Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-07-26
WAR ITEMS.

A member Of Captain WickEau's Company
Of Hanover Cavalry, says that two Of that
splendid company were killed during the pur-
suit ofthe encmy-2nd Lieutenant RowIcs and
E. Fontanc, Jr There was no other casual
IT,.
Gov. Smiths regiment, the Virginia forty.
ninth, was in tho thiclcst Of the fight, and all OF
his companies suffered considerably. His own
horse was struck by a ball. Ills Adjutant,
Lieutenant Caleb Smith, was wounded Lieu.
tenant Ward, commanding a Fauquier com.
pany, was killed, as were also number of his
men, besides others who were wnunded.
The capture OF Colonel ". G. Darlington,
will make Abraham need new District At.
torney. His eloquence and his arms have
proved alike futile against his mother State
lie has disgraced himself, not her.
A citizen of Fairfax G. Ii. says that when
tho retreating enemy passed through that vii.
lage, in answer to the question whether they
had been defeated, they said taerc were hardly
enough Of them left to tell the story that it
was foolish to talk ebout fighting the Southern
soldiers; that they fought not like men but
devils. They begged for water, and betrayed
every sign Of extreme terror and exhaustion.
An officer Of the army, who arrived here
yesterday, says that he witnessed the onset Of
our soldiers the Arkansas Regiment, he be.
lieves, on the New York Zouavcs, and that it
was terrible spectacle. They threw down their
guns and made the charge with their brandished
bowie.knives. The 2,uavcs at first seemed pet
ri6ed with amazemcnt Then, as their assaii-
ants knocked aside their bayoncts and fell upon
them with their furious blades, they fairly
screamed with terror, and fad in the utmost
CONSERVATION. They were nearly extermi-
mated.
4 carriage was taken, which our informant
was told belonged to Gen. Winfield Scott. II
contained ord with his narnc upon il, and
also bis epaulettes lie is believed to have
been on the ground, and TO have mado his cs.
cape by abandoning his carriage ard adopting
some other conveyance. His carriage when
captured was driving iur;ously, perhaps to
draw of pursuit from himself.
We hope the sword Eas the one Virginia
gave him. Gov. Wise will take his ''peacock
feathers" next time.
The arrival Of the cars yesterday afternoon
from Mansssa, drew together vas: and ex
cited crowd. President Davis, wko came Oh
the train, was greeted with enthusiastic cheers,
and delivered 4 stirring speech npon the clio
rious victory which had crowned our arms
Tie slain OF our gallant army, lie thought,
would not exceed five hundred.
4 number Of wounded soldiers were re-
moved from the cars, amid the sympathies ot
the spectators. The brave fellows seemed tc
bear their misfortune with cheerful iort
tude.
\ number OF cur slain heroes were also
brought b7 the cars 10 receive from ,heil
friends the honors of ocpul;ure. The &c
mains o; brave, END, co.ne Of them
distinguished men, were there. \ iunera
cortege was formed, and escorted the hcarsc:
containing the remains oC Gen. Barlow, o
] Georgia, and Gen. Bee, and Lieutenant Col
Johnson, Of South Carolina, to the Capito
Building. The sorrowing music of the MARTA
band, the military guard Of honor, with slow
measured tread, and arms reversed, and draret
banners the full moon vailed by the clouds.
and shedding its subducd light upon the scene
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stances which So beftted the occasion, ths: il
seemed as if nature had united with man ir
doing honor 10 the lilslrious heroes and mar
tyr-patriots Green be the memory Of thc!l
virtues, and their fame enduring rs car h;stc
ric records;