The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-12-23
T~ELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
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Noon Dispatches.
WESTERN ENERGY IMITATION
Fight IN the Potomac
.GALLANTRY OF THE PENN.
sYLvANIA ~BUCKTAILsi
$50 REBELS KILLED
AND WOUNDED!
Federal Loss Six Killed and
Eight Woundedl
TWO cATSSONS AND MUNITIONS
CSPTUkED!
A REBEL KENTUCKY COLONEL
kiLLEDf
FIFTY WAGON LOADS OF FORAGE
BROUGHT IN.
so REBELS KILLED
AND WOUNDED!
Federal Loss Six Killed and
Eight woundedl
TWO cATSs0Ns AND MUNITIONS
CsPTUkED!
A REBEL KENTUCKY COLONEL
kiLLEDf
FIFTY WAGON LOADS OF FORAGE
BROUGHT IN.

W~AsHIsorox. Dec. 20.-If any correspon
debce has taken place between Lord Lyons
aud Secretary Seward. Il has been Of an m.
formal and confidential character az no ofEc
isi communications have passed between
them with reference 10 the Trent affair
uEsALDis srArc
General Ord started at 6 o'clock this morn.
ing, his command consisted Of four regiments
The Buektsii Rifles. Lieut.. Col Kane ard
f.asfons Battery, consisting OF two twenty.
tour and two-twelye pound howiuers. They
proceed on n forxging expedition in the d-
rection OF Drainsville.
zen. Mccall anticipating that they nigh,
be attacked ordered the Let and I'd brigade
10 follow.
Reynolds advanced on the Lecsburg Road
and took position on Difficult Greek 10 avail,
further orders.
TWO HOURS LATIE.
Gen. Mccall with his staff and an escort of
cavalry followed ON the same route.
Meantime Gen. Ord advanced TO near
Drainssille when his command was suddenly
there were fred upon by a force In ambush,
In a dense woods adjacent.
This was the signal Of a battle and a brisk
engagement promptly ensued.
Gen. Mccall who arrived a few minutes
previous and took command. In a few mo-
meats time Eastons Battery was planted
alongside the Tonton House and fred rap
idly and with tsnible eject into the enemy's
ambush
Col. Kane's Buckfsil Rifeuen were placed
In advance and fred upon the enemy wherev-
er they made their appearance. The rebels
who had a battery OF six pieces returned the
eannonading and replied TO the rifles with
musketry. Firing was kert up some three
quarters Of al hsur. when the enemy retreat.
cd rapidly rapidly. our FIRE being too hot for
them Our troops stood up bTayely under
the sharp vollies of the rebels. Their stea-
diness was praised by Gen. Mccall and his
officers. The rebels took The direction Of
Fairfax G. H., leaving on the field a number
OF their killed and wounded. Our troops
pursued them a short distance and returned.
Several bodies OF the rebels were picked up.
and hfteeen wounded prisoners were taken
Gen. Ord captured eight wounded priso-
ners. aud two cai2sons with ammunition.
In their haste the enemy lett behind srms
Of all description, cloth ns. &c. Their loss
IL estimstsd At $50 killed aud wounded.-
Among the = ALLIED. Vas Colonel Thilor. OF
Fransfort, Ky.. and commander of the Lot
Regiment OF rebel Ksntuckisns
The f0tces OF the enemy con<isssd Of three
Infantry regiments. lst aud llth Kentucky.
10Th Alabama. with a cavalry regiment and
a battery. all commanded by Col. John II
Furney. Of ID, 10Th Alabama, acting Briga.
General. Thirty-six we're len on the
fyd
nhe ioss on our aide was six killed and
eight wounded, must OF whom belonged 20
the Bucktails.
Cot. Kane received a slight wound.
Al o'clock ?. m our trocps had returned
20 camp. bringing In fifty wagon loads .
forsge.