Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-11-08
PA. FRIDAY. NOV 5. 1861.

! by four mortal Wounds The rebel sharp
shaafef- picked ont the fi -ers with unerrina
ailn- Uig one cop;sia il the NJ M.sspsln>c, !
Flffeenth, Captain Philbri K retnrpei 10 ihetr
cames the other -ix, with FIVE lieu,euants, arc
ni,siag, several ka1wn t. be killed The
entire loss set down AZ ssnlis ing i, Colonel
Dsqsn~' regiment i three hpndrid md tairty.
Que inen nearly half Of their nnmi,er n The
hehi They we're rocraitel in Worcesf er
-rgtatv. Sad Gen, u kar: ala tga lnar4
regi.n@nts ike tie MA,ta, lusstts Fil..ttl,
would eat nv Wy 70 Lirsbrg" rhs 0 Ii
er regiments dil we'll aud suffqe4 nearly as
severely.
As evening came VI Col. Cog-swell, snc
ceedins t. the eoaumind al hs heath of Gen
Baker, gave orjcrs t. f1rm ia unlumu aud cut
/ their way down the river hank 10 T. fwlr,'s
4 rfg. with th7 hppe Of riichi.g q % Sfnne',
cafnaiAni. At tns jlng'ure aannnnt4ou gave
oat an the lrfr Of th. line tie welcy troops
there waverei, hul w9re sustained Is tae Gems
re and right, though hepeIrss Of success A.
giin>t such odds. An orler was thea given
70 retreat across tts river TO Hirri-"h's isirn,l
a. Col. Ovens iepoyad his Fifteenth -
skIrtni>Aprs to cover he retfest 3OSn the bluff
Here comnence- The s,ddes feature # The
light. fh n@,n- of transpnrt re ina!eqn,te
even when the h. crossing was Regular ani IN
order, and failed utterly al the rn-b ih.t rak
j.ls9e. The scuw was overIl.lei and swamp
ed h r1wiog is burden ibto the stream
Many were drowned: mlnY were sh II whil-
SWIMMING the stream; many were t.ken pris
aers on he bink: an /, on the evidence OF sew
erlt ptii :ers, u,ny of the wouI. ded we're bayo-
a
Hlrfssan'S G-lial, white c,vered By III Fhiti
Rha' i,l,nd battery; theg maintained 'heif
position; the heroic /. eu,. Rsamhali, though
v'npie severely, iusiSring ~ bang cgrrisd
u. the arms Of iloo sefiiers from gun 10 gar
arccrlng theIc range an drug az oogfy as II
~ parade day.
Thus enied the tight Al II,rrisou's Island
and meanwhile its purpose bad boeu gsiued,
the main body h,d &c, ly crossed, aud were u
pa-i ian on the Virginia side, with only light
skirmshing, in whioil Gen L.nder resolved
oall 10 his ankle
Gen. Il ,uks. the sanIa night aui on Tuesday
w.s mevihg up his division from DArnestosn,
uiae niles below Poalesvilp, aud On Weduas-
las brg,n crossing 10 joiu Gen. Sicne, aud
the work was witbla a few honrs OF completion
when, at fpe o'clock F. " on Weinesdsy,
the order c4ne frnm headqu .rters (irn. Nc
CteIlao, wih his staff, being ou the .Fct) to
cross the river with the whole force to fhe
Mlrylaud side, snd this wa- cn,iielY aceu,il-
plshtd hy Thursday mornine, leaving st Jay,
break not FedeFal snidier on the Virginia
shore; aud few bours later he rebel pckets
were again thrown forward to the terry on that
bank.
l. was our purpose Of explaining The relation
Of This f.ht to Gen. one. crossing of the
river, aud in that respite; il is worthy Of all
praise, and would h.ee done honor 10 The
brsgest veterans Of Napalenn. Il does not
dim their iaureiS that their brave seli-s ,ctiica
has been rendered Of no avail hy ,ub,eqnent
change of plan. IL is NOT our purpose to
rll'icIze or in our power &c expllin.