New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-12

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,,;s. that before ordinarily turnsr M So not now
compehes ~ s;xty-fve to uiueiy nen, 20 lo' HS" Ts
ana pslsu ,no,e than eight and ten nies ~ orere,t
tulS tulsL;D, s,d sufrliDg c'nsePhen. upo which re-
Joi n.,,ns division OF inc elni No,e -sos
ited in such glorious su'cFs 70 thrd of his force.
% dra cav pros rated iaily org N
mas ~ uale ay the and oi muskeTy lroo Tin
Nearly 49, y S3nfhern hero who has laI'9I a. Ut
- 5issase IN emp and over t 6oror ,;id 10 the
Saoss are cred az the last inn,9y tney improve
dead bGt an fyyliea has been eXce'slvely
men. 10 ap poi,yI has brought with II
In our heahh' Acor1a CREEK AND MATTHIAS
DAI correspondent OF The Ne~-"rIe1'S 9,,h
PolSf.a toop' Frdericl shurg Va, on tne %4.u
fne' = Az Acoua Creek Ind the Dauerlss l,a ~
u5.i II condition well poet d, ano aitogo'uei o.
sn ,ssCb OF the enemy direct shot, ouV n
~ GIVING bis vessels geat annoyance III ~ 49,, we
Sl ei,ssS ,n and the s-iuch coiumbad, our men Hr'
tne taS & long rifed gun tared al Manassas a.
Sv IiolbIe poiat aud in tlial yesteruay "a 80
vi cissr eeToss the Potomac TO he MAJ l""u ~;
distance Of over fOlr nils. UDionmalte' V;ryiria
channel ia nearer the MaIyl nd Hs1 AZ V,.tib will
Sbovs bnt II u measures are teing aoo,'. s,;,y,
So on eive our batteries tie cOntfoi OF 'ue 90"
tcI of the river The battery 1T Aequla ~ = sr
ocbieved one OF the most 6nih'ht euO0 S 80 XyIlcr
Ia under The inimedaie connu.,d , - o,seA of
rbo bas a fine co oppany OF af'nIe' is.s, 49, No.
WHO % HHa a 60 his wu. They have become per
2Ouie . o,,rsrs,nt with the nauneeneht VI 'so Wy
4eoViy - "a oIso very excellent battery ol hylns
gum. Ser Cant. BraStOu, and yesterday anolher
ArunelI {s nt eyine artillery company came NJ from
5 with .ix large pieces. including red gun,
@ h,vers and three other brass pieces ana hi'y
eS h"res There is also Blu aofe company, and
=: e. ccrnposition aud organization resembles our
xToshinofo6 Artillery. There ia AN ample force here
an rsnel any attempt TO land hostile force The water
5sfe,ses are uuder the command OF Capt. Lynch iof-
Dsrly of the United states Navy.
JIFT. DAVIS NOT AT TIE BATTLE OF MANNsSAs'-
Cemp Piclcns Aug 2l.-l was forCibly Ten indtd o.
the uncertainty of co'empora eous history BY Lapen
ing 10 find the following par graph In copy oi IN
Dsito published few Gays alter the oatne oil ma
passas: >. -,
vile says President Davis arrived cn the field or sun
dav, and gave but one order: Forward, my orav'
eo[nnnsl Forward The eject was olectIi. Ih
fortune Of tie day was de .ided. The brave ielo~
zv-ent everytf inc before hem. And be sosur1 state
ment-a statement entirely lie in every particular
bss been re aeted in vaTi,t IS of forms, uuul oe,.
an a hundred Of all tie lcopls In 'he COn'ederau
states and in the Unied Sat,s, actually believe tbA
che victory Of our 8ru'y at dtnass s was OWING en
tirelv 10 the effect of PIeside Dayiss arrival On tn
ed Of battle or of his skilial dspos iona hi er reach
Hng the fela Of action Nor have yet seen ore ~ 81
editorial contradiction OF this repou--so uriors an
20 unjust to our generals and our trOOlt-ah"ush iA
fact is as have taken he trouble 10 Inform you N
preyious letter. that President Davis bad no more Z
DO with tbe battle of Manassas than with me battle
-OreAns-ttat he cid not reach the Held unll o.
victory had been won and the enemy wa lying 1.
confusion before pursuing TOops and that he dlC
not take command Of any P'rlon OF our iofces.