Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-07-31
The Great ..a,tIe-AaditionaIDctn,

The New \ ork 1Tibune's special Washington
dispatches of Tuesday gave the following add-
tional details of the great battle at BULL's RUS:
THE REBEL FORCE AT AND ABOUT MANASSAS
An Alabama Captain, who was taken prisoner,
declared, before diving of his wounds. that the
forces at and about Manassas were llO,0D0.
AN oBFUsrIcATED MAJOR GENERAL.
As an evidence of the utter folly and incapacity
of Gen. Patterson he telegraphed as late as Sat
urday night for rreinforcements, stating that John
ston was close at hand and in force. His three
months campaign, in the course of which he has
marched from Harrisburg to Harper's Ferry. ria
MartinSburg. where he left no guard, closes to
day.
TIE BLUNDER DISCOVERED TOO LATE.
Gen. Cameron who went out to Manassas IN
tending to witness the battle, was so impressed
with the doubtful character of the attempt to
force the enemy's position. that he returned in
haste TO Washington to change, if possible, the
orders which had been issued for an attack, but
arrived too late He Immediately pressed for
ward, however. all of the available troops 90
strengthen the Reserve Corps. Our officers had
little hope Of winning the battle, on Saturday
night. \ prominent Member of Congress who
was there, after an interview with Gen Nc
Dowell and his aids, wrote down his conviction
that we should lose it, aud that the commanding
General was hopeless at the commencement of
the battle. We learn from another source that
this WAS the general feeling among, the officers
One captain demonstrated ganst the madness of
the assault Gen. Mcdowell said that victory
at this functure was 50 important, that great
risk must be run to win it.
sTRAGGLERs AND DIsoRDERLY CONDUCT.
The streets and hotels are still infested with
stragclers both men and officers There nave
been some slight disturbances. The whisky shops
are open. 1t is said that Gen. Mansfield is ham
pered in his efforts to keep the men within their
camps by the sbsence of officers from their posts
of duty.
BRIGADIER GENERALS.
Peter Mccall of PENNSYLVANIA, Rufus King of
Wisconsin, and 5. r. Curtis of Iowa have been
appointed Brigader Generals. Mr.. Curtis, it will
be recollected, during the Mexican war made a
requisition on the Governor of Louisiana for so :
600 men. We presume that he is to operate on
New Orleans.
INCREASE OF THE ARMY.
Nine regiments are expected TO night, and
thirty more will he here within six DAYS The
Secretary of war 20 day accepted four additional
regiments, and two batteries of artillery
from Iowa The 81 Irish Regiment of New
York, r. C. Enright, MAJOR, to be enrolled in
six days, was also accepted day. Over 70,O00
troops have been offered and accepted since yes
terday. condition of being here in from three
to fifteen days.
REPLACEMENT OF THE ARTILLIRY.
All the artillery lost in the battle will be in
stantly replaced with guns within reach At the
North Among the batteries ,eesraphed for
already is the Whitw orth Battery Of six or eight
rified guns presented to the Government by pat
riOtic citizens of the United States in England,
which is probably already on the way, rs also n
r IL.
cut, and one at Harrisburg, the property of Penn
sylvania Our loss in this important arm of the
service is less serious than reported Col Elm
stein, Of the Pennsylvania Twenty-seventh,
broueh. away six guns which had been abandoned
at Bulls Run His regiment, with the others of
Col. Blenker's brigade. after receiving several
orders and c0untermands from superior officers,
were finally directed to keep their position near
Centervlle. 90 cover the retreat. Subsequently
they were posted on the woods toward Bulls
Run and il was below this poin. that the cannon
were recovered. This was in obedience TO an
order from Gen. Mcdowell, who was not again
heard from till o'clock. The brigade held its
position, when the residue of the army, having
got in 'front.' it retrcatei in excellent order. On
its way il was disarrsnge1 by our own cavalry,
who declared that they were needed to protect
the front, the point utterly ont of danger.
REPuLsE OF THE ENTMY's CAVALRY.
The enemy's cavalry also made one attempt to
break their lines. but were repulsed. and twenty
saddles emPtied.
GOV sPRAGUE AND BLENKER's BRIGADE.
About halfpast seven o'clock, while Blenkers
brigade was still at Centervle, Gov. Sprague
rode uD, as cool as if in parlor. and said: 81
am Withdrawing the Rhode Island troops in good
order You must help make stand here" The
officers to whom he had spoken expressing their
readiness to do so. he added: "I've received no
orders all day. We've been fighting on our own
hook Where has Gen. Mcdowell beenT No
one there knew The conduct of Gov. Sprague
through and after the engagement. was charac
terizei by the greatest self-pOssesson, and, con-
sidering his entire separation from military pur-
suits his conduct amounted to the highest hero
ism. When corn-stalk Generals are spawned
every day. to get drunk and ran away, why is he
not Offered Major-GeneralshipI
GEN. SCOTT on THE DISASTER.
/ A disheartened member of Congress said to
Gen. Scott yesterday, "we're beaten" The
old man, strengthening himself up, replied. "No
| Sir nos SRI wese' not beaten; the Government
\ isn't haatenf' - Some one remarking to Gov
4 Sewardcshat were .sat defeated on Sunday me
ssnswered, We've found sast .out oocs, ,obue Itoo
late"