WAR NEWS.
6 1`13E ADVANCE to FAIRFAX COURT
HOUSE•
Enthusiasm of4the Federal Army
[Correspondence of the Now York name.]
WASHINGTON, July 17. Another
bloodless victory, another Secession
-village captured, without the firing of
a gun, the rebels retreating in hot
haste—the cavalry ordered to the front
and pursuing for three miles without
vatching. 8-11 is the history of the
day at Fairfitx Court House.
About 7 o'eloek this morning the
centre column, Col. Hunter, fairly took
up the line of march for Fairfax, by
the Leesburg turnpike, irons their
camps, between Bailey's Cross roads
and the turnpike, a distance of 9 or 10
miles, Col. Burnside's brigade in ad
vance.
The troops marched in the following
order : A corps of skirmishers from the
Rhode Island Regiments; the Rhode
Island Battery; a siege Battery,
under
Lieut. Benjamin, consisting of four
twenty pound rifled cannon, carrying
three miles; the Rhode Island Regi
ments; the Second New Hampshire;
the, Seventy-first New York, forming
Vol. Burnside's Brigade ; the fourteenth
Now York; Griffin's West Point Bat
tery; eight companies of regular in
thntry, under Major Sykes, three bun
,dred marines and five hundred caval
ry-; the Eighth New York, which, with
the above, form Col. Porter's Brigade,
joined the column at the Court House.
An hour or two before the general
start, reconnoitering parties had been
out in float, on both sides of the road.
In'the night the rebels had approached
within 300 yards of the camps, but had
fled befbre the skirmishers. The sol
diers were full of fight, anxious to
know how much further it was to the
enemy, and occasionally breaking out
into patriotic songs.
Gen. McDowell and staff were at
the head of the column. The first, sign
of the enemy was some three or four
miles from Fairfax, where trees had
been felled for several rods, for the
purpose ofobstructing the road. They
could not have Leon there a week, for
the !ewes were but slightly withered.
Another obstruction of the same kind
was put there on Saturday.
The column went round through a
meadow up a steep hill a mile further,
and the approach was cautiously made
as it was the highest ground on the
- road, and there, if anywhere, it was
thought would be resistance. For a
moment there were signs of -formim , -
in line, but the usual absence of rebels'
became* soon apparent. The alarm
was caused by the driving in of a rebel
force of two or three hundred men_ by
our skirmishers. At nine or ten o'clock
.they went off in such a hurry as to
leave their horse bags, from which oar
men fed their horses with, corn.
About half a mile from the Court
house, on the top of the first hill, an
excellent position. was a line of fresh
earthworks extending on both sides of
the road for, pm haps, halt' a mile be
tween the woods. The hitherto slope
of the hill was cleared of trees and fen
ces, as if to allow range to the artillery,
but there were no gnus, and no traces
of guns, unless wheel tracks near one
of the four embrasures be so interpre
ted.
More probably they were made by
a wagon. The slight embankment
was of earth, except at the embrasures,
which were strengthened by sand bags,
with the Conffiderate States or Quar
termaster's Department of Virginia
stamped upon them. There were
abundant evidences that the works
had been left in haste. Camp-kettles,
hams, a little flour, and plenty or shov
els and axes, make up the testimony.
There were no ditches in front, which
left them exposed to a flank movement.
Presently the troops were moving
up a steep and »arrow street, between
broken down Virginia houses. It was
hard even for officers to believe that
this was Fairfax Court House already,
as it proved. It was captured about
o'clock by three men—two Rhode
Island skirmishers and a volunteer—
who walked the whole length of the
street alone, bowing to the few women
who were in sight, and greeted with
groans by negroes. At noon the head
of the column marched up the street,
cheering and singing, or with the bands
playing the Star Spangled Banner.
The Secession flag on the Court
House was soon hauled down, and sev
eral smaller ones taken. The first
one to hoist the Stars and Stripes was
Sergt. John Duffle:, of Company C,
Second Rhode Island Regiment, who
waved it from the top of a barn. The
Court HOuse was soon crowned with
the National flag.
Before the Second Brigade began to
file up the street, the Cavalry were or
dered to the front, and galloped at the
top of their speed, carbines in hand,
forward. They pursued the rebels 3
miles on the Centreville Road, and then
gave up the chase, because there were
no signs of the foe, and their horses
were wearied.
It was - ascertained that the rebels
had left at about 9 o'cloek this morning ;
that they were under the command of
Gen. Bonham, late mendam of Congress
from South Carolina, and were about
6,000 strong, consisting of South Caro
lina, Alabama and Georgia regiments.
They had occupied six camps near the
town, some tents, others in hastily con
structed shanties.
The few per-sons who were to be
found in town said that they had ex
pected them to make a stand, having
always asserted that there would be a
battle, and that all who wished safety
had better leave. But they formed on
the hill behind the town only to turn
tail the instant our columns came in
sight, those of Gen. Tyler and Coh
lleintzelman flanking them as the cen
tre approached.
In the camps, as in their headquar
ters in town, were fresh evidences of
hasty departure. In one were five
quarters of fresh beef, eleven muskets;
in all were spades, shovels. camp ket
tles, knapsacks and pistols in abun
dance. A number of tents were left
entire, and the ropes which held others
had been mit without pulling up the
ctakea, In one-was a table set for the
officers. - ,
Sick soldiers were loft in the hospi
tal with nothing to out; in the Quar
termaster's rooms a medicine chest.
the Quartermaster's mess chest. and
plenty of excellent whiskey were left;
the latter was a most striking proof
of a rapid flight. In the knapsacks
were very preeion , thin: .. ?..sllol 'as' a
letter from a wife to a husband enclos
ing a lock of hair, from a sister to a
brother, asking him to "kill a Yankee
for me." There were also maps of
various parts of Virginia. In some
were letters even enclosing money.
The Confederate mail bag stolen
from the United States was made a
prize of by Col. Burnside. As for the
town, it looked like a deserted village;
hardly any persons but women and
negroes were to be seen. The houses,
some of them looking as if the village
had seen Letter days, were shut up
and scarcely anything was to be had
for love or money. Tea and coffee
have, we were informed by a female
resident, been unknown for a long
time, and of other things there ap
peared to be no superfluity.
The Court House itself, which was
where'C4elm Washi ngt on's 'business Was
transacted, looks like a Yankee acade
my on the exterior. Within it is not
so capacious nor convenient; many a
police justice North would regard the
room, as it now appears, as beneath
him. One of the Rhode Island regi
ments camped on the grounds of Dr.
Gunnell, and made themselves soon
acquainted with his ice -house. bee-hives,
garden-beds and running chickens.
We regret to say that several de
serted buildings were broken into and
pillaged, and that six, mostly barns,
on the outskirts, of the : town, ; were
burned, some by Secessionists ,and
some by our troops, on the rumor that
a Union man bad been shot from one
them ; the officers tried to prevent these
excesses by setting guards at the
house, but in a number of cases they
were too late; the , arrangements should
have been made beforehand, and Gen.
McDowell should see to it that these
things are not repeated.
There is this to be said, however,
that so thy as our observation extend
ed, only deserted houses were touched,
and the soldiers might well infer• from
the fitet of leaving that the owners
were rebels. Many of them were
touched less for love of plunder than
from a desire for trophies. A cannon
was fired at a party of rebels who
were scouting, from Gen. Tyler's col
umn, between eight and nine o'clock.
This is supposed to have been the first
alarm given, and was soon followed
by the retreat. Three of our men
were slightly wounded.
We understand that a carefully
drawn topographical map. prepared
by a clerk now employed in the War
Department, was found in one of the
buildings. Among the civilians who
entered Pairlitx with the army, was a
daughter of Thurlow Weed, who bore
away a Secession flag, and other tro
phies. Among• the members of Con
gress who were there were Senator
Lane, of Indiana, and Colfax, Verree,
Nixon, Frank. Porter, and Washburne
of Illinois, of the House. Mr. Verree
brought home an empty sand bag,
with the words, "The Confederate
States," printed upon it which he pre
sented to Gen. Mansfield, to be given
by him to Gen. Scott, as one of the
many trophies of this bloodless victo-
Most of the column of the centre
rested for the night at Pairfitx. A
portion of that and of Gen. Tyler's
pushed on three miles toward Centre
ville, where it is thought they will
make a stand, as the position is a strong
one.
It is doubtful whether the army will
at present move beyond Mauassas
Junction. The force of Gen. McDow
ell in the advance is believed, on ex
cellent authority, to be 35,000 men;
0,000 were in the column of the centre.
Gem Scott will not leave the city
to-night, as reported, but holds him
self in readiness to join the march if
any disaster should make his pi•esence
necessary. It is believed that the
army can be in Richmond in five days,
if it do not tarn- at Manassas.
No approhension is entertained from
the batteries at Manassas J unction.—
The nine 6/ pounders, with the James
projectiles, with a range of four miles, ,1
would 80011 dismount or silence the I
light metal of their batteries.
Sixty-five of the sixty-seven who
deserted from the Garibaldi Guard re- ,1
turned, very penitent, to the camp of
the regiment last night, just after the
army moved toward Fairlltx. They
will be re-equipped inunediately, and
sent to join the regiment at Manassas.
The spirit of the troops who arc Li
advance to Richmond is most exult
ant. The cnthw , htsm broke out, on
their march, in national airs, floating
in full strains upon the tempered air
of a July day. cooled by the Northern
winds and rains of the last week.—
"Yankee Doodle," "Dixie," ' "Ain
Rhein," and the "Marseillaise,"
Bled in the chorus of the races who
strike fbr freedom at the capital of
Richmond. Everybody here is buoy
ant and joyful.
THE FORWARD MOVEMENT
A BATTLE AT BULL'S RUN
Sp! rlted Ficht with Masked Batteries
CENTREVILLE, Va., Slily 18—Even
ing.—The first engagement of any
elmracter in Eastern - Virginia, during
this Campaign, took plaee at Ball Ran,
four miles south of Centreville, this
afternoon.
Gen. Tyler's division encamped last
night a few miles cast of 'Centreville,
and this morning proceeded towards
that point. Centreville was passed in
safety, and the troops turned from the
Little River turnpike road to the Ma
nSSIIS road. On the road, information
was received that a masked battery
was placed on the left of the road
ahead, and Col. Richardson, in com
mand of the fourth 13rigade, was Or
dered to reconnoitre, while the remain
der of the division remained in the
vicinity of Centreville. ,
Colonel Richardson proceeded with
three companies of the Massachusetts
First. They passed across an open
ravine and again entered the road,
which was densely surrounded by
woods when they were received by a
raking tire from the left killing a num
ber of the advance. They gallantly
sustained their position. and covered
the retreat of a brass cannon of Sher
man's battery, the horses having been
completely disabled by the fire, until
relieved by the Michigan Second and
New York Twelfth, when they fell
back.
The Federal forces then took a po
sition on the top of a 114 Two rifled
cannon were planted in front, support
ed by Captain Brackett's company B,
of the Second Cavalry, with a line of
infantry compnF,e•tl of the Michigan
second and the New York Twelfth,
some distance in the rear. A steady
fire was: kept up on both sides in this
position.
The rebels had two batteries of
eight pieces in a position commanding
the road. They used their guns well,
except that they fired sometimes too
high; but were gallantly fiteed by our
troops. They did not reply to our
regular fire for half an hour, during
which time they were receiving largo
reinforcements. In the meantime Col.
Richardson's brigade reconnoitred the
woods.
While the troops were again thus
advancing they were met with a rak
ing. tire. Our guns were again put
in position, and poured grape aud can
ister among the enemy mail the sup
ply was exhansted. These guns were
commanded by Captain Ayers. Gen.
Tyler commanded in person and acted
gallantly. Captain Ayers, of the ar
tillery, lost one man killed and three
wonnded.
Several of the pieces were disabled.
The New Yor WC! ftil suffered next
to the Mas.,achusetts t' first.
At half-past four o'eloelc, General
Tyler ordered the troops to retire, it
being necessary, to relieve Captain
Brackett's cavalry, vhitti had done
the most effective service.
~The day. was exceedingly hot, and
the horses thirsting for water, which
could only bc.ebtained at Centreville.
Only about 1000 of pnr troops were at
any time engaged. The .rebel force is
estimated at 4000.
Col. Wilcox's division. including the
Zounves, moved from Fairfltx Station ;
to-night, to flank the enemy,
This battery is thought to be one of
a lino of batteries, front Acotink Creek
to Manassas Junction.
WASIIINUTON, July 19.—A. gentleman
just arrived from Centreville, which
he left at six o'clock this morning,
reports all • quiet during the night.
and no movement anticipated at that
time to take place to-day. The only
alarm ,during the night was by the
firing of the pickets.
It is ascertained that about twenty
were killed and wounded yesterday at
Bull Dm.
The rebels are still in possession of
the batteries and it is expected that they
will make a stand at that point.
Col. Wilcox's brigade arrived at Cen
treville, from Fairfax Station last
night.
The Federal forces lie over to-day
to reconnoitre, and the attack of the
batteries is expected to-morrow.
A negro, who has arrived from the
rebels, foports that his master, Col.
Fontaine, of Warrenton, was killed.
together with a large number of rebels.
This statement is corroborated by a
member or the Massachusetts First,
who ,was in the engagement,
The list of killed on our side is not
yet made out., ,
Later from Bull Run
WASLYINGTON, July 19.—C01. Rich
ardson, member of Congress from Illi
nois, arrived here at "2 o'clock P. M.
from the seat of war. Up to the time
he left, (eight o'clock this morning,)
there had been no g, , neral fight since
6 o'clock last evening. There were,
however, occasional shots by skirmish
ers on both sides.
General McDowell harmed Colonel
Richardson that he should first 'exam
ine the location of the enemy's batteries
and their extent before again engaging
the enemy.
General McDowell thinks that forty
will cover the number killed and
wounded, and of these three were kilted,
twenty-nine wounded, and the remain
der missing.
WAsiustrroN, July 19.—110 n. John
A. McClernand, of the House of Repre
sentatives, left Gen. McDowell's head
quarters at Centreville this morning at
9 o'clock, and brought the official report
of the battle at Ball's Run yesterday.
He arrived here this afternoon.
lie reports that last night after the
firing had ceased, General Schenck's
brigade proceeded up the Gainesville
road, with a view to flank the positions
of the three most prominent batteries
at the Junction, as well as to intercept
the downward pas Sage of any trains
with reinforcements from the upper
Salle . '
.• •
The confederates who - fought our
troops at the Run arc supposed to be
those who were driven back from the
various points between Fairfax Court
House and Centreville, in addition to
a reinibreement of five regiments which
were brought up from Manassas J unc
tion during the action, which continued
about five hourS.
Despite the various rum oi.s of the
condition of affairs at the close or yes
terday, it may be characterized as
a dawn battle; there being no deci
ded result. The Confederates nowhere
showed themselves during the battle,
they being altogether concealed by
woods ravines., and entrenchments,
from which they directed their tire.
The members of the House who
witnessed the fight were Messrs. Me-
Clernand, Richardson, Lovejoy, and
Logan, of Illinois; Nbell,'of Missouri;
Dunn otindia na • and cx Representative
Howard of New York. It is Colonel
McClernand's belief, from what he
ascertained while at the scat of war,
that the Confederates had yesterday
upwards of 50,000 men at the t i unc
tion, or who could be there concen
trated.
WAsniNGToN, July 20.—Up to 1
o'clock nothing or peculiar interest
had been learned from the seat of war.
Gen. McDowell was reconnoitering.
Reinforcements were sent over into
Virginia to-day.
The indications are that Gen. Mc-
Dowell is acting with caution and de
liberation, preliminary to a renewal of
the conflict.
Fifteen rebels captured at Bull Bun
On Thiirmlay have been brought to the
city under a strong;guard.
WASHINGTON. J 20, 4 P. M.—Two
messengers who have just come in
from Centreville, report that up to two
o'clock. this morning no fighting had oc
curred, nor would any take place to-day.
Gen. McDowell was reconnoitering.
A force of rebels estimated at twenty
thousand could he seen by field glasses.
They were in front of MainiSsas- _
The number of killed 'and wouik.id
does not exceed what Wab reported at
first. Fintrtcien killed. Fifty of the
wounded soldiers aro located in a btone
Church near Centreville. Medielnets
and necessaries for the wounded were
sent down this morning.
One house was burned :At Centreville,
yesterday.
At sundown, last . evening, the - rebels
held the ground of the late battle.
R,lvoral I»embors of the irouse of
Representatives and Senatore, left this
triorhing for the seat of war; in antici
pation of witnesing a battle to-incr
roiv.
The Secretary 'cif War went clown
to-clay . , hilt will return again this eve
ning.
THE GREAT BATTLE.
Loss Eieavy on Both Sides
Details of the Battle
WAsulsoTo; Midnight, July 21.-1
most severe battle was fought to-day
at Bull's Run bridge. The conflict
was desperate, lasting over nine hours.
The programme, as stated in the first
despatch, was carried out until the
troops met with a succession of masked
batteries, which were attacked with
Vigor and success.
Our troops advanced as follows :
Col. Richardson proceeded on the left
with four regiments of the Fourth Bri
gade, to hold the battery hill on the
Warrenton road, in the vicinity of the
gronnd where the last battle was
hfught. The flank movements have
Wen previously described. Schneek's
and Sherman's brigades, of Tyler's di
vision, advanced by the Warrenton
road, while Heintzelman's and Hun
ter's division took the fork of the War
renton road, to move bet Ween Bull's
Run and Manassas Junction. Colonel
Key's brigade remained at Centreville.
Information was received by Gen.
Tyler's command of the existence of
the enemy's battery commanding the
road. Our troops were then formed
in battle array. The Second New
York and the Second Ohio on the left,
the Ohio and Second Wisconsin,
and Seventy-ninth, Thirteenth, and
Sixty-ninth New York on the right.—
Col. Miles' division followed in the
rear.
Ths first range gun was fired by
Sherman's battery, at ten minutes to
seven. The rebels did not return his'
shot, until an hour and a hall' alley
wards. When Col. Hunter's division
came up the battle became general.—
The
latter's movement to gain the en
emy's rear, was almost a success.
The enemy's position was opened on
by several of Captain Carlisle's how
itzers, followed by alight skirmishing,
The rebels rapidly received reintbree
meats from 3lanasses Junction, after
the attack was opened. The battl e ;
consisted in a succession of fires from
masked batteries, which opened in
every direction. When one was sir
lenced its place was supplied by two.
and in the daring charges of our in
fantry in unmasking them.
The 2d Ohio and 2,1 New York Mil
itia were marelled, by flank, through
the woods by a new made road, with
in a mile of the main road, when they
came on a battery of 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 al'ow two pieces 61' artillery
to pass through, to attack the work.
when this battery (11)0110,1 upon us and
killed, on the third round, Lieutenant
Dempsey, of Co. G, New York 2d. and
Win. Maxwell a drummer, also seri
ously wounding several others.
Our troops were kept far fifteen or
twenty minutes under a galling fire.
not being able to exchana:e shots with
the enemy. although within a stone's
throw of their batteries. They suc
ceeded in retiring in regular order and
with their battery.
The most gallant charge of' the day
was made by the New York 60th, 70th
and kith, who rushed upon one of the
batteries, firing, as. they proceeded,
with perfect eclat, and attacking it at
the bayonet's point.
The yell of triumph seemed to carry
all bel'ore it. They found that the
rebels had abandoned the battery, tak
ing only one gun ; bat this success was
acquired only after a serious loss of
life, in whieli the 60th were the great
est sufferers, and it was reported that
the Lieut. Colonel was among the first
killed. The Zonaves also distinguished
themselves by their spirited assaults
on the batteries at the point of the
bayonet, but it is feared that their
loss is immense.
Up to 3 o'clock P. M., it Wa9 gener
ally understood that we had hemmed
in the enemy entirely, and that they
were gradually retiring; that Hunter
had driven them back in the recd•;
that lieintzelinan's command was
kneeling with every success; and that
it required but the reserve of Tyler's
division to push on to 'Manassas Junc
tion.
A Mississippi soldier was taken pris
oner by Hasbrouck '
of' the Wisconsin
Second. He turned out to he Brigade
Quartermaster Pryor, a cousin of Rog
er A. Pryor. He was captured with
his horses by accident riding into our
lines. He discovered himself by re
marking to Hasbrouck. '• We are get
ting badly cut to pieces." "What reg
hoent do you belong to?" asked Has
brouck. "The Nineteenth Mississip
pi" was the answer. you are
my prisoner," said Hasbrouck.
From the statements of this prisoner,
it appears that our artillery has crea
ted great havoc among the rebels, of
whom there is from thirty thousand to
forty thousand in the field, under the
command of Beauregard. while they
have a reserve of Seronty-five thousand
at the Junction.
Ile deseribos an officer most promi•
neat in the fight, distinguished from
the rest by his white horse as Jeff.
Davis. lle confirms the previous re=
port of a negro regiment in the rebel
ranks, but says it is difficult to get
them into proper discipline in battle
array.
The position of the enemy extended
in three lines in the fbrm of a trion[r,lo,
the apex fronting the centre of our
column. The area seems to have been
flitted ith masked batteries.
At seven o'clock this evening guns
were ,Ati II heard firing at short intervals.
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The Latest News.
Teryible Defeat of bur Array!
Sherman's, Carlisle's mid the West
Point Battery Taken
The Army Falling Back on
Washington I
Federal Loss. Twenty-Five Hundred
to Three Thousand
THE REBEL ARMY 90,000 STRONG!
Late and Disastrous Details
IVASIIINGTON, July 22.—After the
latest information was received from
Centreville, at half past seven o'clock,
last night, a series of events took place
in the intensest degree disastrous.
Many confused statements are pre
valent, but enough is known to war
rant the statement that we have suf
fered in a degree which has east gloom
over the remnant of the army and ex
cited the deepest melancholy through
out Washington.
The carnage has been tremendously
heavy 00 Doti; ,sides, and on ours is
represented•as frightful.'
We were advancin: , and taking the
masked batteries gradually but surely,
driving the enemy toward Manassas
Junction, when the enemy seemed to
be reinforced by General Johnston and
immediately commenced driving us
back, when a panic among our troops
suddenly occurred and a regular stam
pede took place.
It is thought that Gen. McDowell
undertook to make a stand at or about
Centreville, but the panimwas so fear
ful that the whole army became con
fliSed, and it was inipo , :sible to check
diem either at Centreville or Fairfitx
Court House.
Gen. McDowell intended to make
another stand at Fairlbx Court House,
but our forces being in full retreat, be
could not accomplish the object.
Beyond Pairilix C. H. the retreat
was kept up until the men reached the
regular encampments, a portion of
whom returned to them, but a still
larger portion coining inside of the
line of entrenchments.
A large number of the troops in their
retreat IbII on the wayside from ex
haustion, and scattered along the entire
route all the way from Fralrfax C. 11.
The road from Bull Run to Centreville
was strewed with knapsacks, arms,
etc. Sonic of the troops deliberately
threw away their guns and appurte
nances, the Letter to facilitate their
travel.
Gen. McDowell Was in tin: rear at
the retreat, exerting himself to rally
his men, but with only partial effect.
The hitter part of the army, it is said,
made their retreat in good order. lle
was complet,ly exhausted, having
blept but little tier three nights. his
orders on the field did not at all times
reaell those for 0110111 they Were inten
de I.
It is supposed titat the forces sent
against oar troops 000 , isted. according
t priionn's statement, of about :30,-
00J inclading Ittrue number of
eavAlry. ile further say:, that owing
to the reinforcements from Richmond,
Strasburg, and (Allor poidts. the ene
my's effective force Witt, 0 ,0 0 men.
According to the statement or the
Fire Zoueves, they have only about
two hundred men left from the slaugh
ter, white the Si.Nty-ninth New York
and other Regiments have suffered
frightfully in killed and wounded.
Sherman's. Ca:ll4lo's and the West
Point Batteries were taken by the en
emy, and the ch.,ht ie c 3 . 2 pound ri
fled cannon, the latter being too cum
brous to Move. They were left two
miles the other hide of Centreville.
Such of the NN ounded us were brought
to Celan:v:110 Hospital were loft there.
after having their wounds properly
dressed.
The panic was so great that the at
tempt to rally theta to a stand at Cen
treville was entirely in vain. If a
firm stand had been made there, our
troops would have been reinforced and
much disaster prevented.
Gen. McDowell was thus foiled in
his well arranged-plans.
It is supposed that all the prdvision
trains belonging to the United States
Government were savel Seine regi
mental wagons were overturned by
accident or the wheels came off, and
had therefore to be abandoned. Large
droves of cattle were .tiaved by being
driven back in the advance of the re
treat.
It is supposed here that Gen. Mans
field will take comutand of the fortifi
c•atious on the other side of the river•,
which arc able, it is said by military
engineers, to hold them against any
fn•ce the enemy may bring. Large
rifled cannons and mortars are lieing
rapidly sent over• and mounted.
An oflicer just from Virginia at helf
past ten reports that the road from
Centreville to the Potomac is strewed
with stragglers. The troops • are re
suming the occupation of the fortifica
tions and entrenchments on the line
of the'Potomac.
Gel. 41irston of a New Hampshire
regiment, reached hero this morning.
He was wounded. Col. Heitzehnan
was also wittuided in the wrist.
In addition to tho:ie reported yester
day, it is said that ail. Wileox, the
commander of a brigade, was killed.—
Also, Capt. - i).lc.Cooli, brother of. Col.
McCook, of Ohio.
Tlte city this morning is'in the most
intense excitement. Wagons are con
tinually arrVitg, bringing dead and
wounded. Soldiers are relating to
greedy listeners the probable events
of last night and early this morning.
Botli telegraphic and a tea at boat
communications with Alexandria arc
suspended to-day to the public.
The greatest alarm exists through
out the - city, especially among the
portion of the population.
The Retreat from Manassas.
The Origin of the Panic
WAsfitmrox, July 31.—The follow
ing is an account of the intiuguration
of the plait: which recenrcs unusual
interest from the subsequent events.
All our military operations went on
swimmingry, and Col. Alexander was
about erecting a pontoim across Bull
Pun,, the enemy were seemingly in
t'ull retreat, and their batteries being
unmasked one after another, when a
terrific consternation broke out ainong
the' teamsters who -tad incautiously
advanced immediately after • the body
of the army lined the Warrenton rcittd.
Their 'consternation: was shared in
by numerous civilians who were on
the .ground, and ,for a time it seemed
as if the whole - army, was in
.retreat.
3.lany !baggage iv.agons were eMptied
Of 'their Contents, an 'J 'the'horses 'gal
loped' across the :open fields. All the
fences were torn down to allow them
a more rapid .retreat. For a time a
perfect panic prevailed, which Commu
nicated itself to the vicinity of Centre
ville, and every available conveyance
was seized upon by agitated civilians.
The wounded soldiers on the road
side cried for assistance, but the alarm
was so great that numbers were passed
by:
Several - similar alarms occurred on
previous occasions when a change of
batteries rendered necessary.the retire
ment of 'the artillery on our part; and
it is most 'probable that' the alarm was
owing to the same fact. •
.The reserve force at Centreville was
immediately brought up and marched
in double quick„ step.
When our courier left, at half past
'four o'clock, P. M., it was in the midst
of this excitement. Two new masked
batteries had been opened by the reb
els on the left flank, and that.portion
of the division had had its lines broken
and demanded immediate reinforce
ments. The right waS lfi good order.
The •battory ereete&on the hillside
directly oppoite the main battery of
the enemy, was doing good execution,
and additional guns were being Moan
ted.
On his arrival at Fairfax Court
House, our courier was overtaken by
the Government messengers, who re
ported that our army was in full re
treat towards Centreville. They were
tbllowed by less agitated parties, who
stated that the report of the retreat
was owing to the fact that the alarm
among the teamsters had communica
ted itself to the volunteers', and even
in some in'st'ances to the regulars:and
the lines were thus broken, and that
a retirement of our forces across Bull
Run was rendered necessary.
Crowds of carriages and baggage
wagons came rushing down the road.
The telegraph office wasclosed against
all private . business, and in an hour
the alarm had communicated all along
the road to Washington,
VERY LATEST!
WASHINGTON, July 22, P. M.—The
Rhode Island Battery was taken by
the' rebels at the bridge across Bull
Run, where their retreat was cut -oft,
all their horses being killed. It is re
ported that the rebel Black Horse
Cavalry made an attack on the rear
of' the retreating army, when the lat
ter turned and fired, killing all but six
of the party. The New York Seventy
first lost about half of their men.
It is possible that the number killed
and wounded is magnified by the large
number who are missing. The lowest
estimate may be placed at from 4,00
to 5,C100.
It was known to our troops at the
time of' the battle, yesterday; that
Johnston had formed a connection
with - Betturegard on the night of the
first action at Bull Run. Our men
could distinctly hear the cars coming
into Manes as Junction ; and the chee; s
with which the rebels hailed their
newly arriving comrades.
They ka:, , w the enemy was our su
perior in munbers, and in their posi
t'ou. These facts were further con
finned by prisoners taken, desertei•S
and spies, but these facts were proba
bly not known at Washington, nod the
o'I:ee; sin leading our men into action
onl obeyed orders.
Gen. Sehenek, as well as the other
field officers, acted admirably. -
Nine o'clock, p. m.—The estimated
number of killed and wounded in the
battle of yesterday is gradually de
creasing by a. rivals from the woods
and surrounding countiT. Six hun
dred of the Ellsworth Zouaves have
actually returned.
[We have no doubt the official re-
Port of killed and wounded will great
ly decrease the number reported by
telegraph. There has been no report
of the number killed and wounded on
the side of the robcl.4. Their loss intit
also be great.]
•
NEWA EIR LIN ROUTE TO NEW
li.
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suonTEsT IN DISTANCE AND QUICK-
EST IN TIME
DETNyur.:l TM; TWO CITIES OF NEAV YORK AND
lIAIIIIISEUEU I VIA BF:II/IN°, ALLENTOWN
AND LA:rTUN.
Maastaa Exrar.s, Wuxi. leaxt, New Yni it at. 6 A. M.,
an ix in: at lints Wm I g at 12.15 noun, only' hum a be
h11•011 tlm ttx a 11111.5.
lilt?. LINE b•atey New Yolk at 12.00 noon, and arrives
at Haul-bar g at 8.30 P. 11.
31ortmso 31A1r, LINE 1:,15t. leaves Ha, r Mous g nt 0.00 A
31., alriving at Non York at 4.30 P. 01.
Attl.l.ooN I.sra,s Liar: I:a%t. I.•nrna Tlarrl,burg at
1.15 P. nutting at \ Yolk at 0I Il P. Oh.
Vortin,tion., or,• nnolt• at Ilarrlilang at 1 OJ P. 31., with
tic l',iyirogor 'clam , in eni It titivation on Lisa PlinikQslia
nia Cinithriland %alloy nail Not 01..11103110M Itarlroad.
All train , rinttiort at Newlin:: *llth Itaitri for Pot
and l'itiladelpina, and at Allentonn fan }hutch Chunk.
11.1.t0n ,Cr.
No change of l'agsongor Cate or 11.tttap. Leto eon New
Yolk nod by tho 600 A. R. Line Irons Now
Yon It or the thi , 1.15 I'. NI. leom 11xrr Mill
for Itiltntty of /444101 y. old speed coodhrt uncl.nocorti
lationn. tint, route Im:wilts sopurion tutltr_rutruhn to thr
poldic.
Fart' 6 , •1uvoll Neu Yolk and ll.trt i..horg Ft- dAlars.-
1 1 or tickets nu , ' OnIC r lufnnnotinn oppl to .
CLYDE, tiuuctul A vut Llar4l4llul^.
July 18, 3. SCO.
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AC( ) B LADOMUS,
P • tits. St .11:1( I.:4! SptENT. PfItf,ADELPIIT
limo on hand and In i.:onstantly receiving large es , orlttenlo
of Ammon. Enu( 01. end Stvi s Witches, HLceh Lo n
Sell at hover in icon than
J. /,. would roll particular attention to the celebrated
11,matet:4 WATen which for ordinary of thin , and darn
-1,11111. nod less liability of getting out of 011114. MlllO - i•
01 ty any other impel ted batch. made at anything, like
the'sarne use. Jewelry. Sllvor'and 611ver Plated Ware,
of all et) los and patterns.
LSO—
G o ld. and 67,1 6"imelnelcs,- • -
with, glA'Svis for elf Alghts, Hill, Pant+, iion.lie T 4 the old
141 le it linen. All goods sole at - my r.tablzolupent are
uararinted to bo rig reprbmnt ed. and oatjmartiou guaran
teed to all yutehaserl, at NO. US, 31/ukk 811001. COI Iler
of Voce ' cSekit.l9 : AISIO,-Ir.
(O IETOTRE, IN • EIV , STORL I ; VP. Z.
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Informs the citizens of lliintingiloa and
that lie 1.7 Opened it new Greco.). a n,A co o r m ti ou •
cry =tore lit the_hasentent. under Gutman S Co.'s Cloth it,g
brute, ill the DiVllolld, 31,114 siould !nest
iinte,tjk shale olpublle pucroatt o. Ills stock cm...has tef
all kinds of the .
cUtOCERIES, .
• - CONFECTIONtRIES, &a.; &c.
_ _Fish cam be bad at seitolesale or retail.
ICH °IMAM %sill be furnished ieg,ularly to yartleit iuig
illtliSitllllll4. at Li-; room.
Itunttoglltm. Sept. 21; ISCO
THE lIORSE AND 'HIS DISEASES,
TIII•; HORSE AID .lIIS DISEASES,
THE HORSE AND lIIS DISEASES,
= A VALUABLE BOOK",
For - 8. - 110 itt LEWIS! Book: Store.
EV Erty Bony 'S LAWYER,
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EVERYBODY'S LAWYER,
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THE FAMILY DOCTOR,
THE FAMILY DOCTOR, -
THE FAMILY DOCTOR,
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A VALUABLE BOOK,
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DOWNING on FRUIT and FRUIT TREES,
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DOWNING on FRUIT and FRUIT TREES,
A VALUABLE BOOK,
Fo- iaTe at LEWIS' BLia. Sti re.
ALEXANDRIAFOUNDRY:- ' -
ROGER C. Meal LL, manufacturer of all kinds of
castings. forge and rolling mill. grist and sawmill, thrash
ing machine. sled mul sleigh soles. wagon boxes, stoves of
carious kinds. kettles. plough shoos to suit all kinds of
ploughs; also, car "heels and railroad work, and has ,a
new nod Improved plough that /enders satisfaction to alt
flamers that hays used them. I will keep all kltids of
plough shears and ploughs at Messrs. Fisher a 0 WSW..
trio's, Huntingdon. and at Mr. George Eby's, Mill Creek,
nod o ill fill all orders plomptly. The farmers will suns
tummy by getting shears and ploughs of 31eGILL. al thin
foundry headvuoters, the place to buy cheap. All kinds
of produce, oil mend and lumber, taken in exchange.—
Ming tho pay and save tee per cent. .
Alexanth la, March 7, 18G0
"NJ U s 9 , 1 THE OYTHARA—The
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Let tint's enlarged and implored instimetorg—Weilaint's
New and Improved Method for the Guitar—Leland's Accor
deon, Violin and Flute Instructors—Winner's and Home's
Violin livittnetors—llellak's ;Melodeon Thetritetor—But
roe, e6' Piant,Foi to Ptimer,do. Thorough-Base Primer—
llowo's Drawing Room Ihtueei—The Chorus Wee Book—.
l'itra's Harp, for sale at
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READY RECKONER.
A complete rocket Ready Reckoner, In dollars
and cents, to which arc added forms of Notes, Bltle. Re
ceipts. Petitions, &e., together w, ilk n set of nada Wes,
containing rate 01 interest front one dollar to twelve thous
and. 1,3 the shisle day, with a tattle of wages, and board
by the week and day, panelled in 1859, Vorisale at
JACKSON HOTEL,
HOWARD ASSOCIATION, - •
PHILADELPHIA.
.1 Brnerident laditnlion established by special EII(rMORICA
the Relit fof the Sick and DidresScd. afflicted Leith
Virulent anti .b.pidetnic Diseases. and especially for the
Cute nj Diseases If the Sexual Organs. .•
Medical Ads lee given mans, by thii Acting Surgeon, to
all a ho apply by letter. with n ileacripl ton of their,comlb
lion. (age, otampAllon. babiLt of life. he..) and In cases of
°A ['none poverty, Metlicinea fornial4l free of charge.
Valuable Itii,orte on t.3pertnaterriutn, and other,llibansea
of the Sexnat nmi on the new neinedies employed
in the Dispens It y, bent to the afflicted to beaded letter en
vetopei. (Iv of charge. Two or three Stomps fur postage
mull be acteptable,
Address, ha. J. SISILLEiI 110IIMITON, Actiug .Sir
geon, llowind A srocattion, N 0.2 South Moth Street,Phil
totelvillu, Pa. By tatter of the Directors.
17.1tA 1). IIARTWELL J Presided.
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Dv. 19, 1et30,-Iy.
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1 1 1.
/I.TTORNEY AT 'LAtr i
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T.• WHITE,
Jan. 2, 1.8,31-lf.
BENJ. JACOBS
SPITING AND sum.arEß..
110 Les reeoirea n fine onaortnent of DRY 6001* far
44 Spring . nod' Simmer ueatlon, ctimprlSlng a rat of
tcnstse t,s,rnnent of
LADLES DRESS GOODS, " •
DRY (100DS Jo, goneral,
ILEALY-31ADE CLOTIIINIX „
For Mon itiid hull
GIIOCERIZS, HATS &CAL'S, ,
BOOTS AND SHOES, Sc. Sc
The public generally aro requested to call and OXIIIII3III/
the goods—and hi, prices.
As I nut di•teriatued to sell toy Goods; all who call mo
expeet b.ii
Country 11 educe taken to Biclinage for Goods.
B CUBS, at the (MN), Corner. .
Ilontingilea, April 2,161. d. ' •
DitOPOSALS
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A Will be ereived by the subs'oribc - r - for mining and
autism i ng . iti to cars the coal In Tit the Poe eltou redit...m
eet Col lertecfor oho year, onehog March first, 1862.
Tile "ll to be delivered at so meth per ton, of WO lbs t ,
ng In the best marketable condition. free from'
slate, and other Impurities,
to such quantities and of seek
degetiption as nosy be tlesiguated by the orderfi of ths
mili-ember. • .
The coottsetot: will be t,tov ided with noel. mining tools
awl implements. mules, hetlfeeh, Ar. ' op, may, tx; on tltb
to °IOW, yaleatiee of O itch b e made nt, the time
pos,s , tott to given, the emoulit of which vale : salon to lac
iteeoo used far at the eXideatiell of the contract. ,
A good store Anil' be provided. A Moderate rant *ill bn
clue ged ihr housed ,
The mines tole 'milted subject to eneli - mtelegemzlneer
as the lessee 1.4 . piously, For fat ther intormation apply
MOM. . •
/04 Witt:lo.sllm', ,
Feb. 20, lbEl.-tf:
SOUND ON TUE
SOOT & sugr:;
=3
llns Just opaue:rl. the btstiia , .sort,
went of GockdA In his Hue. ever brought. C 4 Huntingdon•
the stock of BOOTa and siloES fur Ladies. °oil Ili
men, 9liss•s, Boys Rod Children, comptlads all thq i•
lateq litsluond, and manufactured of OW 'MGM.
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and CIAIdle!). HOSE in great varioty for (Matte
nom. koliee Mi4ms and Children . CARPETBAGS
EU:,,VSNDIALF , , GARTERS, FANS, AC.
ALSO,
SOLDLEATLIER, cAr o r SKINS,MOROCCO.; LASTS
and SHUN-FINDINOS generally.
Thankful fur past asors, a continuance of trie enmo is
I e.firctfitTly suliettetl.
N. R.—Bunts and SiIOPS for Ladies and Ootithonati, ro
plied nod mule to order.
llonlingdoo, Apia, 24, isail - , - ,
COAL OIL!! - COAL - OIL!!!
Jan,Ai3 rown sells the n essiiie " LAND -ixo.o.
Z.:EN E." eS I. OIL clear as miter.
This io elm rtty 1p;,1 in od that giNeditiffreWitifactiors
an an agent for• ligif t. - •
Room , of counterfeits and colored - cailain Tbey
emit it rifloii:dia smell and.iinoke.
A Loge sin h.t..) aho of
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co.tr. OIL LAMPS. •
Chinwys, 4'isks.l3orneri. Shades, ke, Rov
• RE 1110 MS lOtl'eSt MICC9, At ttorei
don,
DAIL& UIMS.
Y'S .
A Itautlgouso as:mimeo t Jont sechicod and for solo at
I.INV IS' Willi. S'I7.VVIONIiItY mom
ril ILE best display:and kir,iest N'arlety of
I : all kind. of °owls. elln 1thV113 . 4 tke.fotlbli tit thil',Clieltp
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BooTsand largest ,and
clwape.t a =i ~mwyt iu tuts x, at
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