The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-07-23
WAR NEWS.


Washington, July g.
The army I'll Virginia to-day took up
ilc linc If march for Richmond, ti0 Fair
FAX anl Maaa.eas The force starting to-
,lay was fulh dtty thousand strong, the
uamber reaching by actual count about
Ghs.lhgea lhousaai Regular Infantry, Cav
airy and Artillery, and aiiy thousand Vol
Hnieeg
Tie twu Rhode Island, the Seventy
FIRST New York, ard The Second New
Hampshire comprsing Col Burnside's
Brigade went over Tie Bridge about !
ueloe, this afternoon. aud struck the foaa
Tor Fairfax Court House The Twenty
seventh NcW Yoyk, Col. Sloeun, went
oecr at ) o'clock, and also took the FAIR
iax roule-Scp a these regiments came
together and passed The cncampmcnts, tic
soldier cheered n.IilY, aud Shouted con.
grnlaiions to caeh other that they were
fairly Oh the road 70 tile rebel capital.
Thursday.
Alexandria, July Is.
We have had the pleasure Of seeing the
enemy flying before US, but in consequence
Of the roughness of the march, aud owing
10 thc heavy guns which We have carried
along. they have succeeded IN making
their escape without a fight We have
noN iIi possession Of the railroad az far
Is this station. The enemy commenced
their retreat during to-day, and barely cs-
capped BY the Old Fairfax Road, which Is
occupied a. ial nj Fairfax Station by Col.
Wilcox, who took II prisoners, and Col.
Miles is IN possession Of Fairfax Court
House.
On Wednesday morning thc troops pro-
cccded as tar as Tie cross road that leads
% SanEster's Station, on tie Fairfax road,
arriving AZ noon. when Col. Franklin's
command brnched % On the road TO Sang
sers TO cul 81 railroad communication,
and Col Wilcox proceeded on the road to
Fairfax Station Col Heintzelman, III
ihc meantime, remained At the corner Of
Saogsicrs Cross Roads, two and halt
miles from Fairfax Station, with Col
Towards brigade ADD Capt. loves Cav
airy About O'Clock the following dis
patch was received from Col. Wilcox.
~ CoL Heiuseiman, Fifrtar Station:
We have taken Fairfax Station, with
eleven prisoners. a large number OF in
lauiry and some horsemen fed over tow
ards the left, and Franklin can intercept
them. We have a flag, sc.
(signetD o. B. WILCOX.
Ccutreyillc, Va, july rs.
The FIRST engagement q any import
ance II Eastern Virginia during this cam
paisa took place az Bulls Run, four miles
south Of Ccntreyille, this afternoon. Gen.
Tyleris Division cucamped last night q few
miles east Of Cen,reylle, and this morning
preceded toward that point CenIreyille
was passed In safety, and the troops turned
from the Little River turnpike road TO the
Manassas road On the road information
was received that a masked battery was
on the left Of the road ahead and Col
Richardson, II command Of the Fourth
Brigade, was ordered 10 rcconuoitre, while
the remainder o. Tie division remained in
the vicinity Of Cenireville. Col. Richard
san proceeded with three companies Of the
Massachusetts, First Regiment, being the
Chelsea Company. the Fusilecrs, and the
National Guards. They passed across an
open mvinc and again entered the road,
which was denscly surrounded by woods,
when they were received with raking
IRE from The ieit, killing a number q the
advance They CALAMITY sustained their
position, and covered the retreat u a brass
cannon 81 sherman's battery, the horses
having been completely disabled by the
fire, antil relieved by The Michigan Sec
oaa and tie Now YORK Twelfth regiments,
wisen they fell back
Tie National G,rees then tosk posi-
ton 30 ihe iop Of = lil. Two rife cam