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The News. We devote much of our space this morning to extracts from late Northern newspapers received at this office through the kindness of gentlemen from Baltimore. The rumor circulated yesterday of the burning of Hampton is confirmed by a vague telegraphic dispatch. The Federalists have evacuated the place, and, it seems, have been notified to evacuate Newport News, also. As to the future, everything is conjecture.--Our Generals wisely keep their own counsels, and will doubtless strike a blow in the right place at the proper time. Mr. Russell, the London Times' correspondent, sent off an account of the great battle, in time for the Liverpool steamer last Wednesday.
Mecklenburg Guards. --This company, which is commanded by that experienced captain, Thomas T. Boswell, numbers eighty of as fine looking men as any one need see. They left their camp, at Ephesus Church, on Sunday, for Scottsburg, on the Danville Road, and took passage for Richmond next morning.--The Guards are a fine set of fellows, and will fight the Yankees with a vim. The officers are: Thos. T. Boswell, Captain; Jno. P. McPhall, First Lt.; Wm. Russell, 2d Lt.; Jas. Cunningham, 3d Lt.
rific. The horses caught the frenzy of the moment, and became as wild as their masters. My driver attempting to check the speed of our carriage, found it suddenly crushed under the weight of an enormous Pennsylvania army wagon, which crushed it like an egg shell. The opportune arrival of another carriage containing a couple of Congressmen relieved the from the dilemma, and took me to Washington. Previous to my mishap, I was overtaken and passed by a solitary horseman, who proved to be Mr. Russell, of the London Times, who was profoundly disgusted with this movement, and was making all possible haste to get out of it. The fight a mere outpost engagement. The Alexandria correspondent of the Baltimore Exchange writes (July 24 ) as follows: The scenes witnessed here during Monday, Tuesday, and those being enacted to-day, are such as the eyes of civilization never before beheld. It was expected that the Federal troops would be defeated at Manassas, but that they would me