Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-07-26
Additional Particulars of the Battl'
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Junction ofLyon's & Siegeps Forces
Forenoon Dispatches.

[Herald's Dispatch
WASHINGTON, July %.
About 100000 men have been ordered here
from the different States The Governors of
the several States of New England and New
York respond nobly.
The President and Secretary Seward visited
the Notifications on the Virginia side to-day.
They were received by the gallant Goth with
the greatest enthusiasm. The President ask
cd if they intended to re-enlist. They replied:
''yes, if the President desires" He answered
emphatically that he did, and wrote them a
letter compiimenting them on their brave and
heroic conduct, and expressing the hope that
the whole regiment wouldre-enlist. This was
received with cheers and the determination
expressed to 90 in for the war and to stand
by the government and flag forever.
Unparalleled barbara,ios were perpctrated
by the rebels at the battle of Bulls Run. A
private of the LIST Connecticut regiment found
a wounded rebel lying in the sun and carried
him gently to a shade, and gave him drink
from his canteen. The rebel revived and de-
liberately shot his benefactor. In another
instance a number of our wounded who had
been placed together in the shade were DELHI
erately fired upon by the rebel cavalry.
The Michigan regiment at one time march
ed up to one of the heaviest of the rebel bat
teries, which had been several times unsuc-
cessfully charged by the New York Fire Zou-
aves They were subjected to terrible fire
by artillery and rifles. They, as well as the
Zouaves, were without support and after three
Intellectual attempts were compelled to aban-
don the effort to take the batteries. In this
charge Col. Wilcox, who is reported wounded
! t.,I- nd Ill lnl
| The total number killed of the regiment is
estimated at 40.
1t is the general opinion of nearly all the
officers that the loss of the enemy is nearly
twice as great as ours.
! Especial 10 the Times
| Our loss killed and wounded will not eX-
coed 600, though the missing will be three
times that number.
The Surgeon in charge of the hospital at
Ccnterviilc states that when he left there
yesterday morning the rebel pickcts were
within a hundred rods of the village There
We're 100 men in the hospital when he retired
During the fight the rebels carried Ameri-
can flags to deceive our men.
Rebel sharp shooters also fired on vivandiers
who were carrying water to the wounded
The rebels also shot at ambulances bringing
off the wounded. They also fired point blank
at the hospital buildings, and it is said by
some that they fired the buildings.
Senator Breckenridge visited the rebel prs-
oners taken at Fairfax and Centerville, and
does not in his intercourse with them conceal
his sympathy with them and their cause
[Tribuncs Dispatch.]
Capt. Seymour, of Anderson's command in
Sumter was actively engaged yesterday in
disposing the artillery on the defensive works
in Virginia to the best advantage.
Several fresh regiments were posted in the
entertainments, lying on their arms all night
but saw nothing of the rebels who have not
ventured beyond Centervillc. 1t is reported
to-day that the rebels are evacuating Manas-
sas and moving towards Richmond. About
noon long trains Of baggage wagons were
seen going towards Manassas from the enemy s
lines showing that they were at that time
preparing for forward movement.
WASHINGTON, July %
The following wounded have been brought
into the hospital at Georgetown: J B Gilmore
and E B Simond of the Minnesota LIST, Thos.
Dingman of the Michigan I'd, VIM Seigly of
the Michigan 1st, Hery McCullum, G Woolson,
James Hannery, w Reuse, C Bows, Lieut..
A Merriden, 0 S MAYNARD, II Grinley, C A
Garrison, r j Simpson, VIM Fuller, l. NJ Pres
ton, " Maiden, G. Maynard, D Bayhan,
w Lynch, s NJ Bond, Harvey McDaniels,
Cornelius Leheyvin, W B butcher, C A
Reyes, Thos W Connns and Tn mas Cresly.
all of the Wisconsin ID Lieut. Lovean, of
Shcrman's battery, painfully wounded in the
foot Most of the wounded are doing well.
| Gen. Tyler is in the city. He says he
knows nothing of the federal troops throwing
up entertainments at Centervle
Afternoon Dispatches
BALTIMORE, July %.
The Massachusetts 9th at the Relay House
have re-enlisted.
Marshal Kane is reported at the fort sick
with fever.
This afternoon DR.. Bell, Of Prince George
county, Maryland, was arrested on charge
Of uttering reasonable language against the
government. He would have been hung by
the mob but for an active interference of sew
eral United States officers.
lTribune's Dispatch.
Letters have been received here from Rich
mond communicating the intelligence that
Gen. Lee left that city on the 18th with a
large force for Lynchburg, on his way to in
tercept Gen. Mcclellan.
FORTRESS MONROE, July 90.
An important movement from Old Point
was to have taken place to-day, but has been
deferred in consequence of the sad and unfor-
tunate news from Washington.
Our troops are impatient to avenge their
disasters at Great Bethel and Bulls Run.
The gun-boat Pegram, stationed at Newport
News, yesterday allowed heavily laden
schooner from Norfolk to pass up James river
She was probably loaded with cannon destin-
ed for Richmond Only six shots were fired
at her.
The confederates in the vicinity are allowed
to do quite as they please.
WASHINGTON, July "a.
Information reached here this morning that
the confederate pickets extend to where Gen.
Tyler formerly encamped, in The ncighborhood
of Falls Church.
The most serious apprehension is still felt
for Hon. Alfred Ely.
Mai. Bidwell, of the 1st Michigan regiment,
who assumed command of the regiment after
Col. Wilcox fell, is busily engaged gathering
I'D his men, He estimates that 80 or 40 will |
cover the killed, and double that number the
wounded in his regiment
The business Of the War Department to-
day is remarkably heavy.
Telegraphic dispatches are heavily accumu-
senders rendering troops in sur
prising numbers; for example: Illinois has
offered II, and Indiana 10 regiments. Some
of them have already started, and others will
be en- route tomorrow.
Ambulances containing wounded continue
to arrive.
The Intelligence this morning says: eve
earn that two intelligent officers in Ellsworth's
Zouaves arrived here last evening, one of
whom left Centervile at P NJ, the other
Fairfax Court House at - NJ. They both re-
port that up to that time no secession forces
lad arrived at either place, a fact which seems F.,
to indicate that it is no part of s
heir purpose to undertake anything like an
Idvance towards Washington" IL