The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-07-05
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FIGHT at MATTHIAS PoINT-CapT.
WARD. OF THE rREEBoRN KILLED.
WAsHtNGTnN, june ~.

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lrrday oblaiued from Capt. Rowan, OF the
/ Pawupe, rrinioi Cement OF about twenty men
| and united with Others from hls owu vessel,
comprising between thirty and 'ory men III
/ all They started IN several cutters from
! Matthias, takring with them about 25O bags,
which were filed with sand on the shore, and
with which breast works were soon erected,
! the proceedings being under the direction Of
| Lieutenant Chaplin. While IN the act OF re-
turning 10 the Free5orn for the purpose, il ls
stated, Of obtaining cannon for the battery, a
force Of the CONFEDERATE troops, variousiy esti-
mai-d al from twelve 10 fifteen hundred. sud-
denly emerged from thr thick woods in which
! Ihry had been conc-asd, and poured a voirY
Of shot into the Federal party, who made a
hasy leDrrat, several of the men Jumping INTO
the water and swimming tn hr Frrrborn.
Capt. Ward, on The Frreoorn, protected his
men as far as possible with h,s guns, firing
win whal effect ii could not oe asczrtainsd.
WhI.r in Ihr act OF firing gun ailrl It was
said that the gunner had been wounded, Capt.
Wari was strurk IN lhr brraSt by hlli~:, and
in the course Of an hour thereafter died tiom
internal hemorage. A sailor naaeI VII
liam Brss was wounded in iour places, It Is
frai ed mortally.
Several Others were also wounded, among
them Jack Williams, the cox-swaln, bail en-
tpring his thigh The flag he carried was com
gleleIy nddled.
The men all reached the vessel ~i,hou, far
thrr damage. Capt Warl'so2ry was brought
here to-day sr .a- s@u-=. IN .he fGa-lz.
r .c-,soa ..tca soc.s. .au.y5 /. i.oE /. = ,Dasf
tn ]h- pieca oi t-s, p5rary drposIJ in the Navy
a.. 10, ,...+I It,.. r. 3I cd kaD
Ta- gi1Om hiyh prevailed IN tins locality
was oppressive. The remains viii 5e trans
ported North.
4 Is sad that after the F-d-ral forces re-
treated lr.a Matthias POINT, tn" area,t~orks
were immediately occupied Oy :he Conirder-
atrs.
rh- o'i c, Of CAPT. Ward in throwing up
lh- 5r-aS,w works at Matthias Point was that hIs
rua.s crew mrght b. able to hold the place
.,I.a In, a.! { a snail howi'zrr battery, ant
cI,rr-d b 'H- g pauuder guns ot The Free
ban nuriI lis rfc- ,uoui Dr. reIniorc-d 5y
The Nv Y.ik 7l>t reginrnt, which hr tad
s-ut tort c"use to hIs support. Il was thousat
lHr rrzutr.t once Ih~Ir, could tortliy them
s-lv-S and bold the place against any force
short Of vastly superior numbers.
Th- Pswnrr. hnw-ver, arrived al the Navy
Yard with CAPT. Wards corpse before III dis
patch rrach~d th- list. The remains will 2,
to New Yo,k und-r marine escort to-moIrow
morning.
Matthias Po,rl Is about Etlren miles below
Aqua C rex, on rh~ Potomac, and ,ay hall
va, between Washington Ci'y AMI The npulh
oflh- rivrr.-EI
THE FIGHT ATrRANKFQRr.
L,~u, C~t,ral Sco,t to-day reclv,ed Jhs
tailnwIng Dispatch
CrwBERLAvD, June 81.
TIE General .7EcCieiIan:--
have been accustomed 10 ssnaing my
mo9r'~d prck-ls, 3 mea in all, 10 dIf-r~nt
posts anaZ TIL several approaches 10 Cumb~r-
land Fla ling II next to impossible 10 get
liable tniarma'I1n of th- rn-my- YESTERDAY
united lha 3 and directed them, II possiblr,
10 Frankfort, a town midway between thus
place and R)mney 70 see IT there were rebel
troops there. Fh-y went within quarter of
4 mile Of the place, and found 4 tu'l oi cavalry.
Returning, they overlook 40 horsen-n, and at
once charged or them routing and diving
thea, back more than liz, killing eight Of
them and >rCurIng II hprSeS. Corporal Hay sS,
IN command Oi my men, was desperately
wounded with sabre cuts and bullets. Taking
nan back. lh,y halted about an hour, aud were
then attacked bv thp enemy, who wsrp rein
forced to about - mon. The attack was so
sudden that they abandoned the horses and
srossrd to a small island al the mouth Of Pat
trrsOns Creek. The charge Cf the rebels was
bold and confident. vet % fell uGd-r The frs
Of my plck-ls close about and IN the island; my
fellows wer- hnally driven Hf and scattering
each TOR hInSe t. snd th-y al all IA camp
now One corporal, HAYES, OF COMPANY \,
vas woundrd bm Is rrtov-tIug. Oap, JOAN g.
Holdiugbrook, If c mpany B IS dead. The last
whS taken prisoner and brutaIly murdered.
Three companies went To th- ground ihIs morn
ing and recovered every thing belonging 10 my
picket, except few OF the horses. The enc
my were engaged all night long IN boxing up
their dead. Two of their officers were killed.
They Iald out % on the porch of a neighbor-
ing farmhouse. / will bury my poor fellow to
morrow.
have positive information, gained to day
that there are four regiments of rebels in ard
about Romney, under Col. Mcdonald. What
their particular object is cannot learn.
The two Pennsy lpania regiments .,a :, an
carrment al Stat hn", me-. I,;ls c,,,, har.
awaiting fo.thrr ord~,s THY nal not VT -
1s,ylsa5. '.'' o'''5
- gor' ai t5e s>rmi4h sa3rda ike i--
-'. our ans Hot sXs.g@ asrd. Ne fgrt sas
really oo~ oi the most desperate on record, and
aso"Hds a'tn instances OF wonderful daring
auj ,oon.ss
lS'an.D LEWIS WALLACE,
Colonel lth Regiment Indiana VoIun.
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