The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-26
MIR. RUssELLs SECOND LETTER ON TIL

BULL RUN ROUT
The suboined extracts are from the above lette
10 the London Times, dated Washington, July 2ftb
1851.
LINCoLN's CABINET
| 10 the States one thing is certain-the Cabine
VIII resist the pressure Of the mob or be hurled Ou
| ot GIce II they yield to the fanatics and 6obt
| battles against the advice OF their officers the,
must be beaten, and the tine of New York ind
Gates that a second defeat would cost them thoi,
| political existence
They can resist such pressure in future "a has
been brought on them hitherto BY pointing to Bull
Run, and BY saying, "See the result of forcing
General Scst against his wishes" Oi the Cabinet
Mr. Chase, the Secretary of the Treasury, is per
haps the only man who bore up against the dis
heartening intelligence of Monday morning; bu
Mr.. Seward and others recovering their spirits
AS they find that their army more frightened
than hurt, and that the C0nfedcrates did not ad
vance on the Capital Immediately after their sue
cess II was a sad rude sweep of the broom to the
cobweb-spinner-to the spider politicians, who have
been laying out warps in all directions, and are
now lying in frowsy heaps among the ruins ot
their curious articles. Nothing restore them
to their places in the popular estimation; nothing
could have kept them there but the rapid and com
peto success of their policy aud the speedy fulfill
ment of their prophesies. The sword they have
drawn is held their heads By the hands Of some
coming man whose face nue can see vet, but
his footsteps are audible, and the ground shakes
beneath his tread.
mArNTATN 1TsELF-CoNsTERNATIo OF GEN. SCOTT
AND THE PRESIDENT AT THE NEWS OF THE REVERSE.
1t the bulk OF the capital and population of the
North is thrown into this struggle, there be but
one hope for the Conlederates-brilliant victories
the battle field, which must lead to recognition
from Foreign Powers. The fight cannot 90 on for
ever, and il the Confederate States meet with re-
versesif their capital is occupied, their Congress
dispersed, their territory (taat which they claim
theirs) occupied they must submit to the conse-
quences of defeat Is not that equally true of their
opponents? On what ground can the United States
which founded successful rebellion, claim
| exemption from the universal law which they did
much to establish? Whatever the feelings Of the
| North may be now, there can be doubt that the
reverse of Manassl caused deep modification and
dependency in Washington. Gen. Scott whether
he disapproyed, as it is said. the movement on
ward. or not certain hothhe COnfcderotes 'conJd
be Iefeoicd.
Every hour messengers were hurried off from the
field to the end Of the wire miles away, with
reports OF the progress made bv the troops, and
every hour the kilograms brought good tidngs up
to four o'ccck so, when the victory seemed deci-
ded in favor of the Federaists at least the impres-
sion was that they had gained tho day by driving
the enemy before them. Then came the news of
the necessary retirement OF the troops nevertheless
~ Is affirmed that up TO 0ciOch IN the eCenjnJ,
General Scott Je'icred in the ultimate success of be
United States troops, ,rho under his immediate
orders had met NTH rcrersc The President
the Secretrry of War, and other members of the
Government were assembled in the room where the
telegraph operator Mt work for into the night,
and the OracCs Of fate uncoied from the wires,
gloom gathered "n their faces, aud at last, grave
and silent, they retired, leaving hope behind them.
| 1t must have been to them a time of anxiety be-
yond words; but even the highest hOnorS were
given to him who in calamity and disaster did not
| despair Of the Republic.
THE UNION TROOPs MADE no BAYoNEr CHARGE TOOK
NO BATTERIES, NOR ANNIHILArED ANY CAVALRY.
When the statements in the American papers are
cninpared with the facts, am aware it will be
ccssary to rely iittle on "character' in asking
| faith for what | report. There not bayonet
| charge made by the FederaIist infantry during the
| day; there not charge Of any kind made by
the Confederate cavalry upon any regiment of their
! enemy until the latter broke. There not a
| hand-tO-haud encounter between any regiments.
! There was not single s'batterv charged" or taken
! by the Federalists. There were masked batter
| les in play by the former.
| There was no annihilatiOn of rebel horse by
| Znueves, Fire other. vOlley fired bv one bat
TALON emptied three saddles among body of horse
| who appeared at distance, and the infantry
which performed the execution then retired. There
| were no desperate struggles except by those who
| wanted tn get away. The whole matter, in plain
English, amouats to this.
now THE FEDERAL OFFICERS TALK TUE DEFEAT.
| Tho tone in which some officers speak Of
| being ''whpped" is almost bnastful and exnltaut.
| Last night | heard declaring he thought it was
| good thing they were beaten, as it would put an
| end to the fighting; che was quite sure none of his
| men would ever face the C0nfederates again.
! Another was Of opinion that it was lucky they had
| not advanced much further, as in that case they
| could not have escaped so well.
| REGULARS AND VOLUNTEERS, THEIR JEALoUSIEs.
The volun tcers indulge in severe reflections on
the generalshp Of the commander; the regulars
| speak with cOntemptuOus bitterness OF the ineI
| cheney aud c0wardice Of the volunteer officers
The former talk learnedy of the art of war, and 0
the cruelty Of being led like sheep to the slaughter
! The latter, without detracting from the courage o
the men, invcigb against those who directed thei
| puta I ba HaiI and he nrIV
| are glad to add their testimony against many o
the officers, whose pride in uniforms and gold lac
| did not permit them to soil them in the smoke o
| guupowder Ii is remarkable that much hank
| eIing after military reputation should be accOmpa
| pied-in some Instances at least bv an absence o
| any military spirit.
The regular officers spoke in only way OF the
conduct Of the officers of the volunteers and o
| certain regiments, Indeed, what could be said o
| men who acted after and in action others acteC
b5fore il, and went away az fast as they cOnld?-
! Thus the men OF a volunteer battery marched oil
leaving their guns the ground, the very morning
| of the engagement, because their three months
term of service was up and the Pennsy lvana regi
ment5 exhibited n similar spirit. The 69th tlrish
volunteered to serve as long as they were Eequlred
| and so did some other corps believe. But Their
| must be something rotten in the system, military
and POLITICAL which generates such sentiments, an
| developes neither the sense of military honor mo-
any of that affectionate devotion for the unior
which is called by one party iu America patriot
| ism.
| THE FIGHTING or THE GERMANS, IRISH AND SCOTCH
10 doubt the papers will furnish detailed lists 0
killed and wounded, il you have any fancy to pub
lish them and columns oil letters from the sOidiers
| and pages of incidents Of the battle which may b.
consulted by tho curious; but there is cuncurrenc
Of testimony 10 tho good conduct oi BenKer
Germans, the sixty ninth Nrish) and the seventy
ninth (Scutch). Captain Meagher, indeed, | al
told, yielded to the universal panic, and was seen
on foot Centreville making the best OF his way
towards Fort Corcoran, with excamations wbicl
implied that for the moment he recognized tn
| Southern C0nfederacY highly bGlligerent. C0l
Corcnran, conspicuous by his great stature, being
a man of six feet and half in height, an oh
iect of attraction to the enemy, and is lying dan
gerously, if not mortaly, wounded.
A RIDE TO ARLINGTON HElGHTs-THE sHoELEss sol
DIERs MORE RESPECTABLE THAN THE BAR-Roo
, | OFFICERS.
. Wednesdoy, Jdy 24.-Before breakfast | rod
over the Long bridge to Arlington. There w"r
| groups Of soldiers, mostly without arms or bolt
some few shoerss, good many fOotsorc, goln
, along the ground standing in the streets ct tn
: city engaged in the occupation called "loalng"
these parts. Several Of the men stopped me to IL
qure after the ditlereRt regiments to which the
! belonged. They were detected and broken lOoklr
fellows, but, at all events, their mien was more b
coming than that of their officers, who are crow,
ing about the hotels and talking of their ''whi
ping with copplacency and without shame.
Washington paper, alluding to the demoralH
tion of the regiments yesterday evening, calls Q
these officers "to fo7ego day's duty at the bs
and hotels" and to return to their corps. 1hol
sands of men follow the example of their superlor
| The necessities of others compel them to seek nr
the quarters of the regiments, that they ma
be fed
A NEEDY WARRIOR ASKS THE ESPECIAL" FOR NONE
LoAN-THoMAs FRANCIS MEAGHER AND HIS WIFI
CHARGER.
One man dressed in uniform had the mpudent
to come into my room to-day, and, after series
anecdotes, which would furnish a stupendous sequ
to Munchausen, as to his valor, "masked batteries
charges of cavalry, &c, to ask me for the loan
S. on the ground that he was waiter at the hot
at which | had stopped in New York. | coul
percsive by his talk and by that of some other so
diers, the mode in which these stories aoo'
e'charges" and "masked batteries are M made up.
newspaper reporter is made the victim oi SON
t glorious myths by a frightened, intoxicated,
needy warrior, and these are duly made lmmort
in type. Then hundreds OF men, anxious to sc
what is said about them In the papers, and l9nn
ant as soldiers generally OF the incidents OF II
e affair of which they have been engaged, read
= "Black Horse Rangers" "Prodigious slaughter,
e "Fire Zouaves," Captain Meagher on a viii
!, charger with green flag, rushing into the ma
Of inaccessible and mpregnabe masked batterle
and persuade themselves 1T is all true, adding I
: their subsequent narratives such incidents OF III
and color as may be within their knowledge
Q Imagination. Excitement has wonderful lnA
), ence on their perceptive faculties.
d AN ATTEMPTED ATTACK ON THE REBEL PRISONERS.
t Great exertions were requisite yesterday to pr
vent the mob of disorganized soldiers and the RAJ
e BILE from msltreatiug numbering the Contede
ate prisoners, and it was necessary to rescue the
z by patrols of dragons. " ten. McDoWe
Z, has been much distressed by the dsstardly conduct
some of the beaten troops towards their prisoner
and there have been strange scenes in consequeuc
g general" said one man, chad | known In!S' m
= would have died hundred times before zen , ~
% these wretches' hands. Let me go ilee, ,it a%" = ,
any two or four OF them 'ep'u'0 w '"'1''
n then"' ,.n,-, ,,,,,,- ,o,,o,,,,s
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