The national Republican., 1862-09-01
Late from the Battlefield.

Late from the Battle -asld.
GEN. MCDOWELL REPuLsED.
The Rebel .Arssv besseved 70 Be
Hessnse6 iN.
Terrible slaughter.
Mold EN- is, &C.
When the call for volunteer nurses and sur.
geons was made upon our clHsens, on Saturday
lAst We felt strong medication 70 become one
Of the party. A. We did not lay claims 70 .
knowledge Of Surgery, We volunteered in The
grand army Of patriotic nunss."
II was announced that Ahs cars would leave
Maryland avenue at O'Clock, p. m, on sstur
day, for Bull Run. Hastily providing ourselves
with the necessary outnt Of bavsrsaok, can
tssn, sponge, bandagss, 30, we quietly took
our seat 10 one Of the boz cars which were
left standing on The track, sppsrenty awaiting
our reception.
By I've o'clock he can were flied With the
crowds Of eager Department clerks and other
citizens who were anxious 70 serve their couu-
try and humanity on the bloody 6sld.
Five O'Clock passed ssd still the crowd
pressed TO the cars. No Arrangement appeared
to be made for getting the train started. Slx
O'Clock, and then seven passed, and no engine
or conductor made their appearance. By this
tivv,o tk> 1on t.aln ~ ~ .. -. d.ns slv .,t "A
with living humanity. while the tops Of the
same were covered with the would-be nurses.
Not long after, the enthusiasm Of the most
ardent began to cool Of with the delay 10 The
departure, and many began to quietly With
draw" from the proposed expedition.
At last the engine made It, appearance, and
about nine O'Clock, amid the cheers on the
oars and BY The spectators, the army Of voluu-
untssr were "on for the wars"
With the reduction made by The falot hearted
bsckslidsrs, We still found We had nearly .
thousand men on board and half dozen Ia
dies. The trip 70 Alexandria was performed
In tolerably good time, but from hero out 70
our journeys eod, shade Of stage coach and OK
team, deliver rs from another such ride
Al The sailors say, We were "bscking and filling
oil the way"
To carry long, heavy train, We seemed 70
have ricksty old engine, which could bold
steam only about ten minutes st time. Every
ascending grade required two or three success.
sive charges. and as many ucossful retreats,
before the height could be overcome. There
appeared 70 be necessity for wood and water
at each mile post, snd the "mashiue 4"
wouldn't stay fred up" more than ave min
utcs at time In about thirteen hours from
the time We left Washington, We found our
selves at Fairfax station, having spent tho en-
tire night cooped up and crowded 10 these un-
ventilated cars. Here We received the agree
able Intelligence that the cars cosld proceed
no further, and that We must walk the rsmsin-
ing distance Of twelve or fifteen miles TO the
battle nsld On foot. A. the rain wss now pour
ing 10 torreH.::, and Constant reports reached
cur ears that armed msrsuding bands were
constantly = raiding" up between us and Gen.
Popss army. tie prOSpect " suo uuuruss
squad Of civilians was anything but inviting.
However, small portion Of the party were
determined not to be defeated 10 the object Of
our vislt, and We started on foot through the
woods on the road to Csntrsville. We we're
soon stopped by . guard, Who positively re.
fused to let Us pass the lines, and who ordered
US back. We then returned to The station,
where We found The other portion OF the party
holding q council Of war as TO the courss we
were 10 pursue. A tslegraphIc dispatch was
for rwarded to Warrington, to inform the author-
ites Of our presence and 10 ask for orders.
Sooo positive orders were received for Us to
return at once to Warrington. Meanwhile .
portion Of our party we're forwarded by rail
towards Bull Run bridge This train we learn
was ordered back, and, with our own, was soon
on the back track for Alexandria.
Quite number Of wounded were brought
Into Fairfax Station from the battlefield OF So.
turdsy, and were put upon the oars alter being
attended to by the surgeons accompanying us +.
FROM these men sud quartermsstsr who ac-
companied them. We were enabled 70 CLEAN
some particulars Of the great battle Of Satur
day.
The battle, It 10 said, vas planned and com
msnded on our PArt, for the greater portion Of
the time, BY General sigel. who gave orders to
our forces to hold their position and await ap
attack by The enemy, supposed 10 be Jackson
Instead Il this, General Mcdowell, who holds
the extreme left, sdvsnosd and attacked Long.
Streets division on the snemys right He was
met BY terrible Ars from the rebels, during
which General slooum's brigade was terribly
cot up and Mcdowell was forced TO give way.
He was reinforced BY portion OF Fits John
Porter's division, and another attack was made
on the ss,ailsnt., when they were 10 turn driven
back To their original position.
The enemy were again reinforced, and once
more our gallant boys were obliged to fsll
back, and this time with very heavy loss
During this light, which wss desperate, Lin
coins Cavalry captured . rebel battery, but
10 turn, one of our own batteries was lost
about the ssms time. Tha left wing fell bscl
| In considerable confuslon, but were gsllsutl,