New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-22
A SECESSION ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE
AT BULLS RUN.

DEFEAT OF THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. EE-
TWEEN MILITARY AND CIVILIAN OFFICERS
TYLER AND MCDOWELL AT LoGGERHEADs-
MASKED BATTERIES AND RIFLE PITS-RAPiD
RETREAT OF or CONGRESSIONAL AMATEURS
SUPERIOR FIGHTING MATERIAL or SOUTH
YGNIR s--BE AUREGARD's POSITION TOO
STRONG TO BIZ TAKEN BY THE NORrHsRk
ARsiY-LXCESSES COMMITTED BY FEDERAL
TROOPS.
The following account comes through our occasional
correspondent at Washington, on whom w have great
reliance:
Tie following account Of tie battle a. Bulls Run ia
given NV the llolg WA. A. Gicha -dson, John a. Nc.
Clerushj Of H., and John w. Noel OF Mi"oun la1
members OF tie uousel, who were oye-W Illnesses oil
tie battle and AIDED IN several instances IN bearing
from tho field members of tho NewYoSk Eth, who
were wounded.
The action commenced under the direction Of Gen.
Tyler Of Connecticut, st u O'Clock on Thursday alter
noon, at Butts Run, three miles ffvm CoEtrevillc,
between several companies Of skirniehers attached
10 the Massachusetts LEI, and q masked battery
fItuated on slight eminepce. The skimishrrs re
ened rapidly, aud were succeeded ia the engagement
by Sbermans bsttery and two companies OF regular
cavalry, which, after continuing the contest for f0lne
tue, supported ~ the Ncw-iork lhb, Let
Maine ID Michigan, Let Massachusetts and n WiscOn-
in regiment, when the battle wsged with great
esrne,tDess, continuing until o clock. The Federal
trOoys were then drawn back IN great confusion be-
YOU'D the range Of the Confederate batteries here they
bivonacked for The night.
During the conflict she Michigan, Maine, and Wiz
coo.in Regiments held their ground with foftituce
Which in view Of the calling fire 10 which they were
expoeG was most remaI katie but the Newly OH 2ih
aud the Massachusetts, let Regiments retired Va great
disorder from the field, portion Of them throwing
away kap-sckr, and even their arns, m their flight.
number Of the members Of the 70 mer regiments
o. eny asserted that their confussd retreat the
fault II heir ocer who ovinoed total lack Of cOur-
axe and were the hrst 20 lee.
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Nrw.York Ggih Irish ard Camoron's New.York 7Ah
Scotch r., gmeuts we're ordered M u the support,
but arrived too late 90 take Part in the action.
There were three bate es IA all The iirst 10 OPEN
fire. wi b was the smallest. was tuated on the top
OF emneucC; the second and most destructive, IN
Tayine
lie latter was totally concealed from view by brush
wood, &C. and 1t war in attempting to take The hrst
by assault that the Federal troops stumbled up,n H.
The battle occurred a, point in the cecliyy 81 ~
road where IL makes turn, ing ottpse angle,
and the third battery placed TO tntade with
il FIRE toe approaches toward The junction.
Much eaOuty, IL Is Eta ed by the hame authority
sted between tie regular officers ana thoso cf the vol
ute corps each appearing desirous Of shifting TO tie
other eide the re-POnsit ty Of any movement not adj
vied by terns elves and the iealousy il IL feared viii
seriously affect the efficiency Of the grand army.
Thos Gen. Mcdowell expressly states that the battle
WAS not bis own. but that Of Gen. rs ler
Tbs former officer said be would not advance fur
TIER until he had thoroughly and carefully recon-
&C. and The inference derived by my informsnts from
his ienasks is thai he deems his IrceDt force entiely
insufficient 10 carry tie OPT osion before him.
Ore q the gentlemen mentioned Ut the commence
net of THE ccOunt lves IL as bis lnion that Man
asss Junction cannot be carried by 5000 IN Two
month"; and oil agreed In eayiag hat the force der
Bcanfegird has been entirely moderated numerically,
aud hat their lighting qualities arc supe ior The cheers
with viii, they rlshed 20 the fgnt frequently rang
above the Gin Of tho battle. Their numbers not
aseertAiued but ii il estimated at upward Of 1000
Souh CAROLYN ans under command Of Gen. NJ. l.. Bon
hun % South Carolina.
II cir artillery was OF tie best kind. A shot from
ono oil their batteries severed Dough from tree quite
two miles dislsu and but few feet FROM where the
vehicle Of two COngtssmcn was Standing. One ball
fell directly in the midst Of group Of Congressmen,
among wpom was owen Loyeiay, bnt injured no OGe,
the members scampeFing IN different directions shelter
IL said TO have been admirably served TOO, az the
heavy sf Vi killed, and the disabling OF Serns Bat
Tere were number Of rife pits also in front Of tho
batteries from which much execution wGs done by ex-
pet Iifemen. .
extent and magnitude OF the ear h-woTks, intTench-
rnen,s &C. erected by the Confederate from Alo1an-
dra 10 Cenireyille and beyond They were al Of The
mort formidable and extensive character.
II il thought BY them that Manassas Junction - en-
clrced by chain 0f batteries which only be pen
etrHted by severe fighting. All the inrenehments oy-
denoe consummste tkill in their construction. The
entire column unCcr lien. mCDOWeu lcu UacA ub y
o'clOck on Thursday evening, short distance from
Centreyille where they encsmPed. They were joined
during tho evening by HelHiZemRn's command, aud
on The succeeding morning by that of COL BnrDfide,
all of with trooIs encamped there.
Later in the evening" Gen. Schencks brigades Of
Ohio trooys WIS Gent forward the HaiDesyie rod
70 flank the batteries but dings had been heard OF
Them up 10 OclOek yesterday (FTday) morning. when
the ConRressmen lefI Gen. McDOwels headquarters,
bringing with them his dispatches to the War Depart
ment.
There Dispatches pu. the loss Of the federalst In
kild at s. but Mr. McClernand states THAI he himself
saw a greater number than that killed Al OF these
gentlemen agree IN estimating the number killed at
100 The disparity between the statements Of tho
gentlemen and the ofcil dispatches Ii accounted for
BY tho fact that The later hased upon the returns
of the surgeons, and that many of tho billed arc
oentimes reported until after the publication OF
the official accounts.
One remarkable fact which commanded tie special
attention OF the members OF Congress was The ab-
tenHe from thai portion Of Virginia visited by them OF
all tho nale inhabitants capable OF bearing arms.
They state that they saw bu. few peopk, snd thoee
were chiefly old women snd children. lho WoHen
seeped to regard the soldiers with bitter hostility, aod,
20 quote the laBgunge Of one Of the Congre ssmcD,
their "eyes fairly ilashed ire whenever they looked
at a soljier."
General Mcdowell expressed no fears Of being a.
lacked but seemed appfehensive Of seme OF tho vol
unteer corps stumbling upon masked battery aud
thus precipitaiing general engagement
The loss of tho Coniedsrates WAS not Known, blt If
coneeiured by tho Federalists TO have been heavy.
Among the killed 10 said 70 DC one Colonel Fountain
at least, deserted, 70 stated.
Tie excuses Of tic Federal troops in Yirginia
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