The national Republican., 1861-11-28
ARMY AFT AIRS.
sKIRnIsH NEAR VIENNA.

On Tuesday morning, Gen. Porter sent out
dstacbusut, consisting Of companies F aud
NJ, Of the Third Pennsylvania cavalry, under
command Of Captain Bell, to make reconnois-
sance in the neigbborhood of Vienna. The
party, upon reaching the village of Vienna,
took the righthand road leading to Hunters
Mill. After proceeding about o mile and q
half In the direction of Hunters Mil, the
squadron found themselves suddenly sur
rounded by large force Of rebel cavalry atd
infantry, who fred at them with carbines and
rihsa, themselves concealed in the woods
The Union loes was thirty. eight killed and
missing. d.. rrr. 'r".
The first information received from Captain
Bell was the arrival at General pt rter's head
quarters Of an orderly, with the intelligence
that the squadron had met the enemy In con-
siderable force, said to be Eve hundred cavalry
and two hundred infantry, and that ouf men
had engaged them and suffered much. The
orderly who brought this information reports
that he had two horses shot under him.
Upon learning this, General Porter, 10 per
son, with force of four regiments of infantry
and two companies of cavalry, started to the
rescue Of Captain Bells party, aud met them a
short distance beyond Falls Church, on their
return.
Capt Bell reports that they proceeded a
short distance beyond Vienna, when they en-;
conntered the. rebel cavalry that Gen. Wads
worth, in bis last reconnaissance, designed 10
cut cff. The party were de6liDg through a
tract of woods only wide enough for the col.
umn 10 march by twos. The first indication Of
the presence Of the enemy was the opening Of
CALLING fre upon the rear of bis column, just
entering the wood, by body of Infantry con-
cealed in house near at hand. Captain Bell
ordered bis men forward, but on emerging
from the wood they were met by two or three
hundred of the rebel cavalry, who opened
upon them with carbine and pistol. Many Of
the horses in Capt. Bells party, not being
practiced to the discharge of arms, became un.
manageable. Our men were at once thrown
into confusion, but, each man fighting on his
own account, discharged his piece at the enc.
my, emptying several saddles.
Many of the horses were killed and their
riders taken prisoners. The following are the
names Of the missing:
Corporal Isaac Burns Sergeant Joseph Bry.
son. Sergeant H.W. Walker, Corporal A. Ford,
Corporal James Wing. Peilip Baugh, Barnard
Donahue, Orvn Gregg, Morris Humphreys,
Joseph Irwin, Andrew Mcfarland, James Nc
Linden, John Phillips, James Parselles, Joshua
Rue, Edgar Stevenson, Samuel Shepherd Rob.
er, Wright, Philip Burns, Frank Carr, Miceael
Donahue, VIM. Dougharty, Wm. Mcdonald
Hugh Moore, Charles Piper, Daul. Sullivan
Patrick Sullivan, Patrick Shovan, and Janel
McMillis.
A recOnnoiteriDg party, sent out by General
Butterfeld to the scene Of the skirmith, re
turned to camp yesterday morning, having
succeeded in finding two dead bodies of men
belonging to the Pennsylvania cavalry.
John Beatty, of the Pennsylvania cavalry
killed a rebel officer, and captured his horse
The name on the saddle was D. J. Davis, Ridg,
way, N. G.
Yesterday two regiments of infantry were
sent out by Gen. Wadsworth, under command
of his son, on foraging expedition some dis
hnce beyond Falls Church. All of the forage
let on Dulins snd Bush's farms, and In the
neigbborhood of the attack upon the Four
teen,h New York regiment, was collected and
brought into camp.