The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-07-25
HERALD's DISPATCH.

About 200, 600 men have been ordered here
from the different States. The Governors
of the several States of New England and
New York respond nobly The President
and Secretary Seward visited the fortifca-
tions on the Virginia side, and were reeeiv-
ed by the gallant Goth with the greatest
enthusiasm. The President asked if they
intended to re-enlist. They'replied, " Y es,
if the President desires" He announced,
emphatically, that he did, and wrote them
letter complimenting them on their brave
and heroic conduct, and expressing the hope
that the whole regiment will re-enlst This
was received with cheers, and determine
ton was expressed to go in for the war, and
to stand by the Government and the flag
forever. lHsfaal
The barbarities practicel by the rebels at
the battle of Bulls Run, are unparalleled
A private of the LIST ConDee-.e,.ut regiment,
found a wounded re|~ rying in the sun,
and casried hi5h'~ ~ to a shade, and gave
him DR. It his canteen. The rebel
revived Z deliberately shot his benefac-
tor. mother instance, when number of
our wounded had been placed together in
the shade, they were deliberately fired upon
by the rebel cavalry.
The Michigan regiments at one time
marched up to one of the heaviest rebel bat
teries, which had been several times unsuc-
cessfully charged by the Zouaves. They
were subjected to terrible fire by artillery
and rifles. They, as we'll as the Zouaves,
were without support, and, after three inef-
fectual attempts, were compelled to abandon
the effort to take the battery. In this
charge, Col. Wilcox, who isreported wound
ed and taken prisoner, was reported killed.
The total killed of this regiment is 40. 1t
is the general opinion of nearly all the Off
GERS that the loss of the enemy is nearly
twice as great as ours. 81
The Times dispatch says our loss in kill
ed and wounded will not exceed 600, though
the missing will exceed three times that
number The Surgeon of the hospital
states that when he left there, on Monday
morning, the rebel pickets were within 100
rods of the federal pickets when he retired.
During the fight the rebels carried
American flags to deceive our men,
The rebel sharp-shooters fred on the VIVIAN
diers, who were carrying water to wounded.
They also fred point blank at the hospital
building, and it is said by some that they
fired the buildings.
Senator Breckenridge visited the rebel
prisoners taken at Fairfax Court House and
Centreville, and does not in his interviews
with them conceal his sympathies with
them and their cause.
TRIBUNE's DISPATCH
Capt Seymour, of Anderson's command
| in Sumter, was actively engaged yesterday
/ disposing the artillery in the defensive
works in Virginia to the best advantage.
Several fresh regiments were posted in the
entertainments, lying on their arms all
night, but nothing was seen of the rebels,
| who have not ventured beyond Centerville.
1t is stated to-day, that the rebels are
evacuating Manassas and moving towards
Richmond About noon to-day, long trains
of baggage wagons were seen going towards
Manassas from the enemy's lines, showing
that they were at that time preparing for q
backward movement.
BALTIMORE, July 23.-The Massachusetts,
9Th, the regiment at the Relay House, have