The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-06-21
ANOTHER DISASTROUS skIRMIsA.
ATTACK UPON UNITED STATES
TROOPS At VIENNA.
A Train Fired Upon from Masked Bat
teries.

NEW YORK, June II.
Special to World.] There are flying ru-
mOrs to night of fight between one Of the
Ohio regiments and band OF rebels near
Vienna, on the Loudon Railroad, which has
has been partially confirmed. An engage
ment has no doubt taken place, probably
without serious results. The enemy has
been in force, on bridge, two miles from
Seneca Mills, which crosses a branch of the
Potomac, over which the federal forces must
march.
WASHINGTON, June Is.
Late last night Gen. Scott received the
following despatch. I'VE suppose from
Gen. Schenck, who is reported elsewhere as
commanding the expedition:
81 left camp according to instructions
with the LIST Ohio regiment, 668 strong,
bent on an expedition to Falls Church, to
patrol the roads in that direction. 1 then
proceeded to Vienna with four companies
Company E, Captain Paddock Company
G, Lieutenant Woodward, afterwards Joined
by Captain Pease Company g, Captain
Bailey; Company FL, Captain Hazlett
total, 275 men. On turning the curves,
q
we're fred upon by raking masked batteries,
of, l think, three guns, with shell, round
shot and grape, killing and wounding the
men on the platforms and in the cars, when
the train stopped and could not, on account
of damage done to some part of the runs
ming machinery, draw the train out of the
fire. The engine being in the rear, we left
the cars and retired to the right and left of
the train, through the woods. Finding the
enemy's batteries were sustained by what
appeared to be regiment of infantry and
cavalry,-which force we have since under
stood to be 1900 South Carolinians-we
fell back along the railroad, throwing out
ekirmishers on both tanks. This was about
Jpn. Thus we retired slowly, bearing off
Our wounded for five miles, to this point,
which we reached at ten o'clock.
"The following is list of casualties: In
Capt. Hazlett's Company H, 2 are known
to be killed, 3 wounded and missing
Capt. Bailey's Company e, 8 killed, 2
wounded and 2 missing Capt. Paddock's
Company E, officer slightly wounded;
Company q, Capt Pease, missing. The
engineer, when the men left the cars, in
stead of retiring slowly, as ordered, de-
tached his engine with one passenger car,
from the rest of the disabled train, and
abandoned US, running to Alexandria, and
we have heard nothing from him since.
Thus we were deprived of a rallyiDg point,
and of all means OF conveying wounded, who
had to be carried on filters and blankets.
We wait here, holding the road, for REIN
torcements. The enemy did not pursue.
II have ascertained that the enemy's force
at Fairfax Court House, 4 miles from
Vienna, is now about 1000. When the
enemy's batteries opened upon us, Major
Hughey was at his station on the foremost
platform cars; Col. McCook was with me
in one of the passenger cars both these
officers, with others of the commissioned
officers and many of the men, behaved cool,
under this CALLING fire which we could not
return, and from batteries which we could
not flank or turn, from the nature of the
ground.
Before they could rally many of my men
lost their haversacks and blankets, but
brought off all their muskets, except it be
few that were destroyed by the enemy's
first fire."
WASHINGTON, June Is.
The accounts from Arlington to day say
that General Schenck is now there, and
that the attack on his command was from
troops from Centreville.
Special to Commercially Among the
killed at Vienna was Mr.. Barnes, one of
the editors of the Cleveland Herald.
ALEXANDRIA, June Is.
So far as can be ascertained on what is
deemed to be good authority, the following
are among the killed: Killed, John Barnes,
and Daniel Sullivan, both of company G;
wounded, - Mercer of company II, and
in dying condition, his arm having been
shot off. Palmer and Smith OF company
@, killed, and three of the wounded were
brought to Alexandria this morning.
Special to POSI- There is great excite.
ment here over the bloody affair which &C.
cured yesterday at Vienna. Eight of the
Ohio soldiers who were shot by the rebels
have since died; six expired last night and
two others this morning. No blame is at.
tached to Gen Schenck, the commander of
the Federal forces, for it is stated he acted
under positive orders OF Gen. Mcdowell
Col. Hunters Third regiment of cavalry
was ordered over to- Vienna last night
our pickets and outposts generally fell back
last evening. Probably no further attempts
will be made to extend Railroad communi.
cation and telegraph lines along the Lou.
don and Hampshire Railroad until the Fed.
eral troops are strengthened by large REIN
forcements.