New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-09-07

Cen Beauregards official report If the battle
of the 18th July at Bull Run, appears in the Rich
mond Examiner, of the ID inst. 1t is a we'll writ
ten and lucid narrative of that event, the imme
diate results of which he sums up thus:
Our casualties, in all 68 killed and wounded,
were fifteen* killed and fifty-three wounded, sew
eral Of whom have since died The loss OF the
enemy can only be coDjectured :: it was unques
tionably heavy. In the cursory examination which
was made by details from Longstreet's and Eary's
Brigades the 18th July of that part of the field
Immediately contested and near Blackburn's Ford,
| some sXty-four corpses were found and buried,
and at least twenty prisoners were also picked up,
besides ITS stands Of arms large quantity OF
accoutrements and blankets, and quite one hun
dred and fifty hats.
The effect of this days conflict was to satisfy
the enemy he could not force passage across
Bell Run in the face of our troops, and led him
into the flank movement of the 2lst July and the
battle of Manassas, the details of which will be
related in another paper
| Including two reported missing.
| We have room at present for no more of this
| report than the following account of the combat
| between the Washington Artillery and battery
of the enemy:
It was at this stage of the affair that remark
| able artillery duel was commenced and maintained
| on our side with a long-trained professional op-
ponent superior in the character as well as in the
number of his weapons, provided with improved
| munitions and every artillery appliance, and at the
| same time occupying the commanding position.
! The results were marvellous and fitting precursors
to the artillery achievements Of the 2lst of July
| In the outset, our fire was directed against the
enemy's infantry, whose bayonets, cleaning above
| the tree-tops alone indicated their presence and
force. This drew the attention of battery placed
| on a high, commanding ridge, and the duel began
in earnest. For time, the aim of the adversary
was inaccurate, but this was quickly corrected
and shot fell and shells burst thick and fast in the
very midst of our battery, woundng, in the course
| of the combat, Capt Eschleman, five privates and
the horse of Lieut.. Richardson. From the position
| of our pieces and the nature of the ground then
! aim could only be directed at the smoke OF the
| enemy's artillery; how skully and with what
| execution this done, can only be realized by
an eye witness. For few moments their guns
We're slcnced, but soon rGopened. By direction O.
| Gen. I4ongstreet, his battery was then advanced
| by hand, out of the range now ascertained by the
| enemy and shower of spherical case, shell ant
| round shot flew over the heads of our gunners
but one of our pieces had become hOrs de co1t6d
from enlarged vent. From the new position
our guns fired, as before, with no other aim thar
the smoke aud flash of their adversaries' pieces
| renewed and urged the conflict with such sigma
ygor and effect that gradually the fire of the enemy
slackened, the interval between their discharge
grew longer and longer, finally to cease and VIZ
fired last gun at batlied, flying foe, whose heav.
masses in the distance were plainly seen to breal
and scatter in wild confusion and utter rout, strew
ing the ground with cast-away guns, hats, blankets
and knapsacks, as our parting shell were throw
among them In their retreat, one of their piece
was abandoned, but, from the nature of the ground
it was not sent for that night and, under cover o
darkness, the enemy recovered it.
The guns engaged in this singular conflict on on
side we're three 6.pounder rifle pieces and fou
ordinary 6-pounders, all of Walton's battery-th
Washington Artillery, of New Orleans. The of
+ GERS Immediately attached were Capt. Eschema1
Leutenants c. W. Squires, Richardson, Garne
and Wilmington. At the same time, our infantr
| haII t,a hoply nT Straam
! guns, and the missiles of the combatants flew
. and fro above them as, cool and veteran-like, ft
y more than an hour they steadily awaited the M
ment and signal for the advance.