Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-08-02
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Southern account Of he Battle oi lJoso,,,.
LoursvIrrr. July 25.
special dispatch to the Memphi. Aro,s
rom hichmond, dated 22d says Gen. Beaure-
( gard commanded the Southern troops ON the
nght at Manassas Junction, and Con Johns
ton on the left. Shermans battery is captur-
ed. Gen Beauregard's horse was shot from
under MIN. Generals Barlow Of Georgia and
hee OF south Carolina are killed Tho lynch
ours regiments are cut to pieces
special dispatch to the Courier. from
Lynchbnrg the 23d, says the rebels captured
% cannon 25,O0O stand Of arms. 200
hoIses and stores and provisions valued in all
at 81 l,oOo,OOO. A buggy and epualette mark
ca Gen. Scott, were captured The rebel
loss is reported at $50 killed and 1000
"onnued' The Alabama regiment suffered
severely as did Wade Hampton's legion -
Another dispatch says the rebel losNis 2 900
ana the Federal $4,000 killed The number
OIL wounded and prisoners is unknown
wo members OF Congress are prisoners.
ne journal says a kcntuckian who es-
capped from Pensacola has arrived hero He
~ 0"'9 "'"Nv troops lore Fort
'JN'"S' lney are m'serabiy fed and have
D'u no pay since March last.
re NUMBER had died of typhoid fever.
u''q nave oeeh many deserters, and almost
the entire force is disguised and would re.
turn home if they could get awav
The camp Of .he State Guards AT Nfpld.
o,"susVH'e was abandoned yesterday and
'"'i' arms returned to this city Gov jack
oon on' "a speech az Memphis said that l00.-
Nv TopPs couia oe readily raised to do bat
,,e io' 'he oouth y they could get arms
tie had Ieit 25,OOO OF 10000 men under
,rha. XII gu ,'00 VINO were armed
ics. l'-I "' u'a,oueu on Springfield the day
''''' MS departure
New YonI<. July rs.
Steamship Vanderbilt. from Fort pickens
10th and Fort jefferson the 2Oth. has arriy-
ed. The frigates Colorado, Mississippi. and
Steamers Wyandotte, Water-witch. Hunts
vile, and captured schooner sam Houston
were off Fort Pickens The Vanderbilt
brought number of army and navy officers.
and a number Of invalid soldiers and sailors
The ship Fearnot, purchased by the Gov
ernment goes to the Charlestown NAVY Yard
The ship lno has been chartered for the block.
ado service.
A special dispatch to the Post saws the gov
ernmcnt holds Col. Mics responsible for the
disaster of Sunday. lie commanded the re-
serves, and it is reported was nogli ,cnt at the
critical moment. He will be tried by court
martial.
The war steamer Resoiufe has arrived from
a cruise along the shore Of Va She has cap.
turcd two rebel schoouers and a sloop. and
found three new rebel batteries on the poto-
mac, each mounting 6 guns 1t is reported
that the occupation of Fairfax c. II. is CON
hrmed. The rebels are planting batteries and
artillery there.
PHLADr1PutA. Pa Julv o5
The Bulletin saws reliable aon.Ia,,
this city furnishes an interesting stntemer,
received from the Inns Of n sealt5v V;rg;n;ar
residing a few miles from Napossas Inno,ia,
lie is Of Northern b;rtb and T-nio, f'aI;as.
though forced to 90 into tho Snn,hor, 80 80
rent as his propertv and family .re H. tta.
region. He witnessed the battle and describes
the conduct Of the Federal troons "a d,r;n, /
brave in every respect. They fought as tenae |
ciousy as bulldogs.
During Sunday night he escaped through tho
reb lines and entered WASHINGTON VIII rho
straggers. lie had business North. and took
this chance to escape. He states that the
rebel loss is between 5000 and 1000 Tbo no
1lact horse cavalry, the crack regiment Of
Virginia, was most terribly cut np, only two
hundred of them were seen after the battle
The Informant declares that it was fortunate
for the Union troops that they did not drive
the rebels beyond Manassas, for within two
miles Of the Junction the ground for many
leres is mined in the most artistic manner and
-ons Il gunpowder placed there. It was the
intention of Beauregard to retreat if driven
back, until the Federal army moved forward
cP"n 'HeSe inlhes when they would have been .
I,eu ~, ana the Union troops blown to atoms
/ ne informant THINKS that the Government is
not aware oi The extent Of the rebel Prepara-
'lohs 10 destroy our troops There are up
wards oi iZ'ooo negroes employed on the en-
'fenchments at Manassas, and about the same
iulnoer at hichmond'
zen Lee was not at Manassas when the
]a'le occurred lie Is now at Richmond. If
ne Ieoeis nhu lhat the Union men are going
% % ~ 'ne CITY viii ne blown up. Had the
edefal forces got beyond Manassas on Sun
'ay' beauregard admits that the rebel cause
'ouiu nave been lost forever, The bitterness
u ieenng at the South against the North is
erflole' lie thinks thai the Federal prison
rs Will su1er bad treatment in the rebels