The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-07-24
The Laie Engagement.

Our latest accounts from The seat of war
bear date July z2d. In lle last confIIcl no
Pennsylvania troops were engaged Twill
be seen thai our troops We're compelled 10
reIiTe 10y the superior force OF The enemy.
Many confused statements are prevalent
bni enough is known 10 warrant the state
meul that we have suffered III degree
which has cast aSgIoon over ,he whole ar
my aid excIled Inc deepest melancholy IN
W ashlnglon
The carnage has been tremendously
heavy on both sides, and ours is represen-
ted as lrightiu. We were advancing AMI
taking he masked batteries gradually but
surely, driving The enemy towards Mapas.
'sas Junction, when the enemy seemed 10
be enforced by Gen. Johneon, aud i'm.
medaely commenced driving US back.
when panic among our troops suddenly
occurred and regular stampede took place.
Il is thought that Gen. Mcdowell under.
took 10 make stand al or about Centreville,
but he was unable 10 rally his men, the
whole army became confused, ana il was
impossible TO check them, either a: Centre
vile or al Fairfax Coun House. The re-
treat was KEEP; up unil the men reached
the regular encampmeni=, periion of
whom returned 10 them. a large number
OF Ihe troops in the retreat ieil By the way
side from exhaustion, and scattered ~xfuuIp
the whole route, from Fairfax Court House.
! lie road from Bull Run TO Cenifeyille was
strewed with knapsacks arms, &c. Some
OF the troops deliberately threw away their
guns and other articles, 10 better facilitate
{ their travel.
Gen. Mcdowell was in The rear while the
, retreat exening himself 10 ral his meD,
but with only partial effect. He was com
| pletely exhausted having slept BAT little for
several nights. HIS ord-Ts often failed 10
reach those ior whom they were intended.
1t is supposed that the lcrces sent against
our troops consisted OF about 10000 men,
Ii is also stated that owing.to the reinforce
ments from Richmond, Slra> burg, and oihe;
! points, the enelDy's effective iorce was 9G,-
/ 900 men. According 10 a Fire Zouaye's
statement they have only about two hum
/ dred men len from the slaughter, whifs the
! 69th New York aud other regiments have
suffered trighliully in killed and wounded.
J Sherman's CarI,le's, and The West Point
batteries were taken by The enemy; and
the eight seige 30 pound rife cannon, The
latter being TOO cumrbous TO move. They
were lett two mi les the oiher side OF Gem
lIeViIle.
Such of the wounded as were brought 10
the Cenlrevile Hospital were left there al
! ter having their wounds properly dressed.
All attempts 10 rally me army 10 stand az
CeuIeviile, were IN vain. II firm stAmt
had been made their our troops would
have been re-eniorced ana much disaster
prevented. Gen Mcdowell was thus toll
ed 10 his well arranged plans. II Is sup
posed that all the provision trains beioa2-
'ne In u were saved Some resImentai
wagons were overturned by accident, anl
had 10 be abauionei Large drove. ol cat
tie were savei by being driven back in al.
vance OF the retreat.
An officer just from Virginia reports that
the road from Cen,reville to the Potomac
Is siTsNed with siraglers. The troops are
resnming The occupation OF the iorli6caton5
a"d enlrenrhmeh.s on the line OF the PJrc.
mac. great many OF our officers were
killed and wounded Wagons are coutinn
} ally arriving IN Washington with the deal
and wouadeI-soldier- are relating 10 he
greedy listeners the probable even:s OF tart
nIghi and early ihls morning. We are uot
abe 10 give Tie number killed AID wounded
: Ia lhs battle, but can only say thai our loss
: wds thought 10 lie heavy.
One other battery not mentioned above,
was taken. II wa ;he Rhode Island battery
the horses all being killed. lhis happened
al The bndse across Bull Run, where he
rebel retreat was cut of The loss on our
side has been estimated d. from 1900 Ia
600. This Is SAID to be the lowest.
II has been reported that Gen. Pauerson's
: DIVISION arrived IN the vicinity o Manassas
Junction thus morning. aud commenced an
attack upon the rebel forces. This was not
the case He was within p miles OF The
: hight Yesterday, buI the exhausted condition
OF his men prevented hIm from coming 10
the aid oi Gen. Mcdowell.