New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-07-29
War Items.


the oath has the following Interesting paragraphs:
member of Captain Wickham's Company of
Hanover Cavalry says that two of that splendid
company were killed during the pursuit of the en-
emy-Second Lieutenant Rowles and E. Fontaine,
Jr. There was no other casu 4lty.
Gov. Smiths regiment, the Virginia Forty-n ninth,
was it the thickcst of the fight, and ali of his com
panes suffered considerably. His own horse was
struck by ball. His Adjutant, Lieutenant Caleb
Smith, was wounded. Lieutenant Ward, command
ing Fauquier company, was killed, as were also
number of his men, besides Others who were
wounded.
The capture of Col. W. G. Darlington, will make
Abraham need new District Attorney. His elo-
quence and his arms have proved alike futile
against his mother State. He has disgraced him
self, not her.
A Citizen of Fairfax Courthouse says that when
the retreatlng enemy passed through that village,
in answer to the question whether they had been
defeated, they said there were hardly enough of
them left to tell the story; that it was foolish to
tals about fighting the Southern soldiers that they
fought not like men but devils. They begged for
water, and betrayed every sign of extreme terror
and exhaustion.
An officer of the army, who arrived here yester-
day. says thathe witnessed the onset of our soldiers
the Arkansas Regiment, he believes, on the New
York Zouaves, and that it was terrible spectacle.
They threw down their guns and made the charge
with their brandished bowie knives. The Zouaves
at first seemed petrited with amazement. Then,
as their assal!ants knocked aside their bayonets and
fell upon them with their furious blades they fairly
screamed with terror, and fed in the utmost con
sternation. They were nearly exterminated.
A carriage was taken, which our informant was
told, belonged to Gen. Winfield Scott. 1t contained
sword with his name upon it, and also his epau-
lettes He is believed to have been on the ground
and to have made his escape by abandoning his
carriage and adopting some other conveyance.
His carriage when captured was driving iuriousy
perhaps to draw off pursuit from himself.
We hope the sword was the one Virginia gave
him. Gov. Wise will take bis peacock feathers u
next time. ..
A number of wounded soldiers were removed
from the cars amid the sympathes of the specta-
tors. The brave fellows seemed to bear their mis-.
fortune with cheerful fortitude.
A number of our slain heroes were also brought
by the cars to receive from their friends the hon
ors of sepulture. The remains of brave, and some
Of them, distinguished men, were theresa funeral
cortege was formed, and escorted the hearses con-
tanning the remains of Gen. Barlow. of Georgia
and Gen. Bee, and Lieutenant-Colonel johnson, OF
South Carolina, to the Capitol Building.
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ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE BULL Run FIGHT EY A
WASHINGTON ARTILLERIsT.-The Memphis Ava
anche, of the Goth, has the following letter from a
member of the Washington Artillery, to a sister
living in Memphis. The writer graphically describes
the battle at Bull Run:
CULpEprER, VA July %, 1851
Dear Sister Olioid-I suppose that ere this you
have heard of the fight we had with the Yankees
on the 18th inst. However, | will give you cor
rect history of it, or at least as near as can Our
battalion (the New Orleans Washington Artillery
were stationed on small creek called Bulls Run,
FIVE miles north of Manassas Junction. On the
morning of the 18th couriers came running into our
camps, bringing the Information that the enemy
had taken Fairfax Courthouse, and were advancing
towards Manassas. We immediately left our tents
standing, and went two miles further down on the
same creek, to ford where we thought the enemy
would attempt to cross. Arriving at the ford we
found the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Mississippi
Regiments awaiting the approach of the enemy.
We planted our battery Of seven guns, and waited
till morning, but the enemy did not come. About
u O'Clock on the 18th, Gen. Beauregard ordered
our guns to be removed to another ford one mile
above where we were. We left Immediately, and
had Just reached the ford when the enemy COM
menced firing on our infantry. We only had fve
regiments at this ford, and the enemy were between
fifteen and twenty thousand strong. However, our
little force waded across the creek, pitched into
them and they Immediately retired. 1t was not
long, however, before they rallied on another part
of the hill, and commenced firing on our artillery
They were on a high hill behind some thick
trees, so that could not see them but our boys
guessed from the direction their balls came where
they were, so we commenced firing on them, and
they again Tetreated. They soon returned again
and an incessant fire was kept up until about one
hundred rounds were fired, when the enemy re-
treated some three miles, leaving about one thou
sand killed and wounded on the field. Our side
lost five killed and about forty wounded. Out OF
this number there were six of our battalion
wounded, though none of them seriously. | am
one of the number, which accounts for my being
here. A small ball passed through my upper lip
on the left side, knocking out one of my lower and
one of my upper teeth-also giving two other front
teeth such jar that am fearful they will have tc
be taken out.
left the same evening of the fight, and came
here, where | will remain about a week, when
will go back aud join battalion.
! was offered discharge to go home, but cam
think of going home while there is live Yankee
to fight on our soil besides want to 90 back an(
get satisfaction for the shot received. If the sho
had struck me two inches higher, would have
been gone chicken
Brother was in a mile Of the eight, but was no
in the engagement.
We we're expecting another attack on the 10th
but I have nDt heard whether there was one o.
not
Ny wound is getting on very wel!-pains me bu
lttle.
I hope you are all wel--wsh could see you
Ny love to all.