yet another said We're beaten on all
points. The echole army is inretreat."
THE CoNFUsI N BECOMES oRsE CoNFoUNDED-THEY AS
FROM A SPECTRE.
St there flight of troops, retreat of army
no reason for all S precipitation True, there many
pear if they beyond the proportions of large bag
gage escort got my horse into the field out of the
road and went rapidly towards the 'front.' Soon met
soldiers who were coming through the corn mostly without
arms and presently | frelOcks, cooking tins KNAPP
coats observed that
contSon and speed Of the baggage carts became greater
aud that many Of them crowded with men, were
followed by others who chung 10 them.
The ambulances crowded with soldiers, but it did
look as II there were many wounded Negro servants lead
disgrace procession Of arms to cdH soldiers swarmed
T chargers and even dTaugh horses which had been
to their heels frightened literally
rode asking What ali this about and now and then
and dusty m heat
ron gee on
And turns no more his head
FG Dd hi t eSs bib that b 5s4F Ffa end
But where was the fend? looked in vain There was,
but still the firing comparatively distant, and the
| a0ay5 ,ceretar out Of range.
As / advanced pumber of diminished, but the
mounted men eased and the column of fugves became
denser few bugRies and light wagons filed with men
whose faces would have made great Leporello in
the ghost scene tried pierce the of the of carts
which were now soldlfed and moving on like glacier
ces, and looking before me- there was still crowd
men in uniforms coming along.
LITTER OF ARMS ACCoUTREMENTs AND INSTRUMENTS
The road streWn with articles of cothng-fre locks
"asbeF, carouchboxes, caps great coats, mess-tns,
musical instruments, cartridges bay and sheahs
swords and pistoseven biscuits Wine bottles, and pieces
Of meat.
| ISSUE OF REGIMENTS FROM wooDs-PUKsUIr OF THE
Passing white house by the roadside, saw, for the first
time body of infantry with sloped marching regu
larry and rapidly towards me- Their faces not back
ened by powder evident that they had not been
engaged In reply to question non commissioned officer
The attack did not q1e succeed" This assuring to
who had cone through such as had been wit
Messing.
had ridden suppose about three three and half
miles from the hill though is not possible TO be OF
the distance; when, having passed the white came
out on an open Eec ground, beyond ana cfcng when
was forest The field pieces unlimbered and guard
ing the road the painting and aded horses the look
ed rs though eey had been hard worked and the gunnels
and drivers looked and detected Dropping shots
sounded close il front through the woods but the
the left no longer maintained their fire. was just about
to ask of them for light, when sputtcln my
right attracted attention. and out of the forest along
the road rushed a number OF
The gunners seized the trail of the nearest piece to wheel
1t round upon them; others made for the tnn6f1tS and
horses as TO 1y When shout was raised, Don ire
they're or own men and few minutes on came pel-mel
PED him. we've pursued by cauary," be gasped ;
AS he spoke shell burst the column another drop
ped the road and out sreamed another column of men,
keeping together with their and closing up the strag
the artierymen had gone off leaving gun standing by
| itself They had eated with their horses
companions coui of dust which through the trees
right front In my position that place must have been
might be boay of cavalry that direction but Muat himself
lane If the dust came believe s The field aTe
that had really hougH
but few wounded men, and the regiments which were falling
. back had not suffered much loss
EXAGGERATF STATEMENTS ADD TO THE TERROR
No one seemed to know anything for certain Egen the
cdUdy charges toGS TltOU. Several officers said they
had carried guns and lines but then they drfted into the
nonsense achlch reads and hears everywhere about
rs.
about the strong positions of the enemy the fatigue of their
the want Of losses and the bsd con
duct of certain Regiments Not spoke if he thong ut
of retiring beyond Cen;reville.
The clouds of dust rising above the woods marked the
treat OF the whole army and the crowds Of ugves con-
tnued steal away along road The declining
and some thirty miles ct remained to be accomplished ere
could hope to gain the sEele: of Washington No one
E"e'o ohaShe any corps or rtJtne 1C1s ndrchtn9 ot
there acre rorS Of all kinds the Sixty ninth are cut
to pieces" The Fire Zouaves destroyed" and so
Il Presently ren,o,n' through The by whom was
riding as the sharp reports Of some field pieces rated
be the voice distant breakers front of
and the soldiers who think, Germans broke into
i double looking noec and then Deer their shoulders
SIGHT UTTERLY DEM0R ALLIED ARMYTHg SPECIAL
i IN DANGER FROM A TRUCULENT RUNAWAY.
What occurred the hill cannot say, but all the road
from Centreviie miles presented such sight can
only be Witnessed IN the track of the unaways OF an utterly
5eo her horse or eaped don and abandoned her
and ran by The side Of The road; Douned servants
wagons onged the ways At every shot con-
vuison it seized upon the morbid mass of boDes
energy and action its desperate efforts to get free from
itself again the cry OF ''cavary'' What are
" Pm not afraid of YOU replied the ruan, levelling his
piece at ard pulling the trigger rot loaded OF
armed aud did not go as fast could resolved keep
s my own counsel for the second time that day.
Aud SO the flight went At time whole mass OF
infantry, With fixed bay oDets down the baRk of the
road and falling they must have killed and
wounded those among whom they fell AS knew the road
would become impossible or blocked up, put
horse to gallon and passed towards the frop Bu
no ne" s s ' Vonnrs - Smea ~ some oces bon
overo k, and said, " If these runaways not stopped
whole of the posts and pickets into Washington will fly
also One of them, without saying word spurred his
horse and dashed in front do not know whether he
dered the movement not but the of the
suddenly checked and pressing through the wood
at the road SIDE saw regiment of Infantry blocking
, the way, with their front towards Centreville.
NEARING THE CAPITAL ANXIOUS INQUIRIES
DIERsMR Russell CROSSES THE LONG BRIDGE AND is SAFE
As approached Washington, having left the Colonel and
his escort miles the South side of the Long
Bridge found the grand guards plckes posts and ndvd
ua senres, burning Tor news and the word used to
alorg, What does that say, JackT "Begorra, he
for convaniercy of fighting to again. Oh that
Elegant" On getting to the ee de pont however the