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BYR. M. GOODMAN. ZThe Advocate. The W eekh Advocate Is published eveiy Friday Morninq- at $1.50 a year in Advance, Blanks’. Blanks'. Blanks’. BLANKS in any quantity and of every vv riety kept on hand or printed to order, at rh<. low*' I'lX-’li’.e price. at this otlice. \] s JOB WORK, of every varie ty and style, executed in the neatest m ' most approved style ot the art, and at prices which cannot be ••murmured at" by the •elosost-fisted" in or out of this section ot the jountrv. (live us a trial. - • ■— £qjal gUlrcrttocmcnte. nou , l( - v _ me for Letter- of Bismission from said Admin istration. These are therefore to cite and admoni-'n all and singular those concerned to tile their objec tions. if any th y have, in my office.on or before the first Monday in March next, otherwise Let ters of Dismission will be granted the applicant * at tnat term of the Court ot Ordinary for said county. Given nnder my hand at office, in Marietta, this August 29th. ISM. JOHN G. C \ WB'T.L Or l'v GEORGIA. Pickens Counit. loan wn >m it may concern. Bethel Q. Disharoon. hav ing in proper form applied to me for Letters of Administr tion. de bonis non. ir on the tin ad ministered portion ot Henry Fitzsimmons estate late of said county. This is to cite all and sin gular the creditors and next of kin of said Henry Fitzsimmons, to b > and appear at my office within the time allowed by law.and show cause, if any they ea . why letters of ' dminis tration de bonis non should not be granted to Bethel Q. Dishroon on the unadrainistered es tate of Henry Fitzsmamons. Witne-smy ’’and and official signature. M M. TATE. Ord’y. £r Officio. December 28. 1861.—1(>1. Georgia Cobb County: WHEREAS. Clayton Vaughn. Administrator of Moses R'jsseau. deceased, la’e of said CouiCy. applies to me for letters of dis mission from said Administration. These are therefore to cite and Admonish all and singular those concerned to file their objec tions. if -,ny they have, in my office on or before the first Monday in April next, otherwise letters of dismission will be granted the appiicmt at that term of the Court of Ordinary of Cobb County. Given under my hand, at office, in Marietta, this 30th September. 1 861. J NO. G. CAMPBELL. Ordinary. Georgia. Cobb County: W’' EREAH. Jackson. Adm'nistrator I 'it iL: dee.-;- .’, late of said Conn tv. i ; -< m • for letle:s of dismission from -• iA*n!:iis’r iti-.n. Th -s > arejd "< ’ore to itc ihd Admonish all and s'nnui •.:• h ■>■ ••r.ne.-med to file their objec t: ■ s. if mv Imre, in my office r.n or before the fir—-t • •->•! iy in xprii m-xt. otherwise letters • di-m'-shm will be granted the applicant at : that term of the Court of Ordinary of Cobb J County. Given un 1-r mv band at office, in Marietta. ■ tbi- 3-i:h 'eptember. 1861. ' JNO. G. CAMPBELL. Ordinary. Oct. 1 -Cm. Gf'ORGJ A, Paulding C- unty; E'S I'm ■’ Pin's.rd tdministrafor ▼ » on :' e es .’.te ot J tmes N. Pinknrd de <—ai«.-d .v.'/'ns to me for letters of dism'ssion f zii-1 Adm'n'str ition. Th-s ■ are therefore t'- <-’‘e vn I require -ill and singular all persons q to be and appear nt my office in Dal las on the first Mondav in June n<*xt to show sis anv they have’ why said letters of d’smiss'nn =h'”.tld not be grant’d 'he applicant. Wi:no-s mv hind and official signature, this Norembe ■ Cte. 1861. MILES EDWARDS. Ordy. Nov. 12. per S. L. Strickland. GEORGIA, Paulding County. 'TTT'HEREA-. Enoch Pinkant. .Administrator VV of the Estate of James N. Pinkant. de ceased. applies to me for Letters of Dismission, from said Administration. These are therefore to cite and Admonish all persons concerned, to be and appear at my of fice. on or before the first Monday in March next, to show cause ,: f any they have' whv said Let ters Dismiss >ry should not then be Granted the applicant. Given under mv band at office this September ;; nd. 1861. MILES EDWARDS. Or'dy. Georgia Co';b County: <U" ii I i • ~. Rasberry Eason Adminis r.itor ▼ v o . t:c> te of Elias S. Norton, decea- -d late of sii i o miy. applies to me for letters, of dismission ;om - id Administration. Tbe-e a therefore t > cite and admonish all and singularthoso concerned t<» file their objec tions. if any they have, in my office on or before the first Monday in April next, otherwise letters of dismission will be granted the applicant at that term of the Court of Ordinary of Cobb ; County. Given under my hatfd. at office, in Marietta, this 30th September 18G1. JNO. G. CAMPBEI.L. Ordinary. Oct. L-On. . Georgia Cobb County: WHERE \S. Eiizibethder. Administratrix of Charles Clef - , decease'!, late of aid County, applies to me for letters of disniis ion from said Administration. The;- an- therefore to cif“ and -Admonish all and singular those concerned to file their objec tions. if any they have, in my office on or before the first Monday in April next, otherwise letter-' of dismission will b -granted the applicant at. that term of the t.'onrl of Ordin try of Cobb County. Given tinder my hand, at office, in M irictta, this 30th September. 1801. JNO. G.CAMPBELL, Ordinary. Oct. 1. (im. Georgia Cobb County : WHEItEA-. Mr-. Martha D. Ne bitt. Exeo trix on t ! i<-estate of H. (>. K. Nesbiit. i ite ' f -til cOii'ity dece sod. applies 'o me for !<•:> of dis ,ti ion from the adminis tration of said estate These are therefore to cite on I admonish all anil singular the kindred mid creditor- of- aid deceased, to file their objections, if any they have, in my office on or before t e first Mond-iy in July next, otherwise let’eis of dismis sion will be granted the applicant at that term of the Court of Ordinary for said county. Given under my hand, at Mat ietta, this 3d (lav of Jannaf., 1 8(12. • .January 3d. .JNO G CAMPBELL. Ord v ©be Jlafietta Itafate. Battle of Manassas —<>— Report of General Johnston, UstADQVARTEItS ArMV OFTIIE I’uTOMte, Fairfax 0. 11, October 14, 1861. j 7b ihe Adjutant and Inspector (icneral, Confederate States Ar ni/ : Sir ; 1 have the honor to submit to the honorable Secretary of W ar, a re port ot' the op. rations <>t the troops un der mv command, which terminated in the battle ot Manass.is. 1 assumed command at Harper’s Fer ryon the ‘23d ot May. The forces at thai point then consisted el nine leg-iinents and 'wo battalio sos infantry, tour companies of artillery with sixteen pie res wiih ins, harness or Irorse, -1 rrrdrrri- They course, undisciplined, several reg-intents withoti accent e ments and with an entirely inadequate supply of ammunition. 1 lost no time in making- a complete recoiinoisance of the place and its en viron.,, in which the Chief Engineer, Major (now Brigadier General) Whi ting, ably, assisted. The results con firmed my preconceived ideas The position is untenable by any force not strong enough to take the field against an invading army and to hold both sides of the Potomac. It is " tiiangle, tfvo sides being formed by the Potom c and the "henaudoa , and the tliiid by Furance Bridge. The platan thus enclosed, and the end of Furnace Bridge itself, the only defensible posi tion. which, however, required for its adequate occupation doub'e me number. Has exposed to enfil ide and reverse fires of arrillery from heights on the Mary!and side of the river. Within that fine the ground was m u - e favora l>le loan att.ieking than to a defending force. The Potomac can l>e easily crossed at many points nb. ve and be low, so that it is easily turned. I is twenty miles from the great route into the Valley of Viiginia from Pennsyl - vania am! Mary' nd, by which Gen. Patters n’s approach was expected.— Its garrison was tints out of position to defend that Valley, or to previmt Gem .lie l .'iellan’s junction with Gen. Patte:- son. These were die obvious ai.d im portant objects to be kept in view. - Besides being in position foi them, it was necessary t" be a' 1 ■. on emergency, to join Gen. Beauregard. The occupatii n of Harper’s Ferry by our army perfectly suited the enemy’s views. We were I min ito a fixed point. His movements were unrestricted. These views were submitted to the mili t..rv autimrities. 1 lie continued occu paiioti of th'' place was, fiov.’ever, deem ed by them iiidi-pemsa' le Ide ormin ed to hold it until trie great objects of the Government re [Hired its aband m m mt. T he prac icablc roads from the Wt st and No thwest as well as from M in is sas meet die route from Pennsylvani.n and Maryland at Winches er. That point was, therefore, in my opinion, our best p'isilioii The distinguished commander of the a ,- my of the Potomac was eonvin - ed, like myself, of our dependence upon each other, and promised to co-operate with me in case of need. To guard :«g;iinst surprise, and o impos • upon (he enemy, Major Whiting was directed to m unit a few heavy guns upon Fur nace Bridge, and otherwise strengthen the position. I was employed, until the 13th of June, in continuing what had been be gun by rny predecessor, Pol. (now Ma jor General) Jackson, the organization, instruction, and equipment of th. * tro >ps and provi ing means of transportation and artillery horses. The river was observed from the Point of Rocks to the western part of the eon ity of Berkeley - the most distant portions by the in defatigal le Stuart, with his cavalry.— Gen. Patterson’s troops were within a few flours of . illiamsp >rt, at.d Gen. MeCl Il in’s in Western Virginia, were supposed to be appro- ching to effect a junction wi h Patterson, whose force was reported, by well-informed oersons, to Le 18 000 men. On the morning of the 13lh of June, information was received from Win Chester, that Romney was occupied 2,000 I’edcral troops, suppose<l to be the v n guard of McClellan’s army. Col. A. Hill with his own (13th) and Col. Gibbon’s (10th) Virginia regiments was dispatched by railway to W inchcs ter. He was directed to move thence towards Romney to take the best posi tion and best measures to check the ad vance of flu' enemy. He was to add to hi- command he Third i’eiricssce Regi ment ; which hail just arrived at Win Chester. During that day and the next, the heavy bagg-igc and rem lining public property were sent to Winchester by the railway, ami the bridges on the Po tomac destroyed. On the morning of the loth, he army nd fl irpm’s perry for Winchester, (th" force hud b"mi i - creased by these regiments since the first of June,) and bivonack , ' , l 4 niiL s bey >nd Charlestown. On the morning of th l - 16th, intelligence was leceived th t Gen. Patterson’s army had crossed the Potomac at Williamspor', also that the I'liifed States fa-ei at Romney had fallen back. \ c.e.nricr from Riihmmid Lreueht a dispatch authorizing mo to 11 AIIIE'I’TA, GA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY £l. ISO. evacuate Harper’s Ferry at my discre te*. ihe anny was ordered to gain the Mart'nsbnrg turnpike by a flank ino\e ment to Bunker’s Hill in order to place itself between Winchester and the ex pected advance of Pa terson. On hear ing of this the enemy re-ciossed the river precipitately Resuming my fiist, li ic ion and plan, I proceeded to Win chester. I’here the army was in posi tion'to oppose either McClellan f’r tn the west or Patterson from the northeast, ai d Io form a junction with Gen. Beau regard when necessary . Lieut Col. George Stewmrt, with his Maryland b.i talion, was sent to Har per’s Feriy to bring oil some public property said to have been left. As MctTellan was moving south westward from Grafton, Col. Hill’s comtnand was withdrawn from Romney. The defence <4 that reg on of country was on rusted to Col. McDonald’s regiment of cavalry Intelligi nee from Marvland indicating another movement of Patterson, Col. Jackson, with his brigade, was sent to the neighborhood of Mart nslnirg to support Co.l Stuart. Tile latter officer had been placed tn of servation of the firn* of the Potomac with his cavalry.— His increasing vigilance and activity was relied on to repress .small incur sions of the enemy, t.o give intelHgence of invasion by them, and to watch, har ass and circumscribe their every move ment. i i.l. Jackson was instructed to dost rny such of he rolling stock of the B iltim.ire and Ohio Railroad as could not be brought off, and to have so much of ir as could not be made available-to our service brought to Winchester. Maj. A biting was ordered to plan defensive works and to have some heavy guns on navy carriages mounted.— About twenty five him Ired mili ia, tin der Brig-General Carson, were called >ut from L\ derick and he neighboring counties to m in hem. Ou the 2d of July, General Patter son again crossed the Potomac. Cel Jackson, puisn oit to instructions, fell back before him. In re iring he gave him a severe lesson in the affair at Fall ing Waters. With a battalion of the s'ii Virginia regiment (Harper’s) and Pendleton’s Battery of Field Artillery, he eng iged the enemy’s advance, skill fully taking a position where the small ness oi his force was coiiceakd, he eu ciigeii them tor a esnsid ruble time in— 11.co J II heavy R.h.j ‘oxi r. iiivd ..lieu about Io be outflanked, scarcely losing a mail, but bringing off forty-live pris- ' n rs. I pou this intelligence the army, stren gthened by the arrival of Gen. Bee and Colonel Elzey, and the 9th Georgia regi ment, was ordered forward to the sup port i f Jackson. It m-t him at Darks viile, . ix miles from .Martinsburg, where it took up a p.isi ion for action, as Gen. Patterson, it was supposed, was closely follow ing (Jen. Jacks.in. be waited for him it this position four days, hop ing to lie attacked by an adversary at least double our number, but unwilling to attack him in a town so defensible as M irtinsburg, with iis solid buildings and en- Insures of masonry. Convinced at length that he would not approach us, I reiumed to Winchesler, much tb the disappointment of our troops, who were eager for ba tie with the invaders. Col. 'Huai t, with his cavalry, as usual, remained near the enemy Before the 15th of July, the enemy’s force, according to the best intelligence to l>e obt lined, amounted to about 32,- 000. Ours had been increased by < iglit outhern regiments. On the 15th of Julv, Col. Smart reported the advance of Gan. P itterson from Martinsburg. - II 'halted, however, at B iiker’s Hill, 9 miles •rom Winchester, where lie re in lined on ti.e 16th. On the 17th he moved to his left, to Smithfield. This created the impression that he intended to attack us on the South, or was mere ly holding us in check, while Gen. Beau regard should be atta ked .it Manassas by Gen. Scott. About 1 o’clock on the morning of July 18tlq I received from the Govern ment a elegruphic informing me th it Northern army was advancing up hi Manassas, then held by Gen, Beau regard, ami directing me, if prautictible, to go to that officer’s assistance, .send in • my sick to Culpepper Court House. In he exercise of thediscre ion con ferred by tin.- terms of the oilier, I at once (L lermined to march to join Gen. Beamegard. The best service which t.ie army of the Sh mandoah could ren der wis to prevent the defeat, of that of the Potomac To be able to do ibis, it was necessary, in the first instance. Io defeat Gen. Patterson or to elude ' him. The hitler c inrsc was the most speedy and certain, and was therefore, adopted. Our sick, near!y seventeen hundred in number, 'aere provided for in \V indicator. For the defence of that pl ace, 1 lie militia, of Gens Carson and ieem seemed ample ; for I thought it certain hat Gen. t'at erson wonl I fol low my movement is soon as h • dis covered it. Evading him by the dispo- I sition made o| the adv.nice guard under : 1 01. Stuart, the army moved through j A.snby’s (Jap to Piedmont, i station ol ■ Die Manassas C'ap Railroad. Hence | the infantry were (> be transported by i th • railway, while the cavalry and ar tillery wore ordered to cominue their match. I rcaced Manassas about noon on the 20th, preceded by the 7th and >; Georgia regiments, and by Jackson’s .ade, consisting of the 2d, 4th, sth, .21 and 23d Virginia regiments. I was in'i ompanied by Gen. Bee, with the 4th Alabama, 'he 2d and two companies of the 11th Mississippi. The President of the railroad company had assured me that the remaining troops should arrive during the day. I found Gen. Beauregard’s position too extensive, and tlie ground too dense ly wooded and intricate to lie learned in the brief time at my disposal, and therefore determined to rely upon his knowledge of it and of the enemy’s po sitions This I did readily, from full confidence in his capacity. His troops were divided into eight brigades, occupying the defensive line of Bull Run. Brig Gen. Ewell’s was posted at the Union Mills Ford • Brig. Gen. 1). R. Jones’ at McLean’s Ford ; Brigadier Gen. Lo igstreet’s at Black burn’s Ford • Brig Gen. Bonham’s al Mitchell’s Ford ; Col. •'ocke’s at Ball’s Ford, some three miles above ; and Colonel Evans, with a regiment and battalion, formed the extensive left at the Stone Bridge. 1 lie brigades of Biig. Gen. Holmes and Col. Early were in reserve in rear • f the right. I re garded the ar.tival of the remainder of the army of the Shenandoah during the night as certain, and Patterson.’s with the Grand Army, on the 22d, as pr dia ble. During the evening it was deter mined, instead of remaining in the de fensive positions then occupied, to as stime the off nsive, and attack the ene my before such a junction. Gen. Beauregard propos d a plan of battle, which 1 approved without hesi ta'ion. He drew up the necessary or der during’ the night, which was ap proved formally by me at half-past four o’clock on the morning early ino”ements of the enemy on that morning, and the non arrival of the ex pected troops, prevented its execution. Gen. Beauregard afterwards proposed a modifica'ioii of the abandoned plan -to attack widi our right, while the left j stood on the defensive. T’l is, too, be- ; came impracticable, and a battle ensued I different in place and circumstance from i any previous plan on our side. Soon after sunrise, on the m wiring of | the 21st., alight cannonade was opened I upon Col Evan’s position ; a similar demonstration was made against the j centre soon af'er, and strong forces were observed m Pont of it and ot Hie i right. About, eight o’clock, Gen. Bea i regard mi 1 I placed ourselves on acorns inanding hill in rear of Gen. Bonham’s ielt -near nine o’clock the signal officer. Capt. Alexander, reported that a large body of troops was crossing the valley of Bull Run, some two mi s es above the bridge. G< n. Bee, who hail been placed near Col. Cock<‘’s position, Col Hamp ton, with his legion, and Col Jackson, from a po.nt near Gen. Bonham’s left, were ordered to hasten to tin left flank. The signal officer soon called our at tention t«» a heavy cloud of dust, to the northwest, and about ten miles off, ouch as the march of an army would raise.— This excited apprehensions of Gen. Pat terson’s approach The enemy, under cover of a strong demonstration on our l ight, made a long demur through the woods on his right, crossed Bull Run two miles above our left, and threw himself upon the flank and rear of position. This movement was fortunately discovered in time for us to check its progress, and ultimately to form a new line of battle nearly at right angles with the defensive line of Bull Run. On discovering that the enemy had crossed the stream above him, Colone Evans moved to his left with eleven companies an 1 two field pieces, to op- j pose his advance, and disposed his lit tle force under cover of the woods near the intersection of the Warrenton Turn pike ai.d the Svdley Road. Here he was attacked by the enemy in immense ly superior numbers, against which he maintained himself with skill and un shrinking courage. Gen. Bee, moving tow irds the enemy, _ ui led by the firing had, with a soldiers eye, selected the position near rite Henry Hous.’, and forme I his troops upon it They were the 7 h and Bth Georgia, 4th Aiabaina, 2d 'I ississippi, and two companies of the llrii Mississippi regiment, with Im- ! boden’s battery. Being compelled, how- I ever, to sustain Col. Evans, he crossed the valley ami formed on the r'ght and ; somewhat in advance of his position.- ; Here the joint force, little exceeding live regiments, with six field-pieces, | held the ground agains about fifteen thousand troops for an hour, until, find ing themselves outflank d by the con tinually arriving troops of the em'iny, they fell hack to Gen Bee’s first tvaji- ! tion, upon the line of which Jackson, j just arriving, formed his brigade and . Stallard’s battery. Col. Hairib on, who I had by this time advanced with his le gion as f.ir as the turnpike, rendered efficient service in maiiH lining the or derly character ol the retreat Irom that point ; and here fell th • gallant Li' ui. Col. Johnson, his second in comm ind. In the meantime, I waited with Gen er.il Beauregard, near the centre, die full development of the enemy’s design’s About. 11 o’clock', the violence 1 of the firing on the left indicated a La Hf, and tin.- march of a large body from the i enemy’s centre towards the conflct was ( shown Lv clouds of dust. I was thus | I convinced that his great effort was to be made with his right. I stated that conviction to Gen. Beauregard, and the absolute necessity of immediately strengthenii.g our left as much as pos sible. Orders were accordlingly r.t once sent Gen. Holmes and Col. Early j to move with all s| ecd to the sound of i th<’ firing and to Gen. Bonham to send I up two of his regiments and a battery. (Jen. Beauregard and 1 then hurried at a rapid gallop to the scene of action about four miles off On the way Idi rected my chief of artillery, Colonel B n let n, to follow with his own i ni All urtis's batteries. We came not a moment too soon. The long contest against five-fold odds an 1 heavy losses, specially of field discouraged the t'oops and Col. Evans. Our presence with under fire and some example had the happiest effect on the spirit of the troops Order was soon restared, and the bat tle re-established, to which (he firmness of Jackson’s brigade greatly conrribu ted. T hen, in a brief ami rapid confer ence, Gen. Beauregard was assigned to the command of the left which, as the younger officer, he claim ed, while I rclu.nedgto that of the whole field The aspect of affairs was artificial, but 1 had full confidence in the skill and indomitalde curge of Geu. Beauregard, the high soldiery qualities of Generals Bee and Jackson, and Col Evans, and the devoted pa triotism of their troops. Orders were first dispatched to has en the march of Gen. Holmes’, Colonel Early's and Gen. Bonham's regiments. Gen. Ewell was also directed to follow with all speeds. Mmy of the broken troops, fragmente ol companies and individu il stragglers were reformed and brought into action with the aid of my stall and a portion of Gen. Beauregard. Colonel (Gover nor) Smith, with his battalion,and Col. Hampton, with his regiment, were or dered up to reinforce the right. I have since learned that Gen. Beauregard j had priviously ordered them into battle i They belonged to his corps. Colonel i Smith's cheerful courage had a fine in- I fluence not only oi. the spirit of his own I men, but upon the stragglers I Irom the troops engaged. The Ingest j b >dy of these, equal to about four com ■ having no competent field officer, I pla j ced under command ol one of my stuff i Col. F. J. T homas, who fol! while’ cr»l --i Inntry leading it against the eno. These reinforcements were all sent to the right to re-establish more perfectly that part of our line. Having attended to these pressing duties, at the immediate scene of conflict, my eye was next 'di rected to Col Cocke’s brigade, the nearest at hand. Hastening to lis pos tion. I desited him to lead his troops into action.. He informed me however that a large body of the enemy’s troops beyond the stream and below the bridge threatened us fr ni that quarter. He was t ierefoie left in his position. My headquarters were now establish ed near the Lewis House. From this c. mmnmling elevation my view embra ced the position of the enemy beyond the stream and the approaches to the Stone Briidge, a point of especial ims portance. 1 could also see the advan ces of our troops far down the valley in the direction of Manassas, and ob serve the progress of the ac ion and the rnanceuvres of the emnny. We had now sixteen guns and two hundred and sixty cavalry, and aHittle above nine regiments of the ainy of the Shenandoah, and six guns and less than the strength of three regiments of that of the Potomac, eng ged with about thirty live thousand United States troops, i amongst whom were full three thousand men of the regular army- Yet this ad mirable arti'lery and brave infantry and cavalry lost no foot of groti ’d For nearly three hours they main', toed their position, repelling five sue ssive assaults by the heavy in usses ,f the enemy, whose numbers enabl him continually to bring up fresh oops as their preceding columns we... drive back. C'ol. Stuart contributed to one of those repulses by a well timed ’ and vigorous charge on the enemy’s right fl nk will) two companies <■! Iris caval ly. The efficiency of our infantry and i c-avalry nrght have been expected,from a patriotic p'.'o| le accustomed, like I ours to the m inagcinent of arms and horses, but that of the arlii'ery was little less than wonderful. They were opposed to batteries far superior to Hie number, range and equipment if their guns, with educated otlicers and' thoroughly instructed soldiers. \\ e had but ( lie educated ar.illerist, Col. I’endleton, that model of a Uhri.stiar. soldier, yet they exhibited as niuc'i superiority Io the enemy in skill as in ccuragc. Their lire was superior in rapidity and precision About, two o’clock and officer of Gen. Beauregard’s Adjul nt General's office galloped from Mimassas to report to me that a United States army had reached the line of the Manassas (Jap Railroad, was marching t ovard.-i ns, and then but three or fmr miles from our left flank. The expecte I roiiifore.enients appeared soon alter. Col. Cocke was then des ired to lead his brigade into action to support the right of the troops engag ed which ho did with alacrity and efl’ect Within half hour the iwo regiments of VOL. XIX—NO. 7. ' (Jen B mliam’s Brigade (Cash’s, and . Kershaw’s) came up, and were directed against the enemy’s right, which he secme lto be strengthening. Fisher’s North Carolina regiment was soon af ter sent in the same direction. About 8 o'clock, while the enemy seemed to s riving io outflank and drive back our left and thus separate us from Manas sas, Gen. E. K Smith arrived with three regiments of Elzey’s brigade. He was instructed to attack the right flank of the enemy i/\v exposed to u;i. Before 1 tlx l r.ovezfent was completed he fell, i severely wounded. Col. Elzey at once i taking command, executed it with great promptitude and vigM’. Gen. Hcaure • , gard rapidly seized the opportunity llim Hus wh de line. The enemy was driven i back from the long contested hill and viciory was no longer doubtful.— He made yet another attempt to retrieve the day. Ile again extended his right with a still wider sweep to turn our left. Justus le-forined to renew the battle. Early’s three regiments came_ upon the field. The enemy’s new form ution exposed Iris right flank more even than the previous one. Col. Early was therefore, ordered to throw himself dl l’ ctly upon it, supported by Col, Stuart cavalry and Beckham’s battery. TFc execu ed this attack bravely and well while a simultaneous charge was made by Gen. Beauregard in front. The ene my was broken by this combined at tack. He lost all the artillery which he had advanced to the scene ot’ the conflict; he had no more fresh troops to rally on, and a general rout ensued. Instructions were instantly sent to General Bonham to march by thequek est route to the turnpike, to intercept the fugitives; and to Gen. Longstreet,, to follow as as possible upon the right. Their progress was check ed by ihe em iny’s reserve, and by night at Centreville. Schenck,s brigade made a slight dem onstration towards Lewis's fold, which was quickly checked by Holmes’s brig ade, A’hicli had just arrived from the right. His artillery under Captain Walker, was used with great skill. Col. S:uart pressed the pursuit of the enemy’s principal line of retreat, the Sudley road. Four companies of cav alry, under Col. Bradford and Lieut. Col. Munford, which had held in reserve m t/JO OtiVMfiJ Ball’s ford, -to rc -eh the turnpike, the line of retreat of the enemy’s left.— Our cavalry found the roads M en cumbered with dead and wounded, (many of whom scemeed to have been thrown from wagons,) arms, accourtre ments, and clothing. A report came to me from the right that a strong body of United’ States troops were advancing upon Manassas. Gen. Holmes, who had just reached the field, and Gen. Ewell on his way to it were ordered to meet this unexpected attack. They found no foe, however. Our victory was as complete as on® gained by infantry and artillery cm be. An adequate force of cavalry wouhl h ive made it decisive. It is du under Almighty God, to the skill and resolu'ion of Gen. Beauregard the admirable conduct of Gens. Bee, E. K. Smith, and Jqckson, and of Cols, (commanding brigades) Evans, Cocke-, Early and Elzey, and the courage and unyielding li mness of our patriotic vol unteers. The admirable character of our troops is incontestibly proved by the result of this battle ; especially when it is remembered that little more than six thousand men of the army of the Shenandoah, with sixteen guns and less th.’in two thousand of that of the Potomac, with six guns, for full five hours successfully resisted thirty-five thousand United States troops with ft powerful artillery and a superior force of regular cavalry. Our forces engag ed, giadital'y increasing during the contest, amounted to but men at the close of the battle. The brnnt o! this hard-fought engagement fell on the troops who held their ground so long with such heroic resolution. The unfading honor which they won was dearly bought with the blood of onr best an I i ravesl Tlieir loss was tar heavier in proportion, than that of the troops coming latter into action. Every regiment and battery engaged performed its part well. The coininan. ders of brigades, have been already inentioimd. I refer you to General Beauregard’s report for the names of the ( fli •ers of the army of the Potom ic who distinguished themselves most I cannot enumerate all of the army ot the Shetland".ih. who deserve distinction, and will confine myself to those of high rmk. C uoiiels Barto.w and Fisher, (killed,) Jones, (mortally wounded.) Harper, J. F. Preston, Cummings, Falk ner, Gartrell, and Vatiglia'i; J. E. B. Stu irtol the cavalry, and Pendleton the artillery, Lieutenant Colonel Echols Lightfoot, Lackland, G. 11. Stewart and Gartner. The last n.iined gallant offi cer w.is severely wonded. l ln! loss of the army of the Potom ic was 108 killed, 510 wounded, 12 miss ing. That of the army ol the Slrnnan doah was 270 killed, 979 wounded, 18 missing. Told killed 378 Total wounded 1,489 Total missing 30 That of the enemy could not be asccß* ained