Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-23

Special Dispatch to The Nashville Uhlen and American
Knoxville July 22-The following dispatch has
been received here:
! MANASSAS, July PA greatfght has been raging
/ al day at Manassas Eighty thousand engaged on
I each side. The famous Sherman Battery has been
/ taken Great loss on both sides. The enemy were
driven TO Alexandria at nine o'clock P. N. The bat
| tic is raging fercely.
DisFach Gen Y. & sTsvESsoy Quarter Master General
| CHATTAooNGA, July 22.-The firing at Manassas
has ceased. The carnage on both sides was awful.
The enemy's left wiBg, under command of Gen
Mcdowell, engaged the centre of the Southern
Army, under Gen. Beauregsrd, and the
contest was fierce in the extreme up
to about twelve o'clock, when President
DAVIS arrived on the field and toek command, i'm
mediately turning the tide in our favor. The
wing under General Mcdowell suffered most. Pres
ident Davis and General Beauregard drove the
enemy into Alexandria.
General Scott, General Patterson and some other
Generals commanded the Federal forces General
Scott was there all the while, commanding the sl-
vance guard.
We have no details yet.
OPERATOR AT CHATTANOOGA.
Dispatches TO TIE Associated Press.
RrCHToND, July 21--Via New Orleans.-A
fight commenced near Manassas at o'clock
this morning became general about u o'clock and
continued till about :, p NJ, when the Federalists
retired leaving US in possession Of the field Sber-
mans celebrated battery of light artillery was
taken. 1t terrible battle with great SLAUGHTER
on both sides. 1t is impossible to give details to-
night.
RICHNOyD. July %, (via. New Orleans l-Geports
of the killed and wounded are so unreliable in the
confusion following the victory at Manassas. that
we refrain from mentioning them fearful Of giving
causeless pain to anxious inquirers.
Gen Beauregsrd and staff are safe Besuregsri's
horse was shot from under him.
Cen JOsephE Johnson commanded the left where
the enemy made their iiercest attack the right
Beauregard commanded. President Davis reached
the field at noon, and took command of the centre
When the lett was pressed the severest the centre
disengaged portion of the enemys force and deei-
ded the fortune of the day
NJ other reliable repOrts.have been received, but
are hourly expected.
1t is stated that the enemy was commanded by
Gems Scott, Patterson and Mcdowell and il is re
ported that the latter was seriously wounded.
Northern Dispatcher
WASHINGTON, July 2lst, Sunday )-TeIegrams
from Bulls Run claim that a general engagement
Of the whole line took place at 3 O'Clock a. m to-
day which resulted in the Confederates retiring to
the Junction.
The TriasRss special dispatch says the Southern
ers are 10000 strong at the Junction with the add
ton Of Johnson's II 600. which marched in Satur
day night. This dispatch claims that the battle
lasted nine hours. and gives the victory to the Fed
eralists. with heavy loss on both sides
Col. Hunter mOrtally wounded and Colonel
Cameron, brother Of the Secretary of War was
killed.
The Contederates were rapidly reinforced from
Manassas during the engagement.
Q n. Pryor, of Mississippi, is reported taken prs-
Oner.
The Herolds special dispatch says the battle COM
menced at O'Clock in the morning, and was desper-
ately fought until P. N. 1t claims that the South
erncrs were driven back inch by inch The
loss on both sides is fr1ghtful
The Times correspondence dated Washington.
midnight Sunday, says the battle was one of the
severest ever fought this continent The Fire
Zouavez are terribly cut up, and were forced to
break. Col. Farnham and Lieutnant Crieher are
reported killed. Col. Stevens and Towers Of Rhode
Island killed. Gov. Sprsgue's horse was shot from
under him ard Major BallOw severely wounded bv
cannon Dali signed II. J. RAYMOND.
LOUISVILLE. July 22-The general tone of the
Federal news bears mark Of excited rumor and
contradiction Southern rights men regard it az in
dieating victory for the Confederates.
SECOND DISPATCH,
LOUISVILLE, July 22.-The following news Of the