)Bcvoki to fltolittrs, fittrotnre, Slgviculturc, Sthnct, illoralitij, an cucvol Intelligence. VOL 20. STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA. AUGUST 15, IS61. NO. SO Published by Theodore Schoch. TERMS. Two dollars per anntimin advance Two dollars and a quarter, half yearly and if not paid be fore Uit enrl of the year, Two dollars and a half. No ;inp?r liioonlfnucd until allarrearngesaif paid, except at the option of the Editoi. 'Grv lvertisemcnls of one square (ten lines) or less, one or three insertions, SI 00. Each additional inscr Son , 125 cents. Longer ones l n proportion . .JOS PRINTING. Havinc.a general assortment of large, plain and or Tiamental Type, we arc prepared to execute every dc scription of Ji-ilJJK ' lAdiH-lV&jkilia i. r..-. . Itill fr..il. nl-irvV Tir.iritc Justices, I.fgal and other i?l(uiks, Pamphlets. &c.,pr!ii tcJ with neatness and despatch, on ie;sona!lc terms at this oflicc. The Battle ns seen by an eye Witness. From Wilkc's Spirit of The Times. Washington, Friday, July -6, 1S61. CHARGE OF TnE ZOUAVES. Wc now como to the attock of the Wil- cos or Fire Brigade, courting of the 1st MicWnn 3th Now York, and the far- 1UR ' ' ' . r. famed Zouaves. This brigade, aa I have beforo dated, made the widest Qauk cir cuit of thc whole, and consequently did not take tin it lioc-of-battle until half nn hnnr lritor than tho brigade of Porter, making its actual arrival ou the field a- j t,out 1 o'clock; all the wor.-e for it, an it ' gave it the more weary march, and (uu- j der the excitement of tbc roll of battl') urjica tue iasi two minis m u uion ea.- hau?tin "double quick," or run Th brigade took up its position along a ieuce ruuniug cat ano n cm, wmi ma prociaitneu us continuance in any quar-I-th Michigan occupyiug thc extre-mc tcr. In their ignorance of the extent of left; Tbe Soott Life Guard, or 38th New j the field, tbc Federal forces imagined York, under Col. Ward, occupying the they had won a victory. They had center, supporting Griffin's Battery, and , sbowo greater dash and steadiness than thc Zouarcn holding the extreme right. J the enemy from first to last; and while, No sooucr had the brigde taken thi. posi- j by far, the most exposed, had inflicted a tion, thau a rapid raking fire opiied from much heavier slaughter than they had a Urc battery ou the left, while a heavy 1 undergone themselves. The whole as shot from thc nam- quarter knocked over pect within our lines, or rather within the one of Griffin's guns end killed five or six boundaries of our brigades, wore the look men. Upon this tuccess, a body of sixty of triumph. Our enemies, wherever we or seventy horse, with tho view of taking i had mot them hand to hand, in anjthing advantage of the temporary coufusiou ; like open opportunity, had sunk before thus occasioned in our ranks, is?ued from u; all their batteries immediately witbin the rear of a stnail clump of wood in ' our reach had silenced; but, what wai front of thc Zouaves, and, circling to the (infinitely more conclusive to our green front, tn3de an attempt to nreah tuc ranks of the brij r.e. Thc movement, however, was seen tur men in sufficient time to meet it. by and tbe entire of the three regiment-' leveled a united volley on its ranks. With the lWu and the discharge, every rider of the troop, hut five or aix, reeled from tho saddle to tho earth, and-the horses, such os were not desperately wounded, madly Tan away. One of thorn, a fine fellow, black as a coal, who wa? not in tbc leant iurt, caae Uaring toward the 35th, when it was caught, and immediately mounted by Capfc McQuadc. At this moment, Gen. TItintzleman, who already had beeu wounded, rode up, and looking with pride up and down the fase of the battallioo, ordered the 38tb and tbe Zouavos to clear the woods he fare thern at the point of the bayonet, while tbe lrt Michigan took a protecting rvncf7r nn t)n Kill T'liJ kCfTlf flf tYll Dosition on thc bill. Tae t-cene of thi-j chaTe could be clearly observed from the rise which overlooked tbn batt that had been silenced by the Rhode Is land Brigade, and all ho looked on held their breadth to see the 1 lth aud the Life Guard go in. On receiving the order, they gave a tremendous hout, and moved forward at a double quiok, but just as they had got fairly ou their ivay, an in fernal hail was turnrd looo upon them from the battery that had disabled Grif fin's gun, and the entire line wavered and threatcncJ to fwl back. the most tre- mendous efforts were, at this juncture, made by Cols. Ward and Farnham to steady tbe men, and poor McQuade, who rode, cheering up and down on his new- found borc, was particularly prominent in thus inspiriting the 3b. A as while thus gallantly employed, his evil fortune triumphed, and he reeled to the earth in the midst of bis task, struck mortally in the breast with a piece of shell. The eight of the loss of this favorite officer, and the auxilary efforts of Farusworth, Brady, and Potter, of the Life Guard, end of Capts. Jack ilday, Levenoh, , Murphy, and others of the Zouaves, ) Bteadied tbc line again, and, witb another wboop, tbe reu t.nirts anu ine x.ue uuaru rashed into the wood. Ibey were not long in finding what tbey sought, for, in grim array, there stood the Alabamians and Mis-isj-ippians in full forco, their line resting on a barn and their right suppor ted by a brace of cannon. A the 1 lth and 35th approached, the rebels opened a mort severe and well-directed, volley, which our people, pausing to fire, in Etantly returned. Two or three line ex changes were then beard witbin tbe co vert; the smoke rose densely through the interstices of the wood, and, in a few minutes, the Zouaves and 38th could be seen pouring forth, in considerable disor der, unable to withstand the fierceness and compactness of tbe Confederate fire. They continued their retreat until they regained the line of fence which had been their original position, several red shirts dropping and dotting the ground I on the road back. The full loe of the Zouaves, however, turned out to be small. It being now after 2 o'clock, they" re- mained in their position, .. i and did not charge again. EE-APPEARANCE OF THE SHERMAN BRI GADE. It was at this point of time, and whilo the Zouaves, like the Rhode Islanders aDd 71st, lay out of the immediate tide of battle, that tbe 69tb and 79th came sweeping along, with its green banner waving (the only one of their left) to the relief of Griffin. Flushed with their sue ceHs with the wood, the MissisBippians watched them from within their covert, and let fly a heavy volley, and then charged. Tbey were bravely met and checked; but while being driven back, a Hudden desperato rush of a company of Rebels, who had a fancy for hanging op of its welfare, lingered behind, and urged tl,e fight they had so gaily sought were'"!, ,.ve onl t0 saJ thttt Le F'ro?en the green banner as a trophy for their stragglers not to get separated from their tbe Ruruside brigade, which, accompanied . ' his presence, the enemy from tur- armor at horue succeeded in ' toar n? t from the standard-bearers hands, and bearing it away. The turmoil of the fight was very thick, and bat few saw it who were in its midst. Luckily, howev er, Captain Jack Wilday, of the Fire Zouaves, observed tho misfortune from a dUianeo, and summoning a handful of Ibis company to follow, came tearing for- ' wrnnl fnr irj rMnno. Vth an irm-fiMn vigor, he and his comrades penetrated to the center of the retreating, Rebels, and i. u t .! j.i- .j i j " mw -ww - w. w . lak.M uu ItlVI.IIIV by a number of well delivered shots and blows succeeded in wresting the talisman from its possessors. Iu this fine exploit. ilday killed two of the Rebels with his own hand, and plucked from the eidc of one of tho retreating captains, a sword for his mantel-piece at home, It was now nearly four o'clock, p. in., and the general battle seemed to have suasiaen; nay, a i most entirely to nave ceased: and nothing but an occasional great gun, and isolated flirt of musketry appreciations, General McDowell, our Commander in-Chief, now oame jingling on thc field, waving, first his glove, and then 'his hat, calling us "brave boys," and telling us with the grand air of CseBr, that we had won the day. He passed away like a splendid dream. "A big thing," in glorious uniform, and branching ucw regulation bat. j After our joyful i-houts had gone down ; the wind after him, our tried legion" flung themselves, by one accord, upon tho ground, to take a brief snap at their hav ersacks, and to catch a few miuutes re- j pose beforo making their final disposi tions for the day. Perhaps no army J which hod won a victory was ever more fatigued, and the men as they lay upou their i-ides and rehearsed tbe horrors of the day, wondered how they bad held out so long. Many, however, had not even tbi9 rcp0Sef for they wero bearing off their j J J l t J wounuea comraues to iae iio.puai, auu others were Hearcbing for their sworn brelhern in arms among tho dead. These lay about in the most fantastic shapes, some absolutely headless, come represented by a gory trunk alone, some with fcoiiles, and some with rage upon their lips, as they grasped their bent and curiou-ly twisted woapons, and some ac tually rolled up like a ball". Whoever would otudy the eccentricities of carnage, midht here have graduated through all f3erees 0f horror, to a full experience aj 0DCe. N. tja wbo,e of 0Qr wag now ed prclty weu togetfaer. Tho bri- J which bad mado th(j .gt c0 .g 8;de had been joined by those faad foughfc 6traigbt . and a ,ance afc tfae field sbowed tbat tbe wboie broadtb of 0Qr battle had not 8pread 0. yer a mi,e and a faalf Had wo bcen up io profeSSor Lowe's balloon, we might bavQ gecn at 0Qee that w5tb all Qur prow. egs and hcroi(J darjDgf we bad merelj out q hoe .Q the 8mBj end of tbe enemy's lnteau of batteries, and that his rear, .. . nnT nonprni ;mil,r;n.d hn lmd turn. , overhaQff u in massive wines, which ..j remBined nntoucbod. Our plan, therefore, was, as I said before, too small for tho measure of our customer. Iho coat which had been chalked iu concep- tion of a boy, would not inclose tbe pro- portions of a man, and we were destined, as is often the case with new beginners, fo luicft nnr wnrk tnrnfid nnon onr hands, This truth came soon: for suddenly, as w " I we were resting, tne roar or Dattie nrose out again in every direction, and batte- ries we had thought mute forever, now opened with redoubled fury. The most . . . t i . 3 , r i. . i ...h rutin tr 1 sir r ma nnnni-.. onn ir. became evident that, instead of having was war; compact, well-made, and roas yieldcd to the untoward fortunes of the oniug war. It was war, too, in all its II na in ifj ufrpniffh selves whilo pouring new regiments into their lower works. Tbe Sherman Bri- J ' J J o cade astounded by this new asnault, was ' trJi to rprirn from the notation it bad occupied. but it retreated in good tyle, and j.' D0W eDtirejy without orders, , toch 0ff toward the rear. . nna9li on their road tbe brigade 'ofSchenck wbiob, with tbe brigades of I Howard and Franklin, had been since ! nowara auu jruuii.uu, -f.ui-v fcv-fcwwv- (j nonn in the densest of strife; tho Maine W and the Vermonters having sfgna- Descently, however, did we we gather up'gics now picketed by our dead, were eon- courage, they would no ; oa . worw a re lized themselves ; ew.c ally by the enthu- our force, not by general order, but by stantly present to their mind, and all folt union. 'I he great hope of every soldier ia dur- one sensible accord, and sad, and pained, that it would be through God's mercy in our ranks is that wa sh. Jl be able o ii th . tem of that day, , and wearied, yet conscious of victory as only, in holding the siglit of tho enemy, reconquer under one banner the loyalty J!mZiT tho 5 b MiJ far 88 we b fought, wc folded up "our 'that any of Q3 would get off alive. .d affcciion of our entire people as of eachuetts in the stubborn fortitude with oolnmns for retreat. Tbc only ones whose the action of tiie reserve. which, again and again, they pressed hardihood clang spitefully to the Btrifo . through, and withstood the fiercest fire. jwer a few regulars at the batteries, who Having now, by the course of thi reci As the Sherman Brigade went by, wJth the infatuation of expert, and be- j ta, oarried -Federal Army into and Schenck's men stood breathing in the grimmed with tho mire of battle from all l"" aI1 the perils of the. wood, it will wood, tho New-York 2d occupying a ordinary recognition, kept peppering at necessary to get them entirely out. position on tho left. The 09th brought sut batteries as would still provoke their i rh,s bn?8 us t0 tbe actioD of tho rc" ud the rear of the tcmnorarilv retiring onlnmn. hnt ltd nllnnf Hnlnnnl .fSKfl commands. Ho Dausod for an instant to - of the enomy's Black Horse were seen making a oharge toward them, though its immediate object was to attaok Carlisle's battery, which, out of ammunition, stood k,v. .nt t u r.nA II 111 UU 1 VU UL 1U LUW WWUtbl J tUU 1UUU The two Colonels watobed the movement and, traufixed with excitement as they ., . ., - J Haw tne dragoons saner the cannoniers. forgot to take measures for their own protection. It was immediately neceseary that they should, for the quick exploit upon tho battery bad scarcely retarded the black column in tho least, and-they oame pour ing on tho unformed columns of tho Schenck Brigade. Promptly, however, the quiok order of McCook shaped the 1st Ohio, and the others, following by in stinct, showed a firm lino, with bayonets all poised and ready for tho charge. The Black Horse looked for a moment, but, not liking that array of steel, thoy flirted off to thc right (receiving a volley as tbey went), and a squad of them made dash to out off tbe two colonels who were isolated in tho road. Thompkins, who saw the danger coming, quickly sprang to a horse hear at band, and calling on Cor coran to follow, spurred him at a fence. Tbe troopers, however, were too near for Corcoran's tired horse, and whirling a round the Trifh Colonel, tbey took him captive, and bore him off. A portion of tbe squad followed after Tompkins, but hih ppirited charger leaped two fences in fine style, and amid thc crock of the dra-goon-i' six-shcoters, he got safe away The brigade of Schenck, being now ut terly fagged out, and being moreover en tirely without orderc, fell back upon the footsteps of tbe 69th. The Burnside Brigade was still upon tbe field, where they had received from Gen. McDowell the news of victory, and, consequently, ha'd heard, with the sur prise tbat was equal among all of our brigades, tbe angry reopening of the fight. They had seen, too, the other bri gades file off toward tbe rear, but having no orders for such movement, and not being inihe fire, the staunch Rhode Is landers, Wisconsinians and 7 1st doggedly held their feet. But tho musketry on our side was getting faint, and the great guns of the enemy, unprovoked from our al most exhausted batteries, were now but sparsely fired. Everything, therefore, indicated another lull, and it could not be made certain to our minds but that we had really won tho victory after all, and tbat the last cannonade was but tbe angry finish of tbc enemy. Sudden ly a cry broke from the ranks of "Look therel look tbcrel" and, turning their eyes toward Manassas, the wholo of our droop ing regiments, as well as thoe who were moving to tbe rear as those who stood, saw a sight which none who over gazed upon it will forget. THE PAGEANT OF THEENEMY'S RESERVE S At a long way up tho rise, and issuing from tbe enemy's extreme left, appeared slowly debauching into sight, a dense col umn of infantry, majching with slow and solid step, and looking, at this noiseless distance, liko a mirage of ourselves, or the illusion of a panorama. Rod by rod the massive column lengthened, not brea king off at the completion of a regiment, as we had hoped, but still pouring on, and on, and on, till one regiment had lengthened into ten. Even then tho stern tide did not pause; for one of its arms turned downward along tho far side of the triangle, and, the source of the flood thas relieved, poured fourth again, and 'commenced lining the other in like raan- ner. Still tbc solemn picture swelled its volume, till the ten regiments had doub- led into twenty, and had taken tbe for ' mation of three sides of a hollow square, Oar awe-etruok legions, though beginning ' to feel the approaches of despair, could not take their eyes from that majestio pa - rreant. and though, exnorioncin!? a new O ' o - a necessity, were frozen to thc sight, . m, rt J Al t il. rne marnai iiae uoweu on, me lengm- ening regiments growing into thirty thou-1 sand men, with a mass of black cavalry, in it centro, the whole moving toward us, nnnn ita nr m n nf hn v. . ... i- nu salute Col. Tompkins of the 2d, who ueaaod by all ot its colonels, retired in stood dismounted at a little distance from ''no of battle, with orders to cover tho ro his rogiment, on the opposite side ofthe,trea' Thus honored for its steadiuoss, road. Just at this moment, a larce body tne Rhode Islanders took off their batte- nnnr j TOirri inn wn pnu mc'ii 1 1 1 i.iiu. liim'jLiiu MVHrv 111.111 luuii. iu luc uiuda ui biiuu. r r e J ... aud wo t once comprehended we were beaten. In vain did our startled faculties dart alertly hither and tbitbor for somo hone: in vain did our thoughts turn quiok. ly upon Patterson. It would not do. Johnston was there before us, with his . cool, fresh thousands, aud our Waterloo' was lost. That steady and untired host outnumbered tho whole of our worn and staggering columns, and it penetrated us h r - ... n witu a conviction or resistless power. - nr"- ) AfflOncr thf! Inst ff llim Ill.ir fnoa from DJ Sprague and its gallant brieadier.and i , . . - . " . ryi and the 71st departed with its guns -All. thus far, bad gone well with the do - parting movement, and our battalions from ov'ery portion of the field wero retiring f with decorum: hnn nf a .nHon 0m of . J ViUMWU u vuj j V J ; the persistent regulars who were oharged S'V A , 0 , S, .P m ' Lowever witb thc protection of the retreat, gettingitDe ?' lbt? a.nd ,dst bf,Dg e 1 ,n ad' r ..,u; , it. iL.r . ivance toward Blackburn a Ford. wfir oul 01 ammunition, sent baok their cais- 8008 for a ,reHn aopp'j- I havo described bow that branch of the servioe, made its charges in the mor ning, and how recklessly it always sought its way to tbe front, through tho formed columns of tho volunteers. In the same manner did it now go back upon its or rand, riding down everything in its road, J and siattering thc ranks of tbe regiments in every direction, lbe volunteers who bad never before seen such a sight, and who wero already penetrated with tbe fearful. pageant of to descending enemy, could only understand the movement in one way. Those flying carriages, and those madly excited men were rushing to the rear, and -their action was theroforo . construed into a wild retreat Thc thought which appealed to their agitated minds, was, that if the regulars were in suon Daste to escape, it was necessary tbey should hurry for themselves, and one fearful panic took possession of them all. Tho ranks of most of the regiments were broken, the streams of flying men comminglod; even officers who bad be haved with courage throughout the day, felt justified, by tho precipitation of the regulars, to'urgc their men, with a sym pathizing sense of pity, to hurry for their lues, ihus, mistake piled upon mistake, aggravated the misfortune; and culmina ted in a calamity which will rankle in thc pride of the republic throughout all her history. It socms marvelous tbat men who had borne tbc brunt of the battle so bravely during the entire fight, and who left the field against a courageous foe with more than equal honors, could have so soon sunk into such puerile bewilder ment; but so it was, and they fled head long from an enemy more deeply hurt than they, and who hardly dared pursue. The panic soon communicated itself to tho teamsters of tbe Federal army, who improperly had pressed too near, and scampering civilians spread tbe terror with an electric speed fast back to our re serves. Tho enemy, perceiving this unexpected phase of our condition, at once sent out bis cavalry to barrass our flight, and ma ny a fugitive fell before their charges. They rode furiously at our retiring col umns, and when defeated of their object by tbe 6ublimo dovotion of our regulars and their cannon, tbey compensated their bloody rage by riding down and sabering tbe wounded. Carrying their atrocity to tbe extreme, tbey even assailed a hospit al and 6hot the djing within it, and the physicians who were ministering to their wounds. One of these retreats they even burned, and all tho helpless sufferers with it were consumed. I must pause here, in the name of civilization, breeding, and Christianity, to protest my disbelief that these infernal crimes could have beon in spired or warranted by tho leadors of their caue; but that thoy were pepetra ted, and in repeated instances, is beyond dispute. Through all tho terror and confusion, however, there were several rogimonts which maintained their self-possession, and among tbe Burnside Brigade, the Rhode Islanders and tbc 71st bear ing their cannon to tbc bridge, and the entire brigade maintaining a firm line of battle to that point. But there new and unmanageable terrors arose, and the bridge being blocked by overturned cais sons and ambulances, these precious trin kets of the battalion were all necessarily loft behind, from tho utter impossibility 1 of dragging them through the stream. ! Moreover, tho enemy, who had failed to . - . 4 . . t a n f Ihiu nntnr in tha fttrtrmnir if r rJ! I il l.! T?..-l 1 ior icar or aisoouragmg me uig x-euwiui fly from entering his web, was now bit- ting the bridge most accurately with his Bhell. Bravery then gave up its heart. Snunp mii oiput. hnrnmfl f.llfi WOt"d of all. :..L.i ...-i. t.nA to fly tho bridge for himself. Thus was tho stream crossed by frantic thousands, who then sought tbe corner of . ..... i -.i the woods, while others, cioggea witn wa- ter and indifferent from sheer desperation, trudged moodily along tbe open path, as , heedless of tho explosions, which were so many harmless Chinese crackers. A! few brave spirits would now and then try to inspire tbe mass with heart, but the dispair was too deep to bo disciplined by words, and all such trials vain, i ne ter- rible phantasmagoria of Johnston's three r i,c cPn k.uuin,. .Bmou tqua.0, auu iUuau u.-uw.Vu.UK .our regiments oi ivicn- arda0n Qt Bull KuH. Of tll6 latter l)OW- ! "Ul "au" ,u ai uirooiion, wunu me New-Jersey Regiments wore a safeguard against our being ontcircled on our right, either at Centreville, or by tho way of Falls Church. Tbe regiments constituting the roscrve !!1Dder ActlX)S Mojor-ben. (UI ) Wiles, I j ba'e , nlready enumerated at tho outset, I . , Da.lU0 ewea irom tlieir position would consist merely of a record of sen- . . . vance toward Blackburn's Ford, were called upon to stem tho tide of the Vir giuia cavalry, who wero swooning at our retreatingforoes. An order from Miles, consequently sent the lbt California Re giment, under Col. Matheson (N. Y. 32d) forward to their support; but though tho 1 . I - . cavairy was tuus turned to tne right a bout, it was found to be impossible to stem the mad career of tbe extraordinary mass tbat came pouring back upon Cen treville. The host that could be done, therefore, was for the California Regiment to stay just where it was, and in absence of fur ther orders, lend what aid it could to the protection of Green's Battery, which wa3 busily plying its fire upon the barrassing ' approaches of the Virginia horse. While , the 32d was in this position, the 16th and 31st having passed within its range, o youthful orderly rode up to Col. Mathe son to inform him tbat the Black Cavalry, sheltered from his observation by a piece of woods, were coming upon the right, and if be would take a out with his regi ment across the fields, they would be tur ned back upon their errand. The evolution was performed, gave tho protection that was desired, and thc Black Horse gave up its purpose in that qarter. While tbe regiment however, was adhe ring to this position, the same youth who had imparted the previous suggestion rodo up to the regiment again, and told Math eson he had hotter fall back on Centre ville, as his duty at that spot bad bcen thoroughly performed. As this was a tout the first sign, of orders (with one single exception) be had received during the entire day, Matheson felt some cari osity to learn who this young Lieuteuant was, and whence these orders came; he thoreforo turned sharply on tbe youth. who, he now perceived, could not be more than 22 or 23, and said, "Young man, I would liko to know your name T" Tho youth replied that ho was a son of Quar termaster General Meigs. "By whose authority then do you deliver me these orders?" was tho Californian's next in quiry. Tbe young man smiled, and re marked, "Well, Sir, the truth is, that for the last few hours I have been giving all tho orders for this division, and acting as General too, for there is no General on the field." This incident is worthy of our notice among the lessons of the day. Tbe Californiau here took a new posi tion, nearer Ccotrcvillo, and watched the terror-stricken orowd as it passed by, re pelling, with the aid of Green's battery, sovoral ohargos of the hostile oavalry. While thus posted, at p. m.. the ene my's cavalry again showed itself in supe rior force, and wero making a threaten ing demonstration on the 32 J 'a left, when seeing tho 1st Massachusetts coming up from tho direction of Bull Run, Matheson went to its Colonel (Cowdin), pointed out the enemy, and asked him if ho would stand by him and bold hiai, if possible in check. Cowdin auiokly seized the Culi- fornians, hand and, as he grasped it bard, repliod, with much emotion, tbat "his reg iment could be dependod on for they had no home but mother earth I" The Do Kalb of Now York, which had just come in frcsb from Alexandria, also yielded to Matheson s command, and thus tbc dangor, being woll provided against, passed off. Tho three regiments remain ed in this firm position till tbo disheart ened trail of fugitives from tbe battle field had all passed, and then, accompa nied by Cowdin's and tbo De Kalb, it foil back with the rest. Leaving bis ro gimont near Centreville in the bands of bis Lioutenant-Colonel, Matheson, who was still without orders, now went t 0 I I L iin search ot a ucnerai, noc oaring any longer to perforn General himself. lie found Miles and Riohardson dispu ting for command, but learning that tho former bad.been superseded by the latter throu2h McDowou s order daring tho t progress or enc Dauie. no too nis oruers ; f'om Richardson during tho remainder of luo UttJ- uo" uutJ, uuw" '"" Dlut . n d tn follnts tlio hrnlron nnrt riiahnnrfpnnn yj - - , ,, , i, columns which poured so grandly forth J . A ""'r :" , also to their camps near Washington. Thus ends the story of tho most disas- trous expedition which cor followed the fortunes of our flag. Iho on y consider- atfon which I find in the result lies in tho . t . . i rvrnnoii run m - lact that tno oueui selves as brave as ourselves, natt tney fatprad. or showed tho least lack of uUUO old. And that patriotism would truly be a shabby and short-sighted one, wbiob, when the task is done, would be content, and with euch admiration as the world is willing to bestow upon a country, a por tion of whose citizens are craven. As for tho rout which we endured, it was not thc result of any lack of manly fortitude on our part. With equal valor, we had shown superior prowess, till des pair notified as to retire. Tbe list of dead and wounded on both sides, will establish a balance of exploit and effectiveness in our favor. Oars, in fact, will prove to bo less than 1,000 men in all, Dot a ore than 300 of whom are killed. The loss of the enemy in eloin is said to be 1,200, while the wounded and tho missing will proba bly amount to three thousand more. Tbe loss of guns on our part amounts to nine teen, and some four or fivo thousand stand of arms. But these our weary fn gitires bad discarded in their path, as a pure measure of relief from fatigues with which their own generals had overtasked them, as inadequate comparison of those taken prisoners shows. But we Deed not reason any further od this great disacter. It was a glarin? blunder, and though the penalties exceed the value of tbe lesson, let us hope the ca lamity will not be without its profit. I have no suggestions to put forward. Tbo public, who cannot fail to understand the whole matter, will make themselves. There is but one thing I desire to add, and that is, had our columns but march ed baok to Centrevilla from the batteries they had so stubbornly engaged, in "com mon time," tbe day's work woold have bcen called a Federal victory, and the assault by our meager divisions, a "recon noissance in farce." It was a most providential matter tbat we bad no more troops than was barely sufficient for such a "reconnoisaance" a gainst such a position, and such numbers, for bad we gone upon the ground with fifty thousand soldiers more, we would merely havo penetrated a little deeper in to tho Confederate trap, and the result would have boon the same. George Wilkes. Who Do You call a Traitor. We cannot better answer this question than in tbe language of a cotemporary, who furnishes it not in tbe technical con struction of law, but in the language of reason and patriotism. That man is- a traitor who is not loyal to the Constitu tion and the Laws, who docs not wish to preserve the Union as our fathers made it, and who does not recognize the legally elected authorities of the nation. That man is a traitor whose sympathies are with tho rebels, who would corrupt the loyalty of a citizen or soldier, who rejoi ces over a disaster to the gallant soldiers of the Union, or who allows any consid erations of self or party to mould his ac tion at this junoture. Patriotism i3 a feeling of the heart, and it prompts to right actions and right symathies. Dis loyalty prompts to directly opposite acts, feelings and sympathies. By these un erring tests any man can discover wheth er he is a traitor or not. gParson Brownlow recently de clared in relation to thc Union men of East Tennessee: "We intend to fight tbo secessionists until hell freezes over, and then fight them on ice, "Or any other man." gBr"Sir, did you call me a oipher?" "No, but I said you wero a figure 9 with its tail cut off." BSfTbo following is an Irishman's de scription of making a cannon: "Take a long hole and pour brass or iron around it. JpNothing, perhaps, strikes tho ear more pleasantly than a pretty woman's charming voico oxeept, perhaps, her charming band. The following epitaph may bo found upon a tombstone in Connecticut: "Here lies, cut ddwn like unripe fruit, The wife of Deacon Amos Shute; She died of drinking to much coffee, Anny Dominy eighteen forty." JJSomebody says "devil" is a mean word any way it may bo written. Re move the d and it is "evil," remove e and it is "vile," remove the v and it is "ill," remove the i, and I remains, which has the aspirate soand of "hell." sg"Well Patrick," sid the dootor, "how do you feol to-day?" "Och, doc tor, dear, I enjoy very poor health en tirely. This rumatios is very distressin', indadc; when I go to sleep I lay awako all night, and my toes is swilled "as large as a goose hen's egg, so whin I stand up I fall down immediately." B35A dandy nogro entered a book store, and, with & very consequential air, inquired, "Hab you a quires ob de letter paper ob do berry best rate, for a gem man to writo lub letters ouT" "Yes," was tbo reply; "how many will you have!" "I s'pose," said he, "ray stay at de Springs may be about two or tree weeks. Gib 'nough quires to write four letters."
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