The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-09-04
THE WAR NEWS.
Desperate Ba.lIs al Gross Lent,, ylrslula.
From he Papers of Thu seiov l,,,

iuC iossbnHhs are ilS particulars.
as wo can lsAr0, of the laie battle which
took place al Cro.s Lanes, ia the vicinity
OF Summervae, Virginia, on Monday the
26ih uil and h which t. ef was surround.
ed by powerful enemy, bui succeeded 10
cutting his way through in spite Of the large
number he had 10 coafend with:
II appears TO have been bloody affair
the seventh Ohio Regiment, commande ed
by Col Tyler. was snTreuadea while ealing
breakfast and attacked on bcsh fauks, ard
in front simultaneously. Our soldiers were
Immediately formed in line df battle, and
fought brayely, while the saw but i,tie
chance of success, the enemy proving 100
J powerful Col. Tyler Instantly despatched
messenger forward to the baggage rain
which was coming up, and turned it back,
when three miles distant from tie scene Of
conflict, towards Gaoley, which place il
reached ia all safely
Reports say ihat Companies B, c, and I,
suffered most severely. They particularly
were in .he hotties, of The fight and finally
! fought Their way through fearful odds, and
making dreadful havoc in the enemy's
ranks. The rebel force consisted of about
5000 infantry, 400 cavalry, and 10 guns Of
rather large size. Our forces were scatter.
ed after cutting their way through; but they
soon formed again and fred, without receiv-
| ing any reply. The enemy did not pursue.
| The loss attending this battle has not yet
been definitely ascertained but il is stated
! that not over Two hundred are missing out
OF the nine hundred who were engaged
The rebel loss was fearful, but the correct
| Number has not been sscerained. Lieut.
Col Creighton ca sptured the enemy's colors
and several prisoners. The following is
list of the officers known TO have been
| killed: Capt. Dyer. Company ID, of Paines-
vile, Ohio; Capt Shurtlef, Company C.,
| Oberlin; Capt. Sterling, Company 1; Admit.
DeForest, ol Cleveland; Lieut.. Chas War
rani; Sergeant Major King, of Worrenton-
The other field officers are all safe.
From ST. Louis. the 2Sth ul,., we have
Information of the patriotism of the Ex-
| change Bank OF that city. Gen Fremont
having signified to the banks of ,ha, city
his desire for loan OF $4,000 the Ex-
change Bank agreed 10 take the whole
amount This bank has set an example
worthy Of imitation From the same source
we learn that the circulation OF the news
papers recently presented 10y ;he Grand
Jury Of New York has been inierdicled in
81. Louis city and county by the Provost
Marshal
The object Of the Fortress Monre Flee,
has al last beer made known. The enQui-
ring mind has been relieved. The main
IL,
which lately left Fortress Monroe, is to
blockade the Southern coasi and 10 ob.truct
certain inlels. No INVASION is conlem plated
This Fleet consists of 400 men and loo guns
FaoM Missouri accounts report A
, repnlse of the rebels al Fort Scott l; u tel
egraphed from Rolla, Missouri to heaiquar.
ters, dated the 27th ut. d appears that let.
D iers were received by Col Boyd from his
! wife, saying that the re ou prevailed in
Springfield that an attack had been made
on Monigomery's force al Fort Scott and
that he successfully rep6lse The rebels A
small force started from that place the day
following 10 di-pefse a body OF rebels a,
q Hanes Prairie, sixteen miles north. A sharp
r caanonadIng was distinctly heard in that
r direction The next morning.
SEcEs<IoSIsTs IN BALTIMORE The Sece<-
sion organ, the BaH'Eiore EIchanse says
4 thai, Messrs. w. Carvel Hall and Will nm
= Carere are forming company of Marylan-
,, ders for immediate active service in the
. Confederate Army. They are rapidly re
cruiiing AT the Maryland headquarters. IN
: the Military Hall on Main Street, Richmond
: Their men are 10 be subsisied from the time
. | of enlistment
SENATOR WILsos. OF Massachusetts. ha.
:, been commissioned 10 organize regimen
> OF sharpshooiers Li-ut. Pane OF the Uni
ted States Army, has been appointed Lieut.
Colorel aud p Sanderson, OF the Santa
~ Commission, qnarlermasier. MIR vii
: son will hold his commission a. CoIone
from the State. which arrangement will no
? al present interfere with his Senatorial du.
ties.
FALSE ALARM Last evening Sherman
Battery was started forward from For
Corcoran 10 new position This wal
fnr -
the CITY was alarmed by a statement iha
J the enemy was approaching, that Twelve o
IS the Union pickets had been killed and iha
% eleven regiment were on The forward NOV,
= al the double quick This morning Gen
McCLELLAs reported al Gen. ScorT's offics
u that no forward movement had taken place
aud that The story Of ''twelvs killed. hzl
been reduced 10 zone missing" and b.
would probably turn up before night.
!. From Popers of Jionday
= The special despatch to The Tribune from
:, Fortres Monroe, gives an account oil gran,
victory achieved by The fleet which lefI thi
ni above named ForTes not long since, com
y manded oy Maj. Gen. Butler and Co
10 Slrineham. This force started Tor The Goa,
- OF North Carolina. They arrived at Haiuers
inlet where they had Intended TO make
% blockade, which they found impossi iole.-
Il The Notifications a. this place were caplu
o. ed alter some considerable bombs I'd me Il
- There appears TO be only eight rebel. killed
and thirty five wounded On our side no
. any killed or wounded. Seven hundre,
le and thirty prisoners were taken, thiuy.fiv
to Cannon, and 900 stand OF arms, with
e large amount of ammunition generally =
=, Several laden vessels were captured by tn
federal forces. The engagement continu
ed considerable length OF lime; an inces
re SAINT FIRE was kept upon For Clark for abou
three hours when down come The rebe
flag; they TeIreatiug 10 Fort Haliera,,
large work below. The stars aud s,rips
al soon waved fron this rampant.