New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-20

Washington viii fly also One OF the,ni WITHOUT
saving a word, sIurred fIs horse and dashed on in
frcnt' do not Know whether ne ordered the move
G1ent or ret but the van Of the fugl.iyes wac now
suddenly checked, and pressing on through the WOOD
at the roadside, i raw a regiment Oh many
blocking Up tie way, with their 'front.' toward CehIe
vile. musket was leveled at my head as pushed
to the front" Stop, or III fire." Al the same time
the officers were shouting ont, Don't let soul
pass" / addressed ore oil them and s1id Sir! am
a British subject l am nos, assure you, running
away. lave done ry best 10 stop inns disgfi"eiui
rout as had) and have been telling them there are
no cavalry within miles Of them" -" can't lei you
psss Siri' Ibehought me of Gen. Scots pass The
Adutant readit, and the word was gwen along ne ne
"Let that pass' and 10 rode through, uncertain
If | could now gain the Long Bridge IN uoe 70 pass
over without he conntersgn. Is about this time
met a cart Nv tie rUadeCe surrounded Dy group "a
soldiers some OF whom had Z" 90 on iher cals lie
owner AZ took him TO be was in treat disress, ana
cIiei ont az ] passed, Can You tell me, 81, whefe
the Ggth aral These say they are cut 10 pieces
81 can't tell YOU" i'm IN charge oil tue mails Oil,
and will deliver them ii die for 1t. You are gen
iemau AMI can depend on your word. Is ~ sale Ior
me 10 20 ont" Not knowing the extent Of tile az
Gce assured him IL was, and asked TIE hIH 1i sue
regiment how they happened to be there. =" Shure,
the Colonel himself od us - 90 on every man on LIS
own hook aud TO fly for OurEves, replied oneoi sheni'
The mail agent, who told me lie Was an EDgiishhah,
stared the again. incerely nope no 9,d iesai
10 himself or his charge followed my advice lrcAcned
Fairfax Court-Hou,e; the peoile, black ana VINE,
with anxious faces, were AZ lie dOOr :, ana te hilIy
were under l was beSlegel WIN HHSs lone,
thocgh hundreds o. flsitiyes had parsed through
before me- AT one hOuse stopped 10 ask 10. wa,tf
for NV horse e owner cent his servant Tor cheer
fully the very o1se where we had III VAN asked LOT
something 10 eat il the forenoon. lneIes lTlshs
among hem I" j Observed in Icrl to hl3 question re-
spec,Ing the c0mml-sariat drlyers' lh.y re aIa 1
of the enemy r cavalry." " Are You an American
so,d the man No / am not " Well, then he
Sold " there will he cavalry on them soon enough.
There's OOU0 OF Tie best horsenen III the world III
Virlnny {" Washington was sIll - miles away
The road WAS fon.h aud uncertain, aud again my POOR
steed wac under wav; but Il no use o trying 10
ont sirip the runaways. Once or twice lhielhtd
heard guns in The rear, bat could nos We suIe u ~
consequence Of the roar Of the flight behind me- IL
most surprising to see now hir tne iool soioiJ,
moon rose and amid other acqlainthnoes Jogbed
a,Dg-ide an officer who was IN charge ot Col inhter
the co ninlnter of brigade, believe, VINO was sho'
through the neck, and wls inside cart escorted "
few TROOPERS. This officer was, as understood, the
major or second in command OF Col. Hunters req.
ment vel he haq considered It night 10 ahe charge oi
his chief and 20 leave lis battalion lie sad tey hah
driven back the enemy WIN ease, oui H'9 ho' oeou
Supported and blamed-as bad Off ers aud god ones
will do-the conduct OF the General: so mean a
fight I never SAW !" | was reminded Of a Crmean
General who made all merry by my
ing after the first bombardment, " In the Whoie
course OF INV eNperiance ! never saw siege con-
Quoted ON such principles as these. bni lirnd
had been without food, but not, suspect, "lthols
drink-and that VIC know. Affects empty slomacps
very much since 2 O'Clock thai moruiDg. Now, what
is 10 be thought of oictr-4allnni he may be, NJ
stecl-who si,,H, a. head thh gentleman ray 20 a
picket who asked him how tie day went IA f'olt,
- Well we've been licked into - cjcAed bat Knocked
To -" This was his cry 30 teamsters Is Ofts, con-
yoys fhs officers and in.n guard aud detachment.
while igrorant OF the disaster behind tired TO inoliy
the elect of tie news by adding, " oh ne drawn
battle The troops rcOocupyng the position from
which they started in the morning Perhaps he
knew bis troops better than hld II was STANCE
ride Though country still ne death, the white
road shining like river in the moonlight, the trees
black a. ebony in the shade now and then figure
fitting by mo the forest Or across the road
frightened friend or lurking zoe, who could say
Ihen the anxious picksis and sentries al AK
ING Wbat's the news T. and evidently pre-
rarcd for any amount Of loss: Twice or thrice
we lost orr way, or our ceuast. aSoai II, and
shoniod ai sonted houses ana received no reply, eA
cent from angry watch dof,s Thea we wen st night
"a W. approached Washin qon, by tsanscrs. 70. m
hour however, seemcd 10 bt travelling along a
road which in all its points far aDi near Was twelve
miles from the Long Biijge. W hils, down INTO
valleys. with The silent grim woods forever by our
sides Now and then, in che profound gloom, broken
only BY a spark irum The horres hooi came dull
but familiar sound Ike tie sbutung OF a disi''ni
door. As I approached Warrington, having left the
Colonel aud his etcort nj seVen miles on tie
south side OF the Long Bridge l found the grand
guards p.ckets posts and individual seutries burning
Tor news and the word used t. pas along, W hat
does that man say, Jack p "BesOun, he tells me
we're not bet ai all--only ptrating 10 The ouli
lines for convanency OF lighting 10 morrow again.
Oh that ilgantI' On getting 10 the fete de p0Hf
however the colntersgn war demanded Of course, j
had not got il. But the officer parsed me through on
the production Of ten. SCOTS safeguard. The lights
of tbe eity were in sight and rejected by the
of the Potomac lust glstoned b. the clonded moon
sbone the gay lamps Of the White House, where the
President probably entertaining some friends. In
silence passed over the Long Bridge. Some few
hours later l. quyefed under toe steps OF IHbbe OF
unarmed men. At the Washington end regiment
with nj ed arms were waiting 20 cross over into Viz
aiuia singing and cheering Bstorc the morning they
land oniet For the hundredih tine l repeated The
cautious account which 10 the best OF my knowledge
was true. There were men, women, ana soldiers 10
hear IT, The clocks had Just sruch II .. ~. Us ]
rasscd willard The pavement IN front Ut the hall
was crowded The ruuos Of defeat had come III, but
few of the many who Ind been led upon lies and the
reports Of complete victory which PREVAILED could
credit the Intelligence. Seven hours had not elI sed
before the streets told the story. Toe Giani Army
of line North rs il wiz called had representatives in
every thoroughfue, wi,hOg, arms, mder. or oAeers.
standing out in the dreuciing rain. When all these
most unaccountable phenouenl were occurring Wa
fast asleep, but could scarce crei my informant IN
the morning when b. told ths, the Federlisi-,
utterly routed, had fallen back upDt Arlington 10 de-
fend the capital leaving neauy i've arteries OF aril-
lefry SOgi muske'i immense quar ny VI stores and
baggage aud their wOunied piisOne IN tie hands OF
the enemy
Let tho American journal. tell the tory iheif own
way have odd mine Al know II. il h.. raiued
necessarily and heavily sine. egtly rug, and the
country must be uut for Oftrati,n s 'hcrwsc, Mr..
Davis io.ired 20 prc.s his ldyau' c, BE- light be
very closc 10 hriuPon Rights u! has already proved
thai hc ha, q lair night 20 be coniideIed tho head Of q
- lelioerpnt Ogfrsr.' Bat, though North may reel
under he shock cannot thin, Wil nuke her dosit
fronihe struggle uncs il bespecdil followed by blows
more deadly even ,hnn the :cpulsr from Mani ''az.
There is much talk now o u..iA e1 batteries Of
course Of outaanking, and cavalry AID such maiiers
The trath seems 10 be- ilat the OycrwOTkej