Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-02-04

tEr !S'."i' b"-h were Sin.nrh<:. -St'I. - 'u.,
si.i '7src distinguished q: caoiacss sat c,u:-
IS, .!a:;! re ecsny gave Wa az ID ia -
disorder ia every direction sceae tte nfs.:.
5sr! g ti!a CcnfsdeTacy had tee hich s::s:a..-.
i;c7 0f 'T:::ce5g;nS, as &c arrived a2ca nc Gg.d
- TIA: e-,iisan: moment.
! $50 -c:a:-ci from the tirae rasche3 t.-
i32a:. 5ucs Sisnai service from Il. :. psyt4l. =;
!:le ;Iia- rr.7ate il the Loudcua c.ys!r; !::at
/ ss7o 1Gi-ed aim to my pers ona! siat Si..:,c-
aar':ess wsre also rendered Dc. rep.5s-
odl? during the Ds.tie By T. !
ssado:Yn, Volunteer Acting \. D. =. u
Iocae! Cocse.
Captain C:ii;oz Il. Su:h, OF tho Gersssj
eI:S. fF=s siso oresen: Oh ,hc a@!d, enc -cl.
de!ef tt1c.ea: service in Ina ..anenis.:ar ;:f
order.
|: ;:i.;s; bc permitted ,ns nass: 10 record -
profound c! 1E obligations - G.4a~-,
Johnston, FOR !i:a generous permission &c cse-y
eat s''3 E!"-=, 9Th such uesis;ayic.ls L.. ci.,
! 1@iisisccer hsd re!u:iSG. sIv;A Eis ~: r.a=s
o. &c Seia, Dc rs entered j. together, ,.,fc.jv
Tsaii?ac.i: aE& his subsequent watcf!aI :csi:-
s,remert :: .as Reinforcement Is 81 ;acy .s1se.t
u: vicinity oi ths islG. our coyn.ry,2c2 49,
dfaa !Gs nc: :sspicioas augusieS
- ueloaa E.ioilss Jordan, q: S.1-:.ar: an,:
/; crs;!:: G due ior dis soie assS:aacs IL t,:c
GIG &C. The Intelligence snd prompers:= :.;c
waicn he ta5 discharged 81 Eta iac;I::9cs sa,!
important duties OF ais ofGco.
:suaoe assistance Ses E:Tsl 80 :ce - 81.
;cr J.cel., CHIEF ouicer OF the Qrs. s.asrmIs..;'y
Ce5sr1c2ec:, il the sphere Of ms 6a:ie5---c.l,
ties sne:-ccaeh oy IL: more tEa2 :hs oc.iias,Y
;.
/ op::aiicns 6 q !cnZ organized, :sC: :. cs;--3-
/ .!3naenI
| Co!cGs! F, g. Lee, Ch!a: % Srtsis;arcs Oa-
! pa:l.aeas, haa 81: j1S: e-;sred u2ca hs c::!@-
au. ba experience, SID ;o1g sc3 varied Gcrv:c,s
in his department, made MA sa eNc;.cy q:
p.ssiole.
Captsia ". H. scwIs, whom Colonel Los
h.c relieved had previously exaf:ed i.!rlso!: t.
tht atncst to carry out orders :com iis=:
!! head1 uarterc, 10 render his dapartnen. ccT.i
nc! ent;Ta!y SO, it ia due to iua:lce to say ~
certainty .ot big fault
! OeyriTsd, Dy the sudden severe !lcss Q:
tho Medical DIRECTOR, Surgeon Thomas &. WI.
laUs, n:s icties we're discharged by Surscy;i
! Z. l.. erooe. &c my entire satisfaction sai :.
! is aroIe. &c cay, inc; ths entire D,cdica ccro@
! % ihs a:-ng st present, embracing gcntic1s:.
q c:=iiEci,ca il the profession, who had cu;;
lucrative fEi7sLc practice, by their ser-ic.s Z,
! its I;1id and acIsciac1sy, dic G:st ;.occ. Z,
! ,aa.: profession.
Tie vital duties q ths Ordnance Dd2a.;s t;71eut
, '7cra effectively discharged under tbs sGr:!c:a,.
,7Gs:oo o:nJ CHIEF Of ARTILLERY :ac Ordnance,
! Eoicng! S. Jcnsa.
! I: Gao t;2o, when reports Of e7ii oIaei suc
diecsror reeohed Camp Plckens, vita s2cE
oi:cuEst21i!alit5 ss to give reasonsbisgro
! of gaz:e,y, its co1mscdc7, Colonel TeTce;;, .rne
commander of the eatrenched batteries, Gap.
! tain S.ec:c;t, o; lie Coniedera.s States Nsyy.
snG their aIcsrs, alade the most efficient pcs
sible preparations ic1 the desperate cotoEcc OF
that position il extremity; sad IL H.: 500,
nectioD, regret ny inab!iity TO n:cnt!cu The
names oi rncse patriotic geatlemel c! V;F.il:a,
! By the gEGtuitouc labor CT whose SLAVES ths
entreoaheG ccmp 1t Manassas Lad been mainly
CONSTRUCTED sc:,o-iss tas sseers GOO, .i,at loo
oorious service, and giving opportunity !sr
thei. military instruction.
L;cutensntv Colonel Thomas q. Wii!!aaj2l,
| tie engineer ot these works assisted by Lop,
tain D. B. Harris, discharged his d-!es T7.;!i
untiri7g energy nnd de7otioa, ss -e.!! ae sz:j3.
factory skill.
!; Captain ", Il s!e7ens, Eagiaser Con
istcrsss ststes army, served Hi.h t&o
I advanced forces At F.iriaz C1pr;e :iaus$
! Cor scne :ins nsfoye ,ho 5Gti!e; Ee l&ii
] o;:t LEO T7crks tlc-5. ici admirable accorl:!ics
7ei.n .so p4rposea for Thica they were dssi:;a.
&C, saG Jet SO as 10 admit Of ultimate ex,aa3.,n
; s1d adaptation &c more serious uses az rasca:
srd p:r. ot 6 system OF real defeEcs Tii93
ds:zrrniae6 upon He hsa showr A!:::-ase4; g
re 40 ohl2o- OF sas7gy enc ability.
acjo. Thomas c. 2hat, after hs7ing dis.
charged flT seya-a! moa:hs the !s6or:cus duties
! 6: AulotaGt-GsueTGl 70 the commanding cri:c:
&: Camp FickeDa, Tsa GctaaEod 70 i3i1 t1a
Army Ct rae Shenandoah, Jrsr oa tae eve o.
tee adesnce g las enemy, bIt volunteering;
his ssr7:css. siLs ordered 20 assist c. ts :t.::
Il General Soahsn, jo!..ag .hIt oAcer 81 I@:..
tFsTiGa oc the n;Ea: 9: the i7;h, before :oe
ba,iio o. Bull Ecn, where - rendered Ya.unn.o
services, until tho sc-iTai Oh Genera! ohn:t33,
cn the 2otl Of July, Enso 30 vas called u tx
place Of Chic. Of s;rH' O: tast officer.
Il il siso proper so acknowledge tho sigma,
services rendered By Colonel 3. T. Terry and
i T. Lubbock OF Texas, vino bad attached than
seves to the staG cf Genera! LonsEtrest.--
These gentlemen made daring eac Ts!u7Di:
-econnoisances o! ths enemy's positions, e3'
sisted BY Captains GoTee and Chlchasts: .3sy
also carried orders 10 the fsld, sn6 On tie !;.
lowing d. accompanying Captain Wh::sheacs
,rGor tc take possession of Fairfax Court.
House. Colonel Terry, With his unerc;ag 1!5e,
se7sred tho hs!iiard. aad !hus !oTsced Ii,
Eederai Gag found s;ill eoatiag frcaa tns cupc!e
0! tie JovfteH Hccae i!.ere. he aisc secr:a1 1.
large Federal garrison Gag, designed. it is SaiS,
to be unfaried over cur eutrenchurpr q; I..'
nnssas-
In connection with the unfortunate aifIa;s
ties O! the daY-tba. !s, Tho miscarriage Q; tbt
orders sent by courier to Generals aolr3as a::i
Egell 20 attack the enemy il haDk scd reycrss
at Centrevl!e, through mkich the triumph 0.
our arns ~ss prevented from being ST.: tccrr
decisi7e, regard it in place to ssy, diTlaioaa-
organization, With ofi2eTa &c coImsnd Of d:"!o
sions, with appropriate rank, Gs IL E1To2ea':
services, would greatly reduce toe risk cfsuch
nishs25, and would dTaatsgeousiy simplify
the communications CT Goua!s! il .9lnenc
CT fed with MS troops.
While glorious for our people, and 0! ccusno
ng effect upcu the mora26 Of our bitherto ccr"
fdent anc cveroveeni1g adversary, ss veTs
ths o7ents OF the battle Of Manassas, tas fs!o
was oniy 1on by stou. hgbting, end, es Dr.
fore stated, with much !oss, 90 is pres
cis53 exhibited IL the pspsrg hsr:c
Nth, s.ar;zed and d, snd being Isis Q: she
kiIica and wounded The killed outri ga-
aumbs7oL 3s9-ine wounded 1,452, u&is:og
al asgrogate OF 1852.
The sctusl lcss Ct trs enemy will ae7sr %
known, i. nsy noH only ba cou!ectured.-
Their abandoned dead, as they wers huriec
by our 1scpis whore they fell, unfortunately.
were %: enumerated, but nan; Par.e Of me
field =e7s thick With thsir coc5sss, az or: isH
battle ae,aa hs7o eTer bacn. The Official fe~
, ports 0: ,he enemy are studiousy si!ont Cd
this point, rat still afford US data lor az sp-
| prcx!mste estine.e. Left almost N toe dark
in resp2cs to tho :ooses Of Hunters anu dei:I'
/ ootly ergaged-ve sre info.2ad that Scci
. mans brigsde-Tylers DiYisio1-suf.rsd,
killed. wounded .snd missing, S0s-:nat is
, ,hout 7S na- cont OF tie brigade !! rc~i