Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-07-18
Washington July II

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The following dispatch was received to-day at
l,.,rouarr,r, # the army in Washington.
HEADQUARTERS DEP'MT OF ONO,
Rrch Mountain. Va, July II, a.
cor + q TOWNSEND:
We are il, possession of all the enemy'S works |
no to a point on the right Of Beverly. | have
f'k,u al Is -.rS >. very large amount oI VIZ
ou, ,eiI-. Sc --rvrrytn't% he had" l''se
nu,.hcr Of psf,ourr- menv OF whom were "oun'
God. ,tst >evt3:| tH0r> >,
t.., lt..rN tit.1. ~ ave- l"Nt IN al
,,,t.,,, ,,y,,.> Eiioa .r1 NV wounded, OF
whom IA ia, ,1o or Jtrc" "''e !" We '''uuh
md, Oh ko.,rrra h w,lDl iurned Tic posi-
I'm. mas, of the enemy escaped through the
words entirely disorganizod Among the prs
crer. j, DR. Taylor, formerly otthc army. Col
Pe.um was n comma d
"a, R0>cucraI rs column lef' camp yesterday
norpirq. ard marched some eight miles thro'
the mountains, reaching the turnpike some TWO
e.. n re-. miles IN rear OF the enemy Diet aunS
AN advanced post and taking couple OF guns
Ih.da position ready }or twelve guns near
the ain camp, and aS the guns were moving
up / n>ccrtaned that the enemy had reteated
am pushing on to Beverly, par, OF Col
Rosencranz's troops ben. now within three
miles Of it,
Our success is completes and almost bIooGIeSS'
Id,.,,br whether Wise and johnson VIII unite
and u,crnorcr me. Tic behavior "i the troops
IN the ,crIou and toward, the prisoners Was al
mirtbe.
I~wnodI G. B MCCLELLAN,
Mai General Comm nding.
Baltimore. 10Th July
The steamer Aaron. which left here yester-
duv with detachment Of troops made another
search Tor the French adys schooner, and
found her aground on Il shoa! or Egg Neck
NarrowS. She had been Abandoned BY her
crew,
A guard was placed on boart OF Ter and
brig has been seut to tow her up. There seems
no doubt from the various circumstances mat
the design wa, to seize the steamer Chester
When the Pioneer left Cambridge prom
inent secessionist on the wharf gave three
cheers for jeff. Davis, which was the signal
for a REGULAR free fight between the seces-
sionists and Union men there gathered.
Pist.'s and bowie knives were freely used.
and !, T. he opinion OF some Of the passengers,
that several parties su, tanned serious injury
GOV. hicks was seen standing on the wharf
Chicago, July q
The three companies sent Tor the reIcf OF
Col Smith at Monroe. Mo. returned last night
10 Hannibal and report the roads uhohStrncted
between Hannibal and Monroe.
On arriving at the latter place they formed
junction with Col Smiths force who rad en-
trcnched themselves in TIE academy building
The rebels, twelve hundred strong were
GROUPED around over the prairie and out Of the
reach Of Col Smiths rifles. They had TWO
pieces Of artillery which were brought to bear,
but the distance was great that their balls were
almost spent before they reached our lines. Col
smith S artillery Cf longer range did consldera-
bic execution. The fight lasted until dark.
The last shot from Col. Smiths guns dis
mounted one of the cnemys. Just at that mo-
ment Gov Wood of Illinois .eli IN their rear
with the cavalry sent from Quincy, Wedues
day, completely routing them and, taking 70
prisoners one gun, ana la1Be hunoef Vi
horses.
Twenty or thirty of the enemy killed, but not
IL man of the Federal forces was killed, al
though several were seveI ely wounded.
Col. Smith is determined to shoot the most
prominent rebels. Gen. Thos. Harris the rebel
leader, escaped.
ST. louis, July -.
A gentleman from Hannibal last night says
that Col Smiths command at Monroe " as rein
forced by 300 mounted men from Illinois yester
day afternoon, when the rebels were attacked
and dispersed.
Gen Harris was forced to abandon his horse
and take to the woods.
A number OF rebels were captured.
Capt McAllister, reported killed, was only
severely wounded snd will probably recover.
The Hannibal Home Guards arrived home
safely last night,
The following official dispatch was received
al the War Department to day:
Huttonsviile Va, July Is.
Col L ID. TOWNSEND, Asst Adjt Gen'I -.
Gen Garnett and his forces have been routed
and his baggage and one gun taken, His army
is completely demOralized
Gen Garnet was killed while attempting to
rally his forces at Carrackford near ST George
We have compile ely annihilated the enemy
in Western Virginia
Our loss is but Is killed, and not more than
forty wounded, while the enemys loss is not lar
from two hundred killed, and the nun Der OF
prisoners we have taken will amount to at least
enc thousand.
We have captured seven Of the enemy's guns
in all.
portion of Garnett's forces retreated, but
look for their capture by Gen Hill, who is in
hot pursuit.
The troops that Garnett had for his command
are said to be crack regiments of Eastern Fir-
ginia, aided by Georgans, Tcnnesseansi and
Carolinians.
Our success is complete, and firmly believe
that secession is killed in this section OF the
country.
lSigncd) GEO. B. Mcclellan.
Maj. Gen. U. S a
MISCELLANEOUS WAR NEWS.