, 1861-07-30

El1Assorth's Zpuaves at Bulls Bun.
The following statement Of the part borne
IL tie battle Of Bulls Run by tac Fire Zou
ases, vas furnished by Lieut. Knox of Com
pany a, In that Regiment. Lieut.. Kuoz Eas
member Of the famous Chicago zouayes.
When Col. Ellsworth took charge Of thu regi-
ment IN New York he summoned Knox to
join him and gave lin Lieutenancy. H.
ssys:
Tie regiment was encamped on Saturday
Eight ct place about mile this side Of Cen
tre1i'le. At2 o'clock On Sunday morning,
the men We're aroused, md remaiGed under
a1ms untit Z O'clock, at which time they start
ed forward. There we're $50 men, all told,
With Pony" Far1ham at their hasd- With
the woods, singing and laughing aod eager
for the fight. They had marched about
fLurteeu miles, and were within three miles
OF the battlefield, when they heard the guns
ana EaW The smoke from IN em;ueuce. This
excited the men wonderfully, and at double
lion Of joining Col. Wilcox, who, with ths
Michigan regiment, Vas short way ahead.
Haltirg st pool Of dirty Water, t1ef refreshed
themselves, and vent On until they came to
church three qua rte1s Of mile this side Of
the battlefield, where they left their over
ecn,s nsa aaa afa hase1sacks, and having formed BY
stan sum ptA4ee' asaan Well Oh ~ oouole quick
As they passed q bit Of woods they were
fired at bT some cavalry who were concealed
there, but stopping only to return the fire,
they moved on until they reached q fair ha1.-
~ ..1.e ~. mt9 l4Tte, w enemy succeed
= ia4ta~ - 1Sa1a mm tae un..ed Sta.ss tcusatsa
fha r;.,b+ ~ ~ -. s.as.oneu ~ lug "oous "
me 1gnt o. t4e lonavee, VINO we're at once
impressed Win TIC idea that they had mis-
s.uI, a',,, aHH ~ eaat tsston WY ~ e ta5e too9s
Gfi.rao ,haa-: mnsSufoa 60. VIII mAa, Wig yen,
ntIehar iT1,s a1a i0u4, ne5cs clY ol ne
;,atas'.e.tS my enS'aIo M1oss lne
t,ra1.a,. a.st spass, l1sneo IN tne iace OF
III as.5 ;si isom tne cannon On Tue
sant @ e.as u E;1ad u ~, MnooF7 @ anu nna9s osose
~, a"sat, s Aansu 1e test, occupied Inc p0sl.
uon, ano ~! attempted 10 uss me guns. me
tsggsa ttega!ats olo not lstnin 70 feceNe at taelr
nsnos 3 hae lecaptu1eo oattery, anu 1t "as use
eaSs7,, ~ .,,;n An1e. h,4 NHus ~ pos-
session q nus oattery body OF
reht Ir wy "eiG th iae %1oas II taee
pSAt iIal, t Heu Mltn eous1ue1ao!e GuscG eeVe-
a, aai aehe3s th inlo shelr midst' sna Tue Colonel
FAY Me oauef 70 1eaSs tne nattefJ ant Us
4coee Tue enemy: Ihls they did e1ectuallT,
ano co3npeAeo s4e reoels 70 nee from the
WAN Dchlhd. unfortunately TIE zcuayes
were ny amars 20, Of the stote Of atL.iss On the
o.atr OLE +, slCe 81 taG N9oos, and YIN 1os haste,
Only tc tind themselves the target Of another
91dy q mtantfy beyond, while the Black
Herse Gayalry =, we're seen charging full upon
1ntM. y, lungs looked badly, Waen, fortunate
y. 11e 3n1anlty were engaged W another fe5i-
maat, nus tgs g1vg inc Zoaases time to kre-
pare lo1 thc cnarge from horsemen. They
!tlmea aasIiIy N nne. kneel1ng, seIai knee1~
lpg ano stanelpe, tIat h1s worth faseian, they
9;i mignt receive thesf enemies With successive
'o1,e. ne u
1I,, msn, EI!enalaiy mounted, and as ready for
asSaita ~ a as tanse on Nao tney noped 70 nu.
1e,nac ~ nn sa11S oiscnalge M Ilom lne cavalry the
1euaYes O. aa maze no resgonee, although several
4 VI tne ~ lnen WsIe klled, pnt waited patiently
~ u1sn II eueny "as Utmost upon 1aem, Ene1,
u 4Elck s1ceeSsloE, tnc three faoks tired,
~ gaea man uclnS us pest Tor tue good cause.
l1e M snoek 10 lhe reoel9 was great, but they
1alaea, nehaTlng spiendldly, md attempted Q
renewal Of thc charge, Tor which, however,
the t4ci1E1 nremcn WeTn nrHDnrGH and ft1r