The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-07-20

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WAsnIsoToS. July le.--Reports are prev
alent and credited that fight of minor ina
portance took place at Bull Run. few miles
from Manassas Junction. and several men
were killed and wounded on the Federal side
from . battery, ~ eap
An omcer from the seat tef MAI who
reached here to night. brings information
that the troops which marched from Fairfax
G. H., appeared before Centrevillc about /
o'clock this morning They hal, - within
half mile of the enemies emit nchments.
and instead of battle. they sud eniy saw
the National flag hoisted over tn town and
a solitary man running down IT, line. ali.
nouncing the enemy had fed The band
played the Star Spanglad Banner amid the
cheering of the Federal troops.
liz is said there were 1000 or 5000 Con
federates at Centrevillc. but the number
was probably much exaggerated. They
took their cannon N It'll them.
IL is stated on the authority OF several OH
GERS that the news of McClellands victories
were generally known at Manassas.
The army was To march Oh Manassas
Junction this afternoon
The Herald's Camp Correspondence says
the fact is established that the Rebel force at
Fairfax Was composed al thoir crack Regi-
ments. The retreat oi these men without
showing fight will demoralzc the whole force
~ Manassas Junction.
signal dispatch from General Beamogard
to Gen. Cooke commanding the Rebel forces
at Germantown was found no instructed
him 10 keep a particularly careful lookout on
Tuesday evening. thereby showing that some
traitors in Washington appraised the Robels OF
fba finn - al tfn
gentleman arrived diroct here, by way
OF Manassas Junction He loft there last
night he reports that there we're AT Ma
nassas last night only twolvo thousand mon
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pared. but Il IL the opinion that they VIII not
withstand an assault They had at tho june
ton one hundred and fifty Railroad cars.
On Saturday night Beauregard went 10
Richmond The command at the Junction
dcvolyed on Gen Crewshaw. second IN com
mand
Al Richmond there Wa a military consul
tatlon as 90 what course should bc pursued.
Ii was after this conference that tho immense
train OF cars Was sent up To the Junction 49,
This Is significant fact.
Ii il now believed the rebols will leave The
Junction. and make their first great stand nj
Richmond They have. already mounted
seventy cannon of large cAllbre, and have
some ten thousand whites and negroes ut
work. da, and night Oh the defenees
IRIBuSLs DISPATCH
Gen. Tyler's column moved at o'clock
this morning. and passed through Centreville
without, firing Sup. They halted about
two miles beyond. while a accommodating
party went 10 q creek called Bulls Run. 4
concealed battery opened on our troops.
woundng Sergeant.
Two Of our heavy guns were brought 20
bear on him, and soon slenced the rebel bat
terry taa rt~-r<ls~.a
Col Richardson brigade were then Sent
out diminishing; and soon woke up the rebel
batteries on the other side. which wore fol
lowed by heavy fire of musketry which was
returned by our men. The engagement last
Ell half an hour, but they were too well pro-
tected. and were too much for the small force
opposed TO. them. Our men isll back some
what but in good order.
The rebels, whose flag hoated from a mill
cheered Justify at this moment. A shell from
the new battery to the left hitherto silent and
unknown, burst on the top of the hill, where
our first battery had been stationed and
where there we're number of civilians.
Several casuali;es occurred, rbuts 10 one
astn5rtiIlswoundsd. gSsvegaiwere hound
ed BIZ bullets Edwin Morse. company a.,
third Michigan regiment. was struck by 4
bomb on the knee. The wound - regarded
as severe but not dangerous
All on the hill, both civilians and military
men, deemed it prudent 10 withdraw. The
telegraph operator at Springfield station how
ever. reports that heavy cannonading was
heard there, between five and six.
We have mentioned above the names of
all the wounded whom we saw. but there 10
no doubt that considerable number Of our
men fell. who were taken 10 the rssr after
we lest