The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-31


rate W ich threatened dest1 nc ton in tam and
ccmplete, to everything ia their wav. The
canie spr"s.d rs thev Proceeded. A.! rather.
ing strength nv It's progress the movement he
cane o'aintsiy terrific The hors"s caurh.
tns frsnzy OF the r,n,napt ard hscer,a "a wild
rs THAR mas NV driver sttsmptirr 70
cnHcK ths slsed ~ orr eHrriasA nd /. xud
denly crushed nnder tina weight Of an enor
nous P~nnsytvan'a srrnv wagon, which!
crushed 1t like an egg she'll The oppor tune
arrival CT SEQ thsr carriaee containing couple
OF ConsTassDen relieved N a from the dilemma
a9d TOOK m. to Washington. Previous to nv
mi-hse, wss ov'rteken and passed ny s. -cl-
itary h1rsrman, who proved to be Mr.. Rus.
sell. OF the London Times. who was profound.
" disguised with this movement, and was
making ali possible haste 70 get out Of il.
TBK FIOaT MERE Outpost RysAGENsEr.
The Alexandria correspondent OF she Balti-
more Exchange writes (Jnly "a rs follow;
The scenes witnessed here during Monday
Tuesday, and those being enacted to day, are
such as the eyes OF civilization never before
behejd. Ii was expected that the Federal
troops would be defeated at Manassas, bu,
that they would meet with such a cOmrle to
rout as they did At Bull Run, did not, l am
sure, occar to many of the most sangniue
friends Of tAe South, IL being d mere outpos;
engagement on the side OF the Uonfederates
On Sunday evening, at Q o'clock, the same
Federal telegram that was received by the
Northern press, and heraldsd to the world as
a"U aion triumph" w.s read TO the troops
remaining hero, and elected N ach en- tn sias N
on thsir part; and 1t was not until next
morning, about o'clock, that the truth came
To light, and cur citizens learned, from the
months Of the rotreating and panic-s tckep
soloisrs, the particu lars and correct account
Of the complete rout and emoral 2 itioo OF
the grand army" of IS 600 All day long,
and all Monday right the Northern hsYde
came pouring In In squads Of from three to
twenty.
All day long it rained in torrents. but all
day and I'll, nis h did the poor soldiers, wound
I'd ard broker down by the long retrest, fhav-
ipg travelled twenty seven miles after the
rHut } walk about the streets begging and re
eeIyiug aid and snel jsr from our ciLy.us. II
:Ieir hour of need they called, and not IN
vsin, upon thcs. whom they bad come to de-
stroy-wbose firesidss they had come 70 desc.
.ats-And some OF whose relations then lay
bleeding and dead upon the field of battle -
Bat with that fssling characteristic OF thu
uthsrn people, AL else was for tie time over.
iooke1, and none could LOOK upon this sad
pic iure before their eyes without feelicg com.
passion, an. no appeal for succor and as sis l.
apce WAS refused
The proud, exuItant-aye, even defau,
tons aud manner, exhibited BY the troops
when they left home was cbauga6-ths rem
nant OF the grand army" was cowed ans
humb!ed to tbs dnst. Many declare that they
have enlisted tor three years, but will under
no circumstances be induced to again 20 into
battle with the Southcruers: that theV hays
been deceived and humbugRed; that their Cffi
Gers are towards. and ia very few instances
stood eirground. while the Regulars, whose
heaTts are fHr from being in the unholy strug
gle, do not fight rs they were won TO do -
lney cannot and Will not fight against those
WHO nave SO often led them In the charge.
Inc loss OF the Federal army is seyerally es
tiUaIed at from eight thousand to lively,
Thousand, With an entire loss O: haggaxo pro
visions, aud nearly the entire artillery Ort
OF tins Ulcers said to-day, that it would ta X,
mn p
the army in anything like nRh ting trim. The,
ara ike Convey OF partridges that have beer
shot into. Livery exertion is being made TO DE-
away with the effect produced upon the troop.
oy tho Iout. Bands OF music are being marched
through the streets-the soldiers told tina
Manassas has boon taken-that Patterson anC
Butler have united their forc-s-and all such
stuo but it is all Of little avail
The effect OF the rout was plainly visibl,
last night, when some one gave & false alarm
that Beauregard was All vaLeinS upon tee city
IN tse utter CONSERVATION and confusion dis
played, and ths general scamperiu for hidIr q
places that i'm n,sdiately took place. The figh t
ing Qualities OF the SCEtheruers are no loI gel
shd~rratea. 1t is said that they fight "iikf
devils, and have no foar whatever OF bullet.
or steel.
Ibr dsseItiCn5 since the rsturn to this place
Of Tho Fedsrai:, are numerous TIRES swan
the river test night. aud made good .heir as
cape; and it is said r1nny have voiun taril
given themselves up 70 tha Coz taGerstes.
Al busrsss ssre is suspended. My OF
the aouses have cssI taken "a quarters for ;hs
remnant; CI the grand aITny," and on prin
cip.i hotel vas yesterday seired TO. = bar.
racas Lincoln. Seward, ana two glilitar.
characters, visited this citT Yesterday ant
~ Rif6sts i their usua! iciiNs-vncs aud cheer
ieaLsss, thouEh vi messing tJc misery AZ.
W'-tchtd condition o. tha.r hiralrEs.
Ins soldiers are yfrv IpGuu dlssrgted Will
.he f,iee Reports sransa,ittcG By Telegraph u
SOC N"rth- press, Atd E'y I1st it is Av tn
means th'it Eany sre lad to Join TIE army
,Dd tins met villa IN p4tinlely end III Z
wicked SD aiE2scres2ry war.
TIE sECzssIos Troops
a Washing ton letter to the New \ oYk New,
says,
Scattered troop, are continually arriving il
las city-s.l&ia, sad ia tHos, iuraes i =
MAnv are IN AlGxA7dIi., AMI others at Ar
ing to4 Ne:sats S.-saEpt Is ihsecx E,o,r,v.
ID, SesaAtf first New York R.Efnent s,et
;hat n. Secession troops ere ali sp'eA,dl.il
armed. anG according to ths provisions toup.
in their camps, IT sch he Ter f-d han on
troopS. He describes the most OF them "a no
bs, soldierly looking troops ari:; dscIate s III st
at the end or the line where his conlrau,
fought them, they displayed mach aa.ing -
Oaa Of them was observed era wiling toyT.rs
Lhsir rasu, OIL his hands and knees. and wa
only about fifteen Yards distant, preparing :,
fire de.dly SHIT, whom he w&s riddled Will
balls.
Gen. Mcclellan is summoned hers to tax.
command of The Army OF the Pc tonac, in tn,
place o. Gen. Mcdowell, resigned. 1t is said
and regarded as the truth, that large ouan
tity of guns and ammunition ha. f,Iien in t,
the hands of the Confedera'e army-ssvers
baggage trains also, soma of them laden will
provisions. 1t is Supposed that they have ais
secured a7out 80 unWounded horses. The Nd
preoen.ion OF a. advance by Beauresard npo
this city has now sll bsidad. Soldiers are Ia al
parts of the city running about. The Evening
Star com plains that the offiosrs are spendin
their tins AT the hotels, instead Of colIec tin
their men togst her.
THE pIRE you4yss.
The New York Daily News, OF the 25th, ha
the following:
About sixteen Of the Fra Zouaves arrives
in this city from the seat OF war yesterda
afternoon They left Washington about
o'clock Tuesday evening, and had sc5rceI
anything 30 eat until Thea xsached this city
They do Dot say they wers Sfdered bsck, SO
ia supposed that they lef. without permission
Their uniforms ars very much stained an
Diackened, and their description OF the grea
battle is perfectly horrible. They s+ate tina
the Z}Wayes fought bravely until t!,e orda
was given t. retreat, whau they were follow
ed closely by the Secessio0ists, who are r.
presented As cutting down the Zouaves At
most fearfai rate. One OF the men says tina
he knows 1t to De q positive fact that -oou
five hundred of the Zouaves 'ace smashed
as ke terms II.
An HoEssT sTArEsssT.
The Alexandria respondent OF the Balti
more Exchange writes, July Is:
was much amazed 81 a conversation be
tween two soldiers OF different regiments -
"Halio stranger, where do you hail from .''-
He was Informed OF the strangers nativ
place. "Weil when you were at home di
you ever sing Carry me back to Old Vir
sinny p" Eyes, often" "rhNn, never do
again, for if was thousand miles from Oh
Firginny, I'd never want TO see it any more
l had the honor of seeing the entrance int
the town of Lincoln, Seward aud Mellow
Presidents Life Guard. The pressure Of bssi
ness allO wed them but a ten minutes visit
aud then they whirleo away. l could no
but contrast hts picture with that had see,
OF the wounded and weary soldiers strerehe.
Ii IhA eHa HElI La ho Llol hid I,ror h