Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-10-25
PARTICULARS OF FIGHT AT SANTA
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. WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-Generals Mcclellan
Banks and Stone have been on the Virginia side
of the river all day in the vicinity Of Leesburg
and It is telegraphed to headquarters to night
that their troops are In possession OF that place
Thewhole Of General Banks's command have
crossed the river, SO that our forces now are in
sufficient strength to meet any number the reb.
els are capable Of concentrating at that point
A reconnaissance in force was made to-day
from the camp Of General Blenker's division
by way Of Annandale within q few miles OF
Fairfax, without discovering any body OF rebel
forces Il is evident that the enemy have Ie.
treated still farther from the front Of oul
lines
am informed by the highest authority in
this Government tat the published statement
in New York paper to. day that at cabinet
meeting yesterday all the members Of that body
pronounced judgment that Fremont should bt
superseded, and that the order 10 this effec
would be issued to-day, Is untrue. No such de
cision was made 10 cabinet. and as matter o.
course no such order has been issued. The
facts are, the condition Of affairs In General
Fremont's department. was discussed in,cabinei
yesterday. Some of the members were In favor
of depriying him Of his command Immediately
and ordering him here TO be tried by court mar
tial, others opposed. such action while in ha
present position In the face Of the enemy.
The subject occupied the President and Cab.
met for several hours, when they decided by a
vote to leave the whole matter to the decision
of the President. i'ss. - s1Isf7cc1 r.IiE
The latter finds the question very difficult
one to settle, involving asit does not only the
great pecuniary, interests of the ,Goyernme ent
but perhaps Immediate and important military
results. .-rrzeyfe+L9 tyTylaa w. ariF
Together with the law officer OF The Govern.
ment, he will give the slbject thorough ip.
vestgatioD, and decide it in accordance with
the facts.
Cassius NJ Clay, our, Minister to Russia, has
minated to the Government that, inryiew ol
the threatening attitude of the rebels, he would
prefer to surrender his present commission, as
representative to Russia, and enter the army in
active defense Of the Government. The Cabi.
net nhas the subject under consideration, and
Kentuckians here are anxious for the return oI
the gallant Cassius. ....-......
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Only the Rhode Island officers stood by their
guns, the men retreating early in the Fray
The enemy charged from the woods in all di.
reclions, conyerging upon our force; they were
brayely met, but the slaughter OF our best OH
GERS and men was 30 terrific, thatlthe Federal
istsHwere atlast obliged to retreat. .l.s e2l "a
Colonel Baker was killed by q hosfenan who
rode close TO him and fred five shots from re
volyer, all taking effect The. slayer was Al
once brought down by Captain Derriel; tht
same brave man, recovered Bakers body, lead
ing q charge Of his company for that purpose,
The California Regiment took over, Of men
and officers, six hundred and eighty-nine. The
drowned are about fifty, killed thirty, prisoners
three hundred, and wounded one hundred and
Twenty-Five; total, five hundred and FIVE; safe,
about one hundred and eighty.four. >. p"
Two howizers and two field pieces OF the
second Rhode Island battery, were hauled up
the hill and effectually handled during the fight
by Colonel Baker himself, aided by Wistar,
Tammany, and Company g, Captain Derriel,
The forces which crossed the Potomac were
as follows: 1st Battalion Of the California, six
hundred and eighty-nine men; Massachusetts
18th, one thousand men; Massachusetts 20th,
about fire hundred mem, Tammany, two hun.
dred; total, two thousand three hundred and
eighty nine. s7 '1'rs o. yasr es1nlsa sp's ~
on'the advent Of the news Of the fall Of Gen.
Baker, Gen, Lander was Immediately ordered
to the scene,s being at that time, making ar.
rangements to proceed to O new command,
higher up the Potomac. 'g 70 y l7pi,s'a =, !,
Gen. Gustayus W. Smith was mol. In height
at EdWards's Ferry. The rebel army wascom-
manded by Gen. Evans. !'isia,A tpey y a'cv =
To-day noon the enemy were not in force in
our immediate front nearer TO Washington than
All their troopas are Withdrawn