The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-07-27


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RuAe was stseued with knapa4ckss Arms. ana
soase Of our troops deliberately throwing away
their guns and appurtsnanceG, ~ better y
facilitate their travel la!
Gen. Mcdowell Vas IN the rear Of The resreat
exerting himself e rally his men bnt only Win
partial efIsct The latter part f the army, =
II said, made thetr retreat N good order.
His orders On the heid dad NOS q an u"es
reach thoee for whom they we're INTENDED.
IL 10 supposed the force eens out a6sinss ouI
troops consisted ascending 70 prisoners state
nent. Of about 10000 men, inclndi9R large
number Of cavalry. He further says that owing
70 reinforcements from kicnmono, Strasourg ana
other points, the eneuy's effective force was ",
600 men. 3.sss-. Il
According 20 the statsment OF tno OF tne ERE g
Zouaves. they have only about zoo men !efs
from The daughter, While the 0Sth and other
regiments frightfulIy e1nered IN killed ana
wounded. The number cannot now BE- known
sSherman's. Carlisles, Grinins and the west
Point Batteries we're taken ~ the enemy, ana
the 9Th Regiments - pound rided cannen. II
is supposed Ill the provision train belonging 20
the q. s. was saved. A large drove Of cattle
were saved BY being driven back,
Il 10 supposed here today that Zen, Aanenelo
will take command of the tort,cationa on tne
other side Of the river, which are aoe, !! = salo
BY military engineers, 70 hold them sgalpss any
force the enemy may DriDg. ags'nss tnem. AarBe
Iifed cannon and nortars are being rap'oiy sens
over, and mounted. DRill
An oficer just from Virginia llGSO) reports
that the road from Centreville 20 the fotomac
IL strewed with stragglers J.
The troops are resuming the occupations OF
the Notifications and entFencnments on the i'ne
OF the rosomac: - ~.
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cry 'n', w vs 81. .an,;nuai,. .r-;v;ng hrins.
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a; s .s 1.1 po.h .a,ser.nh and .teamhoat
cor,n,rn;c:.;o, 18th Aler.p5r;s i susnended
to.dsv 70 the nuhl;c. The greatest alarm pre.
v,;;s tbronohopt the citv. s35
The folloving il an account of the beginning
Of the manic Which resultsd SO disastrously to
our troors. Ut. 81 -. Z.
All onr military onerations vent svimingly.
and Col. Alexander VAS about erecting pom
tlrr10N G0n4tH
ton broke ont among the teamsters, who had
incautiously advanced Immediately after the
boay of the army and lined the Warrenton Rail
road Their CONSERVATION was shared in BY
numerous civilians who we're on the ground, aud
AEON our whole army was in retreat.
For time a perfect panic prevailed, which
communicated itself in the vicinity of Centre
yille Every available conveyance was seized
upon. Several similar alarms had occurred on
previous occasions, caused by change of posi-.
ton of our batteries, and it was most probable
that the alarm was owing to the same fact.
W.sursaron Jnlv sa-I.rra-Tbe Rhode
leland hsttarv vos 90 ,,turea =, tho bridoo acrnsa
Rull,s RIM vhera their ratra.t vas ont off -
Their horses we're ALI killed.
II ia renortad that tho R,ack Horse cav.lrv
m.do ON sttocL IN tho roar ne o,r rstre.t When
Tho remnsnt of Tho Ere Zonaves tnrned and
fred Killing al hit s;r of them 49, - '-
The 1Ist Nav York lost ahont he ,be;r man
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Mass' oaP', Fiche'' u .ne Ars'iiery' Lieut. w
LOWELL T,n ~ l. !. l'.I' Uoi' AawEe"ce' MasS' 0'n
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Dau.y "ounuou-"aI' hos'er' VI 'ne ~ of'
Aouases'
ptooaole ,ue nunoer =, Anieu anu anu "o.ll
eeu 70 u,"e"'neu ~ iaree hunovs ~ho afe 'i'lss
mg. Inc 'o"es. es'in,a.e VI Ai,ie a anu "ouiiu
Gu may oe p.aceu .. ivy W o'Ooo.
| WIS vaguey repor,eu tIa' uen' rastersoh
command mas arrived IN the vicinity OF Manae
sas anu commenced an at,ack on the Ne, reoels-
| ne was wi.nin 20 mics Oh tne Da..ie groun.
yes'eruay, ous .ne eAnausteo cono'Mo4 Oh n,
men preVeh'eo MIN from coming 70 ncpowe4t
ad
nave oeeh sent 10 fairia4 from the otner sde Q
the river. 1 e, ~
It's represented IN many quarters that Tn
ONO Regiments showed the highest consterna
ton, probably from want OF confidence in thei
commanding omcers.
Is known that on the DAY previous to tn
| oattie large NUMBER OF the unio regiment
senencs, ana II was only through the lmportI
hl.les OF Co'. Mcoook YIN wnom they placed al
connaehcel aEo otner omcers' tnat tney wer
prevented from making more formidable feoel
non. '.a
was known 10 our troops Yesterday ina
tne tlne a. wmch johnston mad formed juno
'ion WIN beanregard On the night OF the mrs
action al bulls nun. Our men cculd DISTINCT
near .he cars . coming IN from Manassas juno
sloh, anu .ne oseers Win WIN wnicn Tue con
,euera'es naiea .nelr newly arriving comraaes
bers and in aheir own position. This was fur
Their confirmed by prisoners taken. but thes
facts were probably unknown at Washington.
General schenck, as well as the older Fei'
Ohicers, acted admirably. He collected hi
last moment vas nersona,lv ENGAGED in the on
deayor to rally his men to make q stand at Cen
treyille. Il was the arrival of fresh reinforce
ments. the enemy being in superior numbers
| which turned the scale Of battle The enem
before now might perhans have had more 4