The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-07-26
Night Dispatches.
The Southern Version of the Battle
OF the eist-Extraordinary Bonn
bast-What Jcn. says Privately.

LOUISVILLE. July 25-Richmonl dates oil
the 22d and Nashville Of the oath, are re
ceived. The former give no particulars OF
the battle OF the 2lst, and the latter only
gives meagre dispatches. most of which have
been ~telegraphed, Of the retreat of the Con.
feperate forces from Fairfax e.. Ii. and Cen
~trcville to Bull$ Run, and the fight of the
18th.
The Richmond Examiner of Saturday SAYS.
the retreat from those places, was in accord
ance with orders. Bulls Run being selected
as the battle ground. Our troops after firing
several hundred rounds, withdrew in order,
before advancing on the foe, and fell back
on Bulls Run. Here the retiring forces were
met by the llth, 18th. and LIST Virginia Re
giments, and waited. expecting a fight at day-
break. About 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
the main body of the foe arrived within a
half mile of the Run and made three sever
al attempts to advance, each time being re
pulsed with great slaughter. The retreat
had every appearance of a signal rout. leav-
ing their dead behind. and losing six pieces
of artillery. Two Virginia Regiments pur-
sued some distance, capturing "a number of
prisoners. The enemy in their several I'D.
vances. behaved. at first, with great spirit.
quickly rallving and closing up their moved
down columns; but finally broke and gave
way under the mutserous execution of our
musketry and artillery.
Wednesday afternoon dispatches were sent
to Gen. Johnston, TO repair with a portion OF
his command to reinforce Be~auregird.
The enemy As they advanced. displayed
their accustomed vandalism, burning and de
stroying.
The villages of Fairfax Court House,
Germantown and Cencerville were reduced
TO ashes. the men and women fleeing in eve
~ direction.
The battle extended along the Run the
distance of a mile. and within that space were
left nine hundred and eighty-siy dead and
wounded. Our loss was one hundred and
thirty seven killed, Sounded and missing
The missing. since returned, reduce this TO
eighty.
The number of the enemy engaged is va
r;ously estimated at between five and ten
thousand. while our force little exceeded
three thousand. =
The Richmond Wing calls the fight a Skin
mish of first rate proportions.
We hear that the provost Marshal reports
having buried nine hundred and eighty-three
Of the enemy.
Our infantry made a bayonet charge on
the enemy. which swept all before il.
Among the unrepor,ed officers hilled are
! Geo. Mure. Wiley J. I.rris and J. Smith. OF
Alabama, and Col. Johnston. of South Car
DINA
Latest Pensacola dates reror the capture
Of a small sroop by the feet. and tue arrival
on the 18th OF the Macedonia.
The Schooner charged tn furnishing
block ,Ci " s.,uadron with provisions was
relied in the Bsy of St Louis on the 2lth,
and a guard put aboard.
The Blockading Squadron at the mouth OF
the Mississippi was reinforced on the 9th by
the arrival OF five war vessels. The force
now consists OF the Brooklyn, Powhattsn,
Colorado and four SIN, Ill vessels.
A private dispatch to a gentlemln of Louis
vile, from Nashville. says JEFF Davis admits
in MA report TO Congress that the Conieier-
ate lose. killed and wounded, TO lie three
| thousand. The same dispatch states that
Wade Hsmpton's South Carolina Legion was
entirely cut up.