Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-02-04

Es,oc IS 1itoi,'.. !esecVe battery o. dee guns
=ss n position oE: .tcLsan's farm, ir P:soe
Of wcods ia roar Of Bees right.
GanpSou's LsEicn OF s:x companies Of in-
! fsnt.y. six hundred ss:cug, having s7-t7ca iha!
morning hr tSe cS!e frcEn SichmonG. Vas
subsequently,, as sona as il arrived. cr6c:sd
forward tc position IT. i.ct2ed,s,s 7:c;1iry
Of tbs LsI-:s House, esa su yJpo-: for aaJ sicops
engaged in that quarter.
ihs effective force :: I'll aTI2S OF fns semy
Of the Potomac on ,hst eyentiui morning. il.
cluding the garrison af latup PickeDs, Cid net
exceed 81, ,ssS, and 90 guns.
The army cf the Shenandoah, ready &c.
action on TIA fed, ,aag bc set al 5000 msn
and 20 guns"
The Brigade Of Gensrai Holmes mustered
| about 1895 bsyonets. six guns and company
of cavalry shout SO strong.
Informed at $40, 4. NJ, by Colonel Esana,
that the enemy had 9eplcysd soma twelve
hundred ment With ssvsral pieces Of artillery
in bis !Cnadises front, ct once ordered him,
| rs also Genera! Cooke, ii attacked to IsiatRin
| their pcsi,i.n &c the last extremity,
IN l,Y pin:on ihs mes: cfeoti7o rc'.;ot CT
relieving ;hst flank vas BY rapid, determined
/ a,!acs with ny right wing sGd csctre ou the
eneDy's h:GE aud rear a! Csatre7iile,
wits cue 9reosai:cas again. The advance
ot his reserves iron the direction 0!
Washington. b. scch q .rHTe:aen. /
/ o:.aaaully expected 10 achieve coDpl3:o
victory for nv country By -, Il.
| These ne1 dispositions were submitted to
Genera! Johnston, ~ho fully ap2:aTed thee,
aud It's orders for their lmr:eala.c execution
! Te-a 81 o7ce issued.
! Rriged.sr GaneEei Ewel! aas directed to
| besia the r;avea,eI., to be followed aud sup-
| ported successive!y by Generals D. 4. Jones,
Llnesirce. and kontaia respectively, cup
| ported tE tAeiT several appointed reserves,
! The caSsl-y uhaet Stuart anG BEDFORD ws,e
TO be. .lie!G in nsnd, subject 80 future orders
pa6 res.lv icr e!npln. Gaas as ~ghr De r..
! ouiret hy ,iie eS;genc:os Of tho GAts?e
Aao4. $50, 4. Il, General Johnston
ari u,ysslf transferred Our headquarters
! 70 esat.al position aGou. half mile in rear
! Of kttch2l.s F"r.i, whence 10 nigh; Tsieh
The ccar5e .: eyenEs.
E':a-::";>!v, as =s''iT af CSC, ahe E'sds.glls;S
| u i:ors - E?als'S ;csstIrl-Stuug B.:dsc-
had ope;,"d %,;. q large 60 po.ud2s Parrot
rife sgc, a11 .a!;Y Tiuutes iaLe:, With s
moderate sp2ere1!iy tents: = fcr ;;tn 0 cat
| tsry Of -ih= pisces. o.Sct' ! 1:4: n trent sr
Essas's. snd :t.sa IT. to- i,e,r:c.. :; QGcke's
pVsis;ua. iSs ;7:shoat dlaHr:g :: return fire
arc :isc;saT!g oi ocr positions e,iaa; because
! i. sE.4: Gas:$sT ws :la1 ttialny :Gt sisa: T.
pounoc7 pieces, "hicA cosi3 d., ceach tie els,
tsas eCsGJ.
IS iae E.t:- Lists rGi siFa0cea ~ in Ell
e:;Gis's :ae c. s.,-in:s&s-s u tEcnt " Evans
la:. officer g-c2p:iy thyeT forward the tHo
/ derk c5rnoAni-s o. the 4th South Carolina
: Regiment s:'d c~!c company of II hsst's Louisi.
aoa EGstaioc, ds?ioysa cssk!.misGe-a, 20 cover
! cis s-nGG fro..E Al occasional scattering ire
Hssa!isd. SIC .S,s t5s rs arlls7 il that
quET,s- .t7 7aoce shsn 81 Aoa-,, va!ls the Hsin
eocI {: las Ia=-2? ~Ss matching It's dubious
Eay through ;as Is FG7ss;" 20 take cur
toroes IN dA5k @ad :sa--.
by s.3g. 4. Vi, Goioaai E9sns having bs-
| cone ssris6sa Of tho counterfeit character of
| tho E10F&paont eR his To2t, en6 persuaded OF
so attenlp! % turn his left iaIlk, decided &C
2tEry5 his LnE!t!o3 tc :1sSs tina enemy, and
| ttr fhi2 'puTpe5e Immediately put in motion 10
his lett and rear six companies OF S!osn's 4.h
South Carolina regiment, Wheet's Louisiana
oattS!ion's live companies, SIC two 5poundeTs
OF the Ia;a,n's battery, !=aSing !o-r conpa-
! Lies u Sioah's regiment uacac ccTsr IS the
sois i1nsii.,e defence cf tie S2ons Bridge.
cut giving :5io7mot!on 10 General Cocka oi
his cnzag" .; position and she reasons that
ilpeiisd :t.
Fo!lo~ing rosd lending y toe Cid Put
syivsnia tJecter) Mansion, Colonel Evans
io1net = l;2o 9: Sstt!e soGs iouc hundred
yards n rear-s5 as aGVspoad-1f thGt house,
bis guns to the front and in position, properly
supported, 10 its Immediate right. Finding,
|! hoUe7sr, toe: the enemy 1:c no. appear On
that ,oa:, %h!ch Eas branch oi tis one lead.
ing So Sadlsy's Springs Ford 70 Ersatsyilo
AID D::Zf.ieS, &c turned abruptly to the !elt,
4r:d, marching ae-css sse Se!1s foE three guar.
ters Of mji=-atou! 50, a M.-taok 20.
s:ciac ia i;!;s 81 ost.;c; n:s left. Slosos COM
psnies, resting CD ms 1naia S:satsY;lle 5osd
IN & ssaloE ra2;;I.a, "a Louisiana battalion 20
tie Ti2hf, IL sdr-ais 3cle tTo hundred yards,
a rectangular cc:s;s c: wooa separating chen
Oas piece of his aTtAia1y, planted OF al etni-
uIaSa SONS ss7ta iiG-tsed yards 70 shs E=sT
G Lea!'s EG.ta.i@G, aaa the ctasr OF s ridge
nes1 ia il rear oi S!oErs posi.icn, cennaca-
irs res,a u ths rosd just in Erolt Of the line
cI pS;;;e Il this o.der ha awaited tho ccmiug
9: :n5 Eiesas5 Of :he e2aD7 cow drawing hear.
Il ihs meantime, about O'clock, y. q
Jsckson's 2:ig%1s, WITH !nhodsns, aE:d I've
pis3sa OF s. a,v,.~ bs!ilsI, .I;.d ia.;; eSlt I"
;eke Gp pos:',:" s:1n:S S:ii: Rtlta snaTis TIE
Interval batws=!. .2=s= T's:.s ALI: SAH!'a.'s
!s5l WITH orders ;, oI;r:t cite: 10 $3.50 Q:
nssd-the character ~! tr2@sf Gph!3s! is,;-
| tuEcs 0, the E1ouHd as:.2s seaEI saowa &c
General Jackson bj Captain ,. B. Ear:s, O:
tie Engineers OF his Ar.aT Corps,
S. mcch OF Bees and Hsr:o@s BTiga3es,
roT cn!:ed, as had erriTe3--soIn5 two teoG-
ssnG eight hundred snpskets-bad siso csoo
sent forward 70 lis sap201: Q: tAs YosiuoI. .!
the Sicno Bridge.
TIE sn=r3 begiani1s bis dstoar lun ne
turnpike 2. polcr sesrly nsli way between
Stca3 Bridge and Dci.:revils, had pursue1
tor.uors, DarsoT tcaoa o. rarely uaed read.
through deo5e ~ecd, the greatec psEs q MS
Hsv, Unit. Esac The S1dlev road. \ DIVISION
under Colonel Hunte-, Of the Fedora! regular
| .rDy, o! two ssIoag ST!ya4ss, @s9 ID Tie az
| sSnco followed !Gusd,ately oy aco:heT dS-
:ia;l un61t Uouaei asin:Ze.1aE, Cf lors> o:'s.
getss sud SsSen con,pauleS O. regular cavalry
srd tEen:y-four pieces Of artsIe:y-eighseef
OF which were rife guns. This column, as il
crossed Bull Run, numbered oSe. It, 900 mon
Of ali arms oy tfsir own accounts
Ru7nsids's brissds--which hare, ss at sair-
fsx Coar! House, led tie adTance-s: about
e.45, Z. s., debouccsd t7@al @ood Il sight
Of Evans position soins I've hundred yards
a;stsct Isen Wheat: sGttai3s..
Hs Immediately Ehre& toegsTd as Sklrinish-
e7s il force, anc .rey became engaged 9Th
What's commsn3, end the $ Eeunde: G2E
un6e- lieutenant Lsftwitc:;.
Tna Iedsraiists Ct cace advanced, es they
rsp5r; officially, rt!z 81 Eaodo !aiand regiment
! Toiul1ee,a Ti:h It's vsnntsd battery 81 SIX y
29u1dec riae guas Slo1n's oompsEies we're
.lea S.ovghs inoo actlor, having been pushed
! forward rErasga tas "oods. The &nenY,
seoa gslisd End staggered by the ire,
and a:essad by 1aa oet2ra:led vaIor WITH
.=h!ch "hrs: handed his battery uat:l &c
/ vas desperately wcui,lei. hasleuel up three
otneT :sHinlea;s >: ;ns cr!EAGs ara ,wo
| Dah!srce. rcw!;zc7s, r:ssios lu all quite five
| thauSsnl Hyn i:Incr.d h.rnnefs and eiehL