Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-08-02
President Davis Return to Rich
mond.
From the Richmond Dispatch, July "a.

in front of the Spotswood House, and vociferousy
called for his appearance. He finally presented
himself and addressed the multitude in glowing and
eloquent illusions TO the brilliant occurrences Of
Sunday
He described the brilliant movement of Gen.
Johnston from Winchester TO Manassas and with
fervid feeling drew graphic picture of the struggle
of the wearied soldiers Of that gallant command
for seven hours with the heavy columns of the enc
my. After paying most honorable tribute to Gen.
Johnston, who seized the coors of q regiment and
rallied them to the flag Of the Confederacy, he al
luded to the glorious manner in which Gen. Beaure-
gard came to the support of his comrade in arms,
and at late hour relieved him of the odds against
which he was contending. Each Of these two able
and consummate commanders, though not impru-
IDENTIFY or idly exposing their persons where it
Unnecessary yet, when their presence was demand
ed, gallanty dashed before the lines, and by their
personal courage and example terminated the ranks
whenever they were shaken.
The President, in delicate manner, alluded to
his own appearance upon the field, in order to pay
tribute to the devotion of the soldiers to the Con-
federacy. Men, he said, who lay upon their backs,
wounded, bleeding and exhausted, when they saw
him pass though they could do nothing else waved
their hats as they lay, and cheered for jeff Davis
and the South. Where the ranks had been broken
and the men were somewhat scattered, when they
the President of the South in their midst shout
ed that they would follow him to the DEATH and
rallied once more for the last and successful on
slaught
The President alluded also to the mmensity and
extravagance of the outfit which the enemy had
provided for their invasion Provisions for many
days; knapsacks provided with every comfort; arms
the most perfect; trains of wagons in numbers which
the mind could scarcely comprehend, and ambulan-
ces for the officers stored with uxures that would
astonsh our frugal people whom these minions of
the North had taxed for seventy years, attended
their marching columns. But the columns them
selves were scattered and chased, like hares, from
the battle ground throwing away and leaving be-
hind everything they could get rid Of and leaving
us all the equipments we have described as the tro
phes Of victory.
The President concluded with glowing tribute
to the gallantry of the soldiers of our army invok-
ing the praise and blessing of the country upon
them. He reminded the people, however, that the
enemy still in strong force and that much hard
fighting was yet before us urging the country to
unremitted diligence in pushing on the war.
From the Richmond Examiner, July "a
vast concourse assembled early yesterday eve
ming at the Central Railroad depot to await the
arrival of the train from Manassas. So great was
the crowd that, in anticipation Of the arrival of
the wounded, it was deemed necessary by the COM
mittee appointed to receive them to set a strong
guard to prevent the pressure of the people around
. the train when it should arrive. By this means,
the track and considerable space either side of
it was kept clear though the carops, fences and all
the emnences in fhe vicinity were thronged with
the expectant crowd. AT quarter past seven, the
first train arrived, bringing twenty wounded SOL
diers and the bodies of four of cur dead--Gen.
Barlow, Col. Johnston, private of the Montgom-
cry Guard, named James Drscol, and another,
whose name we could not learn. During the ex-
citement attending the anxious inquiries after
friends, and the crowding to look upon the dead
aI
that President Davis was on the train. Immedi-
ately rush was made in search of the distin-
guished statesman and chieftain, aud thousand
shouts rent the air with wild huzzas as his well
known face and figure were discovered.
Though travel worn and evidently fatigued by
the trying scenes through which he had passed in
the last two days, the President could not deny the
enthusiastic citizens the pleasure of hearing from
his own mouth something of the glorious deeds so
recently achieved by our skEave and invinclble pa
triot soldiers.
\ In strain of fervid eloquence, he euogized the
courage, the endurance and patriotism of our vic
torious troops and to the memory of our honored
dead, who shed their lifes blood the battlefield
in the glorious cause of their country, he paid a
glowing tribute, which could not fail to dim with
tears the eyes of the least feeling among his hearers
He pronounced the victory great, glorious and
complete. He said we had whipped them this
time and we would whip them again as often as
tney OHereu US lne IN 10 tne
vasness and Importance of our captures, he said
had taken everything the enemy had in the field;
sixty pieces of splendid cannon, of the best and
most improved models, vast quantities of ammuni-
tion arms enough of various descriptions to equip
a large army, hundreds of wagons and ambulances
of the most luxurious make and finish, and provs-
ions enough TO feed an army of fifty thousand men
for twelve months.
The headlong retreat of the enemy he compared
to the wild and hurried fight of a scared coyey of
lpartridges. He said that great was the terror
with which the repeated onslaughts of our men in
spired them, that taking wildly to their heels they
threw from them their guns swords, knapsacks and
everything that could in any way retard their es-
cape
With another allusion to the glorious vaor of our
troops, who had accomplished this great victory
and reminding all of the great cause they had for
returning thanks TO Him TO whom alone thanks
were due for this blessing on our arms he concu-
ded amid the tumultuous. applause of the assem-
blage. and was escorted to his hotel.
At half past nine a large concourse of citizens
and visitors having assembled before the Spottswood
House, the President was again called out and again
stirred the popular heart with his eloquent recital
of the brave deeds done by our troops in the late
battle. He was preceded on this occasion by Col.
Chesnut, of South Carolina, ian aid of Gen. Beau
{ regard) in chaste and eloquent speech.
, This unannounced arrival of our President took
the citizens by surprise. Had they known of his
coming, such an ovation would have greeted his
return as never before was witnessed in the Old
: Dominion
Just behind the train which brought the Presi-
dent there arrived second, bringing fve-hundred
and eighty Hessian prisoners, twenty fVe OF
whom were commissioned officers, and thirty Of
! Ellsworths Fire ZouaVes Passengers by this train
inform us that several hundred other prisoners were
left at Manassas, and that troops continued 10
; brig them in hourly and that many OF them
had come into camp and delivered themselves up.
r The FIVE hundred and eighty-iye brought to this
city were Immediately marched TO Harwoods fac
tory.