New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-24
The Secretary Of Wars Eyes Opened.
He TRIES TO CORRECT THE HLUNOER.
The KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Special Di,Oa,,h to The N. V. Tribune.

Bul's Eua by the agent Of the Associated Press is
altogether too large. No Trustworthy account sets
! the number at over ,O00
/ The och New.York now with Gen. Banks, has
been ordered here. Probably other regiments
composing Col. Stoues's brigade will follow.
THE WOUNDED LEFT AT CrErREYnIH.
! A surgeon says that he did not lcayo Centre
! vi lie until 3 or . o'clock yesterday morning.
| when the enomy's cavalry were Within one hund.
red rods Of the village. lie reports 1870 wounded
men of diferont regiments in tho Hospital cf
whom he made partial list which be left be.
hind him. From a comparison OF notes with
other surgeons, he concludes that our wounded
viii not exceed 400.
THE sgyTNTY-FIBST.
The list mustered only 500 out of 300 men
this morning twenty-five or thirty more have
however, since come in, aud report that many
more are 10 the woods. the number Of killed
and wounded Il is Impossible t. give now. One
estimate makcs it 200, another only 50. The
latter ia probably nearest the truth, The regi-
ment was, however, in the thiekest Of the fight,
aud by all accounts behaved admirably. The
men who have returned ere in good spirits and
condition.
THE DaOOKLYS FOURTEGSTB.
The Brooklyn Nth deserves no second Place
for conduct in the field.
TnE REBEL FORCE Ar AND ABOUT MANASSAS,
Aa Alabama Captain, who was taken prisoner,
declared, before dying Of his wOundrr that the
Ssrces Of and about Manassas were 10000.
Cow4RDtY sUBTFRFUGE.
The Zousyes after taking enc battery, were
rushing upon another, when those behind ID cried
ont For Gods sake, don't shoot your broth
ers. Upon this, the zouayes reserved their
fire. until vslley was poured in upon them by
the battery ircm which the suprlications had
come.
Az oGFUICSTED MsJOg-CTNEsAL.
As e-idence Of the utter folly and incspaci'y
Of Gen. Patterson, he teIegrsphed as late IS Sac
urday night for reGniorcements, SITTING that
Johnston was close at hand and in force. His
three.mouths campeign, in the course Of which
bs has marched from Harrisburg TO Harper's
Ferry via Msr.nsbarg, where be left % guard,
closes to-day.
CEN. BlSRS'S CASI'klGN.
Gen. Banks's campaign Will he wholly within
the limits of VirgHis which Gen. Patterson has
left for him, having sonfned his own operations
% Maryland and Pennsylvania.
TIE BLUNDER DISCOVERED TOO LAVE.
Gen. Cameron, who vent cat TO Manassas,
intending TO witness .he battle, vas 30 impressed
With the doubtful character o. the attempt to
i5rce the ensmys position tia; he returned in
asste TO Washington 20 change, if possible, the
orders which had beeD issued for on attack but
arrived too late. IIe immediately pressed for
ward. however al oi the available troops to
strengthen the Reserve Corps. Our officers had
I little hone OF winning the bastle, or Saturday
nicht. 4 prominent Member Of Congress VINO
,yas there after an interview with Gen.
/ Mcdowell and his aids, wrote down his conVic-
ton that We should lose it, sud that the COM
handing General was hopeless AZ the commence
uent OF .hc battle, We learn from another
ouree that this was the general feeling among
the Officers. One captain demonstrated against
! tbe madness of ne assau,& Gen. Mcdowell
said thai victory at this iuncture WAS so I'M
p,rtant. that a great Ssk must lie run "a
/ win IT,
sry,cGlrRS tND DlS9aDERLi coHDUCt.
The streets and hotels are still Infested vidi
! strog.lers bota men ard officers. There have
becn .ouo SLIGHT disturbances. The whisky shops
are omen. Il is said that Gen. Mansfield IL ham
pered in his efforts 10 keep the men within Their
comps. By the abfgsce of officers irom then
y~sSs OF duty.
BEIGApuR GENERALS.
Peter Mccall Of Pennsylvania, Rufus King o
Wisconsin. and S. Il. Curtis Of Iowa, have beer
snnonted Brgadlcr. Generals. Ny. Curtis,
win be rccoleclel, during !ho Mexican war n a,
reouisition on the Governor OF Lonisan f
80 900 men. We pgesU,ae that he ID to opera
on New.Oreans.
INCRLAsC pg rnE ARMY.
Nine regiments arc expected tr-ligh., al
thirty more viii be here within si'I days. 4
Secretary of Wax to-day accept ed four adj
tloDal REGIMENTS and two battr ,ries o! artle
; from Iowa. The Sd Irish Regiment of Nc'
, York, r. c, Enright MajC< to be enrolled
siA dnys, was also accepted to-day. Over 7o'V
troops have becp offered and accepted since !e
terday, on condition Of being here in ifoin 'n'
TO fifteen days.
TU's DEFENSIVE WORKS IL VIRGINIA
= Cap,. Seymour of Andersons conii"a."
!, Supter. was sctiyely engaged yesterday IL u
: posing the artillery in the defensive works
viroinia to the best advantage battery