Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1861-07-30

IL IS SAID That the Government holds Col.
Miles responsible for the disaster at Manassas.
The Colonel was in command of our reserves at
Cenreville, and it is reported that he was negli
gent at the critical moment He is under arrest
and will be tried by Court Martial.
The report that Gen, Lee has gone to Western
Virginin, to take command of the remains of Gen.
GaFnetts Army, and that Gen. Johnston has
marched from Manassas Junction towards
Harpers Ferry, with the intention of attacking
Gen Banks, il events favored, is confirmed.
Winchester letters to Secessiouists report. in
part, twelve hundred secessonsts certainly
killed at Bulls Run; that it is California Alber,
johnson who is killed, and not Utah Joe John
san mat The enemy retired from the field stimuli.
'aneOusly with our army, believing thew were
beaten and that Beauregard showed the white
feather during the battle.
regiment of rifemen are beiur oroani,siin
oregon They are composed of mOunteiueers
and will be commanded by Colonel b. william
son, formerly from Oregon, but latterly an officer
IN 'ne Excelsior Regiment. Their dress is IN ne
hunting frock and shirt. Two companies are
expected by the next steamer, and they will be
commanded by men experienced in warfare.
An'thar regiment of Cavalry is being organized
in thu West
FriVate dispatches to gentlemen in Louisville.
from Nashville, says that jeff. Davis admits in
MS report TO Congress that the Confederate loss
IN Killed and wounded to be 1000. The same
u''palch states that Wade Ilampton's South
carolina Legion was entirely cut up.
: accounts from EeObuk, Iowa, says that several
nunured Secessionists took possession of Mem
PMS Scotland county, on Friday last. and wers
en"enehing themselves in the apprehension of
an a''aeS from about 1000 Union men under Col
"00re Who we're encamped near by.
Last Thursday week. during the first engage.
,len'' Beaureesrd had table shot away from
"'u', upon which he was eating his dinner, and
on sunday his horse was killed under him.
member Of the seveuty.frst Regimen, of
NeW York states that in one of the charges ~
mat regiment upon Rebel battery, he met n,
,as point OF the bayonet member of one of the
'"g'nia regiments, with whom he had formal
,.'0's relations Of friendship while the Rebel,
'o'uier was at college in New York. Each in.
1'1"'y recognised the other, aud instead ,r
S"'yng out the work of death. thew c,asrea
Janus with the exclamation, "Gcd bles. vor -
and separated" S'' 'O"'
Cnptroo..
,o o'I.'nO's Tor over two thousand wagons have
Dsen given out this week
Inc following order has been issuedhu Aa;,
49,. eusta' Ahomas tin the future no yoluo-
'eers will be mustered into service vto a,s ,1
A0'e TO speak the English language
IT, B. IaliaferrO, late clerk in ,bs p,..o....
a,p' Nha was arrested week or two
s3Ys o. Port TOBACCO, on the charge of earrvin,
the correspondence between the seoassion;.,s q
this city end Virginia, was released on tain,
the oath of allegiance
The steamer South Carolina was off eolvss,o
on the 9TH of July, and had captured e,evs
prizes since the 30, one Of which had arrival ,
Pensacola, under command Of Captain Rake
with dispatches for Commodore Merwiu.
Lieut.. Crosby took charge of an expedition
Back river, consisting OF 300 men and 6el
pieces, upon the propeller Fancy, with .
launches, belonging to the ship-of. war in +
harbOr, aud to the Naval Brigade. Back Riv
is properly an arm of the sea, about milW
between Old Point and York river. The expe,
ton was entirely successful. Lieut.. Cros
burned nine sloops and schooners belonging
the Rebels, and brought off one valuable prj
schooner laden with bacon, corn and furnitui
The last articles belonging to parties about
take refuge on the Rappahannock river,
Governor sprague states that one OF his bs
teries is lost, and that he ruined the inside
shooting files out aud then spiking them. Tb
they are not worth anything except for old i'm
1t was part of Grifin's and shermap'a b.,,sr;
that Einstein saved. The siege guns ore all Ia.
Our total loss of guns are z.
Major Jourdan, of the Fourteenth New W.,
Regiment, states that Indy just from Mapass
junction Informed General Mcdowell tina, Il
Rebels had taken all our wounded from the 6s
and were treating them we'll.
As far as we can ascertain there were. in ii
battle of Manassas, $50 of our officers and m,
killed, 129 wounded, and s77 missing, or tot
Of 1886.
1t is rumOred that the fevef consequent upo
the wound received by Col. Noah L. Farpbap
Of the New York Fire zouaves, has effected HI
brain to such an extent as to make il necessar
to place him in the Insane Asylum at Washing