Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-08-03
THE BATTLE AT MANASSAS Another Northern Accopht.


 respondent of the New York World, who was on the field of action, and had look out Sup tree" to note the process of the fight. It will be seen by this report that the brunt of the fight was against the left of the Southern host, the command of the gallant Johnston, with his inyincible Mississippi and Kentucky regiments. The fight ended just where it be- gan, but the flight extended to Arlington Heights. The fears of the reporters of the Black Republican press magnifed the army of Jeff Davis to one hundred thousand, when in fact he had only fifteen thousand engaged in the action
 THE BATTLE.
 From the point mention, where the Iroad slopes down to protected rayine, we caught the first glimpse of the enemy. A line of in- fantry were drawn up across meadow in tue l extreme distance, resting close upon woods be- hind them. We could see the reflection of their bavonets, and their regular disposition 1 showed them expectant of an attack. After moments inspection, Gen. Tyler ordered | Carlisle to advance with his battery to the l front
 By this time our scouts reported the enemy in some force on the left. Two or three Ohio skirmishers bad been killed. Carlisle's bat | terY was sent to the front of the woods on the right, where it could be brought to play where needed. A few shells were thrown into the l opposite thicket, and then the Second Ohio and Second New York marched down to rout out the enemy. In ten minutes their musketry was heard. and then heavy cannonade an- swered They had, without doubt, fallen upon battery in the bushes. For quarter of an hour their firing continued, when they came out in good order. After advancing fnrlong they saw the enemy, who exchanged their fire and retired through the forest. Suddenly from a different direction voice was heard, eX- claiming "Now, you Yankee devils, we've got you where we want you" and several neavy guns were opened upon them with such heavy effect that Scheuck finally ordered them | to retire, which they did in perfect order 1 A few dead and wounded began to be brought | in, and the battle of Manassas had commenced. Carlise's howitzers and the great riled gun were opened In the direction of the battery, | which answered promptly, and a brief but ter 1 rife cannonading ensued. In less than hatf an iiour the enerny'S guns were sjlenced, two l of Carlisle's howltzers advancing through the
 woods to gain closer position. But fatal error was here made, as thought, by Gen, | Tyler, in not ordering in a division to drive out the four rebel regiments stationed behind the battery, and to seize its guns.
 Meantime, Richardson, on the extreme left, could not content himself with F'maintaining 1 his position," for We heard occasional dis 1 charges from two of his guns. However, he 1 took no other part in the action than by she'll l ing the forces of the enemy, which were sent I1apidlY from his vicinity to the immediate
 point of the contest. From the hill behind | we could see long columns advancing. and at
 first thought that they were Richardson's men
 moving on Bulls Run, but soon discovered their true character. Indeed, from every l SouthWard point the enemY's achievements 1 began to pour in by thousands. Great clouds
 of dust arose from the distant roads. per
 son who ascended lofty tree could see the i continued arrival of cars at the nearest point
 on the Manassas Railroad, with hosts of sol
 ders, who formed in solid squares and moved swiftly forward to join in the contest The
 whistle of the locomotive was plainly audible
 to those in our advance, It is believed that at l least fifty thousand were added during the day
 to the thirty thousand rebels opposed to us at l the onset.
 At I03 A. M., Hunter wa9 heard from the
 extreme right. He had previously sent cou-
 rier to Gen. Mcdowell, reporting that he had
 safely crossed the Run. The General was iy 1 ing on the ground, having been ill during the night, but at once mounted his horse and rode
 on to join the column on which so much de-
 pended. From the neighborhood of Sudley l Church he saw the enemy's left in battle ar 1 ray, and at once advanced upon them with the 1 14th New York and battalion of regular in- l fantry y-Colonel Hunter ordering up the stall 1 wart Rhode Island regiments, one led by that model of the American yolunteer-Burnside- the second New Hampshire and our own fine 1 ly disciplined Seventy first. Gov. Sprague himself directed the movements of the Rhode Island brigade, and was conspicuous through the day for gallantry. The enemy were found in hpaVV numbers ODD0site this OneXceIled dI- vision of our army, and greeted it with shell and long yolleys of battalion firing as it ad vanced. But on it went, and fierce conflict ensued in the northern battle ground. As soon as Hunter was thus discovered to be making his way on the flank, Gen. Tyler sent forward the right wing of bis column to cooperate, and a grand force was thus brought to bear most eHectually on the enemy's left and cen- ter.
 The famous Irish regiment, 1,600 strong, who have had so much of the hard digging to perform, claimed the honor of a share in the hard fighting, and led the van of Tyler's at landers, and the Thirteenth New York, and the Second Wisconsin.
 It was brave sight-the rush of the Sixty ninth into the death-struggle! With such ] cheers as those which won the battles in the Peninsula, with quick step at first, then a double- quick, and at last a run, they dashed l forward aud along the edge of the extended i forest Goats and knapsacks were thrown to either side, that nothing might impede their work; but we knew that no guns would slip from the hands of those determined fellows, | even if dying agonies were needed to close them with a frmer grasp. As the line swept along, Meagher galloped toward the head, crying: "Come on, boys; you've got your ot Ia | haVa