The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1861-07-24

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from Csexsxa :, 7so'iass nisf', sesnrl
q evsn'ssoek IAss 10 the 'n'e"ss'' degree.
disss,rcu.
!! Many csnfused sis,cmrnis are prevalent,
bu, ~nooshs known 70 warrant 'hc ''a's
men, hit shave suffered y deg'es ~h'sh
Ms. east loom ov,r the rsmnsa's o. ne
srny. syfssred me deepest mel'nehey
,hrougha, wssainr'on.
The esrsge wss tremendously h'rsy ?"
both sides and on ours i reprs'en"" ~
IN. htul. We ~ere advnnci' = anc taxing
lihsir mssks'i batteries gradually bu' surely \
aud drisinsrhe enemy towards Manassas
, Juns,ion. when the sus my seemed % nssr
\ been reenfosc.d by Gsn. Johnston. sho y
. IL understood took command, and comma
ced driving VI back. whsna panic amorg
our troops Suddenly occurred. ard rrgnlaf
! sanpeds tuok place 4 j. 'hc"ghs that
! Gen. Md well Undertook 70 m'se s'ana
. Al a. about CcntcfsI,e, III, The lanic was y
fearful that the vi ole army bcrsme ceno'-
alzed, and Il Vas impossible 70 check 'n'm
le,hsr d Csniervills OF Fairfax Court Horss.
Gen. " Doweil intended 70 make enel'~'
stand q, Fairfax Ccun Ii use. but 'ur tcrce'
. being il tull retreat, could nos accomplish
|. The ohisf
Beyond Fai,'sx c. III House. ihr reren'
was kept untilthe men reached ih'ir rssn
lnr sncsni pmeurs. \ rnri'-n q them e.
turn.d 10 thin. hps a rssl' is'lrr p.f''V'
coming in.riv ih- in'r~ncIrnrn's.
A large rumtsr " ihr rfo''p-. - 'hrr r.
y ire.i. ieil % HE ~nyssd', lrom 'Snao~'ion
and ca,t Nd Aisrg m ,oui~ al lie va
from F.riax. q. a. Tho y, I'd is,n Bun'
y Run us1 -,frw.a eilh kaspsssks, arms. &c
u some II aur ,r~aYs dru''fs'-'y 'nrv~i.i
J. AWAY their guns ana appnrnAnsrs ln~ 5rt
as tsr /. is.i i'sta shsr sr"s~i
GIN. Il. De.el. @s- u ise rsas u 'he r
treat sxefting himself % ra'is his nen' bu
g with only pasial elect.
$ The la,l.r part - the army, il issais', mad
~ Their rstreai 10 order
~ His order. On tie fi~ld dl not u al time
!" ,reach those for hon fhry were 'nsencee
a Il l. supposed the force sen, out ags'ns' ~
troops CONSISTED, sccs riding 10 prisoner
abatement, Of aboui 80 Oc0 nen uciusing
lnllarr- number Of csvary.
er lie further says thu, oxing % re- eni"rc'
en- menis from Richmond s,rrrg hrning bo'
points, The ennm, : IF cnye force vas *
rs 600 men.
According 10 The statement ok'~o ~ "
Fire Zausyes. they have vn'y abogt 400 me
Iefi IRON the slaughter.
ms Il il suppo ed htfe to-day. ihst Grnsr
ryl Mansfield viii tsks command q The forn'
lcs,iuns on the other side o. the river. ~hi'
are sble. It il said BY military eng'"rsrs.
hold them agnins,ary force that zoe ehrn
- may bsing asa'nss them
er Large nh,d cannon and mofiars are be''
=" rapidly sent over and mounted.
nnl An officer just IRON Virginia 10 90 A. y
on. reports thal the road from Crnurs'lIe 10 =
'eir Potomac il slrewed with .irsggIrrs-
The city This morning is ~ The mos,
ne tense excitement. Wagons are coniinus
'no arriving bringing 10 The dead and ~ocude
'e" Feeling u swiully distressing.
re-. Both telegraph snd steamboat conmui
'h'' cation wifh Alexandra il ~. pended so-c'
icy The greatest alarm prevails throughout \
city.
'e" The following Is an account oft'e teg
ming u tho panic which resulted 90 DIS
trousls 20 our troops
.,. All our military operations went s~i
minrly. and Col Alexsnder was sbcat ere
ing PORTION across Bulls Run, when q 4
rife considerations broke cut among
,eomsters who hsd incauliousiy advnnc
Immediately after. The body " the nr
lined the warsnion road. Their consi
\. nation was shared in BY numerous eiyil!i
-, VINO were on the ground.
. " WAsHrSGToS. July %
oiutl A private despatch via. Baltimore, :
most that careful examination leads 70 'hs
lief thst only about six o. seven hund
suu- we're killed. The Conn. Regiment hers
! N fore reported badly cut up. have nearly
returned. The report Of the destruction
,;rg the 7l-t regiment. Of N. Y. and the