, 1861-07-20
Afternoon Dispatches
THE ADVANCE OF The ARMY
Engagement at Bulls Bun.
FEDERAL TROOPS STAND noBlY.

FEDERAL TROOPS STAND noBlY.
REBELS PREPARING TO LEAVE MANASSAS.
phies were brought here to-day taken in the
rout Of the rebels, including the commissa.
rvs tents Of Sd South Carolina Regiment, q
lot of clothing, hats, boots, guns, palmetto
buttons, &c. Tbs dreaded masked batteries
turned out to be only M-constructed breast
works.
Reports are prevalent, and credited, that |
fight of minor importance took place at Bull
Kun, five miles from Manassas Junction, and !
several were killed and wounded On the Fed
eral side, from battery. An officer from the
set Of VA, Tao reached here to 3 night, nnngs
from Fairfax Court House, appeared before
Centreyille about one o'clock this morning. |
They halted within half mile Of the enemy's |
e1tIenchments, and instead Of battle, they |
suddenly saw the national flag hoisted over |
the town, and a solitary man running down |
the line announcing that the enemy had fed. |
The band played the Star Spangled Banner,
amid the cheering Of the Federal troops, It
Is said there we're 1000 o. 5000 coofederates
n much che e1aggefated. II They took theiF esnnon
with them. 1t is stated on the authority Of
several officers that the news Of Gen. McClel.
lan's victories were generally known at Ma.
nassas. The army Was to march On Manassas
Junction this evening.
The Hera1d's camp correspondent says, the
fact is established that the rebel force 1t
Fairfax was composed Of their crack regi-
ments. The retreat Of these men without
showing fight, will demoralize the whole force
at Manassas junction.
4 signal dispatch from Gen. Beauregasd to
Gen. Cooke, commanding the rebel forces at
Germantown, was found. He instructed him
to keep particularly careful lookout on
Thursday evening, thereby showing that some
traitors in Washington apprlsed the rebels Of
the time Of the advance.
Late thlE afternoona gentleman arrived direct
from Richmond By way Of Manassas function.
He left their last night. He reports that there
were at Manassas last night only $4,000 men.
There means Of defence we're elaborately pre-
pared; but it is his opinion that they will not
withstand an assault. They had at the juno
tion $50 Railroad cars. On Sunday night
Beauregard went to Richmond. The command
at the Junction deyolycd on Gen. Crewshaw,
second in command. At Richmond there was
s military consultation as to what course
would be pursued 1t was after this confer.
ence that the immense train Of cars was sent
upt to the Junction. This Is significant fact.
Il is now believed that the rebels will leave
the Junction and make their first grand stand
st Richmond. They have already mounted 10
cannon Of large calibre, and have some ten
Eight On the defencee.
Gen. Tyler's column moved at -four o'clock
this morning and passed through Ceatreyille
without firing gun. They halted aboutt~o
| miles beyond, while reconnoiteri1g party
| went to a creek called Bulls Run. A con
| ing eergeant. Two Of our heavy guns were
brought to bear on them, and soon sllenced
the rebel battery. Col. Richardson's brigade
were then sent ont skiru,ishing, and soon
| woke up the rebel batteries on the other side,
| which were followed by heavy fire Of mus
engagement lasted half an hour, but they we're
too well protected aud were too much for the
snail force opposed to them. Our men fell
back somewhat, but In good order. The
| rebels, whose fag fOated from mill, cheered
Justify. At this moment, a shell from the
new battery to the left, hitherto silent and
unknown, burst on the top Of the hill, where
our first battery had been stationed, and
| where there were number Of civilians. Sew
eral casualties occurred, but no one Was NOR.
| bullets. Edwin Morse, Co. A, Sd Michigan
| Regiment, was struck by bomb in the knee.
| The wound ia regarded as severe, but not
dangerous ALI On the hill, both civilians
and military men, deemed it prudent to with
draw.
The telegraph operator at Springfield sta.
tiop, however, reports that heavy caunonad-
Ing was heard there between five and six.
We have mentioned above the names Of Ill
the wounded whom we eaW, but there Is
men fell, who we're taken to the rear after We
left. =.
| LATER DISPATCHES.
WAsH1NGroN, July 19.-News from Centre
vile, of yesterday, Is received with full partle'
ula1B Of the engagement at Bulls Run. There
are but few dditlonal items Of interest. Three
companies Of the Massachusetts First Regi-
uent were the first engaged, and were cross.
ing rayine, when they they received = rnk.
ing fire, killing number. They ga1lantlY
sustained their position, and covered the re-
treat with brass cannon Of sherman's Bat.
abled by the fire, until relieved by the Michi
gan Second and New York Twelfth. The
Federal forces then took positions on q hill
Two riaed cannon we're planted In front, sup
ported by Capt, Brackett'e Company G, Sec
ond Cavalry, with line Of infantry composed
! Of the Second Regiment Of Michigan and ths
Twelfth New York Regiment in the rear. 4
steady fire was kept up on both sides in thl|
position. The rebels had two batteries 0
: eight pieces in 9 position commanding th
road. They used their guns we'll They dis
!, rot reply to our return fire for half an nons
! during which time they were receiving larg
!. reinf0rcements, While We were again sd
: | varcing, We were met with a raking fire. On
guns were again put in position, and We poure
grape and canister among the enemy till th
supply was exhausted. ......
, Capt. Ayres, Of the Artillery, lost one ma
killed and three wounded, and several Of hi
J. pieces were disabled. The New York LIT
:, suffered most, and the Massachusetts, LIST mex
. :. Total loss on cur side estimated at 80 ki]le
i and % wounded. At halfpast nine Gen r
2 ler ordered to retire. The day was excessive
: ! " hot, and ho1aes suffered for water. Onl
- about 900 Of our forces were at one time el
q gagged. The rebels were estimated at 4, 90
Col Wiico1's division, including the FIJI
Zouaves, moved from Fairhx Station tonigt
! to flank the enemy. This battery is though
= = to be one of d line Of batteries from Acoutin
Creek to Manassas. Our troops did not I
treat, as represented in some quarters, b.
only retired for more efectua1 engagement