Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-22
(Associated Press Account

CenterVtlie were formsd Tor march. AT three
o'clock they were in molten in the direction of
Perryv lie, leaving Bull r uu IN the left. AtsiI
O'Clock the frst gun was heard fred by the -.
pound rifed cannon sent ahead to batter the
masked batteries that might be encountered on
the road. There was no reply from the enemy
and the advance moved on. AtGen McDowells
headquarters, three miles beyond Centerville, the
greater part Of the army moved to the right 10
avoid bridge some distance beyond, ssid 70
have been undermined
They will pass over upon pontoons prepared nv
Capt Alexander, OF the engineer corps, and who
! has Inspected the country infinitely In previous
reconnaissance and to whom In q great messurs
| the plan OF he campaign 10 due
Tel'graphis wires are rapidly following the
! etmV, ana an ONCE was opened this evening az
Fairfsx Court House, " it'll Messrs. Buell. and Ben.
/ ton as army operetlrs.
The 80 New York regiment wss assigned the
pos OF honor n the advance. The members of
tenreRlment have agreed unanimously to serve
although their time Of enlistment 10 now ont Ali
me New York regiments will follow this e1sm.
posing sight. For Eve hours one steady column
OF troops passed through Cenervius.
PARTICULARS OF THE BArTLR-sEvERR FIsHr1ss
| GREAT Loss OF LIPE
me secretary OF War received dispatch an.
houhclng that ng hting WAS renswed at RulI Run
| Yesterday morning. Our troops epgs-~s The
enemy with large force. slenred their bat, 81.
ana grove the secessienists to the Junction W ID
s I slaugher Tue firing was heard ia this
city, from the direction Of Bull Run from n ,ilI
ABOUT O'Clock After a cessation Ill nearly s
O'Clock. the sound was again heard and the -
O'Clock. " 'o''N
A gentleman who arrived last nil hit saw, that M
| Sociock in The afternoon the Second and Third
view Jersey Regiments were ordered to march
forward from Vienna, frst sending back their
baggage to Camp Trenton Other troons wee
hnrryin9 forward TO the scene Of host'litiss and
mere YVES much military excitement aud hustle In
all the camps. -
OFFICIAL BULLETINS OF THE narr1z
U hul affn
nclal Quarters Yesterday, during the progress OF
.nS oatIIe rom the telegraph station, about four
miles from Bulls Run:
FAIRFA1, July ALL A: N-RapId firing from
heaVV guns and frequent discharges Of musketry
IL 40 M-Firing very heavy, and apparently
more on our left wing.
ii 90 k-There il evidently battle towards
our left In The direction Of Bull Run and littIe
norm The nrng 10 very rapid and heavy
IS H.-Hoavv guns again. and appsr.ntIv
neal; musketry heavy and near
N-The musketry is very heavy, and
drawing much nearer. There fs evidently
movement m ore TO our left.
eSP N-Firing a little further OF, and ap
phrrntiy In the direction Of the Junction Less
can judge
3P N-The firing ceased ten minutes since.
332 The firing hes almost entirely
eet sed' and can only be heard with difficulty.
FAIRFAX Court House. so Pn-O u,rter-
master Barton. OF the I'd regimen. of MichiU,n
has just passed and says that the Ulcers men and
citizens at Ctntreville say general engagement
OF Tue whole line had taken place three and a-half
miles This sid" Of Manassas junction. AID that our
troops h.d driven and forced the Confederate lines
back TO Manassas.
CkNTRBvILLE, July 81, H-Gen Mcdowell
has ordered the reserves now here under Col
NJ lies to advance TO the bridge over Bull Run ON
Warrenton road, having driven the enemy before
him
Col. Miles Is now about three or four mile, from
I ion
FAIRFAX, 4 IS p M-Two of our courters tays
returned, but they were unable to communicate
, 10 person with Gen. Mcdowell
One OF the couriers on the field of the
bauIe lie saws our trOOns have t.len three
masked batteries and forced the Confsdsra:es 70
fall oask and retire he says the battle was gen
efal on Bull Run for some distance. One of the
batteries taken was In a wheat f5ld another SEINE
distance frCIn IL, and the third still further on
! 20, p Another dispatch says that the Fed.
: ersl troops have won the day. The loss on both
sides Is heavy, out the rout Of the rebels In com.
Ilete. + he batteries a: Bull un are silepced and
Two or three others are taken
30, M.-The aring has ceased
STILL LATER
a report, not official, but from an epnsrentIv
reliable source, say that the column upder 0sn
Heintz, Imam has followed the rebels To Names.
junction, aud has opened IRE on their entrencbed
/ camp, ana was then sbelling them. The can
nonading can occHsioDallv be heard in Washing
ton dnd from Georgetown heights
The headquarters Il the army were .nacce ssI HE
lest night the President a. d Cabinet b-frg prI-
! vatelv with Lieutenant General Scott and san.
aud other dstinguishtd gentlemen
REPORTED DEATH OF COL CAMERON, BROTHER or
TIKI sBCRETARY OF WAX
a number OF members OF Cong ress, and even
ladies, went TO The neig Dor hood OF Bpll Rrn 20
wiinrss the battle. One Of these members reports
IN I Col. Hunter of third cavalry, acting az Ma
q General, was seriously, Il not mortalIy wound
ed IL Is stated in ell quarters and the sad news
Is Centrally CREDITED, that Col Cameron ~ the
49, nj ". lHfh I'm. I.-sL
tary Of War, aud Colonel SIorum OF the send
Rhode Island regiment, we're killed In the action
LATEST FEoS TER NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. INTER.
ksGlSG DETAILS OF TH1 Battle
CKHTKEvILLE. July 81, p. III "A most severe
ana gener.l battle was fought to-day at Bull Run
bridge. The conflict was most desperate and
bloody, lasting nine hours.
. he programme Of the battle, as stated in my
first Dispatch was carried until the troops mt
successon OF masked batteries which were
attacked with great vlgor and bravery, and sue
cessveiy stormed and taken, with severe loss Of
life VI
Our troops sdvarced As follow: Col RI,h,,d.
son, who distinguished himself in the previous
engagement with the batteries at Bull Run pro-
eeeoto on u let with four regiments Of the 4th
brigade, to hold the ederal battery stationed on
the bin on the Worenton road In the vicinIty in
which the las. battle (the Bull Run battle) was
fought
The flank movements were carried mt q, d.
scrihed in my FIRST dispatch
Col: schenck'S and Col Shsrman's brigade, Of
| Yen 4 NIer's 1lVlslon, advanced by the Warren-
ton read, while Col. HentzIsman and Col Hum
ter's divisions took the fork Of the Warrenton
road, TO move between Bull Run and Mans,sss
Junction.
Col Keys brigade remained at CenteryilI. az ,
reserve.
! Information was received by Gen Tyler,s COM
mand OF the existence ofthe enemy's battery CON-
handing that rold
Our troops were then formed in battle arrsy.
. The Second New York and Second Ohio on the
| ieft, the Third Ohio and Second Wisconsin, and
Seventv-Ninth, Thirteenth and Sixty-ninth New
! York on the rghl. Col. Miles division formed
In the rear The frst range gun fired by
! Sherman's battery at ten O'Clock this morning
The rebels did not return his shot until an hour
and half afterwards, when Col Hunters diyi
sion came up, and the battle became general
Col Hunters movement 70 gain the rear of the
enemy was almost succeSs. The enemy,s nosI-
ton was then opened upon by several Of Carlsle's
howitzers, followed by slight diminishing
The rebels rapidly received reinfofcements
from Manassas Juncti'n after the attack was
opened The battle consisted In a succession OF
fires from masked batteries, which were opened
In every direction. When one was silerced its
place was taken by two, and the daring charges
OF our infantry In unmaskinU thsrp q :