The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-26

Bulls Sunday, have It on high military authority
that the following is about the fact
Wounded, including about one hundred struck, but
Wagons loaded with provisions, loss. ........... 20
Cannon spiked and left on the field and abandoned in
the stampede and not since recovered .......... II
Small arms dropped about half OF which number
were picked up by ordnance wagons on Monday 500
2OO0
despatch to the Philadelphia Bulletin says that Mr..
Clark, member Of the choir of Trinity Church, New
York; taken prisoner by the rebels at Fairfax Court
House.
II has been positively ascertaned that Messrs Magraw,
Harris and Birch who went to Bulls Ia the
body of Colonel Cameron taken prisoners and sent
by order of the commanding officer TO headquarters AZ
Richmond They oil well known to the authorities at
Richmond, especially Mr. Harris, who is understood here
to be rank rebel Their friends here very sangune
that the rebels will permit them to return with the body
II stated that the reply TO flag Of truce to the
rebels proposing that Of ourselves should 60 and
to the wounded hft upon the field of battle on Sunday
was that while they would not permit surgeons and
ambuances to come within their lines, they would take
good care of our wounded as If they were their own
Nineteen rebel prisoners brought to the city last
evening party Of Fire Zouavss and Garibaldians
rounded and assaulted them but they saved from
violence by interference OF the officers who
had them in custody.
Col Terri Of Kentucky serving on General Schenck's
sta was not killed. as reported. His horse shot
der him. the Colonel suffered severe confusion of the
hip.
PHILADELPHIA July 25, 1861
reliable gentleman Of this city furnishes the
Bulletin with an interesting statement received
from the lips Of wealthy virginan residing
few miles from Manassas Junction. lie is a Of
uIpnp
forced go with the Southern current, his pro
perty and family in that region He witnessed the
battle on Sunday at Manassas, and describes the
conduct of the federal troops as daring and brave
in every respect They fought tcna-
cously bulldogs. During Sunday night, after the
element Of tho battle subsdng he escaped from his
residence Manassas got through the rebel lines and
entered Washington city, in company with strag
glers. He had business at the North, and took this
chance to escape He states that the rebel loss is be-
tween three thousand and four thousand The Black
Horse Cavalry, the crack regiment Of VTginans was
most terribly cut up only two hundred out of the reg
ment being after the battle.
Our informant says it most fortunate thing for
the Union troops that they did drive the rebels be-
You'd Manassas while the battle lasted within two
miles Of the the junction the ground for many
is mined in the NEST artistic manner tons of
gunpowder placed there II the intention Of Beaurc
gard if driven back to wait until the Union army had
moved forward upon these mines, when they would have
been fred and the Union troops blown TO atoms
Our informant thinks that the government not at all
of the extent Of these rebel preparations destroy
our troops Upwards Of twelve thousand negroes were
employed work the intrencmonts Manassas and
about the SANG number employed TO work on the
Entertainments at Richmond.
Our informant is the Of large number of slaves
and required to furnish certain of them to
work for the rebels every day.
General Lee not at Manassas when the battle oc
Cured but is at Richmond, commanding an active
force there which our informant estimates at 10 600
The city of Richmond is surrounded with mines like
those at Manassas If the rebels find that the Union men
arc gong TO take it the city will be blown up
Had the Union forces got beyond Manassas last Sunday
safety, Beauregard admits that the rebel cause wouh
have been lost forever
The rebel troops have good arms but in other respects
badly equipped.
Not a thousand rebel civilians allowed to wit
the great battle Of Sunday all others being Kept back
by the picket guards. Those who did witness the fight
were the personal friends Of the prominent rebel
onlccrs
impression prevails at the South that the North has
no money and capnot get any The rebels under the
deluson that the heavy sumsowcd TO the North by the
South will be the means Of making US bankrupt that
in less than year the North will cave in
There two regiments Of well drilled negroes OF Rich
mond
Our informant heard Of rumors of trouble with .ve
Instructions, except in North Carolina and Alabama
The bitterness Of feeling at the South against the North
is described os of the most terrible dcscriptoi
Our informant honctt the federal prisoners would suf
fer bad treatment in the hands Of the rebels