The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-08-01

Nrw YoRx. July p. le6i.
Since the battle Of last Sunday. there has
been scarce anything going on in this city ex-
eept the discussion Of the Eight. and matters
growing out OF il. The arrival of regiments
daily. whose time OF service has expired. has
kept Up the popular feeling and excitement
during The week. The arrival of the 18th
Irish Regiment. GA yesterday morning, was
made the occasion Of a vast turnout Of the
popGI4ce. broadway Was filed all day Fri
day viii AZ immense crowd waiting it. arri.
val. most of which tarried all night, ia the
street, in expectation. AZ last the regiment
Arrived and the scene o rejoicing and w~eering,
was beyond description. Ii was considerably
cut up by losses in battle; but like all our
regiments, suffered less than was NJ first sup
posed.
During all day Friday. and Yesterday. reg
imenfs Of discharged soldiers continued 90
arrive and we're welcomed by large concour-
ses Of citizens aud By the volunteer compan-
les of the city. 1t Is said that most of the
returned p~rivates will re enlist ia some Of the
new regiments forming in this city.
The unfortunate disaster of last SUNDAY,
~ BE,l's Run. does not seem to have damp
sned the arior of this State. With one &C
cord they all conclude that the failure of the
FIRST attempt on Manassas. was from no fault OF
the men; and friends and relatives ere ont
spoken In their wish TO have the soldiers try
IL again under better officers and better dis
cipline. This feeling will speedily Gil up the
ranks Of the New York volunteers in excess
u their former nnmbe.r and will produce a
scntiuaen. among the men, which will prevent
q recurrence of tho disgraceful stampede. of
last weak, srter a battle wou.
The papers TEEN with ,srioas e~>pLana-
rions If the causes OF the failure Of the Fed
cral troop to force aud hold the pass at
Bulls Run. | SAN the whole scene and was
IN every part OF the battle field during that
disastrous afternoon. | can only Judge for
myself thee causes. In the first place the
battle ought not 20 have been fought when
aud where It WAS fought. The plan OF the
battle vas good. if there had been men
enough IN The Federal sids aad hea ~ ar
nllery enough 10 carry OUT IFS details, and
constitute it, reserves. The lack of both
these requisites lost us The battle. The reb-
eli were constantly reinforced from Manas
ss. This could be seen By the most mat
tentive spectator. There we're but ffesR
70. lss>nfs Of United State- troops on the
right wing during the ~day-vhich wss the
column lsi by Hunter and Heintzleman.-
Hunter division comprized seven regiments
and n. .ntzlenln's -ix. and there we're but
two regiments additional sent up as reinforce
m<n,s from the other columns. These were
the irish 18th and the Scotch 18th of New
York volunteers. The center column m
DIR TYLER and the left column under Miles
we're compelled 10 remain. In position all day
% prevent the enemy from pouring IN from
Manassas and cutting Of our right wing
This could not DC avoided. Their. was some
,ncompetency in field officers observable to
tse most Impractical eve. yet the main ciuse
OF the loss Of the battle WAS the ineficicncy
o. our artillery. There we're men enough
20 protect one Aaadrod cad fifty large ridcd
cannon or the field. ani men who would
have done it~yet We had but one ~ pound
nfed gun. asd perhaps not more than half
4. dozen other riled pieces of inferior cali
eve in the engagement Our little bras
ho-stzers cut a hunsiliating hgure in firing at
trs heavy guns OF the enemy They sound
I'll 70 us like mere pop guns compared with
she heavy boom of the secessionists ord
naDce. IL VAS piiisbls 10 zee our balls fall
half wsy short Of the encmy's batteries
While thsiEs whizxsd over our heads.
Another. and 70 nv mind. chief cause Of
he loss Of battle vas tina; the commanding
general permitted regiments rse~~ firse Aad
sryrel. 20 join IN the engagement There
would nnqne-tionabis have been no such
rout on the retreat. a. va experienced. but
Tor this f.ct. When disaster came. and ruin
.ai defeat ~s- apparent. the best soldier Of
The dsy VA the mos, uncomfortable He
felt that he ~a- the mere rslsaf>sr - fA< hour,
Aaa might leave in h~ own ~ay. and own
time, and 70 suit his own convenicncc-
Fence he became manageable on the re
treat. The frequent rotor. which numbers
o. tAis cla~ ave n party OF "a. that sssemp,
sa 10 rally AMI stop then. as very sisnif-
cans. When We Said % them that Ne were
,rss iccm he front Of the line Of battle. that
there Ms no pursuit. AMI no danger. the men
-cpliei. III you think 80. inst take our mas
kcts sad GO hack We need not have been
there today. and can leave when ne please
Our tlsae vas M last week. and ne only Say
-. a. bong - sat-. g. We encountered
GA. II thu cit-- a. soldiers ~sitenptnr 20
Ike hf~ Colouel % ~ aorsc. 70 I,os'nf hirn
,rl ride OF. ne had The horse by the hitt-
.ni Wa struggling With tia ossosT. ~ho a.
irving - ssop the retrca. The Colonel eal
ea On soze twenty OF twcafy ave soldiers q
he regiment. whom h. bad succeeded IN stop
Ysn-. % come 70 MS relic. and th<y ~ssiisrly
refasoa Me-. BNEp offered the Colonel
nh -a< rnarmes-hi- pistol. sod jus then