The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-07-25
THE NEW YORK SUN,
THURSDAY MORNING, JULY Is, 1851.


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hrgud 10 the astonishing exhibition A.
Buhs ksu, there are two Thugs 70 h, se-
counted ftr- Frat. Why such . rtekl.s, A..
tenpt wa made Il all; add second, why n,
victo,y vas lost at the very momsnt vhsu IN.
esP.fsss vskr Of our troops had wr.s!ed 1,
iron a Odds Of virtually Ten 10 on..
Tbs answer 10 the FIRST qu.s,ioa Il oSyiou,
snd d the one On svsry lip.
RecPtucy has BEEN forced upou tie CIV
szhnsnt, By portion Of the pr.ss nc ing up N
thrsseh Cvnuas, the Army, ana puolie
sxnfs,nsnt. Ths work Of the incsnd isfy 4.
sonstlna q magnihosntly disastrous, as Il 4.
20 sssy and dastardly In its.lL 'Bshold how
great matter . little Ere kindle.hls Tn.
Kew York Tribuae b, unfortunately, q p,vr.
fA nswspspui bat al Its importsne. Is 0. ~
IN ccmpsrison with that Of the disaster It h..
csured by Ieehlsssly applying the torch o. its
daily invsctivs 10 the inaamma impatleoc.
ctpsoplA ofhesrs and eongressm mon, al . crisis
liks this. Toe fairy Of the COZ a,grAtion II
succeeded In kidding. ovsrbofe all military
pSudsros and the result Is before ts.
Be, the heroifm Of our troops cJufJubdcd
all ejaculation, AID by a mirsc'e had c,nvsrt-
cd the s.upsndtui foolhardinss, OF heir gen.
srsi into q wonderful victory. Without o.
a9s, tir,etitrs OF sssistancs from their gen
eral cur bfigsdieIs Rad carved their daddy
way through the Tremendous odds TO decisive
victory, ard the n ain enemy had already CON.
msnosd retrsating when q fSal charge by
frcsh rebsls upon portion Of our center col
uun proved successful, . battery was lott
surdry regiments were brok.n, and from 10 ne
quarter a. yet unknown, the order cane to 70
trsat, - ~ Dig BIthsl, AZ the moment vban
the rebsh wero beginning to rotirs In the %
post, direction. The inpat,r emit and stupid
iatrusion u . crowd q Transfers AID spseta.
tors upOu the very edge Of the battls Asld, was
now dearly paid for by the outbreak among
thss ussful Allies, Of frighiful panic which
SCENT 20 have swept irreslstibly thr On gb ID,
whole main division involved within II, and
eoavstsd the retreat into rcut.
Tbs inmtdists causes Of the disaster, there
fore, ring TO the bes. evidence We caa
now collect, may he summed up a, follows
1. Ths 6sld had virtually no General. The
fault has been imputed 10 General McDox
few or Inefficient to convey bis orders. A.
all event, no nswj OF any order from him
during the battle has yet reichsd n. uolsss
the order TO retreat we're his, witch seem
improbable, from the merely local charac or
q the incident which led 10 u.
II The neglect o. GeoSal TYLER to dis
lodge thu strong body Of artillery and inr.n-
try which be FIRST engaged, at the beginning
Of his advance, ia tho wo ,ds on bis lef: The
battery was ,il,nesd, but no. tdIsH, and With
unaooOuutab's negligence instead Of stopping
10 clear the woods, our Gene al pr sssd on
eagerly towards the woods on the right, to
support Col. HUsrxhs attack, se.1aly leaving
bsbiud strorg concealed force Of the enemy
On he lft hnk. Their opportunity came in
thu afternoon, and their fresh and unexpected
khSrgs upon our wssrisd troops, was probably
Just % much zoo much Tor them at thu ciiticL
moment.
. III. Tbs highly censurabls psrmission o. .
vast ooscoarre Of ta1sters and spectators
closs In the rear Of the advance OF G,n. TT.