Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-07-23
RENEWAL OF THE BATTLE AT
BULBS Run.
THE REBEL BATTERIES
SILENCED.
Loss on Both sides Terrific
Special Correspondents to the Chicago Times.
WASHINGTON Jutv 2l-5 p N

Special Correspondence to the Chicago Times.
Washington. July 2l-5 p. NJ.
The Secretary Of War has received dis
PATCHES from Gen. Mcdowell, announcing
the renewal Of the battle at Bulls Run this
morning
The engagement commenced this mcrn-
ing at 5 o'clock. ard continued throughout
The greater part of the day.
The slaughter on both sides has been
most terrific.
The batteries originally erected by the
rebels on :he west side Of the creek as well
as ibnse since constructed. were silenced by
our guns and carried by the assaults Of our
troops.
The entire Of the fret division, under
Brig Gen. Tyler. composed Of abont six
teen thousaDd trooPs, together with the
greater art Of the second division under
Col. Hunter, teV thousand strong were en-
gagged in the bstIle
The fourth brigade Of the first division,
composed of the Second and Third Michi-
gan regiments. the First Massachusetts,
aud the Twelfth New York, under Col
Richardson. fed the assault.
| Their loss, which was terrible, was gal
lantly maintained. and their success mus,
signal and honorable.
The rebels r.treated preeipitately to MAJ
assas Junction.
The Federal troops pursued them with
all possible expedition, doing considerable
damage by harrassing their rear
Gen. Mcdowell has teiegraphsd to head
Quarters in this city for all the ayailabl,
troops in this vicinity to be sent immedi-
ately forward with the utmost haste, 10 aiC
in the pursuit.
The entire reserve force on either banl
OF the Potomac is now moving forward b,
railroad.
Twill send you further particulars thi
evening.
july 2l-lO P NJ.
The rebels have been driven to Manassa
junction. their OrdnHDcs, camp equipage
and army stores falling into possession q
our forces
The Federal forces gave them hot pur
suit, making their line Of retreat wit
bodies Of the slain
The pursuit was most admirable conduC
ted, and will be looked upon hereafter a.
grand military movement, rejecting tn
utmost credit upon those conducting, q
we'll az those engaged in it.
sllt Is impossible to give the number &
last and wounded on either side. Both al
mics have suffered immensely. the loss I
the rebels being oubtedly vastly create
than that of the Union troops.
At this writing cannonading is distinct
heard from the direction of Manassas, an
dispatches from Fairfax state that our ar
tillery are Smelling the left of the rebel en-
trenchments at that place.
A general engagement, embodying til
entire force OF both armies, is looked for
Manassas tu morrow.
Dispatches to the Associated Press.
Washington, July 81.
1t is undnubted that johnson was ena
bed TO effect junction with the ConfeC
crates, under Beauregard, s,me time yei
terday.
Gen Mcdowell was to have moved 0
the enemy last evening.
Another dispatch says that these order
were cnuntermand ed, and that he was ur
dered not tu move till early This mnrnin;
Our trn"ps are cutting road thruue
the woods with view u faux the en"mr
tits reported that the Secretary Of w
has received dispatch saving that fet
ting Recommended AT Bulls Run this mo
ming
, Our troops attacked the enemy, -iIerce
theif batteries, and drove them To the Jun,
ton
Ii appears that. in the first fight at Bull
Run, the order given to our furces to retiI
was in consequences of our batteries HAHN
exhausted their shot aud shell.