Newbern weekly progress. [volume] (Newbern, N.C.) 1858-1863, 1861-07-30
BEAJREGARDS HORSE SHOT UNDER
HIM!
SEVERAL HOURS C1UER FIRE.
HIS LIFE MIRACULoUsLY PRESERVED

Manassas, JniF q, P. m.-The enemy
opened their batteries &t aicLean Ford, on Boil
Run, at clock, q. IN, with heavy guns and
ritled cannon.
Several small Geld pieces were used, these
being intended as rneTe feint :or the purpose
of drawing fire Our Generals seeing
through the ruse, did not respond
The enemy chose their own positions few
niles beyond Stone Bridge, en- Bull Run,
where the principal part OF the battle was
fought.
The enerny's attempt being to turn If posi-
ble our left faux, the battle ragged for four
hours at that point. The fire on both sides
was appalling. Men on bota sides never fought
better
The enemy having largely the advantage in
numbers and artillery, between and o clock,
our brave men begun To wavcr and the result
actually hung in the balance, when Generals
Beauregard aud Johnston heroically threw
themselves into the thickest of the light.
Con. Beauregard crowned himself with
glory. Lieut.. Col. Johnston, Of Hampton's
s. C. Legion, being killed, and Colonel Hamp-
ton himself, severely wounded, General Beau.
regard led the Legion into action in his usual
gallant style. He had his horses head shot of
by shell, and the horses Of MessTs. Hey
ward and Ferguson, OF S. c., two OF Gen. B
Aids were killed ty the same shell
The battle now ragged with tremendous fury,
bat our Generals could be seen IN the thichest
Of it, raliying their men a4d Urging them on to
victory.
Renforcements coming up just at the crit:ca!
moment, the result began to turn in our favor,
the enetny falling back: though in good order.
Col francis 5. Barlow. Of Georgia, was
struck from his horse and killed, while leading
magnificent charge of his regiment with its
colo:s in his hands
Gen Beauregard commanded during the day.
nj all Ht,I hoi,
hours under CALLING fire
He escaped many shell and ritled shot which
We're evidently thrown directly at him. His
escape seems truly miraculous. | myself saw
shell burst not twenty yards from the gal
liant General.
Gen. Johnston aided Gen. Beauregard, a
though entitled by superior rank to the COM
,lard.
The panorama of the battle here presented
to the view Of tho spectator was nagr ificent
beyond description, The line of fight eXten-
dcu seven miles.
The Washington New Orleans Artillery did
great execution, playing fiightful havoc among
the enemy. Sergeant Joshua Reynolds was
the only one killed. He was struck in the
forehead while giving the word OF command.
Part OF the Seventh and Ee}ghth Louisiana
Regiments were in the action, but particulars
of casualties have not been ascertaiIed.
Major " Whcat was badly wounded and his
recovery is barely possible. Battalion was
badly cut up
The enculy who commanded Immediately by
Gen Mcdowell who is said to have had 60, ,0C0
MI Of ours at the Stone Bridge We're estimated
at -, 600,
Cen Scott is said by several persons to have
been but u few miles oit. We hear nothing OF
Patterson.
Our numbers iumcdiatly engaged, were but
5000.
The enemy was totally routed, and fed in
great confusion for miles.
We have captured thirty pieces Of artillery
thirty wagons containing provisions and 800
prisoners.
Among the prisoners is the celebrated Col
CorcoIaG1, oi ne famous Fish Sixty-Ninth Reg
iu.pnt, New York.
Col Wilcox, Captain and three pr;vates
Of the Michigan Regiment, surrendered to the
Confederate Twcnty yEi9hth Virginia Regiment
Capt Edward Darlington, Of Washington
City, a Ylrginian by birth, and a nephew Of the
la Hon. Wsn. G. Preston, OF South Carolina
is also prisoner. lie iousht vigorously against
US.
Cot Kemper's Alexandria Artillery did r2ost
effective service, moving down entire flies of
the enemy. u.