New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-04
the FIGHT AT w!!!!...!,'aaMisPanT.
TEN THOUSAND REBELS ROUTED.
Unien Loss, 8 Killed and 10 Wounded
NAMES OF KILLED AND WOUNDED.
wAsHrSoros, Wednesday, July 3, 1861.

wAsHSoros, Wednesday, July 3, 1861.
The following dispatch received here at quar-
ter past o'clock this morning:
BLACK RIVER near Martinsburg, July 1851
To ca Z. D. TOWNSHIP, l.i'iasf AdjrteatG Gss~dL 90,
I lal Wiliamsport at clock this morning for this
place and drove back and routed the Rebels who were
10000 strong and who had four guns. now occnpy
their camp with the loss regret to say, Of three killed
aud ten wounded. ox
| MsjorG General Commanding
II "a said that Gen. Scott was so much gratitied with
this news that the President was walked from bis sleep
to receive II.
The Cabinet met to-day with more than usual good
spirit II consequence Of the news. .f
No troops have arrived here to-day and none are ex-
pecied for the next forty-eight hours. ..
30pounder riaed cannon, just mounted here, is at
the railroad station, labeled Maj. Doubleday VIII
| Transport. II is soon to be forwarded.
LIST OP THE FEDERAL TROOPS WOUNDED AT
| THE FIGHT AT wILIAMsPORT.
HAerRsrows, Wednesday, July 3, 1861.
The following is an official list Of the wounded
in the hospital here, brought here after the fight at
Will msport:
| tren& Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer.
| Jar es Morgan, Of Company b, severely.
| MF Hamaker, Of Company b, severely.
Fred. Huchtng, Of Company L, and ColOr-Sergsaht
OF Capt Bryant, severely.
! Fred. Bonner, of Company @, not severely.
| KILLED.
George Drake Of Milwaukee, Company A, Capt.
Bingham, and one whose name is not yet learned, OF
! Company B, Capt. Mitchell.
The names Of others Of the killed and wounded will
bs in fer while and will be sen. by telegraph as
fest is be possible TO get them.
Tn persons in the hospital here, in addition TO the
lis. store sent are w. A. Mathews, Company g, lst
Wisconsin Regiment; F. W. Bowman, Company G,
| Isl Wisconsin Regiment; John DE Haas, Company G.,
John Green Company K, James Morgan Company.
f, III Of the ilth Pennsylvania Regiment
| One man from the llth was brought in slightly
wounied, name not learned. Another, also from the
llth. was too badly hurt 70 move; will probably die
Levi s. Zap, captured Rebel, is dangerously
wounded the ball striking the forehead just above the
| right ye. There some doubts whether more than
| one ol the Federals was killed.
| wesre waiting for further particulars.
A, he upper hospital are the following: wm. 8.
Ehrer, Company II, lss Wisconsin Regiment, kicked
by hrse while trying to get in an engagement, and
Daniel lOrs,D, Company L, llh Pennsylvania Regi-
ment, not iu the leg
From Or Special Correspondent
| WLLIAnsFoRr, Md, July /, 1861.
Lat hight orders from the commanding General set
All the camps in motion for a march into Virginia.
Duripgtbe day Gen. Patterson and staG and all the
troops 0eamped near HagsrStown, except the Con-
neelicui Regiment, moved down 10 sharpsburg. The
plsr wa 20 cross the Potomac a, two points under
cover q the night, the main body directly under
the command Of Msor-Gen. Patterson, at ford mile
and hsf above Sbepards,own and abou, three miles
1 ~ ia Hva
comment of Major-5en. Cadwalader to crss at
the ford opposite this town. IL was proposed
tes rive, at both points nearly simultaneously, the
troops over the lower ford however little In advance
in posDt o. tie and the hour 20 DO socn after
midnighi Us il could bs well managed. The troops
were 10 perch without knaIsacks AMI with five days
rsons in their haversacks and with forty rounds Of
cartridges The baggage wagons were TO follow on as
quickly As possbls.
The enemy Is said to DO posted u force the PENN
sua formed by large bend Of he river, the point or
end of whi.h il opposts this place, encamped mainly
In the vicinity of Failing Waters BY ths advance In
front from here and simultaneous movement below
the neck Of the peninsula the lower ford the OBJ
ect was TO occupy the attention of the enemy in front
while by the flank attack he would DO cut of in the
rea and thus captured.
TIE nigh was dark and rainy and extremely favor
able for this piyhtmarch and surprise, If the enemy
could be caught mapping which is not likely as they
are wide awake and are doubt fully apprised Of all
our movements.
Between and O'Clock this morning the column Of
troops, Jed by Capt. Mcslulins Philadelphia Ranger,
made the attempt at the lower ford and en-
tered the river The Rangers nearly reached the other
side when II was discovered that the water was too
Deep and the current too rapid and strong for the
troops 10 cross, and they returned to this side This
wss great disappointment, and defeated the whole
plan II il reported that the reason Of the unexpected
and unusual depth of the water was, that the enemy
was on the watch and just al the right moment hsv-
ing previously prepared for it, broke away tue Dam
No. us above the ford and let the rush Of aeeumu-
lated waters down. This report though current in the
army to-day, is not positively verified by me, and
think il doubtful. Certain IT, however, that the at
tempt 70 cross was frustrated by the depth OF water
and The project was for the moment abandoned.
dispatch came Immediately and the troops did not at.
tempt the passage at the ford here.
To-day all the troops which were with Gen. Patter.
| son. near Sharpsburg have come here and are now
epcaInped about the town. Gen. Patterson 10 at Gen.
| Cadwaladers headquarters. The order now is, 70
cross the whole column at this ford o'clock o-mor
row morning, ana establish the army in Virginia The
passage Of the river is not likely to be disputed, a
though the mounted pckeis Of the rebels have been in
sight on {" the skirt of the woods crowning the hills
on the opposite side Of the river all day and they will
| probably be informed Of our intentions There may be
fight but they must retire before superior strength
| or be annihlaled or captured. From what we know
1 Il. and md fbaf faun-