New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-24

been prepared with considerable skill The distaaaa
iS SS. our battery was about five hundred yards TIE
FOUNDERS, the same as our own. Capt Cotton bod Nc
sooner taken position than two balls wbstled over bis
aeea cutting the twigs from the topmost branches Of
tne trees He peu quickly numbered their pieces
ana went 70 work while he posted bimseH to their
fght to watch the effect Of lis shot on the enemys
wO.s The brSt few rounds, like those Of tho Rebels,
were too dga, oot the Captain kept crying out, ga
little lower, toys,' till the proper elevation was at
tanned when Se played upon them rapidly. and in ff-
een minutes siIe 'ed their guns with the los, Of OILY
ono man, private ;n,. M ocaoieisviiie, pns
"a brave a. lion and " pet Of the company Poor
fellow his hight hip was shot away just as no waa
passing ball TO bis gun W. en nis captain saw him
fall he ran and picked him ny, anu ISnveyeG nin IN
his own arms 10 place Of safety. Eesef innu ING.
Captain, he cried :" but don't let NI .ss 81 aowhr
He sti lingers, but can hardly suryil 7sno h,ent,
The infantry was now ordered TO adv Wce, it'a Vol,
leys Of musketry followed from each side, "o'a Uo
log hus composing the village Of Scaryye,N ele noa
With Rebel infantry, the climbing having 'Jh re-
moved that the cracks could serve as lool
From these, every few moments, were seen 70 ! g.
livid sheets If fame followed by the rattle OF thee
rnes and whistliDg of their MIME balls. As coon q.
Capt Cotton observed to what use the buildings had
been put he turned his artillery upon them, p9 ons
at almost every shot. The manner in whi'n tue pss,
guns and limbs OF men were scattered sbcs fs d"
percussion she'll woudstke, must have been snytb!os
Hut encouraging TO the Rebels:
Ibe position which the rebels had cbosep for their
stand was very good one, but no better, perhaps,
than hundred Others that mi ght have beer soscteo
lower down. The hill was high and PERCEPTIONS ana
the country to their left densey wooded while thst on
their right except for few rods at the mouth OF hs
creek, open, thus giving them the advantage on
cover, while troops In they attempted ~ CD
vance their rgh: wing would be fully exposed to tho
enemys fire. AS the ammunition Of our boys was now
getting low order was given TO charge bayoness
Tue left wing composed OF the fragment Of tie 2Ibt
i -gTt - IL H.
Col. White, promptly obeyed, and rushing down tho
hill forded the stream, which Ibao knee
deep and rushed upon the enemy's intreDchpents.
Had the movement on the right been equally prompt.
the rebels would have been utterly routed, but ewing
partly to the ncompetency Of their officers, and partly
to the fact that they were badly disciplined they fall
tered and soon after fed. TIE left conld not bold
their position alone although they did all that could
have been expected of veterans aud an they only had
a few rounds Of ammunition, they fell back on ths
ri ght bank OF the stream.
About this time the rebels were reinforced by og-
iment SAID by captured prisoner to have been Geor-
oians) who came up with fresh piece of artillery
aud Mimic musLets. Capt. Cotton again opened with
his pieces giving them good as they sent. lie only
had elk or eight rounds Of ammunition, however.
which he disposed Of in bis happiest style, and then
retired behind the hill.
Prior to this, courier had been dispatched to the
General for assistance, who az once ordered out tue
2lr The boys responded promptly but after croesing
the river aud marching NILE they met the parry re-
turning They were not pursued by the rebels. All
the dead and few Of toe wounded were left on the
field, they could not be gathered under the enemy
FIRE. Among the latter Col. Norton, who is said
10 have behaved With great bravery. He sustained
severe though hot dangerous, Hesn wound ana Is now
in the rebel camp, where, we learn, be is dong Well
About thirty Of our wounded were brought IN oy !neF
comrades. The wounds are generally slight. Lieut.:
Pomeroy and Private Mercer, both OF the 2lsti a9d
Private Haven Of the Cleveland Artillery, are the only
ones think, who cannot recover An oincisl list OF
the killed wounded and missing has been rendered,
xpbi p1acaa our lOsk follows: Killed, ".
wounded, 81 missing, 3. The loss Of the enemy must
have been fully equal TO our own.
The greatest misfortune Of the day however, was the
loss of Col. Woodruff, Col. DE Viiliers, Lieut-Col.
Neff. and Captains Austin and Hurd. The - Hen
lucky Regiment especially lie dscOnsolate at the l0ss
of their gallant leader. whom they loved as 1a'her
They would storm Gibralter now 10 be with hun.
Thee officers as advised you by telegraph, passed
onr pckets 10 get view Of the fight and have, doubt
less all been captured. They have been out twenty
four hours.
FRIDAY MoRSISG, July ~.
We have just learned that COls. Wcodruf, De VII.
Hers and the other missing Otcer, are all 10 the heei
camp where they are comfortably cared for Ans
uexed 10
Llsr OF rHr KtLLED, WOUNDED, aSo MISSING.
KILLED.
simeon HGsLe, Company 4, JsIez H. Tsrner, Company Z.
BENJAMIN nssoe CS%.y Fsi Re: ps csp 1eD
Company d, eat Rssinsnt ies.4 Ls5s I''t'o oa'ey'
John Norman, Company A. Hector McKianon Company A.
Jane, H. Schser Company A. David B. FsirChid tscvelely
PAW b. John Hllz Company C. Feri koemof, Company q,
Francis g. Barbour, Company d, A6sm king CongDyB.
Jobn w Kline Company D. john CordnCly Company d. J. ~
Herbs Company d, J. koss Company d. W. O. shoPe Sona-
nan ID David H. HoissT Company r. JOAN H. SHth Com
p,nv = J. w. Bsly Company =, UNpt. HUI ConpaHy u.
Lie1 wistou eyerely) Company o. Jecoo Bonnsr, GA
p,nv a. Epanuel Ban Company G. ldUard Vs. Note oni-
psny g. John Bowman Company g. Valentine Dsnns' & m
pany Peter Smith Company Oo..aed arp Cea9'ny u
Van Wnkle comPsny Capt sloan Company H. Tho; *.
Chu-ch Company X Cornelius McOuie Company +, eh
Rrgnent John Haven Cleveland ATssy tnoIaly) Lieut..
Poneroy Company D. (ue, died. pEiSse Mercer Col Aor-
ton, 2lss Res sent.
MISSING.
O. w Beard Company ID, Jane. Stewart; Company o. 4ohs
NeKslev Cgupsuy q, Thomas E11inI COMPANY q, FED.
Wi;s Company c. James Hanford Coupany e. Lisu tr"a,
Company l. W. K. CGIA~ an Company I, l2,h Regiment
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