The New York Herald Newspaper, August 8, 1861, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 9098. * THE REEZLLIO Important Battle at Dug Spring, Missouri. anna Brilliant Charge of Union Cavalry en Four ‘Thou- sumd Rebel Infantry. DAR Defeat of the Rebels Under Ben, McCulloch by Gene- ral Lyon’s Forces. ey Another Fngagement Reported to Have Taken Place. na Interesting News from Washington. Gen. McDowell’s Oficial Report of the Bull Run Battle. A Large Force of Rebels En- camped Near the Potomac. Arrival of-a Plag of Truce with Let- 3 from Union Prisoners. The Privatecr Petrel Sunk OF Charleston by the Frigate St. Lawrence. RNR NAN FWO PRIZES CAPTURED BY THE WADASH Escape of Shipmasters from | North Carolina, | IneMiciency of the Blockade of the Rebel Ports, &e., &e. OUR SPECIAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES. ‘Wasmxaton, August 7, 1861 ANOTHER FLAG OF TRUCE FROM THE ENEMY—LETTERS EROM UNION YRISONERS—COLONEL CAMERON'S GRAV. Another ilse of truce, borne by Captain Jones, of the robe! army crme to our lines to-day, It was met by the scouts of Colone! McCunn’s brigade, new Alexandria, and received by (he commander of the brigade. The bearer of the flag bronght also about three hundred letters from the Union priconers at Richmond and Manassas to their friends here, They state vaat they are closoly guarded, but are ‘xindly treated. The valuables taken from the body of Colorel Comeron, including hia watob, signet ring and daguerrectypes of bis wife and daughier, were also brought to Cologel McCunn, with ihe in’orimation that | the grave of Colonel Cameron bad been carefully marked, ‘0 that his friends may eventully recover the body. A FALSE ALARM. Rumors nave prevailed here ali day of a desperate en” ) counter between some of our infantry scoute, in the vicin™ ity of the Chain Bridge, anda reginent of rebel cavalry, | in which forty of the Union troops were killed or wound- ed. The War Dopartinent, howevor, has no information "upon the subject, and the or has been traced to the » simple fact of the paseage through the streets of a train | of hospital ambuiaaces, buaring in sick soldiers from the camps. THE MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS. ‘The massing of ,eg: neats iatoe brigades steadily pro- greases. Artillery, cavalry and infantry are daily moved _ Tor this purpose, and by some thir movements are con” strued into marchiugto epelan attack of the rebels at ~ gome point or other. Tho movements of troopa ave conducted with the least possible parade and pablici'."» cording a strong contrast to former similar military >-cceedings. .t is evident, however, that Goncral MoCle.s: {s seaalously employed making the best (ispositica of \.c »s2e8 under bis com. mand, with a view to tbo, otect.on of the capital should | tho rebel forces, relying upod disioyai Marylanders as co- workers, threaten its securit A LARGE FORCE OF THE REBELS NEAR THE POTOMAC. Tuis morning a cousiderable body~ot troops, said to be somo thonsands, aud- supposed to be part of General Jolins‘on’s division of tho rebol army, > were observed cneamped on the Virginia side, about two miles from the river, and a similar distance above Great Valis. Their posit was near auarrow ford, geidom used, and impassable for wagons. The appre@ach to iton the Virginia side ig trough ad Tt was also ob Forved that axeincn were Telling the trees between the rebel camp aud the river. i ~ Tt can be safely stated that the rebels would not find their passage of the river wnebstructed, aud would dis- cover certain arrangements on the part of the federal go- © yernment, net inserted in che disunjea programme. It is known that there is on the part o” ony troops the utmos: jance, while our lines arg#ufficiently extended to guard inst surprise from auy quarter. THE INGHFUBNCY OF THE BLOCKADE. ‘The Tu glish and ‘Frouch Ministers are constantiy in re- > ceipt of tutelligence from their ager at several of the vlgckaded ports, to the ¢ fect that sbipa of various kiuds are known to pass in and out of the bockaded ports with any apparent ov,osiion, and, therefore, it is as orted that the blockade is not cifective. Unlesa the goverment i8 more active, and disp! more vigor and determination in this matter, these two governmente, who aro watching matlers along the coast, will give ar governmen’ considerable trocbie. Liearn from an ‘officer who has just returued from a blockading post, awhore he has been stationed, that quite a number of ves sel from foreign ports had escaped the vigilance of our tleot and had run the blockade. ‘These facts have all been laid before the government, ‘Thus far it is conceded on ail sides that the Navy Depart- ment is entirely inefficient. The vessels that are now being hired and purchased are mostly unit for the service required, and yet large eums are paid forthem. The lobby who are engaged in paiming off these vessels are, however, doing a due business, The attention of the Pre- sidont has been dirceted to this matier, and also to this department, where euormous aduses are being practised. REGULATIONS IN REGARD TO VOLUNTEERS. Genoral Order No. 45, which prohibits volunteers who do not apeak the English langvage from being mustered into the perviee, ie now oily 4. It is net in- p cut, ~ compatiien—whoss officers apenas the Engtish f men not understanding it, and to indnee > oplist vader offears whose language tant, The twenty-ninth seotion of he get appaved July, vegimonts 1638, gran theeomonths’ extew pay in leu of bounty to sotdiors who may ro-entist, and the third section of the act approved Jame, 1899. pranting a Bounty equal fo trans- portation from New York, 19 soldiers who may re-eptist from distant stations, having been ropealed by the act ap- proved August 3, 2862, in fature mo suck bounties will be paid, Hereafter, when volunteers at to be mustered into the Service of the United States, Uicy will at the same tine be Tumutely examined by a surgeon aud assistant surgeon of the regiment, to ascertain whether they have the phys! cal qualiflestions ucevssary fr the mili tary service, REBEL OUTRAGRE IN VIRGINIA, ‘The ravages and outragos of the rebels in the part of Fuirfax county, Virgivin, which they heve recovered, sinee the battle of Buti run, ara almost ipereditable, All the mate residents, regardiese of age, who dectine to en- rol! themselves in the rebel army, are pelzed and rent a3 prisowers (0 Manassas or Richmond. Neither age, nor infirmity, nor sex, affurds any security against insult or abuse, A resident of Vienna, who exerted Aimself in redieving the wounded in the affair near that point some weeks ago, and brought the dead to Alexandria in his wagon, has beon seized and imprisoned for nis humanity, and bie little gon, only eight years old, is kept a prisoner in the robe! camp, and not allowed to see even bis mother, for having expressed the hope that the treatment of his father would be avenged. ARMY APPOINTMENTS. Hi. P. Gooduch, ef Pennsylvania, has been appointed Brigade Quartermaster, with rank of captain, William M. Means, of Pennsylvania, has been appointed @ fixst lieutenant in the regular army. DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMRNTR. Hon. A. W. Randall has been appointed Minieter to Rome vice Rufus King,iesigned to take command of the Wirconsin brigwie in Baltimore, to which eity hehas been ordered to-day. The President has appointed H. G. Wells, of Michigan, Minister Resident to Honduras. A DEPAULTER DISMISSED. Lieutenant Walter H. Stevens, of the Corps of Engineers, being declared a defaaiter to (he government, is dis- missed, NOTICE RESPRCTING LETTER ENVELOPES, The following order was to-day issped from the Post Oftice Appointment office:-— It appearing to thie department that vicious persons are transmitting tbrongh tho mails envelopes having printed or written upon them scandajous , it is ordered that postmasiers atop all such matter as*soon iscovered, Whether at the office of mailing or eise- ‘here, and forward it at once to the Dead Letter office in Washington: JOHN A. ¥ Firet Assistant Postmaster Gencral, RONOR TO WHOM HONOR IS DUE. With the exception of a handful of notorious malcon- tents and disunionists, the mass of the democratic mem- bers in both Houses of Congress bave evinced a patriotic determinution to waive for the time their political hostili- ty to tho admtuistration, and forego all things else for the naaiptenance of the government and the Union. Parti- gangem has bees swallowed up in patriotism. In this noble Spirit of devotion to the supremo welfare of the na- tion the new Senator from California, Jamor A. McDou- gal, as was predicted from his antecodents, has been Dritiantly conspicuous and, indeed, pre-eminent, He has boldly and frankly sustained by bis voice und vote all the war measurce of the government—cven tho tariff. Not that he has forgoiten that he wasa democrat, but above all things he has remembered that he is an American, giving his whole heart and soul to the good cause. Such faithful rervice morits Special honor, an’ on his arrival in New York he shou’! reccivg {rom ber patriotic citizens some public receguiciva of their appreciation. GENERAL MCLELLAN PHOTOGRAPHED. General MeClelian {s not only a great soldier, but an amiable man, and no better proof could be given than his eftting for nearly two hours to-day under the steady fire of tho imperial instruments of the renowned Brady. He was transformed from real life into photographic regions with a facility aad precision that hae made Brady truly famous in all parts of the world, Tho adroit artist made the most of the occasion, for finding the General patient and good natured, he duplicated tho picture in as many sizes and altitudes ae his ready ingeruity could desire. 1 will not be Brady's fault if weare not #8 familiar with General McCielan’s fine ‘features and manly form as though we had known him for lifo. One of the best is afine group of the General-in-chief surrounded by hi* staff, which is a’mirable for spirit and the fidelity of the portraits. Mr, Brady proposes to send this immediately to bis splendid gajlery at New York. It is hardly ueces- sary to add that tho whole town will go to see it. TNE EDITORIAL EXCURSION, The editorial excursion train, having on board the representatives of nearly all the leading New York jour- nalg and other invited guests to the number of twenty, bas reached Washington. The purpose of the excarsion— the ingpection of the new military route by way of Har- risborg—was most satisfactorily attained, the day being very fine throughout. The two care which formed the train possed directly from New York to Washington. The time table was 7:16 from New ¥ork and 6:46 at Washing- ton, and nearly all the stations*were reached from five to ten minutes ahead of the schedule. The editors return by the same train, Jeaving Washington at eight to-morrow moruing. es ARRIVAL OF AN ESCAPED PRISONER. Charles Wilson, a resident of this city, was arrested ‘as a Baion man in Richmond several weeks ago. After a week's imprisonment he wag discharged. Hg left Rich: mond with a companion at Intinight, and endeaycred to makes his way to the Ohfv. He was re-arrcsted by 0. Jennings Wise, near Char) io, in the Kanawahe valtey. There wore fifty or sixty over prisoners, He was kept a prisoner five weeks. Upon the retreat of Wizc, Wilson escaped to the federal troops, ant reached here, by way of Cincinnati, on Saturday night. He roports that Wise had impressed six hundred or cight hundred Union mon into his forces, two hundred of whom deserted during thé retreat. The rebel army there is in a miserable condition, and is sulsisted upon foreed contributions from the people. MOVEMENTS OF TKINCE NAPOLEON. Tho fears in reference to the safety of the Imperial party were allayed by tho return of the distingoished excursionists at about helf-past ten o'clock last evening. Contrary to the expectatiop of tho members of tho party thomeelyes, the trip passed off without auy adventurous in- citeuts. After passing the Union lines not a single soldier wasgeen by them during the ontireexcursion. Thedelay of thoir rows! was caused by ths Getour the travellers were obliged to maké, Bwing to the obatructions placed in the roals by the rebels and the giving cut of some of the carringo horses. agra At Mount Vernén 2 phrty were received an nterietied by Mr. Herbert and a lady ¥ ont Veruon Association, The Priv hours ina minute examination of the estate, THRE 3 dh nting t geveral | He lisiened | with great interest to the touching reminiscences ve. | tailed to him by Mr. Herbert, and was evidently mich | moved when contemplating the spot that contains all | that is left of the Father of his Country, The Prince and suite, owing to the fatiguo of yester- | day’s excureion, and the oppr e heat, did not leave | the residence of the French Minister until a late he the afternoon, when he paida visit to the Coast Surv Department, the perfect arrangement of which elicited his uafeigue ! and worthily expreseed a mization. This evening the imperiai party dined with Lord Lyons are dressed with extreme brilliancy, ‘The members of theCabinet and ladies are amongat the distinguised throng. The celebrities of the military would attract great attention, but the observed of ali observers are Genorals Soott and McCiciiaa, It is idle to enumerate even the most conepicuous guests, as it would only fll the colimas of the Heaaip with the most familiar names of our ben ton. The fine house of Secretary Soward certainly never showed to greater advantage. Every room is thrown ope: ily decorated with myriads of the finest flowers. Two excellent bands are in attendance, and discourse most eloquent music. Mrs. Frederic W. Seward presides over this splendid fale, with that eago umd grace which has tended to apply to reginieats or companies of foreign the men aad offcors speak ~orevent the enli iment into mationality 1 sich she same Jace" =! ady mace her one of the greatest favorites of Wash- ae fhe Becretary i? full of animation, and edde, by his lively conversation. gagatly to the pleasure of the evéning, iny | of Hunter's divigion (P: The elite of one in Washington are now gathered | At tho hospitable mansion of the Secretary of State, to moct his Highness, who has good naturediy co sented to be (besiegel, in spite of the scorch ing weather, in order to gratify the curiosity | to see bim. ‘The diplomatic corps are present fn Cull uniform, The ladies of the various delegations | THE BULL RUN BATTLE. GENERAL McDOWELL'S OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE ENGAGEMENT. Heanquanrens, Derarnauns Noxtumartinn Vinw:nia, } ANNGION, Va, August 4, 1561 Lieutenant Colonel I. D. Townsgyn, Assiciant Adjatant ‘General, Headquarters of the Army, Washington , D. 0. Coronmt—I bave the boner to eubmit the following re port of the battle of the let of July, powr Manassas Virginia, 1 as boen delayed til] this time from the Ing bility of the gubordivate commanders to get earlier a true account of the state of their commands, I) my communication to you of the 20th ult., T Stated it as my intention to move that afternoon . and drive the enemy from tho cast eide of Bui run, #0 as to enable the eugiueers to make a “sufleiently accurate reconfelssapeo to jnetily our future movements, Later ju the day they bad ob” tained enough information of tue paseage across th” stream (o-dispense with this reconnoiesanee, aud it was decided to move without delay, It bad been my inten- tion to move the several volumus out on the road a few malies on the eveningof the 20th, so that (hey would hive ashorter march in the morning; but J deferred to those who had the greatest distance to go, and who preferred starting early ip the morning, and making but one moye, On the evening of the 20th ult, my com’ mand was mostly at or near Centreville. The euemy was at or near >» distant from Centreville about seven m') 9%. southwest. Centreville is & village of a few heures, mostly on the cat ide of a ridge running nearly north and routh. The pead trom Centreville to Manassas Junction was along this ridge, and crosses Bull run about three miles from tho former place. The Warrenton turnpike, which runs nearly cast and west, goes over this ridge, through the village, and crosses Bull ran about four miles from it, Bull run having @ course between the crossing from north- west to southeast. The First division (Tyler's) was slationed on the. north side of the War- renton turnpike, and on the eastern slope of the Centreville ridge, two brigades on the same road, and a mile and a half in advance, to the west of the ridge, and one brigade on the road from Centreville to Manaaaas where it crosses Bull rup, at Blackburn’s Ford, where General Tyler bad the engagement of tho 18th ult. ‘The second division (Hunter's) was on tho Warrenton turn- pike, one mile east of Centreville. The third division (Heintzetman’s) was on a road known as the Old Braidock road, which comes into COntreville from the southeast, about a mile and a half from the village. The fifth division (Milés') was on tho samo roal with tho Third division, and between it and Centreville. A map which is herewith, marked A, will show these posi tions better than I can describe them. On Friday night train of subsietence arrived, and oa Baturday its contents were ordered to be issued to the commani, aud the mep required to have three days r: lions in ther haversacks, Qn Saturday orders were issued for the available force to march. As reported to you in my letter of the 19th ult., my personal reconno!seance Of the roads to the south had shown that it was uot practicable to carry out the origtia} plan of turning the enemy’s po- sition on thoir right, The affair of the 18th ai Blackbuin's Vord showed he was too Btrong at that point for us to force a passage there without great lose, and if we did that it would bring us in front of his strong position at Manassas, which was not desired. Our information was that the stone bridge, over which the Warrenton road crossed Bull run, to the west of Centreville, was defended by a@ battery in position, and tho road on his side of the stream impeded by a heavy abattis. ‘The alternative was, therefore, to turn the extrome left of bis position. Reliable information was obtained of an undefended ford about” threo miles above the bridge, there being another ford between it and the bridge, which was defended. It was thercfore deter- mined to take the road to the upper ford, and after cross- ing, to get behind the forces guarding tho lower ford and the bridge, and after occupying the War’ rentom soad @ast of the bridge, to sead out a force to destroy the railroad at or near Gatnesyille, and this break up the communication between the enemy’s fore at Mapassas and those in the valley of Virginia, before Winchester, which had been held in check by Major Gen- eral Patterson. Brigadier Genera) Tyler was directed to move with three of his brigades on the Warrenton rcad, and cominence capnonading the enemy’s batteries, while Hunter’s div sion, movingafter him, shonld, after passing jittle “streath “‘calied Cub run, turn to the right and norfh, and move around to the upper ford, and there NEW YORK, THURSDAY, AUGU, | and Prapkiio’s brigoce of Homtzehman’s Civis ST 8, 1861. ‘These drove the right of tho enemy, urderstord to have | deen commanded by Beauregard, from tho frout of the Geld, and out ef the detached woods, and down to the road, apd across it up the slopes ou tho other side, Whilst this..war going an, Heimtzolman’s division moving down the fled fo the stream end up the road & yond, Beyond the Wgrrenvon road, and to the left of the road, down’ whicll our troops bad marched from Sudley’s Spring, ie @ bill with a farm house te Bebind tbly bik the enemy bad, early in the | day, some ofsbig wihsgannoying baiterics planted, Across the road frony this es apotber bill, or rather cleva ted :idgo, or table ofiand. The hottest part of the con. t was for the poseersion of (bie DM, with a hous: ‘The force eugaged bere was Leintvelman’s division, Wil cox’ and Howard's briggdes om the might, su part of Porter's biigate and the cavalry vn lor P ported by me on, Sher Man's brigade of Tyler's division in the contre and up the road, whilst Keyes” brigade of Tyler's division waa on ft, attackiog tho batteries pelr tho stone bridge. Rhode {sleud battery of Hurnside’s brigade vise participated in this attack by its fire tho norta of the turnpike, ‘Tho enemy was understood to have been commanded by J. . Johnston, Ricketi's battery, which dif stich effective service, and played 60 from brilliant a part $a thie contest, was, together with Grifin’s battery, on tho side of the hill, and Decame the @hject of the ‘epeeial attention of the enemy, whe aucccedod—our ofticers mistaking one of his regiments for one of our own, and allowing it to approach without fring upon it—in disabling the bat tery, and thenattompted to take it, Three times was he repuleed by diferent corps in succession, and driven back, and the guns taken by hand, the horses boing killed, ant pulled away,” The third time it was supposed by us all that the repulse was final, for he was driven entirely from the hill, and so far beyond it asnotto bo im right, and all were cortain the day was ours. He bad before th’: beou doven nearly a mile anda balf,and was beyond the Warrenton road, which was entirely in our posession, from the Stone bri’y» westward, and our engineers were just completing tho i moval of the abatis across the road, to allow our rein forcement (Schenck’s brigade and Ayers? batt ry) to join us. The enemy was evidently disheartened and broken, Bet we bad been fighting since half-pagt ton oelock ja th» morning, and it was after throe o'clock in the afternoon. ‘The men bad been up since two o’elock ia tho morning, and had made what to those unused to such things seemed a tong marca before coming into action, though the longest distance gone over was not more than nine and @& half miles; avd though they had three days’ provisions served out to (bem the day before, many no doubt cither did not eat them, or threw them away on the marob or during the battle, and were there: fore witout food. They had done imuch severe fighting. Some o: the regiments which bad been driven from the ‘Lill tp the first two attemps of the cnemy to keep posses” sion of It bad become shaken, were nustesdy, and bad many men out of the ranke It was at thig time that the cnemy’s roinforeeinenis came fo his aid from the railroad traia, wuderstood © bave just arrived from the valley with the residue of Jobnaton’s army. Thoy threw themselves in the woods ou our right, and towards” the rear of our right, aud opened a fre of mousketry on onr men, which caused them to break and retire down the hillside, ‘Tits soon degenerated into divorder, for which there was no remedy. Every efiort was made to vaily thom, even beyand the reach of the enemy's fire, bot in vain: ‘The battalion of regular infantry alono aoved up the hill opposite to the one with the house on it, aud there maintained itnelf until our men ould get down to and across the Warrenton torn- pike, on the way back to the position we vc- cupied in the morning. The plain was covored with the retreating troops, and they seemed to tnfoc, those with whem they came in contact. The retreat soon became @ rout, and this soon dogeneratert stil! farther into a pante. Finding this state of affairs was beyond tho effurts of all those who had assisted 0 faithfully during the tong and bard day’s work io gaining almost the object of our wishes, and that nothing remained on the field but te re- cognize whatwe could no ionger prevent, 1 gave the neces. sary orders to protect their withdrawal, begging the mento form in tine, and offer the appoarance, at loast, of organ- imation, They r@lurued by the fords to the Warrenton ‘a | Tad, podtected, by my order, by Colonel Portor’s forces of Once oa the, road, aud the differant corps com- ing logether'in amali partic®, many without officers, they turn south and get bebind the enemy, Colonel Hettzél- became intermingled , ¢nd al) organization was lost, man’s division was to follow Hunter's as far as the turn ing off place to the lower ford, where ha was to cross after the encmy should have been driven out by Hnnter's division, the Fifth division (Miles’), to be in reserve on the @entrevillo ridge. Thad felt anxious about the road from Manaseas by Black- burn’s Ford to Centrevillo, along this ridge, fearing that whilst we should be in force to the front, and endeavoring toturn the enemy's position, we ourselves should be turned by him by this road; for if he should once obtain possession of this ridge, which overlooks all tho country to the wost to the foot of the spurs of the Blue Ridge, we should have been irretrievably cut off and destroyed. 1 had, therefore, directed this point to be held tu force, and sent an engineer to extemporize some field works to strengthen the position, ‘The Fourth division (Runyon’s) had not been brougit to the front further than to guard our communications by way of Vienva and the Orange and Alexaniria Railroad, His advanced regiment was about seven miles in the rear of Centreville: ‘The divisioks were ordered to march at half-past tw o'clock A, M., 60 as to arrive on the ground early in the day, and thus avoid the heat which is to be expected at this season. There was delay in the first division getting out of its camp on the road, and the other divisions were in consequence between two and three hours behind the time appointed—a great misfortune, as events turned ont: ‘The wood road leading from the Warrenton turopike to the upper ford was much longer than we counled upon, the general direction of the stream being oblique to the road, and we having the obtuge angle on our side. General Tyler commenced with bis artillery at balf-past six A. M., but the enemy did not reply, and after some time it became a question whether he was in any forve in our front, and if he did not intend bimself to make an attack,and make + by Blackburn’s Ford. After fring j and ¢ } the ridge tia several times, and obtaining no response, I held one of Heintzelman’s brigadce im reserve in case we should have wo lany troops back to reinforce Miles’ divi sion. The other brigades moved forward as directed in the general orders, On reaching the ford, at Sut ley’s Spring, 1 found part of the leading brignde } nside’s) bad crossed, buy vie Thon wer slew iq getting over, stopping to grink time the clouds of dust from the cir an indicated the immediate approtch of a large force: and fearing it might come down Oh the head of thecoinm: fove the division could all get over and sustain it, orders wore gent back to the heads of regiments to br { gravau from the column und come forward separately ax fast | Orders had been sent back to Miles’ division for a brigade to fnove forward und proiect this retreat and Cotone} Bienker’s brigade was detached for this purpose, and wag ordered to go a3 fur forward as the point where the road to the right feft the main road. By referring to the general order it will be seen that, while the operations were to goon infront, an attack waa to be made at Blackburn’s Ford by the brigade (Richardson's) stationed there. A reference to his report. and to that of Major Hunt, commanding the artillery, wil show that this part of the plan was well and effectively carried ou. Itsuccoeded in decetying the enemy for a codstderatic time, and in keeping in check a force. Tho fire of the artillery at this point ed ac part cularly destructive. At the (\me of our rotreat, seeing great activity in this direction, much Oring, aud columns of dust, I became anxions for this place, fearing if it were turned or forced the whole stream of our retreating mace would be captur- edordesvoyed. After providing for the protection of the retreat wy Porter's aud Blenker’s brigades, 1 | repaired to Richardson's, and found the whole | force ordred to be stationed for tho holding of the road from Manaseas by Blackburn's ford to Contre villo, on tly march, under the orders from the Division lis is represent. Of course nothing accurate ig known of the toss of the | | chemy — Au otticer of their forces, coming from teen | | With a flay of truce, admitted eighieen bundred Kilod } and wounde or information shows this to be under the trae nambe | uc | The officer comm ho Eleventh New York Zouaves, #ay that the roburng of that re- My as many of Uh Davnted Uiemsalve New York, Amdug the missing | Teported many of our surgeous, who remained in attend: anor on car wounded, and were, against the rules of mo- dern wartare, made prise } retarn and have i 78. hare’ fought battle, in The isane of this which certainly our troops loat no eredit in Chew contet on Lhe field with an enemy ably oo nymand vrinnumbers, who had but a short distance to jna¥eh. and whe neted on bis own ground, on the defen: sive, and always under cover, whilat our men were of out ou the open itelds, aud shoukl not prevent ii bog given to those officers and corps whose ge if they did net attain it, petition, I will only anention here the names: not embr: in yeports of division and brigade commanders, 1 beg to refer to their reports for the Hames of ther ving undor their iamediate orders, de- Sir lig that on this subjec they be cousidered as part of my own. T claim credit for the officers cf my staff, and for those acting as such during the day. They did ry thing th power, exposing them- quired, and doing all that could’ do, communicating orders, guiding the ns, exhorting tho troops, rallying’ them when broken, and providing for them the’ best the circum- stances admitted. Thay are ns {pllows:— First Licutonant H. W. Kingsbury, Fifth artillery, aid- de-camp ‘ S. Brown, New Yorie Militia Volunteers, Major Ch aid-de-camp. Major James S. Wadsworth, New York Militia Votu #, tid-de-camp. The latter, who does me the honor be on my personal staff, had a horse shot under him in the hottest of the fight, Captain James B. ry, Assistant Adjutant General. Capiain O. H. Tillinghast, Assistant Quartermaster, who Jischarged alone the importent and burdensome duties of of thos in selves freely when re mon his de artment with the army, and who was mortally wounded while acting with the artillery, to which he for merly belonged and in Which he was deeply interested, Captain H, F. Clark, Chief of Subsistence Department. Major Moyer, Signal Otlicer, and Major Malcolm McDon- who acted as wid und Assistant Surgeon Magruder, 7 J. G. Rarnard, Engineer, and senior of his de pirunent with the army, gave most important aid, First Lioutenon? Fred. S. Prime, Engiheors, Captain"A. W. Whipple, First Lientenant H. L. Abbott and Second Lieutenant H. S$. Putin, Topographical Engineers. Major W. F. Barry, Fifth artillery, Chief of Artillery. Lieutenant Goo Strong, Ordnance Officer. r W. nge ’ H. Wood, First’'infantry, Acting Inspector General. = Second Licutéhant Guy Henry, who joined neon the fold, and wi as an aide de camp. ‘The (tow commanded divisions and brigades, and in the several places their duty called them did most efvetive service and behaved in the most gallaut man- ner: Brigatier General Tyler, Commecticat Volunteers. Colonel David Hunter, Third cavalsy, severely wounded at the head of his division. Colonel 8. P. Mointzclman, Soventecnth infantry, wounded in the arm while leading his division into action ‘on the bill. Brigadior General Schenck, Ohio Volunteors, command. ing Second baigade, First division. Colonel B.D. Keyos, Eievonth infantry, commanding First brigado, First division. Colonel W. P. Franklin, Twelfth infantry, First brigade, ‘Third division Colonel W. T. Sherman, Thirteenth jafantry, command- ing Third brigade, First division. Nonel Andjew Porter, Sixteenth tufautry, command. ing First brigade, Second ilvigion, Cofonel: A.B, Burnside, Rhote Island voluateers, com- ‘manding Second brigade, Seonnd divs Colonel O. B. Witeox, Michigan volunteers, commanting Second brigade, ‘Mhird division, who was wounded and taken prisoner while on tho hill, in the hottest of the ht. Cotone! 0. O. Howard, Maine volunteers, commanding ‘Third brigade, Third division, mol J. it. Richardson, Michigan volentears, min rth brigade, Firat division Colonel Mens, Ne York voluniesrs, coinmanding First brigodle, Fifth di mip Colonel Davies, New York volunteers, commanding Se- cond brigade. Fifth division, Asmy position may warrant, oven if it does not call, for some explanation of the causes, as far as they can be seen, which led to the results herein stated, I trust it may not he out of place if Treier In afew words to the immestiate antecedents of the battle, Whon J subinitied to tho General-in-Chief, in compliance with bis verbal instructions, the pian of operations and estin of force requirod, the time I was to proceed to carry it into effect, was given me by the Geueral-in-Chief and heads of the administrative departinents in poy the necessary pre- parations. But the regiments, owing I was told to want of transportation, came over y. Many of them did upon, and went forward without my even sceing them, 4 without having been together efora in a beigade” The sending reinforcements to Genoral Pattersov, by drawing off che wagons, wagafuriier and rnaveidabie cause of delay, Notwithstanding (ie herculean efforts of the Quartermaster General, and his favoring me in every way, the wagons for ammunition, aubsiatence, &o, and the horses for the trains and the artillery, «dif not all arrive for more than a week after the time ap: ointed to maya. ine oa even mepered sa ale. ae the ‘5th ultimo, and the desire I shoukt mov. deca.n. great, and it was wished JT should not, if possible, delay fonger than ‘Tuesday, the uilime. When J did set out, on the 16th, T was still deficient. in wagons for subsistence. But] went forward trusting to their being procured in time to follow me. The traing thus hurriedly gathered together, with horses, wagons, drivers, and wagon maganers. | new and unused to each other, moved With ditfienliy’ and disorder, and was the cause of a day’s delay in getting the pro: visions: forward, making it necessary to make on Sunday the attack we should have made onSaturdey. T could not, with every exertion, get forward with the troops earlier than we did. I wished to go to Centervilie the Recond day, which would have taken us thore on the 1th, and enabled us, so far a& they were concerned, to 0 into action On the 19th, instead of the 2st; but when wont forward from Fuiefux Court House, beyond Germantown, to urge them forward, I wag told it was im. possible fur the mento march further, ‘They had only come from Vienna, about six miles, and it was not more than «ix anda half miles farther to Centreyitie—in alt a march of twelve and a half miles; but the men were foot weary, not so much, T wag told, by the distenee marched, com: | and stroug arms, determiuod was fixed for the Bth July Monday. Every faciity noesibie | battle. y not come across till eight or nine daye after the time fixed | taken place, but up tothe last mom PRICE TWO ers: CENTS. IMPORTANT BATTLE IN MISSOURL Terrible Charge of Union Cavalry on the Rebel Infantry, &e., &e., &e, MANGLED, August 2, 1861. A battle occurred today at Dug Spring, nineteen miles south of this place, between the Union forces onder General Lyon and the rebel troops undor Ben MeCalloch, in which eight of the former were killed and thirty wounded, and forty of the latter killed end forty-four wounded, General Lyon took eighty stand of arme anc fifteen horses and wagons, A troop of United States cavalry, 270 strong, made a charge upon a body of rebel infantry, said to have been 4,000 strong, cutting their way through and routing thom with a logs of only five men. ‘The charge was a most gal- laut aud terrible one, several of the rebels being fownd with their heads cloven entirely through, Tho eremy retired during the night, and General Lyon tock posses- sion of the feld, x Another battie was momentarily expected, the enemy being in large force west of Springfield. Sprincrrecy, August 3, via Sr. Louis, August 7, 1861. On Thursday news reached here that the enemy were advancing on us in three columns, with a fores number- ing 20,000 men, Gen. Lyon immediately set out to meet them with the Second and Third Missouri regi ments from this city, the First and Second Kan- ss regivvents, and the First’ Fowa regiments also with two or three companies of regular infantry and two or three companies of regular cavalry from Camp McClellan, About twelve miles west of here General Lyon cneamped that evening, on ‘Tyrol croek, and ov Friday advanced to Dug Springs, about nineteen milea sonthwest of Springfeld, where he obtained intelligence of the enemy, Afight wok place between four and six o'clock that afternoon, A party of two bundred and seventy of Gonoral Lyon's cavalry, as previously reported, wero crogsing aridge of high land, partially enclosed on the cast by a valley, and, when descending the hill,came apon a aarge force of the enemy's infantry, variously estimated t from two thousand (o four thousand, and being vnable to retreat, they charged and cut their way through with the loss of only dye men. ‘The Jien- tenant commanding tbe cavalry was killed, after killing eight of the rebels. Meantime the enemy apneared ip Jarge numbers moving along the valley, bat thay wore put to flight rartillerye Our infantry vas not en- gaged. The rebels retreated southward to a piace called McCullough’s store, on the Fayetteville road. ‘The number of rebels found dead on the Held amounted to forty, and some forty four wounded were picked up. General Lyon is said to be strongly intrenched in clove proximity to the enemy, and another battle is ex- pected to take place. It ta sid there isa body of vo thousand mon thirty mile wosl of us, Who are coming in to attack us during the abse:.ce of Goneral Lyon. We" have here two com- panies of tho Third regimewt Missouri Volunteers, about seven or eiyitt hundred Home Guards from the surround: ing countice, and two pieres of ariitlery. While 1 write this report two companica of Home Guards have gone out to reconnoitre for the enemy from the west. We are wailing for them with confident heartd t the cnomy shall not take the town without a bloor y etraggle, ‘Wasinnaroy, August 7, 1861. President Lisco!n to-day received a despatch from Ge- nera!l Fremont, dated at Bt, Louis, stating that Coneral Lyon had met the rebel forcos under Ben MeCuocb, near Springfeld, and hal. completely routed Liem, losing ten Of his soldiers and killing forty of the robeis. it waa re- ported, however, that McCulloch had received quite large reinforcements, and was arrapging for anviher The rebels were said to be greatly superior in numbers to onrs. had A report had reacbed him that another cngegement t Ithad not deen authenticated. : The telegraphic rumor of tha death of General Lyon is not credited here, nor are any sorioas apprehensions en- tertained about the result of any engasecent betwee bim and Governor Jacksou's forces. It f@ known that Governor Jackson has about sixteerthousand troopa, few of them, however, well armed. General Lyop has about six thousand meu, and double the amount of artillery that Governor Jackson has, Colonel Jno. 8. Phelps, who recontly left the rcene of the reported conilict, and is familiar with all the prelimi- naries, is confident that Generals Lyon Seigel will be able to maintain their position, even against the heavy odds in favor of the attacking forces, An entrance into Southwestern Mistonrj has beceme a necessity on the part of Governor Jackson, ag there ia no subsistence la Northweaiern Arkansas for the body, of troops he bas with him. The ienaced attack upon Bird's Point and 8t. Louis by the rebels is oniy a o provent reiuforcoments boing sent to Genera! Lyon and C-neral Seigct. THE ARMY AT DUG SPRINGS. Tho brilliant achievement of the cavatry and artillery under General Lyon induces us to give our readers alist of the officers of those regunents specially mentioned in Our telegraphic despatches, A lieutonant commanding the as by the time they had been on foot, caused by the “obstrnctions in the road and’ the slow pace we had to move to avoid ambuscades. ‘The mien were, moreover, unaccnstomed to march ing, tholr bodies not in condition for that. kind of Work, and not ased to carrying even the load of Night marching order. We sod Bull ron with about 18,060 mon of all arms, the {With division (Milos and Richardson's brigade) on the Commande, for Centreville. I immediately balted ii, ral it p the best line of defence across | n udmitted of, and subsouucnt ‘ty taking{n person the comraand of this part of the | army, 1 caused such cispos:tion of the forces | which hd been adted to by the Firet avi Second Nw Joreoy unl the De Kalo regiments, | orderod ij from Runyon's reserve, before going forward, | ag would st serve to check tho enemy. The ridge being | held in Us way, the retreating current passed slowly through Cntreville to tue roar, eon from the ford a8 far as Cub iw, 4 owing to the road | becoming blocked up at the crogsing, cause. «- aoe damage pore, for the artillery could not pass al A sand caissong hat tobe s ndongd ln the hauling thé Ge!ssang ad BUY places by persons to eacapo with ch confueton was caused, the panic ag ed, and the road encumbered. Not only v Nery fost, but also many of ¢he ambulane nde. of our men tytl gotten be and ju 2 of a bind Cen ' nether we | The con- jon, and | as possible. Orders were seut by On officer to the | ty ay, iF enough to b r brigade of Helotzelman’s division to come | conmfiten an ; by a nearer road across the fields, end an ald-de-camp | lo adtnit of ne Sere nene ford, vetih leh: tn: hej . t to Brigaitier General 0 direct him to press vroudy timing our nt to Brigadier General Tyler to d y Miron turning ovr his attack, as large bodies of the enemy wer front of Him to attack the division which had | passing crossed © nd Vetween the sire | road feating from Sudiey’s Spring south, avd ove Burnsi brigade marched, was for | brigade, and a regiment datatched from Helatze | division to the left, forced th enon aliow Sherman’s and Keyes’ brigades, of Tyler's div:s': | to cross from their nosition on the Warrento: a ter’ | tnee other rogiments and Gas to Wael Dack far exongs to | ber yo, Hal our co the ford thickly wooded, whilst on the right of the road | | for about the same distance the country was divided | tween fields and woods. About a mite from the r¢ | ; - | country on both sides of the road {8 qpen, and for j 4 ot Pairk 1 Honse ttt late 0 ‘the morn ap te a wile farther large rolling Geids exteMMdown to the War. | see that the stragglers aud weary and worn out solders renton turnpike, which crossoe what became the Moklof | were uct left | eeral division . T transmit atribu: | ana r for (he conduct Bull tof pa idated re- Won dao Meh 5 henna putt oni the Iatter | Shortly after the teating regiment of the first brigade | {07 Ht Mo ah oiineteen Smee. reache:! thie cpen space, and whilst others ant the Ol} and four mim issionod es 8 brigade were crossing to the fronf and righ) enemy | and priv Mis rs wp hse ron opencd his Gre, begioning with artillery, ant following tt | pee privates. Many of the up with infantry. Tbe leading brigade (| ns'te’s) had | wounded ¥ to 0 n the Fauks, and wil! > | to Sustain this shock fora short time withos: sup leave sep achor ‘at i Ae giewe is very n try waa tect tos der one thous x [soe te ridarhnaee eben eset paue. | i pcurate, the mon Supposed to be missing having fallen | tain it, and short!y afterwards the other corp? of many ‘ew Y in t crtet at six htndred and sixteco wae cod to one hundred ny ‘Thowe redactions ara beng mate daily } More correc! return can be ‘our. afow dove a gade, of Tyler's division, on tho eft of theyroad, near the the stone bridge, not participating in tt main action. ‘The numbers oppored to ms have been variously cs- timated, I may safely gay, and avoid even’ the app eof exaggeration, that the enemy bronght up } all lve A which were not kept engaged elsewhere. He bad noticegof our coming on the 17th, and had from’ that fime nntil the 2st to bring up whatever he liad. tig. Known that’ in estimating the force to go against Manassas, T engaged not to have to | check in the valley by Major General Patterson, or thoes kept engaged by Major General Butler, and T know overy + aa4 ‘is supply of provisions. To the forces, tare i loft, at Burckbarn’s ford to Centreville, and Schenck’s bri- do with he enemy's forces under Johnson, then kept in rt was made by (be General-in-Chicf {hat (isis shoul done, and thai even ff Johsies Joined Beasrsaard, it beeause he could be followed by Generai Fram causes not necexsury for ine to refer ale we nount of tai F206» b w | | tand the enemy | ja pumbars | arove from Fairfax Court House, Pirfix station Qecmantown aud Centreville and thesn under Beaurogard Manassas, must be added those uuder Johnston from Winthestor, and those brought up by Davis from Rich « mond to other places at the hooey ed ich is tobe | added the levy «n masse ordered hy the Richinond autiio- Jiites i 3 ras. What rities, which Was ordered to assembie at Manaseas, all this amount! to, Teannot say—certainly much more than we attacked them with, Tcould not, as I have gait, more early pneh on faster, cavalry ie reported slain. Previous to hig death ho laid cight rebels hors de combat. We trust soon to be able to specify which of the officers inthe list of regulars is en~ titted to the honor of being called a hero and a martyr in his country’s cause:— GENEBAL LYON AXD STAFT. General Commanding. Brigadier General N, Lyon. d vutenant Colonel I. ¥. shepard, Quarterm: Major Horace A. Conant. ody Guat .-. Lieutenant —, THE BODY GUARD is composed of ten athletic St. Louis butchers, each tnounted on a powerful horse and armed with ahcavy cavalry eword and a pair of navy revolvers; each wears a tight hat turned up on the left side, and decorated with awhitoestrich plume, Almost any time Gon. Lyon, ae- comparicd by half a dozen of these gavage looking fol- lows, may be seen spurring along the Hino, or a small squad of them, or sin alloping fiercely to the front or the rear, or atreight out inso the-6pon country. If the General gors Tato «House, a hal duzcn of them will be geen ffi front, standing ike tron statucs at the bridle of their horses. If he scours along in advanco of the train, how supkiog of their long sabres is heard beside geen a@ stonu he will, there may be always awaiting patiently his movelue. leap Pluchorsemen ridors—jump feuces on a dead run, leap diets): down steep descents, and, in fact, never ride lose fast than their hor unless compelled by some ur- necessity. ut of theie duty as body guards, - agers, scouts, &c., and in consequence a rd nor could !'daisy. A large and the Dest partot my | yt 14, They are-cornthanded By tieuteraxit, mreos Were three smonths’ volunteers, whose term of ible! 4 Viale edekbenttl and aoe ee ‘wus about to expire, but who were sent | and aro particularly noted from their appe a rd.as having long enough 10 serve for the purpose | daring li On the eve of the battle the Fourth gunent of volunteers aud the battery of WRPNEY AND BTAFP, W. Sweeney, 2: Inf yontepoor iurtillery of the New York Eighth militia saceeaey 2 whe term of — fervice = expired ingist ol ou their discharge. ! wrote to Looe (he regiment, expressing @ request for them to remain a | "ositie short time, aud the Hh of V the time on the ground, tried to. indus main at {cast five days, Bot in vain, ‘Tb their discharge that might. It was gra | the next morning, when the army ward into battle, these troops moved to to the sound of the euemy’s eaunon oi the next few days, day by day, I should bave thousand ‘of the best armed, drilled, and disciplined troops in the — ariny. yy which added to the streggth de wis weaker. In seclusion 1 desire to say, in reference to the events | of the Qist ult, that the general order for the battle {to which 1 ‘referred was, with . slighy | cations, literally conformed’ to, that” the corps | were brought over Bull ran in the manner proposed, aud | of the to late Nt into action as before arranged, aud that up to lat fh the afternoc® every movement ordered wos car- sccessfully to the object we had pro i saa be ro slarting—that of getting to the railroad \ | leading asses to the valley of Virginia, | and » it far enough to break up | and destroy the commanication and jutorviens » be- tween the forces uuder Beauregard and those under Johnston. And could we have fought a” day | | or. a few hours sooner, there is everything wo | show bow we could havo continued euccess(ul, even | against the odds with which we contended. sca tas | Ihave the honor to be, very ThW! enOWwELI. ervant, , Obedient Servants prigadier General, Commandine, the | the regu } Sp modifi- , THE REGULAR TROOPS. There heving been no minute description received of Jar troops engaged in the contest near Dng we give the namps of thove officers that are known to be with the expedition: Major © Sam!. 1. Sturgis, Tet Cavalry, ‘Ac .Capt. Gordon Granger, Kites. A sat. Quartermaster Commis y of Subsistence..... whee t. J. 8. Conrad, 2d Infantry. surgeons (Assistants)... .Sprague and Davie. one TA. Co pt. D. 8, «Lieut. M Lt. nin, Cam Staniey. . Kell | pirstregiment, Co. Bee. “ & Mt . :Capt. Milton 'T, Car Second dragoons, Co. Tt Gor, C. B. Farrand, Ist Inf. niet “Artillery (Siz Pieces.) ‘ . — Dubois, 16th Infantry. “G. 0, Sokalehi, 24 Dragieue. Infant a ©. Gilbert. “Captain D. Huston, Je. Henry ©. | Captain. | Tseutevant First regiment, Co. B.. - Co. “ DS Second rt. FP, Steele. Tenn PAGE |