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Glorious News.Grand battle at Manassas.Confederates Victorious.
We have the infinite pleasure of announcing a great victory at Manassas yesterday.
The enemy having occupied Fairfax the day before, and our advanced post at that place having fallen back to Bull's Run, the former pushed on to the latter place at 4 o'clock yesterday morning, when the ball opened.
The fight soon became general, and extended throughout our lines.
We are unable to give details.
The news is however, that the battle lasted several hours, and that our gallant soldiers repulsed the enemy at all points with great slaughter.
At latest accounts, the Federalists were in full retreat towards Alexandria.
It is said that the South Carolinians and Virginians who occupied the advance position suffered severely.
The New Orleans Washington Artillery are reported to have literally mowed the enemy down with their well-directed fire.
The heroic Beauregard was in command.
Under our telegraphic
[special Dispatch to the Richmond Dispatch.]fight at Bull's Run.our army Victorious.Beauregard commands in persona Triple Repulse.casualties, &c.
Manassas, July 18, 1861.
--Gen. Beauregard achieved a great victory to-day.
At daybreak this morning the enemy appeared in full force it Bulls Run and attempted to cross.
The scene of the battle was three mile Northwest of Manassas Junction.
Beauregard commanded in person.
The height of the battle was at four o'clock this aft are small.
The First and Seventeenth Virginia Regiments were prominent in the fight.
Colonel P. T. Moore, of Richmond, was slightly wounded.
The Washington Artillery, of New Orleans, did great execution.
The fight extended along Bull's Run about a mile.
Duncan.
[Second Dispatch.] Manassas, July 18
--Evening.--In the 1st Va. Regiment, (Col. Moore's) the following casualties occurred: James K Lee, mortally wounded — not expected to live.
Private Rilley, Company E, an