The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-05 00:00:00

DETAILS OF THE BATTLE.

THE FEDERALISTS' EARLY ADVANTAGES.
WASHINGTON, July 21.
The Federal forces have taken all the batteries at
Bull Run to•day, and are pressing on to Manassas.
There is terrible loss on both sides. The can-
nonading was heard here. This is from official in-
formation telegraphed to the department.
Hon. C. B. Hoard, member of the last Congress,
is just in, having witnessed four hours of to-day's
battle. He describes it as terrific, and reports an
immense loss of life. The enemy attempted, with
an immense force, to turn our right flank, which
came near being successful, when our large siege
gun—a 32-pounder—opened fire, causing tremend-
ous havoc on the enemy, and routing them. Hoard
was obliged to get out of the way, and left for here
at two p.m. while the fight was progressing.
WASHINGTON, July 21.
The last official despatch, dated Fairfax, 5 30
p.m. which says, " A courier just in confirms the
taking of Bull Run, with great loss of life, and
says that Colonel Heintzelman was on the left of
the Junction shelling the intrenchments when the
courier left."

WASHINGTON, 11 p.m.
Dr. Ray, of the Chicago Tribune, reached here
after eleven o'clock, leaving Bull Run at four p.m.
He says the day's battle " exceeds everything of
the kind in the history of this country." When he
left, our troops were in between Bull Run batteries
and Manassas. One of the New York correspon-
dents is just in. lie left the scene of battle at five
p.m; when our columns had been reinforced and
the Union forces were pressing on Manassas. When
this gentleman left we had the Bull Run batteries,
and were fighting at five miles to right in advance
of them. Colonel Hunter was wounded in the faco
and has been brought in here.
WASHINGTON, Midnight.

Colonel Hunter's column did all the fighting at
Bull Run for the first hour, and was used up badly.
The Rhode Island and three Connecticut regiments
were in the fight. Colonel Slocum, of the Rhode
Island Second, was killed.

The members and senators who came in, as Iva;
as the civilians, vary in their estimate of the num•
ber killed from three hundred to three thousand
The facts cannot be ascertained.

WASHINGTON, July 22, 12.15.

The New York Zouaves charged gallantly three
times with bayonets on the rebels, when their ranks
were broken by a charge of Virginian cavalry.
At seven p.m. couriers returning from Manassas
heard cannonading.
Troops have been sent from here to reinforce
General M'Dowell, and if we have not possession of
Manassas to-night the fight will be renewed in the
evening. All the civilians who have come in agree
that the rebels have an immense force.

1 30. A.M.

The New York Sixty-ninth Ellsworth Zouaves,
New York Fourteenth, New York Seventy-first,
New York Eighth, and New York Seventy-ninth,
are the regiments which stood the brunt of the
battle in Colonel Hunter's division, and are severely
cut up.

WASHINGTON, JULY 21.

The following bulletins were received in official
quarters during the progress of the battle from the
Telegraph Station, about four miles from Bull
Run :

FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE, SUET 21, 11 A.N.
There is rapid firing from heavy guns, and fre-
quent discharges of musketry.

11 40 A.M.
The fighting is very heavy, and apparently more
on our left wing.

11 60 A.M.
There is evidently a battle toward our left, in
the direction of Bull Ruu and a little north. The
firing is very rapid and heavy.
1 45.—Heavy guns are heard again, and ap-
parently nearer. Tha musketry is heavy and
nearer.

2 P 31.—The musketry is very heavy, and draw-
ing much nearer. There is evidently a movement
more to our left.

245 P.M.—The firing
apparently in the direction of the Junction. Less
heavy guns and more light artillery, as near as I
can judge. is a little further off, and

3 P.M.—The firing has ceased ten minutes since.
335 P.M.—The firing has almost entirely ceased