Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-08-07
The Enemys Account of their Loss.

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As might be expected, the enemy's ae-
counts Of their loss in the battle at Manassas,
are as wide Of the truth as falsehood could
make them. We can only read them with a
feeling of pity for the minds that could be so
depraved to utter them. Falsehood upon
falsehood are not only told of US, but We
are accused of barbarities' that would put
a savage to the blush.
THE NUMBER OF KILLED AND WOUNDED.
A Washington dispatch of the New York
papers says that the number of killed and
wounded is set by General Mansfield at less
than one thousand, and by General Mellow
ell at from five hundred to seven hundred
A dispatch to the Baltimore Sun says:
"The Federal losses have been greatly ex-
aggerated. 1t is now well ascertained that
the killed will fall short Of one thousand
TIL Secession troops did not follow our re-
treating forces after they passed Bulls Rum"
The Star. a Black Republican print, pub
lished in Washington, says:
Each succeeding moment renders it plain
er that our loss in the engagement has been
greatly over estimated. General Mcdowell
is satisfied to-day that between f0e and see
6t DHtCOF CU VIII cover uS CI1l1Ic 1OSS Oh lllc
killed and wounded, and that the number of
his men taken prisoners without being woun-
ded is very ineonsiderable, if any. A United
States orderly, who was constantly galloping
over the field, and who had good opportuni-
ties Of knowing, estimates the Federal loss in
actual battle at 700 killed, and 1900 woun-
died."
SAFETY OF THE sHERMANes BATTERY.
Capt. Ayres brought in his battery-for-
merly Sherman's-which was reported Ia
ken, without the loss Of a gun. He lost
some of his ~caissons in consequence Of some
of the volunteers cutting the traces and ri
ding the horses off.
This same infamous falsehood is repeated
by the Washington Star.
RECOVERED GUNS.
Captain Hunt not only brought in safely
all his own guns eight artillery but eleven
more that he found abandoned in the re-
treat making sixteen in all. Our real loss
in artillery will not prove more than lwo
batteries, if that. Blenker's Brigade recoy-
ed and brought in six.
THE LOSS OF MUNITIONS.
1t has been ascertained that the reported
losses of wagons, ammunition and artillery
on our side have been greatly exaggerated.
Captain Ayres succeeded in bringing in the
whole of his battery Qate Sherman's) which
was reported abandoned. Some of his Gals
sons were left behind, for the reason that the
horses had been seized by fugitiyes and cut
loose. The whole of the batteries attached to
the second Rhode Island Regiment has been
recovered and General Blenker's Brigade,
which brought up the rear of the retreat,
brought in a number Of other pieces, among
them the heavy thirty-two FOUNDER rifed can.
mons.
Notwithstanding the panic among the
transfers a few wagons have been actually
lost. More than a hundred ofthem were lost
on the road, but have since been brought
in.
The principal loss of provisions and ammuni
ton was occasioned by the transfers empty.
ing their loads by the way, to enable them
to travel more rapidly.
A large number of horses are killed. Ma
ny of our Regimental officers had their horses
killed under them.
HORRIBLE PERPETRATED ON PRISON
Frs.
Capt. Downey, of the Fire Zouaves, was
wounded on the field of battle, and his body
was afterwards found literally cut in pieces
1t was divided into four quarters!
A Zouave, who was taken prisoner will
six others, and subsequently effected his es
cape, arrived here to night with a broker
handcuff on one wrist. He reports that h,
was treated with Indian barbarity by th,
rebels, and that many prisoners were pinion
ed to trees, and tormented with bayonet
thrown at them.
The following from the Washington cor
rocnOp6oD+ &C tho Dbi1oloIpI;o J,o,uo, d;
certainly interesting, if not truthful, and it
not altogether devoid of this latter comma
dity:
ACCOUNTS FROM OFFICERS WHO ACTUALLY
PARTICIPATED.
| spent this morning in hearing the az
counts of the battle from officers who actual
ly participated in it in all parts of the field
and during the whole day, and can, therefor
give you full particulars. The conflicting re
ports of last night arose from the fact tina
no less than three separate and distinct er
gagements took place during the day, in a
different parts of the field, and that the feel
of battle GQyysaGssa 2 SSGRsafffIaf fad been made o.
Friday and Saturday must have been mad
under such circumstances as to render tn
results uncertain and unsatisfactory. Blu
whatever was the result, Gen. Mcdowell dc
termined to advance from Centreville and t
attack the enemy's batteries on Bull Kur
hoping to be able to turn them on the RICH
to silence them, and then by a further &C
vance to strike the Manassas Gap railroad
a point near Bull Run mountain, and so C,
off Johnston, and prevent his communicate
with Beauregard. The attempt has bee
made, and it has resulted in a complete failur
BEGINNING OF THE FIGHT.
By day-break Bull Run was reached. II
batteries were placed in position and OF
guns opened on the enemy's works. II
firing was responded to by three batterrie
| and was kept up on both sides till II a. M
t The enemy's fire slackened, and afterwarc
: entirely ceased. 1t was supposed, therefor
| that their guns had been silenced, and
charge was ordered to carry the batteries
The cha rye was made, at a run, by the ADO
5 regiments. There was a little thourl,, n
) much resistance made by the mus5 lry of t
i, foe, and in a few minutes the batteries we
f ours, the few gunners there were bayonet
at their guns, the Comic. erate FAC torn do,
e and the Stars and Stripes raised. It W
: then that Mcdowell sent that despatch
Gen Scott, announcing a glorious victo
J, ana the batteries in our possession, B
our triumph was of short duration. T
, enemy had abandoned these batteries in
der co lead us into a snare. In half an nc
!. after we had taken the batteries, and VIII
: the men were resting from their fatigue
terrific fire was opened upon them with m
kerry and cannon. The latter were in ma
r kpd battariaS the very eyictancn of wh;