Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-07-22

| Especial TO the Chicago Times
The First Division Of the Grand Army under
brig. Gen. Tyler, advanced yesterday afternoon
from IeAtfeyiiie To place called Bulls Rum abou,
three miles further west.
| The object Of this movement was to get force
around Manassas Junction, upon the Manassas Gap
Railroad, ut Buckland, SO as TO turn Gen. ncaure-
| CARDS flank.
On approaching the Run fire was opened upon
| cur column from masked battery on the opposite
side of the stream.
Capt. Ayers, with lis battery Of Light Artlle-
ry, regulars, was at once ordered up and obey ed
with most remarkab pIomptitude. He placed
his battery 10 position with incredible quickness,
and repl ed to the rebels by incessant firing foI
thirty minntes.
The rebels then reinforced by fve add.
tional regiments, supposed to have been sent up
from Manassas junction.
Gen Tyler immediately despa; eli ed a messenger
to Gen. Mcdowell, at Ccnturville, for reinforce G.
ments.
The rebels, on beirg reinforced, charged upon
our lines with fixed bayonets.
Their charge was most gallant!y received by the
New York Sixty-Niuth and seventy FIRST Regi
ments, who drove them back with severe loss.
Fifteen on our sido killed, and fifty three
severely wounded. number more were slightly
wounded.
AL: the available troops in Washington have
been sent across toe Potomac to day.
Reports were received here th morning of
we're fighting along our advanced lines, which have
formed the basis for the rapid transmission Of
these troop,.
Gen. Scott has no fears Of the result of any en-
gagement our troops may have.
The troops now engaged have advanced without
tents or baggage. Provisions were sent TO them
to-day, by rAilr ,ad. to Berks station.
Gen. Mcdowell has sixty cannon and fifteen
hundred cavalry in hiscoiuinn.
full battery Of light art lery has just crossed
the Long Bridge from this city with the horses on
gallop Their particular destination is un
KIN jwn.
The War Department is now in constant com
munication with the army by telegraph ut Cen
tfeville. Every movement Is reported here imme
diately.
The remors that have been circulated this af-
ternooE that our troops have met with reyerses
and that tie Secretary Of War bad announced that
the news received from the army was unfavo able,
are all fiction.
WAsnIEGroN, July l9-l2P. NJ.
Important dispatches have been received by
Gen. Scott from Gen. Mcclellan, dated at Bever-
ly, July ~, indicating another battle in Western
Virginia. Six hundred Of Wise's men had been
defeated ani driven out Of Barbourville by the
saifef fs not given -"
Some additional details Of the battlo p"l,s
Run have been received.
The rebels strongly intrenehed at that
point when the engagement commenced yesterday
afternoon.
No impression had been made upon their works
up to this morning.
D1ring last night Gen Beauregard brought ad-
dtional regiments from Manassas Junction, max
ing his force at Bulls Run nearly equal to ours
No general engagement has been fought to-day
or yesterday
All tie Surgeons in Washington said to be
in read mess to proceed to Bulls Run if needed.
Strong det4chments Of Federal troops occupy
Fairfax and Centieyillc.
The latest reports received at the War Depart
ment sHys that Gen Johnston is strongly entrench-
cd at inchester.
Gen. Patterson was preparing te attack him.