Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-07-30
ACCOUNTS PROM MANASSAS.

A reliable gcntlenalssf Philadelphia
furnishes the Bui!efm with an interesting
statement received from the lips of
wealthy Yirgin;an, residing u few miles
from Manassas Junction He is man of
Northern birth and Union leanings, though
lie was forced to go with the Southern
current, as his property aud family are in
that region. He witnessed the battle on
Sunday At Manassas, aud describes the
conduct of the Federal troops rs during
and brave in every respect. They fought
as tenaciously as bulldogs. During Sun
day night, after tile excitement of the battle
WIS subsiding, he escaped from his resi-
dence near Manassas, got through the
rebel lines and entered Washington city in
company with some strngglers. He had
business at the North, and took this chapco
to escape. He states that the rebel loss is
between three thousand and four thousand.
Tue Black Horse Cavalry, the crack regi-
ment of Virginia, was most terribly cut
up, only two hundred out OF the regiment
being seen alter the battle.
Our informant says it was n most fortu-
nate thing for the Uuion troops that they
did not drive the rebels beyond Manassas
while the battle lasted; for within two miles
of the rear of the Junction the ground for
many acres is mined in the most artistic
manner, ani tons of guppowder plsretl
there. 1t was the intention of Bcaurcgard,
if driven back, to wait until the Union
army had dmnved forward upon these mines,
when they would have been fired and the
Union troops blown to atoms.
Our informant thinks that the govern
meet is not mt all aware of the extent of
these rebel preparations TO destroy our
troops. Upwards of twelve thousand ne
grocs were employed to work on the en-
treu chments Mt Manassas, and about the
same number were employed TO work on
the entertainments ut Richmond.
Our Informant is owner of a large num-
her of slaves. and was required to furnish
certain number of them to work for the
rebels every day.
Gen. lee WAS not at Manassas when the
battle occurred, but is now Mt Richmond,
commanding an active force there, which
our informant estimates at 10000.
The rily of Richmond is surrounded
with m ues like those ut Manassas. If
the rebels find shat the Uniou troops are
going to take it the city will he blown up.
Had the Union forces got beyond Man
assas last Sunday in safety, Beauregard
admits that the rebel cause would have
bcen lost forever
The rebel troops have good arms, but
in other respects are badly equipped.
Not over thousand rebel civilians were
allowed to witness the great battle of Sum
day, all othe.s being kept back by the
picket guards. Those who did witness the
fight were the personal friends of the more
prominent rebel officers
An impression prevails nt the South
that tue North has no money and cannot
get any. The rebels are under the delu-
sion that the heavy sums owed to the
North by the South will be the means of
making us bankrupt, and that iu less thnn
u year the North will cave in. eu
There are two regiments of well drilled
negroes nt Richmond.
Our informant herd of no rumors of
trouble with slave Instructions, except in
North Carolina and Alabama.
The bitterness of. feeling Mt the South
against the North Is described as of the
most terrible description.
Our informant thought the Federal pris-
oners would suffer bad treatment in tue
hands of the rebels.