The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-11-19

tine In The steamer James Algcr, for Aunpo-
Us. u WIS day oi excitement unl alarm ior
'ho S'ic'y ul the city Of Washington, hut II
was dAy ol uiic TO thr ci.ilcus of Now York
when two such regiments ms the Sth anl Gpih
?" promptly responded to the call OF their COM
tiN.
We need not follow Colonel CoUcnEIY and
lI'S regiment 10 Annpolis, during their s,ry,rc
IN protecting the railroad tu Washingtou or the
time they were quartcrcd AT the Catholic CI-
l.-c ON Gcorisctuwn Heights; ror into Virti-
ma aud al lcnrih TO Bull Run. All the yfn,s~
..n,,i alter " sdRy ',ss' md c9pGS Sattic
yly.ro C9lRl"hA 4As' Iltcn prisoner, aud the
most that we know of him since has boon gath
cred from letters received from liichmonl,
brought under flags Of truce Ia our lines, nnd
then forwarded 10y mail. a portion OF these
letters We publish today, aud from them our
readers will gather moro acTnrntc account oi
the brave action Of the Ggth Regiment ~ the
haitlr of Bull Run, than from any other source,
while tho Sslonrls description OF the crcun-
stance In which he is now placed will bo oI
high interest To his friends.
LETTER 10 Mrs. coUCnRNS.
Rr,uuoNn, Va, July 20, 1861.
NJ Dear WIFI wrote letter 10 Cipian
Kifkcr few d tNs sncr, ncqlllihihE nm "' my
l,,inr 10 clu,' confinement here, alS" C'p'An
M,lyor uul Lieut.. Connolly, wan about -
utbcr oNirrr, and GO1 non, commissioned officers
al
them are Scrscanls Murphy ani Donohur, onI
35 priyatcs ot m, own regiment, We are All
I'm rond health ! was very i'll for the first two
dlvs after INV arrest, hut feel quite well al pre-
,cnt ! am deeply afflicted at the loss ol AT
inn. Lieut.. Col. llag,ariy, who Wts nmonS th.
hr-t that ill On the ha'ue-held, anu several :"
NV brave soldiers. II is, however, consnling
thnt they attended 10 their religious duties Tor
that dav | have hh many narrow, hair-
breadth escapes, hut God, in his ihilntt' mercy
has been pleased TO preserve me. ! am uneasy
to know the fate of many officers ana men "np,l'
/ had not seen i'm line Immediately alier me bat
tlo among whom are Captains lhOs fral'lS
| Nen,,her and kavanalsh, aud Acting Ait Gate
| Cnptnin) John A. Nugcnt. MY regiment came
| ~ the field in admirable order, and was on
| the road 10 Ccntrcyillc, when halted To rest
and await orders for future action, khoWllS lHhl
/ our artillery would need protection III frtnrl-
inc. Two regiments that had not been IN me
| ,nI yy,rc rctrratin, I'm disorder, being ON my
\ flank. and when the cavalry were seen aivan-
cir,s towards Us these regiments broke procipi-
y lately through my lines, throwing us into dls-
1 rrdcf-cuIsng n general iii 5hi, ! di'wbuhtel
l and crossed a rail fence, over which ih'Y hhI
| .,r. ami .,t tho color bearer to halt cIllng
un the men 10 rally around tho flag. Just ~
| this moment discharge OF carhineS from lh'
| pursuinr cavalry and from our artillery drown
| ed my voice aud DESTROYED all my eilpfts u
| muster the men. | had only nine men wa
| heard me- and halted AMI these, Win the Nv,
| nl.' ms aud myself, were imm.dia. ely surround
81 mud taken 10 Manassas. We lolt there o.
the following morning aud arri we'd here on Tue
| day night. Ilcutcnnnts Baglcy and Cannon
! Win two Colonies, one Lieutenant 4 Cololol' an
| other officers and piiNal'', arrived mn ~"
morning. Some of our wounded have al,p pee
brought mere but have not yet learned Ihei
names. Give my love 10 your aunt AMI WI
liam, Captain Kiikcr and fri dS.
Your affactionate husband
MICHAEL CORCORAN.