The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-07-24

Run, our FORCES IemaineO IuaCs''S UNI" So"""!
morning. In the meantime Beauregard had
been receiving constant renforcemen;s, and on
Saturday was joined by Gen. Johnson's entire
numbering $4,000 men. This made
the force of he enemy 10000 strong. Our
TO, &c numbered As, 900 men, but only 900 OF
,hes, stood the brunt Of the engagement
The following regiments we're engaged in the
fight: Ist, Cd and 81 Connec. leu, regiments;
Is. regiment OF regulars, cornpo ed Of the Cd, Sd
AID sth companies. $50 marines, the 9Th and
l4lh New You militia, the LIST and I'd Rhode
Island, 7l.t New York, the I'd New Hampshire
the 5th Massachusetts,. the LIST Michigan, the LIST
Minnesota, the llth and 3sth New York, 2d,
4 b. and S Maine, and The 81 Vermont regi-
n..nt., besides h. several batteries.
The rebels in addition 10 rh-ir superior force
we're strongly enireu,h-d b, hmd succession OF
batteries, aud ~h. driven from one position,
ret, Gated TO ano. her equally strong. Ouf u""p'
ON. b. with h. GOODNESS Of veterans, with q
b, avery h,l b IS never been exceled.
Tn. baltic coinnenc, d at 3 O'Clock or the
zl-t inst aud for nine h ,ars, or until ocioek
r. NJ our troops steadily drove back n; rebels
tuning ore position AID -tornlpg anu her ior q
distai c. Of come two miles beyoud Bull Run
As fast as masked batteries we're sllcnced more
sprung up, our infantry ehirgng On and sien
cling b IN gallantly.
III. most brilliant 6huge was made by tn
New York 90 h. ~ and 18th regiments at b
point Of h. bay Uner, capturing u battery bus
With severe loss III: ZJu.ve. also great, dis
tingui. he'd h-m-eves.
AT stage Of he battle he rebels had beeL
completely Gu, IF irvm BuIl Run, on which hey
ei.tneIy depended Tor water, aud Gen. Mellow
ell telegra. h d that III euem, had been com
ple,.ly routed aud were retreatiug toward Ma
nassas.
Abou, $50 P. NJ the enemy attempted with
all immense force 10 turn our right Hank, which
came near being successful, when our large siege
gun, a 32-pOuudel opened f,e, causing trench
dous havoc Oh the enemy ard routing them. -
Such was the situation of atf.,s Up TO $50 +.
". If the 2lst inst but shortly after this time a
sudden and overwhelming reverse occurred, and
our troops retreated panic stricken from the field
The ouly Cause Of this st ddeu fight which We
have learned il that panic occurred among the
aud from them was communicated TO the civil
ians, Of whom large Lunbera were on the ground,
and lastly to the soldiers.
TIE following is one account of this reverse
. he fr.p ,epf,,.lt t,,vy M hot N
sides, and OIL ours is represented irightfnl.-
We we're sdvanciI G and taking their n,r-ke,. hat
teries gradually but surely, ard driving the
enemy towards Manassas nnc'ion when the en-
envy seemed to have been reinforced by General
Johnston, who, it is understood took command
and Immediately commenced diving Us back,
when panic among our troops suddenly occur
red and regular stampede took place. lt j.
thought that Gen. Mcdowell undertook to make
a stand at or about c, ntreville, but the panic
was so fearful that the whole army became de
moralized, and it was impossible to check them
either at Centreville or Fairfax Co IT House -
Gen. Mcdowell intended to make another stand
at Fairfax Court House, but our forces being in
full retreat could not accomplish the object. Be-
yond Fairfax Court House the retreat was KEEP,
up until the men reached their regular encamp-
ments, q portion Of whom returned to them, but
still larger portion coming inside the entrench-
ments. A large number Of the troops in their
retreat fell on the wayside from exhaustion, and
scattered along the route all the way from Fair
fax Court House.
The road fron Bulls Run was strewed with
knapsacks, arms. &C., some of our troops DELHI
erately throwing away their gus and appurte-
nsnces, the better to facilitate their travel.
Gen. Mcdowell was in the rear of the retre I
exertins himself to rally his men, but only with
partial effect. The latter part Of the army it is
said, made their retreat in order. II Is orders Oh
the field did not at all times reach those for whom
they were intended"
Col. Willcox's Brigade suffered most fearfnlly
IN this engagement, 1t consisted Of the Michi.
gan First, the Massachusetts, First. the n. Y
Thirteenth and the Fire Z,uaves. l, was dread
fully cut to pieces, Col Wilcox being reported
severely wounded. We have l. armed from reli-
able sources that Col Wilcox and Capts. Lumm
and Wilmington are killed.
Our loss in killed aud wounded is probably
some 1000 or 900. We have also lost part
Of Sherman's battery, and Ca, isles. Gr;ffi's ard
the West Point batteries were taken by the enc
my and the eight siege 81 pound rif,d cannon.
II is supposed all the provision trains belonging
to the e. s are saved
Gen. Mcdowell has been superseded by Gen
Mcclellan.