The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-08-09
Spcrai Correspondence Of the Plcawne'
MORE OF THE GREAT BATTLE,
The Great Battle Of Bulls Run on the
Manassas Plains.

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The Great Battle Of Bulls Run on the
Manassas Plains.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY or PoToNAC, [
Manassas, July %, 1861. J
1t will be some time yet before the
press ceases detailing the incidents Of the
great battle Of Manassas Plains. Nearly |
every spectator of the scene has some
thing new to relate, as they describe what
occurred at different places and periods OF
the battle, all of which could not possibly
come under the eye Of one person VI
those who correspond with the press from
the seat of war, there's no more graphic
writer-no one who gives more iniorma-
ton and places his subject IN a palmer
form before his readers, than Oh. Po"
the correspondent of the New Orleans
Picapuc. We make no apology for the
space we devote below to extracts IRON
his letters. Nothing we can find would
be moro interesting to our readers;
GEN. DEAUREGARD's POSITION.
Phil Run has its source in the Eastern
most SPUR Of the Blue Ridge, and runs
nearly South. East the distance Of tiity
miles. but it empties into the Occoquan'
whence its waters find their way into the
Potomac AT first it is like all other
mountain streams, small, rapidand spark
ling lower down it becomes sluggish ana
muddy. and increases in width, till finally
N emerges, a river Of considerable size
into a sandy deposit country, through
which it courses quietly to its outlet.
The distance between the banks OF the
Run near the mountain is, OF course
small. and the water, coursing over rapids
i'm small volume, shallow. Lower down
the water becomes deep, and the distance
between the opposite banks in many
places nearly half q mile. Only aoou
twenty yards of this space, however, l
taken up by the stream proper when a
its usual size. The rest is grown up to
variety of grass and calamus, and sue
iother undergrowth as is found on Ian
frequently overlooked. O.
The opposing banks of the Run are L
the most part precipitous, highest on III
side occupied 10y the enemy. The elev
tons. indeed, continue to grow create
and greater, till they eliminate IN Wn
are known as the Centeville helgh
about six miles distant from the Run,
the direction of the Potomac.
1t was on this stream that Gen. Beau
card. commissioned to the command
the army on the Potomac, chose his pc
ton about six weeks since. His left WI
was near Stone Bridge, on the Fart
and Warenton turnpike road, WHIT
first the Run begins to lose its impetuC
character of mountain stream. Abo'
however for a considerable distance,
Run is easily fordable even by large b
les of troops, so that in the course OF
works of defence, the left wing beca
extended over line Of considerable
n. tent.
in The centre extended from aeaT ST
Bridge down the run to Mitchelps Fc
-. where the road from Manassas make
ne junction with the great turnpike road
Au- the way of Centreville. 1t was right h
that the Washington Artillery were VI
J., the dav OF battle, encamped. Thence
~ centre descended to Blacllburn's Ford
W. which is the shortest road, a sort OF ,
e off. from Centreville to Manassas; the
~ arain to McLane's Ford, the right "
, 49,, resting lower down at Union Mills, on
,;nt Orange and Alexandria Railroad. F.
.ato the nature of the country and the daI
bo of the enemy turning our flank on
- Potomac side, it became necessary to
tend our right wing nearly as much as
in did our left, so that our whole line ex
Col. ded over a country Of about ten mile
,rd extent. The line proper, however,
''i between five and six miles long.
roo, A long account of the battle then
,,t,. lows, which we omit, as so much has
' ,ot ready been published on the subject,
10 our space is limited.
The next letter dated the Goth desc
!. what was to be seen after the bi
W and many incidents of the fight;
,eeA- rode all day yesterday over the
ight- of battle and the roads by which th'
II. emy fed. 1t was the most terrible
the eve ever witnessed more ter
even. than the mind, thus unaldedt
conceive. Immense numbers OF the
were still living unburied by the wa
! or in the woods, swollen, blackened,
already beginning to decay. ms some
> so numerous were the dead thus eXr
the that the air was foul with their st
the Oh it was fearful scene.
have And then the wounded and the
clers. Great numbers of them hi
epie- ready been taken and kindly care
Leg without distinction of person, or Sta
rank, as kindly as were our own wot
hon men. The woods, however, were
Ill filed with them, some too weak to
MS care for themselves, Others trlgh
'er 10 half to death even at the shadow
State, "rebel," whom their imagination piC
have nc the most vindictiye and bloodthr
roteo. beings. Our enemies, indeed, seem Z
- ~. been studiously taught by their inf
III my leaders that they need expect no q
lature from us. that even if they fell wo
prisoners into our hands, they won
III. instantly bayoneted. Oh! how