The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-06-06
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, June !.

NpcctdL to lOst The Government
forces have had conflict with rebels at
Acquia Creek. The steamers Freedom,
Anacosta and Resolutc and schooner
opened FIRE, finally silenciog the wharf
battery, and killing several rebels. None
of our troops we're injured. The Pawnee
and Yankee were sent there this morn.
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Dispatches also state that skirmish
occurred last night At Falls Church, six
miles back of Arlington Heights. Our
pickets were attacked and some soldiers
wounded.
Later dispatches states force of cav
airy and As infantry, under Lieutenants
Tomkins aud Gordon, attacked the rebels
at Fairfax Court House. The rebel
pickets were met four miles this side,
who fed and alarmed the camp. The
cavalry then charged on the town, en-
countering vigorous resistance, people
firing on them from the houses. Tonp-
kins' horse was shot under him and his
cavalry surrounded by rebel infantry,
who poured in continuous fire, but
they fought their way through them,
taking a number of prisoners. One Of
the cavalry was killed and two wounded.
Some staff officers of the 9Th New York
regiment were wounded, beDg with the
federal troops. Lieut.. Toupkins reports
80 rebels killed, and that their force
amounted to 1900. They had previous
ly supposed there were but 200 there.
Tonight our troops will advance on
Fairfax Court House and take it,
Another dispatch says the rebels are
fast retreating from Fairfax.
A letter from East Tennessee says
there is great majority there for the
Union and that ten thousand government
troops could be raised there, owing to
noble stand of johnson and Nelson.
The Commercials dispatch says: 1t is
believed that the engagement at Aqua
Creek has been severe. If the batteries
have not been destroyed large force will
60 Immediately and take the place.
Large bodies of troops advanced on
Fairfax this morning at two o'clock.
A dispatch says two batteries at Ac-
quia Creek were destroyed
Special to Worla-Last week the State
of Virginia advanced gold enough to pay
the duties at the Alexandria Custom
House on large amount of iron for rails
on the unfinished road to run from Stras.
burg south. Thursday night number
of laborers were busy in removing the |
iron to the cars running down the Alex
andria and Orange Railroad, and had
their work about half finished, when the
Fire Zouaves stopped their operations.
The amount taken of is sufficient to lay
wenty five miles of track. The rebels
intend to use it on the eighteen miles of
turnpike road from Strasburg to Win
chester. They can thus more easily re-
leve Harper's Ferry or evacuate it
speedy measures will be taken to for,. |
tall it. In week, at Harper's Ferry,
~ movements from the North, East,
West and South, 10000 rebels will be
,emmed in. Among the effects seized
It Alexandria are letters of great import
nee which were found in the Sestinel
'fice, showing the means by which the
accession of Virginia was brought about.
Some distinguished politicians are i'm
and the letters show beyond
loubt that the ordinance of secession was
only passed by fraud.
the cavalry company under Lieut.. Temp
kins, and the rebels, at Fairfax, is con-
frmed. Two men arc missing and three
Sor,rol bor-ac xunre u ounded
Five prisoners were taken, and brought
into camp. Lieut.. Tompkins had two
horses shot under him.
Several of the Old Dominion Dragons
were taken prisoners by the Fremont reg,
iment.
Several Zouaves, acting as scouts, selz'
ed sixty kegs powder and five tons lead,
in a house four miles from Alexandria
The Zouaves being too few only brought
away what powder they could, and blew
up the balance.
The forces in Alexandria expected t
advance tonight, but don't know how
far ,
Gen; Butler will probably. superced
Gen. Butler knows the ground of th
Maryland district and the people; ant
the Secessionists there know him by thi
time
There is no truth in. the statement tina
Government will call cut 100000 mo-,
men.
ALEXANDRIA, June l.
Shortly before l o'clock last night
skirmlsh took place at Wellington Mill
between company Of Zouaves with com
pany + of Michigan regiment and
scouting party of Virginians The Fed
The Fight at Aqua Creek.