Newbern weekly progress. [volume] (Newbern, N.C.) 1858-1863, 1861-07-30
THURSDAY MORNING, JULY a5, 1851.
There being no connection of the w, & W.

There being no connection of the w. & W.
road at Weldon yesterday with the Petersburg
road, We received no papers from Richmond or
Petersburg and in the absence Of kilograms We
are entirely bare Of reliable news this morning,
from the seat of war.
Through the kindness Of Capt. Slate, the
coumodAt.ng news agent on our road, we were
furnished WITH some additional facts gathered
by him from gentlemen direct from the seat Of
war in charge Of the remains of the larnented
! Col. Fisher, which we give as We got them, on
! ly as ru,nors.
They report that terrible slaughter was tho
! result of the battle; that at the spot where
they took up the body of Col. Fisher the dead
were lying in piles, three or four deep; that
! NcRae's Regiment was badly cut up-great
many wounded-not many killed; and that
the entire number killed On our side was csti-
mated at 400, aud killed and wounded at nearly
| OF quite 1000 while the killed and prisoners
on the other side amount to the enormous sum
. of Is, 600, the number Of the wounded not be-
ing kno~n.
| Up to the time they left the field, the enemy
had paid no attention TO their dead and they
were lying rottng on the field.
It is also reported that Gen. Mcclellan, the
leader Of the Northern hosts, Is prisoner OF
VAT.
, Rumor has il that desperate battle is hour
ly expected at Norfolk, all the shipping having
! been stripped and everything put in readiness
! for any emergency that may happen,
REMARKS. Many of our readers in Newborn
and vicinity viii feel great anxiety for their
! friends connected with McRses Regiment.
, against which desire TO caution them by the
fact that it Is stated with some assurance of
truth that only 400 were killed on our side,
and il only 4O0 were killed out of 90, 900 en-
gagged in the fight it is not reasonable to SUP
| pose tha. many Of Col. McRae's Regiment are
killed, and very unreasonable to suppose that
q great nan- Of the single company that went
from this community Of that number
I! is folly 10 suppose that battle like thas
could DC fought, with weapons used in modern
warfare, without some one getting killed; but
! f all the repor.s VIC have received have the
sembance ot truth we have great cause for re
joicing, fer nc more brilliant victory was ever
won by as'y people or in any country.
We obtained the following statements which
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Portsmouth Herald of yesterday:
SILL LATER.
The Central tram arrived late last night, and
we gathered from the passengers some partic-
ulars of the battle.
AS already stated, the left wing of our army
sustained the heaviest part Of the fight and
suffered severely.
The loss on our side in killed and wounded
is vaIiously estimated at from 1900 to $500,
though in the confusion succeeding the battle
it was utterly impossible to ascertain the num-
b>r accurately.
The enemy is believed to have lost from l2,-
600 to 5000, besides large number taken
prisoners. About 800 Of the latter were brought
. IN at Manassas yesterday morning.
sen Patterson, OF the Federal Army is ia
ken prisoner; also another high officer whose
name We understand was Wilcoz.
I he body ol Col. Fisher, Of the North Caro-
lima Sixth Regiment, who passed through here
a few days ago at the head of splendid com
maAd, was brought down on the train last
/ night; also three others, whose names we did
not learn.
! \ considerable number Of wounded soldier,
also came down, The train started. We were in
formed, with some three hundred, but left many
oil Tie Hvay-sonic uf :, honl took different routes
for the interior and others too feeble to
travel,
! The wounded men ho came down on last
Ilr 1T excited the cOnlnisSeriIiCn and sympathy
. Ct the vast crowd assembled. They will have
every necessary attention bestowed 1t pom them.
ooMe Of them were suffering severely, others
slightly hurt.
! A gentleman who witnessed the battle says
! the balls tc" incessantjy like hail in tempes-
toas day. /. was terrific scnc from first TO
last. Such battle was never before fought
on this cantinent. When the Federalists gave
way they scattered Ike sheep, and there
slaughter awful
TIE FEDERAL LOSS IN THE BATTLE
/ LAST THURSDAY NEAR MANASSAS
I A gentleman from Virginia, who was in
Washington on Friday, reports that the news
OF the battle Of Bull Run had caused tre-
nendous panic IN that city. The Lincon!tes
estimated thcir loss at 1900 killed and still
! iaIgcr numoer wounled. The gentlemen said
that so absorbed were the authorit-s in what
was taxing place the opposite side of tie
Potomac, that thoy did not ask him any ques-
lions gong or Ieturn!s. He went and returned
by way OF Baltimore,
NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS ENGAGED
II THE GREAT BATTLE
We learn that the following North Carolina
. Troops were engaged in the late great battle
the tn I3crilnpbt commanded ~ Col X