Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-07-24

Alexandria! Particulars.
PErERsBuRe Monday, / o'clock P. MI
July %, 1861. +
To the Editor Of the Standard:
The battle on Thursday last at Bulls Run, near
Manassas Junction, was decided victory for the
Confederates. The loss Of the enemy was certainly
one thousand; our loss was inconsiderable.
The fight was renewed on Sunday, the 2lst, at
and beyond Manassas 1t commenced at four o clock,
A. NJ, by the Confederates, who discovered the en-
envy throwing up breastworks under pretence of
burying their dead.
The Yankee forces were estimated at one hundred
thousand and that Of the Southerners at sixty thou
sand. Gen. johnson had joined Gen. Beauregard
| with twenty thousand, and Gen. Patterson had
joined Gen. Mcdowell, with thirty vethousand men,
and both participated their respective sides in the
battle.
The Confederate army was commanded on the
right by Gen. Beauregard, in the centre by tho
| commander-in-chief President Davis, and on the
left by Gen. Johnston. The federal forces were
commanded by Gems Winfield Scott, Mcdowell,
and Patterson.
The fight became general about noon, and in
| creased in violence until seven, p M, when the
enemy fled in wild despair. They were pursued by
fifteen hundred cavalry and followed to Alexandria.
They were overrldden and cut down in terrible
manner.
The loss on both sides is fearful, but not ascer-
tanned Among the distinguished officers killed are
Gen. Bee, of South Carolina, Gen. Kirby Smith, of
Florida, and Col. Johnston, of Hampton's Legion
Gen. Mcdowell, of the Yankee army, was MORALLY
wounded.
The particulars come IN slowly, but it IS agreed
on all hands that the Confederate victory was bril-
liant though dearly purchased. A, F. G.
Other dispatches received in town statethat Col.
or Gen. Barlow, of Georgia, was killed sand that
the Confederate forces had captured Sherlans bat
terry of % guns.
Further Particulars.
The mails have brought US no later news Of the
battle than what is embraced above in our elegraph
ic dispatches. We Gull few additional fcts.
The severest part of the battle wasiat Stone
Bridge, near Manassas Junction, and lastd one &C,
count says 10, another Is hours. Gen Beaure.
CARDS horse shot from under him, While leading
Col Wade Hampton's Legion into battle! General
Johnston seized the colors of q wavering regiment
and rallied them to the charge
The Richmond Enquirer from which re gather
these items says nothing Of Gen. Scott OF Of Presi
dent Davis being in the battle. 1t is stTed- how
ever, that President Davis arrived on the fed abou
4 o'clock, P. M.
The loss, on both sides was terrible. N4estimat,
is made of the losses on either SIDE. Out govern
merH has sent all the Surgeons that could be pro
cured Is the scene of battle.
Nothing important was done in the Cortederat
Congress on Saturday, except the delveryof tn
! Presfehts Message. 1t is an admirable document
fully up to the crisis, and its suggestions willdoubt
less be sustained by the whole South. We regre
that we received it at too late hour for tissue
J., We shall publish it as soon as possible.
1t is reported that Gen. Wise had gained a dec
i ded victory over the Federalists in the Karpwh
!, valley. The Northern accounts of the battle ar
,f shameful Misrepresentation.
P.S. We have just heard the painful rumorth:
IL Col. @. F. Fisher, 9Th Regiment N. c. State troop
was MORALLY wounded in the battle