The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-07-23
Noon Dispatches.
THE LATEST DISPATCHES
Terrible Slaughter of Troops
Federal Loss $500 to 5000.
Rebel Loss Immense.
A DISASTROUS REPULsE.
OUR TROOPS GIVE WAY.
Washington Threatened.
LATEST FROM MISSOURI.
LATEST FROM MISSOURI.

WASHINGTON, July %, via PHILADELPHIA
Our troops after taking three batteries
and gaining great victory were eventually
repulsed and commenced a retreat on
Washington. The retreat was in good
order with the rear well covered by a good
column. Our loss is 2, 500 to 5000. The
entertainments around Washington are
strongly reinforced by fresh troops.
WASHINGTON, July 22d.-After the latest
information was received from Centreville,
at 1870 last night, a series of events took
place in the intensest degree DISASTROUS
Many confused statements are prevalent.
but enough is known to warrant the state
ment that we have suffered in a degree
which has cast a gloom over the remnants
of the army and excited the deepest melan-
choly in Washington. The carnage was
tremendously heavy on both sides, and ours
is represented as frightfuE. We were ad-
vancing and taking their masked batteries
gradually but surely, and driving the enc
my toward Manassas function, when the
enemy seemed to have been reinforced by
Gen. Johnston, who, it is understood.
took command, and Immediately COM
menced driving US back, when a panic
among our troops suddenly occur
red, and a regular stampede took
place. It is thought that Gen. Nc
Dowell undertook to make a stand at or
near Centerville, but the panic was so fear
full that the whole army became democrat
lied, and it was impossible to check them
either at Centerville or Fairfax Court House.
General Mcdowell intended to make anoth-
er stand at Fairfax Court House. but our
forces being in full retreat, he could not ac-
comp1ish the object
Beyond Fairfax Court House the retreat
was kept up until the men reached their
regular encampments, a portion of whom
returned to them, but still larger portion
coming inside the entertainments. large
number of the troops in their retreat fell
on the wayside from exhaustion and scatter
ed along the route all the way from Fairfax
Court House, and the road from Bulls Run
was strewed with knapsacks, arms, &C.,
some of our troops deliberately throwing
away their guns and appurtenances, the bet
ter to facilitate their travel. Gen. Mellow
ell was in the rear of the retreat, exerting
himself to rally his men with but partial
effect. The latter part of the army, it is
said, made the retreat in order. His orders
did not at all times reach those for whom
they were intended. Iii supposed that the
force sent out against our troops consisted,
according to previous statement, of about
$4,000 men, including a large number of
cavalry. He further says that owing to re-
Inducements from Richmond, Strasburgh,
and other points, the enemy's effective force
consisted of 10000 men. According to the
statement of two of the Fire Zouaves they
have only about 200 men left from the
slaughter, while the 69th and 10th regi-
ments frightfully suffered in killed and
wounded Thenumber cannot now be known.
Sherman's, Carlsle's, Griffen's, and the
West Point batteries were taken by the en-
envy, and the eight seige 32-pound cannon.
1t is supposed that all the provision train
belonging to us were saved. Large droves
of cattle were saved by being driven
back. 1t is supposed here to-day that
General Mansfield will take command of
the Notifications on the other side of
the river, which are able, it is said by
military engineers, to hold them against
any force the enemy may bring against
them. Large rified cannon and mortars are
being rapidly sent over, and mounted. An
officer Just from Virginia at 1880, reports
that the road from Centreville to the Po-
tomac is strewn with stragglers. The troops
are resuming the occupation of the fortifica-
tons and entertainments on the Potomac
line.
Col. Heintzleman was wounded in
the wrist. In addition to those reported
yesterday it is also said that Col. Wilcox,
the gallant commander of brigade, and
Capt. McCook, brother OF Col. McCook,
of Ohio, were wounded. The city this
morning is in the most intense excitement.