The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-09-17

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FRIDAY.
Cartsbareh. Va Sept 49,
4 Laiile loak plsoe shout three oglark
Ts3ay Il M, ear sammersille.
Gen Raasneraas, after making rceon-
sound Fmyd arms 5000 strong
IS aaieeH 0s leeces. eaifenclel q s
ppwefa paiiiea ea ae 09 ~ mo
fan = Ferry "a tlle atst sisi
rs 0e River. iie rar asj e
irene GA h HHh ue inac ble
E ff - n.a IA 81 haFy tefes
sH4 e
Col igf l.e i8lh l. g 6eH.
hsaaaa jftneeand srgfe
= trHg detachment of IRE encmy ont If
.htif maga ea tbs size filu position, Die
sle Il uhsa Was unknown
Shortly aderaars hls scouts, consisting
.of four companies, suddenly discovered
gbeasclve Is ihe fiee 81 parapcl bate.
~ ia a long line 81 palisades ioT ride
mep uhra tie latfle orened fiercely.
Tbs remainder Of the lath aod 18Th
Ohio regiments wcre brought into action
sueee .yelg IS Gen. Benham, AID ille
l2ib Qhin Eeg meni afterwards ~ Cala
llaa.uG, eoe oijcet was 40 armed re-
coana,taa
ihe cntmy played upon our forces tcF-
naieaiy With mn-kcirt risle canister aad
she'll, causing ome ceaalie Cd. lyile
le,l seyoril companic 81 Irish u charge
lhe battery. nbe1 be was brought down
hY hUt III Tue W.. Sol Sniuts 18Th
Ohio regiment engaged Tie enemy on the
ieit. aid Col. Lewis 18th Ohio regiment
directly ia front.
Col. Lowe tJl deal At the head Of his
regiment early ID tie hottest fire, by a
ball ~ ille forehead. McMullins howii.
zcr battery and sHydef's iHo Geld pieces
meantime we're GOT into ,hr best position
possible under tlla circumstances, and osl
sileuerd tao Of ne rebel guns Tic fire
laokened II intervals, bat grew n3fc ia-
ii3us aigit approached. alUu iae Ger
man lrieade wa. I'D eallm8ly into The ac-
tou hg Col. AleGmk uRata Chs direction
* tAintht Gcaea Iiadsalf, but after a
furious Edit of Three onrs a recall Of tie
rroops uas ordered, ana ihe men laid en
lheir af0is within short distance Of tic
enemy, each ready % resume tbe contest
ile next morning. The ihief Fieyd iled
aurng tlo nisla aud sunk tue boats inthe
river and destroyed tie temporary bridge
Which he mnle when hc lir.l occupied the
position. Tie t1ghalenee and depth d
/ the river and dae exhaustion q Tie troops
made il iuFos.bIc to follow lim He
lclt lis camp eqaipare, Wagons, Horses. 2
large quantity Of ammm'tlon, aud fifty
ihcal % cattle.
/ Gar loss i - kaled aid about ~
wounded ceDeray flesh wounds.
The rebel los not asceriaIeed. They
lcae,ed thQir dead aud wounded wuh
'teen.
/ Ihcir IL was certainly serious.
CAPT. McGrnrty 81 Cincinnati. Capt
McAIulil end Lieut. snyder q Ohio, arc
among tile woupdra, bot rot dangerously,
Twenty-Five 8 Capt Tyler's men, Vic
were taken By Floyd Ut Gross Lane, were
reeaplured, a0d FLOYD personal baggage
with thai OF bis differs, was taken by
Gen. nenhaa's brigade which suffered
m0ch.
4 Il was commaad.l BY him ii person
ard Col. McCool, led his brigade.
I Gems Rosentrane and Benham, Colonel
McCook Col. Lytlc. COL Lowe, Captain
IIarisuii. CAPTAIN Snydcr Captain Me
AIullm. Capt burke Of the 10Th Ohio,aud
the other officers, displayed conspicuous.
personal galhnty
4 The troops wcrc exclusively from Ohio
aid showed great bravery.
Louisville, Sept II.
4 special dispatch 10 the Journal from
( Washington. dated tie | 18th inst. snys tlat
4 Gen. Mcclellan carried Fairs Hi with
loss Of II killed, and that Gen. Bank
command was within a Short distance. a
general battle, lie dispatch states, is ex
pccicd tomorrow TIE Eyansrille jour
nai says The Steamer Sue Evans. uud,i
the command Of gun squad from tla
place, lad captured boat with 1000 bar
rels Of salt destined for ihe Coalederat,
States.
Tie Southern papers ay that Capt. "
4 Il. Lynch, late Of the L. S. Navy, hai
been appointed chief Of The bureau q
detail AID equipments in tie Confederate
army,
/ Col Jones Of the lih Alabama reei
meat died at the Orange Court House
+ Va, On the 2Gth ult.. from wounds re.
ceised al the battle Of Boil Run.
/ W Boyd, clerk ii the federal war az.
partmcni, had arrived at Richmond Will
4 fan information respecting matters a
Washington.
Saturday.
Baltimore Sept. 10.
The Provost Marshal before Break o.
DAY arrested Mayor Brown, Ross Winans
6 II. Pitts, L Langdon, S + Wallis
aud 4. II Scott, members of thc Maryland
4 Legislature, I. X. Howard, editor Of The
EXCHANGE l. H. Hall. editor III the Balti.