Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-07-25


reserve Of 5000 at the Junction.
He described officer most prom neni in the
fight distinguished from the rest by ans white
horse Is JEFF Day5s.
He confirms The previous report 81 regi-
ment o. negro troops so rhe rebeI forces. int
saw 81 IL difficult 10 get them so proper 4t~cl-
pine.
In battle array ;he POSITION Of 'h r.cmy ex-
tende. u, three lines ia the form 81 . Triangle,
the open frop,ing the center Of Our column
The ares Seem. 10 have been flied '';h
masked batteries.
Al o'clock this evening guns we're heard
firing a snort Intsry-ls-
New York Ju.g 22nd.
Il IS reported that E5l-worrh's Zouaves met
the Louisiana Z9uaves routed them aud took
their coDrs.
Al.o rh-t the 6sth New York strip, ed to the
skin. ,xr...t 9.Hfs pitched luio the -at regard
less 80 tati-ze or personal safety
Gen. McDowcis telezTaphs lsaEe 10 Tire Her
add shat the enemy we're ousleie.t routed
fro. Buli', Run-wer- retreating towards Man
assa~ leaving ;her batteries IN posses-Ina Of The
Union forces.
The rebels leavin. their dead On the field.
The loss Of life on both side. IS frghtiui. The
whole forces on to'h sides were said 70 be En-
gagged
Gen johnson having joined Bea"regards
army, thus swelling the enemy TO seventy thou
sand.
'rhe Nv York ierajd's reporter vas on the
b.t,lefeIa When he lefr tne rebels were fyng
in Vas. number
Ii Col. Pore. xita ~ . truce va, fred
o, Nv tb. r be-, 81. ale g. 49, enieavOring 70
obtain the BODY 81 Il Smith. Of the 1t Massa-
Chusetts regiment
The great: eatt a .-rn i.e.s',> ass 'he Union
ranks
jeff Dayss - said 10 be at Manassas
Col. CowdIm's 1t Massachusetts regiment was
fired on by be rebel Iickets several times Satur-
day night while sleeping II the road on their
arms Tie Massachusetts, lst were - the ad-
vance
The editor OF tie Times from Centreyille 30
.. M Eating his dispatch Washington. md
uIglt. saws the battle i one Of the segerest ever
fought 80 ths continent Up to two . clock our
! trCoys lad 4.lysu the enemy through distance
Of Two ni.es. aud No" have possession Of me
field Of battle.
: The enemy fell IA, k from one position on an
other equally strong and every point was freshly
reinforced Their force was certainly doaole
ours lie nre Zou4ves we're terribly cat III
While drawn up make al attack they were
/ sssattef f.g 2 u4skea battery with strong sup
rort ON trcir hzns and forced 20 bTear. Il IS
stated mat oosa Col. FarDaam and Lieut. Col.
Cr,.le- rere ElIIcd- tGl Hunter was wound
cd ir ;ae taIo.t. Col. SlCrum IF RHODE Island
ed and Capt. Towers ot Isl were XII Cd. Ma
j.r Bzloa p u. ]. IS a severely "onDde1 90 the
head and rfi4b by q cannon bail. Gov >pragae
had his horse shot under him.
Washin gton. july =.
After the latest information from Centre
Vile. Al half ,ast o'clock last night. a Sc
rie- Of eyerts took place. IN the int=I= est de-
gree disastrous.
NAM confused statements are prevalent,
but enough is known 10 warrant the state
. m+nt that Sc have suffered IN degree which
J ba- cast gloom over the remnant o. the a.
nv. and excited the deepest melancholy
throughout Washington.
/ The carnage j. tremendously heavy On
| both sides aud on our IL Is represented as
frighifll. We were advancing. and taking
their masked batteries gradually but surely,
and driving the enemy towards Manassas
junction. when the enemy seemed 10 have
been reinforced BIZ Gen. johnson. who. ii Is
understood, took command and imme diately
commenced driving u back, when a panic
among our troops suddenly occurred, and
regular stampede took place.
1t thought that Gen. Mcdowell under
took 10 make a stand al or about Cen.eyille,
but the panic was 20 fearful that the whole
army became demoralized, and il was impos-
sible TO check them. either at CentreV.lle or
al Fairfax Court House.
Gen. Mcdowell intended 10 make another
stand at Fairfax Court House, but our forces
being in full retreat, he could not accomplish
the object.
Beyond Fairfax Court House the retreat
was kept up until the men reached their reg
ular encampments, a portion CT whom IT,
turned 10 them. but still larger portion con-
ing inside the entertainments.
A large number of the troops in their re-
treat fell on the way side from exhaustion,
and are scattered along the route all the way
from Fairfax Court House.
The road from Bulls Run was strewei
with knapsacks. arms, sc. Some OF our
troops Deliberately threw away their guns and
appurtenances, the letter to facilitate Their
travel.
Gen. Mcdowell was in the rear Of the r.
treat ezerting himself to rally his men, b1.
only with partial effect. The latter part Q,
the army it Is said made their retreat IN o.
der, He was completely exhausted. having
slept but little for three nights.
His ord r. the field did not al all times
reach those or whom they were INTENDED. ]:
Is SUI osed that the force sent out against OH
troops consisted according TO a prisoners state
+ ment OF about 80 900 men including q large
number Of cavalry. He further says that owing
TO the rrfntorcements from Richmond. Strous-
bury and oihcr points the euemy's etiec se force
: wes ninety thousand men.
According 10 the statement Of two FIRE Ion
ayes hey only have about two hundred men
let from the slaughter. while the G9sh anI 9th
er re-Imenis irightfully suffered ia ki.l.d an
. wounded ] he number cannot nov be kuosa.
/ Sheriuaus. Carilsie's, CiTIfins 5. and the West
POnl batteries were taken by the enemy and
the light siex- aud thirty two rife cannon the
latter being 100 cumbrous TO remove
+ hey we're Two miles the other side OF Center
+ vile. .uch OF tie wOun ed as were brought 10
the Centeryilie hospital, were LETT there after
/ having their wounds properly dressed by Sur
/ geon EranA Hamilton.
The panic WAS so great that the attempt t9
rally them TO a stand al Cenierville was entirely
ia vain. 1t d IN stand had been made there
our troops could have been reinforced, and much
disaster prevented. Gen. Mcdowell was thus
tOIled in his ", II arranged plans.
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