The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-22
NEW YORK, MONDAY, JULY %, 1861.

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Except these burning shades and the white
covers OF the wagons not sign of the grand
army visible, and sound Is heard except the
sured tread of the sennes and the occasional of
horse Yet the OF grand battle--perhaps
the batt that make the bloodost picture in the book
| Of time.
| The army has bvouacked here two days The camp
stretches for nearly mile northeast and south OF the
hamlet Of Centrevie Two miles to the southwest the
enemy posted force at present estimated At sixty
thousand There are numerous batteries to be taken
The accommodating party sent out by General Taylor
Thursday discovered three in a bunch This reconnoi
sance was mistake. It made not only without
orders but against the positive protest OF the officers
engineers attached 10 the division.
After all The extravagant reports that have gone for
ward appears that there only three companies Of
infantry and seotion two pieces Of artillery that
engagement. This slender force with which 70
nve thousand behind three formidable bate
| rice.
As write, ths buglers at Gen McDowells headqurrers
sounding the " Assembly" n 10 time for the mon
to be getting under Tho whole army is to
move at from two 10 halfpss, two o'clock. The
| battle Is expected to begin as daybreak At
| ten O'Clock was the headquarters OF
General MCDOWELL He then holding a oouuci'
Of around table his tent tho head Of which he
cat Cool and impertusbabe gathered the Comman-
ders of Divisions Outside, mounted upon their horses
each surrounded by his STAFF tho Commanders Bri
gadss. Conspicuous among these noted Col Burnside,
accompanied by Governor spragus, who takes lively in
teres in all that is to be doo and Colonel Andrew Porter
and they receive their Instructions The dangling sabres
rattle agans. tho sdos the presen, arms
they hurry of to prepare their brgades the move
| ment In the morning.
has been sscertaned by careful rcconnosances that
the rebels have planted batteries the warrentown
turnpike TO oppose the passage Of Bulls These
IN addition the famous Bulls batteries They have
also mined the stone bridge the run, and made
heavy abbais tho right bank intercept thc advance
Of the Union troops that direction The above the
bridge guarded by strong force bu, has no. bcan
positively ascertained they have bat.
| tory there. II H, however, evident that
The grand the part Of the rebe Is 10 BE- made
hcrc, and . serious sight must
rs the intention Of General Mcdowell to turn this 10
sion Of the rebels and force them H. and aso
to seize the railroad leading from Manassas Junction TO
the valley Of Virginia. and cut on reinforcomens from
that quarter.
Tho whole army encamped here will take part in the
movement but one division-the Fifth, under Colone,
Mics-wl be held in the ncighborhood Of Csnrevnc ~
reserve reinforce and relieve any pon, where cool
courage and experience and ability shall be required to
insure success
General Richardson's brigade has been oncamped since
Thursday in the position held by since the Skin
msh Thursday TIA brigade No. for the present al,
aehed the division The whole Of this division vii
make demonstration upon Bisckburns ford and me,n
while ouch defensive works in the nc!ghborhood Of
Ccntreviis the Engineer corps shall direct
General Tylors division, except Richardson's brigade
70 make fent upon the bridge Bulls rum but
Is not TO open FIRE until dsybreak unless assaulted,
Hunters division will be in the advance, and will cross
Bula run above the ford, at Ludleys spring and make
an attack upou tho rebel force guarding tho lowe,
ford
Heintseman's division viii follow Hunters, but cross
BULBS run at the lower ford after been cleared by
Hunters division.
In this way the rear OF the enemy will be reached and
lis achievements of The fate Of the hangs
upon the result Of this battle II be decided by
tory Of the federal forces the will be Of short du
ration
The troops all good spirits eager for the OPP
portunity prove their me,tis They recognize tonight
the reality and responsibility Of the duty which they
are engaged
The drums Of Hunters division are sounding sbe re-
veile. In half hour the grand army viii be In
motion, and before night todsy July a. s FIRST great
success will be announced to the world
The route from Washington htherward by moorl isht
full Of Romantic incidents II bright, beau.
tuI night The pae goddess had hung her silver lamp
the mid heavens light way. AS far as
Fairfax Court House number OF carriages con.
veyns back 70 the city v.sters to .he camp Ar.
rived at the Court House, which !s occupied ty a
battalion Of the Fourth Michigan regiment We were
kindly cautioned by officer tina. The res, Of the road,
some eight milos dangerous a, night with.
out armed escort but Sergeant Of the Frs, Rhode
Island and the Qsar,ermas'sr of The Thirty frs,
New York regiments agreed 70 60 on. as
they were willing to make the trip and
on he went. accompanied by guide, who had been com
weeks ago driven from Manassas by the rebels We
given the counersgn and passed the Union pickets
the village OF Providence Fairfax Court House about one
mile when guido called attention 10 dozen OF
more men collected the top Of 3 hill
ahead, who began 10 run into the woods
on each side With weapons drawn and ready Tor
use proceeded slowly bu. when ,ko point reached
there was no visible Five nice Of the road
was cautiously ravcrsed, :.?sely watching the
houses and thick woods by The wsysiie, whom