New-York daily tribune., 1861-11-12
GEN. BEAUREGARDS OFFICIAL REPORT
OF THE BATTLE AT MANASSAS.

Gen. Beaureg4rd has made bis official report Of the
battle Of Manassas Plains, on the Dist Of July. The
following synopsis is from letter TO The Rieh-
uaond Dispaicl.
81 have been favored with brief synopsis Of por-
tons Of Gen. Beauregard's report OF the battle Of
Manassas, which has been forwarded to the War
Department, and which will doubtless be published
In short tine. Gen. Beaurrgard opens with q
statement Of lis position sntececent 70 the battle
and Of the plan proposed by him TO The Government
of the junction Of the armies Of the Shenandoah and
Potomac with view TO the relief OF Maryland, aud
the capture Of the City Of Washington, which Ian
was rejected by the President.
Gen b. states thit he telsgraphed the War De-
partment on the 18th of July OF tho contemplated
attack 10y Gen. Mcdowell, urgently asking for
junction of Gen. JohnstOu's forces with h's own,
and continued 20 make urgent requests for tue same
mii July II, when the President con ssniCd 10
order Gen Johnston 10 bis assistance. Gen. Beau
regard gees on 10 state that bis plan Of battle as
signed 10 Gen. Johnston an attack on the enemy on
tie left al or near CentTeyilie, while be himie eli
would command " front; but the condition oi the
reads prevented this.
at was then decided to receive the attack OF the
enemy behind Bull Run. After the engagement at
Blackburn's Ford, Oh the 18th, Gen. BeaurtgaId was
convinced than Gen. McDOwells principal demon
stration would be made on our left wlDg oud be
then formed the idea Of throwing forward Il sumaehl
t0rce bg conveTging roads TO attack the enemy sio
serves af Ceuteryille 80 eoOn as the nam DouI " va
tba latter beearpe iuey tncably engaged on me ieil
Tote in rbe dav finding that Gen. Ewell, who was
posted ON the extreme right OF our line, had not
moved forward in accordance with the programme
and tie Heeial order which had been sent TO him,
Gen. 3. dispatched courier 10 Gen. EweH TO ln-
Quire the reas1u why the latter bad failed 70 advance,
and received reply from Gen. Ewel stat ing that he
had not received any such order.
60 The euemy's attack having then become too
strong on the left 30 warrant carrying out the origi-
nal rlan. as u would take three hours Tor Gen.
EWells brigade 10 reach CeDtreyile, it became ne
ceSsary to alter Tie plan, change front on the lett,
and bring I'D reserves TO that pant Of the led. This
movement was superintended in person by Gen.
Johnston, Gen. Beauregud remaining to direct the
movements in 'front.'
DAT the time when Gen. Kirby Smith and Gen.
Early came up with their Divisions, and appeared
on the night OF the enemy our forces on the lett oc-
cupied the cord Of the of "a circle, the arc OF
which was occupied by the enemy-the extremes OF
their hnes iankiDg ours. Tue appearance OF Smith
and EGrly'E Bigades and teir charge on the enemy
right broke tie lines Of the later and threw them
into confusion, when shortly Gftcrward the rout
became complete.
"Gen. Beauregard acknowledge the great gener-
osity Of Gen. Johnston III fully according 10 BIN
(GcD. b. the right u carry out the plans be bad
formed with relation 10 this campaign, iu yielding
the conn and Of the field, after examining and cor
dialy spyFoviug the plan OF battle and IN the elect
i've COOPERATION which Gen. Johnston 80 ehivalrousy
extended to him on that eyentful day.
" lie remarks that the retreat OF our forces IRON
Fairfax, Immediately previous 10 the engagement OF
the 18Th l. tie fret instance record OF volunteers
retiring before an engagement, and with the object
Of giving battle in another postion.
" The number under bis command on the 18th OF
July is set down at IL coo effective men, and on the
2lsi al 81 600 which includes $500 Of Johnston's
army, and I 200 brought up by Gen. Holmes from
fredericksburg.
" The killed on our ride in this ever-memoIable
battle are stated in the report TO have been in num-
ber 1893, and the wounded 200.
{" The eneny's killed, wounded, and prisoners, are
estimated by Gen. Beauregard at 1900, which does
not include the missing