Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-06-27

A BATTLE AT VIENNA.
Another Masked Battery Disaster to Fed
eral Troops.
On Sunday last, when train of cars was
returning from Vienna, on the Alexandra
and Loudoun Railroad (about fifteen miles
from Alexandria, a man fired on the train
from an ambush, wounding George Busbee.
of the Connecticut Light Guards, and came
near wounding Gen. Tyler, who was stand
ing at his side in an open car.
In consequence of this attack the Govern
ment resolved to place pickets along the
road, and yesterday Col. McCook's First
Ohio Regiment, accompanied by General
set out in train Of cars, and the
men were distributed in detachments along
the line. When the cars reached Vienna,
at about FIVE o'clock, with only three COM
panies remaining, a masked battery was
opened upon them, killing and wounding,
according to the report we have, about two
hundred of them. Reinforcements were
sent forward, but we have no further parti-
culars Of what occurred. National Iatelli-
gencer Of the 18Th.
A small portion of the above important
despatch was telegraphed to this city on
Monday evening last, (says the Baltimore
Exchange Of the 10Th, but it was promptly
suppressed by order Of the Federal Govern
ment, so that the official report might have
precedence. As the report Of Brigadier
General Schenck follows very carefully the
precedent set by General Butler, in the
Great Bethel affair, and puts down the num-
ber. of killed and wounded at twenty only,
whilst the National Lnteligencer, more can
did and ingenious, announces loss of two
hundred, the reason why the Government
was anxious to tell its oyn story first is OBJ
vious.
An Engagement between the Federal Troops
and a Masked Battery near Vienna, ON the
LOudOun Railroad.
Washington, June 18.-The following
official despatch was received here at a late
hour last night, by telegraph from the camp,
addressed to Lieut.. Gen. Scott
Left camp with 658 rank and file, includ-
ing 20 field and company officers, in pursu-
ance Of General McDowell's orders to go
upon this expedition with = the sysiiable
force ohose Of ny regime1
Es re3t
voluntsers. Ilolt two con- ssies, comp j,
J and company K, an aggregate Of 135
men, at the crossing of the road. Sent
Lieutenant Colonel Parrot with two COM
panies of III men, to Falls Church, and to
patrol the roads in that direction. sta
toned two companies, D and F comprising
1876 men, to guard the railroad and bridge
between the crossing and Vienna. I-then
proceeded slowly toward Vienna with four
companies.
Company E, Captain Paddock, and com
pany G, Lieut.. Woodward, who we're after
wards joined by company D, Capt Pease,
company G.. Capt. Bailey, company H.,
Capt. Haslett, total 2O5 men. On turning
the curve slowly, when within one quarter
of mile of Vienna, we were fired upon by
raking masked battery of, think three
guns, with shells, round shot and grape,
killing and woundipg the men on the plat
form and in the cars, before the train could
be stopped. When the train was stopped,
the engineer could not, on account of the
damage done to some part of the running
machinery, draw the train out of range of
the enemies fire. The engine being in the
rear, we left the cars and retreated to the
right and left Of the train through the woods.
Finding that the enemies batteries were
sustained by what appeared to be about a
regiment of infantry, and by cavalry, which
force we have since understood to have been
some 1 500 South Carolinians, we fell back
along the railroad, throwing out skirmishers
on both fanks.
This was about 7 o'clock. p NJ Thus
we retired slowly, bearing off our wounded
five miles to this point, Little Falls Church,
which we reached at 10 o'clock, P. NJ.
The casualties are as follows Capt. Has.
lett's company, known to be killed, and
wounded 5 missing.
Capt. Bailey's company, G, 3 killed,
wounded, and 2 missing.
Capt. Paddock's company E, one officer
slightly wounded, Capt Pease, and two
missing.
The engineer, when the men left the cars
instead of retiring slowly, as ordered, de-
tached his engine with the passenger car
from the rest of the disabled train, and aban.
doned us. running to Alexandria, and We
have heard nothing from him since. Thus
we were deprived of a rallying point, and
of all means of accompanying the wounded
who had to be carried on litters and in blan
kets We wait here holding the road for
reinforcements. The enemy did not pursue
| have ascertained that the enemy's force
at Fairfax Court House, four miles from vi
emma, is now about 1000 strong. When
all the batteries were opened upon us, Ma
jor Hughey was at his station on the fore
most platform car. Col. McCook was with
me in one of the passenger cars. Both of
these officers, with others of the commission
ed officers and many of the men. behaved
most coolly under this CALLING FIRE, which
we could not return, and from batteries
uh;oh mo oouId not flank mr. turn owing tn