Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-07-25

through the mail, tending to en-
courage the Southerners. Nothing
but items stating that Mccullough
quarrels with Jackson and had gone
home, the impossible humiliation
of secession camps in districts
where all are secessipnists, and
where no st. Louis Dutch or Hi
nois soldiers have arrived, are al
lowed to be published.
MANASSAS JUNCTION. July 10
Every thing is quiet here to-day.
A flag of truce was sent in by
the enemy asking permission to
bury their dead, which was grant
ed, and they have been busily
engaged at the work.
The enemey's loss is probably
five hundred killed and wounded.
Our loss is less than twenty killed.
Gen. Beauregard issued an or
der this afternoon to have the wo-
men and children removed from
Manassas junction. An attack is
hourly expected.
Two cannon and five hundred
stand of arms were taken from
+ the enemy.
Gen Patterson has crossed the
Potomac at Harpers Ferry, doubt
less with q view of forming q
junction with Gen. Mcdowell.
Fifty prisoners, principally Penn
sylvanians, arrived here to-day
from Winchester.
| CAIRO, July Hast night the
Secessionists at Nashville, Wash
ington county, Illinois, destroyed
several dwellings belonging to loyal
citizens, cut down the stars and
stripes, and hoisted the Secession
flag. Several Union men of that
town have been notified to leave.
MANASSAS, July 2l.-A great
fight has been raging all day at
Manassas. Eighty thousand en-
gagged on each side. The famous
Sherman Battery has been taken.
Great loss on both sides. The
enemy was driven to Alexandria
at nine o'clock P. NJ. The bat
tie is raging fiercely::
/ CHATTANCoGA, July 22.-The
firing at Manassas has ceased
The carnage was awful. The
enemy's left wing under COM
mand of Gen. Mcdowell, engaged
the centre of the Southern Army,
under Gen. Beauregard, and the
contest was fierce in the extreme up
, to about twelve o'clock, when Pres
ident DAVIS arrived ON the field
and took command, Immediately
turning the tide in our favor
The wing under General Mellow
ell suffered most. President Da-
Wis and General Beauregard drove
the enemy into Alexandria.
/ Gen. Scott, Gen. Patterson and
some, other Generals commanded
! the Federal forces Gen. Scott was
there all the while, commanding
the advanced guard.
/, General Beauregard and staff
are safe. Beauregards horse was
shot from under him.
Col. Turney's 1st Tennessee
regiment is thought TO have. been
in the fight.
WASHINGTON. July %, noon
The carnage was tremendously
heavy on both sides, and the Fed
eral loss is represented as flightful.
The road from Bulls Run is
strewn with arms and knapsacks
discarded by the troops to better
facilitate their retreat.
General Mcdowell was in the
rear of the retreat, endeavOring to
rally his men but with only partial
success.
Only 2G0of the Fire Zouaves are
left from the slaughter. The 18th
and other New York Regiments
suffered frightfully. Sherman's,
Carlisle's, Griffin's, and the West
Point batteries were taken by the
Confederates; also, the eight seige
80 pound rifled cannon. Col. Viii
cox, commander of the brigade,
and Capt. McCook killed. Col.
Heintzelman wounded.
Washington is scene of the
most intense excitement. Wagons
are continually arriving, bringing
in the dead and wounded.
. The feelingin the city is awfully
distressing. Both telegraph and
steamboat communication with
Alexandria are suspended to the
,oublio