Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-08-01
LATEST FROM THE WAR;.
The Battle near Bull Run.--Interesting
Details.

The Washington Star of Monday evening
has some additional interesting particulars OF
the battle Sherman's battery, it appears,
was not captured, but has returned to Wash
ington, with the loss of only its caisSonS-
Senator Foster is safe, and was not even
wounded, but Mr., Ely, New York Congress
man, is among the missing. He was pres
ent at the battle. The Star also gives the
following items
Capt. Bokkelin, of the regulars, bad his
horse shot from under him while attempting
to rally body of troops A canron ball
struck his horse full in the breast, killing him
instantly.
DR.. B. Blackstone, surgeon of the 9Th Maine
regiment :; DR.. A. Allen of the 3D. and Or.
A. G. Williams, of the Ist, were taken pris-
oners, the two first at the hospital, and the
latter on the battle field
Each succeeding moment renders it palmer
that our loss in the engagement has been
greatly oyerestimated. General M'Dewell is
satisfied to-day that between FIVE and seven
hundred will cover his whole loss of killed
and wounded and that the number of his
men taken prisoners without being wounded
is very inconsiderabIe, if any.
4 The two captured Georgians say that in An
attempt to capture Sherman's battery, they
were cut to pieces by the fire of several regi,
ments, and they think that there are not more
than 200 of their men left
Capt. Iillinghast, Quartermaster'S Depart
ment and Capt Brackett U. S. cavalry, are
reported to be killed
The Massachusetts 5th regiment report %
of its men killed, wounded and missing the
Brooklyn regiment about 100 the two Ohio
regiments 40 the list n Y regiment %
Killed, 90 wounded and @ few missing.
The enemy tried to flank Us on the left, and
II they had done so would perhaps have cut
OIL the retreat of our whole force but Lieut.
Green was stationed there with his light bat
terry OF rifed cannon, end percevng their de.
sign, got into position, and as the advance of
about hundred emerged from the woods, he
opened fire with canister and nearly every one
was swept off the field. Again they tried it.
with the same result, and then tried cavalry,
but the rapid firing was so destructive that
they abandoned the design.
We learn that all the field artillery of every
description, lost in the battle of the day be-
fore yesterday will be instantly replaced here,
with similar guns within reach at the North.
Among the batteries thus telegraphed for is
the Whiteworth battery of six or eight rifed
guns presented to the government by patriot
lc citizens of the United States in England.
Thirty full, organized and drilled new reg
lments OF three years men, which were ready
TO proceed within an hours notice, were yes
terday and the night before last telegraphed to
move for Washington city without delay. We
apprehended that they will all be among us by
the close of the week, thus increasing the
available forces here probably about 80 900
men,
The scene on al the roads leading to the
Long Bridge yesterday beggars description
Artillery and infantry were struggling along
IN the greatest confusion, the men completely
broken down for want of food aud sleep, and
by the fatigues of a long march Regiments
and companies were mixed in inextricabe con-
fusion in most cases but occasionally a
column of one, two, three or four regiments
Wonid come along in perfect order Stragglers
were stopped in Fort Runyon for some
time, and at that point the scene was pain
fnl.
The men came in jaded and tired. and sit
ting or lying down in the pelting rain, only
protected by blankets or oilcoths were fast
asleep in moment after assuming a recum
bent position. Many of the officers and artil-
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want OF food was almost forgotten. although
many of them had been fasting twenty-four
hours. Lieut., Watson, of the commissary de-
partment, distributed allarge quantity of pro-
visions from the storehouse at Fort Run.
Yon to the famishing troops throughout the
day.
Some batteries and single pieces of artillery
supposed to have been lost in Sundays en-
gagement are being brought in safey--among
the pieces thus recovered are the two thirty,
two pound riaed guns used to batter the enc
my's entertainments.
The wagons were engaged during all of yes
terday and to-day bringing the wounded to
this city.
A United States orderly, who was constant
ly galloping over the field, and who had good
opportunities of knowing, estimate the Federal
loss in actual battle at 100 killed, l,200
wounded