New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-24
THE NonrnER., ARMY AT BULL RUN.

T6e peOpIe lf
behaving fter their feat 10 manner which Is some,
what waccounlabe. They do not seem at all ineined
10 essen its importance They do not affect TO conceal
that ihey have been totally and ds2raeefully deeG,ea
that their opinions Of their own merits ara OF thei,
enemies deficiencies unfounded, and that instead
of short end brilliant campaign they must either pre-
pare for desperate War, give up their scheme oil
sMbjngang the Souih. And yet tins nailona G NY
and this grIevous shame do not seem To Affect tnem as
they would affect an European community. lhey
even take pleasure ia the eepsaion caused by ther
uopanIeled defeat. Excitement il to all classes
necessary daily diam, and, If they have u, ~ mat
ters not whether il IL bought by sncees or misfortune
TLep the ps ople have little realized the meaning Oh
war and hey have saeh confidence in their own energy
and Fortunes in their faculty of what tUey call coming
Tight side mp ard" that as community thty are
no more depressed by total rout than they would De
IN their individual capacities by pecaniary ioss.
singular trait in human character Is exhibited in err
oIen acknowledgment 10 all the world Of deiea1,
conpled with the enthusiastic reception which they
are giving 70 whole regiments OF volunteers who on
pretense Of their time being up, are marching Doine
ward on the morrow Of great defeat and on the eve
OF an expected advance Of the Southern army. IDe
more aristocntic Newlork volunteers had returned
hore long before the battle at Bull Run, and bow reg
imepts from almost every Stale are Fastening back 10
their respective diltc 70 be received win tho iouu
e., plandis of their fiends The th Ohio, on rclui
ing 10 Toledo, experienced a cordial reception" IL
was mentioned that, after tSig Tee6s JuTIChgh, r"
iroRid le ready to retRhst-tho lew wesHS loi al,
tbst they know, being destined to decide Ihe Iale y
tbe Union forever Bat the most extraordinary case 10
that of General PatersCn's army. lie GeDerhI,
according 10 his own account was IN 9 nVne
of General Johnston, who had 4o,ooV men. ny
force is less than 2OVOo men. nie..sn . n Go
ments, whofe term Of service wss up, or wolia "
within "A week al re(ussd to stay on RonT orr @ go
i,ae with the exception Of four. Five regnen.s
zone home two more go today asa ,u'' "i d.,
morrow. To avoid boipg cui OH WIZ VI" gh;s !; ,v
I f,u hack and occupied this Place: lhs y, We
,,jh on. 81 tho most astounding lE'luCh's III we
is,ory OF war. IL entirely agrees WIN ihe s',ebeht
oiy.n nv our Special CUresi ond.i', ,uas WhiIe tue
s,,or II PeanrelnId were tbundenug ~ tltir ears
in,e,t Of Volunteers passed him on their way bome
iGcir three months terms Of service being couple
III such a thing had happened 10 one corps, h might
lave been tet down 10 tie bad ecunstl- Oh one or
moro dsContented spirits, or 10 Vie inlno,ious con-
duct of ZONE commanding 0llieefs. But mere ~ Is
evident that the whole Volunteer army OF the
Northern States is worthless military organiz,-
ton. IL is useless to comment on the behavior
Of men who, pretending 10 rnsh 10 anus ir tlo
salvation Of their conntry, make of in thOu6ands
wi en- The enemy comes ia sight, and leave their
General TO take care Of himself. This !. certainly
carving 10 iis iurthest limit that nigh, Oi Secession
which they tcw 10 arms 10 punish III any o'her cVuh-
try spc conduct would be looked upon as the extreme
at hosenes Bat the Americans DO not visit IL as such
and they perhaps, have instructive sense OF lhr
iusice Of The They feel how hollow has eeen 20
much Of The indignation expressed by Their
much the esmI0ign against Tie Sonih - sham, en-,
ie,ed into in obedience 10 "sensaion" Ioicy, and
differing widely from the earnest aud steady resolve
hcb snimates men who are fighting for objects really
dear 10 them. Ii England OF France were iavading
tbe Northern States, can loiieve that WhOlo
American army wonld evnporate because three cleE-
der months were up; nor, 20 bring matters nearer
home can we imagine thai TIE SOntheTlefs VIII take
the Iail hoIneward 4lie New-l OK yW1es snd ios'
ton Aboliionists are desoang the villages Of Virginia
In al ages in war has inclined TO The patty
which Is lighting for its existence, and is consequently
sieeled 10 s;ener receive. There IL want OF this
-. H.. Es.aN 4 he A..rfN
srDers. They take things cay to a degree which as
touiehes an EpglishmAn who rcollects the frenzy
which followed the first sfotunes OF our army at The
end OF 1854. The whole story OF the battle Of Bull
Run is given by the Northern papers OF course with
many variaiioIs, but, are bound 70 say with en-
tire candor TIE completeness OF the ceeat, the cour
sVe Of The enemy and the panic OF their own army
u0t cs tenuaied or denied IN apy way. There is, of
conr.e. the usual tendency TO lay the blame tho
oolnInruders and 10 raye tie self love OF the army al
the expense Of ne clicfs. Bni, mhking allowances
Tor this il s probable not only that the leaders were
incomUetent but the OF the irvoIs ic hat they
were From the hTst there ssems 10 have been bile
Turpose in anything that was done. lhe advance
began before dawn, and one writer sayr that even
at that hour there seemed lack o. unity and direct
purpose among the officers, which sometimes was
insie too evident TO the trcops not 20 seCt their
sriit ard denecTCr. ~ tie very opening a the day
II wns plAin 20 all ihst real and sound die line war
abandoned. On the other hand, the Conodfr were
evidently commanded By men who knew something u
war. The ground On the IcGe1l side waH wooded
sIrost down 70 the rayine through which the stream
flows but on the Other -ide " the eucmy had cleared
away All obs,rcetiye foliage and baIed the earth in
every direction over which they could bring their
artillery upon U.S." The battle heesn st0ut sunTre,
and WIS al It's hight little after noon. lne accounts
given by Tire Northern correspondents describe the
enemy Ne sInOst DESTROYED by the repeated charges Of
the federalists Allowing Tor oxsggefaiion, IL may
he taken a. pretty certain tlat they hartpreFsed
and hat some .. least Of the Felcr troops believed
with qaauiry. The 7lst New-lork Regiment u
desnibed rs having inflicted oss on the enemy
Indeed the bulletins published by TIE Confederate
authorities appear 20 admit thst the Southern army
suffered severely nc one point Of the acton
But this was but the beginning of tie day work.
Whether the CoDfederates had any plan Of fighting
settled beforehand by their c0mmander- we DO not as
vet know; bat the account Of the Sobcrneis II that
1.-THE enony appeared upon the Q fauk between Us
Federal troops We have looked through the different
narratives IN vsn or any probable cause o this ter
ror but tie word " cavalry appears 10 frequently
that We must suppose that body OF southern horse
men did appear mere, though the country is OBJ
yiouely not well suited 20 the action Of that force.
From the same description of the battle We quote as
follows: "Fhe Rebel cavalry having completely cir
cumven,ed our LEFT, charged in upon number Of
wounded ard stragglere." Then 4 lowed the scene
which has been sufficiently described Ia these cOiumns
On the WHOLE the newspapers which have come ftOm
the North within the last few days are MOTT interest.
ng Tho tone ia which the calamity is discussed Is,
we think very crediable to the people Of toe North
em States; and strange TO ssy 1t las not incsased,
but as far as ore can Judge has essoDed the bitter
ness toWGrd the Souiberners
1BE BULL RUN BAITLE-1HE REBELLION.
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