, 1861-07-25
TIE BATTLE OF BULLS Run.

F1END1sHSEss OF TIE REBELS.
4 New Orleans Zouave captured yesterday
hy the Fire Lonart6 beasted that the rebels
Aad eho1D no quxrter to the Federal troops,
iaYirg in many instances cut the throars OF
tho n ounded- He had no sooner made this
6iseusring disclosure than he was suspended
Col. Richardscn's brigade 5Tas lot much in
The ac'ion. Only two Of the Massachusetts,
Let .re known to lave been killcd-Lleut
GIL, OF Company /, @nd prlvnss. 4 prisoner
WHO was bruuglt IL, in the course OF The bat
tt, declared s1iat Gen Johnston was shot, ind
I'll: iron bis horse at his E:et- Wnen Colooe}
Burnside tell from his killed horse, he con-
yt.ssd moment with rebel oaicsr, who
::*ked him ahethcr he was wounded, when ne
replied, SONY sliyhtly." "I en- 1uortaily
raucted," Esid 1hs rebel, "and can have no
:hj,et IL j. odoseseeiyins oee YOU assure you that
Ntcs Of Mauassas Juac:iGn."
\ TERRIBLE BLCNDER. -
Some 6Ge has terribly blundered Whoever
ordered the attack with 10000 men, upon
thrice thnt number, In strongly Intreuched
position, protected by numerous matkc1 bat
tc1iee, after long marching, exposure, aud de-
p.iya.icn Ct 1ations, is greatly to biame.
THE RETREAT
Fos lllc character ef tic retreat, tue officers
are more ce1surable than the men, who, BY
aliacccInts. behaved much the better. In
deed, a1:cr learning that johnson had effected
ajunctlon With B:aursgar3, we determined
nut to go to Bnll's Ruu to see the battle,
which We we're assured Wpu1d take place YES
ttrday, because nc could not belieye move
mcnt IN front would he made until Gcn. Pat
t$1acn had 4apEtd Manassas.
. ExTEAvAGANT TALES.
. One Of tie most humi1iating, as we'll as
6;sg;aceful, Of the incidents Of tic ret1ca: to
Wa=lis g,cn, was The struggling soldiers Of
The various regiments, who rccsunted to
eager crowds, IN innumerable grsups, tae
messed aud been delivered from. Some repre-
stnred their regiments "cnt to pieces"
where less than haif u dozen had been killed.
All tay 1cng tsis panic Hae manufactured,
without the slightest Interference Of officers in
command, Hhoss duty 1t was to order them
TO their camps.
4 1umber Of the ladies' Of Washington
promptly provided succor for the hungry and
1irtd t1ooE5. Though it was raining hurd
nany vent into the streets With Dsskets Of
provisions aId Hinc, sod distributed them
amor. the soldiers.
CAUSE OF DEFEAT.
Tie causc& ot our defeat arc yet unex-
Ilalncd, ut last officially, but thst it wss due
to IA saaiupcqe auto1g our troops is generally
admitted. The cause Of that stampede will. I
;ilEk, be traced to the f1iiur3 Of tue supply Of
s1DmunitiGn Of one Of the batteries engaged.
! When 1nore ammunition Was wanted, an order
.sas given to the comncndant at . caieeon to
60 for ammunition to the wagon, about lal(
I. I:ilc distant. The drivers nt once started
tEu;T horses cu 1uu run, aud then arose the
CIT that TIC culann vas being attacked by 4
niss Of cavalry; that j. Lad wayeEej, act Tut
tt: artillery was zlte<dy in retreat. This panic
sI'Iad rapidly, ard in short tina the cutirc
army Has a. Toute for CenLrsrilie.
Gen. McDcw. II WAS Eli avcreo1,c by fsti.ue.
:Ta. while w1itiag a short dispatch il. the
'tA graph cGice, AT Falr;ax, he ftli aaleep tLrte
s:1nss- He rad becn t1sy all The night pre-
ttd:c;s 10 atak;nG preliminary arrangements,
snd had been in The saddle fic,n :, O'Clock ID
the morning until 10 at nigE.. At ~ his
G:fIItca WIS received hers, ausounci;:. his
re;rtat, a,:d his ln:rres. 10 make II stand ut
Csatreyjlle. A. IL it wle announced III It he
ruuili iall tack tc F.:!5fax. It Was lcf5 to his
o:s:, iudgmens wecth:r to retire to the potu-
n.:st: ine CT rot
ccLoSE,. DAVID uuSTEn.
Co}o.c1 Dlyid Hunter, recently appointed
| - the ca1n,aaud Of tho Third Rcg11n:.lt OF
..yaiay, led ,hs Tni,d Division Of t;.r3,:.l
| NcDoTe1l'6 army. He was first said to be
; ntsr:a'is wounded, but will recover. liz was
| IL in Nasiaing too, aud entered the Academy
$: "eet psih: II 1918, gsa5us:i.g il 1922
| II. As made c7pt,:n Of tie First Dfpsoors in
| ISL; and resigned in 1S:iJ, removing then 10
CE.v5o, where he married Miss kiazie, ID ausl.
| t.r. ;fle io7Eer lldisn agent at tia! place.
! III 1872 l:c ives appointed pny master, aud he
E:s he.u il that department ever since, until
| intely. There aro few tluer officers ia the ar.
| 1.,y thsn Col Hunter His wife, who is q laay
| Of great tt rergth or character, has been niti
! him in ali his service, and was the only lady
! that accompanied the army Of Gen. Wool in
| lis leEg march in Mexico.
T. COT. JCuN ". sLocEN.
Col. .Jeun ". Slocu1n, Of tllc Second Rhods
| Island Regiment, who is reported TO be among