The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-18

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Dispatches from Bssliuston. Mar Laurel
Hin. Va. pabiishsd In the Cincinnati Com.
msrciai, OF Wednesday, furnish ms with some
further particulars Of the frat dav,. skirmish.
ing 1t that place. Laurel Am ID hfteen miles
rom Grafton. We subioin q portion of the
account given by the Commercial. Repubr.
can paper
| BExIrssroS, Va, July The brigade. Gen.
MOTIFS commanding. left Phiilippi this morn
ing al O'Clock. The force 10 about 500 effec.
N Me men. One company Of the Indiana
ihs s m sna one Of the Ohio fourteenth took
: oody OF forty Of the rebel cavalry, who
ne" and were tracked by their blood, but
no formidable opposition was made 10 our
ADVANCE ntfl we reached this place.
COMPANY q, Indiana 9th, Capt Moody,
advanced round a hill to the south Of this
PONY, ana entered thickly wooded hill on
| .ne aeit OF the road. They had nearly reached
| the summit when 400 concealed skirmishers
nred by piatoons on them, killing private
william CARRIER, from Bradford Station, In
diana. he was shot through the 70 rehead.
| Inc INDIANA boys fell back upon their regi-
ment which was advancing on the right Of
| the road, but not till they had brought down
some OF the rebels, who still hold that hull, as
an oider not to advance was given. We have
Illus occupied this strong position, command
| Ing the roads to PIillippi and Morgan town,
completely cutting OF the rebels on this side.
Anree pieces OF aftiiIery, the It'll and 9tn Indi-
ana al, ana Onio Ath, guard the road from Lau-
,el mn, with strong pickets thrown out to
noso every point occupied. Skirmishing Is
| constantly going On. We shall ADVANCE as
| soon as intelligence IL received from MeClel.
| tan's column, which is now moving up from
| Beverly.
BKELIEsroN, Va, July 8, p. M.-There has
| oeen sharp skirmishing all day on the wooded
Knoll to the left OF Besling ton, and along the
| line occupied by the Ohio 14th. Our battery
| threw several shells and few rounds Of grape
and canister into the enemy, supposed TO be
one thousand strong, who yet hold the knoll
ABOUT nifty OF the Indiana 9th and G tn, and
ONO lith, rallied and rushed into the woods
as the she'll burst and shot dow a number OF
| the reoals, who i'll turn rallied strongly and
Grove them back, killing John Smith, Of the
| INDIANA oth, and WOUnding three others
| slightly Our boys found forty or hfty dead
| bodies in the woods, and brought Oft uni
| forms, guns, &c Inc Georgians are dressed
III grey, the Jackets almost the same rs those
Of The Indiana troops.
during the day the pickats of the Ohio 14.h
Killed TWO mounted scouts and captured three
| horses and three others of the enemy. The
pickets of the Indiana h have kiIle,i five men
who were seen to fail. Alter the ing of the
| nrst shells, the enemy were seen carrying of
| dead bodies On itlers OF poles. Two men OF
the Indiana GA were wounded slightly
| Inc rebels are arme1 with Minnie rifles and
| common muskets. They dare not come out
Of The woods.
| George Telietson, Company d, Barnett,s
Artiilery, Was shot in the thigh, while getting
water at u spring in Beeiing ton. He is doing
| we'll The same day, Frank Zero, OHIO Four
| teenth, was w0unoed in the side He will
| recover. 5. X. Brown, Company d, Sixth
Indiana' was also wounded i'll the arm, pu,
| slightly.
| Oar loss up to this time, so far reported,
| mas been three Killed, seven wounded, not ia
tary, ana one or two missing.
Inc BODY OF VIM. Garard, killed in the first
skirinish yesterday, was tiei up to a tree by
| the Confe0era es to draw our fire. Several
pounds Of strychnine and arsenic were found
| Douglass has fed.
AS near as we can ascertain, the Confede.
| rates have lest, in killed and wounded, aoou t
SIXTY. One OF the first Virginia regiments is
! reported to have been taken prisoners
| BRBLINGToN, July 9-Our troops took pos-
| session OF the hill this morning, where skir-
misniag mas been going on Tor two days past.
| Ahe Confederates have probably fallen back,
ana are reportel going out toward Beverly. -
| Inns report is not auLhen ticated. A prisoner
captured this morning repor is the Confederate
| force at $500.
| CAPTURE OF THREE COMPANIES OF OHIO voLUN-
| TIERS.
| The Cincinnati Enquirer of Wednesday
the 10th, has the following in relation to the
| capture of the Ohio volunteers BY Capt. o.
| Jennings Wise
United States Quartermaster John H. Dick
| erson last evening received a special dispatch
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| 10 the effect that courier had arrived from
| Glenville, and that three companies Of Col
| Connells Nineteen tn Regiment of Ohio Vol
IN teers were besieged and captured by the
| Confederate forces, three thousand strong
under o. Jennings Wise, and were detained
as prisoners of war. Two regiments had
been dispatched to their relief and rescue and
| report gives IT that fight was inevitable.
AFFAIRS AT kARTISsBURG, VA.
We take the following from letter da ted
Martinsburg, Va, July 10:
The arrest of two reporters caused some
sensation in town yesterday. Mr.. Rea, of the
| Associa ted Press, and particularly Of the New
York Herald, and some young gentleman, rep
resenthg himseif as Mr.. Underhlll, reporter
for the Associated Press and the New York
| Times.
Lieut.. Kirkpatrick, of the 23d Regiment
| shot his servant Ia white soldier, named Bid.
| dle) dead, yesterday, by accident.
| The weather here is exceedingly hot at noon.
day, and some of our men are suffering great
| ly for want of shade, as only about four ten Is
for each company were brought across the
| Potomac.
COL Patterson's Regiment is accepted fo1
| three years, and the officers received their
| commissions yesterday.
An incident occurred the other day
| while l was standing by. man came
| mp to Major Spear, Provost Marshal, and
| asked if he could write a letter to his father
| in law, in Baltimore, as he had received nc
news from him for two months. The Major
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came to open, not to close your mails"
Col. Sigel, who commanded the Federal
| troops in the late engagement with the State
forces at Carthage, Mo-, is 81 years of age
| and a German by birth He is a graduate OF
the military school at Carlsruhe. He en- tered
| the regular army of Baden, and was advanced
to the post Of Chief Adjutant in 1s47. His
| sympathies with the first revolu ton in
Southern Germany lost him his commission
| He was appointed General in Chief in the be.
ginning Of the second revolution, May, 1s48
and led the forlorn hope Of the liberal party
with great energy and zeal. He came te
America in 1850. He received a call to Pro
fessorship in St. Louis, where he soon be
came distinguished by his great military
| talents.
ENGLISH COMMERCE AND THE BLOCKADE.
A le'ter from Fort Pickens, dated June %
has the following
go British steam frigate has arrived here
pair of anchors in the berth occupied by thu
Sabine. The officer in command Of the forme
vessel makes no secret of his mission. 1t is
he says, to see that the rights OF English com
must be such as will prevent the entrance o.
departure of any craft to or from any har
Dor of the South, coaster, ocean trader o.
| TENDER"
Il THE CHESAPEAKE FLoTILLA.
Capt. Craven the new commandant Of tn;
Chesapeake fiotilla, has reported for duty a
Washington. Henceforth the flag will b
hoisted ON the Live Yankee instead Of tn
Freedom. The former is lying OF the Wash
ington yard, waiting orders.
THE ISLANDERS OF THE NORTHERN PRESS.
It would be utterly useless to undertake 4
notice one half the gross ISLANDERS publisher
in the Northern press in relation to the South
ern people, especially Virginians. One o
these journals, a few days ago, stated tina
L (l0lonnl Ash Inv rh< daa al,