Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-07-25
Washington Reviving.
OUR KILLED ONLY 400
~ TO 900. G
The Three Causes of the
Defeat.
REPORTS THAT THE ENEGY Is
FALLING BACK TO
MANASSAS.
The Burial Of the Dead.
sEGY CAMERON EEDEA V0RED
TO PREVENT THE AFFA OK.
Rapbarity OF the Rebels.
rrelsEraphlO Correspondents Cleveland Leader
WLsH1Narou. July a.

The most careful estimates, after much la-
Dor in endeavOring to arrive At the facts,
place the number of our killed at less than
three hundred, and the total killed and
wounded at about one thousand.
There were three grand causes which con-
tributed to our defeat: Let the cOmmisssary |
department had been shAmsfully neglected;
Many of the troops had had nothing to eat Tor
eighteen and twenty-iOur hours, snd what
could be expected of men In such condition
2d-They had bad long and tiresome inarch-
es on Saturday, and had been deprived Of
much nsedful sleep, while the enemy were
flesh and vigorous, besides being behind their
carefully built sntreuchmsnH. sd-Thsre
seemed to be no head to the army. Conflict
ing orders were given, and the carrying out
of tse5s doubled the confusion. But in spite
afsll ,hsse Disadvantages, our troops fought
most bravely through all the siK to nine
hours that the balls were whistling over the
battlefield, and only yielded to an unsecOunt-
able panic.
The New York Fire zOuaves, ssth and
7lst, and the Rhode Island Regiments suf-
Ssred most. The Western regiments, not
withstanding their advanced positions, ss-
capped with light loss.
Beside the want of proper head upon
the battlefield, militry men say that many
of the company officers were totally unquali-
fed for their positions, and could not control
their men when they knew themselves what
to do, which many of them did not.
1t is reported tonight in the city that the
rebels were SO frightened at the terrible
havoc of our firing, that the officers could
pot force them out Of the entertainments to
pursue our flying troops. This accounts for
their not having followed Us.
It is impossible to tell from the reports just
where the opposing lines Of the two armies
ments are in Fairfax. This ia apparently
reliable, ard then that cur pickets extend
only few miles beyond The sntrenchmsutb
at Alexandria. Now we heas that the enemy
occupies Fairfax, and then that they are re-
treating from Bulls Run towards or beyond
Manassas. So we go, and try to siA out the
greatest part of the truth.
Washington is far more cheerful than Il
was on Monday night. Business is resumed
and we talk of what is to be done, not what
has been lost. The soldiers have gone to
their respective quarters and are gathering
their scattered regiments together.
There were fully $1,000 troops Ia the
advance army which were not in the battle
at all. Of course their ranks are full and
ready for fight.
The announcement that Gen. Mcclellan
would be here to-day to take command Of
the Grand Army has a wonderful effect upon
the soldiers. The prestige of his victories is
worth ten thousand men to us. The troops
will fight to the death under him.
Averylarge number Of regiments are now
being accepted, but it is being done with
great care and fOrethOught for safety ana
efficiency. To the commissions for Offices
Is attached the prOvisO that if the holders
prove incompetent their commissions shall
be cancelled.
his said that while Gen. Paterson did
not directly disObey orders, he disregaTasd
what be was told he was expected to 40.
Secretary Cameron was strongly opposed
to making the attack upon Balls Run de-
fences, but he was OverFulsd. He returned
from the army on Saturday night, and did
his best tOpreTsntit but the Ordst hAi gone
out All he could do wks to order all the
available regiments sent over the river.
Gen. Mcdowell also feared tine result. but
it was decided to run the chances for the
sake Of a great victory.
Quarter-master General Msies and Senator
Wilson had narrow escape upon the field.
A train of smbulanCes has been sent to
the fsld of battle, with Gag of truce and
and large number Of surgeons, to care for
the dead and wounded. Another party took |
a flag of truce to go for the body Of Col. |
Cameron. ;s.s
A report from the rebel camp says that In
one train there were forty wagons fllsd with
their dead. "a
A negro cook in an Alabama regiment
who made his escape from them, sAysthAt to |
bis certain knowledge, rGtiOnd Tor 81, 900
men were prepared on Sunday morning.
The barbarity Of the rebels was horrible.
They bsyOneted our wounded and knowing
y sent aShsll crashing into one Of onr hos
pitals. Such sCts would disgrace q Csnanche
Indian. lII
It is reported at the Quarter Masters De-
partment that the loss in ordnance, ammuui- |