The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-07-25
TKHE ROUT ON MONDAY.


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WASHINGTON, July 22-After the latest in
formation was received from Centreville, al
I7.30 last night, series of events took place in
the intensest degree disastrous Many confus-
ed statements are prevalent, but enough is
known TO warrant the statement that we have
suffered in a degree which has cast gloom over
the remnant of the army and excited the deem
est melancholy throughout Washington The
carnage was tremendously heavy on both sides.
and on ours is represented as frightfuI We
were advancing and taking their masked bat.
| teries gradually but surely, and were driyiE0
the enemy towards Manassas Junction, when
the enemy seemed to have been reinforced by
| Gen. johnson, who, it is understood, took com
mand, and Immediately commenced driving us
back, when panic a mong our troops occurred
and regular stampede took place.
1t is thought that Gen. Mcdowell undertook
| to make stand at or about Centreville but the
panic was so fearful that the whole army be.
came demoralized, and it was impossible to
check them either at Centreville or Fairfax
Court House Gen. Mcdowell intended to make
another stand at Fairfax Court House, but our
forces being in full retreat, could not accom-
plsh the object. Beyond Fairfax Court House
the retreat was kept up until the men reached
their regular encampments, portion returning
to them, bus still larger portion coming into
the entertainments.
A large number of the troops in their retreat
fell on the wayslde from exhaustion, and scat
tered along the route all the way from Fairfax
Court House The road from Bulls Run was
stFewn with knapsacks and guns, some of our
troops deliberately throwing away their guns
and appurtenances, the better to facilitate their
retreat.
Gen. Mcdowell was in the rear ofthe retreat.
exerting himself to rally his men, but only with
partial effect. The latter part of the army, it
is said, made the retreat in good order. His or
ders on the field did not all times reach those
for whom they wers intended.
1t is supposed the force sent out against our
troops consisted, according to a prisoner's ac- |
count, of about 80, 600 men, including large
number of cavalry. lie further says that ow-
ing to achievements from Richmond, Stras-
burg and other points, the enemy's effective |
force was 81, 900 men.
According to the statement of two of the Fire |
Zouaves, they have only about 200 men left from |
the slaughter, while the New York 69th and 9TH
er Regiments, suffered frightfully in killed aud |
wounded. The number cannot now be knewn.
Shermans, Carlisle's, Grifin's and the West |
Point batteries were taken, and the eight siege
32-pound rife cannon.
II is supposed all the provision trains belong
ing to US are saved. Large droves of cattle were
saved by being driven back.
1t is supposed here to-day that Gen. Mans
field will take command of the Notifications on
the other side Of the river, which are able, it is
said by military engineers, to hold out against
any force the enemy may bring against them
Large riied cannons are being rapidly sent over
and mounted.
An officer just from Virginia. 10. 80, this morn
ing reports that the road from Centreviile To
the Potomac was strewn with stragglers
trO0na a moi niucr t,a |
of the Notifications and entertainments on the
line of the Potomac.
Col. Helntzelman was also wounded in the
wrist, IN addition to those reported yesterday.
1t is said that Col. Wilcox, the gallant COM
mander of Brigade, was billed also Capt.
McCook, brother of Col. McCook, of Ohio.
The city this morning is intense excitement
Wagons are continually arriving, bringing in
the dead and wounded The feeling is awfully
distressing.
Both telegraph and steamboat communication
with Alexandra are suspended to-day to the
public.
The greatest alarm prevails throughout the
city.
The following is an account Of the beginning {
Of the panic which resulted SO disastrouslv for =
our troops:
All our military operations went on swim.
ningly, and Col. Alexander was about erecting
pontoon across Bulls Run, when terrific CON
'ternation broke out among the teamsters, who
had ineautiously advanced after the army and .
md lined the Warrenton road. Their conster-
lation was shared in by numerous civilians
who were ON the ground, and soon our whole
Irmy was in retreat. For time perfect pan
C prevailed which communicated itself to the
yicinity of Centreville and every available con
reyance was seized upon. Several similar 4
harms had occurred on previous occasion ,caus- n
ID by change of position Of our batteries and Ii
was most probable that this alarm was owing
0 the same fact.