The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-07-26
rhC Victory Changed 10 Defeat !
Nest DISASTROUS Retreat
Terrible Panic Among
Our Troopsl

NAsi1NGToF, Juy y2i-5.30 =. NJ.
Oairial dispatches, now before the
President and Scott and Mansf ID, cor
roborutc previous accounts. They soy
that every battery Of the enemy was Ia
ken, including thcirguns, &c. Tho Gght
only ceus d when the enemy retired 20
their Manassas lin-s.
World's dispatch Tho enemy uttcmp-
ted, with on immense force, 10 turn our
right nank--whch came near b ing sue
ccsslul, when our large siege gun, a 81
FOUNDER, opened fire, causing Tremendous
havoc ON the enemy and routing them.
The Members aud Senators who Game
in as well us eiyiliass vary in their csti.
mats Of tho killed from 800 to 3,COO.-
The facts cannot yet be ascertain, d,
WAsHtNsroN, July 60.
Via. phlladclphiu. Our troors, after
taking three batteries and gaining great
victory were eventually repulsod and
commenced retreat ON Wellington
Tho retreat was in good order with the
rear we'll covered by good column. Our
loss is from 1900 TO 900c. Tho lortIhca.
tons around Washington are strongly re-
inforcct by fresh troops,
After the latest information was receiy.
cd from Ccntroyillo at 7,2O last night, a
series Of events took place In the ntcns.
est degree disastrous. Many confused
statements are prevalent, but enough IL
kuOwn to warrant the statement that we
have suffered in a degree which has cast
gloom over the remnants Of the army
aud excited the deepest melancholy thrV'
Washington, Tho onrnago was tremen-
douely heavy on both sides, and on ours
Il is represented as frightiul. We were
advancing and taking their masked bat
tcrieS gradually, but surely, and BY driv-
ing the enemy towards Manassas June
tion, when the enemy seemed 10 have
been reinforced by en-. Johnson, who, II
is understood, took command and immc-
distely commenced driving us back, when
a papic among our troops suddenly oc-
cured aud o regular stampede took
place.
Il is thought that Gen. Mcdowell on.
dertook to make a stand ut or about Cen.
troyillc, but the panic was so fearful that
the whole army lCcHme domoralz d, and
il was impossIheto check IN m either ut
Centroville or Fairfax Court House
Gen. Mcdowell intended to make an
other stand atFairfax Court House, but
our forces being in iO retreat could not
accomplish the object Beyond F irax
Court House the retrett was kept until
tho men reached their regular cneamp-
ments, a portion OF whom returned 10
them, but still larger portion coming
inside the ontrenchments,
Tio Following 10 an account Of the
panic which resulted 80 disastrcusly to
cur troops; All our military operations
went on swhumingly, and Col, AlexOn-
ander was about erecting pontoon over
Bulls Run, when q terrific consideration
broke out among the teamstcrs, who had
incSutiously edyaneed Immediately after
the body Of the army, aud lined the War
rentown road. Their Consideration wus
shared in by numerous civilians who
wero on the ground, ard Svon our whole
army was in retreat, For time per.
Ceot panic prevailed, which ccmmuhloa-
ted itself 70 the vicinity Of Cenlreyille,
and every bvsibb'e COT ', vance was se's-
I'd upon. S v,ral similar alarms had oe-
CURED on previous occasions. caused by
a change Of position Of our batteries
aud Il Il most probable that the alarm
was ewing 70 the same fact.
CoLuNnUs, July %.
Gen. Cox was at POGO on the Kama.
wha yesterday morning. The rebel force
was Cneamped al Charleston. II ia not
tho Cleveland ARTILLERY that lswith Cox's
brigade, but one company from Raveuna
and one from Canton under Capt. Cotton
Of the latter place. They are State com.
panieb mustered for three years.
Tho conduct Of the Ohio boys In th,
SkeTy skiFmiSh was truly gallant, Thel
are reported 70 have taken tho enemy
Gre with disciplined eoolness. Ia tao
they achieved . victory, the rebels fall
log back on Charleston,