New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-30


courageous foe with more than eqwl donors, could
have SO soonsuuk puer beN ildenent; but so
L. was, and they fled heading from an enemy more
deeply hurt than they, and who hardly dared pnrrnr
The panic soon communicated itel TO the teamsers OF
the Federal army, who improperly had pressed 100
near, and scampering civilians spread the terror with
an electric speed fact back TO our reserves.
The enemy perceiving this unexpected phase OF our
condition. at once sent out his cavalry 10 harsss our
flight and many fugitive fell before their charges
They rode uriou ly at retiring columns, and wien
defeated of their object by the sublime devotion Of our
regulars and their cannon, they compensated tnelr
bloody rage by riding down and sabering q wounded
Carving their Rtr0cty she extreme, they even as
sailed hospital and shot the dying within IT, and ihc
physicians who were miserlDg 10 their wonhns'
One OF these retreats they even buried, ara All tne
helpless sufferers within IL were consumed l nusi
i,ase here in the of civilizations breeding and
Chrstisty to protest my disbelief that these erbAi
crimes cOuli have been inspred or warranted by the
leaders Of their cnre but that they were perper'en
and in repeated instances, IA beyond dispute.
Tbrosgb all the terror and confusion, however, there
were several regiments which matt taiued tier
selEpOssesfion, and among ilese were The buTnriue
BRIGADE the Rhode Islanders and the 7lst, bearing
their cannon 10 the bridge, and the entire bugahe
uaiutsining lyu line of battle to that point. But
there new and unmnageaJle tcrrOrs arose, eni tte
bridge being blocked b. overturned cai5sons ana anp',
ances rh-sc precious rrkets Of e battalion were aIi
necessarily t behind from the utter impos-lbIliy q"
dragging them through the stream. Moreover, tho
enemy who had failed TO interrupt US at tins p.int ~
tho morning. for car Of discOulagDg The blg Fedefal
y from entering Lis web, was low htting tbe Dnuge
mort accurately with his she'll Bravery 'ueD gave up
lie heart Sonre qQi Dfat became the word OF all ahd
every man TOOK TO the creek or fied 70 hS te D'Bo
Tor Himself,
Tins was the stream crossed by frantic thousands
who then sought the corner OF Tie wJodr WINE others
lgead with water and Indifferent from cheer espera
ton trudred modify along Tie open path, ~ needless
of the ext osons which splutierDg about ihelr
heads, as if they were 50 many harmless CHINESE
crackers. 4 few brave splnts wonli 10" ana thfll
try 10 inspirc the mass with heart, bat the dlllf @.s
too deep To be disciplined by words and MI snch mai
vain The terrible thsntasmagOlia of johnson tlte
sided square, and those lhcheliug gingle- now ~ X
mind. aud all le that il would he through God smeocy
only ~ boding the ri ht Of the enemy, that any oi us
would get Jf' alive
TIE ACTION OF THE RESERVE
Having now, by the courte Of this rechaI, carried
the Federal Army mo and through all the peris OF the
wood il Will be necessary 10 get them entirely out
This brings us to the action Of the reserve ane 70 the
four rex mcnts of Richardson, at Bull Run CA he
latter however, have only 10 cay, that be prevented
by hs presence, the enemy from turning or flank III
that direction, while the Ne@-Jelsey Regiments were
a safeguard against our being ouicircled On our i8hi,
either al Ceutre,e, or by the way Of Falls Church.
The regiments conslutn. the reserve, usdsr Aching
Major-Gen. Coli Miles, / have already enumerated
40 The ou'ret and the battle, viewed from heic posi-
~
Al o'clock y. IN. however, the y. Y. 10th and 3lst
icing we'll in advance toward blackburn Fond, were
cileI upOn to stem the ndc Of the Virginia cavalry,
Who were swoopng M our reireating i1fte-. An Or
der from Mies, consequently seut the j.. California
X. riment urder Col. Matleson y. \. Hd), forward
to I cir support; but though the cavalry war thus
,irned to the right about it was found - be inpo's-
tie tn stem the mad Of the extraordinary macs
that came pouring back upon Cenirevle.
HE best that could be done, therefore, for the
e. uruia Regiment 10 stay just where 10 was, and in
airece Of further orders, lend what oil H. cJul % the
proiection Of Green's Battery, VIII ID busily ply
hg irs fire upon he barrassng approaches Of The Vir
i.iI horse While tie I'D was ~ itis position, tie
10Th aud 3lst having Parsed within lie range, Youth
fol Orderly rode no 10 Colonel Mahe.ou 20 Ii'nn
rim hat tie Black Cavalry, nielieed frpm lie OhseT
walton by piece Of woods, were coming uTon ne
light, ana Il he would take "A out with biz regiment
ac,o-s u fields they woud be turned b1ck upon ih,i
crrsld
The evolution wac performed, gave tie protection
that uas cosired aud tie Black Horse gave up IL
purro, G In that quarter While the regimen, however
was aihtr ny TO this position, the yo1ih N1 bai
i,,parird tire pre-, uIs suggestion role ~ 10 he rsg
lent again, aud told MMnes0n be bad better fall back
CcBlcville as LIS duty at that spo bad been thor
oughly performed. A. this was about The i'sf rgn OF
orders wit single exception he had rcc-ivei dor
lug IN. eni,e day, MllhosOn i,lt some cn1osi'y 10
learn who q il Young Lieutenant wa, ard wh,rc"
thee orders came be therefore TUNED sharply
a, thr youth who, he now perceived could not be
more than - or - and aid, Young man, ] wJuli
Ike 10 know your mans - TIE youth replicd that he
was u son OF Quarermasier-,icr al Mci,s " ~
ghoe authority then do you delyerme ihe-o orders
was tie Cali oruians next inquiry. The yomg nan
-niled aud remarked, Z" Well SIR the truth H. that
for the la-i few hours have been giving all the orer
i mo- General ON Tic field" This mcid.n, il woriny
of our notice among the Lessons Of the day.
The Californian here took new petition, nearer
Ccntrcvie, and watched the crror-siu Ken crowd ~
i, ntsed by repe ing, with the aid ~ Green battery
,ey,rnl change Of the hostile cayhy. While thus
post-d ~ g. p. ~, the enemy cIyslfy agin slowed
self in superior force aud making athfraiening
demonstration the 32d's left, when 'eeing he 1T
Nassachnneits coming up from The direction Of jnl
Run MathesOn went TO iir COlonl iCowdinl, poipleI
ont the enemy, and asked him II be- would .,aid hy
bin and hold hin, If possible, in check. Cowdiu
quickly seized the Califonliau's hand and, ~ he
gfaspsd it hard, replied with much emotion, that chs
regiment could be depended OI-ior they had no home
bu, mother earth y
The DE Kalb Of New-York, which had ust come in
fresh from Alexandria, also yielded 10 Alathesfn.
command and thus the danger, being We'll pr, Ided
against passeh OIL The three regiment RENAL ed m
this frm po,iiion till the d-heHT'encd trail Gi IA. itycs
from the battlefield had all passed and them accompa
MED By COwdns and the d. Kalb, i. fell back with
the rest Leaving his regiment near Cenireyillc N
the hands OF his LieuteuaIt-C Colonel Matboron, who
WAS st without orders, now went 10 search Of Geu-
erel not caring any longer to perform General tnsel
He found Miles aud Richa,dsOn ci-pnting for com
manh but le. rniuR that the former had been super
seded by the latter through Mcdowell order duIug
the the progress a the battle he took his orders from
Richardson during the remainder of the day. That
duty, however, was simply 10 follow Inc broken aDd
dirhearened columns which poured grandg forth
that morning, back TO Fairfax, and thence alo 10 ;Ler
camps near Washington.
THUS ends the story Of the most disastrous expedition
which ever followed the fortunes Of our hag. TIE
only consideration which fluid Ia the result her ia 81
fact that the enemy have proved themselyes M brave
ns ourselves. Had they once hlleicd or showed the
least lack Of Courage they would not be worthy Of re-
unIon The great nope Of every soldier an orr ranks
H. that we shall be able TO re-rOnqucr under one ban