New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-24

Tho
hnes just az hic orn troops did from the ne,t Fsd
ofcers who were reeent oil agfecu e ntsr
eraiss BID neoanced steadily on tue with
and lat thef had driven back the La ,be parac
eeAsiterah, e loss for mile ana M nsnk Of The right
took pla q In The regiments on the iaA % ,bs retre
which ,eces;tated The ssne of an order iof the
ment of the whole force, and the aa1ah t had hroken
serHes to cover il. The Voiunltei Insys dangerous
eooId NOT ne yallied the movement, always ,as
~ noe l s,a,;ejs under such circumstances Mao
misunderstood by tho wagon diiVese er ~" SnaiIv the
regiments, aud the retreat oe.a.0 n,,sriv d;sss.
sSsnsf,i ront. which was only not utterly alsss'
haDso of tbe ;Quosanee and inactivity or tne
oaIn"ss of the enemy. Minor Barry, al cmccI
of the regular United States Ar'nefy, t, uat io y,
he conld not stop the runaways, "bp ougns ~
have protected his guns, though ue guh-frS
tooa Nv Them till the enemy were airy upon thein,
n5 bai os for the much cavalry, Two rounu
shots which were pitched into them by his battery
sent q I'm TO the rgh!about al once. lLe es u o
ers spoke m only oue way Of the conduct oil the OH
Gers of the volunteers and Of certain regn en's III,
deed what could be said Of men who acted amer suu
In action "a others acted before ~ Bnd went away a'
fast SIS they could Thus the men cf volunteer o3t
tsry marched of leaving their guns ON the gfouh1, tho
very noruino Of the engagement because their three
months term of service was up, and the iehns{
regiments exhibited a similar spirit Inc o9lh nlsn
volunteered TO serve lOrg ss they were required,
and 10 did some otler Corps believe but ueIo mne'
he somethjnp rotten in the syftem military and roii
cal which generstes such sentiments ana oeyelopss
neither tie stnse Of military honor nor any OF ht NJ
fec,iOuste devotion for the Union which IS calico ny
one party in America patriotism. as the eeheai wa
aeakiDg to me q volunteer Colonel came W, ana siu
abruptly General, my men bAYe had nothing 70 ea'
for f6ur days; what IL 10 be doLef" Make an apph
cation to The connisssrat othcer and represent tlc
circun stances 10 me. There it no reason whateNee
why the men should be without food, for there Is
plentv of IL in camt." Yes; but the carriers Wont
bring it. They 90 away and leave us, and, ~ tei,
You the men have had nothing for four days ten
Won Sir that must be ae fault Of their officers why
tl.a al. pQr
Capt - ana he viii take the necessary Steps
And after some further expaticn on the hArdsblIs OF
bis case tie Colonel, who ls as brave ss non, Du
who il no. very well acquainted with military rOl-
tioe retired Ii need not be aid thBt The men were
not actually without food fOi tonr days, ahouen t'o
! ColOntls statement III Tesreuce 70 Inc eVliNiose'
was tIue Reckless as al soldiers are o. pr9iIsGI'
and food volunteers n0tOiioasly eNNto' uin'Iiy
so Then. there is probably want OF organhsion III
! The commissariat MeDowells corps eIo ordered 70
mach with ibIeo days food cooked, nol ncuu =, "a
course the day Of marching. Inc lcVu "hs, nyMe,',
;ssnsd issued inclusive Of that day aud next dsy te
non had eaten no or wasted The two days raions IN
| one aud bad nothing. They were badly provided wan
iood and with water the very day 81 the acioh thu
some told me tha, evening thsy hed eateh .ohie
.ince "a A. M Indeed the General witnessed the dis
order which was caused by the regiments rus ing ont
of tho ranks 70 drink az small sueam before they
went into action though their taneens were hiled be.
fore they fet cut Mr. Wadsworth, gentleman OF
New-York OF large fortune, who, with the rank OF
Major IL acting az Aide-de-Camp 10 the General, bad
iuf; come 10 fr1 Centreyie from the Confeeeates,
TO whom he had gone yesterday with a flag Of tTutei
relative 10 the dead ard wounded. lhey would not
Kermit him 10 ener their lines bat otherwise received
hin coteouslv, and 70; waIded his dspatches iDlt
uoTnip. he we told tha. an answer would be sent III
due time TO his dispas6se and he was osneisa 10 re-
ustches aud messengers were continually arriving
One wac from headquarters, appointing MAJOR Barry
10 command the artillery Another stated that the
onemy had advanced 10 Fairfax Court House Pre-.
emily in came two young men, who said they had
tee prevented going 70 that place by The approach OF
the Coulederaee, and that they had heard The sound
Of cpps an theyturned back. TIE balloon was mp IL
The cir rtcoanoitering, or, ] suspect, struggling
with tho wind, wLeh was dintiDg Steaoily toward
| ths ConfedeUtes. No one seemed to know, how
ever what Beau1egsTd and Lee are doing, but 1t IS
affirmed thai Johnston has gone OF with corps
toward Western Virginia once more and that aninsnr-
recton ia Baltimore and Maryland Is only prevented
ny the reenfoTceuents which are pouring IN 70 Gen.
Banks and by the snGpaiols OF speedy aid from the
Copfsderate5, Mir. Bernsl the British Consul, came
over to-day 10 consult with Lord Lyons on eerthn mat
ers connected with our interests IL the city OF Bai
more As the truth is developed the Seeessioniss IN
Wsslneton become radiant with jOv, snd cannot con-
ceal their exultaton wherever is safe 20 indulge H.
Their ears erect for the sound Of the cannon which
s herald the entrance of the enemy into the capital
| Of the United States. The UniOnists, on the other
hand speak Of the past hopes Of tho enemy Of the great
IeenorCements arriving Of the renewed efforts Of tie
North and Of lis determination to put down rebellion.
There mutt be an infauaiIon which amounts 10 Kind
| Il
possble that they believe what the journals tell them
that they he strongest braves, richest mightest
people III the world, and that they have ouy 10 Wilt,
aud the world-inCudiug the Confederate States--is
PROSTATE before theml The exaggeratinns and mis-
statements OF part OF the American press would
taDly lead those who believed il TO such conc nciusions
Let US take few phrases from the papers IN refer
encc TO the action at Manassas. One New.York Jour
nal on Monday announced positively "the national
| troops undisputed yictors." " Bull Bun lost they
must want water "Thc enthusiasm which canied
certain regiments whose " brave and brilliant .x-
plos were "preepnen," }" into the face OF the in.
irenched foe startling IN hs eject" "The naioa
has tiiuInphedi PfaiEe be 70 God Live the Repub-
licp 1t does not infer the Southern men cow
graphic lying have not weaned veIy largo proportion
Of them from their old love OF the Union" "Spendid
Union viotoryP Terrible slaugbterp " Twelve
hours terrific Egbtingp "1heir Iast hope gonoP'
| "Hero;sm Of tie Union forcesp "They know no
such word ss fearl' " Hot chase Of the rebesP AT
$780, when the FederaGsts were in retrest, :" an
officer telegraphs the enemy totally routed. There
| is of course, plenty Of thanking" and "masked
| bsttorios;" and, as proof Of hard work on
4 the part OF the pioneers, IL 10 remarked
An observer Judged il would ordinarily take three
months TO do what these lumbertnen did IN half Il
| day !" Guns were discharged 40 rapid as two IN a
minute "We have successfully ouliisnked the ene-
n.y." brigadierquarteImaster was taken In
several places IL ID stated that the sner inserted their
officers were towards" In another journal Of New
York there are accounts OF the Greatest battle
fought on this coniiDent" Fearful carnage on both
sidss n "Incessant roar Of artillery and rattle Of
| small-srms W Terrible tenaclty 4" "After q ter
| "Now on to Richmond 70 "1he rout of the enemy
was complete" |" Crushing rebellionP t. Victory
at Bull Rum Sumter avengeip A battle of upper.
ulleed severity Our gallant and laurelcrowneds ar
nyi" Another newspaper, Our army went INTO battle
songs." Bull Run defeat is placed "amoog those
great military achievements which in ancient and
modern times have oVeIihrown or marked the begin