New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-12

In addition TO he above reported loss of the I'd
Name Regiment, Lieut.. Skinner Surgeon Allen and
his son. while assisting the wounded, were taken pris
The aggregate loss Of this gallant regiment
therefore Ia out Of 64O which the complete
strength going into action. Ii was impossible TO
obtain exact Of my brigade the morning Of
the Dist, but am certain its aggregate strength was
ABOUT 2 500 men. We captured fifteen of the enemy
and brought six prisoners TO Washington. In con-
cludng the account Of the battle L am happy 70 be
able TO add that the conduct of the First Brigade First
Division generally excellent. The troops COM
posing IL Deed only instruction TO make them as good
~ any in the world.
take The liberty to add, in continuation of this
port that the three Connecticut regiments and part
of the % Maine Volunteers of my brigade, left their
camp Dear Centreyile at about 10 o'clock y. m BY
der Of General Tyler and arrived at Camp Mcdowell,
six and half miles from the Potomac at dawn OF day
the morning So" the battle. The camps of my four
retiments aud ha Of one company of cavalry were
standing, ana 10 aug the day learned that the Ohio
csmp, mile and quarter this way, was vacant of
troops and the camp of the New-York ID had only
gaard Of fifty or sixty men left in it, Not wishing
the enemy TO get possession of many standing tents
and such an abundance Of camp equipage, ordered
my brigade 10 retreat further until ell the public
property should be removed The rain fell In torrents
ali tie I'D. The men were excessively atigued, and
we bad only eleven wagons. Brigade Quartemaster
Hodge made two journeys 70 the city to obtain
portation, with four five exceptions the drivers
refused 20 come out. Over eleven wagons were kept
In motion, and a. nightfa the troops were drencbed
ST the regimentsl camps OF my brigade, moved for
ward with the bulk Of the Sd Connecticut Regiment,
and by II O'Clock at night the majority were housed
In the Ohio and New-York camps.
We kept good watch throughout the night, and
early in the morning Of the 23d inst, Quartermaser
General Meigs sent out long trains of wagons, and
Brigade Quartermaster Hodge walked six miles TO
Alexapdris and brought up train of ears, and the
work Of removal proceeded with vigor As early as at
hafpsst five o'clock p , the last thing of value had
been removed and sent forward the amount of us
fourhorse wagons osds The order TO fall in was then
given and The brigade marched in perfect order every
nan with his frelock, and at sunset byouscked near
Fort Corcoran.
acknowledge great Indebtedness to Brigade Quar-
termaster Hodge. But for his uutirng exertions in
procuring the Of transportation nearly all the
public property must have been abandoned. The men
OF the different regiments labored with extraordinary
zeal considering their gre.t fatigue and they meri.
the highest praise. had given permission to about
one hundred sick and lame 20 limp forward 10 advance
aud about On equal number Of towards and recreants
had fed without permission. The balance Of my brig
sde, faithful and lsbonous, stood by, and they may
claim the right to teach that it is unmanly to destroy
tbe public property and base 10 abandon it to the
enemy except In cases OF the EXTREMIST necessity.
have the honor Sir your most obedient Servant,
L. d. KEYES, Colonel llth Infantry,
Commanding Frs; Brigade First Division.