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-