American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1861-07-27
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by Green, city watchman; and resulted IL
Green's shooting Tonpkins dead.
Coroner's verdict-Green shot Tompkin:
without sufficient cause.
of the killed and wounded were so unreliabl,
last night, and the statements in such confu-
sion, following the victory at Manassas, thai
the Agent of the Associated Press refrains
from mentioning them, being fearful of Civ
ing causeless pain to anxious hearts.
1t is now aseertained that among the dis
| tinguished dead are Generals Bartow, of Geor.
gia; Bee, of South Carolina; Kirby Smith, o.
Florida, and Col. Johnson, of Hampton's
south Carolina Legion
/ Gen. Beauregard and his staff are safe. al
though Beauregard had his horse shot from
under him.
Gen. Joseph E. Johnson commanded on
the left where the enemy made the ferces,
attack.
| Gen. Beauregard commanded the right.
Arrival of President Davis.
| President Davis reached the field of battle
at noon, and took command of the centre.
| When the left was pressed the sererest, the
centre disengaged portion of the enemy $
force, thus decided the fortunes of the day.
We have no ether reports sufficiently to
warrant their transmission, but further in
formation is hourly expected.
1t is stated that the enemy was comman-
ded by Gems. Scott, Patterson and Mcdowell,
and it is also reported that the latter was Sc
riously wounded.
Richmond, July 22-1o A. N.-We have
nothing further from Manassas up to this
hour.
Richmond, July %. President Davis
sends an official despatch to the Secretary
Of War, announcing complete and decisive
victory near Manassas, yesterday. The en-
envy, after ten hours fighting, fed precipi-
terville, pursued by our cavalry and light
infantry, till night put end to the pursuit
The enemy left on the field large stores
of ammunition and arms.
Vast piles of slain are everywhere in the
direction of the fight. The neighboriDg
farm houses on the road are crowded with
the wounded enemy.
The Confederate force Immediately en-
gagged was Is, 900, and the Federalists are
estimated at 35 900. This refers to the wing
where the battle was principally waged, and
does not include the right and centre, which
was but partially engaged.
The entire Confederate force amounted to
about 10000, and the Federalists nearly
$4,000.
The enemy lost several field batteries, and
one regimental stand of colors.
The Confederate Congress.
Richmond, July %. Congress met at
noon, opening with prayer.
The following dispatch to Gen. S. Cooper,
Adjutant General was read by the clerk:
''MANAssAs, Sunday Night
Night has closed upon hard fought field.
Our forces have won glorious victory. The
enemy was routed and fed precipitately,
abandoning very large amount of arms,
munitions, knapsacks and baggage. The
ground was strewn for miles with the killed
and the farm houses and grounds around are
filled with their wounded. The pursuit was
continued On several routes towards Lees
burg and Centerviile, until darkness cover
ed the fugitives. We have captured several
field batteries and regimental stand of arms
and one United States flag Many prison |
ers have been taken.
Too much praise cannot be bestowed |
whether for the skill for the principal Off |
GERS, or for the galIantry of the troops. The
battle was mainly fought on our left, several
miles from our field works. Our forces en-
gagged did not exceed Is 900; that of the en-
emy is estimated at 35 900.
JEFFERSON Davisn
The following resolutions were offered by /
Mr.. Memminger, and unanimously adopted:
ResoIced, ] hat we recognize the hand of
the most High God, the King of Kings and
the Lord of Lords, in the glorious victory
with which he has crowned our arms at Ma
nassas, and that the people of the Confeder- |
ate States are invited by appropriate SER
vices, on the ensuing Sabbath, to offer up
their united thanksgiving and praise for this
mighty deliverance.
Resosred, That, deeply deploring the ne
cessity which has washed the soil of our
with the blood Of SO many of her
noblest sons, we offer to the respective fam
lies and friends our warmest and most cor
dial sympathy, assuring them that the sac
rifice made will be consecrated in the hearts
!
shrine the names of the gallant dead as the
champions of free and constitutional liberty.
ResoLce5, That we approve of the prompt
md patriotic efforts of the army of Rich
mond to make provisions for the wounded,
ln.l that a committee of one member from
zach State be appointed to cooperate in the
olan-
Resolrea, That Congress do now adjourn.
The city is full of rumors about the num-
per of killed and wounded on both sides, and
# movements being made, but all are utter
Y unreliable.
The body of Brig. Francis S. Barlow, and I
perhaps others, are expected on the train
o-night.
A large public meeting was held this af- /,
ernoon, and committee appointed to go to
Ianassas and receive all the wounded able |
o be transported to Richmond. A commit
ee was also appointed to ascertain the num- !,
er of families in Richmond, who will receive
nd attend the wounded, and to solicit sub
criptions and obtain comforts to alleviate $