Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1861-08-01
important From Manassas-Rebel
Shares for Union Troops.

A reliable gentleman of Philadelphia,
say. the Evening Bulletin, furnishes us
with a most interesting statement, re-
ceived from the lips Of wealthy Virgin
ian, residing within few miles OF Ma
uossas Junction He is man Of North
EN- birth and Union leanings, though
forced to 60 With the Southern current,
as his property, family, &c, are all in
that region.
The gentleman stating the facts wit
messed the battle Of Sunday, near Ma
nassss, and describes the conduct of the
Federal troops rs daring aud brave in
every respect. They fought as tenacious
" os bull dogs. During Sunday night
after the excitement of the battle was
subsidng. our informant escaped from
his residence near Manassas, got through
the rebel lines. and entered Washington
oity with hundreds of other straggiers.
He had business at the North and took
this chance Of attending to It.
Our informant states that the rebel
loss 1.-THE battle is between three and
four thousand The Black Horse Cav
airy, the crack regiment of Virginia, was
most terribly cut up, only two hundred
out of the regiment having been seen at
ter the battle. Further, our informant
declares that it was most fortunate
for the Union troops that they did not
driv, the rebel troops beyond Alanas-
sas, while the battle lasted, for within
two miles of the rear of the junction, the
ground for many acres is mined IN the
most artistic manner and tons upon tons
Of gun powder are placed there. 1t was
the Intention of Beauregard to retreat,
if driven back unit! the Federal army
had moved forward upon these MINIS.
wnen they would have been tifed, and
the Union troops blown % atoms.
Oar informant thinks the Government
is not at al aware OF the extent OF these
rebel preparations to destroy onr troops.
There ure upwards Of II 600 negroes
employed 10 work in the entertainments
at Manassas. and about the same num-
Der emploved to work in the cntrench
mcnts at Richmond Our informant is
the owner Of large number of Slaves,
and was required to furnish certain
number Of them to work Cor tn. rebels
every day.
Gen Lee was not at manassas when
the battle occurred, but is now al Rich
r.ond commanding the active forces there
which our informant estimates at 10000
m,n.
The city Of Richmond is surrounded
with mines like those at Manassas, ana
if the rebels find that the Union men arc
goius to take it, the city will be bIown
up.
Had the Federal forces got bcyo.d
Manassas on last Sunday in safety Beau.
regard admits that the rebel cause would
have been los forever.
The rebel troops have good arms, but
are badly equipped.
Not over thousand rebel civilians
we're allowed to witness the great battle
on Sunday. others being kept back by
the p;ckets. Those who did see the fight
were personal friends of the more prom
ineut officers.
An impression prevails at the South,
that the North has no money, and can
not get any. The rebels are under the
deluSion that the heavy sums owed to the
North by the South will be the mean, OF
J IL,
year the North will cave III. There
are two regiments of well drilled negroes
at Richmond Our informant heard no
rnmors of trouble with slave insurrcc
tons, except in North Carolina and Al
ALBANIA. The bitterness of feeling at the
South, against tue North. j., described
as terrible, aud our informant thou sht
that Federal prisoners would suffer bad
treatment in the rebel lands