Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-07-31
THE NORTH CAROLINA srAnDAsD July g Ssh

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FACTS AND IrCIDEHTs, - -
A. OF THE III i is;fs S &
SECOND BATzZE OF B t7ELL,Rt5l.A
a correspondent Of the Richmond Enquirer fur
nishes the following
II may premise with the remark that Boil Kun IS
roth Of Manassas junction. the shortest Distance V
Il being three and half mies0 and runs que east
Same seven miles to the left in north ui-
,srfion i Stone Bridge-thc scene Of the battle.
vhile directly in front, or due north, is Altcheils
tad. on the road to Centreville The latter point
is where the fight commenced at six O'Clock IN the
.nnning by heavy cannonade from several Datte-
ries Of rifed cannon, six Founders, ana one lnN.t
tsa These played necessarily upon cur troops on
this side of the Run from that hour alter eleven
odock the object being, if possible to draw US rom
.o.r r.os;tion and show our force. In other words
the attack was mere feint designed to draw our at
teutSon while movements were being made in an
Other direction From our side not q single g1n
Was fred, and, as far as have learned not single
nan vas hurt. 1899. - :.
The enemy were in line along the Run, from Stone
RriGSe to Union Mills where branches OF the ROAD
to Fairfax, one hundred thousand strong. Our own
well supported by artillery, and numbered aitogeth-
er. fprty-five or fifty thousand strong The right
vim. being under command of Gen. Ewell the CEN
tire under General Bonham, and the left under Gen-
er,I Jackson The latter commenced his advance
upsn the enemy, at Stone Bridge, almost s,multa-
rseousy with the first shot, having in his DIVISION
and in the following order as regards the line OF
march: The Brigade of Gen. Evans, consisting OF
tie 4th South Carolina Regiment, Col Sloan; the
TIGER Zouaves Of New Orleans battalion, Col. Wheat
and two pieces Of artillery. The Brigade Of Gen.
Jackson consisting Of troops from Winchester, and
the Brigade of Gen. Barlow, Col of the 9Th Georgia
Regiment, consisting of his own gallant Georgians
Nississppians, Tennesseans and Alabamians
Gen SCOTS plan of attack is said to have been well
conceived.
He expected to march upon our left wing, turn it
with ease, get in the Of our little army, and,
with his Overwhelming forces, surround and cut US
to pieces Several letters found upon the field and
along the line of retreat state this fact in plain words
Others which have read request of distant cores
pondents after Sunday next to mail future commu-
nicatons to MaEassa or Richmond, as the case may
be- Another indication of their contemplated sue
cess is in fact that large number of ladies and gen.
temen followed the of the army to Centreville
the former to welcome the heroes, their return,
and the latter to witness the ig ht Many Of these
were members Of Congress, and have heard it men
toned, by gentlemen just from Alexandria, that
Senators Wilson, Wade and Foster, of Connecticut
were among the number. The last named is said to
have been killed by stray ball. and the latter near
" so by similar messenger, which whistled near
his head These brave Senatorial knights stayed
only long enough to witness the commencement of
the disastrous result, and then turning their car
rage drove in all haste to the City Of Washington
to egislate more paper millions and paper men to-
carry on the unholy contest which they have insti
gated.
On the retreat of the enemy they were followed
by the Carolin,ans Virginia cavalry, and Kemper's
battery and when in the vicinity of Centreyile, We
succeeded in capturing thirty pieces of artillery
large number of baggage wagons, containing pro
visions, the ambulance of Gen. Scott, baskets d
Champagne and lemons. and quantities Of clothing
in some Of which our boys arc to-day struttng around
gay as peacocks.
/ citizen of Fairfax c. H. says that when the rel
treating enemy passed through that village, in al
| swer to the qu on whether they had been defeat
ed, they said there hardly enough of them LET
to tell the story; that it was foolish to talk aboft
fighting the Southern soldiers that they fought rt
! like men but devils. They begged for water, AID
betrayed every sign Of extreme terror and exhajs-
| ton.
| An officer Of the army, who arrived here yestr-
day says that he witnessed the onset of our sodiSs
! the Arkansas Regiment he believes, on the New
York Zouaves, and that it o terrible spectacle.
I They threw down their guns and made the chfge
| with their brandshed bow,e.knives. The Zouiyes
/ at first seemed petrifed with amazement Thcj as
| their assailants knocked aside their bayonets and
fell upon them with their furious blades they tirly
I screamed with terror, and fled in the utmosj con-
/ sternation They were nearly exterminated.
carriage was taken, which our informal. was
told belonged to Gen. Winfield Scott 1t con aimed
I sword with his name upon it. and also bis epau-
lettes He is believed to have been on the glound,
and to have made his escape Oy abandoning lis car
l Id 9TH ,ol
/ carriage when captured was driving furious4, per-
| haps to draw off pursuit from himself
gentleman states also, that the time of several
thousand Of the volunteers expired on Saturday, but
they were informed that they could not bspaid off
| until the ensuing Monday, and would no4then be
discharged unless they participated in thd forward
| movement on Sunday. thus forced intothe battle
and defeated it is wonder that when THY retreat
ed, they went straight to Washington AMI demand
ed their wages, that they might return to their
| homes Their rights were again denied however,
and then resulted fight Of which you lhve doubt
less had intmation by telegraph. The regulars were
called out to 4uell the insubordinatonI and in the
conflict which resulted blood was freely shed on
both sides. How the matter was finally settled,
am not yet advised.
The panic was so great that had it not been for
throwing open the draw on the Long Bridge and
anchorng the steamboats, in the stream the entire
army would have retreated to the city Of Washing
ton, il not beyond The rout continued all night
and greater portion Of Monday. the soldiers going
in over the fields, roads, and through the forests for
distance of ten miles, barefooted, bareheadcd,
stripped Of everything that would impede their pro-
gress, and so thoroughly frightened that the mere
mention of the approach of our cavalry, put them to
their utmost speed. Had our whole army, or q
stronger detachment followed there is not the least
doubt that we might have entered the Capital ITSELF
4 WHO TOOK sHERMAN's BATTERY?
The Lynchburg Virginia gives the following &C
Il It was Col. j. A. Early, at the head Of his gall
liant brigade who charged upon and took the Sher-
man battery. We have this from returned soldier
who was in the fight on Sunday, and have learned
it from several other sources. Gen. Beauregard
pronounced it the most splendid military achieve
ment he ever Witnessed The Goodness and intrepid
| tY of Col Early were subjects of special comment