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.
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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.
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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.