New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-08-05
MONDAY MORNING. AUGUST 5, 1861.

fantry of Abe and Scott. Pursut was almost use.
less, as no one could catch them; but General
Johnston met them short distance on their way,
giving them his farewell compliment by taking
fifty wagons Of all sorts of camp. equpage and
the remainder of their cannon, horses attached,
together with a good supply Of ammunition, and
last, but not least, the private equipage of Gen.
Mcdowell, unfortunately, however, without the
General The number of killed is very large on |
both sides; ours not less than 1900 while the enc
myfs cannot be under $500. All houses in the |
neighborhoed are converted into hospitals, while
even a church serves for the present the same |
purpose: and it is in it where over 40 Iouaves are
now under the treatment and kind care OF the
rebels, as they call US. The prisoners thus far
taken amount to over 1850, and every day some
fellows turn up, either from their own will or
caught by our soldiers. The total killed, wound.
ed and taken prisoners of the enemy cannot fall
short Of nine thousand, while we have about TWEEN
ty-fve hundred all told. What made cur loss SO
great was. first, the great superiority of their
firearms in the hands Of regular troops; and sec
ondly, the stormng of that battery While It IS
horrible to think of such loss of human life it is
also gratifying to know that a decisive blow has
been struck, the enemy routed, driven back and
completely disorgan2ed, and their fondest hopes
of subngating the South are blasted for the pres
ent, at least. How sure they were OF gaining this
battle, prove to you by letters found in their
pockets to their relatives, where they tell them to
direct their letters to Manassas Junction; and from
the fact that two trains of ladies and gentlemen
accompanied Gen. Scott to CentreVille, in order to
assist the old cheftain in his triumphant march to
Manassas the key of the valley of Virginia, and
thence return by railroad to Washington Another
corroJorating fact is stated by the prisoners, who
say that their term Of three mol tbs was out some
days ago, but they we're rot allowed 10 leave until
atter thisbattle, when they were 70 have beenpaid
| of in Manassas. and sent TO Washington bJ rail-
| road: but, alas "Tfere is mary a slip between
tile.cup ard the lip; It is almost a pity that q
man like Gen. Scott enshrined in lifelong glory,
should. at the very brink Of the grave follow the
| rIra pf NJ
destroy, with one biow, all affection love and Cd,
nration q grateful country had for him I; but
'sich s life,'' as Bill Adams says.
| In this battle, the Continentals suffered more
| than any other company in the regiment and for
| very plain reason we were the first to come
down the hill, after the Mississippi regiment bad
heen hanked; close to the woods in the hollow we
were halted; while the Virginia regiment, in our
rear was laDked close to the woods on the right.
These having been scarcely posted, Col. Early com,
mandiug gave order to form in line Of battie-not
view of the enemy on the ridge Of the othe1. who
used the opportunity to shoot down f5ve Of OUT
men in less time than you could count twenty and
in other compaaies in proportion. The first man
! Blot in our company was Henry Clay. The bal
struck him in the neck, severed tile iugular vein
and went out on the other side, killing him III
stantly. He had scarcely reached the ground, be
fore two others iell-SerGt. CioheT shot througt
the leg, and Flynn badly wounded in tie grola
While they were being picked up, ball struck 6
canteen Of one, went through it, and took the reai
fte Kelly, through the Land. During this shor
time the cry was, " Let US charge, but oolone
Early said, very coolly, that it was al! mistake
that they the bill were our friends, ETC. Until
when the whole regiment became SO clamorou
for charge, that Col. Hays said: Boys, do yot
want to charge ?n All hands hallooed ~ ant
charge it was, gallant officers in 'front.' closely
followed By the boys, Just in time to see the run
ming Yankees Knocked by our artillery over fences
roads, and everything which was not much hishe
than one-story house. So much for Col. LariT
would be recreant to all trutll and Justice YER
I not here to mention, with all the praise thi
feeble pen is able to bestow, the GOODNESS ant
promptncss Of our captain and lieuteDants. Capt
Clark, though faIigued from such march as VI
had, did not show the least sign Of it Wlle
we arrived on the battle ground, neither did an.
of the Lieutenants. Mcfarland you know to-
: well to need encomiums from me; but, as regard
Davis, he has surely more than gratited the NOS
1 saugune expectations of his warInest friends; h
E is brick aud no mistake,
And now, let me close this rather lengthy an
j, on three different kinds of paper, with a Ianke
cartridge toxa desk: read it to some O. the Coz
tinentas if you deem it of sufficient interest an
allow to sui scrile myself, with my Lest wishe
t for you and your familys prosperity are welfare
:, A'Nl VJcS JoHN n f. = II: t:tj ttjBER. Corporal,
! In Justice to myself must inform you that
= have been promoted to that important post, Giv
my respects to lin McGawly. Eiess7, SlemRe
, Capt Hodgkins Th Murray, and all the Logs, an
. tell them for particulars ! must refer them to
i verbal report j. +. e.
y THE BEST LYING YET.-Some of the privat
lying accomplished by the Yankees is quite as boil
d and mpudent as that which appears in their put
, lie prints in proof of which read the following e,
+ tract from letter of a Federal officer, dated
h camp, near Alexandria, July 2jth:
/, NJ Dear Tatier-I suppose you had no ida
}. thatat the very time you were writing, was pro
e ably in the midst of a battle. All the paper
. which state that our army was routed, tell dow
e right lie. do not suppose a single regiment {
y even company, had been told by its officers wh'
: a retreat was Of course, after all the ranks hi,
l. been thinned by cannon balls, it IVES not to |
e exnected that the men would be able to form
o line, and SO, after fighting as long as they coult
l. they supposed they had nothing more to 90 bl
y return-especially as half their officers dee
i or wounded 1t did not look like rout to see II
e men walking back, and laughing and talking
s pleasantly as ever. Of course, they became gOt
IN deal mixed up, but they all found their prop
% places as soon as they reached their camps. Tt
ID loss of the enemy must be much greater tht
ours especially as to their cavalry. Wien the
A. cavalry charged our held their fire until th
e were almost them, and then in an instant won
lie appear nothing but row of empty saddles-7a
m this was done repeatedly. | do not think tn
10 will venture.to attack us here-if tley Go, il "
-e be their last battle.
lie How THE TRIBUNE TALKS OF THEIR BEsT Re-
& MENr.-The following is an editorial from the Ne
re York Tribune, the leading organ Of the Lincn
re Administration. This is the way the greasy edit