The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-07-26
WAR NEWS.

| Wednesday night Con. Tyior's column
passed tho Eight at Germantown, n small
village about two miles beyond Fairfax sta.
tion. Thursday morning ihoy moved on
toward CentrOvillo, n village of three OF
! four hundred houses, on the road from
| Fairfax COurt.HOuso to Manassas Junction
! At the salnu timo Col. Hunters column WAS
on tho way to tho point mentioned. Miles
was at tho crossing Of BraJdock's road with
tho road to Fairfax station, going on TO Con.
! trcvillo. lIcinizolman was at point callod
/ Sangstor's Station. Early in the day yes.
terduy. Gen. Tyler pushed on and passed.
through Controviilc Il ON which tho Rebels
| retired without firing gun. Two or three
miles from that place is a creek called Bulls
Run. A party comprising two companies
Of cavalry and a part of 70 battery took up a
position on this creek. and fired at % barn
wilero solnO of the Rohels woro stationed
A COMPANY of their cavalry soon emerged
and flcd. Our firing still won't ON, and was
nftor timo answered by the Rebels from u
concealed battery. This battery wns soon
silcnced. Thon the 18th Regiment OF New.
York Volunteers, tho lst Massachusetts
and tho 2d and 81 Michigan regiments, sup
ported by cavalry aud a battery. wore sont
out to skirmish along the creek. They soon
wakod up II Rebel battery. and called into
action a hot fire OF musketry. For half All
hour there was sharp fight. Tho Rebols
were strongly ontrenchod on woodod slope
aud our mon slowly foil back for u sl,Ort
distance IN good order and fighting Mavoly
Some lator details of this battle will bo found
undor tho telugraphic hond. Con. Patterson,
instead of moving to Winchester, as IL was
supposed no would 90 after his occupation
OF Banker lill, wnni to Charleston. taking
entire possession Of that place and occupy.
ing ilarper's Ferry. In Iowa thurc has
bocn sOmo outrugus from tho SccOssionists
and more aro feared. 800 rcbc! cavalry
havo invaded OppponnOoso County, and
havc burned tho towns of Milan, Mo, nnd
Unionvillo Iowa. ut the same timo threaten
ing to destroy Controvillc, tho County Seat
OF Opponnooso County, and tho ciiizens of
tho UcighbOring towns are arIning them.
solves ia haste TO resist these attncks. On
Wednesday morning fight occurred near
Fulton, Galloway County. Missouri, between
600 of Col McNois mon aud about 900
under Con. Harris. OF our mon. ~ woru
wounded, 1 fatally; tho cnemy los, so killed
and largo number of wounded, whilo 200
prisoners woro captured. Tho trbels were
completely routed. Gen. Harris took no
part in this fight except as n spectator at u
safe distance. Con. McDowolt has prOmul.
gntcd an order concerning tho rXcrsses
aud depreda,ions of the soldiers committed
on Wednesday in the vicinity of Fairfax
Court House. Tho order speaks in strong
and unmistakablo words of woll deserved
consuro of these nets, and threatens tho SO
yerest penalties for my violations Of the
standing order for tho protection of persons
and property. Tho rebuls in London COun.
ty, Va, arc actively engaged in lmprcssine
or attempting to impress every man. able.
bOdicd or otherwise. who resides there
They arc sadly in mood Of troops, in spite Of
tho exaggerated reports of their strength
Their general order to oil "loyal citizens
directed them to repair 10 Manassas juno.
ton on Tuesday morning Tribune. Friday
The fight at Bulls Run on Thursday
afternoon is the principal topic Of tie news
this morning. Tho accounts OF the affair
are confused, and contradictory in some
particulars. 1t appears, however, that on
our side parts OF seven regiments were en-.
gagged, being the brigades Of Col. Richard.
son and Col. Sherman, in the division un.
der the command Of Gen. Tyler. Rich.
ardson's Brigade includes the 2d and Sd
Michigan Volunteers. Lieut. Col. Chipmnn
the LIST Massachusetts Regiment. Col. Cow
din and the 10Th New York Volunteers
Col. Walrath. Sherman's Brigade in
cludes the 69lh, 10Th and 18Th Regiment,
New York Volunteers, Coils. Corcoran
Cameron, Quimby; the 2l Regimen
Wisconsin Volunteers, Col. Coon, and I
company Of U. S. Artillery. 1t seem'
probable that not more than 5000 were
under fire q. any one time. The mos
probable estimate Of the Rebe! strength
make them 1000 or 5000. A short dis
patch was Yesterday received at Washing
ton from Gen. Mcdowell il estimates tho
number OF the killed on our side at i2
the wounded al 2l. mostly in Col. Rich
ardson's Brigade. Some unofficial re
ports place the losses higher, bu. this
seems to be more trustworthy than they
Gen McDowell's dispatch calls the actor
indecisivc, and says that both forces re
tanned their respective positions. 1t woult
seem that our troops suffered compar
alive repulse, but the fight was Of too un
important q character, and the Rebel sue
cess. il anything, was too slight TO be Q
much account. AT O'Clock yesterda,
the fighting, which appears to have ceasei
before 6 on the evening Of Thursday. ha,
( no. been renewed. Al noon Gen. Tyler
division commenced moving. the Massa
chusetts LIST on the right. Gen. Schenck'
brigade had proceeded up the GainesvilI
road, with a view to flank the position c
;; three rebel batteries there placed.-IriJ
= une, Saturday.,
: WAsnINGTON, July 2l.-A most sover
. battle has boon fought to-day at Bulls Ru
. Bridge. Tho conflict was desperate, lastin
{ more than nino hours. Tho prOgrnmm,
3 as stated in tho first dispatch from Fairfa
/. g. H., was carried OUT, till tho troops me
0 with succession of masked battorius, whic
} wore attacked with vigor and success. atte
: q severe loss of lite. Our troops advance
0 AS follows: Col. Richardson, who disiiu
I gushed himself in tho previous engagement
l proceeded on tho loft with four regiment
. OF tho 4,h brigade to hold tho battery o.
tho hill on tho Warrentoc road, in tho VI
. cinity Of tho place who're tho last battle wa
/ fought Schonck's aud Shermans brieadel
! Of Gen. Tyler's division, advanced by IN
: Warronton road, while Coils. IIuitzolinan
and Hunters division took tho fork of IN
Warronton road, to move between Bull
} Run aud Manassas Junction. Col Kew
, brigade remained at Centroville. Informu
! ton yxna rac.ivad hv Gon Tvlos'a .o..,,o.. -.