The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-07-20
War Movements, xo.
From Eastern Virginia.
a Bloody Conflict at
Bulbs Run.
The N. Y. 18th and 69th Engaged.
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
THE BATTLE TO BE RENEWED.
80, 900 Rebels at Manassas.
FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA.
600 Of Wise's Men Defeated.
THE BATTLE TO BE RENEWED.
60, 200 Rebels at Manassas
FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA.
600 Of Wise's Men Defeated

Ctati Grille Va, Ju,y IL r,d Washington
Etio0y, July 10 - The first engagement OF any
hsIactsr In Et't,rn Virsinia curing this cau-
pSign' OK pace At Bulls Run. four miles
south Of Cen,resile. this afternoon. General
TYLERs division encampsd last night few
MILF east IL Centroville, ard this n orning
proceed I'd to ward that pJint. Coz reville was
past, d In tafety and the troops turned from
Little River turnpike to the NJ al assas road.
On the rt Ad Information was received that a
NAKED battery ives On tie left OF the road
ahskd. ana Coion,l RICHARDSON, In command
a. the Fourth Brig ado, was ordaIed to recon.
noitre, while the remainder of the diyiSion To-
MANNED In the vicinity OF Csntrevills.
Col. RICBABDeoN proceec cd with three com
psnies OF the Massachusetts, Fust Regiment,
berg the Chslses company, the Fusilsers aud
the National Guard. Ihsy passed acioss an
open Iav ne and again entered the road, which
was cel ssly SUR, und.d by NO ds whom they
VI 70 received by n rakiUR ere from tho left,
Killing numteT q the tdyaucs
They gallant SUSTAINED their poaition and
covered the retreat Of q brass cannon Of Shsr-
man'B battery, the hoi SEES having bstn complete
~ disabltd BY the fire, until relieved by the
Michigan eond, and the New York T 1elfth
regin1Lts, VT en- III, Y fell back.
Tbs federal forces then took q 10 ition on the
top Of 4 hill. Two rhS-caunons were VI int,d
In front fuppcrtsd iy Capt BsACKErr,s Com.
parry b. Second cavalry, with line Of infant
gan, ana the Twelfth regiment Of New York
in ,he r'J. A steady FIRE was kept on bo,h
sies in his position.
The iebsib had two batteries OF eight pieces
In posiii n commanding the road They used
their gIps vel 'xSpt they fred Somstimss
too hGh-tut They were calamity forced by
our trooTs. They cid not reply 10 our regul ar
fire foi hall an hour, turing which time they
were reeaivir e large re,niorcsments. In ths
meantime Col RioHARDsos's brigade recon
LUitoiCd the woods.
Will, we were again thus advancing We
were met with rak ng ire Our guas were
again put in pOsiter, aud We poured grape and
canift'r among the enemy TIL The supply was
| exhausted.
Capt, Arms q tho srtilsry, lost o1e man
killed, srd three wo lndsd, tnd several Of hi.
pieces were disabled.
Tho Nav York l2th regiment Uttered rex,
to the lst regime Mt Of Massachusetts,.
Amor < ih' killed are the following
Lieut. SMnH, Of Company G, Frst Mass
achuteus IsEilr snt.
EDWIN lIEi and SerPeant GoRDoN FoR
TsT, OF tho Boston Fasileus.
Among The wourdsd srs:
Lieutenant LCRIn, Of BRACKHTTs cavalry.
OuyER II. SihrsoS, Of the Massac hasstts
First rel iment.
Chaplain LANCLT, OF the Connecticut rsgi
ment.
Tho total los, on our side Is estimated a,
thir Iilled and fc'ty wounded.
Al half past fsur O'Clock, General TYLER or
dsrsd cur uooTs 20 retire, iC being i've sssary
! 80 relieve Capt BRACKErr's cavalry, which
had done tho most effective service.
Tee day was tNceedir ely hct and thu
homes thrs,ing for water which could only bs
obtained at CentIuvile.
Only about a Thousand of our force was at
any ons time engaged. The rebel free is tsii-
ma cd at fOUT thousand,
Colonel WIcoN's division, incluSing the
Fire Zouaves moved from Faitfax Gta,ior to-
night, 20 aAtk the enemy. TIL, battery will
unc oubiedly DO taken TO InorroN.
The battery IA thought TO DO one Of lins OF
batteries from Ac tink crs,k TO NJ AnAssAs.
10 addition 10 the XII %, as far as ascsItaiaS l.
wore two Of q o S KY. ninth regiment.
Our troops dad not retreat, as represented In