The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-08-09

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if obey could see with their own eyes the
terrible sights saw yesterday, os / rode
through thcig own dead and dying they
would surely rise as one man, and bring \
this most unjust, unnatural, and unhal- |
lowed war, upon 4 people who never |
wronged them, 70 an end
The debris OF baggage wagons, clothing, |
stores, arms, Nc, upon the field, is inn |
mense. The whole country, from Stone
Bridge to Fairfax, the distance OF fifteen
miles, every road, every field. every wood
is strewn with the wreck. The whole tit
ting out Of an army OF at least $4,000
men, counting in Patterson's command,
/ is there: and this expedition was one Of
/ the best fitted out the world has ever
! seen; 10000 tents, 5000 baggage wagons,
10000 stand OF arms, ! cannon, medical
stores, whitehall the apothecaries Of New
York and Philadelphia must have been
called upon to tit out, and provisions OF
the best quality, sufficient for our army a
twelvemonth. This is but a general sum-
mary of the spols which have fallen into
our hands. BY the battle Sunday, our
brave men have done their shopping and
marketing for a year to come.
Nearly all the wagons and stores are
marked by the name Of the State from
which they came. These were from New
York, those from Maine, Massachusetts
Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont
) Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota. All OF them
are of the best timber and most perfect
c construction Their tents, also, are OF the
yerv best canvass, and admirably stitched
MANY of the stores and arms taken
were nicely boxed up, but those most ire
ouently met with by the roadside arc
e badly broken up. The enemy, IN theh
e hasty and confused fight, threw whatever
:, they had in charge in every direction
, Their retiring followers afterwards RAJ
e. over them, pursued by our cavalry VIII
1t such rapidity and violence that near
Of " everything was smashed to pieces
l., boxes Of every description and their con
y tents were scattered'in the road and oy
u fhe wavside-a mingled heap OF beans
m peas. crackers, coffee, breadstullS, ah'
ic provisions Of all kinds, such as lhe ey
a. will never see again. ,.r !.
A vast number of horses were killed 1
81 the battle, and immense numbers OF III
p wounded are now strewn on the field {
rs battle. They are shot in their neck
no bodies. shoulders, legs, everywhere
: Many of them had their legs broken, an
u, writing in the agony of their lmmen'
Id strength. presented a horrible sight
The horses killed and wounded wei
principally artillery horses. lam please
to add, however, that many OF them we
IN taken unhurt. AS they are trained to IL
ms business, they will be invaluable to US s.,
ftv the organization Of new battalons' II
m, captured cannon we have in our posse
he sion will probably suffice to fit out at lea
,er five battalions similar to that oil L
TX Washington Artillery.
nd One Of the pieces taken was 52'poul
Inv rifle cannon, Of brass, which was tax
lie. Yesterday to Matthias Point, near Aq'
Iob Creek. where it will be planted to bre
M the enemy's communication by !
the river. Its range is about five miles, a
,se, nothing can pass it at that point on
ids Potomac.
wn The greater part of the baggage a
MOO snoils still lie on the Centreville and n
,nv fax road. There aho immense quanu'
ont are being hourly brought in and dep,
is ted in the same place. SpeGlal pap'
4 at have been detailed from each regln
o for this purpose, and they are hunting
.uch the spells through the woods. Arot
land the whole a strong guard has been set
that whatever is taken will be preser
, for bv the Government for the use OF
the army.
Iova- II has been denied that Gen. Scott
,ater on the field, but / have it from SO m
what sources of authority that | cannot do
chts it. The people all along the road rel
!. in it positively, as having seen him. l
also report that Lincoln drove out I
aure- Washington late in the morning, and
id of at Centreyille with Gen. Scott when
posi- first disastrous news came in. They
wing that this was the way SCOTS carriage
,irfax taken. he being at the time in lAncC
where. with whom he drove nome but 10
uous this cannot vouch 1t Is only the re
bove, Of the country people. Scarcely an
q. the the Northern volunteers, except |
bod. from New York and Rhode Island,
IF the fire. The Connecticut regiments ra
,came the first smoke, and, NOTWITHSTANDING
le ex- efforts to rally them, fled shameful
every direction This is the tesumol
Stone such of their officers as were taken.
Ford The New York Goth and 10th are
AXES to have fought well but the regular
adj. by the most part had the battle to t
/ here selves.
up to The enemy report that their detea
zee the due to an accident; that party
,rd, by engaged in throwing pontohs over
IF cut Run, when they were surprised,
thence and run. This gave alarm to the
wing vanced infantry, who threw down
on the arms and fled in all directions, scatt
From fear throughout the whole army.
DANGER is not word of truth in all this ste
on the Bulls Run is easily forded near whe
10 ex- battle was fought, and the enemy d
, as we tually cross it in several places
exten- was no need of pontons, and none
lilies in thrown over the creek.
r. was The enemy did however, have a
already on the spot to throw ov'
creek in place Of the old one whi(
zen iol- DESTROYED on their approach. I'M
has al nortable bridge is now in our poss
.ct and and will be used by us for the YER
nose for which it was designed.
Yesterday morning, Clouds Mills
escnoes four miles from Alexandria, was oc
battle, by our army in force. Falls Chur
the upper road, has been occupie
he field since the day of the battle. The
the en- indeed, have everywhere fallen l nacl
le scene in the Arlington Heights line Inc
terrible, of the upper Potomac, from IL
ed, can Ferry down to Arlington, Is now
he dead us.
wayside Among the parties out from WI
ed. and 10 see the fight are said to hay
lie places Senator Wilson, OF Mas, achuset
exposed, Loveoy, Of Wisconsin. They are
stencil. have had a number OF ladies with
to whom they were giving a picnic
e strag- at the time of the rout. The ladi
had al sent off Immediately, while the "a
.red for, men remained to secure their trap
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