Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-29

was ia fact TO effect iurnh movmen; Of bis centre
and ii ht, Will. his left menaced their RICH: on Bull Run
aud to round their lett au geher for they had, socn
after be moved advanced ID, r columns 10 meet hiD
and brought engagement, which be ws obliged 10
accept ground aud at time where tnt when he had
not contemplated lighting The initial failure OF the
movement took place several days earlier, when bis col.
umns late on the march, though ample time bad
been allowed 10 them that instead OF getting 70 Cea
irevie and TO the Run, he obliged 10 halt FarfsI
Court House. aud to lose another day u occupying the
positions which ought 10 have been taken when he fret
| advanced
BY moving out to attack or meet him, the enemy
obliged him ~ abandon the design OF turning them
and getting round their left below Manassas, and when
Oncs theV did 70 II became obvious that be had 10,
much chance Of succeeding unless he could actually push
back the enemy and keep them moving" with such
pdy that they would fly into and OF their lines just
q his own troops did fiOm the field. The officers who
we're present were al agreed that the Pederass had
advanced steadily the right aud centre and tha.
they had driven back tie Coufederstes with consider
r.be loss for mile aud hat. when the pauic took
place in the regiments on the htnk Of the right, which
necs aied TIE issue OF Older for the retirement
OF the whole force, and the advance Of The
TO cover Il. The volunteers who bad broken could
not be rallied the movement, always dangerous with
,uch mat ,rials under such circumstance WAS MS.
understood by Tie wagon drivers aud BY other regi
men,s aud the retreat became finally the shameful
rLu' which was only no. utterly disastrous becau Q
enemy. Major Barry, officer OF the regular United
States artillery told be could not o. the runaways
Who ought 10 have protected bis guns though the gun
tcod BY them ,l the eDemy fairly upoa them
aud that tor The much talked OF cavalry, two round
shots which pitched into them by bis battery sent
them 10 the rghtabout at once. The regular OIL :ers
spoke ia 1ny one way of the conduct Of the officers Of
the volunteers and Of certain regiments lodeed, what
could be said Of msa who acted atter and IN action
oheis acted before it, and vent away as fast ss they
could Thus the men Of volunteer battery marched
eff leaving their guns the ground the very morning
Of the engage nen becaus, their three months term Of
service up and ths Psnnsy vanis regiments sIhib
ed similar spirit The Irish volunteers ID to
as long they were aired, and so did some
other corps believe; but there must be omething
ten in the system military and political which generates
such sentiments and develops lether the Of mill
iay honor nor any Of that "a conse devotion for III
Unoa, which is called by party in America patriot
i3n.
COLONEL AFTER BIS Mss's RirIoss.
As the Gen raj speaking to me, volunteer Colo
mel came up and said abruptly, "Genera, MY have
had nothing to eat for four days. what Is to be done
make au application 10 the commissa ia. officer aud
represent the crcumss TO me. Tee is no reason
whatever why the should be without food for there
il plenty Of i. 10 camp"
Yes bu, the carriers won't bring It. They 20 away
aud and as tell you, the men have had notL-
ing for four days.
II tell you, that DE- Tue liant
Why were not the circuns reported? Go 10
Car, ain - aud he vii. take the necessary steps"
And after fur hr expaation on the hardships OF
his case the Colon who Is brave lion but WAC IS
not very well acquainted with military routine retired IL
need not be said that the actually without
food for four days. although the Colones Statement! ia
reference 70 the commsstat Was true. Reckless as
soldiers are Of provisions aul food, volunteers
t.rously extraordinarily Then there is probably
Nsnt o: organization ia the commizssria.. GcDowePs
corps were ordered 10 march with three days food
cooked not including, OF course the day OF marching
The fool wa however issue inclusive Of that day, aud
next day the had eaten up wasted the two days
rations one, and had uohiag They were badly pro-
yded with food aud with the very day OF action
aGd men told me that they had eaten nothing
snce halt past two in the morning. lndeed, the gener
al Witnessed the disorder which caused by the rcg
nen,s rushing ofthe ranks 20 drink small stream
b,fors they toto action; though their cantesps wc
filled before they set out.
RETURN oY FLAG OF TRUCE.
Mr.. Wads worth, gentleman Of New York, OF large
fortune who with the rank OF is acting aidede
camp to the General had just come in from Centieye
from the Confederates, whom he had gone yesterday
with lag of Truce relative to the dead and wounded.
They wo, ID not permit him TO enter their lines but 9th
erwse received him courteousy and forwarded his dee
patches This morning he was told that an answer
would be sent 10 dee time to his dispatches and he WAS
orleted to return to his quarters.
W hlle was NJ Arlington uesphcnts anu nessepBfIs
we're continually arriving. 0ns from headquarters,
appointing Msjor Barry to command the artillery. Al
other stated that the enemy had advanced TO Fairfax
Court House. Presently in two young men, who
said they had been prevented going TO that place by the
approach OF the Conledetaes and that they had heard
the sound Of guns a. they turned back.
The balloon up in the ali accommodating, or a.
suspect ugglirg with the wind which WAS drifting II
steadily 10 Yards the Coniederstes.
No oue seemed to know, however, what Beauregard
aud Lee doing but il is affirmed that Johnston has
gone of with a corps towards Western Virginia once
more and that an Instruction in Bll.imore and Mary
and is only prevented by the reniorcem ants which
pouring in TO Gen. Banks and by The anticpaons oil
speedy aid from the Coniederates.
LORD LYONS C)ssULTs ENGLisH INTERESTS IN BALI
NRE.
Mr.. Bernal the British Consul, cine over to-day I"
consult with Lord Lyons certain matters connect,
with interests In the city Of B.ltpore As the truth
l. de yeloped the secessi0niss n Washington become ra
diant with Joy and cannot conceal their emulation
~hetevcr IL safe Indulge it, Their erect tor
the sound OF the which ia to herald the entrance
Of the enemy into the capital Of the United States The
Unonss the other hand speak Of the past hopes oil
the enemy of the great renforcements arriving Ct the
rene we'd tnJrts OF the North, aud Of lis determination
TO pu. down rebellion. There mus. be al niatuation
which TO kind Of national insanity 10 portion
u tue North IL posstli that they bleye what the
Jurlas tell them; that they are the strongest bfsses,
richest mghleEt piope in the world and that they have
onIy 10 nj II a, the wordineludpy the Confederate
stste,,s prostrsts before rhemy The eIlggsratiols
and titemens o. part Of the American press would
certainly lead Csc who believed il 70 such coucluioDs
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