The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-01-17
Heaure- ard. Account Of the Bull
Run Battle.

Run Battle.
The Virginia correspondent of the New
Orleans Dsns gives an account OF a select
dinner party to General Br~ArRKsARp. at
which he made the following re@uks:
On the 2lst oil July, at ahodt ~ o'clock.
perhaps tour. IL seemed To me that the vic
tory Was already with,n cur grasp. Ia fact.
up TO that moment l had never wavercd IN
the convict,o n that triumph must crown our
arms. Nor Was my confidence shaken until.
AZ the tine l have mentioned. | obs rived ON
the extreme ielt. az the distance vi something
more than a mule. a column vi men approaeh-
ias. Al their he'd vas a d x which | could
not III aiasuish. Even 9th the aid OF "A
string lass. vs. W bic 10 determine
wnetarr II vas the United States AZ or the
GJuleIer-.s d.g. Al the same mSment |
r~css,s Ell q de ssch from capt. Alexander. IN
CD ,rsr OF the sgnal stttlon. waning ne 10
lobk "at tor the ls .. N q = lar- c column was
approaching Irom Ga q direct OF aud mat IL
we supposed 70 be Gcu. Psttersou's CON.
mand Coming To reinforce Mcdowell. AT
this moment. | must ~c0ufess, my heart failed
ne. | came. reluctantly, 90 the conclusion,
that alter al our efforts ve should at last be
compelled TO We'd 20 the enemy the hard.
fought and body Geld. ! agsu took my
glass to examine the aag OF the approaching
column. bur my anxious inqairy was unpro-
ductve OF a result. | could not tell To which
army the vavins banner be onged.
A. this time all the member of nv staff
we're absent. having been dispatched TO va.
rious points. The 0nly person with me Wa
th< gallant 0ekcer Who has ~recently distin-
guisbet b m-eli by a brilliant isat OF arms
GENERA. then Colonel Evans. To him |
eemmalicated nv doubts add fesrs. ! told
him ! feared Tue approaching force WAS in
reality Pattssso1's div sion. thar Ii such Wa
the case ! Should be compelled g. tall back
upon our own reserves. snd postpone. ill tie
next d@y. . coatinG sti0u 81 TIE engagement
After further rejection ! directed Colonel
Evans 70 proceed IL Ces. JohDson. who hid
assumed The task OF collecting q reserve. .rd
20 MORN him o.; tie rircumstsnt e. Of the
case. asd - request h.m 70 h,se hi. reserve
collected with all dspttch. ard hold them IA
Readiness 20 support our fesrsgrsas m5ss
usnt Col lab Starred ~. ths N - oa
thus entrusted % him. He hsa proceeded
bat . short distance when u occu-red 10 me
to make smother communicative OF TIE sill
approaching 9 *. IL bid no~ eoms within
feh view sudden gust of wind sho- ; cot
ls folds and ] recognized The st.rs and bars
ID the Coafed~rats baR1er IL ~ss the c 4
borne By yeer fes meet here tie General
tcrned :, C.,h'nel Rsy. wno AT bes de him
the gallant 1th Louisi 80. snd a.. column -
ytch roar re- met essstIiutci tie advance.
gas The brigade 81 Gcnen. fthen Coionell
ksr.y. A. ysar eousux Vas greeted ~.tn
sathssazlc cheers, regiment alter regiment
RESPONDED % the CTR. fhe enemy hszre- The
frsmShaut hszxs their attack sikcke1ed
thsy we're N tun asslled b. cur forc~s. ssd
within LsIf "a hour from a q cen
u~ouea the retreat an Cad - -es t6ss
var stsirs e<nDer gissming over - az tass
festive bosrd. but ] bepe never sgsiu - So
Il apcs tbs sssd Of b~sus.