Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-07-27
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| Loursy1LLr, July 25-we have Richmond
dates TO the 22d, and Nashville to the 24th,
The former give no particulars Of the battle Of
the 2lst, andthe latter only meagre dispatches,
most Of which has been telegraphed, Of the re-
treat of the Confederate forces from Fairfax
Court House and Centreville to Bulls Run, and
the fight on the 18th. ,9tc Ss'
The Richmond Examiner Of Saturday, says
the retreat from these places was In accordance
TO orders, Bulls Run being selected az the bat.
tie ground Our troops, after firing several
hundred rounds, withdrew in order, before ad.
vancing for q fall back on Bull q Run
Here the retiring forces were met by the
Eleventh, Seventeenth, and First Virginia Reg
lmente, and waited, expecting fight at day
break. About O'Clock in the afternoon, the
main body of the foe arrived within half q mile
Of the Run, and made three several attempts TO
advance, each time being repulsed with great
slaughter.r The retreat had every appearance
Of signal rout, leaving the dead behind and
losing six pieces Of artillery. Two Virginia
regiments pursued some distance, capturing
number Of prisoners. The enemy, in their sew
eral advances, behaved at first with great spir,
Il, quickly rallying and closing up-moved in
columns, but finally broke and gave way under
the murderous execution Of ohr musketry and
artillery. IEG ava tEhE 4pT
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Johnston to repair with portion OF his COM
mand to reinforce Beauregard. The army, as
they advanced, displayed their accustomed van
dalisnn, burning and destroying villages. FAIR
fax Cour. House, Germantown and Centreville
were reduced TO ashes; men and women were
fleeing in every direction, The battle extend
cd along Bull's Run the distance Of a mile, and
within the space were left nine hundred and
eighty-six dead or wounded Our loss was one
hundred and thirty seven killed, wounded and
missing. Missing since returned reduce this to
sixty. e-,...-..... I'D 4~a.,
y The number Of the enemy engaged was vari
ously estimated at between five and ten thousand,
while our force little exceeded thirty-fve hun.
'dred. stl21os
The Richmond Wing calls this fight skirmish
Of first rate proportions.
We hear that the Provost Marshal reports
having buried nine hundred aud eighty three of
the enemy. ..8l. srtIgy. .-..
q Our infantry made biyonet charge on the
enemy which swept all before it.
Among the unreported officers killed are Geo.
Nun Of the New Orleans artillery, Maj. Harri.
son Kirk Smith, of Florida, and Col. Johnston
of South Carolina. 1|' a3ltsi,'rl
Latest Pensacola dates report the capture Of
q ANAL sloop by the blocksding feet, and the
arrival, on the 18Th, Of the Macedonia. The
schooner Vigilance, charged with furnishing the
blockading squadron with provisions, was seized
at Bay 81. Louie, on the S0tb, and guard put
on board. Oh nl .s
The blockading squadron at the mouth of the
Mississippi was reinforced on the Goth. by the |
arrival of five war vessels. The force now con-
sists of the Brooklyn, Powhattan, Colotado, and
i've smaller vessels.s tT1o. 70 ..,lrfE4 ahl
Private dispatches to gentleman In Louis
vile from Nashville, says Davis admits in bis
report to his congress the Confederate luss in
killed and wounded in the late battle to be three
thousand. The same dispatch states that Wade
Hampton's South Carolina legion was entirely
cutup. "' ~