The national Republican., 1861-07-22

The enemyJ position Was opened on BY sev-
ersl Of Carlisles howitssrs, followed by slight
skirmishing. The rebels rapidly received rein.
forcements from Manassas Junction after the
attack wss opened. ..a.r.. .. .r.
Tho battle consisted Of succession Of 6res
from masked batteries, which opened In every
direction. When one was silenced, its place
was supplied by two, in the daring charges Of
infantry in unmasiing them.
The I'd Ohio and I'd New York militia we're
marched by flank through the woods by newly.
made road, with mile of the main road, where
they came on battery Of eight guns, with four
regiments Aanked In the rear. Our men we're
Immediately ordered to lie down on either side
Of the road, in order to allow two pieces Of
artillery to pass through and attack the work.
When this battery opened upon us, and
killed, on the third round, 1t. Dempsey, Of Co.
G, llth New York Infantry, and William Max.
we'll, q drummer, and wounded several others.
Our troops were kept for Is or 20 minutes
under CALLING FIRE, not being able to exchange
shots with the enemy, although within stones
throw of their batteries. They succeeded in
retiring in regular order, with their battery.
The most gallant charge Of the day was made
by the New York sixty.ninth, and nineteenth,
and thirteenth, who rushed upon one Of the
batteries, firing as they proceeded, and with
great eclat, and attacking 1t with the bsyonets'
point.
The yell Of triumph seemed to carry all be.
fore it. They found that the rebels had aban.
doned the battery, and only taken one gun but
this success was acquired only after severe
loss Of life, in which the sixty.ninth most Sc.
verely suffered, and II was reported that the
lieutenant colonel was among the first killed.
The Zouaves also distinguished themselves by
their spirited assaults on the batteries at the
point Of the bayonet, but it is feared that their
loss is immense.
, Up to the hour Of three o'clock P. NJ, it was
generally understood that we had hemmed in
the enemy entirely, and that they were grad
ually retiring that Hunter had driven then
Z back in the rear; TINT Heintzlemsn's com
8 mand was meeting with every success, and tha
Q it required but the reserve Of Tyler's division
to push on Manassas Junction.
}. A Mississippi soldier was taken prisoner b
@ Hssbrouck of the Wisconsin second. He turne
h ont 10 be Brigadier Quartermaster Pryor
s cousin of Roger A. Pryor He was captured
with his horse, as he by accident rode into ou
d lines. Hediscovered his position, by remarkin,
to Hasbrouck: We are getting badly cut Il
pieces" What regiment do you belong to, aske'
Hasbrouck |" The nineteenth Mississippi wa
r the answer. "Then you are my prisoner" sal
n Hasbrouck. From the statements Of thi
20 prisoner, it appears that our artillery ha
N created great havoc among the rebels, Of whom
g there are from 10000 to 10000 in the 6el
under command of Besuregard, while the
ID have reserve of 1000 at the Junction.
He describes an officer most prominently di
J. tinguished from the rest by the white horse g
,e jeff. Davis. He confirms the previous repor,
l; of regiment Of negro troops in the rebel 70
e, ces, bat says it is difficult to get them in pr
per discipline for battle array. All our mil
tary operations went swipgiugly on, and Go
in Alexander was about erecting pontoon aero
ii. Bull Run, the enemy were seemingly in retrea
ed and their batteries being unmasked one aft
n. another, when terrific CONSERVATION brol
ng out among the teamsters, who had incautious
et advanced Immediately after the body Of Il
re army, and lined the Warrenton road.
ps Their CONSERVATION was shared in by mum
rous civilians who were on the ground, ar
at for time it seemed as if our whole army vi
Ite in retreat.
as Many baggage wagons were emptied, al
tut their horses gallopped across the open fele
*. all the fences Of which were torn down, to ,
,or low them a more rapid retreat. For time
fe. perfect panic prevailed, which commnnicat'
I'd. itself to the vicinity Of Centreville, and eve
,us available conveyance was seized upon by a
,ur tated civilians.
the Wounded soldiers cried on the roadside
ity | assistance but the alarm was so great, II
ht, numbers were passed by. Several SINH