Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-06-29


Dispatch of Saturday has the following dis
patches:
GoRDoNsvILLE, June 21.-An engage
ment took place at o'clock, on the morning
of the 10th instant, between two companies
of the third Tennessee regiment and two COM
panies of the thirteenth Virginia regiment,
under Colonel Vaughan, of the Tennessee
volunteers, and about two hundred and fifty
of tho enemy, at Now Creek Dcpo,, eighteen
miles west of Cumberland, on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. The enemy fired few
random shots, then broke and fled One man
was wounded on our side. The cnemy's loss
is not accurately known, but several were
killed.
Our troops captured two guns and stand
of colors.
FURTHER DETAILs.-We have asccrtaincd,
through the courtesy of Mr. d. G.. Duncan,
the following additional particulars of this
affair:
COL A. p. Hill, commanding the brigade,
whose headquarters are at Camp Davis, Rom
ncy, ordered, OH the night of the 18th, Col.
j. G. Vaughn, of the third Tennessee Rcgi
nlcnt, to proceed to the line of the enemy at
New Creek Depot, eighteen miles west of
Cumberland, on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road, with two companies Of the 18th Rcgi-
ment of Virginia Volunteers, commanded by
Captains Crittendcn and White, and two COM
pnnies of the Sd Tennessee Regiment, COM
mnndcd by Captains Dillard and Mathis, to
dspcrse the Federal forces there collected
The march of 50 miles was made between
8 p. M. and IL m. the next day The enemy
was found, posted in some strength, with two
pieces of artillery but had no pickets out At
8 o'clock a. M, on the morning of tho 10TH
after accommodating, the order to Charge was
given by Col. Vaughn, and was gallantly exc
cutcd in good order, but with great cnthusi
asm. AS our forces appeared in sight, at a
distance of 400 yards, the enemy broke and
fled in all directions, firing few random shots
as they ran, one of which entered the arm of
private Smith, of Capt. billiards. company
which was in advance, wounding linn slightly
The enemy did not wait to fire their nrtil-
lcry, which Col. Vaughn's command captured
finding them still loaded, but spiked.
Col. Vaughn states in his official report,
that his men were all cagcrness to engage the
enemy when the order to charge was given,
and rushed forward with the utmost cnthusi-
asm, watling the river to their waists The
cncmy's loss was not known, but several were
seen to fall No prisoners were taken. owing
to the start the enemy had, and Col. V. hav-
ing left in the rear all the horses belonging
to his command.
The position occupied by the federal troops
was on the north bank of the Potomac, at the
2lst bridge on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road.
Col. Vaughn burned the bridge before re-
turning to Romncy, taking. with him the two
guns and stand of colors.
The Dispatch of Saturday has the following
item:
"Col. Thomas, of tho Maryland volunteers,
arrived in this city yesterday via Central Rail-
road, bringing official accounts of all engage
mcnt between the patriot forces and Northern
Abolitionists near New Creek Depot; also,
two prisoners Of war, one of them calling him
self Lieutcnant-C Colonel Bowman, Of the Sth
Pennsylvania regiment, the name of the other
unknown. They were conveyed before the
Secretary of War, at the custom house build.
ing, Bank street, who, after brief cxamina-
ton, discharged them on parole Of honor"
War News.
The following comes to us through the me-
dium of the Northern Associated Press
WASHINGTON, June ia scouting party
of the Sixty-Ninth Regiment, on returning to
their camp at 10 oclock to-day, captured
seven Confederate soldiers, one of whom was
q captain, on whose person was found tho roll
of his regiment, and n diagram and details of
plan for an attack on Arlington Heights.
The bids for the construction of the steam
gun boats advertised by the Navy Department
were opened today. The largest portion of
the bids are from the New England ship yards
and manufactures. The bids for the huls
range from s550O0 to $4,000, and for the
engines from S35, 900 to $4,000 Thc,c arc
frcm 100 to $50 bidders for the hul,s. The
time in which the bidders propose to comply
with the obligation ranges, as to the hulls
from, 90 to l05 days, and as to the engines
from 60 to l60 days.
Col Robert Anderson has been promoted
Brigadier-G General.
HAoERsTowN, June 13.-I learn from
llarpcr's Ferry that Alfred Bell, Theodore
Booscn and John Smith, members of the
Boyd Guard, were hung yesterday, for at
tempted dcscrtion. Christopher Wilt, the
father Of the young man reported to have bcc,
hung yesterday, was shot at NIartnsburg this
morning, whilst trying to escape.
ARRESTED AS Spy yesterday, William,
Fl. Cravin, of Loudon County, Virginia, was
arrested at the Long bridge by a squad of
Capt. Carrington's Company of d. G. volun-
tecrs on duty there. The prisoner resided
about three miles from J.cesburg, and it so
happened that Mr. j. II. May, who was
neighbor Of his, but who was forced to leave
his home because of his loyalty, was detailed
for duty with the squad at the bridge. When
Grayin rode m Nav rcconnizcd him and had