The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-07-23
Great Battles
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and gaining "a great victory, werc event
nally fepulse Land commenced a retreat on
Washington. Tie rptreati - Ii eeoi order
wits tle rear weil covered Is q good coli
una. Cor loss $500 70 5000
After tie lai information WAS receiY
81 from Ceulresi'le 70 hsif pms, : O'Clock
hst uiebt q series Of events took place, in
,he imen.tsi degree disastrous Many
coaiai statements are prevalent, bot
enough & known 20 warrant the statement
t4ai ae haze suffered ia degree which
las cet gloom over The remnants Of the
army. and excited The deepes; melancholy
throughout Washington.
Tie carnage is tremendously heavy on
beth sides. and on ours il is represented as
figh,ful we were advancing and taking
their meked batteries gradually bat sure
II. and driving The enemy toward Manassas
Junction, when the enemy seemed 70 have
been reinforced by Gen. Johnston, who i
4 understood took command and imme-
dincly commenced driving US back, when
Il panic among our troops Suddenly occur
cd, and regular stampede took place.
II i thought that Gen. Mcdowell M
dertook to make a stand a, Of about Cen.
trssiIe but the panic was 50 fearful that
the whole army became dcmomll1ed, and
il was impossible to check them either
1T Centrcrille or Fairfax Court House.
Cen Mcdowell intended to make a stand
at Fairfax Court House, butoar forces be-
ing in foil retreat, could not accomplish ihc
object Beyond Fairfax Court House The
retreat was kept up until the men reached
their regular encampmcnts, a portion Of
whom returned to them, but still larger
portion coming inside the entrenchmen'.
a large number of the troops, in their
retreat, fell on the wayside from exhms
tion, and scattered along the route al, the
way from Fairfax Court House. The road
from the Ball Ran was strcwn with lmap-
sacks, arms and ammunition Some q our
troops deliberately threw away their guns
and appurcnances, the better to facilitate
their travel. Gen Mcdowell was ii the
rear Of The retreat cxertng himself to raj
y his men, but only with partial success
HE latter part Of the arny,it is said, made
their retreat in excelle order. TheGcn
was completely exhausted, having sIep. but
little for the last three nights. His OTHERS
% the field did not At all times reach those
Tor whom they were intended.
Il i supposed that the force sent out
against our troops consisted, accordingto a
prisoner statement, Of about 10000 nen,
including q large number 6 cavalry. lie.
further says that owing to re-inforcenrnts
from Richmond, Skansburg and o,bcr
points, Tie enemys effective force was
10000 men.
An officer just from Virginia, 1890 re-
ports that the road from Cenircyile tcthe
Potomac is strewed with stragglers. The
troops are resuming the occupation Of the
loriGcations and entrenchments on fhe
line of tic Potomac. Col. Marston's Gew
Hampshire regiment reached here this
morning. lie was wounded. Col Hint
zelman was also wounded in the wrist. In
addition to those reported yesterday,t is
said that Col. Wilcox, the gallant tom-
mander OF brigade, was killed; also
Capt. Cook, brother OF Col Cook. Of Chic.
The city, this morning is in the most
intense excitement. Groups are every
where gathered, inqairing the latest news
Wagons are continually arriving, bringing
IN the dead and wounded. Soldiers are
relating 10 greedy listeners, the deplolsbe /.
events Of last night and early this mprn-
ing The feeling is awfulIy distressing.
SECOND DISPATCH.
All our military operations went swim
mingly on, and Col. Alexander was about
erecting pontoon bridge across the Bull I
Run, for the passage Of our apparently +
victorious troops. The enemy were sem. /
iugly in retreat, and their batteries bling +
unmasked one after another, when ter
rife CONSERVATION broke out among the /
teamsters, who had incautiousIy advalced /
Immediately after the body of the amy,
and lined the Warrington road TIER T
CONSERVATION was shared in by numeous
civilians, who were on the ground, ans for +
a time it seemed as if our whole armywas .
in retreat. Many baggage wagons we're
emptied, and their horses galloped acoss
the open field, all the fences of which we're
torn down TO allow 4 more rapid retrep.
For time a perfect panic prevailed, which /
communicated itself to the vicinity Of Centrevle, /
and every available conveyance was seized pon /
by agitated civilians. Wounded soldiers crel on /
the rordside for assistance, but the alarm was 50
great that numbers were passed by The reseye I
force at Centreyille was Immediately brought l2
and marched at double quick step