The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-03

whence, with clear view Oh be Seie.at
r,snt and cen tire, fllisg the open iiels.s TO the
west of the itren 'ss,i .e-Sudiey Road, and
eentiy slnping sou Inward, he opened hre
with hts battery upon them with deadly and
damaging effect.
Iyo.ou-l Early who, by some mi schance,
did NOT receive orders until , o'clock, which
had been sent him a. noon, came on the
ground tma,e dtatety atter E'zsy, with Mem
psrs 9Th N,rsinia, Hays 9Th Isoo's'ana, AUG
Barksdale's 18th niiss.sstplt resinaen's Ahis
brigade, by the personal direction OF tsherni
Johaston, was marched ny the hohsnaIn
HOUSE, scros IS the fields 10 the lei, ehlney
around the woods through which Eizey MAO
passed anu under a severe hie, INTO po
tion In line Of hattie near Chinns House
oatfank,uN the entmy's right.
At this time aboutS 81 l.. IA, she e"eat
.iriyeu back on their left and eenlre' aho
brush ed sreYn the woods bordering the quo.
lev boaA. south and west OF ."e neh.t
House, had formed "A line OF n.s..s Va uay
Normidao,e proportions of crescent outline,
rs.cnins ON their left. from vicinity OF Pitt.
aylvsnia, (sha cid carter Mans,on,l by Mat-
tGew's ana ia rear Of Dogan's, across the
snr,,,sa near 10 ChiEn's house The woods
ma asits were nlied with their masses OF
Infantry aud their carefully preserved
cavalry /; was n truly magnificent though
red subtaeie spectacle, as they threw forward
Ia fine style, ON the broad gentle slopes OF
the ridge &C ,ucied by their main lines, u
elond OF skiriaisAess, preparatory fer another
attack.
but as Early formed his line ard Beck
enemy, Eixsy brigade, Gibbons lo,h Fir
gaia, Lieat. Col. A1uarts Isl maryland, an
NaughG's Sd TenEssSee regtIn ents, and Cash 8
s,h, and Kersnaw' "a ooutn Carolina, With
ers's 18Th, ard Prestons 2S.h Virginia, ed
vancSd III an irreg uiar line almost sinUita-
neousiy, wi; great spirit, from their several
positions upon the fIcnt and tanks of tae
enemy n their quarter OF the field. AT tn,
same time, too barry Ta%oiu,ely assai.ed tn cir
Yign, II tnA and rear. tGd4r IN g conbineu
attack the enemy was soon forced FIRST over
the narrow plateau ia tie southern angie
made by the two roads So often mentioned
tnto patch OF wo nis on its western slope.
thsnce back over Toung's branch sni tn.
turnpike into the folds Of The began 1aEin,
and fearward, in extreme disorder. Ia ala
available dire tions, towards BUfi Run. TIE
Tout b al now become general and corn piete
About the tiIas that E. zey ana EGTiy were
entering iuto action, {; co.unl OF tns enemy,
Keyes brigade Of Ty leE'S division. made il,
across tfe$tn-aVikG ne .Eeen San Kun
and the Robinson House, under cover OF {:
wood and brow OF the RIGGS, apparently &c
tnrg my right, hut was easily reFuised by !;
few snots frCm Latham battery, now units,
and placed in .Cs tion by Capt IL. Is. Harris
OF the Virginia Eugiu-ers, whose service:
during the day became his character as ~
able, cool and sSliital officer, an from Al
bnrus's battery, cpportuueiy ordered by Gen
Jackson TO tSustt.op 10 the right OF IL. u"
on q hill com NJ and AZ ;hs line vi approach :.
the enemy, ard Supported by pcroous Oh re
gimeEs Collected together py tue 'oAt1 OH
GERS OF General johnston ard myself.
Earfy's brigade MEANWHILE, joined BY tn
Nineteen N Firgiuia regiment, Lieut. Col
Strange, of Cookies origsae pursued he nov
panic stricken, fugitive ehemy. stuart VIII
his cavalry, and Bec4nam had ASP tnEen u
the pursuit along the road by which the ell
envy had come upon the Held tha, II rninR
but, soon cum Dered By prisoners who thronge'
his way, the former Was anab 10 attack IN
mass OF the fast Il eeing, Iranlic FedeTaiists
Withers's, Ii. J. Pres,ons, Cash's, and Ker
shaw's regiments, MaIcp;oB's Legion, an'
kemper's battery aisi pur-ne'i ai"ng th
Warrslton road by The stone Bridge, the IN
envy having opportunity opened Way to-
them through the heavy abatis which my
troops had made on the west side Of tht
bridge several days before. Bur ta's pursuit
was soon recalled, in consequence of tais'
report which unfortunately reached us tea
the enemy's reserves, known to De fresh ant
OF COZ. id-rable strength, were threatening
this position Of Union Mills Fora
Colonel kad:ort, with SIX companies Nir-
GINA cavalry was Also ordered Dy CeneiN II
Johnson to cross Euil kUn Aud attack TIA,
enemy from the direction OF i.ew:s's House
conducted Dy one OF my aids, tcnouei Chis
holm, by the Lewis iard, 20 til & immediate
vicinity Of the Suspension Bridge, he charged
a battery With great g4lian:ry, look Colune
Corcoran, OF tle % II regiment New lori
yoiu nteers, piSoner, aad captured III
Federal coiors OF that regiment, as Well rs
number of The eaetny. He lost, however,
promising officer CT MS regiment, CaptGii
Winston Radford.
aleu- l.. CCiOhpI AuHICttt :-iSC lH(i 80 NE com
palleS OF cavalry III nat pursuit, AID render
ed material service IL she c-pture Of prison
ers AMI Of caunou. horses, arr mur ition, &c.
abandoned by the en.Diy II their Il ;ght.
Captain Lays company of ths FUwbatal
troops, and Utterb.ck's Hangers, Virgins
volunteers, attached to my person, did ma
terial service, under Captain Lay, ia rally
ing troops broken ior the time by the onset Q
the enemy masses
During the period Of tn e 1nomen to rs event
ht ~; as N xchi cl
were passing en- the blood Stained plateau
along ths SIdley and Warrenton roads, othe
portions of the line OF i all hun I'D not beer
void Of action, OF moment and CT influenc
upon the general result
While Colonel Evans 3nd his sturdy baE,
were holding ut bay the Federai ad rance be
yond the pike, the enemy rGIde repsatat
demons trations, with artillery an'; III tnrrry
upon the line Of Cookies brigade, vi III tht
serious intention of forcing the position, II.
General Scaenca admits In his report. They
were driven back with severe loss by La
tham's "a ae':icnl and Rogers's fonr six
FOUNDERS, and were SO i'm pressed with the
strength OF TINT line lis to ne held in check
and inactive, even attsr IL had been stripped
OF All is troops but one company Of the 18th
Virginia regiment, uuder Captain Duke, a
npritorlous Officer. And II is worthy OF no.
tice ,ha', III th.s encounter OF our siz-lpunGcr
guns, handled by OIL volunteer artilierists,
they had worstad such I. notorious adVer-
sary as the Ayres's-to5merly Sberm2n's-
lila Ion that 1t had We. h:Ier me tai than It's
OWE to contend with.
The centre bril- adea-Bon na IN : and Long.
streets--of the lire Of Bull Run il no,
closely engaged, we're never theiess exposed
for much OF the day to an annoying, alnOS,
lLces5ant 1.Ie OF ar ;iIiery OF long range bu l.
by steauy, veteran like maintenance OF
their positions, they he'd, virtually, par
alyzei all day, two strong brigades Of the
enemy, with their batteries tour) OF rife
guns.
IS before said. two regi men IS Of Ronh ans
brigade, 2d and ota South Carolina voiun
teers, and Eemper's battery. took q distiu-
guished part III The battle. The remainder
sd Villians's. I'm Ea2oa's South Carotins
volunteers; ii IL iKtrslaad'st North Caroline
regiment: six companies S.h Louisiana vol
Untesrs shield S ba terry, ana one section O.
WaiIoa's battery, uuder lieutenant Gar
nett, whether in boGing their post or TAXI 9
up the pursuit officers and men discharged
their duty with credit and promise.
Lonsstreet's brigade, pursuant 20 orders
prescribing his part OF the operations OF III.
centre and right wing was thrown scr0s:
Bull Run early III fhe morning. and under t
severe fire of artillery, was skiiituily dis
posed for the assault cf the enemy's 6A tier u
in that quarter, bat were withdrawn subse
quently, in consequence of the change o
plan already nisc toned and explained IL.
troops OF this brigade were, lst, Major SKIN.
ner; Tito, GarlEDd's; 2tth, Lieut. Col. Eair
ston's; 18th, Corse's Virginia regime az ts:5th n
Carolina, Lieut.. UcI Jones, and WhitehsaG' !.
company Virginia cavalry; through Cul thu
day these troops e.incoc the mos. so.5ieriy
spirit.
After the rout, hsvins been ordered by
Gen. Jobne ton IL The direction of Centreyills
In pursuit, these bgigades advanced near tc
that place, when night and darkness inter.
vening, Gen. Bonham thought il proper to
direct his own brigade, and that OF Gen.
L0ngstrset, back to Bull Run.
Gen. u. X. Jones early In the day crossed
Bull Run with his brigade, pursuant TO or
doris indicaticg his part IN the projected
attack by our right wing and centre on the
enemy & tentrer;lfe, took pp Il position on
the Union Mills and Centrevilie road ~ ore
than a N.iie in advance Of the Run. Ordered