The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-12-26
The asrent EteDclIlon.

the Grent ReDcillon.
Progress Of the Work OF Suppression.
Dispatches from Misaouri state that Cen. Pope
made forced march on the lith inst, and got be.
tween the enemy, encanpcd six miles ffrm Chill
bows, jchusou county, twenty-five hundred strong,
and at Clinton, Henry county but as soou as they
heard Of his approach they beat a rapid retreat to-
ward Rosshill, johnson county. leaving all their
baggage, arms, munitions, papers etc, in our pcs
session. Gen. Pope then forced a strong cavalry
reconnaissance through 70 within Is miles Of oscc.
ola, and Intercepted and captured cna hundred and
ffty Of the fleeing rebels with all their baggage,
horses, etc. Other squads of from 10 to 10 were af
terwsrd taken, making the average 10 number Of
prisoners, about 800. Further Information, rccciv.
ed on the Goth inst, states thai in addition to the
pedition under Gen. Vopc at and near Clinton, M.
other part Of his forces, under Col Jeir c. Davis
and Major Marshall surprised another camp Of
rebels the afternoon OF the 18th inst. ncar Mil
ford, little north oC WarrenshurC. 4 brisk skir-
u,ish ensuod, when the robels finding themselves
surrounded, surrendered. Col Davis took 300
prisoners, including three Colcnols and seventeen
Captains, 1000 stand Of arms, 50 wagons, 900
head of horses and large quantity Of tents bag
gage and supplies, Our loss was two killed AMI
eight wounded. The rebels loss is nc known In
formation from Glasgow satoa that our troops car.
tured about two tons Of gunpowdcr buried on Cllb
Jacksch's farm. Major Hubbard captured sixty
rebels day or two since in johnson county.
The eight at Muufordsvillc. Ky. on theaft1rnoon
Of the 18th inst, was a brilliant affair." II seems
that tour companies from the Thirty Indiana
Regiment, Col Which, under command of the
Lieutenant Colonel crossed 20 toe south bank Of
Green river upon the bridge near Muniorlsvillc,
and were thrown out as pckcs in squads Of forty
or fifty upon an open meadow at distance Of abou,
one hundred yards from the river bank when they
espied rebel soldiers in The wood beyon them. OBJ
serving this, Lieut. Colonel Henry Won Frvdra or
dered two companies to advance, anil if possible,
effect their dislodgmeut. The enomy retreatcd half
mile to his maiu body without firing shot and
The two companies pursued him, sealthily adv,no-
ing as skirnishers. suddenly aud unexpectedly
troop Of rebel cavalrymen came dashrg over the
hill, and careless vollcy from their shot guns told
our boys that they were near falling into au dnbus-
cade and that the enemy actually in their front
in considerable force But, nothing dauntcd, The
brave Germans, veteran like, returned tho volloy
with calling fire, slowly rotrcating 80 Ms to bring
the enemy out from the woods, and into n level,
open field. The enemy confident in his numbers,
was not slow tn accept the invitation. In the mean
time, the two companies being hard pressed, the
buglc was sounded TO bring up the remaining COM
pauics of the regiment. They came on right gal
antly. part of them having to cross the Green river
and fell in upon the right aud left flank with ms
much apparent coolness rs Il this had been their
hundrcdth battle instead of their first. Then fol-
lowed an almost hand to hand conflict lasting fully
an hour. The enemy strove in vain to draw the
Germans up the hill by fegned retreats masked
battery was planted as to have swept our bravo
fellows fore and aft, had they for n moment per
snici their valor to get the be,tor Of their diserc-
tion but knowing the fearful odds arraycd against
them, they were content to hold their ground, III
nally, when the enemy dospaired of getting them
into the ambush, they unmaskcd their battery and
opened fire. The first ball passed between the Adj
jutant and Major Of the regiment who occupied po-
sitions not many feet apart The helchne cannon
the signal of another onset NY the Texan caval-
rymcn, and right well did they perform the work
Captain Welschbelich, Company c. formed hsm
in hollow square and the cavalrymen charged their
front, their right aud their ert, but they were as
adamant, the square remained unbroken, while
many ofthe Texans equally brave, hut less success
full because they were the attacking partv bit the
dust. The cavalrymon retired, discomdtcd and
then an entire regiment Of rebel infantry darkcned
the hill and came marching down toward the brave
men composing Company q, but CALLING fire from |
front and right scattered their iorcoa AMI gave
them something else TO think about Colonel viii |
Itch had been ordered ON duty ut headquarters and
consequently did not get to his regim,nt until the
heat of the battle was over Tne regiment was
forced to fall back short distance, not being able
to a stand against the artillery. The rcbes dill not
pursue. They carried oil their wounicd. and then
beat hasty retreat. Ii is known that the rebel
force consisted of Terry's regiment of cavalry two
regiments Of infantry and three pieces of cannon.
The rebels lost forty nine killed. Their number Of
wounlcdis not known, but it is undoubtedly large.
On the morning of the 18th the rebels sent in dag
of truce under which they inferred thor dead Viii
lich's entire forces only numbered IA, including
commissioned officers non-commissionai officers
and privates Our loss was ton killed ana twenty
two wounded.
dispatch from Frankfort, Hy., m Ter date OF
the Goth says it is thought the plans laid for the
capture of Zollcotrer will prove successful Itis
reported that there 1900 rcbels between West
Liberty AMI Pikcton, under Marshall aud Williams,
AMI that their scouts have been seen ncar 0wugs-
vile. Marshall is beyond doubt in Eastern Ken
tueky, but hardly in such force, The Kentucky
House adopted a resolution, by vote of Gfty-niuc
to ten, thattha State of Kentucky will, aud does
hereby, assume the payment of her proportion of
the direct tax imposed by the act of Congress on
the 9th August, 1851"
Washington dispatch states that Orrs brigade,
with Easton's battery, had fight with four rgi.
ments of rebels near Drainsville, some fifteen or
twenty miles from Washington, on the 2Oth whoa
the enemy, was put to fight Our loss was two
aEilled and three wounded The robsl loss and
yho We're found still on the field, was forty killed.
md ten wounded. Our troops took two caissons
sith the harness, the horses having been killed
dispatch from Palmyra, Mo- under date Of
22d inst, says Major Mckee, with lO3 mon of Col
Bishops regiment, encountered and rcpulscd 400
rebels four miles south of Hudson, aud killed ten
and took seventeen prisoners and thirty horses
Five Of our troops were slightly wounded.
New Mexican Treaty.
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