Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-07-30
The States in the Battle Of ,ranassa,

New England, whose holy horror was
awakened at tho victories achieved over the
arms Of Great Britain in the war Of 1872
New England, whose efforts wcre constant and
well directed against the government Of their
own country in its war upon Mexico, is heart,
soul, mind, body and strength in this war
against her brethren and benefactors Of tho
South. Massachusetts has several regiments
in the field, two or moro Of which wero with
the invading army on its march to New Orleans
via Richmond. One of her regiments was in
the Bull Run fight on Thursday, and, accord.
ing to Col. Richardson, of Illinois, (now good
Yankee authority) it iran away that it might
"lirc to fight another day" The same regi.
ment and others from the same State were in
Sundays fght, and all ran back to Alexandria
and Arlington except the several hundred who
were killed, wounded and taken prisoners by
lac Southern army. Little Rhode Island,
of whose conservatism and patriotic nation
atty Southern statesmen have spoken and
written SC much, had full regiment, com.
nandea by the distinguished and ssIt:sacr;f-
cling friend 10 the S9utA, GOV. Sprasue
Respecting this Rhode Island Regiment, the
reader has already been advised that its baL
terry fell into our hands, and tha. its men were
moved down like grass. We learn further by
telegraphic reports to Northern papers that Gov.
Spraguc "made splendid appearance" on ii
feld-iu bis flight towards Washington, We
suppose they mean. Manc Las strong repre-.
sentation in the grand Northern army ut iaYa-
sion. She will not give up her fish bcun;cs with
out struggle Shc will sacrifice blood and treas
uTc in an atteup! to "cosTec" the Southcrncrs
into the payment OF the "triaute money" from
which they have from the foundation OF the
federal government derived . large portion
Of their sustenance. The report is that the
Maine regiment or regiments fought with
q bravery worthy Of bo.tsr cause, and suffer
cd terrible loss The Yankees exhibited their
mean instincts, their ruling passion strong in
the crisis of their fate, on the field Of battle.
They hoistod lac Confederate fas whenever
and wherever they found it available to pro-
.ect themselves or to decoy the Southcrners.
New York is represented in the ''grand
army" of invasion as the Empire State OF tee
North She had scvera, regiments in the
great battle, some of which stood their ground
and were cut TO pieces, while Tho remainder
saved themselves as best they could by pre-
cipitate fight.
Pennsylvania WAS also there with her ifih
and other regiments uo"T they iarcd, We
cannot state with any particularly o; detaii.
Perhaps VIC sha!! shortly receive the parsicu-
las frou the gallant Philadelphia Captain,
who not long since wrote TO his friend here
that Pennsylvania, without any assistance from
her States, 'could and would put down this
Southern rebelion.'
New Jersey is also represented in the Lin
coln army this side Of tho Potomac, bot her
regiments were held in "reservs" on Sunday,
according to the reports from Washington.
Ohio Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and
we believe, other Northwestern States were in
the baltic, and from all accounts fought well
till late in the afternoon, when they ran OF to
the full extent Of their available speed, that
they might be III reserve for future occa.
son
Wo Shall hereafter endcnvcr to do full jug.
tice 10 the Southern States, whose combined
efforts on Sunday last achieved Victory more
glorious than that which h2z made immortal
the plains Of Marathon.