BEDFORD GAZETTE, j -BEDFORD, Pa.— FRIDAY ::::::: JILF 26, IS6I- B, F. Meyers, Editor & Proprietor. 15SJHDEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS! For the Union, the Constitution and th-e Laws ASSOCIATE JUDGE, QEN. JAMES BURNS, JUNIATA. TREASURER, MAJ. A. J.SANSOM, BEDFORD 808. COMMISSIONER, iRHU.I P SHOEMAKER, COLERAIN. AITOfTOR, OANIEL L.. DEFIBAUGH, SNAKE SPRING. NEW VOLUME! NOW IS THE TIME TO SUBSCRIBE 1 A new volume of the Bedford Gazette, witl be gin on the'id of August next. All -of our present subscribers who will pay by that time, or bv next Court, will get the paper lor $1,30. This rule will ■be strictly observed. (I7*AII persons who are in ar rears, are respectfully requested to pay up, as we need money. This request is not intended for those who pay regularly, but for those who allow their accounts to run toe long. All Administra tors and Executors owing us for a longer time '.ban three months, for estate printing, are expected to call and settle by next Court. DEMOCRATIC COUNTY COMMITTEE. ' A meeting of the Democratic County Com mittee, will be held at the office of W- P- Schell, in Bedlord, on WEDNESDAY, THE 14th DAY OF AUGUST, NEXT, to supply a vacancy on the Democratic County Ticket, oc casioned by the decimation of Mr. Henry Wertz, the nominee for Poor Director. A full attendance is earnestly desired. JOHNS. SCHELL, Schellsburg, July 23d,'61. Chairman. - - I A Plain Question. Tfte Bedford Inquirer make? it a censure and denounce every man who tloes firfU subscribe to all the doctrines set forth ia Presi dent Lincoln's Meeaag., or who ic on<>..lh* : endorse the President's undisguised and undis puted infraction of the Constitution. Now, we would ask the Inquirer man a single plain ques tion, to which we demand a direct,unequivocal and straight-forward answer. Should Con gress, or the Administration, introduce into the programme of this unfortunate war, the fedture of Abolitionism, or should the war take the shape of a contest for the abolition of sla very in the Slave States, are you in favor of continuing the struggle ? Let us have an an swer to this—a fair, frank, unevasive answer, and no dodging. GENEROUS. —Congress has appropriated one hundred millions of dollars and one hundred thousand men mote than the President asked in his Message. The President, from bis inter- O 0 1 course with Gen. Scott and from the advice of the War Department, would certainly be bet ter informed in regard to the necessities of the war than any body else, Congress included.— Nor is it to be supposed that he would refrain from placing his estimate ofihe men and money required for the prosecution of the war at the highest reasonable figure. Yet Congress dis cards his estimates, and counts its excesses over them by the hundred thousand and the hundred million. Innocent and unsophistocated people will inquire the reason of these extravagant ex cesses. If they wait a little while, they will see the reason walking about Bedford Springs, Saratoga and other fashionable haunts, in the shape of millionaire army contractors and pecu lators of the public funds. But "who is to pay the piper?" THE TENTH RECHKENT, P. R. C., AT HOFE WEIA..-—On Fridaj* last the report was current here that the Tenth Regiment of the Reserve Corps, Col. McCalmont commanding, had ar rived at Hopewell, and would march through this place to Cumberland. On Saturday mor ning, in company with a friend, we paid a •visit to Hopewell and found the Regiment en cwqjjeti there, its order to march to Cumberland having been countermanded when about four miles on this side of Hopewell. Company A of this Regiment, is the Somerset Infantry, Capt. Cummins, among whom we found many, old and valued friends. Jt is the best company in the Regiment. Messrs. O. H. Gaither and Edwin Koontz,formerly of this place, are mem bers of this company.—The Tenth Regiment, we believe, is now ordeied to ffageratown. FIRE AT HOPEWELL —The stable of Mr. Richard Langdon, at Hopewell, was burned to the ground on Saturday night last. Two hor ses belonging to Mr. Samuel Bsrnhart, of this place, were burnt to dea'h. Mr. Barnhart es timates his low at S4OO. A valuable horse be longing to Mr. John Beeier, ot Bedford tp., was also so badly burned that it was found ne cessary to shoot him. Gears, harness, hay, Ac., were also destroyed. It is not known jiow the fire originated. Con(3res?.—The proceedings of this body since our last, are of little importance, except so tar as they tend to drive the nation stiii fur ther into the vortex of Disunion and Civil War. The members were so busily engaged in getting in the way of our troops at Manassas, that they could not attend to much of their own business lor a week past. Gloomy Tidings. —The receipt of the news of the melancholy defeat of the Federal army near Manassas Junction, cast a profound gloom over our community. The dreadful carnage and loss of life, the death of some of the best men in tne country and the sad reverse to our arms, are enough to make one shudder at the prospect before us. tCF""The "Captain of the Twenty," who is made the exceedingly unfortunate snbject of a most withering and trenchant satire from the pen of a sneaking occasional contributor to the Inquirer , begs leave to say that he still sur vives, and that he and his company, whenever they think fit to enlist for the war, will put down their,names in good earnest and not take rbem off the roll when the Company is about to march. Moreover, if they had had any de sire that this war "should come during their lives," they would long since have gone out to fight, and never could have eased their con sciences with the position of a buzzard-like camp-tollower, or of Quartermaster, or wagon boss in a country village. Who is guilty of the lie, Gazette, in regard to the expression that we should have made use of in reference to bid John Brown? Is it you Mevera, or t-heTetaalers of private conver sation, S. Davis and W. Hartley? The lie between you trio and we would as soon be lieve one guilty as the other. Come Meyers, which one is it?— Bedford Inquirer. The above beautifully conceived and ele gantly worded interrogatory has been a stand ing -editorial in the organ of the treason-smel lers for three, or four weeks. What does the booby want ? Major Davis and W. Hartlev substantiated our charge against him and will do it again, for it is the truth. So will others. Does he want an affidavit? We hope he will continue to keep the above pet editorial in his paper at least six weeks longer. DECLINATION. JOHN S. SCHELL, Esy., Chairman Democratic Co. Com. Dear Sir : Having been informed that the late Democratic County Convention placed me up on the ticket as a candidate for the office of Di rector of the Poor, I beg leave respectfully to decline the nomination, thus flatterlingly ten dered. Having some intention of going to the West, and being averse to holding office of any kind,! feef constrained to adopt this course.— Hoping that the Democratic County Committee will select man and sound Democrat in my stead, and wiih ray best wishes lor the success of our ticket, I remain, lours Truly, imjTj henky wektz. LETTER FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA WHEELING, VS., July 13th, 1861. Dear Friend : Your anxiously expected ietter i 3 at last received. I was glad to learn that your family and large circle of relatives are all well and prospering. Things are gloomy and dull here now. Business is almost totally suspended and an atmosphere of sorrow and despair seems to overhang this once thriving, flourishing country. Our new State Govern ment moves on very quietly. The office-hold ers under it are the leading politicians of this portion of Virginia, and whilst none of them are men of great ability, ihey seem to get along as well as Governors and their Secretaries usu ally do. Our taxes, however, will soon be very heavy, as the machinery of our Government is just as cumbrous and needs just as much pecu niary lubrication as that of your own, or any large Stale. However, we are perfectly willing that our taxes shall be heavy, nay, that they shall exhaust our all, if the establishment of our new Government will aid in the restoration of our once glorious but now broken Uaion. You ask me in your letter, whether the re ports in your newspapers, of the unanimity of the people in this region on the great questions now agitating the country, are correct. I can assure you that '.he friends of the Union are in a great majority here. Still there are divisions among us, which I fear will end in trouble, if not disaster. Before the election of Air. Lin coln there was not a Secessionist in all North Western Virginia. Prior to the Proclamation of foe President calling out 75,000 troops, no one openly proclaimed himself in favor of Se cession, though some few Southern Rights men were suspected of entertaining hostile feelings toward the Government ; but immediately after the issuing ol the President's call, numbers of our best citizeus and formerly the staunchest Union men, declared themselves adherents of the Southern Confederacy. The subsequent acts of the President and the action of Congress since the 4th inst., have only trved to exas perate and embitter these men, whilst Repub lican newspapers received Gere encourage them in the belief that the Democrats of the North sympathize with them in their Secession-theory, and practises. By the way, I eavv a leading Secessionist have a well-worn copy of the "Bedlord Inquirer," a few days ago, from which he fead to a few listeners the statement that j there were a consideiable number of Secession ists in Bd ford county. He chuckled over it ! considerably. I see however, that the "Gi izette" denies this charge. The Republican editors may think that they are doing good by j denouncing Democrats as Secessionists, but they certainly thereby give much aid and comfort to the real Secessionists in this part of Virginia Xhepeople here are divided into one fourth •unconditional Uoiou men, one half Union men opposed to military occupation, and the remain der in favor of Secession. But enough in re gard to khe "crisis/' [The remainder ol this letter relates to pri vate affairs and is therefore excluded Ed. Gazette.] the President's Message wilh one from the Chambersburg Times. Why don't it copy some of the Times ' articles on Curtin 1 For the Gazette. LETTER FROM "LITTLE BERKS. * j Cumberland Valley, July 18th, '6l. The last communication in the Inquirer , from the Valley, signed "Lucius," does not speak the sentiments of the people of Cumberland j Valley, I know. Mr. Lucius is well known in this township and about as little thought of; so that his writing falsehoods for the apple butter Disunion organ at Bedford, is-taken here at its proper value. He says tfcat in my other communication I did not tell wherein the North had violated the Constitution. 1 can tell him I did, but for the information of Mr. Lucius and other people as wilfully blind as himself, i will tell him again that the Consti tution was made by white men lor the benefit of white men, and not for the negro ; that the Constitution gives equal rights to the people of the whole country, North as well as South, in the Territoiies as well as in the States ; that the Constitution authorizes a Fugitive Slave Law, and that, therefore, the oegro-anti-Fugi tive Slave Law-Personal Liberty Bills of two thirds of the Northern States, are open and pal pable violations of the Constitution ; that the Constitution says that "fugitives from service" shall be returned and not taken fiom their mas ters by mob violence, even to the killing of those in pursuit of them ; that the Constitution requires the I'eueral Government to protect the people of the States against invasion, whether by John Bull, of England, or John Brown of Kansas. But it is folly to "cast pearls before swine," and so Mr. Lucius may read fhe re mainder of the Constitution himself. Mr. Lu contradicts my saying that the Republi cans had given tbe runaway negroes money to carry them beyond the reach of their masters. He lavs the blame on the Abolitionists.* tA. re not Republicanism and Abolitionism synonym ous ? If not, bow comes it that a majority of, the Republicans in Congress, recommended the Helper Book, which counselled the Abolition of Slavery ? Or how comes it that a majority of them in Congress voted, a few days ago, for the Abolitionist Lovejoy's resolution to repeal the Fugitive Slave Law i Mr. Lucms says that sucbjcommunications as mine are intended to weaken the Union sentiment. It is falsp. I am nothing but a mere boy, one that might be thought incapable of being interested in tbe af fairs of his country, hut I can Jell him that if I did not have the interests of the country more deeply at heart than the Black Republican ro -1 lers of our once hapipy land, I would hang myself on the nearest tree and will my car case to the doge, with Mr. Lucius as my Exe cutor. lam at feast as much interested in the welfar-e of my country as fhe roan that bought his praise from the soldiers who went through here, with a gallon of rot-gut whiskey. I will also say to Mr. Lucius that when he accuses a certain Doctor of Physic and a certain litttle tavern-keeper, as he does in his communication, he accuses people that are about as respectable and patriotic as himself, if not a little more so, and also that he blames the wrocg persons for being the authors of the communication to tbe Gnzetfe, signed Young America. lam the au thor of that communication and I am ready to bear the responsibility. OSBORNE G. McCOY. REPUBLICAN PERFIDY. On Wednesday of last week, the Republicans oI the lower House in Congress revealed thfv -I — R—..- JUU.CJUJ , a iiivuiuer irom ILF nois, an Abolitionist of the blackest hue,and of course a Republican, introduced a resolution declaring "it to be no part of a soldier's duty to aid in the arrest and return of Fugitive Slaves to their masters." This resolution was passed by a vote of 92 to 55. What utter abhorrence, must every Union loving man feelaeainst such a proceeding as this, in our National Congress. The introduction at such a time as this, ot that Heaven-cursed question ot African slavery, de serves not only the just indignation of every lover of his country, but the author ot sucfa a measure, with those who sustained it, de serves to be driven from our National Councils. It is nothing more than a secret blow, directed by a cowardly enemy, against the carrying out of the provisions of the Fugitive Slave Law. It shows the true feeling of the radical Republi can element, and also, that they etill cling to their beloved dogma, the destruction of slavery in the South. Even supposing that the above resolution was in consonance with justice and might, the throwing this fireband of contention at this time between the North and South, should be regarded with coodemnaiion. Noth ing could have a greater tendency to disafiect those citizens of the South who are now loyal than such a move as the above.— Juniata True Democrat. What iB the Senate Doing. ** After an Executive session, the Senate adjourned." Such is the invariable conclusion of the daily report of the Senate procedings. What is done in these Executive seesioas! Are they devoted quietly to the confirmation of the appointments of unqualified civilians— mere local poli'.ions—to the command of companies, regiments, brigades and divisions in the regular army ? Is it under ' cover j of such brief reports that the SANDERSONS, PETRIKEAIS, and others of that ilk, of Pennsyl vania, and similar military incompetants ia other States, are to be fastened upon the army during this war, and perhaps for life T The universal uprising of the people against this style of appointments should com mand respect from the Satiate, and the people and the Press should make their voices heard once more, or, before they are aware of it, the whole list off objectionable men will be confir med in these short "Executive sessions," that look so harmless in the congressional Reports. —PtiHadelphia Inquirer. [From the Pittsburg Evening Chronicle.] Below llis Merited Rank., "Le justice be done though the heavens should faillf Major L. Taliaferro, at his pres ent advanced period of life, after some forty eight years ot honorable service in war and peace, should now be so capable, honest, and efficient in the prompt discharge of bis every official duty to his country,- what must have been -his action at an earlier period of his mili tary fife ? In 1856, the late distinguished and lamented Major General Jessup endorsed him thus officially. "Major T. is not only ca pable, but is honest—we want honest rneu." There has been no mere popular officer of the ! United States ever before stationed in this city with our with all who have had occasion to consult him on in his official capacity of Quartermaster. He is truly a patriot and a soldier, a citizen and a gentleman of the old school, with an enlarged Christian heart, ace >that never turns away from the needy. VERITA3. | Pittsburg, July 10th, 1861. . f IR_N_BWS. Highly Important from Gen. McDowell's Column. A BATTLE AT BULL'S Rl'tf. ————— • THE FEDERAL TROOPS REPULSED. Thirty Mm Killed and Forty Wounded- The war news received yesterday is ot stir ring importance, and indicates that events ot momentous concern will probably transpire in rapid succession. We published yesterday full accounts of the occupation of Fairfax Court House, Fairfax Station and Centreville, by lhe Federal troops, some of which subsequently ad vanced to Bull's Run, (within five miles of Ma nassas Junction,) where they had an engage ment and were repulsed with several killed and wounded. The particulars of this engagement reached us yesterday, and shows it to have been more serious than at first supposed. The num ber killed is placed at 30, and the wounded at 4-0 oa the aide of the Federal troops. The loss ol the Confederates is not ascertained. We We subjoin all the details that have reached us : ENGAGEMENT AT BULL'S RUN. The following reached us yesterday morn ing, through the "Associated Press." ENGAGEMENT WITH MASKED BATTE RIES—A SHARP CONFLICT—T H E FEDERAL TROOPS RETIRE WITH A LOSS OF 30 KILLED AND 40 WOUN DED—ANOTHER FORCE SENT TO FLANK THE ENEMY. Centrevilxe, July 18.—The first engage ment of any character in Eastern Virginia du ring this campaign << uk place at Bull's Run, four miles south of Centreville, this afternoon. Gen. Tyler's division encamped last night a few miles east ol Centreville and this morning proceeded towards that point- Centre vrtie was passed sn safety without opposition; and the troops turned from the Little River turnpike road to the Manassas road. On their way along this road information was received that a mask ed battery was on the left of the road ahead, and Col. Richardson, in command of the fourth bri gade, was ordered to reconnoiter, while the re mainder of the division remained in the vicin ity of Centreville. Col. Richardson accordingly proceeded with three companies of the Massachusetts First Re giment, being the "Kelsey County Fusileers" and "National Guards." Tbey passed across an open rav ; ne and again entered the road, which was densely surrounded by woods, when they were received by a riking fire from the left, killing a number of the advance. They, however, gallantly sustained their po sition, and covered the retreat of a brass can non ol Sherman's battery, the horses having been completely disabled by the fire, until they were relieved by the Michigan Second and and New York Twelfth, when they fell back.— The Federal forces then took up a position on the ton of a hilf. Two rifled guns were plant ed in iront, supported by Captain BracketCs company B, second cavalry, with a line of in fantry, composed of the Michigan Second and New York Twelfth, some distance in the rear. A steady fire was kept up by both sides in this position. The rebels had two batteries of eight pieces r .1..,., I. -vn.mnnr'inrr Iha rnarl Thpv GHfV ed their guns well, except that they fired some times too high, but they were gallantly faced by our troops. They did not reply to our reg ular fire for half an hour, during which time they were receiving large reinforcements. In the meantime Col. Richardson's brigade reconnoitred the woods. Whilst we were a gain thus advancing we were met with a raking fire. Our guns were quickly put in position, and poured grape and canister among the ene my until the supply was exhausted. These guns were commanded by Capt. Ayres. Gen. Tyier commanded in person and acted gallantly. Capt. Ayres, of the Artillery, lost one man killed and three wounded, but several of his pieces were disabled. The New York 12th suffered next to the Massachusetts Ist. Among the killed are Lieut. Smith, of companv G, Massachusetts Ist ; Edwin Field and Sar geant Forst, of the Boston Fusilleers. Lieutenant Firm, of cavalry, is among the wounded : also Oliver E. Simpson, of the Massachusetts First, and Chaplain Lancy, of the Connecticut. The total loss on our side is estimated at 30 killed and 40 wounded. At half-past 4 o'clock Gen. Tyler ordered the troops to retire, it being necessary to relieve Captain Brackett's cavalry, which had done tbe most effective service. The day was excee dingly hot, and tbe horses thirsting for water, which coald only be obtained at Centreville. Only about one thousand oi our forces was at any onetime engaged, whilst the Confederate forces are estimated at four thousand. The loss of the enemy is not ascertained, but must have been considerable. Colonel Wilcox's division, including the Zouaves, moves from Fairfax station to-night to flank the enemy, and the battery will undoubt edly be taken to-morrow. This battery is thought to be one of a line of batteries from Ac otink creek to Manassas. In addition to the killed mentioued above, as far as ascertained there were two privates of the 63th New York Regiment. Our troops did noi retreat, but only retired to make a more ef fectual attack on the enemy's position. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. [The following leiler, containing a graphic and thrilling detail ol the battle of Bull's Run, we received last evening, from a special corres pondent at Washington, who states the sources from which the information was derived. The official dispatches repiesent the number oi kill ed greatly in disproportion to the means em ployed and in a battle of seven hours' duration ; but as we have no appetite for this bloody war, it is quite enough for us. Other statements represent the carnage to have been fearful.] WASHINGTON, July 19. From the Hons. Wm. A. Richardson and John A. McClernand, of Illinois, together with John W. Noel of Missouri, (all members of the House,) who were eye-witnesses of the battle, and aided, in several instances, in bearing from the field members of the New York Twelfth, who were wounded within their sight, I gather the following account of the conflict: The action commenced under the direction of Gen. Tyler, ol Conn., at half-past 1 o'clock on Thursday afternoon, at Bull's Run, three miles from Centreville, between several com panies of skirmishers attached to the Massacbu cettr First, and a masked battery, situated on a slight eminence—the skirmishers retreated rap idly, and were succeeded in the engagement by Sherman's Battery and two companies of regu lar cavalry, which, after continuing the contest 1 lor some lime, were supported by the New York Twelfth, (volunteers for 3 yqjirs,) First Maine, Second Michigan. First Massachusetts, (3 years,) and a Wisconsin Regiment, when the battle was waged with great earnestness, continuing until 5 o'clock, when the Federal troops were driven back in great contusion, beyond the range of thejConfedertfe batteries, where they Bivouack ed for the night. During the conflict the Michigan, Maine and Wisconsin regiments held their ground with a fortitude which, in view ot the exceedingly galling fire to which they were exposed, was most remarttable, but the New York Twelfth and the Massachusetts regiments retired in great disoider from the field, throwing away knap sacks and even their arms in their flight. A number of the members of the former regiment openly asserted that their contused retreat was the fault of their officers, who evinced a total lack of courage, and were the first to flee. Alter the retreat had been commenced, Cor coran's New York Sixty-ninth (Irish) and Cam eron's New York Seventy-ninth (Scotch) regi ments were ordered up to the support, hut ar rived too late to take part in the action. There were three batteries in all, the first to open fire, and the smallest was situated on the top ol an eminence, and the second and most destructive in a ravine. The latter was totally concealed from view by brushwood, &.C., and it was in attempting to take the first by assault that the Federal troops stumbled upon it. The battle occurred at a point in the declivity of <tbe road, when it makes a turn forming an ob tuse angle, and tbe third battery was so placed as to enfilade with *t fire the approaches to wards the Jmrcuor. Much jealousy, it is stated by the fame au thority, existed between the regular officers and those ot the volunteer corps, each appearing de sirous of shifting to the other the responsibility of any movement not advised by themselves, and this jealousy, rt is feared, will seriously affect the efficiency of the " grand army." Thus Gen. McDowell expressly states that the battle was not bis own, but that of Gen. Trier. The for mer officer said he would not advance further •until he had thoroughly and carefully reconnoi tered the position of the buttene6, their capa bilities, &c.; and the inference derived by my informant from his remarks is, that he deems his present force entirely insufficient to carry the opposition before him. One of the gentlemen mentioned at the com mencement of this account gives it as his opin ion that Manassas Junction cannot be carried by 50,000 men in two months, and ail agreed in saying that the force under Beauregard has been entirely underrated, numerically, end that their fighting qualities are superior. The cheers : with which they rushed to the fight frequently rang above the dm of tbe battle. Their num bers were not ascertained, hut is estimated at j upwards of 5,00G South Carolinians, under com mand of Gen. ttonham, of S. C. Their artil lery was ol the best kind j a shot from one of the batteries severed a bough from a tree full two miles distant, and but a lew feet from where the vehicle of the Congressmen was standing. One ball tell directly in the midst of a group of Congressmen, among whom was Owen Love jay, but injured no one, the members scamper ing in different directions, sheltering behind trees, See. There were a number of rifle pits also in front ol the batteries, from which much execu wxrfon bv expert riflemen. lhe Congressmen were greatly rmpresseu with the extent and magnitude of the earth works, entrenchnvenfs, &c., erected by the Con federates from Alexandria to CentrevilJe, and beyond ; these were all of the moat formidable and extensive character. It is thought by them that Manassas Junction is encircled by a chain of batteries, which can only be penetrated by severe fighting. All the entrenchments evi dence consummate skill'in their constiuction.— The entire column under Gen. McDowell fell back at 8 o'clock Thursday evening, a short distance from Cenlreville, where they encamp ed ; they were joined during the evening oy Heintzelman's command, arid on the succeed ing morning by that of Col. Burnside, all of wliich troops are now encamped there. Early in the eveiung Gen. Sehenck's brigade of Ohro troops were sent forward on the Haines vilieroad to flank the batteries, but no tidings had been heard of them up to S o'clock yester day (Friday) morning, when the Congressmen left Gen McDowell's headquarters bringing with thern his dispatches to the War Depart ment. These dispatches put the loss in killed at 5, hut Mr. McClernand states that he himself saw more than that number killed. All of these gentlemen coucur in the opinion thai the loss in killed will reucn one hundred. They account for the disparity between their statements and the official report, by the fact that the latter is; made up altogether from the surgeon's returns, and many are killed who are seldom reported to tbe surgeons. One remarkable fact, which commanded the especial attention of the Congressmen, was the absence from that part of Virginia which they traversed, of all the male population capable of bearing arms. They saw few inhabitants other than old women, very aged men, and children. The women seemed to regard them with abhor rence ; to quote the language of oue of the Con gressmen, " Their eyes fairly flashing fire at the sight of the soldiers." Gen. McDowell expressed no fears of any at tack upon him by the Confederates, but seemed apprehensive that his Volunteers might by stum- Ming upon some masked batteries " precipitate" a general battle. The excesses of the Federal volunteers are exciting general indignation among Use officers. A member of Congress who rode through the smoking ruins this morning, states that the vil lage of Germantown has been burnt to the ground, with the exception of one house, in which lay a sick man, who had been robbed, he was told, by an army surgeon of everything he possessed, down to a jack knife. Gen. McDowell has issued orders foi' every man caught in the act of plundering to be shot. By his command a guard is to be stationed in front of the principal dwellings of every town the Federal troops may enter. P. S.—The latest accounts (torn <Jen. Mc- Dowell were received at 12 o'clock, and were those brought by Mr. McClernand, who asserts with positiveness that there bad then been no further action at Bull's run, and that there is no probability of an action occurring within several days at least, unless Schenck's column shall stumble upon another masked batterv. fCP"There are flying rumois in regard to the loss of our troops at the late battle, placing it as high as 12,000 and as low as 500. Our own opinion is that it cannot be less than 5000, killed wounded and prisoners. ANOTHER BATTLE AT BULL'S RUN HIGHLY INTERESTING DETAILS OF THE BATTLE. CENTER VILLE, /uly 21, p. M .-A mos severe and general battle was (ought to-dav a i Bull's Run bridge. The conflict was most des perate and Moody, lasting over nine hours ! The piogrnmme of the battle, as stated in my first dispatch, was carried out until th* ; troop? met a succession of masked batterfoc ; which were attacked with great vigor and bravery, and successively stormed and taken with severe loss o! life. Our troops advanced as follows:—Col Rj t f. ardaon, who distinguished himself )n the previ ous engagement with the batteries at Bull** Run the left with four regim entj of the 4-th brigade, to hold the Federal battery stationed on the hill on the Warrenton road in the vicinity in which the last battlefthe Bull's Run battle) was (ought. The flank movements were earned out as described in my first despatch. Col. Schenck's and Col, Sherman's brigades ol General Tyler's' division advanced by the Warrenton road, while Col. Hentzleman's and Col. Hunter's divisions took the fork of the Warrenton road, to move between Bull's Run and Manassas Junction. Col. Key's brigade remained at Centervilie as a reserve. Information was received by Gen. Tyler's command ol the existence of the enemy's bat tery commanding that road. Our troops were then formed in battle array. The 2<i New York and 2d Ohio on the left the 3d Ohio and 2d Wisconsin, and 79th, 13th and 68th New York on the right. Colonel Miles, division formed in the rear. The fi-#t range gun fiied by Sherman's battery at tea minutes of 7 o'clock this morning. The rebels did not return his shot until an hour and a-hait afterwards, when Col. Hun ter's division came up and the battle became general. Col. Hunter'a movement to gain the rear of the enemy was almost a success. The enemy's position, was then opened upon by several of "Carlisle's howitzers, followed by slight skir mishing. The rebels rapidly received reinforcements from Manassas Junction after the attack was opened. The battle consisted in a succession of fires from masked batteries, which were opened. When one was silenced its place was taken by two, and thedanng charges of our infantry in unmasking them exhibited the most dauntless courage. The 2d Ohio and the 2d New Cork militia were marched by flank through the woods by a new made road within a mile of the main I road, when they came on a battery ol eight guns, with four regiments flanked in the rear. Our men were immediately ordered to lie , down on either side of the road, in order to allow two pieces ol artillery to pass through j & attack the battery which then opened upon us and killed, on thp third round, Lieut. Dempsey ; of compaoy G. New York 2d, and Wm Max- I well, a drummer, and seriously wounded sev | era I others. Our troops were kept in this position for : fifteen or twenty minutes under a galling fire, ■ -in Kpinu able to exchange shots witjjufhe ene my, although wunin a stone's throw of their batteries. They succeeded in retiring in reg | ular order with their battery. The most gallant chars* of the day was made by the New York 69th, 79th and'l3th regiments, who rushed upon one the batte ! ries, firing as they proceeded wiftj perfect | clang, attacking it with bayonet point. Their yell of triumph seemed to carry alt before them, They found that the rebels had abaidoned ; the battery as they appioached, and had on iy j succeeded in carrying off one gun. This IC . ' cess was acquired only after a severe loss j hfe, in which the 69th regiment suffered most severely, and it is reported that the Lieutenant Colonel was among the first kiiied. Ellsworth's Zouaves also distinguished them selves by their spirited assault on the batteries at the point of the bayonet, but it is leared that their loss is immense. Up to the hour of 3 P. M. it was generally understood that we had hemmed in the enemy entirely, and that they were gradually retreat ing; that Col. Hunter had driven them back in the rear, and that Col. Heintzelman's com mand was meeting with every success, and that it required but the reserve of Gen. Tyler's di vision to push on to Manassas Junction. A Mississippi soldier was taken prisoner by private Hasbrooke, of the Wisconsin 2d regi ment. He turned out to be Brigadier Quarter master Prior, a cousin ol Rodger A. Pryor. He was captured with his horse as he by ac cident rode within our lines. He discovered ; himself by remarking to Hasbrook:—"We are , getting badly cut to pieces." "What regiment do you belong to!" asked Hasbrook. "The 1 I9'.h Mississippi," was the answer. "Then you are my prisoner," said Hasbrooke. From the statement of this prisoner it ap pears that our artillery has created great havoc among the rebels, of whom there is from thirty to forty thousand in the field under the com mand of Gen. Beauregard, while the) 'have a reserve of 76,000 at the Junction. He describes an officer most prominent in the fight distinguished from the rest by his white horse as Jeff Davis. He confirms the previous reports of a regiment of negro troops in the rebel forces. He says it is difficult to get them in proper discipline in battle array. The position of the enemy extended in three lines, in the form of a triaDgle, the apex front ing <the center of our columns. The area seems, to have been filled with masked batteries. [6'jwriul Dispatch to the Phiiada. Evening News.} WASHINGTON, Sunday night, 10 o'clock.—J- R. Flanigen , Esq. —There has been a terrific battle at Bull's Run to-day. The loss on bur side will reach six thousand. Our forces went in on the left ol the enemy, and were doing good work, when the rebel cavalry made a dash ing sortie, cutting our forces to pieces. The Federal forces have retreated in great contusion to Ceulreville. Col. Cameron, of the New York Highlanders, is among the killed. The Federal forces aiound Washington have taken up the line of march to-night. Yours JOHN W. HINCKLE, Washington, D. C.
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