Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-06-03


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OFFICIAL REPORT OF GEN McDowELL OF THE
FIGHT AT FAIRFAX CoTRT HousE-The follow
ing 10 the official report OF General McDowel 70
Gen Scott Of the FIGHT at Fairfax Court House.
Lieut. Tnmpkins Who commanded the company,
was severely wounded much so that he was
unable 70 make bis report:
Headquarters, Department Eastern Virginia,
Arlington, June 1. 1861 I
Col. f. d. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adj't General,
Headquarters of the Army, Washington:
SIR: fhp following facts have just been report
ed tn me by the Orderly Sergeant Of Company B,
OF the Second Cavalry, commanded by Lieut..
Tompkins, the commanding officer being too IN
well to report In person.
IL appears that a company Of the Second Cav
airy, commanded by Lieut. Tompkins-agRre-
gate number 75-left their camp at half past 10
O'Clock last ght on a scouting expedition They
reached Fairfax Court House about in the NOM
ing, where they found several hundred men sta
toned-Cspt Ewell. late Of the U. 3 Dragoors,
said TO be in command. A skirmish then took
place. In which a number Of the enemy were
killed-how manv the sergeant does not know
Manv bodies Were seen on the ground, and several
were taken into the courthouse, and seen there
by one Of our cavalry who was prisoner In the
courthouse for q short time, and afterwards made
his escape
The following is tie report by the sergean. Of
our loss:
Private Saintilair .......................1
WOUNDED.
Corporal Max, ball through the hip.....1
Corporal Turne-, hall In the an kle. .....1
Private Lynch, ball IN the band. l 80
Private Baggs, ball in the foo, L
MISSING So,
Total casualties Is
Five prisone.. were captured by n troops,
their rsTnes being as follows:
John w Ryan, private Of the Old Guard
Lynn, Prince William Cavalry.
John Huntington. Prince william Cavalry.
w Marders, Prince William Cavalry
Chas F .Wssbington. son OF the late Col. WASH
tngton, Of the United States ARM.
Having no good means Of ,eping prisoners
here they are sent 10 hesdqusres for further dis
position.
As soon as Lieut. Tomr" ms RECEIVERS a less
hurried report than this !! be submitted by Col.
Hunter, commanding the brigade.
JOHN Mcdowell,
Brigddtsr General commanding.
The FIGHr AT AQrIA CREEK From the ofi-
cial report Of Comm 4nder w ard of the reborn,
to the Navy Department, we extract the following
last The report says:
After an incessant charge, kept up for two hours
bv both our 81 FOUNDERS and the expenditure Of
all the ammunition suitable for distant firing,
and slencing completely the three batteries at the
railroad terminus the firing from share having
been rapidly kept up by them until so silenced,
and having been recommended from the new bat
teries on thu heights back, which reached US in
yolley', dropping the shot on board and about us
like bail for nearly an hour but fortunately wourd-
ing but ore man, hauled the vessel of as the
heights proved wholly above the reach Of our
elevation.
Judging from the explosion of our ten-second
SPELLS in the sand batteries, two Of which were
thrnwn by the Anacosta, II il hardly possible the
enemy can have escaped considerable loss. Sew
era Othe Of the Anacosta's shells dropped in the
vicinity Of the battery.
We cannonaded for an hour before the same
batteries day before yesterday but the tide being
out, neither party reached with any considerable
certainty. I doubt IL IL Is posi- BILE to reduce the
batteries established on the heights from
ships, nor is il at all important, considering that
they are remote from the shi channel Of the river
and command only the railroad terminus
Yesterday landed in person with Acting Mas
ter Budd, Masters Mate Lee. and small party of
seamen, and made most minute exploration, ex-
tending over the whole Of Matthew'S Point. |
am, therefore, able to speak with ocular certainty
and TO say that not sign Of a movement, the cut
ting OF sapling, driving a stake, or casting q
tbOvel full Of earth towards the erection Of bat
sery, exists. TIE jungle is very thick, but We
penetrated belt Of 1t $40 yards wide from the
shore and three miles in length, assuring our.
selves Of the facts as stated IN this report.
IScESDIARY FIRE About O'Clock d m YES
teTday, fire was discovered in the three-siory
brick house in Eighth street, between and F
streets, opposite the Post Office Department lately
occupied by Mr.. BoarmaD, book-keeper in the
Bank Of Washington. Those who arrived frst
on the ground (which was almost Immediately
after the alarm was given) found the smoke issu-
Ing apparently from every window from basement
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some dastsrdly incendiary. In short time the
entire property, valued at about "a OUO was de-
stroyed, the heat being so intense as 10 crumble
the walls TO the ground. The FrankliB, Perse-
veraDce, and Metropolitan Hook and Ladder
COmDanies wers early on the ground, and In the
hands Of our own frepen and hremen from
among the soldiers stationed in the CITY, were
made sfsctual in saving the adjoining property
The soldier fremen, members Of the New York
Twelfth Regiment, Cart Smead's Rifles, L. =
soldiers, and Others, performed some daring feats
Of emustion in their successful Efforts to save SIR
Elias dwelling, Immediately adjoining the burn
ing building, and cheered each other Justify while
thus engaged. The house was owned by the
heirs Of the late J Il Moore, of this city who
the flames upon the Eighth street front Of the Post
Once Department, caused the FIRE to be seen from
greet dis ancs, and drew together a very large
crowd Of spectators. 1880.
The SxTRsIsH AT ARLINGTON Mills The fol-
lowing the part c MARS Of the skirmish at Ar
lin2ton Mills on Friday hs ht.
shortly before midnight a skirmish took place
atArlington Mills, between company Of Zcuaves
and Capt. ROth's COMPANY f., Of the Michigan
rrgimeot aud ascouting party Of nine Virginians
The ZOuaves had justarrfved to relieve the Michi-
ganders, and posted their sentinels, when the
Virginians attacked them. The Federal troops
drove them away, but In the conflict one Zouave
was killed and one wounded
z. II was supposed that one Of the Confederates
was killed or wounded, but be was carried of by
his comrades in theiT retreat The Confederates
retired To the woods during the night and in the
morning took themselves Of in a band-car The
Federalists endeayored to pursue them, but with
out success.
An employee Of the mills, named Mortimer was
shot early In the evening by the same scouting
party. 'Ir :
THk CONNECTICUT BOYS IN THE FIrID-R,txyr
Of ths TtcelfIk Nsto York RsgIrlent About 1
O'Clock on sunday morning the First Connecticut
Regiment broke up camp near the Park Hotel
and nnarched oyer into XifoiniA IN z h,si Mill