Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-11-06
GENERAL BEAUREGUARD'S
Report of the Battle OF Manassas Plains.

The following synopsis of this lengthy and inter
csting report, Is from correspondent of the Rich
mOnd Dispatch:
have been favored with brief synopsis of Dor
tuns OF General BeauregardS report of the battle of
Manassas, which has been forwarded to the War
Department and which will doubtless he published
in short time. General Bcauregard opens with
statement of his position an;ecedent 10 the battle
and of the plan proposed by him to the Government
of a junction of the armies of Shenandoah and PotO-
mac with a view to the relief Of Maryland and the
capture of the city Of Washington, which plan was
rejected by the President. Gen. b. states that he
telegrapbed the War Department on the 13:h July
of the contemplated attack of Gen. Mcdowell, ur-
gently asking for junction of General JOhnston'S
forces with his own, and continued to make urgent
requests for the until the 18th july when the
President consented to order Gen. Johnston to his
assistance Gen. Bcaurcgard goes on to state that
his plan of battle assigned to General Johnston an
attack on the enemy on the left at or Centre
VILE while he himself would command in front
but the condition Of the roads prevented this 1t
was then decided to reccCe the attack of the enemy
behind Bull Run. After the engagement at Black
burE's Ford on the 18th, Gen. Beauregard was con-
WINGED Gen. McDowelrS principal demonstration
would be made on our left wing, and then formed
the plan of throwing forward a sufficient force by
convergng roads to attack the eneny's reserves at
Centrevle, so soon as the main body of the latter
became nextrcably engaged on the left Late in
the day, finding that Gen. Ewell who was posted
the extreme right of line, had not moved for.
ward in accordance with the programme and the
special order which had been sent to him, Gen. B.
dispatched a courier to Gen. Ewell to inquire the
reason why the latter had failed TO advance and
received reply from Gen. f., stating he had not
received any such order. The encmys attack hav.
ing then become too strong on the left to warrant
carrying out the original plan, as it would take
three hours for Gen. Ewert brigade to reach Gen.
trevle, became necessary to alter the plan change
front on the left and bring up our reserves to that
part of the field. This movement was superintendent
in person by Gen. Johnston, Gen. Bcauregard re-
naming to direct the movements in front
At the time when General Kirby Smith and Gen.
eral Early came up with their divisions and appeared
on the right Of the enemy, forces on the left
occupied the cord of the arc OLA circle, of which
the arc itself was occupied by the enerny-the ex
tremes Of their lines fanking ours. The appear
ance Of Smiths and Earlys ,brigades, and their
charge on the enemys right, broke the line of the
latter andthrew them iHto confusion when shortly
afterwards the rout became complete
General Beauregard highly compliments Gen.,
eral-then Co:onel--Evans, Commanding brieudel
land now the hero Of Leesburg--for the extraordi.
nary military aptitude and great gallantry he dis.
played in bis movement from Stone Bridge, to
Sudley's Ford after receiving the enemy's first on
set at Stone Bridge. General Evans had only about