The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-25

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The regiment Of rifles behavsd Arely. -
Lieut.. Col. Kane was very slightly wounded,
but 10 still In fbr asid. have collsetsd the
back 10 camp. ono. 4. McCA1I.
Brgadisy. General Commanding.
DETAILS or TIE RATTLE.
Since the ofnciai dispatch IF the affair at
Drainsyiils to-day was forwarded, one Of the
Heraid's special correspondents has arrived
from the field, and gives the following par.
ticulars:
General Ord started at six O'Clock this
morning. His command consisted of four
full regimsnts: the ''Backtal Rides" Lieu
tenant Colonel Kane, and Easton's battery,
Consisting of two twenty. four and two
twelve. pound howitxers. They proceeded
on a foraging expedition In the direction Of
prsiusville. General McOall, anticipating
they might be attached, ordered First and
Second brigades to follow st eight Il. M. The
First brigade, Gen. Reynolds, advanced on
the Leesborg Turnpike, and took q position
Two hours later General Mccall, with his
staff and escort Of eavalrs. followed by the
same route.
Meantime General Ord advanced 70 Thorn.
toms House, near Drainsville, waen + Is COM
mand wss suddenly fired upon By force
wing In ambush in dense woods adjacent.
This was the signal OF battle, and brick
engagement promptly sns1ed.
General mccall, who arrived few minutes
previously, took command 1n a moments
Tina Esston's battery was planted alongside
the Thorn ton House, and fred rapidly and
with terrible effect in the ensmv's am bush.
O,>lonel Kane's " Bucktail Rnemen'' were
placed in advance, and fired upon the enemy
wherever they made their appearance. The
rebe.e, who had battery OF six pieces, re-
rifles with musketry. The firing was kept
mp som9 three-quarters OF an hour, when
the enemy retreated rapidly, the fire Of the
whole brl Eade. rides and battery, being too
hot for thehi. -.e
Our troops stood mp bravely under the
sharp vol lie rs of the rebels. Their steadiness
was praised by Gen. Mccall and his officers.
The rebels !ook the direction OF Fairfax
Court-H House, leaving on the feiA a humble
Of their killed aud wounded. Our troops pur-
sued them a short distance, and returned.
The scene in tho woods presen ted all the
horrors Of Il sangulnary battle fi1ld, and the
tions. Forty dead bodies Of the rebels were
picked up, and Is wounded prisoners were
taken and placed in Hun ter 5 and other houses
Gen. Ord captured eight wounded prisoners
and two caissons with ammunition. In their
haste the enemy LETT behind arms Of all des-'
criptions, clothing, &C.
their loss is estimated at $50 killed and
wounded Among their killed was Colonel
Tom Taylor, OF Frankfort, KY, ana com
mander OF the First kentucky regiment of
rebels. 1.-THE reported death Of Col. Tom
Taylor has alreauy been denied in this pa
per from a very responsible source, and The
report OF his ueath above Is doubtless erro-
neouxl The forces OF the enemy consisted
Of three infantry regiments, First and Elev-
enth kentucky and Tenth Alabama, with
cavalry regiment and a battery, all under
command Of colonel John ii. Forney, of the
Tenih Alabama, Acting BriSadler- General.
I'll loff tp,
The loss on QUE SIDE was SIX killed and
eight wounded, most of whom belonged 10 the
Bucktslls. Colonel Cane received slight
wound.
AT nine o'clock our troops had returned to
camp, bringing IN nifty wagon loads OF forage.
IAPo arANT PROM MIssouKI-REroRTBD vIcro-
HES FOB THE kEDBRALs.
Although the =uhjoined reports of battles
in Missouri aw ard TO the Yankees brilliant
victories, yet We are very much disinclned
to give them any credit for truth. Past ex'
perisnce has proven that no reliance what
ever Is to be placed in Yankee accounts OF
victories over our troops, as for instance the
battle Of Piketo a. Ky, and others We might
name.
The First Engagement.
General HAlleck's dispatch reads as fol :
HpoRs. DEPARTMENT OF YHB WBsr,
ST. Louis, Dec. 10, 1861.
General .. B. Mcclellan. Cosan.ander is- Chit Of
United States Army:
Gen. Pope's expedition successfully tut off
the ensmy's camp near shawnee Mo und,
and scattered thSm, twenty-five hundred
strong, in every direction. Took one hun
dred and fifty prisoners and most of the enc
my's wagons, tents, baggage, horses, &c All
the insurgents between the Missouri and
Usage are cleared ont. Price is still south
Of the Usage. Il. W. HALLscK,
TIA or. General Commanding.
The particulars OF the engagement, az far
as we can learn. are that Gen. Pope made
forced march upon the enemy, got between
tn EN-, lapparenuy near Shawnee Mound, as
the rebels were encamped at Clinton, in
Henry county, and Ohilh owe, In John son
county, an surprised them; for as SOON as
they at the latter place heard ofhis approach
they beat r. rapid retreat towards Rose Hill,
johnson county, leaving all their baggage,
arms, munitions, papers, &c, In our posses
sion
Gen. Pope tn en- threw forward ten compa.
MES Of cavalry and a section of artillery Ia
pursuit. following with the main body of his
army.
Those at Clinton retreated Southerly to.
wards Osceola and outhwesterly towards
Johnstown for we find that one section of
rebels at Johnstown, Bates co unity. were so
rections, but mostly towards the South.
On the other hand, we find that General
Pope forced a strong cavalry reconnaissance
to within fifteen miles of Osceola, and inter
cepted and captured one hundred and fifty of
the fleeing rebels and all their baggage.
stoyes, &c. Other squads. from some ten to
fifteen, were taken, making the aggregate
number about three hundred.
All this was done without fighting the sur
prise being so perfect ae to cause q complete
panic and rout of the rebels.
Gen. Pope, in his report to the Commander
Of the D.par tment, says:
The whole country between Rose Hill on
| the west and Grand river on the south Is
clear OF rebels. 40
"Grand river" is another name for that
portion Of the Usage river.
The Second Engagement.
WARRINGTON, Dec. 2o.-The following dis
| patch was received by Gen. Mcclellan tb Is
| afternoon. 1t Is glorious news, aud created
! quite stir in the Cabinet:
HEADQUARTERS, ST. Lours, Dec 20, 1861.
| To Major General G.. b. Mcclellan, MAJ or
General commanding the Army:
| A part Of Gen. Pope forces, under COL J
| G. Davis and Major Marshall, surprised an :
other camp OF the enemy, on the afternoon
| of the 18th, at Milford, little north Of War-
rensourg. A brisk skirmish ensued, when
| the enemy, finding himself surrounded, sur
| rendered at discretion. We took thirteen
hundred prisoners, including three colonies
and seventeen captains and one thousand
| stand of arms, one thousand horses, sixty
| five wagons, and large quantity OF tents,
| baggage and supplies. Dur loss is two killed
and wounded. The enemy's loss is not yet
known. s
| Information received last night from Glas-
| gov states that our troops at that place had
| tsken about two tons Of powder, in kegs,
buried on Claib. Jackson's farm. This effec
| tually cuts eff their supply of ammunition.
| Il. w. HALLKCK, Maj Gen.
Major Hubbard captured sixty rebels day
or two since in johnson county. The troops
| IN Kansas have been stirring during the past
| week, and good news is expected from them
daily. W s.
| This news shows plainly that the plan OF