, 1861-07-24

WASHINGTON, July 81, 1851.
The battle consisted OF q succession of fires
from masked batteries, which opened in every
direction {When one Was 6ilenced its place was
supplied by two), aud in the daring charges Of
our infantry In unmasking them, The 2d Ohio
and I'd New York Militia were marched by
flank throuah the woods by new made road
within d mile Of the main road, when they
came on q battery Of eight guns, Tith flour
regiments danked in the Gea1 .:
Our ~men were immediately ordered to LIE
down on either side Of the road, In order to
allow two pieces Of artillery to pass through
and attack the work, when this battery open
ed upon us aud killed, on the third round,
Lieut.: Dempsey of Company G, NeF York %,
and Vim. Maxwell, a drummer, and seriously
Our troops were kept from fifteen to twenty
minutes under CALLING fire, they not being
able to exchanges ahota with the enemy, al
though within stones throw Of their bat
te1ies. They succeeded 10 retiring In regular
made de- By 9is H. % NV York 5stb, 79sb, and md 1stb,
who rushed upon one Of the batteries,
firing as they proceeded with perfect eclat,
and attacking It with the bayonet's point,
The yell Of triumph seemed to carrJ. all be-
fore it. They found that the rebels had aban-
hut this success was acquired only after &C.
we're loss Of life, In which the 69th most
severely suffered. And it Ess reported that
Lieut. Col. Nugent was among the first Killed.
Col Cameron Of the 79sh is among the
Killed.
The Zouayes distinguished themselves by
their spirited assaults on the batteries at the
is immense.
Up to the hour Of o'clock P. Il. 1t was
geDe1ally understood that We had heInmed in
| the enemy entirely, and that they were grad.
ua1ly retiring; that Col Hunter had driven
them back IN the rear; that Col. Helntzsl-
cess, and that it required but the reserve oi
Gen. Iyler's division to push On ia Manassas
| Junction.
A Mississippi soldier WIS taken prisoner by
Haabrouck Of the Nlsconsin regiment H
turned out to be Brigadier, Q1arter11aste1
Pryor, cousin to Roger a. Pryor. He va:
CAPTURED with his hefss, as be hy accident ID NJ
hadly c1i to pieces" 3What regiment d
| you belong tof'' asked Hasbzouck2 "Ths
18Th Mississippi" was the answer. "Ther
| you are my prisoner said Hasbrouck.
From the statement Of this prisoner 1t ap
pea1s that our artillery has creAted great haT
oc 11aong the rebels, Of whom there are ftou
10000 to 1900 in the field under commaut
| of Gen. Beauregard, while they hare rcserT
Of 4, ,o00 at the5 Junction.
He describes an officer most prominent u
| the fight, distinguished from the rest by hi
white ho1se, as JEFF. Davis. He confirms tn
| previous reports Of 3 reg1nent Of negro troop
In the rebel forces, but says 1t is difficult t
get them in proper discipline in battle army
Hon. C. B. Hoard, member Of the last Coz
grees, Is Just in, having witnessed four hour
ct to-day's battle, he describes it as terrific
| and reports an immense loss Of life. Th
enemy attempted, with an immense torce, Il
turn our fank, which came near being SUGGEST
ful, when onr large siege gun-e 81 FOUNDER
opened fire, causing tremendous havoc On tt
enemy, and routing them. Hoard was obuge
to get out Of the Hay, aud left for here at
r. NJ, while the fight was progressing.