The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1861-07-26
wv ar News.
lspeciaa Dispatch TO the Cia-innati Gazette !
Ehe Fight at BuiT's Run.
. ASHINGTON,


Arnold Harris. former publisher Of the
Washington States, has gone alter the body
of Col. Cameron with flag of truce.
The Assistant Surgeon at the Cen;reville
Hospital reached here to-day. and states
that the killed and wounded, he is positive.
viii rot exceed 500.
The Virginia cavalry occupie d Gen,revi.le
last night.
Virginia scouts are at Fairfax to- day taking
of lsrge quantities of knapsacks. etc.
Our loss has been greatly exaggerated.
Many reported killed are coming In All
Of Sherman's Battery is now in the city.
Our loss Of Artillery is just eighteen
pieces.
All our wounded, some one hundred and
twenty. are still in the hospital at Centre
vile, which is now in possession of the
rebels.
So far as can be officially ascertained. the
loss in Sundays battle will be seven hun
dred killed, wounded. and mis- sing.
Reliable information has been receiv I'd
that the rebels killed many of our wounded
on the field.
Ambulances and flag of truce were
sent out to-day for the dead and wounded,
but have not returned yet
Chaplain Lancey, of the Connecticut First,
who was taken prisoner, has escaped and re-
ports that the rebels killed many Of our
prisoners.
The Ohio regiments have Iende zvoused
in the city. Thus far but three OF their men
can be made out killed, with some forty
missing. The six wounded at the first bat
tie have escaped from Centreville hospital
and are we'll cared for here.
Washington has been crowded to-day to
excess. The sidew alks and streets have
been covered with struggling soldiers OF all
sorts. plight and condition.
1t has been found impossible. owing TO the
absence of officers, to get the regiments to-
gether Many remnants are located to night
in the streets
Thirty new regiments have been ordered
here Immediately. and all troops ready for
service will be accepted.
The soldiers are quite ready to blame the
officers, on whom in fact great deal OF
blame is laid. Many regiments refuse TO go
into the field with the same officers.
The entertainments opposite Washington
are heavily mounted with cannon, and are
under the immediate command of Capt.
Seymour, late of Fort Sumter.
Extravagant rumors have prevailed of an
advance Of the rebels on Alexandria. but
the scouts state that few are seen this side of
Centreville.
Congress was in session TO- day. No spec
tatOrS were present.
1t is asserted on very good authority that
General Scott states that he was forced in
TO precipitate advance by the importuni-
ties OF Congressman.
General Mcclellan is expected here to-
morrow morning.
LOUISVILLE, July ga special dispatch
the 22d. says:
Beauregard commanded on the right at
Manassas, and johnson on the left. Sher-
mans Battery is captured. Beauregard's
horse was shot from under him. Generals
Barlow of Georgia, and Bee of South Car
DINA are killed. The Lynchburg Regi-
meats are cut to pieces.
The Argus edtorialIy says that Gov.
Jackson recently addressed number of
Missourians, now forming in o regiment
near tina: city, who are equpping rapidly to
return to Missouri.
wAsHrNeros. July 24.-Early this morn
ing our pickets at Fall Church were driven
in by Secessionists The rebel pickets are
within five miles OF us On Columbia road
CoNTRABAND AFLoAT.-The Navy De-
partment has received dispatch form Com.
Strineham, stating that nine slaves were
picked up near the mouth of the Rappahan-
mock reiver, few days since, by Go, ern.
ment vessel They had made their escape
in a rowboat. According to their account,
all the able bodied male negroes in Essex
and Middlesex counties. Virginia. were be-
ing armed. Com. Strincham, in view Of
this new position in which the contraband
has been placed by it owners, has written
to the Department for instructions.
WASHINGTON, July "a
The following are the casualties of the
I'd Michigan regiment; killed none wound
ed, Henry Rollieer, Co II, in the side; Mat.
Wootender, Co. G, dangerously inside: VIM.
Marks, Co. A. and skirmisher shot in the
leg. Col. Terrell. of Kentucky, serving in
Gen. Shanks' staff is not killed, as reported;
but his horse was shot form under him He
suffered a severe confusion of the hip.
The difficulty between Messrs Burnet
and Richardson has led to conference be-
tween the friends of the parties with view
to an amicable adjustment.
1t is untrue that our troops have returned
to Fairfax county. Oar pickets extend only
2 miles beyond Alexandra.
1t is stated that the party detailed to
bring in Col. Camerons body found it, but
they had not yet returned.
The Heralds dispatch says the rout of
the memorable 21st has virtually thrown
the Government back to the defences oecu-
pied three months ago
No II ore offensive operations from this
city need be expected before fall. The
severe lesson of Sunday has induced the
President and Cabinet to entrust General
Scott hereafter, with the absolute control
of the military matters.
The Secretary of War has accepted re-
gimsnt of cavalry raised in ST. Louis. They
will be mustered in on the 1st of Angus.
All letters accepting regiments written
since the battle of Bloody Run, contain the
following language:
"Your regiment is accepted with the dis
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