Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-07-25
Editorial Correspondence Of the n. Y. Times
FuII DeserIption Of the Battle Of Balps Run
WAsHraTOS, Monday Morning, !
Irlv 81 1861


mi Deserlption Of the Battle OF BalPs Run.
WAsHrrarOx, Monday Morning,
80 July %, 1851. !
1o.ms In from Oentreville last evening
tor tha express purpose Of sending you the
is,o.t irtslliOAnce of the great battle OF yes
49, len Centrevillea at half-past and |
soschsd here Al midnight sent dispsIeh |
- ,bs ogice. but as il is TO be subjected 70
~. ,o.1vorship of the Government when
.ivos ~ No hint Of what It refuses permission 70
sass have no means Of knowing whe'nef
= contents reached you or not mus
therefore repeat its contents.
NJ" battie Yesterday was one Of the most
.ora-s and senguinRry ever fought ON this
Continent, and ended In the failure OF !ne
Union troops to hold all the positions whion
,hey sopght 10 carry, and which they actually
did carry, aud 10 their retreat 70 OentreViile,
where they have made stand and WheTe
Cen. Mcdowell believes that they are aDle
to maintain themselves.
As teleqrapbed you yesterday, the a'secS
was made in three columns, two OF "nlch
however wore mainly feints, intended 70
smnse AID occupy the enemy, wnlle l1e
snbstantial work was done by the third. II
hss heen known for a long time that tne
saDoe ~ the hills which border the small,
svagouv stresp, known as Bulls Rum had
bsen verv throughly Rnd extensively tortl'
Ga hv the rebels,-that batteries had been
nlsntsd at every available point, usually con-
rssIed In the woods and bushes with which
abound in that vicinity, and covering every
vay of apuroach 10 The Tegian beyond. These
are the advanced defences of Manassas juno
N s;on wbicS Is some three miles further OF.
Until these were carried, no apProaen cou,G
be made to that plscai and alter tney shoulu
be carried Others Of q similar characeei
could have to be oVareoms 81 every POM
wbere thew could be erected. The utmost
that military skill and ingenuity could &C
conDIioh for the defence of this point was
Sons Gen. Mcdowell was unwilling 10
n.te an attack directly in face OF these bat
,sTies as thew would be Of doubtful issue
and u1ust inevitably result In 8 EsFy serious
49, of life. After an attack had been re
solved upon. therefore, be endeeVored Y
6no some way of turning the position. hI
frat intention was TO do tns on tn'
Southern side,-to throw strong column
into The place from that diEestIonl While
feipned attack should be made In front. Vi
Thursday. when the troops were advanced
10 CeutFeTille, it was found that the ROADS OF
the south side of these positions were slmos
impractieable,-th they we're nSrrOT
crooked and stony, and that 1t Wouio oe A
most i'm possible 10 bring up enough artliler.
TO be effective in the time required Thi
original plan was, therefore, abandoned an
Friday was devoted to an examination D.
the Geographical engineers OF the Northerl
s;de ef the position. Maj. Barnard and Cap'
Whipole reconnoitred the place for mile
around, and reported that the position coul'
be entered BY path coming from the Aor'h-
tbouph Il was somewhat long and circuitou!
This was selected, therefore, as the mode an
= point Of attack.
! On Saturday the troops were all brough
closalv m 10 CentreviIle,-and all needtu
nreparstions were made for the attack whie
was intended for the neKt day. Yesterda
} morning, therefore, the army msrched-b
g two roads-Col Richardson with his com
mand taking the Southern, which leads
Bulls Run, and Gen. Tyler the Northern
running parallel TO it ct q distance of about
mile and a half. The movement commences
f at about 3 O'Clock. | got up at a httl
before 4, and foUni the long line OF trooE
extended far out on sither Fosd. ! took th
D road BY which Colonel Hunter with b
: command, and Gen. Mcdowell and staff, ha
b. gone, and pushed on directly for the ron
After going out about two miles Coon
Hunter turned to the right-marchin
obliquely towards the Run, which he was
:, cross some four miles higher up and the
D come down upon the intrenched position
e the enemy on the other side. Col. Miles vi
left at Centerville and on the road, with r
serves which be was to bring up WheneV'
Il they might be nesded. Gen; TylNF WEI
: ter whenever it should be seen that be vi
engaged. Perhaps the following very rOus
: diagram may render the relative positiC
, of these several localities somewhat mo-
, Ineligible.