New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-23

To the Assossi,d Pres.
WASHINGTON. SATURDAY, Dec. a. lCsl
We gather from parties who were in the fight AZ
Dminsyille, tho following particulars:
For some days previous to tie battle about hun
dled of the cneys cavalry had been in the habit Of
coming down % Dninsyille and foragug between
there and the Potomac. Gen. Mccall determined to
attempt their capture and yesterday morning at IN
early hour issued an order Tor the Third Brigade,
consisting Of four regiments, commanded by Gen.
Ord t. proceed to Evansville for that purpose, and
to forage. Forty or fifty wagons were taken along.
The whole line, except one regiment, had passed a
wood on risng ground near Drainsvillc, TO the left
Of tie Leesburg turnpike, when tie skirmislers Of
the 9TH Regiment were fired upon by Rebels lying
in ambush. The First Rifles returned the fire, and
after two or three rounds concealed battery opened
On the Rifles, but with little effect the balls going
over ,her heads and falling into low place in the
rear.
Gen. Ord Immediately posted bis men in line Of
battle and Capt. E4rtOns battery opened most de-
structye fire on the concealed enemy. The position
Of the euemys battery could moi be ascertained ex-
eept By the smoke from The discharges, at which
Cant. Eason fired sixty rounds three only Of lis
guns being in action. The ith bad been placed in
another POSITION and wae not operated during the
Gght. On the third round, n shell from one of the
howiizers burst Immediately in the encmy's battery,
killing several men and horses, and disabling one, If
moi two Of their guus. After the battle, evidences
were seen that The eneny's magazine had been cx-
poded, and il is thought lat il was the effect Of the
shell.
After CAPT Eastons battery had fired about sixty
all Il lao firm 10 for
the purpose of making An advance. The force of the
enemy at this time was unknown, as they We're all
concealed from view by tbicset, in which they
were sheltered, and which they did not leave during
the fight.
Gen. Mccall, who bad come early in the fight
placing his whole force in position for charge him.
SELF and Gen. Ord leading the assault. IL was gall
liant and brilliant charge, and was perfectly success
ful in routing the enemy who fled precipita,ely,
spurred by CALLING fire from the Pennsylvania re-
serves and leaving the field strewn with dead and
wounded A panic seized the rebels, the men throw
ing away their blankets, knapsacks, overcoats and
arms OF every description, and even the officers
throwing away their swords and revolvsrs, and in
come instances, their coats.
In the mean time the wagons were loaded up with
of II wagon-loads of hay and 90 loads OF corn in
the ear. The arms, and clothing, and accouerments
thrown away by the enemy were sufficient to
have loaded Ill these wagons, and more, but the
things were SO scattered that ii was impossible for
our soldiers to gather them up in time to return to
their camp.
In addition 10 from 10 to GO dead bodies left on
the field, there were numerous pools of blood where
tie rebels bad been posted, showing that in their
flight they had taken with them what dead or
wounded they could carry of. The highest estimate
Of the killed and wounded which has been made Is
800 but the probabilities are that the rebel loss was
much greater
On the bodies of many Of the dead Rebels were
found letters and papers, mostly OF little importance
Ga one supposed TO be Lieut.. L. X. Rending, Aide
dc. Camp OF Brig. Gen. Wilcox, was found, with the
seals mb.oken, the following order,
HgirguARTERs FUru BRIGADE, srcoND CoRrs. !
Dee ~, 1851 !
DgrAu-Fied deer q tLc Day, Lieot Col {. Martin
By order Of Biz Ten. Wilcox.
=. r, BENDING. Lieut.. a. A.. ID.
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