Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-07-26
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toE VI tnc Ddltle- 10 Tue eject lndt tIie Siilplt
cause of the panic was the charge of large
body OF rebel cavalry among the teamsters
, and struggling soldiers who were in the rear
Of our forces between Bulls Run and Cen
tlpyille. This charge started the notion
that our army hid been overwhelmed, ard
THAI the enemy were driving in full force on
our reserve. Immediately the unarmed SOL
diers and Transfers run, and spread the
alarm at Centrcvllc. When the order was
gwen to retreat, all the org lnized regiments
withdrew in perfect order
When Gen. Mcdowell found his reserve
was rctreatlng, it was too late to correct the
mistake and he commanded the main body
to fall back, which it did, quietly and in or
der. The men had been lighting all day
without water or food. and would nave been
completely exhausted. They woald have
been called back from active service in n
short time, evcn if the panic had not &C.
CURED. From the beginning to the end not
a soldier hinched, and an Englishman who
was present, and who had been in all tic
Crimcan battles, said such charges as the
Fire Iouavcs and the 69th regiment made, h.
did not see at lnkcrmann or at Alma.
The loss OF the Zouaves is now stated at
! 100
The utmost cxcitemcr continues ut Alex
andria, and the people seem to anticipate an
advance oil the rebels within Is hours. 1t
is known that the Manassas railroad is I'M
DISTRACTED as tar as Springfield. The LOU
! don road is also unrestricted rs far as Camp
| Upton.
Blu; fifty men of Company E. Capt. Lev
eridgc, OF the Fire Z3uaves returned out of
81. They were returned to their old post.
and the arduous duty of guarding the COY
ernment warehouses at Alexandria. This
company formed til extreme right ot the
Ipuaves, and formed three times under Il hot
FIRE.
The following wounded have been brought
into the hospital at Georgetown:
James Caswell, 4th Maine James Card i,
"a Maine; d NJ. Mason, John FulrosS and
Geo. Craig, Sd Maine W. Jenkins, Sd
Maine; W. IL. Gordon, 4tb Milne Lieut..
J. 5. Merrill, Maine 9Th Corporal L2rd,
Maine 3D.; VIM f. Reed, Maine "a: Geo
\. Farrell, Maine lst; \. c. Strickland.
Maine LIST ; Gould Matthews, Maine 81.
| Dr. III. Buxton, Maine 9TH, DIR II Allen
Of the % and DR.. \. A. {. Williams of the
/ lst, whose regiments were not in the action,
bat who volunteered to g with the Fire
Louaycs, were taken prIsoners-the two first
at the hospital, and the latter ON the battle
1 fell after being wounaed.
! The number of killed. wounded and MISS
/ ing in the Vermont "a is less than 30. This
number will probably be lessen by detAch
cd men yet to report themselves.
| Lieut.. Hobart Hitchcock of the marine
corps while calamity engaged with bat
terry, was instantly killed by n shot from
riaeI cannon.
LATER. No Official returns of the dead
and wpun led are vet made out.
Our loss has been greatly exaggerated. II
is now well asccrtain:d that the kl lei fell
short Of 1000. The rebels ii not follow our
retreating forces after passing Bull Run.
Col. Elnstcin of the PENNSYLVANIA Goth.
returned to the battlefield about J O'Clock
on Sunday night, aud brought off pieces
OF artillery, which he delivered ID the com
handing officer on the Potomac last evening.
The President aud Secretary OF War are
vigorously at work reorsani1ins powerful
army.
Within the last "a hours over 90 ,0o0 fresh
men, with Il number of batteries Of artillery.
have been accepted
\ number OF regiments have arrived to-
day, and every day will bring immense rein
forcements TO the National Capitol.
Ten new regiments will be in Baltimore by
evening. The response from every quarter
has been most gratifying and patriotic
BALTIMORE, Odd.
The Massachusetts 9th at the Relay Ii Jus,
have re-cnlsted for the war.
Gen. Dix assum. command Of the Mary
land Department tomorrow III 1rnin5.
WASHINGTON, 23i.
1t may he safely stated thAt no Federal
troops in body, are either at or south ot
Fairfax Court Housc.
Gen. Mcdowell is at Arlington.
Col. \. 5. Schemmel. Of Philadelphia. ar
rived to-day anu rendered r. giment Of loi0
men, a large part of whom have seen rsiee
in Europe. Nearly all the officers are Prus-
slams who have distinguished themselves in
service. The regiment has been accepted by
the government this afternoon.
Some batteries and single pieces Of artiile
nv, supposed to have been lost ON Monday.
are being brought in safely. Among the
pieces thus far received are the 32pounders
-rihcd guns.
The entire loss in killed. wounded and
missing OF the Massachusetts, 9TH is stated
at - the New York lith at loo and both
the OHIO l>t and % at 40.
PORTLAND, 9th.
\ special dispatch to The idrcrise, from
Washington, reports that the Maine 9Th is
at Alexandria five hundred strong-hav-
ing 10 killed 6o wounded and 300 taken
prisoners, Doubted.
New YoRK. sd.
The regiments that suffered most were the
y. y Fire Zouaves. y J. cob, Conn. lst
and Mass LIST and Sth
BALTIMORE, 23l,
\ gentleman from the valley Of Virginia,
says Johnston left Winchester Thursday
morning. and reached Manassas during thu
battle, with 20 600 men. lie lett behind
only his sick, to the number Of lS00.
/ IL is confidently asserted at Winchester
that Johnston and Col. Hunter w>ra both
killed at Manassas. 1t is rumored that ten
Jackson was also killed,
! There had been great sickness and numer-
GUS deaths at Winchester
! Messengers sent from Manassas represent
( the army in n starving condition, and all the
produce in the neishbJrhJod has been seized
and sent down.
/ The suffering at Winchester is very great.
/ Provisions and groceries are very scarce.
Sugar is dollar pound.
Centreyille was occupied last night by
/ Virginia cavalry and their scouts stretch t.
/ Fairfax. They are very industriously en-
gagged in picking up knapsacks, canteens,
&c, on the road. There Is no prospect Of
The traitors advancing.
! The whole Of Sherman's battery has ar
rived in Washington. Eighteen cannon
were lost in the retreat.
('4pt f,,ye NJ Hartford shot Ia ham,