The New York herald., 1862-02-07

Is popularity believed by the suffering rebels to
be in the last agonies of famine and want. 1t
shows well alongside the accounts of recent
European gayetes. And, though this carnival
ends most dsmally in slush, it will certainly be
repeated in some other form before long; for
New York must have and can afford its plea
sures
GENERAL. BEAuREGARD's REPORT OF THE Bat
TIE OF MANAssAs-We published yesterday in
full the official report of General Beauregardof
the battle of Bull run, or of Manassas, as he
more euphoniously deagnates it. From this
report it appears that the rebel forces engaged
in the fight amounted to over $1,000 men, and
that their losses were 269 killed outright and
1,4S3 wounded.
He puts down our opposing army at $4,000
men, when, according to theGoficial report of
General Mcdowell, he had not over $4,000 men
engaged in the fight during the day. Our losses
were: killed, 4Sl; wounded, brought in, l,Ol1;
missing, 1,2l6.
Total rebel loss, as reported by Beauregard. 1862
Which, perhaps, on each side, is as near the
mark as we shall ever be able to get AS usual
in such cases, our heaviest losses in killed and
wounded were doubtless suffered after the
breaking of our lines and during the
first hour or so of the confusion of their
retreat. Putting the loss on each side
in killed and wounded as high as ten per
cent of the forces engaged, the battle of
Manassas will bear no comparison in this view
with some of the battles of our war with Mexi-
co. Buena Vista, for instance in which nearly
twenty per cent Of General Taylor's forces
were killed and wounded; and MOlino del Rey,
where the victorious column of General Worth
was cut up to the extent of twenty-five per
cent. The simple truth is, that the intense and
exhausting heat Of the disastrous day of Manas-
sas did more towards the defeat Of our thickly
clad Northern troops than the failure of Pat
terson, or the manGuvres of Beauregard, or his
advantages of position, or the bravery Of his
men, or the deadly fire of his batteries
In conclusion, Beauregard frankly confesses
that his army was too much exhausted by their
trying days work to follow up their victory,
and that the heavy and unidentified rain on
the next day and the want of a sufficient cayal-
ry force, g made an efficient pursuit military
impossibility; so that, after all, if our soldiers
from the field of Manassas did not move on
ward to Richmond, they did enough in that
battle to prevent Beauregard from moving on
ward to Washington.
The TREATMENT OF NORTHERN PRISONERS AT
THE SourH.-We reprint in another column two
letters extracted from the London Times rela-
tive to the treatment of the Northern prisoners
at Richmond. One of these is from Mr.. 8. Phil
lips Day, who was last year known as the cor
respondent of the London Herald in Richmond, =.
and with respect to whom we have to say that
if his veracity is not to be relied upon more
than his honor, we have very poor opinion of
any statement he may make. The other is from
Sir James Ferguson, member Of Parliament,
who visited this country last fall. He came as
professed tory, anxious to gain oil the infor-
nation he could likely to be of any political use
to himself or his party, and he travelled South,
open to be stuffed by whoever chose to interest
himself in the operation, and he was stuffed
accordingly, as much as any turkey was ever
stuffed. He has consequently gone home
full of false ideas about our institutions
generally and the treatment of North
ern prisoners at the South particularly.
That his opinions relative to the latter are false
the testimony of the prisoners themselves re-
Gently released in exchange for Southern prison
ers will prove; and not less conclusive are the
statements which have appeared from time to
time in the Richmond and other papers on the
subject. This ignorance or wilful blindness to
facts is, however, only in keeping with the gene
raj character of English journalists and politi-
clans in alluding to the affairs of the United
States. II their visit to America has only re-
suited in initiating them with falsehoods and de-
lusions, it would have been better for them to
have remained at home.
wA;I Acxs TnEATRR.-The production Of standard CO.
medies this house is apparently encouraging to tho
manager, may Judge from the nightly attendance
Of vsiters. Last evening Mor;ons comedy Of Speed
the Plough pi ,duced before very good audience
considering the state Of the weather. and may
hung a little heavily. The second made up for this
but slight annoyance, especially at the conclusion a
lively country dance performed by tho whole
pany, which Bob Handy r lester waliack) performs