Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-07-17

E1c&94 4L14A N1E zEIG-1.
Co. S5egei did noi surround Carthage, Is
reported Esstsrday, bat attempted 70 reach 8
piece 0f woods On The north side of The town,
& and after tEo hours Of desperate lighting, II
which all the forces OF both sides we're en-
gag5d, and IL which Lieatenanr Ioskin thinks
/ the enemy Ic,st nezrly 900 in killed, Col. ;.
+ s9eeeeded in reaching the wood, and the en-
emF retired 10 Carthage. Col. Sisgel fell
back 81 Sare0xi, whence be proceeded next
day % Mt Vernon.
Tie messenger met Gen. Sweeney's con-
mznd E7e miles, and Col Browns regiment
sixteen miles. from Nj Vernon, pressing fsr-
ward % reinforce Col. Sisgel-
Lieutenant Col3nel Wolf was uot killed
As first reported.
Official Report Of the Battle Of Rich
Mountain.
WAsHISGToS, July I2.-The following de-
spateh was today reesiged al the headquar-
tsrs q the army here:
HsadqlIaTters Department otf tie Oajo.
RlCH MOUNTAIN, 9 A NJ. July Il
CoL. Z D. T5lzTsezd: We are In posses
sion of al the eneny's works up 70 a point
within light miles q Beverly. We have IA
ken al hiE guns, . very large amount of wag
. oDs, tents. etc, g we'll as everything be had,
and large number Of prisoners, many OF
whom were wounded. Several of5eers are
priS5usrz- They lost many killed. We hare
lCst n all perhaps twenty killed and forty
wounded, of whom al bEt two CT three were
i the column un1er Rose1cranz, which turn
= The position. the mass 0f tbe enemy s.
cap81 through TIE weeds entirely cisgrgau-
izsd
Among the prisoners : Dr. Taylor, former
= q the army. Cgl. Peg-an was II esn-
- T.. -
yesterday morning and marched some eight
miles through t4s moUn;ai1z. reaching -ae
turnpike some two or three miles II rear ot
the enemy, and DEBATED an advance force. a
kIng couple of guns. I had 2 position
ready fgT II guns near the main camp. and.
as the guns were moving I'D, / ascertaiued
that the enemy had retrea;ed.
/ am now pushing On % Beverly, part Of
kgsencranz's troops being low within three
miles 0f Il Our success Is complete and a.
most blo3dless. | doubt whether Wise and
Johnston will unite 70 eyerpower ne. The
behaviour of the troops in the action and to
wards the prisoners vas admirable
@. 3. MCCLELLAN.
Major General Commanding.
WAsHNCT0y. July l3.-Ths following de-
sPatcA from General Mcclellan was lecei7ed
u day at the army headquarters:
BEVERLY July Z, 1861.
Col. z. D. T,ys-aseaI U,asBiu1t,, y r..
The suceez. az ~ 1av i slI III, l..,r5 L.
sire. We ca-rgra3 ~ h-aez -. =
which ane i ,;faa I'll +Ee s--s.,--:s -
eouiuage and tra1sD9rtatian ever - s,.e c-,-5
The ngn3Har of - III -. -
Two bu15-@5 - and \ 49, go .5n WI ,r..s .s''
Thei- lila I'D ,r1,,,-5ls - -. -.
fuIIy $50 ,Tf-I TGI r,-s"-.-- s-i
inc n c.rr.-rr.r, '-1 '---
I know ai-asJy e f.r fl ~ ...4
pr;sepers
P'-s,1a.,- Ts-S- ra---,, : o.-,r,s..
I gccurias Bava-ig r. r., r.-;4 NAV,
GaEness abandoned his camp early this
morning, leaving much u h3s equipage. lie
e1ng "',-.4 : e" a'.ie7 y beFer-y. but ol5
fus.rn and b.. /. 80. -, - :. a. ~ 60
t. s. George.
/ haze ordered Gen. Morris II follow hlfa
AZ closely
hare t-.a-rag..l fa- -. .-ea p.nnsrlg.
MA regiments - C4n.oezl-s.- Z. I5ia Gea.
A..! a. RgWleSJuTZ- The Cen. j. -su-er--s
ting al a. csyaFs "a. L ~ .=>'-zz, ard I'll.
cut q JfsE.--t's -e---a. n-l. j. - La5ga- a--
i. possible. s: : Ier-e
nay saE ina; ~ have .-iTra gut SONS
ten thousand troops strongly eu.s-a-l.=l.
with tEe los nf Il ki.is5 and - ...e.s.e.L
I.le provision re.arH- taHa4 i-.e .aa7T t:a-
nett.< fo-ce T. E-ye 'een lcNyy men Iaas
we're Eastern lr-isiis-.ss, le'ane> >eeaas, tI=gr
gI4ns, and, tE.1k, LarJ.HiaAa
Tomorrow l can giFet details s. 70 r-is-
oners, &c.
trust that Gen. Cox has " this time 1-iv-
en- Wise 0ot Of tie kanawha Valley. In
that case ! shall have accomplished the OBJ
ject Of ii5erating estern Virginia.
hope the General-ln Chief will approve Of
nay operations.
lSigned,J u. b. McCLELLAN,
Maj. Gen. Commanding the Dept. Ohio.
Official Ranort of the Rattle a. rarrocL,.