Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-07-12
1RMY CORRESPONDENCE.
cAAr KOskEa, BuouAHAE, Va, !

EDS. LEADERs-0ur brigade reaoheu
here Sunday morning, aftsr > dissgreeabls
march Of sixteen miles. As We had preyi-
Ously been informed, the enemy had been
here, but on hearing Ct our approach they
suddenly retreatsd, carrying away with
them eight wagon loads of army stores be-
longing to the government. They were
Afterwards fred upon when about six miles
from town, by q party Of sixty Union men
who we're lying in ambush, and between
thirty and forty met instant death, their
Captain manned Turk among the number
The glorious Fourth passed of very qui-
city With us. The 19A went through their
customary drills and dress parade, and We
we're reviewed by Major General McClel-
land and Brlgadier General ROssncrans.-
Co. B, Of Youngstown, are stationed about
six miles from town, protecting a Touring
mill, the property of Q strong Union man,
which has been robbed on several occasions
BY the rebels. He asked for protection, and
Co. B ives Immediately detailed. The in
| s~pecIion Of arms and equipments took place
this afternoon. Also a vote TO ascertain
tSe number of men in the 18th who would
70 for three years. Co. A furnishes about
twenty. Eve, Co. K about sixty, and the
other companies from FIVE TO Twelve
should q sufficient number sign the roll TO
form a nucleus, we will probably be paid
Of and sent home Immediately, the officers
to recruit, and the three years boys on q
furlOugh Of fifteen or twenty days.
There was considerable hubbub and ex'
element in camp a Gay or two since, in
which Quartermaste- General Fitch fig
ursd very OonspicuOusly. The facts are
as follows; A Union gentleman residing
near town had lost one of his slaves, and
q widow lady residing near him had lost
two horses. Gen. Fitch was requested by
Judge Key Judge Advocate in Gen. Nc
Clellsn's staff to assist the man in finding
the property.
In passing through the Camp Of the
18th, the gentlemen found his slave
cooking for one Of the companies, Company
Il of salem). Gen. Fitch Immediately ar
rested the negro, and was proceeding with
him to jail McClellan's headquarters, when
several Of the members Of companies from
Ashtabula and Geauga rushed forward and
endea7ored to prevent taking the slave oui
of camp, and the sentinel refused to pass
the slave and his owner. Gen. Fitch i'm
mediately sent for Lieutenant Colonel Hol
~lingsWOrth, and requested q detail Of fOul
men to escort the slave to Gen. MeGlellan'i
headquarters. The detail was made anC
the slave taken before Judge AdVOcatl
Key, who examined the case and delivered
the slave to his owner. The officers at Gen
McGiellan's headquarters commended h,
conduct of Gen. Fitch highly, but som
members of the 18th we're highly excited
remarking they we're going TO fight for tn
freedom of slaves and to avenge the dealt
of John Brown. Company D had writer
in big letters on one Of their Tents the fol
lowing inscription Remember JOIN
Brown, benighted Asbtsbula, the home Q
Giddings and Wade" Gen. Fitch repOrte'
1t to headquarters, and it was erased.
These men are bitter against Fitch som
but the C0IousI n.satnI threaten his life
officers of the regiment generally stand B
? him as do the officers of the brigade an
division, and thus the matter rests for Ii
present
Col. Tyler of the 9TH Regiment made u
a call Wednesday night. His regiment
/, stationed at Weston, fifteen miles fror
here. He informed me that they had take
sixteen prisoners and $4,000, leavin
nearly thirty thousand dollars more in th
bank, which I suppose belonged to depOI
itOrs, he tyler still r~etainir g the keys.
Since our arrival here, the Sd and At
Ohio have Joined us also one company G
: Regulars Infantry and one battery (Reg
ulars) from Nebraska. There are MOI
/ within six miles of this place about tWelv
thousand troops. and it is the general Opin
ion that they will rendezvous here for som
time.
1t is the opinion Of learned military gen
Gemen that the only battle that will tax
place in Virginia worthy of note viii be a
Richmond. 1 am satisfied from what 1 hav
seen that there is no fight in the rebel
that scout about this portion of Virginia.
l The officer Of the guard has just ordereI
all lights out therefore I must close. Nor
, anon. Ed. 7. PRITcHARD,
Co. K 18th Regiment.