Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-08-02
OLD SERIES VOLUME %, NO. 81.

order on tho bill. seemed somewhat 70 rss..
sure tho van. But still the teams and loot
'oldiers pushed on. passing their own eaur'
and heading swiftly for the distant Po.ousc.
IN Ill for ten miles. the road over which tic
grand army had 80 lately plssed southwsrd.
gay with unstained banners. and nushed
with surety Of strength, was covered With
the fragments oi 1t. resrca.ins forces, shat.
tered AMI panic stricken IN . single day.
From the branch route, tbs trains attached
to Hunters Division bad caught the conta-
eion OF the aish, and poured into its slrs"-
DIV swollen current another turbid frcshst %
confusion and d'may. Who ever awa
more shameful abandonment, Of munitions.
gathered at such vast eIpenss7 Tho team.
',ers, many Of them, cut the traces OF their
horses. and galloped from the wssous. otl'-
er. threw out their loads TO accelerate their
algh., and grain, picks and shovels, AMI
provisions OF every kind lay trampled 10 ths
dust for leagues. Thousands Of musks,s
.trewsd the route when some OF us suece.-
ded in rallying body Of fosi.ives, ani
forming them In line across the road,
hardly one bu, bad thrown away his arms.
n the enemy bad brought up b.s artillery
and served it upon the retrea,ins train. or
had intercepted our progress with Eve hun
dred OF hi, cavalry. lie might have captured
enough supple. fora weeks feast Ofthank''
giving. As il was, enough was !eit behind
To tell tho story Of the panic. The roat OF
the Federal army seemed complete.
CHICK 10 rnE RIrRIlr.
Tho sight OF Miles reserve drawn up on
the hills at Centrc'lllc. supporting foil
battery o, field pieces. and the efforts Of ,hs
few officers still faithful to their trust. 90.
courased many Of the fugitive infantry to
.cek their old camp, and 60 no further.
Bu. the majority pushed on 20 pom. near
the ls.s sits Of Germantown, where Lieut..
Brisbane had formed line across the road
and repal,ei all who attempted to break
through. particularly request attention
to tho service thu, rendered by this loyal
young officer.
While bo wa. thus engaged a counsr Ar
rived With the new. that Col. Montgomery
va. Advancing with New Jersey brigade
from Falls Church, and tba, the retreat
mus, be STOPPED. only the wagons being 81.
loved to pass through. Some thousants
Of the .oldisry had already go, far on their
way to Washington. These were those from
whom tho details Of the repulse we're gath.
cred this morning. Poor fellows; who
could blame ,hem7 Their own colonies had
deserted them, only leaving orders for them
20 reach Arlington lligh.s as soon rs they
could. A few miles further me, Mont
gomery swiftly pressing to the rescue, and
reported the success of Lieut.. Br,banss sf.
lor,.. And % rode along, as well as my
wearied horse could carry me. pas, groups
of Struggling fugliyes. 10 f,iriaI. where
Col. Woodbury. VA, expecting and guard.
ipg ag,ins, aink movement OF the enemy.
and on again to Long Bridge and sLe Poto-
mac. Bat tho van of the runaway so!diers
made such time that found host Of them
a. the Jersey intrenchmsnt'. begging the
.entinels 20 allow them 10 cross the bridge.
To day we learn OF til. safe re,rea, OF tho
main hody OF the army that they were
i-ebly followed by the rebels a' far as Fair.
fax, bu, ar, now within the Arlington lines.
and tina, Mcdowell, a stunned aud van.
qui.hei general, Is overlooking the wreck
Of hi. column, from hi. old quarters at the
Cu.ti. mansion.