The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-08-02

NV YoRk, July %. ls6l

NV YORK, July 20. 1851.
EDEroRs DEMONSTRATING been. during
my absence from your place. in the condition
of our old Acquaintance. X. Vsnwinkle. / have
suddenly awakened. and viii give YOU an nc
count OF my stewardship, but ! think will
get home before this reaches YOU, and there
fore might as we'll bring il in my pocket
IL would be a work of sup~ererogation 70
sav much about the battle. after the full and
intelligent account sent To our readers by
vour c~orresponians q Tn map he prepared
Tor YOU Is the only one ! have seen that con
seys the least idea Of tho battle grounds
Those published in the New York rapefs.
only confuse YOU. Your reader can under
stand nothing about the hattie unless they
bear in mini always the fact that Bulls Run
lies on two sides OF Centerville. on the West
and south. and Manassas a little " est of
South. Centers lie vas our OUTPOST. The
original plan wa To cross the Run South of
Ceaterville. which was the right wing Of the
enemy. IL this could have been done. our
whole force could have been brought into
the field: bat afte. Tyler was rcpulsed in
that direction. it was thought best to make
the attach on the enemy left. which Is North
OF West rom Cenicr,iIie. In doing this. il
was necessary 10 leave deiaehments Of our
army AZ every road crossing Bulls Run
South and Southwest OF lie. to pre-.
vent the rebels from outfanking "a from
Manassas and cutting of our retreat IN case
of Thus out % twenty five thousand
men wc could only bring about twelve thou.
-and into actual battle.
Early in the morning. before the battle
commenced. one Of our batteries opened a
terri6e ire IL the direction # Msns.sss near
Blackburn Ferry. not Ear from the scene ~
rvler'- defeat. THE wa a ieint % dn. the
attention OF the enemy from our real posl
ton. but Il succeeded IA deceising no one
hat ssss Correspondent | wAs follo~ ing the
grand army when lus cannoTading commcnc
Ell. and thinking that the drht Va south, I
hitched NV buggy anl csoaed across the
hills Ia search Il the disturbance. ard found
two companies Of soldier vith four guns fr
lag Al nothing n5l an enems ia sight D.
susted with thu proceeding. I returned 80
the y srrsnton pad. anil found tat nv friend
Liebe Of Rlchmoni. Indiana. had run on
With my buggy. taking il out Of our lines.
and was then hunting Tor me. We started
then towards Centrevillc and met with Scna
tor Lauc of Indiana. on horseback and our
90 TT -. -. -. II. aN.. IT,
"a. earnestly protesting agaius: going On
nc hattle hclj D~regariinx hfs advice. !
veal seros> the fields south. snd exchanged
m buggy iot a saddle. and With Colonel
lane. started back toward The scene Of bas
ts Aod mach % my surprise, found Esquire
Tu-li numbering On foot. on The very route
To had varsed a. against ! tars rode and
led With him 70 the battle scld. where ! me-,
Nsssrs Hudson ,nd craa From thai time
al he retreat. NJ. - account ) - rr.rhie
hat | sili DOT aitcmFt a description.
When ] returned 70 Ceniresille. ] found
Bob Hudsoa alone. and thinkiag Tie whole
sarsv had .soared'' on him. and he vas con
tesapla,lns a twenty seven mile walk 70
Washington lie admitted to me Afterwards
80 rass. that I ~ more ~sicome than a
somsn shea ! drove up 20 oar lcdging-
1hs. Tor an. Wa concedang a great deal
Ia a fss msment~ Mess CruR AMI Re
meatcsme M AMI Ne started Tor N~sshinsion.
me re<t Of tie party aAed We overlook
Nessr NcEeen Buckingham and Hsgu
usss r.irlax. ana were rrrrsSa Soon alter
I fell -,leep. ami Bob gos ie-s and took me
.soxD q sletAndra. wtsse ee ~eFe t-se-tt
to = stA,sd still ~ q maskes. snd - 80 hti
neither a pass nos the oouniersign, We seie
akca before the Proves Marshal. who i
tool ar~l b. ali he would noi pas Ceneoi