Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-08-07
DALLAS, DALLAS COUNTY TEXAS, AUGUST Z, 1861.

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lsrveniion OF oheer, TsyleF says ht
kaass nothing about souiherneTs ihlerins
up eniTenehmeRis at ccn,resille.
Liarala aud Seward visited the Virginia
side Of the river, sad eomplimenisi the !a'h
regiment and urged them 10 Te-enlisl--
They said hey would il tho President de-
slrcsl Il, Lincoln replied he hoped The whole
regiment would enlist and gave = e"al-
nlimen AIRY letter 10 the Teg msni. Bnkia'
II lse ylsIed the Confederate prisoners AID
offered them his sympaIhiss, II 10 rPorl-
cd Ihs, Gen, Lee has goae 10 LyashbaTs q
in,srespl Mcclellan.
by the Houslon and Galveston papers Of
the sHh we have some additional, though
no lsie,, dates than the above. We Goa
dense;
R.cnsoSp, July 2a-Prssldent Davis
sends an Official dispatch 70 the Secretary
OF War, announcing complete victory near
Manassas, yesterday. Tue enemy, amer
ten hours fsh,ing, teJ in tho direction OF
Lessburs and cen,rev'lle, PuFsued by cur
eatalry and light iaianiry, till night put
an end 10 The pursuit The enemy lsne.a
the field large s,ores Of ammunition aud
arms. Vast piles OF slain are everywhere
seen ia lho direction OF tho Il. h. The
eighboring farm houses are crowded With
the wounded enemy.
The Confederate force immediately ensa'
gei was l5,u1J, and tho fejeFai.sIs are
estimated at 5000. This refers TO the leIt
wing, where tho battle was principally
wa.el, and does not inTlujc the r'rh' rnd
centre, which was bU' partially engaged --
The entire Coalcarrt;g sgte s"yhu cN ne
abou, forty thousand. end Tie geapl"t.sa
nearly eish, 'aansal4.
large public nlrtiDE vas heid ib's
Afternoon nm. 1, cGgniuee o)pc.H;'d 10
10 10 Manno5S Lui receive s.l tle NouaioI
able to bc transported = hichmsgI. J'Acr
committeos lsS 10 ascertain Tic nunOu
OF famlics il RishmcBd who v',l receive
AMI attend h. wgunisJ, aad to solicit
sahscripiieas anA ub.aiA r3n.ort ioc tie
su!TcrnSs 0. ,as s.ek nc sndee.
It has brur tG.ains d ,,sS, hnd he train
FROM ManaesaE az a-o'cicsk tbis afternoon,
is no, cxpsc,ca 70 ariiv6 6otoys "a da'gw
The baIllc geInd oktcE 81 over !. space
Of ten ni.e3.
CuLparrrE CouRT liaIss, Jl'y .2-Tbe
enemy rcreuDgl fron tha iela Ok 1at: 20
alexandra IN terrible disoJdcE All his
artillery and or imlncnse aaeDuty ciawn-
nllion, baggage, stores ana RroYis oas were
captured. OUraimy toos pO1aea'on oFg.l
Ceutrcr.. .icmud fg,rlaS HeisAls His Whole
army is COMP tcly broken up, Our loss 70
five hundlci killed an5 one 'housaud Noun-
dcd. All the varA3el are doing we'll The
loss Of the Sntug Killed, wounded AMI
prisonc? Is, is ct iol ed from ten TO ihtrrn
thousand. Pres dent Day l,it here this
mo ming for Z chmpHl.
CULrEPpER Coon. iioUsi, July 24.-Rc.
ports prevail here that a perfect panic ex-
lists ut Washington ci'y, and tlia' an out
break has taken place among the people.
Our army is already fully organized, and
now occupy the Heights above Alexandria
They are most amply provided with every
tEins. Tho spols of the enemy still con-
tinue to come in. Millions worth Of pro-
periy have been captured. Sufficient, it ia
estimated, TO fit out our whole army. is
supposed that an immense quantity of bag
gage, arms and supplies were kept in re-
sorve in the enemy 8 rear. Our dead are
ell buried and the wounded nrc doing well.
An immense number OF N. Workers have
been taken prisoners, and marched to
Richmond. Many of the New York officers
had .heir baggage marked Richmond. Gen,
SCOTS Carriage, which had been hastily
abandoned, VIC captured among lie spoils,
and baggage In an address, which he
made 10 his army, he boasted that the
Confederate Congress should never mceti in
Richmond. The euemys dead still lilo on
the battle field. Their wounded are being
brought into our hospitals. Gen. Beaurc-
gard has advanced his headquarters.
RICHMOND, July 22.-Congress met ut
noon, cpcnimg with prayer. The following
d spatch to S. Cooper, Adj. General, was
read by the Clerk:
MANASSAS, Sunday Night.-Night has
closed upon hard fought field. Our forces
have won glorious siictory,s The enemy
was routed and fed 'ecipitately, abandon
ing very large amount farms, munitions,
baggage and knapsacks. The ground was
Hirowm for miles with those killed, and the
farm houses and, ground around .mere tllied
with his Wounded.
The pursuit vas continued on several
routes towards bcesharg and Centreyille,
until darkness covered the fugitiycs. We
have captpSed sepcrll field batteries, rrgi-
mental a,anlsS cslors sd one U $. flag.
Many prisansss hay bee taken, Too
much prisc,connot be hcstcwcd whci her for
the skill oftle principal officors,so for the
gallaatry ofoi.r troops, The battle was
inainly fought on cur left, seyeral miles
from onr field works Our fcrces Engaged
did not exceed fifteen thousandi thatofthc
enemy is estimated at near thirty thou-
sand. JEFFERSON DAVIS.
The following resolutions were offered
by Mr. Mcmminger, and unanimously ad-
opted:
Rcsolucd, That we recognize the hand Of
the Most High God, the King Of Kings and
Lord of Lords, in the glorious ctory with
which He has crowned our arms at Manas-
sas, and that the people Of the Confederate
States be invited by appropriate Services,
on'the ensuing Sabbath, TO offer up their
united thanksgiving and prayer for this
mighty delivcrancc.
Rcso!uct, That deeply dcploring the ne
cessity which has marked the soil of our
country with the blood of many ofour no.
blcst sons, we offer TO their families and
ftiends, our warmcst and most cordial SYM
patty, assuring them that the sacrifice made
will be consccratcd in the hearts oil our
people, and that they will there cnshr. nc
the names of the gallant dead, as the
champions of constitutional liberty.
Resolved, That VIC approve of the prompt
and patriotic efforts OF the people of Rich
mond to make provisions sDr the wounded,
and that committee OF Que member from
each State be appointed to cooperate in the
plan.
Resolved, That Congress do now adjourn.
From the Little Rock Extras Of 27 h and 18th.
MEHPaIs, July 26.-To DAKER.-Browcr
of the Argus got back from Virginia to-
day. lie says several compan es Of an
Arkansas regiment, supposed to be Pagan
with part of a Virginia regiment, engaged
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