Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-08-09
NEWS FROM THE OTHER SIDE.

| We fnd iu the Louisville papers pretty full
accounts copied from the Richmond journals
Of the great battle at Ball Run, or Stone
Bridge, as the BebeiS call II. These reports
confirm what the telegraphic dispatches have
hinted merely. that the Rebels suffered
severely, losing far more men 10 killed and
wounded, in proportion to their force on the
! field, than did our side. No better testimony
| to the yalor of our troops could possibly be
| given than will be found in these reports
| There was no lack OF courage on the part of
/ DE Rebels; they fought with the recklessness
| Of desperation, knowing that tbs loss of Ma
nassas would be the loss of everything. Now,
| when such meu. iatfenched and defended by
masked batteries, suffer greater loss Of life
| than their adyersarics in the open field there
need be nothing further said in proof Of North
| ern courage. The Rebels confess TO having
almost loss the fight, saying ssthe victory was
/ the result OF the most despeate daring and
dashing courage" Davis seems to have been
| greatly elated on his return to Richmond,
Doasting that they had taken tsixty pieces of
1scannon OF the best and most improved models,
''Vast quantities of ammunition, arms enough
"to equip large army, hundreds of wagons
| stand ambulances of tho most luxurious make
sand inlsh, and provisions enough to feed an
| 'taTmy Of $4,000 men for twelve months. .'--
The Vrglnians we're very jolly over The loss Of
the Ellsworth A1uavos. whom they fondly bes
| lisVsd had been exteTIninsted. They will fnd
out their mistake scnie day. They confess the
killing and wonnding of ITO of the celebrated
| Black Horse or Hampton Legion; while of the
| Louisiana Independent Battalion of 400 men,
commanded by the well known illibusler Ma
jor Bob Wheat, less than 100 aped death
or severe wounds. Davis is reported to have
said that The number of their killed she
thought would BOT sexceed 50o." As this
was three days after the battle, he probably
knew the truth. aud certainly would not put
the figures too high. Estimates of the woundr
| ed very greatly, but they may be Lut at from
| 1900 to 1000 From the present imperfect
reports We gather the following list Of 6eld-
officers killed aud wounded:
KILLED OR MoRTALLY WOUNDED.
| Gen. Bernard E. Bee, South Carolina
| Gen. Francis S. Bartow, Georgia.
| Col. Nelson, "a Virginia Regiment.
| Col. Fisher, 6th North Caro- Ina.
| Col. Mason, of Gen. Johnston's Staff.
Lieut-Col. Bon j. Johnson, Hampton Legion.
| Maj. Robert Wheat, Louisiana Bait aliOn.
WOUNDED.
Gen. Kirby Smith, Regular Army.
Col. Wade Hampton, Hampton Legion.
| COL L. j. Gartrell, 7th Virgins.
| Col. Jones, 4Eh Alabama.
/ Col. Thomas, of Gen. Johuston's Staff.
Col. ii. q. Stevens, of Gen. Bees Staff.
Major Scott, 4th Alabama.
The Captains and petty officers are IN pro-
portion, and the long list Of names beaJs pains
tui testimony to the desperate assaults made
! by our army. Tue Rebels Of course make
cut great victory, aud tell OF the sl4ug hier
of ten OF fifteen thousand of our men; that
| they Pursued them six miles, aud moved them
down ike grass, wirh kindred exaggeratioas.
/ They will perhaps be astonished to learn the
now wellskao~n fact that, where we had two
killed, they had three; where we had two
! wounded they had four, and that they lost
more in killed and wouIded than we did in kill
| led, wounded, prisoners aud missing.
Gen. Bee, enc Of their slain, was a cadet of
| 1874, aud won distiactiod in the Mexican war.
Geo. Barlow was prominent Georgia poiti-
eian-youag aud ambitious. LisnteuantSCol
one job; sJn was q South Carolina lawyer, aud
has two bro taers, who are Clergyman, one be-
| ing Chaplain to the Wade Lsgion, OF which
the deceased was second officer. Major Wheat
was we'll, if not favorAbly, known 10 New York
as the embodiment of 6lDusserng chivalry-
Gen. Kirby Smith ~ from Fiorida--a cadet of
/ l84l, and served in Mexico wltl honor COL
/ 6artrell was member of Congress from Geor-
| gia. Among the Usptains killed was John
Avis of Winchester, Va, the jalor of Old
John BROWN. Y. Tribune.