Newbern weekly progress., 1861-08-06

The Transfers many Of them. cat the traces o
their horses, and gaopped from the wagons. =
/ Others threw out their loads to accelerate their
flight. and grain. picks and shovels and provis
/ ions of every kind lay trampled in the dust 70,
leagues. Thousands of muskets strcwed the
route w hen some of us succeeded in rallying
! body of fugltives, and forming them III a line
across the road, hardly one bs,t had tlIrcwn away
! his arms. 1.-THE enemy had brought mp his aTtil-
! lerists and served upon the retreaiing train. OF
! lad intercepted our p. ogress with five hundred
! of his cavalry, he might have captured enoug h
supplies for a weeks feast Of thanks giving As
it was, enough was left behind to tell the stoy y
| of the pauic The route of the Federal army
! was complete.
! PATCHING Up TIE GRAND Army"
\ Washington papers says:
We learn that all the field artillery of every
descriptions, lost if the battle of the day before
yesterday, will be instantly replaced here
with similar guns within reach at the North
Among the batteries thu> tclcgraphcd for al
ready is the WhitWorth battery sf six or eight
rH2d guns presented to the Government by
patriotic citizens Of the United States in Eng
land
Thirty fall, organized aud drilled Regi-
nIents of three years il4ctf, which were ready
to proceed within an hours notice, were yes
terday and the night before last to move for
Washington City without delay We appre-
bend that they VIII be among US by the close
forces here probably about 80, 600 men.
So.ue batteries and single pieces Of artillery
supposed to have been lost in Sunday engage
mcnt are being brought in safcly--ainong the
pieces thus recovered are the two thirty two
pound rifle guns used to batter the cnemy's
entertainments
The wagons were engaged during all Of YES
terday and to-day bringing the wounded to
this city.
DISC tGANIzATIoN OF TIE ARMY
Gen Mansfield has issued he following or
der, dated at Washington, oath inst Could
greater p'oot bc given Of the tsorganzaton OF
his army.
''All Struggling soldiers will JOIN their re
Srcctive Regiments witiout delay Here fol,
lows the designation of rendezvous for twenty
OF the Regiments by name, Soldiers attached
TO Regiments in car.p or puarcrei the
iryinia S!,le, and not embraced in the forrg0-
ing list, Will rendezvous at Jackson Stl!arc
opposite the Presidents house All stra2gicrs
found on the streets six hours after the pro
Inul CATION ol tltiS order, Will he deen.cd guilty
OF disobcdirrce of orders and by taken charge
IT."
GEN. SOFT cpHFipETT OF 5IcroEY AND l,,sIsr:,
UPON STARTING |uR E!CEM0ED.
Hon. the reliable Washington correSpon-
,lcnt of the Baltimore Sun, writes:
"Gcncral Scott at four o clock on Sunday, !
ilaA his carriage aJ the door and insisted upon
proceeding to Bulls Run, bat WAS preven,cd-I
from it by lis friends. As late as tour 'clor |
he told Il senator that he was ronHIcnt IF cjr !
tory eli TIE side et tie f'dfrof traps. 1t is :
perfectly Wei understood that hc and the
President also were driven INTO this DISASTER
Gus movement by the clamor of politicians"
IHFDETANT CbNCtANE At THE WHITE HOUSE.
The civjl and military heads of the Govern /
Inrnt have had meeting at the White House /
today, and reviewed the past, locked the I
present strongly in the face and endeavorei 10
account for thc picture presented Congress /
and the newspapers We're charged with the !
aWtj;i responsibility ot the failure Sunday .
1T Bull Run. The President leaned wholly !,
upon the alignment OF his great II itary Chief /
tain, General Scott. The latter said-,'I am
he greatest coward in the army. and ought to !
be renewed for sure n'lering my own opinion /
Of duty, in 4 crislS ike this, to popular cl;mor,
induced by buukum threats in CongeSs and /
daily newspaper harangucS.
Cen Scott has fer long while been of the !
opinion in view OF tie wyl drilled militia OF
the South, that camps of instruction should be I
for troops, and that they /
should be Thoroughly educated before vcntur
lug 5nto the field in active service The pop ,
t,lar sentiment Of thc people, which is trcqaent- |
ly very erroneous, and proved to be So at this |
time oyeY-rulcd {;er. Scott, and an early bat |
lie was determined upon Il has been had, |
and the results are before
All of the mcmhcrs of the Cabinet wore |
present. Those who e,,s!orSed the 1ribU"e !
= forward TO Richmond" programme were
silent. Words of ccnstre were uttered be
cause Gen. Patterson WAS not removed before, ]
the chief Of the defeat being laid entirely /
to his inactiycty.
RETURN CT THE ''GHAND ARMY 10 WASHINGTON. +
An Alexandria correspondent writes the
Baltimore Exchange: !
This town has been to day the theatre of
events and spcctaclcs, the like Of which have /
never before been witnessed on this continent. I
The Grand Army Of the Union, which late
" left here in all the pride, pomp aud circrln- !
stance Of glorious war, with drums beating, .
colors flying and ranks dressed as if for h0li
day parade, T turned to-day but in such Il
plight that it was taxing crcdulity to the ut /
most to believe that these were the same men"
1t is impossible to conceive of a more diplo- |
matte spectacle, to say nothing of the repul- !
sive and narrowing appearance of dead and
wounded bodies; the living and unwounded |
men themselves were fit objects of nothing but /
compassion. Exhausted with fatigue and hun !
ger, fear and dismay upon every counterance !
with torn clothing, covered with dust and /
blood, many without shoes or hats they were |
to be seen in all quarters of the town, lying !
upon the paveGents, ccllar-dOors, or on any !
other spot that offered them {. place for the re-
pose VIII ldt tic uciildIluctl Mail vi tiSui
had not their arms, knapsacks, SC, and had !
nothing of the appearance of soldiers left ex-
ccpt their besmeared aud tattercd unItorms.--
They did not pretend to observe any order, nor
did their officers seem to exercise the least au
thority over them. They went where they
pleased, happy, apparently, that they had es-
capped even, if but temporarily from the dis
gusting tasks which their leaders had vainy
sought to accomplish by their hands.
The inhaiitaDt of thfS otV who when these
soldiers were here in all their arrogance and
pride, had refused to countcnance them or to
treat them otherwise than intrudcrs and enc
mics, were now touched with compassion at
their altered condition. Food was freely
served to them from their houses. Some OF
the more exhausted and wearied were taken in
and cared for, and drink and refreshments
were sent to them by servants of men and wo-
men whom they had come to dcspoil. The !
Virginia heart opened itself to the distressess
of those whom it refused t6 countenance when
they came to Ce nand permission and impose
terms at the point of the bayonet.
The Washington Star says
No oH A. 10 fhp