Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-01


Southern steamer loaded with arms aud
munition, and has gone to New York.
0mciaI Repor; of the Rattle of VI
nasSas Plains.
Gen BEAUREGARD mas mad his OH .ial
port of the battle of Manassas Plains, on
21st of July, aud we .'hs-rve that il
generally commended as document
,.xceedirgly rare merit. 1t has not
been published, but we find the follow
synopsis in a letter to the Richmond L
psteh:es e-
l have been favored with a brief syn OF
of portions of G n. Besurexard's rrpori
th battle of Manassas, which has ben {
warded to the War Depari ment, and WI
will doubtless be published ia hort Tin
Gen. Be turegard opens with a statement
bis position antecedent to IN. battle. and
the plan proposed, by him 10 the cove
ment OF the Junction OF the armies Shena
doah and Potomac. with IA view to the rel
OF Maryland and the captnEe of the CITY
Washington. which plan was rejected by
President Gen. b. states that he telegraph
the War Department on the 18th of july
the contemplated attack of Gen Mellow,
urgently asking for junction of Gene
Johnston's forces with his own, and cont
ued to make urgent requests for the same
I'll the 18th OF July when the President CT
scented to order Gen. Johnston to his ass
ance. General Beauregard goes on to ST
that his plan OF battle assigned to Gene
Johnston an attack on the enemy on the
at or near Centerville, while he hims
would command in front; bat the conditi
- ha dc al
II was then decided to receive the alta
OF the enemy behind Ball Run. After
engagement at Blackburn's Ford, on the Is
General Beuregard was convinced that G.
McDowell's principal demonstration wol
| be-made on our left wing. and he then for
ed the plan OF throwing forward a sufict
force by converging' roads to attack the eI
my's reserves at Cenircyillc, so soon as {
main body of the latter beeame inextrical
engaged on the left. Late in the day, findi
that Gen. Eweli, who was posted on the
treme right of our line, had not mot ed (
ward in accordance with the programmed
the sp cial order which had been sent to hi
Gen. b. dispatched a courier to Gen. Ew
10 inquire the reason why the latter had (,
I'd TO advance, and received a reply fir,
| Gen. T. stating he had not received any 81
order The enemy's attack having then
I SOhC tOO SSIouS- the l6ll. 10 warrant
rying out the original plan. as it would ts
three hours for Gen. Ewelfs brigade to rel
Baskerville, it became necessary TO alter
plan, change front on the left, and bring
cur reserves TO that part of The field.
m ivement was superintendent in person
Gen. Johnston, Gen. Beanregard remain
| TO- direct the movements In front
At the time when Gen. Kirby Smith
Gen. Early came up with their divisions
appeared on the right of the enemy our for
on The lett occupied the cord of the arc
circle, of which the arc itself was occup
| by the enemy-the extremes of their Ii
| fianking ours. The appearance of Suit
and E4rly's brigades, and their charge on
enemy's right, broke the lines of the lat
and threw Them into confusion. when shor
afterwards the rout became complete.
! Gen. Beauregaid highly compliments G
eral-then colonel-Evans, commanding
| brigade) and now the hero of Leesburl
for the extraordinary military aptitude
great gallantry he displayed In his movem
from stone Bridge to Sudley's Ford. al
| receiving the enemy's first onset at ST.
Bridge. Gen. Evans had only about one th
sand men, but diviaing that the enem
movement was a concentric one, aud hat
columns had gone through the woods Ia
left, and would ATTEMPT 10 cross at Sudlr
! Ford, he left al Stone Bridge four huud
men. aud fling off tow ards the foid at 81
ley's, with GOO men kept the enemy at I
there for nearly an hour, although in 70
several thousand strong.
General Beauregird settles fnrever the
| rinus questions SO much disputed respect
this battle. He acknowledges hs- graf
crosby of General johnston. in full Y accJ
ing to him (Gen, b the right to carry
the plans he had fund with r-latr"n Ia
campaign. in yi,'l ling The comm tnI Of
field after examining and 7c.E"ially Apr
ing the plan of hattie. ard Hinthe effective
| operation which G neral Johnston % chi'
ronsly extended 10 him on that eVeniful
He remarks that Ihe retreat of our for
from Fairfax. Immediately previous to
engagement of the Is b. i the first insta
| on r, cord of volunteers retiring before
| engagement and with the Object OF Civ
battle ia another DO itiOn. t8
The number under bis command on
18Th July are set down at 1900 effect
| mn, and on 2Ist to % 900, which iuclu
| 200 Of JohnstOn's army, and LEO brou
up by General Holmes. from FredericksbT
The killed on our side in this ever me
rable battle are stated in the report to b
been in number 1898, and the wounded l.:
The enemys killed. wounded, and pris
ers are estimated by General Beauregart
$500. which does not include the missing
The report is rather lengthy, and is acc
panied by another from Gen. Johnston, Civ
| an account of the movements of bis army
| Winchester and march to Manassas, also
the reports OF brigade commanders. 1t
be seen that the hero of Fort Sumter
Manassas can write as we'll as he can fgt
| that he wields the pen of Caesar as wa.
the sword ola Wellington. In modesty
| bravery be exemplifies the highest type
trne soldier, and has earned undying ia
Fhe graceful tribute be pays to his br
| troops is well merited, aud will endsar
more and more to men who are proud to
| ~ under his standard. 1t is none the IL
/ OF Beauregard's merits that he was willin.
| encounter an army so much larger and
much better appointed than his own.
that he entertained the most uRfalteringe
fidenee In troops which were as worthy
i their chivalric commander, as he was to-
so noble, SO brave aad so high-minded
army. -s4lTzrkfsV fssos
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