Miscellaneous war items.
The First New Hampshire Regiment, under command of Col. Mason C. Tappan, who is about as well qualified for a Colonelcy as a dog is for a preacher, passed through Baltimore on Friday last, on route for home. The regiment numbered about 850 men. New Hampshire has furnished but two regiments for the war, and a portion of one of them is in duress at Richmond. Colonel Mann's Pennsylvania regiment is thoroughly demoralized, according to Northern accounts. On Friday, 350 of the men passed through Baltimore for home, and the remainder will probably be disbanded. It will interest the reader to learn, on unquestionable authority, that only about 8,000 troops passed through Baltimore last week for Washington and the upper Potomac, while not less than 10,000 returned home, their term of service having expired. The Northern papers inform us that a flag of truce has reached the Federal headquarters from General Johnston. It is surmised that is related chiefly to an exchange of prisoners. Among the "probable" rumors of the day is one that Gen. McCall, of Pennsylvania, will supersede Gen. Banks in command of the "Army of he Shenandoah." The schooner Tropic Wind has arrived at New York, from Fortress Monroe, in charge of a prize crew. The Tropic Wind was seized on the 29th of June by the order of Major General Builer, for violation of the blockade and communicating with the enemy after having been warned by the Pawnee. It is stated in the Baltimore papers that the "whole army" at Newport News is in a state of insubordination, and it is apprehended that there will be a general revolt against the authority of the officers. A private made an attack on an officer, and the latter fired upon him, inflicting a dangerous wound. Wm. Murray, a ruffian belonging to the second New Hampshire Regiment, was hung at Alexandria on the 21 inst., for the murder of Mary Murray. He called upon his "friends," in his last moments, to sustain his family in their hour of trail. Lincoln's war must carry sappiness to many domestic circles at the North, if all the domestic circles are as blood thirsty as the Administration. A responsible officer of the Mount Vernon Association emphatically denies Scott's assertion that ‘"Mount Vernon, so recently course crated a new to the immortal Washington by the ladies of America, has already been over run by bands of rebels."’ Scott is a liar, as well as a traitor. The New York Journal of Commerce, anxious for peace, proposes an armistice for three months, and a Convention of all the States, to arrange matters. We don't think it can be done. The Grand Army marched toward Manassas with colors flying. On its return to Washington, instead of colors, the army was flying.Changing turn.
‘ "Forward to Richmond, let us fly"The Yankees shout, while blundering on, But Davis changed their battle cry
To " Backward, boys, to Washington."
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In the recent retreat of the Federals at Manassas the means of conveyance was limited; paving passengers had no chance, there being such an immense number of dead-heads. The anxiety in regard to cotton in Liverpool is increasing. It is believed that there is, or soon will be, a strong pressure by the Government to unite with the French Emperor in a formal offer of arbitration, not with the expectation that the Federal Government will accept, but that, the Confederates accepting, a pretext will be thereby afforded for some sort of European intervention, which will not only solve the cotton question, but give the North other work to do besides making war on the South. We have heard of a flight of fancy, and a night of stone steps, and the eagle's flight, but the flight of the Grand Army transcends them all.
Spegram.
‘ To take Manassas JunctionThe Yankees thought was fun,
But greatly were mistaken,
For they only took the Run.
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Before the battle the cry of the Grand Army was, Forward! to Richmond! Now they are very sorry that they did not give Richmond the cold shoulder. At Manassas the New Orleans Washington Artillery gave a number of masked balls, which were largely attended — with very destructive results. The Northern papers report that Captain Avis, ‘"John Brown's humane jailor,"’ was killed at Bull Run. Spare your tears, Yankees, he was not killed, but he fought gallantly, and ‘"lives to fight another day."’ The Federal rascals in Baltimore searched the baggage of Mrs L. J. Hart and Miss A Taylor, who were about leaving the city, and found a few buttons, which they captured as contraband. The ladies, who represented themselves to be from New York city, told the officers that, ‘ "with or without buttons, the Confederates could and would whip their invaders."’ Those are the right sort of ladies. The Cincinnati Enquirer announces the sudden arrival of one Eggleston, on 'change — just in from the great race, and the cry was, ‘"A speech ! a speech from Ben. Eggleston! "’‘"Gentlemen,"’ replied he, ‘"I did not come here to speak, but I will merely state what, perhaps, you do not know — that Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts, is a much faster runner than the Hon. Mr. Gurley, of Hamilton county; for he made better time on the track between Manassas Junction and Washington." ’ Mr. Eggleston conceded that our Congressman's pace was terrific, but the Massachusetts had outfooted him. It is impossible, says the Hartford (Conn) Times, to get a correct list of the killed and wounded, and we refrain from publishing the imperfect and uncertain lists which appear in some of the papers. Our loss and casualties among officers seems to have been disproportionately large. It is known that 55,000 men marched to the battle, and that several regiments joined this army on the way. The number of the same army now, according to the accounts from Washington, seems to be 40,000. This would leave 15,000 to 20,000 unaccounted for.
