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rom the Correspondent of the New York World
The Battle at Manassas.
WASHINGTON, Monday, July 22

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WASHINGTON, Monday, July 22
At 2 o'clock this morning l arrived in
Washington, having witnessed the great
conflict near Manassas Junction. from be-
ginning to end, and the gigantic rout and
panic which broke up the federal army at
it's close.
On Friday, the day succeeding our re-
pulse at Bulls run, Major Barnard, topo-
graphical engineer of the general staff
made wide reconnaissance of the country
to the north, in order to examine the fea-
sibility of turning the enemy's rear by a
strategic movement in that direction.
A route was discovered, by which it ap-
peared that such measure might be sue
cessfully executed. There are three differ
ent roads leading thitherward from Cen
terville. One--the most directs that
passing through Thursdays battlefield ;
another, further north, leading, when pro-
duced, to Warrenton, beyond Manassas
Gap railroad. From the latter place, a
minor road, branching off still more to
the north, was found to open at a gap half
way between Centerville and the Bull
Run ravine. This road could be used for
the rapid advance of men ard artillery,
preceded by corps of sappers and min
ers.
A plan was at once projected by Gen.
Mcdowell for decisive attack upon the
enemy's line of defenses, to be made 81
multaneously by three advancing columns,
from the several points of approach The
various divisions of the encampments were
already advantageously located for the in
ception of such movement, and orders
were swiftly issued for the entire army to
start at 2 o'clock the ensuing morning
In the moonlight of the stillest hour Of
the night, our force Of 10000 men began
to move. - q %
| General McDowell's carriage halted at
the junction of the two roads, place most
favorable for the quick reception of dis
patches from all portions Of the field.
From the point | mentioned, where the
road slopes down to protected ravine.
we caught the first glimpse Of the enemy.
A line of infantry were drawn up across
a meadow in the extreme distance, resting
close upon woods behind them. We could
see the reflections of their bayonets, and
their regular disposition showed them
expectant of an attack. After moment s
inspection, General Tyler ordered Carlisle
to advance with his battery to the front,
and here one could think of nothing but
Millions line
Vanguard to right and left in front unfold
The ancient order for the disposition Of
advance ranks is still in military usage.
For the second and third Tyler brigades
under Schenck. were at once formed in
line Of battle in the woods on either side.
A great 80 pound rife Parrot gun--the
only one of it's caliber in our field service
was brought forward, made to bear on
the point where we had just seen the cne-
my (for the bayoncts suddenly disap-
peared in the woods behind and shell
was fired at 6:l5 AM, which burst in the
air but the report of the piece awoke the
country, for leagues around, to Q scene Of
what was to be the order of the day. The
reyerberation was tremendous shaking
through the hills like the volley Of a doz-
en- plebeiap cappon. and the roar of the
revolving shell indiscrihable. Through
out the battle that gun, wheneverit was
fred, seemed to hush and overpower every
thing else. We waited moment tor an
answering salute. but receiving none, sent
the second shell at hilltop, two miles
IOf, whore we suspected that bsRry had