New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-21
A MOVEMENT or THE TROOPS LAST NIGHT.
Attempt TO Intercept Gen. Johnston
Special Dispatch to The N. Y. Tribune.

Special Dispatch 10 Tbe N 4. IHonne
WASHINGTON, Saturday, July 90, 1851.
We have intelligence from Bulls Run up to
| 7 o'clock last evening" and from Fairfax to 6
| o'clock this morning.
The fighting had no. been renewed except
between picket guards, who are very near and
| occasionally shoot at each other.
The armies are only mile apart, ours being
on the ground of the battle yesterday and last
night, and the enemy within their intrenchments
| on the other side of Bulls Run.
Gen. TYLER made general reconnaissance yes-
| terdsy, but made no discoveries worth noting.
II is thought that the enemy's position will
surely be carried as soon as our preparations are
completed.
Your correspondent with the army thinks the
number killed fifty, at the outside
Night before last five Federal troops Of New
York regiment, near Fairfax Court House. cap
tured eleven SecessioDists. The sergeant who
was with our men called for the Major, which
led the Secessioni,ts TO think that 4 large force
was at hand, and they surrendered at once.
One of the captured bad been released on taking
the oath of allegiance.
by some of the ll;h Massachusetts, Regi nenti
also, one mail bag containing one hundred aud
fifty letters.
The largest house in Centreville has been
burned down. The Deighbors soy that il was set
ON FIRE by the owner himself.
WASHINGTON, Saturday, July 20-l0 p. M.
Our intelligence from Bulls Run is up to
h,t tho
impression among the troops (which is con
frmed by information here) is, that an attack
upon the Rebels Will soon be made.
Our advance regiments occupy the lower lat
tle-feld, to the edge OF the stream, but are not
on the breast Of the hill. They are covered i;om
the enemJ's artillery by the woods. The picsess
were exchanging shots all night, and six or dght
Of ours did not report this morning, and are
supposed to have been shot.
The number who were killed and wounded in
the battle and have since died of their wounds,
is, according TO Lieut. Tompkns, SO in all,
IL of them belonging TO the Massachnsetts LIST,
and two TO the New.York 18th.
A Connecticut man, who had been pressed into
the Rebel army, came into one Of our caups to-
day. He estimates the enemy at from TO,OOO
to sO, COO, of whom IL, coo are the army o. Gen.
Johnston, who marched in last night. This de-
sertcr aso says that twenty-seyen companies of
Cavalry form a part of this force, useless with
in iDtrenchments. lie also says that ven large
number Of the Rebels were killed in tue acton
The first shell fired from our batteries burst at
the feet of Gems Lee aud Beauregad, who
we're talking together, and killed q number of
officers.
The importance Of Bulls Run to the euemy is |
very great. The people in the vicinit affirm |
that there is no water at Manassas Junction, ex- |
cept what is brought from the Run. That lost, |
the Rebels must abandon their position.
Eyepbo finds fault with Gen. Paterson.
Some think bin q fool, some a coward, some
traitor His army is said to be demoralzed by
his constant backing and filing and th three
months men who were eager to fight art bscom-
ing restiye under the delay.
WASHINGTON, July 90, ls6l-l2p. m.
No dispatches Of importance have ben re-
ceived at headquarters from Gen. Mcdowell to-
day. messenger from him brought wrd that
the reconnaissance was proceeding He adhsre'
to bis original estimate of thirty-threo killed AMI
wounded at Bulls Run.
il is still hoped at headquarters that Johnston
has not reinforced Braoregard. There no ex-
plcit intelligence ttere touching Pattenon's ad-
yancirg TO Winchester.
The Navy Department received to-dIy dis
patch from Com. Stringhsm, stating that nine
slaves were picked up near the moth OF the
River, few days snce, by
Government vessel They bad made thIr escape
ID a row boat. According TO their account, all
the able.bod,ed male negroes in Essex aud Mid
dlesex Counties, Va, were being armed The only
Union man in the latter county who Lad dared
10 express his sentiments was murdered short
time since. Com. Stringham. in view OF this
new positiou in whioh the ceptrabaad has been