iLeattld stud 'wiles with n..thintranfparept elm: Irish it deep red border of home make, ,callittl a marlin; through which the outline uf the body was plainly visible; the free born girls covering their heads, whereas the attains girls exposed theirs, covering the eh iulders only. Money VMS unknowo amongst them; thin there was no lack of gild i.cd 'silver, which, worked by' the nutive 2.3ttn * into ornaments, were worn by the ,avonien, and even their slaves, in the shape of anklet's, bracelets, neolaeces, ear and nose rings. TVA Wajority of the rings wore on the 4.ngrirs were of silver, and od clumsy ,conStraction; those of the men, as in the ,present day, had their names in Arabic en graved on them, while the women's were simply massive or twisted, in some of them .atones sga,;e being rudely act. Fnd of ,ornament, the women loaded themselves with ,;ewelry t.) such an client, that in ,euros et&nces the soles c,f their sandals were of gold; wl•driogs, one ounce in weight, wore porn in each ear, to relieve which from the pain occasioned by ench a weight, the „rings Pore supported by a string passed over the Mead. Ohl ITltlrrcTeri with the hair. Half oi,t4ce of gold formed the nose ring. which, ,?Ittun, , ing over the mouth, wrs suspended to ;the right nostril. The necklaces were CJIII - of strings of the same metal, resem bling barley-corns and cubes. The Nerviest ,ornaments were the bracelets, some of which :weighed nice oences; any, taking all togeth pr,there were many women who decorated their persons with fifty ounces of gold." These accounts are fully corroborated by a work just published in Faris, giving an aceount of the travels of two French explor ,ers in the same regions. They were on one aocaei.la introduced to a native chief, whom they found lying no invalid in his palace, Atleaded by a bevy of negressos 0 IJOSC duty ;zit was to take turns in fanning him. Not withstanding his sick c mdition, he had a io.rge ornament fosteued to his lip. and like wise two golden "spikes" for they could sic called nothing else) projecting from the Dello of the hair above the temples. it ap ,pcared that be bad been kitten by a serpent, but was slowly recovering,. Lle rccoived the .Ir.tvelers very courteously, and gave them a curious loaf from a rare tree as a token, or Passport, to ensure their safety in traversing she a ljacent countries. They found the token very useful in more instanues than one. rsiy elnindia COLUMBIA. I' a. SATURDAY, JULY 27, IRGI sef•The Rev. Mr. P.lttersun w.ll proach ta the Peesbsterian church to,snorrow .1 ts) morning and evening, at the usual ii.V.The Annual 41,unrcntien of f.yoenms : 14 1 1 La 4 4 / 4 : in the woods at Christiana, in gii.4,, , intity. on Saturday .Augnst 31st. 'the .‘xerciles will commence at 10 o'clock a. in. tjee l'residents of the different Lyceums :mist be cm ale ground by I.i o'clock a. tn., ,:wder to arrange pru:,-ramme, tlen M itt.q.—lt appears that the papers rallied by ns to the Reserve Regiment in whin!' our CJokiunn Rangers ere, have been "Q. at by unwarranted opti)n on the part of I'. tf., probaLily at Harrisburg, to the -Second Regiment, lately at Martinsburg. ~ .";ie packages were directed to "Second Re giment liescrre Volunthers," instead of Fifth }regiment Reserve, but the lust POlee, CIJI :iazitL.INLt, Mt., was plainly en lorsed :ipon them, arid the p.•:. , st olEce autb,rities have a) bushiest' to go bellied this rec.)rd. They will oblige ua 14 4 Tuture by fortrar,ling ur packages to their true destination. Passrgn Tac,ors. --Oa Sunday afternoon the, Ora Regiment of Poo nsylvan la Reserves passed up tho road, through Columbia, from Camp Wayne, Westchester, to Harrisburg, preparatory to going furward to the seat oft war. jo the rind are tlaree ianoas ter County goinpanies—Lsneaster Guards, Captain Neff; liuion Guards, Capt. Barton, and Jones' ..)atilleristi,Capt. Ideas. We had the pleasure i,f shating the hand of our good friend Capt. Aldus J. Ne,l". lie is a bronzad warrior, rhowing the marks of exposure during his zomp duties. We trust ho may go through the campaign with hones and achieve die t; nation. and return unscatl.ed from the wars. Ma command, we learn, is in a first rate state of proficiency , . We also had a p ming grip from Q tartormaster Strickler, who looked as if the life suited him perfectly. On 314udsy the &math Reserve Rogi pint. from the 33.110 c.a'np and with the Name destination, passed through. 411 fine hardy looking men —well clad :tr. 1 in boie tcruuc spirits. Tilt GEZAT ISAILIA. AT NAS•SS.O.—At length the importunate public lies beengratr- Wed by a great battle, furced by public clamor against General Soott's judgement, und roeultiog iu dire disaster and shameful ;defeat. A gloom spread over the entire country by the telegraphic =nu isznoentent— foarfully exaggerated, it bee since proved— ,f the reverse sustained by our arms on Sun day last. We cannot remember anything approaching the fearful depression of Mon day, whoa the telegraph dispelled the illu sion crested by the cheering, news of the morning papers. Every faco was en index of a. sad heart and 4 troubled spirit. The defeat has been a galling and a b.tter lesson --veer hope an improving WIG .4.100. Every man has his-theory of the immediate cause thia deplorable disaster to our arms and 4itsci; oars in 00 better than another. prole. :Ay, so we will nut indict it ur. our readers. :here is a saving clause in the chronicle of iefeat,laawever. Our men proved themselves locate any work laid out fur them. They meta lilsoligers for hours, giving and tak ,og /more, . s vani4neFte„ and ,have proved themselves the hest of war material. They sou ll live to retrieve this fret rcveree by driv ing the rebel foe before them in many 4 field yet. We have.Jabored under an embarrass.- inane of materiel in making up nor c h ro nic,. of the mad events of the day, • and instead el, giving the hate, ezagg a ratal ar,c.c.ant fur-; nbased thruogli the telegraph, give tts4! more interesting partiettlara Li be foupd in the! correspondence of the Washington and Eat. l timore papers. The record Is inc,mplete, but the best our space all•:wc. -B,E.TVIIS or Tfir-SFCOND Recayear.—The three months of the Second Regiment Renn aplvania baying expired on Sat 2(ith inst.. they returned, via Balti more, to Liarrisburg, on Sunday. The Shaw nee °muds itaie been expected by their, friends every day since, and great has been the disappointment at their delay in Barrie: berg. The Claxeruernt is dilatory about paying off, and the boys are kept chafing at it distance front- home, with no duties to re liere't.he monotony, and consumed with im patience. Several of the 'officers and men hare visited Culrar.Lia and ratan:led again to ilerrisburg. We had the pleasure of greeting Cul. Welsh .= Thursday. lie trent back to Liarrisburg, expecting that the regi ment would be p a id of in a euuple of days at latest. We have not beard at this time (Prid,ii morning) of any day being Axed' for mu:mule; out the troops. Whenever our boys 414 come a hearty vveicatne awaits them.. li.) man can blame them for refusing to serve longer under incapable commanders.. If General Patterson had promise¢ them active service, note man would hure refused the extra term ssltel of t4oui. .Ven disgusted with their etrninander nre f.toll if they do ri.)t escape from leis c)ntrol when they can honorably do p). A Mant's Nt.T. —WO of the Ninth Rt.: prone toeelserce barbarism upon the South, our favorite supporting evidence being the mob law which rules in all cause of disputed i loyalty to the so called S malaria Confeder acy. gre limier too advanced in civilization to permit our passion to run away with our judgement: ore always net calmly, le gally and with decornm—at lenet'We boast so. We have al wnys been proud to believe that our Columbia c immunity it as little excitable in n wrong direation as any in the country, and when we leartiel that suspi cions existed in the min is of many, prejseli cial to the Character of a gmtlery. in risking our town, we conceive 1 that should these assume' sulfedent gravity to warrant action the steps taken would be strictly in ace Prd - mice with law :old order. We confess that we attache I so little ioneertance to the sense less street-c 'roar !mooing. being in a posi- l tion to know the injustice of the suspicions and rumors, that we con4dered it scarcely poeeilria that anything mire serious thin ' the sleeplessness of a few of the more prom inent members of the volunteer vigilance committee for the na' ion would ho the result. We were mistaken, however; for on Tuesday evening the popular voice demanded action, I and just such action succeeded as might Le I ezpootod to follow similar caucuesing in 1 Oixit'e Land. Instead of the proper steps by the proper nuehor:ties—the Borough nu oFeeeileo, if the ease a ere aerious enough to demand interference —an irresponsible com mittee appointed and accompanied by n mob of bluckgnards, moults a pall open the sus pected party at ten o'clock at night, demand ing some kind of satisfaction. By some means this valiant band induced a gentle mon of character to act as their spokesman, and as he had too much sense to be violent, and sufficient to feel ashamed of his absurd position, the most serious result was the an noyance of the ladies of a family which cer tainly no n;ore than any other in town, de served the insolent intrusion of a gang of rowdies at any hour, much lees at so tins en sennble a ono. These braves—but few showed—looked we are nsssred, very like dogs caught with wool in their teeth, and we sincerely hope, fir the sake of coneisten Cy that their looks did not belie their feel- Mee. We u:eleretite.l that the outside array carried the usual weep ins of c sward!) , rab ble—stones aol bludgeoes. The absence of all coneciette guilt On the pert of the gen tlemen so politely waited no, and especially his entire fee rieseneee, left no excuse fur the use of these offensive arms,land the heroic defenders were reluctantly c impelled tu con tent themselves with wordy war. They re tired sullenly, and we are happy to state kept watch and ward in various quarters all night, carefully guarding the slumbers of a gentle man who had neither snot ve nor desire for escape. Next morning the teemed appeared at Justice Bruner's office and after vain inquiry for a complainant was copelletel to call for a committee of itivestigation before which be could establish his loyalty without, a fear of having his private affairs treaspeted abroad. The gentlemen selected were ! mainly impartial and actuated only by the desire to be instrumental its enabling the party accused to vindicate, if iunuccist, his I character, serving reluctantly in the unplen- I rant rule ef morning inquisitors. Wo will I make ese.eption, however, in favor of isitli, ! viduels who evidently felt the weight of the Nation's safety resting, as on all other occu lt sinus of public excitement, on their support ing amply supporting—shoulders. Those were inspired by higher and nobler motives, 1 and we bap c had the reward of a pproving con. ; . scaence and self eemplaceuey. Tho result I of the in veeneation we are happy to state, was cutiroly satisfactory, proving the sapient basy bodies. for ,ace, at fault. Altogether we thick this affair escape nar rowly, if at all, dicing a disgrace to our cum. munity. -We should out qualify our opinion d:d we * not believe that the auk spirit of Tuesday night is condemned by all reepecta tile citizen,. and the disgrace most fall, Dot upon the town generally, bet upon the blackguards who initiated and carried out the contemptible sizzle. Tho raischicrous whispering and reuttoting of the coarse' o et eeekers of the town, fur the pret isus 1 day or two, was looked upon by all sensible met, ai too contemptible to germinate seri oue.tniachief. so the good men and true who should and would hare been pr.:emit to quell I soy 3110:1 disturbance, with the strong hand. !if tezetuary. were 4e:tenant of the outrage until nest day. The Cour-Ago of the would be rioters was not equal to their very good will, uad they have only taken by their tn, - Hon the scorn of every honorable member of the rommunirr. • • . We have reluctantly albeit.* to this affair At all, fir many reasons, toot ceitald n0t.).4 so grates an enthebition of black gisaril ism go-en— tirely npwlipped i%port.loz Oct relitqpg .to the prevention of the sprev.d of the Casa& balk. gle in this. and other countiesi yr,H b^-fttand iu anlther c•ilumn. PROCELDINTiI Of COUNCIL.-COLOMBIA, July 14, ISOI.-.-Coutseil met. The roll was celled and Messrs; Appol3, Ileratuty and Welsh: reported absent. Mr...hippo, was called to the chair, min utes of list meeting were road and approved. The - hood Committee reported the,ezpau ses sines last snow 1 meeting as follows: far malting fence itt.fattere field, 523,42 finishing grading of Fourth street, 51,73 " repairing cairn?. t, 8,22 " repairing ureets, cleaning, 50,45 lIMI The Finance Cam-aittee reportel as ful lows:- We hive eziminel the ace mints of dhe special Committee wha had in charge the disharsasient of the Yuluatier food, and fl idthat they have eat:tended the stun or. $111.07 as fulluvvs: Outfits fur Yulouteers, $ 91,71 Camp eluipmeati, 90,53 Becruiting service, B hirdinz recruits, 101.61 ' truifmni for o.fi.:ers, 131.71 12,GG • $444,09 They have I.t..l.7cifronit. the Treasttry, 439,09 Ii tilillC3 due P. Fr4ley, chairman, 5,0;) Qa to nion of Mr. a 1 Chesney, the action of the Soeeial Cogumitte of Volunteer fu were approved, the Committee discharged, am! an order drawn on idle Tee tsurer fur $5, in favor of Nix. 'Fraley fir balance due him. 0 t tuitioa of M. Met: tesaay the ig's Constable was directel t t hto 1 one of the keys of the luck up to Constable Meoittnis. Constable Ala( innis appeared before Council and made o etatetuent relative to ,the scenes of rowdyism and lawlessness which prevails on a portion vf Tow Ilia 1, red - resenting th tt citizens who have occasion to pass that vicinity ere insulted and frequently maltreated by the .citizens of that locality, who indulge in all forms of vice and immo. reality. lii has used all the means in his power to break it up but cannot accomplish it without some assistance from the borough anthori•.les. Mr. Bruner rn ,ved that Council be a com mittee of the whole to confer with and ns ,ist the Constable in his eff)rts to establish order un Tut, The Paving Committee presented the Ell ' lowing ordinance which was read and ad opted: "Be it ordained and enacted by the Chief Burgess, assistant Burgess and Town Coun cil of the borough of Columbia, in Council assembled, and it is hereby ordained and enaetol by authority of the same: That the lot holders on Fourth street. between Union and Mill streets, be required to curb and grade their sidewalks within sixty days from the passage of this ordinance." The following bills were ordered to be paid: Samuel Waiteq, $26,45; A. Lowley, $4,75; henry Rupp, $1,00; A. Culp, $2,75; Gildersleeve, $1,00; John Buck, $3,50; C. Faulk, $1,25; Snyder, $0.75; T: J. Bishop, $0,25; Newly Fi, , ltor, $3,23; D. S. Chalfant, $24,37; Samuel Boyd, $7,12; Goo. Null, $1,70; John ISLeuccr, $2,65; A. Wing ley, $3.93; James Morris. $0,55; John Wag ner, $1,85; Goo. Weller. $1,00; Geo. Mdler, $4.05; C. Duttenhoffcr. $5,00; P. Fordney, $0,90; E. Erwin, $3,75; C. A. Hawk, 812,30 W. F. Lloyd, $20.00; Gas Company, $50,07 W. Timony, Oa motion Council nti.;nurned. Attest, Wit. F. LLOYD, Clerk. List of Jurors 21 serve in 11te Court of Common Pleas com mencing on Monday, the 26th day of Au gust, 1861. William Brady. Mount Joy bar, John S. B mie.nan, Conoy twp. Adam Dcitrieli. :llittuir two. Abraham N. Cassel, Marietta bor. John Charles, Manor two. Henry M. Estibach. City. Ilenry Eby. Manbeim bor. Samuel Evans, Columbia liar. John Elinor, Salisbury Iwo. Harding; Gillian, Elan twp. George Graff, Paradise twp. Moray Geffer. Sr., Mount Joy twp. tiodscal, Conoy twp. Benjamtn Varnish, West tamperer two. Christian R. Item Perozen tap. Reuben Kline Clay twp. Joel Lightner, East Lainoctor two. David Landis, •• Samuel Lincoln, Caernarvon twp. Martin Metzler, Raphe top. Henry .Metzler, •• " Daniel 11Iay, E'lzabcthtown bor. Abyailain LI. 31etzger, amestoga twp. Samuel Mellinger. jr., West Cocalico Halter F. Neal, Fulton twp. Joseph Overholtzer, Brookuoek twp. Leonard Pickle, Bart twp. James Paysinure, Providence twp, Cdiristian Rauch, Strasburg bor. Rudolph F. Rauch, City Christian tiourbear, ,litnor twp. John Styer. Earl tvp, .hn Stauffer, East Uempfield twp. Samuel Worst, Salisbury twp. Stephen W.ggisim, Providence two. Jaseph %White, Colerain top. To scree in the Court of Cowman. Pleas, com mencing on Monday, the 2nd day of Sep tember, 13GL. A. P. Anders, Culerain twp, Benjamin Broneman, West Donegal. Henry B. Breneman, Elizabethtown bor. Jacob Baueman, Manor twp. Philip Bailsman. Lancaster twp. Cornelius Collins, Catena° twp. John It Diffenbaugb, ►Marietta bor. • 'Dram Evana.Carnarron twp. Benjamin S. Fry; as n ar. Abraham Graff, Martie twp. Samuel Grosli, tVarivick twp. J„,h u (kr: l ,mm, Coo tnitoga twp. Michael M. Hoffinan, E Ist D.megal twp. William E• Lleinitsla. City. Martin Huber, Marcie twp. Abraham Kurtz, West Cocalice twp, Isaac U Kuhns. Vaunt Joy twp. Jacob 11. Kline, Manheint bor, David P. Locher. City. Martin S. Landis, East Lampeter twp. Isaac L. McCamet, Salisbury twp. II inry . M'usselruan, East Donegal twp. Samuel 11, Miller. Elizabeth tali. John L. Miller, East Iletraptleld twp. Daniel MeEl wain. Colerain twp. Jacob Morton, Salsbury twp. Abraham Peters, Manor twp. Mahlon Roth. Leacoolt ttrp. John Beier, Manheim two. J o h n it ak e s ,,r. Salisbury twp. Banjamin P. ILiwe, Providence twp, John Thomas. Pro idence twp. Christian Wolfe, East Donegal twp, David B. Weaver, East Earl twp. Samuel Wolf, Epbrat4 tap. . Dacil reidman, Penn ttrp =I $133,82 List of Jurors For the Columina Spy Our Army Correspuudence. litltalifiltrt.3. July Ft, 1831. DE.III SPrt--My lest letter was from ran ker Hill, Va-, written after onr arrival there from Martinsburg. Next morning we were ander arms, ftlled with pleasurable excite ment, expecting a battle with the enemy-at 14ioehestgr. A_ reoopnoisitnee had been made the day before, from which we learned that •Totanson was strongly entrenched at Winchester, that the roe ls thither had been obstructe l by foiling trees, We ex pected warm work, but as we stood in marching order several hours, every man was eager for the command to advance. At last it 0.1029, and we went forward cheer- Cully for atiine; but it was soon app trent. coat Winchester was act our destina•imi, ant fierce wits the indignation and hitter the curses of tho men when we learned that we were en route for Charlestown—an al most retrugado movement from the enemy. Our column soon deteriorated into a scrag ',ling horde, the retreat, as we called it, hav ing a rit Ist demoralizing effect apt' the troop. The opinion was plainly expressed that our coat p tiidor W. 1.4 playing directly into the hands of the rebels; otther treach erously or through imbecility. Ila had o mapletely alienated the c..n1l Jenne of the men, who had received him warmly at Chambershurg, as a god-send after the In capable rriga.diers who had previously com :nande I them. ‘Ve arri vol at Charlestown after dark and encamped in a geld near the town. 0.1 the 19th, being, the last day of our term of service, it Wa.i announced that Gen eral Patterson would visit us in the after nom. We were accordingly drawn up in line, when the General appeared and al• dressed the regiment, asking the men to stay with him ten days after the expiration of their enlistment. Ile said that General Scott had ordered him to hold Charlestown; that he did not design attacking Winchester; that the enemy was too strongly pasted, 4:c. Oar boys deputed Lieut. Col. Welsh to sty for the regiment that if the General would lead them to Winchester, or forward in any direati an where fi g hting might be reasottibly anticipated, they world remain not only ten but thirty days loiger; but if their sole duty was to be .0 1, all Charles town against a foe inferior in numbers, they considered the force real Lining, to him after the departure of all the three ino ith mon amply sufficient, aol mast in that case de mand their discharge. Early next m groan came the welcome order to march—afoot to Harper's Ferry, theneo by rail to Baltimore, and thence by N. C. ft'way to Harrisburg, there to be mustered out of service and paid off. We had a delightful tramp to Harper's Ferry, eight miles, and here took a view of the ruins, Sc. We waded the Potomac—rapid but not deep—and took the cars for Balti more, arriving there early next morning, tired and hungry. We marehed through the city to the Bolton Depot, where the citizens of the neighborhood kindly provided for us. Private houses wore thrown open and the poor tired soldier found hearty welcome and much needed refreshment. Mr. Bishop, brother of Thomas J. of C . olututia was par ticularly liberal; may the Lord reward him fur his waftn-hearted hospitality. Just throe months this Sunday morning in Baltimore, Wilco we made our appearance on the bleak hilts around Cockeysville, thir• teen miles distant—.vhat m trehm,g and hart service since then: Then .0 were met by the seces4i m rabble of B iltitri ire with arms and threats and abuse—now the Union peo ple of the cut throat city dare to show their flag and their hearty sympathy with the brave defenders (tt our country. At 1 o'clock P. M., we were again aboard the train and under way. We had a pleas ant ride, halting in York a few nohnites, where hundreds o: our friends crowded to greet us, and arriving nt Harrisburg before dark. Our company %Vas quartered iu the market, house, and our firm duty was : beg something to pat. The people of the city were very kind and mina of us failed of a supply of food. Here we are lying. impatiet t to be paid off and mustered out. Guvernment circum- I 'cation may detain us for several days yet, so I cannot fix a day fur the quenching of my consuming, thirst with you, old boy, lout tell Bowery and Wasserhouse to put their houses iu order and have an extra keg against the coming of TUlrestr SQUAD. NEW CREEK, VA.. July 19, IEBI Dean Spn--Whon I last wrote from Camp Dayton, three miles north of this, we were momentarily expecting orders to march in the direction of Va. We did not move until last Tuesday. Before relating matters permitting to our subsequent marches, per mit me to digress a moment ant: speak of those matters which should have been re lated in my last. There being no mail fa cilities south of Cumberlaud I had to avail myself of such opportunities as offered to get uty letter off, bonne I sent it away un finished, lest it might not go at all.— Whilst at Camp Sltiqinnis small ceouting parties and scoots were sent in the direction of Romney and this place, which kart us booked up as to the enemy's movements. Several times Col. Kane, with some fifty men. made narrow escapes from vastly su perior farces of cavalry. Ile determined on last Friday to occupy this village, and took with him for that purpose two c.impanies of Bucktails. Oa the morning of his departure from camp a large party of cavalry made a descent upon and completely gutted a store in New Creek, belonging to a Union man named Dayton. Kane made a dash into the village aad immediately occupied a large brick house which completely commanded it. On the day belore, the Cul. tuck a rebel and released him upon condition that he would take a message to his commander, to the effect that he (Kane) would be in New Creek at a certain boar with forty men, and bviting the rebels to give him bettle. Sure rtiottAh they came just at the break of day on Sunday last, with some seventy five cavalry and one hundred and twenty-five in fantry. The cavalry dashed into town and dismounted at the railroad. Col. K. sent out !ix man to tire upon thew. The. rebels immediately remounted and pursued them to within one hundred yards of the brick bouse in which Kane and his men were sta tioned. Our boys let drive a plunging fire on them from the 2nd story of the house aforesaid. A Lieut. fell dead, pierced with severed balls, as did also their Orderly Ser geant; several more were wounded, some fatally. A number whilst retreating had to be held on their horses. We have been as sured since that they had thirteen missing at roll call. Cul. K. has since then thrown forward in the direction of Romney some two hundred men. The companies sent to the relief of Cul. K. whilst here, were piloted from it mile to the north of our camp by a Miss Dayton, to the fording at this village, 4olue four miles, she went double quick ut ,he head of culumo. She outwinded most of the hops. Our lust camp was named in honor of tier. Capt. Collins and myself took tea with the family, we found them intelli gent and loyal—much valuable dinformatien has been obtained from them. The rebels rubbed a stem belonging to a brother of Miss Dayton of five thousand dollars worth of goods, on Friday last, in Now Creek.— lie is now in Grafter' cumattading, a com p ny of Union men. Gee% McCietlan.ordered us to support two regiments of Ohio buys who were making lowed marches to cut off the retreat of the rebels defeated by him at Laurel Hill. They came to this place on Monday night and marched out the Kaminey road and in a di rection to the south of that town. We ar rived here on Tuesday afternoon very much fatigued, having, with Capt. Taggart's com pany carried several car loads of pork and bread across the river at the burnt bridge, the banks upon either side of which are very steep. The bed of the river was very stony, water two lout deep with a rapid cur rent, which took the heels 'rem under some of the buys. Upon our arrival here and whilst getting out of cars, orders were given to march immediately to the relief of Kane, who sent an express announcing to us that lie was surrounded. We marched out the Romney road at double quick time, and, upon inquiry of those we sew along the way, were told that "Kane was just two miles ahead and inn fight," which had the effect of quick ening our pace. After marching seven miles in a southerly direction wo turned up a tiropike which lei over a mountain in an easterly direction and traveled three miles and a half more at which point several shuts in rapid succession were heard, which made the boys break into a full run. Being near the rear of the column we thought the front was attacked, and made preparations accordingly to repel the enemy. It was about 9 o'clock, M.; Coy. K showed no signs of faltering. The firing was caused by the pickets of Cul. Kano who had just taken possession of a large stone house, the sash of welch he had taken out, and barri caded the doors with logs. He also rased a hog pen and took the logs to a hill and built there a fort, all iu a few hours. His pickets hearing us advancing rapidly down the road, supposed we were not friends and fired into us, but fortunately no damage was done. lVheti near the house Cul. Kane commanded us to halt. Col. Bi idle commanding, our Brigade spoke stud was immediately recog nized; we were.then greeted with a rousing cheer. We laid down along the road and id the tie,ds and slept until in 'riling when we were ordered to return to New Creek.— Col. Kano had, on the day we started, a mkirausla At, a village about a mile on this side of Jenkins' House where he was quar tered when we came up with him. Nu per son was killed on either side. It scows almost impossible to catch the rascals as they are nearly all mounted. We are gradually forcing them northward into the beul of the Potomac where they cannot escape. If we ever catch them I Wine wo will teach them a lesson not soon to be forgotten. Tho forced march we made to relievo K toe was a hard one, having made it without rest or rations. We sent Benj. F. !loupes back to Cum berland, sick with intermittent fever: throe mum of our boys are unfit for duty, they are Lintleld, Fraley and R 'at: with u few days rest 1 think they will again be on duty. Enclosed I send a plan of the battle ground at New Creek, and a paper printed by Cspt. Trout's company at Piedmont, a few miles below this, We have everything pneked.up,expneting to march —whither we do not know. ORDERLY. Defeat of the Federal Array Ho. fore Manassas. THE ARMY RETREATING TO WASHINGTON. GREAT/ SLAITIMICER. We give the details of the disastrous de feat of uur forces at Manassas on Sunday, the news of which threw such a gloom over our entire country on Monday last. The first telegraphic dispatches were dictated in the midst of the panic and, hare turned out —as we supposed—exaggerations. We have endeavored to cull a connected narrative of the great battle and deplorable defeat from the eorrespondenoe of the city papers of Monday. The earliest telegraphic account of the rout was the following to the asso ciated prose: 1Y Asa txurox , J uly 22.—After the latest information was received from Centreville at 71 o'clock last night, a series of events took place in the intensest degree disastrous. 11.a.ny una;;thorizel statements are preva lent, but enough is k.nowo to warrant the statement that we have suffered in a degree which has cast a gloom over the remnant of the army and excited the deepest . melan clr.ply throughout Washington. The carnage is trowendously heavy on hoth sides, and ou ours represented as fright ful. Wo were advancing and taking their masked batteries gradually but surely and driving the enemy toward Manassas Junc tion, when the enemy s.!emed to have been reinforced by Gen. Johnston, who, it is un derstood, took theoommand and immediately cowmen ced driving us back, when a panic among our troops suddenly cccurred and a regular stampede took place. Tho following gives the details of the ear liqr part of the Mr. Raymond, of the New York Times, gives the following narrative of incidents that he witnessed: The great battle occurred to-day, and the result is not certain at the moment I write. Both sides have fought with terrible tenacity. The battle has been hot and steady fur three hours, and the loss must he very heavy— certainly not under one, thousand on each side. The Union army advanced from Centre ville in three columns at three o'clock this morning. Colonel Richardson commanded the column •by the road to Bull Run, where the action of Thursday took place, and Colo nel Miles lay on the road and at Centreville to support him. General Tyler commanded the centre divis ion, which took the Warrenton road—Gen erals Schenck and Cul. Sherman being in advance. Lie had the three Connecticut Regiments, two from Michigan, two from Wisconsin, and the Sixty-ninth and Severity ninth from New York. General ~VcDowell, with Colonel blunter and a very powerful division, went out on this road, which leads directly forward to Manassas, crossing Bull Run by a stone bride, which had been mined. The attack by these two points was in tended mainly us a feint. The real attack was by Hunter, wit ) took a narrow road two miles out leading t." the right, having Hunt's and the Rhode Island batteries, and leaving Col. Keyes on the centre nt the crossing of the roads as a reserve. His orders were to proceed bigh up the stream, cut himself a path through the woods, cross over and turn the position of the Rebels on the rth. I went out with the centre column. At ten minutes betore six we halted about a mile this side of the position of the Itches. The Sixty-ninth and Seventy-ninth llegi ment4 of New York were thrown to the right, in the woods, and the First and Second Ohio and Second New York to the left in advance. The thirty pound Purrot gun was planted in the middle of the road, and at ten minutes past six it threw two shells into the battery of the enemy, but without eliciting any res ponse. Ten minutes after, we heard tiring on our left from Richardson's column, which was continued at intervals for two hours, but without eliciting any reply. Our column remained silent, firing now and then a gun, and at twenty minutes to eight, Ayer.f Battery, formerly Sherman's, fired five or six rounds into tt'e enemy, but without response. At a quarter before nine shots were raputly exchanged between the opposing skirmishers, and Gardner, of La crosse, belonging to the Rhode Island went, was reported killed. At about ten o'clock heavy clouds of dust showed that reinforcements were coming up to the rebels from Manassas, nod was con tinued through the next three or foil: hours. At Ii o'clock Ayers' I 3 ttery went to the front; the Sixty-ninth New York was order ed to deploy into the field in front, and firing was heard front Hunter's Division, on the extreme right, far in advance. The Ohio regiments were pushed forward with the Second New York, and ran upon a masked battery of four guns, which Killed and wounded quite a number of both. Of the latter, ALchael 'McCarty, Sergeant of Company 11, was wounded, and afterwards was reported dead. Lieut. Dempsey receiv ed n slight wound. Some twenty or thirty of the Ohio regiment broke and ran, but the rest ,-tood firm, as did the Second New York. Ca.li.tle%, Battery was brought to the front on the right, and soon drove the Rebels out of the masked battery. It was now Il} o'clock, when Ilunter's column appeared across the Run, advancing on the flans of the Rebels, and the engage ment strut became very active in his position, lie kept steadily advancing, pouring in a steady fire of artillery and musketry. The whole brigade under Tyler was or dered t,t hi, support. The Sixty-ninth and Seventy-ninth New York, the Ifu-st. Second and Third Connecticut, and t.econd Wis consin were sent in. A. constant roll of musketry marked Winter's advance, and the Artillery from our column played incessant ly on the flank of the Rebels. So far as I could see, the latter were pushed back o considerable distance to the road directly in flout of where I stood, across which they charged twice with the bayonet upon our troops, but were repulsed each time. Our men crossed the road and poured in upon them a terrible tire of artillery end musketry. I write at 2 o'clock. and am compelled to close in order to avail myself of a speeial messenger to Washington. The f•ht is still going on with great energy. The Rebel but teries hero again commenced firing upuu us, and their balls and shells fell thick upon the road, and in the field which I had se lected as my observatory. General Schenck and two batteries are ordered up to repulse an attempt u: cavalry to outflank us. I shall try to send the re sult in n later despatch. The Washington Republican of Monday says: All our militnry operations went swing ingly on and Cul. Alexander was about erecting a pontoon across Bull Run. the enemy were seemingly in retreat, and their batteries beinzunmasked one after another, when a terrifftc consternation broke out among the teamsters, who had incautiously advanced immediately after the body of the army, and lined the Warrenton road Their consternation was shared in by numerous civilians, who were on the ground and for a time it seemed as if our whole army was in retreat. Many baggage wagons wore elliptic& and their horses galloped across the open fields. all .he fences of which were torn down, to allow them a more rapid retreat. For a time a perfect panics prevailed, which com municated itself to the vicinity of Centre ville, and every available conveyance was se'zed upon by agitated civilians. Wounded soldiers cried on the roadside fur assistance, but the alarm was so great that numbers were passed by. Several similar alarms occurred on previous occa sions, when n change of batteries rendered necessary the retirement of the artillery on our part, and it is most probable that the alarm was owing to the same fact. The reserve force at Centreville was immediately brought up, and marched in double quick step, in the following order: Colonel Einstein's Tweaty.seventb Penn sylvania Regiment, with two goes' the Garibaldi Guards, and Blenker's First Rifle Regiment. with its batteries. fillosred, at several miles distant, by the DeKalb Regi ment. When our courier left, at half-past four o'clock, it was in the midst of this excite ment. Two new masked batteries had been opened by the Rebels on the left flank, and that portion of the division had had its fins broken, and demanded immediate reinforce ment. The right was in good order. The battery, erected on the hillside, directly opposite the main battery of the enemy, was doing good execution, and aditiunal guns were being mounted. On his arrival at Fairfax Court House, he was overtaken by Government messen gers, who reported that our army was in full retreat towards Centres-We. They were followed by less agitated parti-st, who stated that the report of the retreat was owing to the fact that the alarm among the teamsters had communicated itself to the volunteer, and even, in some instances, to the regulate, and the lines were broken: and that a retirement of our forces across Bull Run was rendered neassary.— CIL Hunter passed at the 341215 time, in n vehicle, wounded. Ayer's battery was also reported ' as lost. The Washington Star says: We believe our loss in artillery bas beep about 29 pieces, among theta Ricketts', Car lisle's, Arnold's, and the Rhode Isiand bat tery (excepting one gun). Must of them were abandoned in the cetrent, the roads being so blocked up as that they could not be got away. At 81 o'clock this morning. no advance of the enemy wa4 visible in the vicinity of Fairfax Court House. MajorJaines S. Wadsworth, of New York, one of Gen. McDowell's aids refused to leave Fairfax Court Muse this morning, declaring his purpose to be to remain with the wounded. lle was at his own expense supplying those around him with everything they'required that could be purchased at Fairfax Court Ilouse. The great mass of oar wounded were necessarily left (as usually happens ou retreat) on the field or wherever they were carried. Our loss in Proall arms is believed to be about 5.000. We, however, think it will reach 7,500. In wpgons the loss bits Wu, very small, as bat few - moved with the army, and most of those proved to have starlet ) oc the retreat from Centreville in time to get. ahead of the pressure of the confused crowd,: The loss of horses was oven more incons iderable than that of wagons. LATER PARTICULARS Or 7'llE BATTLE. General Schenk was neither killed nor taken prisoner, but slightly wounded. Two of his regiments, the Second Ohio and Sec ond New York (Tompkins), are said to have been Fuming - the first to give way to the panic. The panic was commenced in a light bat tery commanded by a fat Lieutenant. Ile was proceeding under orderi to flank one of the enemy's batteries, when n detatehment of their cavalry made a dtish at them, instead of unlimbering and essaying to receive the charge with grape or canister, he turned and instantly fled, leaving two of his pieces on the field. The Second Connecticut and the Minnesota (of General Schenk's brigade, which were exposed to the fire of the battery which the fat Lieutenant had started to flank) then broke and ran into the bushes. Instanta neously it seemed that Ow panic communi cated in all directions. The most careful investigations that it bee been possible io make, so far, lead to the belief that our total loss in killed and wounded is between 2,50(3 and 3,000, while that of the enemy is supposed to be equally large, if not larger, as, up to 4 P. N., when the panic occurred, the advantage was nearly all on our side. The following is from the correspon dence of the Baltimore American: • Amid the wild excitementuf the day, and the conflicting reports of those actors in the tragic scene whu witnessed the battle from different stand points, it is impossible to ar rive at anything approximating oven to u fair account of the movements of the day, or of the number of killed and wounded. Enough has been gathered, however, and from reliable sources, to render it certain that the battl6 wits most bloody, not in its general iesuit. hut in the character of its individual confli. ts. In some instances the contest is said to have been carried on with hand-to-hand desperation, entrenchments being lust and woo again at the point of the bayonet, and in one instance, at least, at the paint of the knife. Thus the ticcund Mich igan Repinent are said to have been drit en out of a small battery which they had entered by a desperate charge by a regi inent---of Mississippians it is suppostd —armed with rifles without bayonets, end with bowie knit es. one of which, captured by a inember of the Second Michigan, and triumphantly exhibited by its captor, was in size and weight not much unlike a sabre bayonet. An °Ricer of the bitty-ninth (Irish) Regi ment state. in ititi-tration of the desperate character of the attack and of the repulse, that the third battery attacked during the day by them, and defended, as was ascer tained from two youthful prisoners, by a regiment of Saudi Carotin ails , W aisca and retaken ht the point of the bayonet eight Hiner in .yucces,icno, the Carolinians at lust roaming possession of the will k by the aid of A. fourth battery which was unmasked at the critical period of the fight. A Confederate soldier and a member of it Wisconsin regiment NTere fund ar on the field lucked in a deadly embrace, the former clutching the heir of his antagonist, in whose breast a bowie knife was found buried to its hilt, he himself having died appa rently front a ghastly wound in his breast. The batteries of the Confederates, it is generally conceded, were planned with con summate skill, nod so closely concealed or masked that not until they opened lire could their deadly neighborliaal be detected.— They were so arratig d as to entirely com mand each other, and the Federal troops found that the deadliest portion of their gallantry and enterprise was that which Theytheta entrance into a masked battery. rhey were also coveted with rifle pits so contrived as to afford a swift retreat by the rear, and from these a deadly lire was poured upon the advancing columns. It was from these shelters that the Confeder ate riflemen inflicted the heaviest losses upon the Fire Zouaves. In the effurt during the early part of the day to outflank the enemy the Federal offi cers found paths leading as they supposed to the desired positions in the rear of the batteries, and these were followed with zeal and daring, but in more than one instance they are said to have proven mere traps, de liberately devised fur the destruction of those who should attempt it, and from which, once entered, egress was prohibited by the splendid oavalry which formed a conspicu ous feature of the Southern furce, and the strength of which has been estimated In round numbers at from 3,00 u to /5,000. The crisis of the day was reached about four o'clock, when the Confederates, sud denly emerging from the batteries behind which they bed previously sheltered, dashed upon the Federal lines, and the assault being followed by an irresistible shower of leaden hail, two regimetts acting, it is said, uncle; a misunderstanding of a general order, commenced a retrograde movement, which was quickly followed by the remainder of those in action, until soon the entire column was in retreat. The movement at first began with deliberation, and might have been con tinued in goad order, but for an unfortunate alarm which, commencing on the left of the column, spread rapidly over the field until the entire army with a few honorable ex ceptions, broke into a flight which became a general stampede. When at a portion of Bull Run, where a small bridge was placed they encountered the unexpected opposition ' of an apparently newly erected battery, supported by a strong column of infantry. A brief but ineffective stand was endeav ored to be made at this point by the gallant Rhode Islanders, together with a Michigan and, it is said, an Ohiu regiment, but they I were swept along with the onward current of the retreat, and the Confederate cavalry charging furiously at that moment the re treat degenerated into a rout. It was at this bridge that Burnside's splendid battery of six James' rifled carmen, and Sherman's celebrated battery were captured, with the exception of one piece from each battery, which were saved. The Confederates had previously taken Ayres' battery and the rifled .3:2-pounder, the latter capture render. ing total the loss of all the artillery and siege guns of the army. From Bull Ruu to Centreville, and oven beyond, it is said the cavalry of the elm federates harassed the rear of the retreating ruiy. Throe frequent therg,es were, bvw-
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