The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-25
TIE WA r.
ACCOUNTS FROM NORTHERN SOURCES
THE kECEsT R.4TTTES, &e

From Baltimore papers OF the 22i inst, we
make up summary Of recent events, which,
however do not reach the close Of the great
battle on Sunday at Stone Bridge These &C.
counts, ii must be remembered, are thor
oughly Black Republican, and we give them
for what they are worth:
THR BATTLE OF BULLS Rus.
WARRINGTON, July 2l-P. M.
The telegraph, doubtless, has kept you ad-
vised OF leading facts up to the present writ.
ing. Rumors of all kinds are prevalent here
As else where. 1t Is quite difficult, therefore,
to reach the truth, either absou to or in detail
have con versed with a number of officers
and others who were either actively engaged
in or spec tators to the conflict at Bulls Run
on Thursday last. Gentlemen from this city
who rode out yesterday to the scene of action,
and left there in the afternoon, have likewise
given me accounts of what they saw. An
officer of the Massachusetts Sixth Regiment
who was with the Federal pickets all of Fri
day night, says they were often within easy
musket shot OF the Confederate scouts; could
see them distinctly, and at no great distance
beyond their grand army rose into view
Immense bodies Of troops, with their glitter
ing arms, were plainly discernable. including
cavalry, artillery, infantry, &c. The general
hum and noise of an immense army preparing
for battle impressed Itself upon the ear
The shrill railroad whistle sounded at short
intervals, indicative of the arrival and de-
torcements, and returning for more. My in
formant asserts constant firing of the enemy's
pickets was heard all night, and six or seven
volleys similar to discharges Of regiments
also greeted his ears. These evidently pro-
ceeded from the Confederates, and as no Fed
eral forces had gone out TO attack, the pre-
sumption was the Confederates, by some
mis- take, had fired into each other This, how
ever, was only conjecture. From all that
could be ascertained there was no doubt OF
the enemy being strongly entrenched and for
titled, with large army i'll readiness for ac
ton.
A letter from a prominent ami reliable
source-a party engaged in the nc ton Of Bulls
Run, dated the day following, has been shown
me- 1t does not hesitate in calling the assault
upon the masked battery there d palpable
mistake or blunder, and an unfortunate one,
resulting in a proporionate degree adversely
20 the Federal forces, but by no means deci-
sive one way or the other Il was an aeci,
den tai repuise rather than defeat ,calcu lated
TO beget greater caution in future. There
were only three or four regimen is, amongst
which was the Massachusetts, First and the
New York Twelfth, recently enlisted mot
Col. Buttsrfleld's Twelfth Regiment Of volun-
teers as supposed by some,) IN the fight
They had but little opportunity of proving eff
fective, being opened upon IN surprise by ra-
king fire OF the masked battery, and obliged to
| retire. Some assert they run badly, unbecom-
ing the true soldier, whilst others say they did
not. The odds were unq stlOnably adverse
| TO the Federal troops III this affair, owing
/ SOiely 10 tae enemy superior position ana MS
hidden battery. General Med well i am told
was some miles in the rear, with his adyanc-
| ing column, when the engagement was pro-
| voked by General Tyler, as is alleged, con ira
| ~ to his General McDoweil's) orders.
The letter to which allude, states the Fed
| eral loss in killed to be about %, and 80 or 40
wounded. Most of these were Of the First
| Massachusetts.
very intelligent gentleman, who left the
! scene st Bu!ps Run late Yesterday n fternoou
| IN inf al
| saw twenty eight dead bodies OF the Federal
| soldiers, which he believed constituted the
| whole number of killed, and was told of thir-
| W or forty wounded and missing, many of
| whom he saw. Some were terribly mang,ed
One man had his thigh shattered awfully By
| Il grape shot. Others Were pierced through the
| arms, legs, &C, with musket balls. The wad-
| ding OF cannon ba / had SO chatfad the head
| and face of one young man to deprive him
| of sight. The Iamen tations of the wounded
| were painful, though a few not seriously in
| jured, were eager to give battle again, and in
| high spirits.
The destruction of property and outrages
perpetrated by 4 few of the soldiers en- route,
| are severely reprehended, and peremptory
orders have been given to punish all such Of
| fences and offenders in future, even uG TO
| death. The lightest penalty is bail and chain
This same informant could see the enemy,
! not over two and a. half or three miles dis
| tant, actively manGuvering, and ia imposin g
| numbers. He also believed large reinforce
| ments had reached Gen. Beauregard st Ma
| nassas junction. among which was a strong
| force from Gen. Johnston.
| There seems no doubt here-I haye it from
| we'll informed sources-that Gen. Patterson,
| not having given entire satIsfac ton, has been
| or very soon will be, supplanted by General
| Banks. The place OF Gen. Banks to be filled
by Gen. Dix. 1t is alleged Gen. Patterson
| moved too slowly, allowing Gen. Johnston
| TO retreat and reinforce Reauregard al Manas
| sas, which seriously interferes with the pro
| gramme of Gen. Scott l have it also, bat
1 for no naT tha@ o;-~l,
| teen regiments under Patterson refused &c
| move if he were retained in command 1t is
| currently stated here to-day that the above
| changes have been agreed upon.
| There IL said to be much anxiety in high
| quar- tiers, and some discontinue, but no wan
| Of confidence in anticipated results. Vigor.
Gus efforts are making towards reinforcing
| General Mcdowell, and in short timeShis
| army, it is eXpec ted, will be equal to any
| emergency.
| 1t is conceded on all sides that despera to
| a terrible battle, must soon occur at or near
| Manassas Junction.
| Some dozen or fifteen Secession prisoners
captured in struggling parties at varion.
| points South Of the Potomac, were brought
into Washington yesterday and confined ir
the Jail for safe keeping.
| =. Sit is now II P NJ. and have JUS
seen very intelligent person, whose name
| did not ascertain, apparently much excited -
He processes to have news from the War De
partment, which is up to loa O'Clock this
|
taken by the Federal troops, and that fight
| ing-a terrible battle-has been raging all thu
morning with immense slaughter.
The Confederates are said to have been re
| inforced by General Johnston, and now hav,
an army of eighty thousand men. This in
| formant further says some eight or ten regi
| ments have just been ordered from Washing
ton to reinforce Mcdowell. I, however ia X
| his whole story with many grains of allow
ance. The telegraph only works to Fairfax
and am 100 near it just now to credit all out
side rumors. Tonight will solve the mys
| terry.
1t is almost painful to behold the anxiety Il
this me tropolis to hear from the seat of war
The rumor Of Beauregard being 80 strongi,
| reinforced, and accounts of this immens
array, computed by those who, perhaps, d.
| not know, at eighty thousand, is calculated L
| beget the idea of a terrible conflict when
does take place The Federal army, no we yer
is said to be fully adequate to the emergency
large as can be welded to advantage.
| THE BATTLE OF STONE BRIDGE.
The Baltimore Sun, of Monday last, is file
with what are called "Highly Interesting De
tails Of the Battle, and from these details W
learn what was meant, in the beginning o
our Washington dispatches yesterday, b,
"Our troops, after gaining g great victory
were repulsed, and forced to fall back OF
Washington" Without firing our reader
with the lying dispatches sent at intervals t
Washington all day Sunday, We copy III
summary Of the whole. II there was ever
greater tissue of falsehoods published it ha
escaped our observation. 1t is as follows:
| CEsTREvILLE, July 21-P. NJ "A most Sc
we're and general battle was fought to day q
Bulls Run Bridge. The conflict was mos
desperate and bloody, lasting over nine hours
| The programme Of the battle. as stated il
my first dispatch, was carried opt until tn
troops met succession of masked batteries
which were attacked with great vgor ant
| bravery, and successive ssorasd dad taken
| @ with severe loss Of life.
Our troops advanced as follows Col. Rich
L I'd d iafin nod al ha