The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-01
The GREAT BATTLE:
Scenes After th- r ght. Brief Csnmsnts Of
,ta the Northern Press. = t,e, P.

The Alrxsndria correspondent of the Ralti. |
m ore Exchange gives the following In re-
gard TO the s.- tyt
..lr4..g SCENES AFTER THR F1dHr.
The scanss wisnessed1n AIexandria, the
day after the ostsle, will never raes1rom ny |
and Feot sore, blooa -stained, weary, and
exha ans ted from exposure and want Of food,
returDed the fragments of reg merits LII faa-
ny instances they had thrown away kasp-
sacks, Eus hets, coats, and evsn shoes; they
caine bask cnrs.ng the day, and also ths
men who had led them 'into such q
trap 1t was then thar tbs chi varcic stfr- |
of her children. As an invading foe,
shouting the wsr-cry OF "On TO kicnmoud,"
they had shrunk from them in disZEst -
AT their hands the wives and sisters of the
Sou thern soldiers had received the mcst era-
tuitous insults; but when they returned
fallen and crushed, going to and fro 4 bswii-
dered herd, seeking vaiuly for their otiicers
and comrades, these Southerners, whom they
had n juIea, provided food for them, tsnderiy
cared lot their wounded, and, in deep pity for
their wretcbed state, seemed to forget that
they had been their enemies. i should never
have surmised that such victory had been
gained, or that the men thus tenderIy cared
tor were the same who had invaded their soil,
or taken up arms against them. 1t is \ noted
fact that the only houses closed aSains, them
we're the homes of prominent Union men,
ANA the only hands not stretched forth 10 aid
thrm were those which in their Oh ward ma arch
had wavrdat the "Stars and Stripes
The Washington correspondent Of the sans
paper says t. b.
1t is not credited by military authorities
here that the Confederates either hayonettsd
the wounded or sheiieI he hospital, as Is as
serted by many OF the Northern p5pers On
the con trary, it is asserte that the shells Of
the tecerais were thickly poured into the hos
pi al tent -. -.. II
Brevet Captain of the I'd 8. c. Regiment,
while a prisoner in the hanus OF the - Con
I &C .icut regiment, said he would liks 10 have
an opportunity to fight rather than be taken
prisoner tie had ,rdly uttered the words
when be was shot through the head by TIVE Of
the Fire ZoUayes, while held by the Connec-
ticut men.
COTARDLY COLONEL.
a Colonel Of West regiment, it is epr-
rently reported, iett his men on the 6sid,
jumped inio private earTi- &c, drew has re-
yoiyer upon The driver, uni commanded him
20 drive on, leaving behind these who had
hired he coacl Upon being intsIrega tad ut
brave CCl ne! informed his frisud that he
suppt sed they had "au gone to hi" Gan
Scott IS paln@d beyond description at the
duct of lhe officers in command Of our forces
BRIEF COMMENTS.
The Nqtio7s's War Cyu Forward to Rich
mond Forward to Richmond The Rebel
Congress must not be aIlowei to meet there
by the 20 OF July' BY hat date the place
mnst be held by the Ma iCnal Army ~ T.
Tribune and Chicago Tribune.
The order OF these two Abolition dctators
has been obeyed An unprepared army began
The march 10 Richmond, and every lover OF
the ULion is over W helmed with shame and
Indignation, because The rawlings of these in
ceudinry J1urnais have been subs .ituted for
The riI et,d genius OF the veteran Scott, and
mere politicians have made these ravlngs the
pretexs 10 rTeclptate him into movements
he Wou d never have Originated. Thus, upon
the guilty heads Of these journals rests the
blood Of The SLAIN the soil OF Virginia.
Chicago T,naeS. .--' .--
II is useless now To speculate about the
uses, near or remote, of this terrible disas
ter. At this writing, we have neither tme
nor heart for the task. But OF one thing va
feel assured. This result is chareeabls TO the
cnlp bic Inactivity OF General Patterson, in
aliOwing General Johns ton to escape from
WI ohes ter and tail back upon Man..sas
without annoyance or attention st. Louie
D m0cFdt. ...
The events of Sunday last, which forced the
army OF the Potomac 10 resume its cid qHAr-
ters near AlexTndrit, show that Gen. Saett
knew what TIE occasion OF king kiehmc nd
IL need, n uch better than did Hrsoley and
those Rel ubAcan members OF Congress whs
were cons ,i.rftly prceginS AIR, TO a forward
movement -Ctneta10tt 81. qn5T6r.
Wagons are constantly arriving bringing in
the dead aud woendSd Soldiers Tsia ting
10 greedy listeners the dspiorahls events Of
ias' night aad early this morning. The feel
ing is awfnily distressing N I 7T,6uas.
II Gen Scott did ii, he is not the man for
the crisis. /; he did 1t fearfulIy ald hs-itat-
ingly, under the aiaInor OF the New York
press, he ls st!ll not the man he ought - be
o. " honiscevsr tn" blame lies, it must lie
very heTviiy is no aileviation OF the n after
10 say that the General may not have known
that the enemy was SO strong. 1. was his
business to know at least with approach
OF TX lctness. Manass;is Is simply the Great
Betnel cat strophe over again, on very large
scale II sdidn0p0lis Journal
1t is stated that the loss in killed and
d wounded ON our side will not excssd six hun.
dred Ii such is the f"ct, why did army
Of fifty Il We thousand men, which it is stated
was the largest and disappointed ever raised
in this countTy, ito use the midest expires
sion J retreat III com sion and fall back Won
the Potomac? 1t appears 10 us thar o.iy q
terrific siaught Ter could have cauEsa the con
ceded demoral zation of q G,neral McDowslps
corps -I"d !aadpohs Sentinel.
MIscBLLAsBoCs.
The Government loan 10 at a stand stu in
Wall street. Men Of money are waiting 10 rot
over the astounding intelligence which has
Fallen upon them Many of the troops arc
not paid eff, ard the Government employees
similar situation The truth IL, that
few or none now believe that the U nion con
be res tored, ard hence doubt and uncer tainty
harg over all finaneial movements.
the 18th Regiment OF New York Voluntee
wh ch ran 50 fast, Colonel ana alI at the late
great battle, is from Oneida county 1t il
made up entirely OF Republicans. They had
To go over into Her kim-r county to fill up the
regiment, and it is confessed on all sides that
they made the fas test time OFF the bR tile fis Id
that was ever known t.-t' -.-. .s-. g.;
A Republican Of New York, who has held a
high Office heretofore, said "I am SO id mad
and NOR Jified that can't eat or sleep. Look
at it-whlie the President of the rsoels was
leading his troops oa to victory, our President
was joking at home or preparing Tor y plea
sure sail in his new gondOla F"
The following lite ms are from the Louis vilIe
Courier . s.u -. .st.- -f+- f-
The Tirginfa Races The Lincoln diSpat tches
yesterday virtually told US that the xickest
and best runners from Manassas, Sunday,
were the members OF Congress and others
who Went over to "see the races" They
proved themselves splendid runners, and had
no difficulty in keeping far in advance Of the
terrible aad blood thirsty Vireinians.
The telegraph says the Sou thsru troops at
Manassas are III Il starving condition, but we
are reliably informed that they can live a few
days at least upoa the Largo quantity of provi-
sIons taken from the ''grand army 'i'
1t took about three mon tbs for General Nc.
Dwell 10 march his grand army from Wash
ingtcn City to Buli's Run, and 1t Is y remark.
able fact that the same army returned TO
Washington in the short space Of three hours.
If Gen. Mcdowell marched from Washing
ton W b t3 00u mep, and was afterwards re-
intorc. d with &c 900, where were all but the
% 900 that We're eng tged in the hghtr us.'
Gen. Johns ton joined the Confederate forces
a. MANASSAS the night before the great ba tile,
aad The Kentucky boys under the immediate
command Of CoI Duncan doubtless Partici
pated in the COL Gict that terminated so glori.
ously for The Southern arms, About eight
hundred Of our gallant fellows are attached
TO Johnston's division, and We may expect to
hear good acc unt-of them whom the details
Of the Il. ht are received
ARRIVAL OF Tooors.- Yesterday morning,
about half past IL o check, the ~ regiment Ut
the Sickeis' New York Brigade arrived ~
way Of the Phiiare'phia and Wilmington
ing men have passed through tho city. sus The
worst OF those already noticed were excellent