Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-11-15
BeauTegard,s omeIaI Account Of the

I a correspondent Of the hiehmond t'A-J
De,PateA gives the following syuOPEis Of
Beauregard's Official report Of the battle Of
Ball RuD, or Manassas, ~ the rebels call
/ it, \ report rather late in the day, bat still
readable:
81 have Been favored with q brief sypOP-
sis Of portions Of General Beauregard's
report Of the battle Of NanAEsas, which
/ has been forwarded % the War Depart
uent and which will doubtless be pub
/ liahed 10 a short time. General Beaure-
gard openS with . statement Of bis posi-
+ ton antecedeut 70 the battle. and Of the
plan proposed by him 70 the government
Of the junction OF the armies Of the She
( nAndoah and Potomac, with view 70 the
relief Of Maryland, and the capture Of the
city Of WaBhiBgtOn, which plan vas reject
/ ed BIZ The President. General BeauregGrd
states that be autographed the War Depart
ment on the I3th Of Jnly, Of the eontem-
plated attack BY General Mcdowell, ur-
gently asking for junction Of General
JOhnBtOn's forces with his own, and con-
tinued 20 make urgent re7uests for the
same until the 18th Of July, when the
President consented 70 order General John
Bton 70 bis assistance. General BeauFe-
gard goes on 20 state that his plan Of battle
assigned 70 General Johnston an attack on
the enemy on the left, At or near Centre
vile, while be himself would command in
| front; bat the condition Of the Eoadl pre-
vented this.
HIt was thea decided 70 receive the at
tack Of Of the enemy behind Boil Ran.
AfteF the engagement ~ Blackburn Ford
on the 18th, Generai BeauFegaEd was con-
WINGED that General MeDoWeIRs principal
demonstration would be made on our left
wing, aid be thea formed the idea Of
throwing forward q sufficient force, BY
eOnrsFHing roads, 70 attack the euemy's
reserves AZ CentreSille 90 soon aS the main
body Of the latter became ineGtrieably en-
gagged on the left. Late in the day, finding
that General EEell, who was posted on
the extreme right Of our line, had not
moved forward in accordance with the
programme aud special order which had
been sent TO him, General BeaureEard dis
patched . courier to General EWeil 70 in
quire the reason why the latter had failed
TO advance, aud received a reply from
GeneFAl EYeli stating that he bad not re-
eeiVed any such order. The enemy's At
tack having then become too strong on
the left 70 warrant carrying out the Origi-
nal plan, rs Il would take three hours for
Tille, it beesme neeeBsaEy TO alter the plan,
change front on the left, and bring up orr
reserves 70 that para Of the 6eld. This
movement was suPsrintended 10 person BY
General Johnston, General Beauregard re-
mining 70 direct the movements in front.
HAt the time When Gen. Kirby Smith
and Gen. Early came up with their divis-
ions and appeared upon the right Of the
enemy, our forces on the left occupied the
cord Of the arc OF circle, Of which the
arc itself was occupied by the enemy-the
extremes Of their tanks fiAnking ours. The
appearance ofSmith'sand EarIyis brigades,
and their charge on the enemy's right,
bEOke the lines Of the latter and threw
them into confusion, and shortly alter the
Tout became complete.
"GeneTal BeauTegard acknowledges the
generosity Of Gen. Johnston in fully ae-
cording to him (BeauTegHrd) the right to
carry out the plans be had formed with re-
lation 70 this campaign in yielding the
command Of the field after examining and
cordially approving the plan ofbattle, and
in the effective corporation which Gen.
Johnston so ehivalrOusly extended to him
on that eyentlul day.
"Hs remarks that the retreat Of our for
ees from Fairfax, Immediately previous 10
the engagement Of tie 18th, is the first in
stance on record Of volunteers retiring be
fore an engagement, aud with the object o
giving battle in another position.
"The number under his command OF
the 18th July is set down nj 1900 effect
i've men, and on the 2Ist at 81, 900, which
includes 8,2O0 Of Johnston's army, anC
100 brought up by General Holmes from
Fredericksburg.
1.-THE killed on our side in this ever
memorable battle are stated in the repor
70 have been In number 393 and the woun
ded 200.
Theencmy's killed, wounded and pris
oners are estimated by General BeGure
gard at 1900, which does not include tn
missing"