The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-01-04
Our Washington Correspondence.

WAsHISGroN, Doc. q, 1861.
1t seems that the rebels, in their newspaper
ard telcgraphic dispatches from Richmond ad-
nj frankly that they were signally beaten at
Dn'nsvi!'c. a, this is the first tim, that they
have ADMITTED that they were beaten anywhere
along tie Potomac lie il is uudou5todly true
that tley wcte very hlsl, whipped. Tie Go
Vcrnment regards this affair as one Of the nos
important connected with the war. since It's cut
break. II is the first time, sncc Bull Run, that
our Troops NEAR Washington havo showed that
they were able to meet tho rebel, in fair
s'ud-up fight, and beat thom. The rebels ad-
nit the battle l,stcd 'or several hours. aud th
they RETIRED from tho foll Ono Of our mo I
important Generals remt kei diy or two
since 'lt is the turning point Of the war Thc
battle, in its dimensione, to bJ sute, WAS q
small one, but m its results 1t will p-oyo
Of iucalculablo value 90 the goyoruncut. Ia
the first place, our mon fought long anil wrll.
II was 10 runaway affair on either site. Tnc
troops have und out, some of th,w at least =,
that they can beat back the rebel. wh, fl :ht
under Johnston and Bciuregar'. Hen 'ciorth
we shall see no panics or defeats on thu POt9-
mae.
Con. Mcclellan has very frankly given his
OF iiuu that tho Dlaiusyille sriir was an i'm.
purtant advan'al.c aud no ~ well ~ the Posi-
might losrn something of the eat Mt Of the dis.
astcr TO the robcl troops. Mr. Chase SAYS that
great battle in Kon'uckN, Missouri or near
Washington, within ten days IL worth five
hundred millions 20 the ro'psurv and he is
doubtlsf, right, especially IL the danger Of a
foreign war can to houorall, avoided. tn, cr
feet Of a decided Federal triumph jus, now,
would tc ptoiisiols upon Congress, aud e'pe-
Cialv upon the mcucv.cudcrs.
TIE short session Of tho senate yesterday,
wss duly improved by Senator Hale to make a
furious war spo,Ch. some people horo say that
II was prompted by hostility to tho AM nistra-
tion. Whether this be 50 or not, the style of
the pccch does not meet with general favor
here. Mr.. SUnncr's speech is interpreted by
some ~ limiting strongly 10 wards frrrch media
tion though there is atrong evidence of the in
sincerity Of Louis N1poletn in his coarse to-
watd- us.
The fire a. the Govcrrmsrt stables lat night
was a fri 'hti'i ore, and the scene was m 81
.irkcuiu, iu ia details. So f,' as tho General
effect was concerned, % wa magnificent spec.
ta,lc. Tho night was aa dark ~ pitch aud
the flames from tho burning hay roso in
terrific sheets 10 great hoi, h. An
immense crowd Of proplc WIS p-esnnt. and
numbers of distinguished mon wrra attracted
10y Il. The President AMI his family stool for
long time ou the southern porico ol the Eyccu.
tive mans ion, watching the progress of tho trc.
The wrctch,d horaos, tied To the racks were
mary ol them smuthorCd by tho smoke hsi ,ra
the frc touched them, and were thu- ,n oisy
ras CO. % , at lnrius lltmos. 4 Ia ..U uIu'u-
.f hur>,s broke away, aui thus moi.'H..
tpg-ds of ctyalty are ,ht,iny hem ,ln yn. The
urIt,in OF 'ho frc Is moi cerla My ktuEr, bat il
j. generally believed that the scc's.i0li, Of
Wa hiugion bad ,omcthinE 90 10 vi h il.
u,od hardly say that Cougr, s-mu Elv was
bs' night, a." Ion Of our ci'y. A. tn "ll'ost
er,i,al if m III, uus q. he Nas pl-,Jel by al
&c. public men ,u rev s.Iuonsor.. lo' he say,
very little about Richmond and tho Rer.l G. W.
orHU rnt. IT, views tINu Doou evidently H'nr-
what modified 10y hig long confinement IN a
Ia .m, nj pri.ol. llr i8 not so cont tent Of
qu,chins the reh III, a. he wl1 last simmer
iut before his capture at Bull Run. llc has
apparently suffered but little, physically, during
his long i'm, m,ti4onment, a. no looks a, we'll a.
man, Int svar sir"o h" ''"g "ar ''"' o.. ''"..~ass
: ab,o C,osi, c,iavurous looking mln. Ho is
as short ~ he is thin and is not a fine specimen
physically speaking Of the American Congress.
Nj. Ely isNcry urgent in his cndcnyors % in.
stitutnIncWurcs for an exchange of prisoners
betW ON tho rubols AMI our Gnvernmsnt. lie
represents the condition of the Union prisoners
az the South 10 be wrctchud Ia ia, extreme,
and th., they are all heart sick with hope do
iorred,
Tho Government s'ill holds back in the bugi.
ness of exchanging prisoners, 1ho trouble is
! in making any agreement V'h tho Tehsls-in
| nsyJ'iIiiug for the exchange. Ths &c.. .'''
| GJvernmcnt ia very obstinate and demands to
! be rec gnlol as Il Cor, r,,nm'H. Oar GUvoTn-
ment will not consent TO this Tho feeling in
| Congress ID very strongly in favor Of AN eN-
| change. ONrD.