The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-08

surrounded last Friday and found to contain sixteen yam
movements last sunday and took refuge in this building
They were all bagged OF COURSE and will be securely held
until s ascertaned what disposition 10 to be made OF
the crew of the privateer Savannah.
DESCRIPTION OF THE BATTLE-LETTER
FROM DIR. J. C.. MOTT.
From the Mobile Evening News, July 80
We are permitted TO publish the following portion OF
private letter from our eminent townsman, DR.. j C.
Mott, addressed by him to friend IN this city It gives
tho most comprehensive and striking impression Of the
battle which has yet come to hand and aided by refer
cnce to the sketch which we publish the reader
rive as very correct idea OF the plan and progress Of
the conflict 1t will be realized that If we had had all the
army of Manassas on the ground, none OF McI)owells
army would have returned TO Washington 10 tell the tale
Those who escaped the slaughter would have been cap
tured The enemys eint on the centre was mastery
nan@nvre, which would have distracted heads less cool
than Beauregards and Johnsons and they would have
drawn all their forces TO that point They kept up persist
ent attack there during OF the day and generals
were thus prevented from withdrawing their troops from
lew thousand weared heroes holding against the
thirty I've thousand fresh federal troops.
DR.. MOTIFS ACCOUNT.
richmond, July %, 1861.
DEAR HARIEsToN-l have seen the great and glorious
battle Of Manassas which brought nation into existence,
aud the scene grand and impressive beyond the
power language We forcsaw tho action several days
ahead-the enemy were known to be advancing In i'm.
metse masses from Arlington towards Fairfax and the
master stroke ut made to order Johnston down
from Winchester, by forced marches, before Patterson
could ges down on the other side Johnston's troops
mileS, tncn cTOWu0u INTO the
railroad, down in successive trains without sleep
ing or eating 000) and arrived, many Of them, while
the battle was raging.
got TO Manassas tho morning of the day previous 70
the fight and knowing woll both Generals Beauregard
and Johnston, and their STAFF officers, went Immediately
to headquarters Zac Deas among rest was there n
full feather, and Of course felt at homo in his camp,
where spent tho night General Beauregard deter.
mined 10 attack them in several columns at once the
next morning, 80 TO cut them up before Patterson
could arrive--but our scouts came early In the
morning. osmng the generals thai tho enemy had been
in motion since two hours before day. which settled the
question their intention to make the attack. Beau
regard, who had studied tho whole ground ar0Gndknew
overy HID, rsvino and pahway-lsad made all the
sary arrangements and planned tho battle. Not knowing
at what point a semicrclo Of ten mikes around Manas
sls tho enemy would attack his forces had to bo scat
tered tn such way to guard all points prevent flank
overnent on eitbe, eide ami ouard his inrenchnonts
and supplies In the centre.
We got up in tho morning at daylight, took cup af
Cnee and remained quietly laughing and talking ~ head
quarters while the scouts passing In and out bring
ing news from the enemy AT quarter past six in the
81 CANYON ON tbs ce,,,ra ~ onr Inc shi ,bree
miles OF. We waited uu nine for further informa-
ton and al nine the generals ordered TO horse, and
away We dashed to tho hill overlooking the point
nj Which cannon, Ike minute guns, had continued
slowly to fire. The enemy could not sec any Of
troops but firing the dust kicked up along the
road which they saw above the low trees We were for
time at the point they firing At, and some
twenty or thirty balls Of their rined canlDns whzzcd
through the above u.s. and felt very forciby the
mark Of Cuddy TO his mother Mause, that ga struggling
bullet has discretion" and might take my head OIL
wei as tDat eIse point kept
upslowy from quarter past SIX till eleven when we heard
gun fire tho extreme left OF the semicrcle, and
then satisfied that the firing in front a mere
fent In few minutes the cannon firing came In rapid
succession one battery answering another. The
generals then ordered ''to horse" again. aud away
rode to the seat of battle about three miles off, When
arrived on the top OF hill in an OLD Geld could
get gmp5es Of the fight through the woods Tho
roaring and the masetrs sounded like large
big guns. the sharp slnd Of racd MIME rifles
ana masxe WIZ tho bursting Of shells made one ieeI
INA. deatn Wa doing his work with fearful rapidty
ne ene ~ had concenr aed all his forces on this one
pont nile ours were scattered around half circle OF
wv niles and the few regiments who received the w
onset most terribly cut up IL w Iar srea'sr QUIZ
to pieces driven back and so overwhelmed by Numbers
that AIRED the day lost At this stage OF the game
the enemy as teegraphng to Washington that the Dat
had been and secession was about 70 DC crushed
My heart failed me IA | saw load after load OF GU
poor wounded and dying soldiers brought and strewed OF
the ground along the ravine where was at work. DIR
Fanthray who belonged to General Johnstons stat, an
myself just getting fully TO work, when an old sur
geon whom do not know TO us and said tho enem
were carving verythng before them, and ordered II
TO fall back another point with the woylded ~ IN.
were turning our uS ann tbs BATH. soud soon be upc
US H%-vangy the wounded were taken up and we is
Rack but after following the s~buances 70, me. -rs
onno hat they were to be taken all, ~ wa. 70
about four mwhce th,n issurued to our pa.o
to reSf Inc rapty aud easero or re-
Hwas satisfied that they would drive everything baSor
them NO one can imagine such grand glorious njc
49, lucsc IHtlots presented, rushing the fol
,hp ugh the muses. Of wounded bodies which s,reya
inc roadside rs they pissed along For bali mile Ia
hnd me the road passed down gradual slope and lhrouol
AZ Obj nell as locked back could sec regimen, 81
''-".' g d5mlag in rd,- with their hrlsH Muskst
enttering IN the srn, then wonid come a battery n
artery each gun carriage crowded with men and drawn
by four horses in ull galop Next came troops of
~ dasng with the speed OF Murat after these followed
Win almost equal speed wagons loaded with an,mu
hton, &c, screening oil the while "push ahend boys
pitch into the id Yankees, 'tdrive them INTO Tho po
tnmac This kept up from about mid day uI dark and
ielt as u the Alps Themselves could not Withstand
such rush The caIn)o and email arms were roaring
IKE thunder storm as they rushed the battle field
one regiment, which bad been driven back by wbe
ing numbers w8 COW Supported and soon perceived
ana knew that the pet lambs could only be saved
oy tne superior hees About this time too The last of
u.heIa Johlstons command arrived ON the cars oppo
sue tne battle ground TO the number OF some three or
Iour tnonsans, and although they had been two nirbs
whout sccp they jumped from the cars and cut
W Tue ueu By this time had collected about 10 900
against .hsr oooo and, from all accounts no rcd fox
gsei ue RACKS ~ last as did these cowardly wretches
hey were ali fresh and better accoutred IN every
than our men one half or moro of whom had 10 maze
forced marches to get at them They had selected their
position coolly and deliberately In the morning while
ours were scattered miles and had "a yu Oh
Tho mid ny sunshine. II men bad heen equally
they would have gone straight into their ~
Arlington. But Will not speculate on the fnture and
weary you with details which viii reach, YOU ,brouoh
print long before this.
The victory dearly bought but still blood ,s Tho
price OF freedom; and we at least while we dron !,
tear over the Of fallen friends feel tho nrond
consolation that they have died Ike berees. and given
llpC!ty 10 unborn generations 60