engaged in dispersing rioters and suppress
ing insurrections, and are driven to lite ac
knowledgment that the ancient Uuion lias
been dissolved. They recognize the separate
existence of these Confederate States, bj in- j
terdiction, embargo, and the blockade ot all
commerce between them and the United
States, nut only by sea, but by land not
only in ships, but in cars not only with
those who bear arms, but with the entire
population of the Confederate Stites. s
Finally, they have repudiated the foolish
conceit that the inhabitants of this Confeder
acy are still citizens of the United Stales, for
they are waging an indiscriminate war upon
them all, with a savage, ferocity unknown to
modern civilization. In this war, rapine is
the ruleranditrivate residences, in peaceful
and rural retreats, are bombarded and burnt;
gram crops in the held are consumed by the
torch; and when the torch is not convenient,
careful labor is bestowed to render complete
the destruction of every article of use or or
fitment remaining in private dwellings after
tnetr inhabitants have fled irotn the outrages
of the brutal soldiery; " In 1781, Great Brit
ain, when invading her revolted Colonies,
took possession of every district of country
near Fortress Monroe, now occupied by the
troops of the United States. The houses
then inhabited by the people, after being re
spected and protected by avotved invaders,
are now pillaged and destroyed by men who
pretend that the victims are "their fellow-citizens.
Mankind wilf shudder to hear the
tales of outrages' committed on defenceless
females bv the soldiers of the United States,
now invading bur homes ; yet these outrages
are prompted by inflamed passions and the
lotdnessof intoxication. Bat who shall depict
the horror with which they willregard the cool
and deliberate malignity with which, under
the pretext of suppressing4 insurrection, said
by themselves to he upheld by a minority
only of our people, make especial war on the
sick, including women and children, and, by
carefully devised measures," prevent their
obtaining the medicines necessary for their
core. The sacred claims of" humanity, re
spected during the fury of actual battle, by
a careful diversion of attack from the hospi
tals containing wonaded enemies, are out
raged in Cold bloodTjr a Government and
people that pretend to desire a continuance
of fraternal connections. All these outrages
must remain unavenged, save by universal
reprobation of mankind, in all cases where
the actual perpetrators of the wrongs escape
capture. They admit of no retaliation ; the
humanity of on r people would shrink instinc
tively from the bare idea or waging a like
war upon tne sick, the women and thecnii
dren of an enemy. But there are other savage
practices which'have been resorted to by the
Government of the United Stales, which do
admit of repression bv retaliation. I have
been grieved at the necessity of enforcing
tnis repression., me prisoners ot war taken
by the enemy on board the armed schooner
Savannah, sailing under our commission,
were, as 1 was credibly advised, treated like
common felons, put in irons, confined in a
jail useally appropriated to criminals of the
worst dye, and threatened with punishment
as such. 1 bad made application for an ex
change ot these prisoners to the commanding
fficer of the enemy's squadron off Charles
ton, bat that officer had already sent the
prisoners to New York when the application
was made. I, therefore, deemed it mv duty
to renew the proposal for an exchange to the
constitutional Commander-in-chief or the
Army and Navy of the United States, the
only officer having control of the prisoners.
To this end I dispatched an officer to bira
nder a flag of trace! and in making the pro
posal, I informed President Lincoln of my
resolute purpose to check all barbarities on
prisoners of war by such severity and retili-
atiea on prisoners held by as as should secure
the abandonment of the practice.
This communication was received and read
by the officer ia command of the United
States Army, and a message was brought
from b i m by the bearer ot my coinmanica'
lion, to the effect that a reply would be re
tamed by President Lincoln as soon as pos
sible, l earnestly nope thai this promised
repiy, wnica nas not yet oeen received, win
coovey Che assurance that prisoners or war
will be treated, in thie anhappy contest, with
that regard to humanity which has been so
cearpicaout in modem warfare. Asa meas
ure of precaation, however, and until the
promised reply is received, I still retain in
close custody 'the men and officers captsred
from the enemy, whom it bad been my pieas
re - previously to enlarge on parole, and
whose fate mutt necessarily depend oa that
oi tin prisoners held by the enemy. 1 ap
pead a copy ol any eommanicatioa to the 'joy jn peace the blessings which, with the
President and Commander-in-chief af the, favor of Providence, tfiey have secured by
army and Navy of she United States, and of j the aid of their own strong hearts and s'urdy
tha report of the officer charged to deliver
it, marked Document a.
There are some other passages ia the re
aar table paper to which 1 have directed ysur
attention, having reference to the peculiar re
lations which exist between this Government
and the State asually termed the border
slave Sta.es, which cannot properly b w ith
held from notice.
The hearts of oar people are animated by
sentiments towards tha inhabitants of those
States, which found expression in your ensct
aseat refusing ta consider them as enemies,
ar ta authorize kettilitie aeaiast them. That
a eery large pirtion f the people of these j
atate regara as as urcinreo; main anre-
strained by the actual presence of larg ar-1
irnes, th subversion uf civil aathoriy and j
the declaration of martial law, some oi them ,
v rtmn wouiu jotiuiit anil wun usi inai .
they am with almost entir anannnity op
- - - . s
posed la th prosecati'in of the war waged
against as, ar facts of which daily recurring
events fully warrant the assertion.
Tha President of the United State refus
es to reto-niz ia thee. our lt ister
States, the right of refraining from attack on
as; and justifies his refusal by the assertion
that tha States have at other power " than
that reserved to them in the U on by the
Caastitatien, no one or them having ever
been a Stat sut of th Union."
This view al th constitutional relations
between th States snd the General Govern
ment, 1 a filtier introdaction to another as
sertion of th Message, that th F.xecstiv
possesses, th power af suspending the writ
ol hutat forum, and of delegating that pow
er ta th military commanders, at his discre
tion; aim aeth.thes propositions claim a re
spect i)al ta that which is felt for the iddi
tiaaal statement of opinion in the same paper.
trial it 11 rprf,io rjr to irt the law, 1
that "some single law, made in such ex
treme tenderness of the citizens' liberty, that
practically it relieves more of the guilty (Wi
the innocent, should, to a very limited ex
tent, be violated.? , ': :. ;.
We may well rejoice that we have forever
severed our connection with a government
that thus tramples on all the principles of
constitutional liberty, and with a people in
whose presence such avowals could be haz
arded.
The operations in the field will be greatly
extended by reason of the policy which,
heretofore secretly entertained, is now avow
ed and acted on by the United States. The
forces hitherto raised proved ample for the
defence of the seven States which originally
organized the Confederacy, as is evinced by
the fact, that with the exception of three for
tified islands,' whose defence is efficiently
aided by a prepnndering naval force, the en
emy has been driven completely out of those
Statest and now, at the expiration of five
months from the formation of tha Govern
ment, not a single hostile foot pressea their
soil. These forces, however, must necessari
ly prove inadequate to repel the invasion by.
half a million of men, as now proposed by the
enemy; and a corresponding increase in our
forces will become necessary. The recom
mendations for the raising and efficient equip
ment of this additional force will be contain
ed in the communication of the Secretary of
war, to which I need scarcely invite your
earnest attention.
In my Message delivered in April last, I
referred to the promise of abundant crops
nil which we were cheered.: I he train
crops generally have since -been harvested,
and the yield lias proven to be the most a-
buudant known in our history, Many be
lieve the supply adequate to two years con
sumption of our population. Cotton, sugar
and tobacco, forming a surplus production
el our agriculture, and furnishing the basis
of our commercial interchanges, p-esent the
most cheering promise: and a kind rrovi-
dence has smiled on the labor which extract's
the tee rain; wealth of our soil in all portions
of our Confederacy. ...
It is the more gratifying to be able to give
you this assurance, because of the need, uf a
large and increased expenditure in the sup
port of our army. Elevated and purified by
the sacred cause they maintain, our. fellow
citizens of every condition ia lile exhibit the
most setf-sacriheinj devotion. They mani
fest a' laudable pride of upholdinz their in
dependence, unaided by any resources other
than their own; and the immense wealth which
a fertile soil and genial climate have accu
mutated in this Confederacy of agriculturists,
could not be more strikingly displayed than
in the large revenues which, with eager zeal,
they have contributed at the call of their
country. In the single article ot eotton, the
subscriptions to the loan proposed by the
Government cannot fall short of fifty millions
ot dollars, and will probably largely exceed
that sum; and scarcely an article required
r .1 , ,
far the rnnsHinnti.in nf the armv 14 ni-av.tloil
..1. .v.. ".v;:::..:; . r.i .
men who inhabit these States, evince ho
worthy the are of the liberties which thry
so well know how to def-nd. In number
far exceeding those authorized by your hws,
they have pressed the tender of their services
1 ki 1 .k ""uue
snd luhlims devotion fa their ri.nnfrs Ik,
. . 1 it.:- . 1 r 1
cool and confident courage witli wliich they
. - j ,
are already preparing to meet the threatened
invasion in whatever proportions it may as
sume; the assurance that their sacrifices and
their services will be renewed from year to
year with unfaltering purpose, until they
. ..ir - ... .l . 11 .
Vh r 5 couuuc"cf " U"P'7 1
?...l.he,'r. ttnLtttU d-nn? .the pe':d,?!
' : c. 1 t l. .1 .1 . I
. . . 1 1
! "A!. .s"" V T. . - " P.: Cr 'J"''"'
sut.li ss 10c sunu uas rarciy, ever, seen.
To speak of subjugating such a people, so
united and determined, is to speak ia a lan
guage incomprehensible to them. To resist
attacks on their rights or their liberties is
with them an instnrt. Whether this war
shall last one, or three, ar five years, is a
problem they leave to be solved by the ene
my alone; it will last till the cue my shall
have withdrawn from their borders till their
political rights, their altars and their homes
are freed from invasion. Then, and then
only, will they rest from this struggle, torn
arm.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Richmond, Jul 30, 1801.
THE e-AVANNAH PRISONERS.
Th Mis-ins; is Docume.t A, refeired la in the
Mesas (b 1 bote.
RKlim.mJ.Stb July, l6l.
T Ahrukam Lintnln, Vruiirnt and
Commander in-f'hirf f Ih Armg mni .Vory
M Uiiilid fSutti , '
SiaHavinz learned that the schooner
Savannah, a private armed vessel in the ser
vice and sailing under a commission issaed
by authority of the Confederate StstS of
America, had been captured by on ol the
vessels forming the blockading squadron off
Chsrleston harbor, I directed a proposition
ta be made to th ollicer commanding that
sfiui lroil lor an exchange lit the nfficers anrl
- , . n - - - -
crew af the Savannah fur prisoners af war
held by tins government " according la num
ber and rank." To this proposition, mads
on the 19th silt.. Captain Mercer, the officer
in command of th blockading squadron,
made answer aa the same day that " the
prisoners (referred ta) are not on board of
any of the vessels ender at command."
It now appears, by statement mad with
out contradiction in newspaper published in
New York, that the prisoner abnv men
tioned were conveyed to that city, and hav
there been treated not ss prisoners af war,
but as criminals; that they hsv been pal in
uiuciwisc man ur tuuw iuuuii iu 111c oru-i,,., n u . ... .1... r.. i 1.. - 1.1...1 :.. (.... ..r .....I
duce loan so happily dev.sed by your " lh, ,r01llVuicU place I sent back house, and vociferously called f.r hi ,p f W j''' V
doru. fhe Secretary of the Treasury, in the .... . ..,.-, .- . . n. e .n.. . L:......ir ....! Hampton a Lesion.
. u . . 1. , if- t my escwu capi. v nip ie, w. a. a , ac- ucaniivc. miaui wrKuin .-. ..,.... , - - ;-
eport submitted to you by l.im, w, f g.ve you J Ir4 me J 4 ,,;,, wllrr. I ,rria iddrew.l the multitude in glow i,,g ,d el- J vmTrTi'r Trrm'V-r
the amplestdeUiU connected with Uui branch 4 .cuck m ( ujaent allusions to the brilliant occurrences u "B OUTHERM AC COt NT.
or the public service. McDowell not being at Arlington, my arri- lot Sunday. . . W,..io. M.J.v. iwoo.
But it is not alone ia their prompt pcuni- wu heill,m , W,lilll((tti C. fe uVscribed the brilliant moment of j trp. after gamine; a eject victory,
sry contributions that the noble race Of free- .h,o.b ... V.- U....I.. ,.n J..l,n.i.,n In.m Winchester tu Mama-i. wrrr evrnluallv r?Dultd ami commrMcd a
irons, confined in jad, brsught befor thejbeert diligently brought together from long
court af justice on eharires of piracy and
treason, and it i even rumored that they hav
been actually convicted of the offence charg
ed, lor no other reason than that they bor
arm in defence r?f the rights of this govern
tnent and u'ider the authority uf its commis
sion.
, , . .'!. . i. . J - --.
I could aot wiUiout fra discourtesy have i death on Sunday. Our brv flouthem vol-1
made the newspaper statements above refer?
red to, the subject of this communication, if
the tli rest of treating as pirates the citizens
of this Confederacy, armed lor its service on
. i . . . . i;
tne nign seas, nau not peen cuntaineu in your
proclamation of the --April last; that proc
lamation, however, seems to afford a sufficient
justification for considering these published
statements as not devoid ol probability.
It is the desire of this Government so to
conduct the war now existing as to mitigate
its horrors, as faras it may be possible; and,
with this intention, its treatment of the pris
oners captured by its forces has been marked
by the greatest humanity and leniency con
sistent with public obligations, some have
been permitted to return home on parole,
others to remain it large under similar con
dition within this Confederacy, and all have
been furnished with rations for their subsist
ence, such as are allowed to our own troops.
It is only since the news has been received
of the treatment of the prisoners taken on the
Savannah, that I have becn compelled to
withdraw these indulgencies snd to hold the
prisoners taken by us in strict confinement.
A just regard to humanity and to the hon
or of this government now requires me to
state explicitly, that painful as will be the
necessity,' this government will deal out to
the prisoners held by it the same treatment
and the same fate as shall be experienced by
those captured on the Savannah ; anil if driv
en to the terrible necessity of retaliation by
your execution or any ot the othcers or crew
ot the savannah, that retaliation will be ex
tended so far as shall be requisite to secure
the abandonment of a practice unknown to
the warfare of civilized man, and so barbar
ous as to disgrace the nation whirh shall be
guilty of inaugurating it.
With this view, and because it may not
have reached yqu, I now renew the proposi
tion made to the commander of the blockad
ing squadron, to exchange for the prisoner
taken on the Savannaii, an equal number of
those now held by us, according to rank.
H I am, sir, yours, &.".', " '
JEFFERSON DAVIS, President,
oil Commander-in-Chief of the Army in J Navyvf
. - the Confederate Ulfi.
. . " ' CoPV. .
, Kii-hmonJUulj loth, IS6I.
7 hit Etctllatey, Jrffemm Datii. .
FrutJtiU of tht CvnJcJcuIt St itet.
Sin: In obedience to your commands. I
left the city of Kichmond un the morning of
the 7th of July at six "'clock a. m , as bearer
of dispatches to His Excellency Abraham
Lincoln, President "f the United Slates. Al
Manassas I received from General Beaure
gard a letter to General McDowell, com
manding the United States forces at Arling
ton. Prom Manassas I proceeded to Fair
fax court hiHise, where I was furnished by
Ueneral Bunham.'an escort of fourteen cav
alry under the coojuiaud of Lieut. Breckin
ridge, of the Virginia cavalry. Proceeding
on the direct road to Alexandria tt it jnc
; mm wun me ruau to Arlington, 1 met a ue-
. . 0 .
tacnment
senior aid-de-camp hi General Scott, was)
sent to convey me t General Scull ahead-
. . - ... ...
(fjarlets where 1 l.uml Uner-4 MiDowell,
ta whom I delivered Geneial Beauregard
letter. After rraduis Geo. B.' letter, he
i passed it M General Scott, who being in-
, r .... o ..
formed in UiU letter, that I de-irrd tu deltv
eryour cuiamsnicat ou in peri 'ii, reccied
it of me. After reading your comm-mica
t'on to Mr. Lincoln, Gen. Scott infonned
me thai a reply would be retaroed by Mr. Lin
coln as soon" as piUleanl at the same
time instructed tne In return lo Arlington
With Geo. McDowell, IhrBCC to procred in
the ntorninz back to our lines, which 1 did.
,er an escort l twenty. U. S.
commanded bv Lieut. Pmn.m. I
cavalry.
n mv in-
ler.r.e with Gen
Scut l and ill olnrr "Hi
cers of the V. 8. army, I have In ar that I
was receive I with marked en-idn uou and
atteoiion, and with that court. and kind
ness which should ever chracteri.e the di
dHnatiC relation of great nations, in war as
well as in peace. Understanding ti -t the
object of my mission wis the tlclttcry of
your letter ! Mr. Lincoln, I have fie honor
to state that it was done, and subscribe my
self year obedient servant,
. - Thox T. Tavuia,
Cit. Carslry. V. 8. A, uJ Lwul. Cut
!lnd K v. K(iiorlil.
flNDiY' WilKK OEirRUOriO.X tf
BCOrr REtil'LaR ARMV.
" Send me good troops, not toluMfi r."
Tliese were the words f General Scott to
the Government, during hi unlucky war in
Fturidi:and this was the sentiment on whii h
; u. tc,-,l in brenarinsr for the irreat enroun-
ter with the South on Sundav last. He had
collected at Washington all the troops of
the regular army on the east of the Rh ky
Mountains. The forces from Ji ff'-rson Bar
rack and from St. Louis, with whiih G'ti.
I .yon had been hertoring fur two month
ever the people of Missouri had been brniht
to the Potomac. The three batteries of ih
regular army that had been sent to aid the
column of i'alterson in it projected march
into the valley of Virginiaa march, how
ever, which Patterson did not effect had
been brought down for the work of Sundae,
by a conning stroke of stra'ejry. Th whole
forces of regular troop that nad been col
lecting by degree in Washington since
February last, had been marshalled for this
apeeial service.
All had been crossed aver the Potomac
and formed into the advancing column whirh
was to precipitate itself apon our left flank
on Bull's Run, and enforce success by an
irresistible roup main. In the column of
thirty-five thousand men which charged ap
an Johnston's division, not less than ten
thousand were thoroughly trained soldiers
or in regular army, including all the II nest
batteries of th. Federal service, whirh had
distances for the special work of this int
portant day. It wa an army of those "good
soldier, with which Oen. Scott delight to
fight, and whom he is in the habit of think
ing invincible agsinst volunteers, that the
little band of Southern troop who nev
er wer Under fir before, literally best to
untcers not only whipped their own number
of Yankee troops, but they whipped in addition,-
ten thousand forces of , the regular
United Stales Army. The fifteen thousand
men under Johnston beat; thirty-five thous
and of the enemy, including ,the best regi.
mentB and the crack batteries of the regular
army of the' United States. It is tha fact,
that this latter force was encountered,
which explains the terrific mortality that
our column sufl'ered. The day's work cost
us dear; but it is a performance that makes
an everlasting record for Southern powers,
as compared with Northern instability and
inefficiency in the field. ' '
The fight, too, was in open field and in
fair encounter. The enemy, recollecting
h
is unpleasant experiences of Thursday, a-
oided our strong works opposite Centre-
vot
ville, on Bull's Run, and endeavored to out
flank Johnston's division, which were posted
higher up the stream, under the protection
of strong works at the Stone Bridge. To
meet and defeat this flanking movement,
Johnston marched out from hia position at
the Stone Bridge, advanced a considerable
distance to the froui, and met the enemy
before he had made any progress in his flank
ing movement. Meantime feint were kept
up in the most active manner against our
right flank and our centre. But the heavy
otuet throughout the day was continued a
gaitist our left flank ; and on that side the
main battle was fought. For seven hours
did Johnston make good hia resistance a
gainst more than double hia numbers, coin-
posed in part of the flower of the regular
Federal army. Terrific as was hia loss, he
still held his advanced position, and was
still maintaining a successful encounter wun
his adversary, when, about four o'clock.
Gen. Davis,' finding the attack elsewhere
upon our lines to be little more than a feint,
advanced the centre to the support of John
ston, and decided the fortune of the day.
" It would be idle to attempt ta apportion
the credit of the day anumi; our able and
consummate Generals. ; The firt praise is
due to General Beauregard, who planned
the defence, and prepared so admirably
and completely the fortune that was won.
Each division of our gallant army did it
duty, its whole duty, without faulter or de
fault. The plaji if battle chosen by the
enemy forced the heavy fighting upon Gen.
Johnston's command, who met the danger
and fought the good fight, a their country
expected them tu do. To nay well done,
brave and faithful soldiers." i t give ex
pression to the language of every heart and
tongue. Every soldier and every ollicer
did hi duty, and henceforward, throogh all
time, it will be the highest pride of every
man in that gallant army to say that he was
at Manassas on the ilst'of July. - '
' . ' Kckmuml Dfwkh.
TUB PRB-flUE.ir RETCRX.
' ' lU h n.l. Jl St. .
President Dati returned to Richmond
last etrniii''. An immense concourse of
and with fervid feeling drew a graphic pic-j
lure ol tne struggle 01 me weanen tuier ;
t . . 11 . e .. '
. 01 tiial gaiiaui .toiiunjnu stir seicn imuii
wiUi the heavy column m the riwiny
Af-
I ler paving a most honorable tribute to Gen. )
Johnston, who seized the culm ol a regi-
nieut and rallied them to the flag of the g'ee wh ch cast gloom over the remnant of
Confederacy, he alluded to the Iorim mir army, and excites the deepest svUa
maimer in which Gen. Beauregard came to'tholy throughout Washington. '
(he support of his comrade iu arms, and at .The carnage was treiwrndoasfy heavy on
a late hour relieved him of Uie o-lds aaili-t iboth sUles, aud auis rrpirsented a frifuful
whicn ne was contending, ivtcn 01 mw i were advancing lo ia tna masked mi
two able and consummate commander, terie, gradually (bat surely) striviog tha ea
ihougH not imprudently or Mly etp'ising 'emy tsard MnsM, ken S enemy
their pers-ni where it was unnecessary, yet, j seemed to be reinforced by Gen. Jnhnst'W.
whea their presence was deiiiaoded. galianl-J We were immediately driven back, and a
ly dashed before I lie line, and by their per- 'panic among our troop Suddenly occurred,
swiial courage and example reanimated the j A regtif.tr stamped took plaee. It isander
rank whenever lliey were shaken. j stood that Mi Ilell andert.Mik tt make a
'I he Frcs'.dt-ii', in a il. licatr 111 inner, al- Uu ! near Centreville, but the panic a so
luded to hi own appi-araiive upon the fi:ld,
in onL-r to pay a tribute to the deioiion ol
the soldiers to the t'otifedrracy. Men, he
said, who lay upon their bails, wounded,
bleeding and' exhausted, when thev w hint
pass, tiiouh they chuM do nothing else,
waied their has as liiey lav, and cheered
for Jeff. Davis and the South. Where the
rank had been broken and the men were
somen hat scattered, when they saw the Pres
ident of the South in their midst, shouted
that diey would follow him to die death,
and rallied one more for the last and the
ui cef'il onslaught.
The President alluded to the immensity
and extravagance 'if the outfit whirh the
enemy had prov ided (or their invasion. Pro
vision for many days; knapsack provided
with rsery comfort ; arms the mosl perfccl !
train of wagon in numbers which the
mind could scarcely comprehend, and am
bulances for the officers stored with luxuries
that would astonish our frugal people whom
tliese minions of the North had taxed for
seventy sears, attended their marching col
umns. But the column themselves were
scattered and chased, like hare, from the
battle ground, throwing away and leaving
behind everything they could get rid of, and
leaving as all Ih equipment we hate des
cribed a the trophies of victory.
The President concluded with a glowing
tribute to th gallantry uf th soldiers of
our army, invoking the praise and blessing
of the country upon them. He reminded
the people, however, that the enemy was still
in stroni force, and that much hard fighting
was jet before a, urging the roun'ry to un
remitted diligence in pushing en the war.
It'tkmim4 IH-pal'k
risriicR PuricLi.ARa or the anzxr
BATTLE At till. RIX
The following reliable statements ar lak
n fro) the Richmond Examiner 1
Gen. Beauregard disposed hi army along
Ih bank af Bull Run, from Uaim Mill
Ford la th Stone Bridge Ford, th stress
being between tha t armies, and oar Brig
ades arranged It t gasrd Hit various fords
between th two points aba named.
Th nem advanced within rang at I
a'cloek, P. M., opened a heavy lr an -Ga.
Roahara' rammsrid at Mitchell' Fard, and
kept It p som tint lo deceive oar troops
--r- - -r - ' -. - r-1
a to the real point of attack. It was soot J
discovered to b a feint, and the left wing of
our line found ta be very heavily pressed.
The enemy concentrated on that potntby
rapid inarches, an ovei-wneimiox mass oi
troops of all arms, and at 10 o'clock the bat
tle raged to its height. Generals Beaure
gard and Johustnn arrived on tha scene near
ly at the same time, and both exhibited great
personal prowess and courage in the engage
ment. Gen. Ueauregaru roue up auu uown
the line till his horse was killed j Gen, John
ston seized a standard, and rallied a waver
ing regiment.' Troops were rapidly moved
from tha right and centre to the relief or the
left, and by 3 o'clock 13,000 of our men were
there in the furious action agsinst 33,000 of
the enemy. At that hour, Gen. Kirby Sinith'a
brigade arrived, on the railroad from Win
chester lo Manassas Junction, at a point
within 2 miles of Stone bridge. Seeing the
violence of the contest there, this General
stopped tha cars, and dismounting his men,
he marched straight on the enemy without
orders, and without going to the Junction,
thereby swing a fle mile march. General
Beauregard did not at first recognize this
brigade, snd believed it a flank movement of
the enemy, till they come near enough lor
the flag to be distinguished,, On their arri
val in line, general charge was made, and
the enemy broke and fled precipitately. -When
the armies reached Cvntrrville,
(there McDowell had 15,000 fresh men and
heavy guns in position, he made a desperate
rally. But another charge of i lie Ion feder
ates broke the new lines, and hi disaster be
came complete.
The body of our army pursued to Fairftx,
and plmted our flag on the Court House.
I he cavalry cut up the enemy six nines lar-
ther lo Falls Church, only lour mites ui Ar
lingion. , ,,,
About half the members of the Federal
Congress were distant spec'atur of the bat
lie. Al Centreville was found a table boun
teously spread, surrounded by empty seats,
and SO b tskets of champagne, where Senator
Wilson was ia the act el entertaining a large
dinner party on our arrival. II hini-elf
narrowly esraped. He got out of the village
in the Jisguise of a driver of a market cart.
Among other enriusities seized there, were a
number of bills of fare of dinners McDowell
intended to give at different points, all in
French-, and elaborate as lo live tuuint.
Some uf ihem are in Richmond. , .
Nw for the serious fruit of victory. .
W have taken 61 pieces of canauo, iO,
010 tnil of arms, mr Shan 300 wagons la
den with store and munitions, and a quan
tity of provisions, stated at so great a figure
as'm be absolutely inrredib'e.
We bate killed sad winnlrd some 7JDO0
or S.btHl f the enemy, and taken nearly f,
00(1 prisimers, while others are constantly
lo ought in (row the wood. - Among ibeue is
Ely. a member uf the Federal Cungret fro-n
New York; Col. Corcoran and Wilcui, with
many other priMitinent prrsiMis. ' ' '
Our ow n loss is 300 kilM and 1,300 woun
ded. N prisoners. tW regiments most
suflVrin' are the 4th Ahbams, the Tib and
retreat on Wa!iingim. Alter (hi inform-
imn irmn venire. ne mi n , a terire 01
. 1. . t . .1. . 1. 't. . . .1 .! .
nrmi ioa piace in m o'gue-i orgrre ujsss
trous, and
Many cwniisel utesaents are
prevailing bet
enough u hnn t warrant
;the statement tl
iat we have suffered to a de-
jlearfal that the whole army became demur-
alizrd, and it was impossib'e lo check lit c in
either al Ceotfeville mr at Fan fas C. II.
i Large number of troop, in ilteir retreat
fell by tha wayside from cihausfinn, and
were scattered almtg lit rote. Un th way
f.oia Fairf-s C. II. the road from Hull' Rsa
wasatrewn withgao and knapsacks discard
ed by war troops, the latter tu fa ilitate their
lelreal. " -, -' t
Ge. Mt. Dow ell as in the rear uf the re
treating fours, endeavoring lo rally the ssen,
bul was only pailiatly successful.
Only 2i(0l the Fireman Zouaves are left
from ihe slaughter. The (ji),h aN, sithrr
New York regiment saflered frightfully.
Sherman's, Carlisle, Griffin's and the
West Point batteries were taken by fir Caw
federate, and also the eight siege 31 p lend
er rifle cannon. Cel. Wilcui was command
er d lint brigade.
(.'apt. MeCook was kilUu. ( ol. Ileint
Zrt'han was wounded.
Washington t Use seen of the most
lease excitement. Wagons are continually
arriving bunging the dead and wnanded.
The feeling in the city i awfully digress
ing. Both telegraph and steamboat communica
tion with Alexandria is anrrslricled, lo sat
isfy tha public. The greatest alarm exist
throughout Ihe city -th fortifications arc
being atrongly retnlarerd with fresh troop.
It ia sppoed that Gen. Mansfield will
fake command af the lortifieatian 00 Ih
other side of th river, Larg rifle cannon
and mortars are being rapidly tent over.
A TAMtfB EtitTolt COXUEwXa TUB OI,T
RAE COMMITTED Bf I I.H OLM TR')um
la Ida editorial correspondent of the N.
Y. Times, wriltea from Forties Monroa,
Va., on th 4th of July, by lion. Henry J.
Raymond, its rditnr, speaking of the village
of Hampton whirh has been abandoned to
the Hessians, h tsysi '
It is a very pretty country loan, with a
fine hotel looking out apon th river, a good
military school, three or fnar churches, lie.
I procured a boat and tressed eer to th
deserted village." Of tha 1.000 or ft.500
inhabitant of iNit town, not Iweaty.fir re
mained. Th rest lir-Ht all ih slables they
cou.d carry away, packed th rest in bates,
larked the doors, and Bed. It was tha most
io wwtb, sun inn. 11 sn mi mini
atlanchol j picture I had ever seen. Our
soldiers diad coma over, broken flpert the
uvii-u-, Kim mo uuies, cairieu on taoies,
chairs, sofss. and whatever else thaw could
make useful, and wantonly destroyed what
they could not tak away. PaHing through
the deserted streets, I saw through an open
door a woman sweepings little shop. She
saw . sue nan ten town wun the rest, but
thought she would com back to look after
the lew thine she had left. Thev had alt
disappeared. The house had been broken open
a nti every thing in 11 carried away, this is
the general story throughout the town. I
heard of three or four of our men who went
into a house where were only an old man
and hi wife, and when the latter refused In
icu iiicoi wucrc mey leu meir money, tuey
broke openth bureau and took $26 which i
they lound there. In another instance a
sang of men want into a house occupied by a
lady, a relative of Commodore Barron, who
had packed up the family pictures and other
relics and put them sway. They broke open
the boxes, threw the contents out into th '
street, and completely stripped th house.
At another house, alter taking away what
they warned, they , emptied jars of sweet
meats which they poured into the river. At
the house of a Mrs. t'sry, they smashed to
pieces all the glassware they rould find,
much of wliich was very valuable. "Passing
through the village I cam to the old church,
said tu be the oldest now atanding in this
country. It stand a little back from th'
road, and is surrounded by the graveyard;
just in the rer of it, and close by the wall,
was the freshly-made grave af a child, with
a slight woodea frame around It to protect tt
from desecration. Some of our troops had
placed an iron rod across th frame, apon
which they had bung a kettle aver are,
built upon the gravel t ,
1 could give scores and hundreds of in
stanres of similar outrages. Is it surprising
that the people her look upon aa ss yamUl
and barbarians? 1 By no possible process
could we contrive to mak thru mora bitter
ly and relentlessly hostile toward ih Union,
than in Ihis way. General Butler, of course,
disapproves all this but that it not enough.
II should have issued a proclamation,, as
Min as he arrived, inviting the citilrn to
remain at home, and assuring thrnt of ihe
perfect protection of their live and property.
And Ihen every violation of private ngnls
every instance of theft or planeVr skwofd
Uavt been punirhed with rigor which wn Id
have effectually prevented a repetition of the
act. If some fucrr of the regular army
sects a man as General Wood, for example
had been here, w should hare had aooe of
these disgraces. If th citizen had rtiswin
ed al home, there property would hav brn
muh safer. But they wera afraid to Uo
and not without reason.' On of our t'olo
nets on night arrested and brought into the-
sort, a wluile family mcluding an old lady
and three or lor smart children, an the
charge tint they wera- display i signal
lights firr h rebels. It turned oat that
they kept a light burning on account of a
sick child. ... How could any on fcrl safa
when exposed to tucli outrage F
Frsasj Ik RklusyxkJ Dispatch.
TORKTOWN HOriTAI..
A a great diversity of opinion sreut l
exist in the mind af many af our lady I'irniW
relative to ihe hospital at this plaee, I write
a abort note ia orde l senates e any ouccs
tainiy with regard i.
W has four district hotital. Tbe irt
or graeral ih i th aid Nelsns house, lo.
which all ihe worst cases are seat. This is
aader th management of Dr. Uiae. Iba
Surgeon of toe post. Th Beit ate the ktrg
internal Hospitals belonging ta each rrgisaeat,
ondrr the control of it individual surgeim.
Here are seat ealy those eases whitfi render
llw mea Irmporarily anfit for slaty.
.The third ia what may be ler used th eoo
lageut whws aanie i aUlcieaXly asplaaa
toy nf it ctiaracler.
Ihe foanh is th hospital at Bigler Mitr,
abont ei(hl miles abuv lb s p'ace, andrr Ih
care of Dr. Randolph, to which at ayht ih
convaloceat patient and those who ar suf
fering Irani chronic diseases - -
I would swsgest that ps-roan oending deli
cacie ami other thing for these diftVreat
hospitals, should always be partica'ar tu en
close in sui b package the of ll kind
giver, and Ih article areteated. '
When they are intended fur th pncrst
hospital, let thrm be marked la Dr. Hiest
wne lor any one 01 mc ri.irertni regiments,
let t lie 111 be addressed distinctly ta Ihe regi
mvnl. V b-iwcver think, as a Renetat
thing, it would be best to direct all package
lo Dr. lime, marking distinctly aa inera tt
diflerrnt regiment for which they are ia
temled, when such is the esse.
The Dr. inform m that he is ta want of
CSprriraeed prolessional nurses, who ara
willing to enter th hospital ami sbiae ta
lirely by his instructions.
Thomas Waao Warn,
Chsptaia at Ih Hswfcser'f Bsiutias.
N. B. Papers throughout Ihis and other
Stale feeling an interest it th welfare of
awr soldiers, will please be kind enough to
insert the a bote.
Woman, her Influence and Mi'mmou!
Th t Aert ti Wants ss) snriely M SssnHilnllr 4kf
plajad i lbs silnonlina power sb tssrts I (melt.
Ming Ih ros asperities f hfs, whii th fight f her
sssil slieiM lis aMllnwinf ray fn lb nowsfd MSrrb
feivihtaiin. Th mesmssSsa f ear gnksa sngel.
b wah ha by lb trJt nf ssir helpless mCsney, ran-
vss as in ik l iermV of ar msahsnl, and is ever
I h fo9i th ssHpch of sicknass, nsinisunng syi.
rn, unlerrinrd by Ih hrsslk af fssiilmr at Ih feai vf
otalb. Warn lhjs.l la msny Irisl I which ma
i snpt( rsi hf ali llieey reilrtina fcer Irasa
tnnliJing lhast Bsc ret giieft from friend or phjsrrsn,
Thesa .ils ta tx slfsvisttd by Df. HoUowsy'a tele
hraled tegstahw fills, which ar ads filed I iy SIS
I ton snd Mtxiuion, tilbsr of Invigorating a dhi slsl
of hkb, or regulatinf ih vanan funrtiooal duonlsrs
inriilaiilal la lh fenwls ayslf ra, wbMbaf a) b t Ih
ftial blush af wohhd as l lb tar f lit), at okieb
taller period negligene is prasWliv af snstin
ss fnghlful tbsl asslb Itself wauld U hi prstVtabl m
Bsx-h nraksry nf islnee. l)for, E';lIs, nd
Htri, r a hm af lb disnrdnmiled poa lb
bapl kU. : Bat lisssty easoarss as dtssa inrMi
psriiil iiwlta will pttvent m amvoamss, Insbet,
Moling flla, tl tht general prastratiw l th yla.
Mdksl m f raacrth tharS in tl eases f privaW prr-
lien, o Iu lUIr mmyk IngredlsnsJ M for the
My l nity f tbsii rssulis la thair ctlo nn
ih wmsl eaetuirn. Ltdiet' fitrtp B-