Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-07-23
From Washington.
Was IxGroM, July 2l.
lSn0Ciu1 IN tho La.atl

From WashingtOn.
Was MSoroM, July 81.
Especial to the Herald.l
Official dispatches say We have taken three bat.
tries Ia the form OF crescent mum Derinx 10
guns.
1t is known that Manassas function 10 supplied
With water from canal from Bulls Run. This
Will now be cut oil, leaving the rebels without wa
ter Tor their cavalry.
That most most brilliant victory has been
achieved by our gallant rY0ps, there Is no doubt.
Very high praise Is bestowed both on the Fire
Zoaaves aud the -Sixty-nin;h regiment 1t is
reported the former met the Louislans Z.uaves
routed them anu captured their colofs; that the
men OF the SIXTY ninth stripped to the skin ex-
cept their pants, and pitched into the tight re-
gardless q fatigue and psrsonal safety.
Ueu, McDoweii t. iegtaphs that the enemy IL
cou' pleteiy routed iron Bulls Run aud re-
treating towards Manassas leaving, their bat
terles IN Possession OF the Union turces Fight
.Dg commenced Ut 8 o CLOCK this moruiDg ana
Continued most desperately tii alter This I.
The .Ah-is we're driver back inch by inch
leaving their dead Oh the field The loss of iii.
on both sideswas ir'ghtiui. Our troops behaved
nost gAilAntiy and our guns were very
-&--.--. N"v -h@i- s~--- both si1.s
10 said to have teen engaged, Gen. johnson
having Jolned The rebels az previously stated.
nAkiLg Gen. BeaIfegard's force about seveDty
suffer greatly a. Manassas Tor lack Of water.
Ihe heraids correspondent says: when ]
lett the field Of battle saw. the Rebels f, ing
IN vast numbers. The greatest enihuriasu.
prevails throughout our ranks jeff. DAVIS
IL understood to BE- at Manassas Junction. Col
COHden's Massachusetts let regiment wer.
nred Oh BY iseoei pickles several tunes, as
they slept in the road on their arms.
WASHINGTON, July Midnight.
The battle has been fought and it was the Sc
verest ever fought on this continent. Up to two
o'clock our Troops had driven the enemy adistanc
nearly two miles. q
As the enemy fell back from one
position it was only to another eoua,I,
stroDg, and at every point fresh reinforce.
ments were poured in almost without liMi,
as to number. There can be no dou bt that their
force was at least double oLrs
Ihe h,e ZonAves were terribly cut up
While drawn up to make an attack they were
assaulted BY concealed battery with strong
support on their faux, and were forced 70
break. 1t is said both Col Fsrnham and
Lieut. Col. John Creeger are killed, u. II may
not prove tfuc the latter st all events was
severely wounded.
Col. Hsnliee wounded in the throat; Col.
slocum. OF the % Regiment and Capt Stewart
OF the let, are reported killed. Gov. SpraQue
had his horse shot from under him. Mai.
Ballou. Of the %. was severely wounded in
the hand aud thigh BY = cannon ball.
Signed. Ii, J. RAYMOND
The Times" Washington dispatch, before the
night, says our troops on Saturday night numbered
forty thousand aud fette o ool portsd
moving dowz the Winchester road With l5,OOu
and is expe ted to join to-day. II, 800 troops
left Alexandra this mornin,, that by to- night
We shall have . superior force there, although
this morning there we're $4,000 against $4,000.
WAsHINGToS July 2lst, $50 D. m,
Sunday official dispatches nov before Presi-
dent Lincoln. Scott and Mansield corroborate
previous accounts, and cay every battery II
the enemy was taken, including their guns.
dc. The fight only ceased when the enem,
retired TO their Manassas lines.
Worlds Despatoh.
The enemy attempted with IN immense force
to turn our right q .nk which came nesr being
suecessful when our large sissd gsns opened 6re
causing tremendous havoc on the enemy and
routing them. The members and Ssnators
as we'll eivilians Who came in
vary in their estimates Of the killed firm three
hundred 70 three thousand. The facts cannot yet
be ascortained till this y. n,