The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-10-09
THE WAR NEWS.
The Case Of Gen. Fremont.

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perior officer-in this General Fremont him
SELF A copy OF them, however; has been
received, to be filed in the event that he
shall neglect or decline tolransmil the org
inal TO the War Department
There seems TO be no doubt thai Gen. FRE-
MONT will be superseded, but no official in
timation has been sent TO him of this fact
General WooL, it is thought by those well
informed in military affairs, will proceed TO
the West under specific instructions, and
it may be he will supersede General FRE-
MONT No positive information. however,
is derivable on this subject.
Resignation of Pennsylvania Colonel.
In consequence of debility from over-ex
ertion In connection with his command,
! Col r G. MARSH, of the Fourth Regiment
I Pennsylvania r V. c., has resigned his
command. A meeting OF the officers and
privates in his regiment was called, and
resolutions passed complimentary 10 Col
MaRsH as soldier and citizen. The regi-
ment regret their loss,an the War Depart
ment recognizes in the retirement OF Col. NJ,
The Confederate Flag not Recognized in Cuba.
: Letters from Havana state that the report
that the Confederate flag would be- admit
ed IN Havana, is without shadow Of truth
The authority states that mo such act or
decree, or anything like it, has Appeared -
The Captain General could only do it on re-
ceiving instructions 10 that effect from The
home Government. The few vessels salt
ing under the Confederate flag, and which
arrived here some months ago, had 10 hoist
the stars and stripes before entering our har-
Dor.
CINcrsNATi, Oct 4-The following is a
special Dispatch to the Cincinnati CONNER
cidi:
CHEAT MoUNTAN, Va Oct. 3.-This morn,
ing, al / O'Clock a portion OF Brigadier Gen
eral Reynolds brigade, consisting of three
Ohio regiments, Qhe path, 25lh, and 32d }
and portions of six Indiana regiments, (ihe
7th, 9th, 18th, lIih, 10Th, and l7ih,) iogeth-
er with detachmenis OF Colonel Bracken's
indiana regiment, Colonel Robnson's Ohio
regiment, Colonel Greenfeld's Pennsylva'
MIA cavalry, and delachmenls Of How's reg
uIars, Loomis' Michigan and Dauui 5 Fir.
inia artillery, numbering in all FIVE ihous
and men left tha mountain 10 make re
connoissahce in force in from OF the enemy;
position in Greenbriar river, twelve miles
distant.
Colonel Ford's Ohio regiment was sent
forward TO hold an important road, the pos
esson of which was important, it flanklng
our main column.
The expedition arrived in from; of the en-
emy's fortifcation at o'clock, their pick
els reirealing after firing an Intellectual vol
tey.
Col Kimba'l's Fifteenth Indiana RegI
ment were Immediately sent forward 10 Sc
cure a position for Lootnis' battery.
Col. Ammin's Twenty lourth OHIO Rsai
ment deployet as skirmishers on the soulh
slope of the mountain.
, Loonis battery: aer gelring into position
and being supported by the Seventeenth In
| diana Regiment, opened The battle.
The shot was imm medialely responded tc
, by an enemy in the bush, who were soor
, routed by the Fourteenth Indiana Regimen
: with aloss OF seven killed, and large mum
; ber wounded and taken prisoners.
Howe's battery, supported by the Thir
, teenlh Indiana Regiment then moved for
ward, taking position three hundred yard
from The euemy's notifications, aud opened
brisk fire.
Capt Daum brought forward two pieces
h and likewise opened brisk fire
The firing on both sides was almost in
! cessant for an hour, our artillery doing goo
J.. execution. judging from the lamentahI
shrieks of The enemy's wounded.
: The enemy's battery did Comparatively
little injury their guns being TOO much ele
vated Our guns efectually silenced thre
e OF theirs.
$ While observations were being made {
e the enemys Qualifications, occupying thre
n more hours, an irregular artillery fire wa
/ kept up, occupying the enemy's attention
v Duriug this interval, The Twenty fifth OH
and fifteenth Indiana Regiments rendere
efficient service in scouting the mountain
!. Before the close OF the reconnaissance
& which was most satisfactory III its results
o the enemy received heavy reinforcement
!. from their camp near Monterey, maI
l. ing their strength about $4,000
o Although this reconn oissance partakt
s more Of The character of regular engag,
O ment than any previous battle in Wesier
.s Virginia, our loss is but ten killed an
eleven wounded.
n 1t is impossible TO ascertain the enemy
. loss, but il cannot fall short of FIVE hundre
% killed and wounded, as artillery did ter
j, BILE execution.
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