New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-20
TmE CIVIL wAR I'm AMERICA.
BT "LLfAS BOwAHD bUssELI. LII D. Bsuier atlsw, che
Special Correspondent Of The London Tfmsi
TIE DEFEAT AT MANASSAS

will speedily be silenced by the noise of the cannon
Let one suppose that the will be decided in one
or 'w0 battles conclude from any present successes
of the Federass that they will not meet with stern
| OPPOSITION as they advance. The Coufederates uni
formy declared 10 me after their failure to take either
Faneuil Hall the Capitol, they would wait III Fir-
gnaand "eLtice" the Feder1ls into certain my ster-
Gus trape where they would be " destroyed 10 man.
There is great reliance placed on masked batteries
in this war; and the country is favorable to their EN-
plOymsut; out nothing prove more completely the
unsteady character Of the troops than tue reliance
| which is placed on the Effects of such works aud
ildeej there is to think that there have been
| paric or both sdes-at Great Bethel ~ veil ~ III
Laurel Hill. The telegraph IL faster than the post
and oil the fluctuations OF to-day may Oe iaEleh .!
Tire deeds e tomorrow The Senate and Congress are
itii0g in toe Capitol within the very Learlng OF the
gum aud the sight Of the SMOKE OF tie conflict Whlch
! is row raging in Virginia.
| Senator. aua congressman are engaged in disputa-
lions and speeches while soldiers are working out the
problem IN their own way and It Is within the range
OF possibility that disastrous battle may place the
caal IN the lands Of the COnfederates aud the news
Which has iuss come in that the latter have passed
Bnil ilan EMIL river which lows into the Potomac
below Alexandria, crossing the railroad IRON that
place Is proof that Fairfax Court-Hou5e was aban-
doned for reason II is stated that the Coltedeates
have been lrpussi by she 69th 1rsh) Regiment and
the 10Th lScocb New York Volunteers, aud as 5000 as
this letter has been posted shall proceed To Toe ed
I Ia
certain TIE &, a. Il the COnfederstcs force the let Of
hlcDow ell army they will obtain possession OF the
line 30 Alex. dnd, and may endaOger washington
itself The design OF Beauregard may have beer TO
elect this very object while he enGhgedtbe Dirk u eno
leder.lists M Mann junction, which y01 must not
eonionnd with Manassas GAP. The reports OF guns
were heard ti, morning in tho direction of the June
ton AZ it :, probable tha, Mcdowell, adysncng1rom
Centreyile, GAS met The eoem!i plepMed u dispute
bis passage. Il.
Cen T, Ter has met with severe check on b' 1ght,
but the adv IVA, 20 Oi Mcdowell was very CAUTIOUS. ana
be would uO' lei liz trcOp. fall into tLe aInhucaCes
AGAINST which they have been especially !orewar'ed
let ruect aiiCn which tomorrow = new- ml@ ont
.rriY ce;,e here end let examine the cofopottion
az tbs force. actually engaged with the Co1federa'e
The lead of,hc naval and military I0lccs % re thtt1
States il the Preti.cl; N theory Gna IN tte PfaI'e
II oot. IL tue.ts bat Lieut. Gen. Winfield Scott Is
.C5mmauning.iu- Cbie' OF the Uuiied states army.
nj. s,af ,oIsists ,f LieIt.-CoL L. D. Townsend,
Afsis;au. o.uautGeuera CHEF Of the S'af' Col
y. Van Rau-sraer, a. ID. e.. Volunteer; heu'.-Coi.
George ". Cululu, Unite. states Engineer, A. ID o.;
Lieut. Cot EdwGid Wight, United States Caytlry,
A. ~. g.; lieui..CoL Schuyler Hamilton, Military
Secretary
The .abjoned general order gives the organization
of tie sia aid 81 the seyeral divisions OF tho array
uncer Brg-Gen. .icDoweli. row advancing llto
Sirgnin from The lines opposite Washins.ou.
..IIz,psrsSrSr. DEraRrstsr' n. D. VIRGINIA
Nvamgros, ygy D 1904
Ifie
ION Of the troops ~ lii Dsportueet;
"srtrr o. ~ DirARFnEtF t'rShN',i o.,
Adu'5ut Uenssais Department Tap James h bty, A.
10" F.t lieut. II W Kinr.bury 5'h AE'e
VIZ ~ i s.,s Mi-, '' nm
te;inr inspector Ce1 sral-bisyor " n. weed. 1'h In
" gine,rs -w,or J. o. rsr1sFd' Firr Lica z Prime
r,. s.rs h. Abbstt Ssco Lieut. Ha'dmand : Puta.ei
Qusitrtn,strs D-P.rt5-r.-C-p o. BE Tiiinsan'; A.
sob..sao- Department Gap. II + ci1kr Corlinil'ly
as%i-, - r.,,nsn Surgeon King As.il'an, SUI
-''' Fusr D.,iaos
Un~.dsg.Gen.Tl Dslic! Iy.-s, Co'.".cu' Nlas ccnl-
".b. irsas Col ;. D Key. iitt Ia.,atry commend
DO al '',1e de c-pt Vsrlr', Battery ofSew los ''h
T-.,.prft. gamr.lv u. u Cfyalry.
second i.ssr- OHIO Rcslnel. yolus ID Do. %
rev .lo-k DO toupsly y, % ARTILLERY llirit Hsi'Tyl
mr. 49, -, ~ iIiii.. sl d. In do .
voaa,sr "a do wis-en,n do. Company z. % Artillery
sdi ,a- % J. b gelsl u M,st,,,o s'lsr
j.. 10 sp,sachg,s..s. 9. Do Nos .i3rE
sE'efp D'n,oN.
Fir, Eris,dr-Coi ,ndrr+ Poaer ON lnf'p'ry. com
Hsraios '.ii'n Of 4. g i i, S 49, 49, a sos U
Ciyairy C,mps1i-. aldl Company 9Th ARTILLERY tLish Bat
..-orA fir,,5e-C5. A. r Burnside Rhode ,n4 voluu
,sl. ,amns.lns d. egi1,nt El9ds 5And No,.atesrs %
do. -l 90. N~w f"-k hunA - 90 tt" i'"a.tlt N'.ah
i.'r'' Battery Of Ish ,ri ~ aSa' '''i
col : = heifleImsl. litt Infantry. comusudrs.
f.a, b. ssi, Col " fra sIin, ltth IuiautC, com
,p,ajire tl rrgue-' P.Iu'yisSnis Mius 'h eesiHent
s..rhusa,t, kutit 10 Regiment Minnesota Volunteers
c.mp.ry % Ca'ilry Company J. Isl Afin"'y 'List'
cod B,,dc Col o. g. Vuco, Michigan yoIur,ee..
eo-.r,si Re- iuir. Eitis1r Noirairrrs. Nh Reg
iert Ns l-i vouligrr' Company b ID Art'"ry Light
"ThrI n,iade-r,i o o Howard Maiae yoiga'eer. com.
,l,T % R,elreu, Msb, hol'e-rs tib RsrurIt b,aiue
,oButs-g at sios,' Msne Eonuee.. % regiment Ne'
"''' "REsERvE.
f0tFrH DIVISION
BIS Gen. Raryoa, NV jsF'ey ,Miri'. ,9mw,nd1,i.
Vcun,. i,t "a - 'sinruts ihree years Volunteers.
" t.lTH DIttsOh.
Ca. u. ;. Miles. I'd Infantry commanding
s.il ,,b snd zFth E-aimen,' New loik Volunteers da'
', Son. o,'I t. g., '' 6s'e, 'NeSs toooe com
n.dpE ls a 1 . fsS h'% ss,a, g." ioA 'ol'"
Iy rau.mJ. d 90 lu'. Grn NJ Dow eli.
some chnrqea have been made since this order was
published. ard the Corps has been SIergheucd by the
OIL Two regular reld-oltteiies. The eject We
strength Il the iul',ry under Mcdowell, may be
taken a; 80 coo and tsc'e are about sixty field ecss
AT his dsp3-a and force OF about ten squndroDs Of
I cavalry.
che following j. an approximation to thc number Of
Gen Met ,eilau division IN Western Virginia. with
ieir rosiil,rs previous 10 the late action. Tho ru-
nsrcsl strength of his command IL near - 200, nearly
ali volunteers;
Ms1ren Mcclellan ard brg Cons Rorec-s,a and sehleich
IA Ohio iolnurris, CoL = H. Mufows ftn do Col Loun
DO Coi " H. IHte; lash do Col !. T. Stcsdnau 9Th do
Col NJ Cou1, 18th DO, Col J. r. Stanley. ltl DO Col
Ss. ratty gOih i5 Co Thomas Morton sen fdlsnn Noi
-qeer, Col " H. Brlton oh DO Col X ~ Mroy lrh do
Cd NJ d Ma ttdh d. Col g.. ID Wagner Chicago Ora
saoas Capt " Btkrr; Chicago Su'.s Rides Capt w Stur
iss Codwart A.tiry, MchiEsu. CertT W Cups chicago
Cavalry art Barker: flying Arllfry, Capt Howe. -
Al Cheat Ri,rr-lth ohio volunteers, Co. u. W. Ar
drews lhh Ono ouuters Col }. lyue s. Virginia Unon
I Volunteers. Col ----.
AZ Clad barahla irgria Union Voluntesrs Col -
I'd Virgins Union Volunteers, Col -i Cn1innad Rover
! Dr. goof Cant ". II Stevens. 80 80 ,
Observation-Disclosures OF Brig ten. Hil.-1th Indiana
Volunteers Col r. Duai5ut; Troop hore, Col - Kegu
from kansas Col. / Ath ArtiicTy
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