Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-22
STILL ANOTHER CONFEDERATE VICTORY
Fight at BOIivT, Virginia.
CONFEDERATE FORCE FIVE
HUI INBRED.
FIFTEEN HUN
DRIED.
The Northern Rarbar!ans make a
breastwOrk of Southern Women
and Children.
Especial dispatch for the Knoxville Register

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LYNCHBURG, Oct. Is. 1861.
| There was fight yesterday near Romney.
| Hampshire county, between four hundred of
| the Hessians and body of our militia, who
| were ambuscaded. The enemy left fifty or
| sixty killed and large number wounded
| and fifteen taken prisoners; our loss one killed
| and two slightly wounded.
From Greenbrier river, we learn that the
| enemy have driven in our pickets, and with
about two thousand men are moving down
the river with supposed intention of making
an attack on the rear of our forces. 4 bat
| tie has doubtless been fought in that locality.
1t is reported that our pickets were driven
| in yesterday from Fairfax Court House, and
that place is Gow occupied by the enemy
From prisoners it is ascertained that the ad-
vancing enemy does not exceed fifty tnous-
and
The remainder of the enemy's army, it is
cOnjectured, will advance from Banks posi-
ton, crossing the Potomac at Harper's Ferry,
and coming down the valley will attempt to
attack our army in the rear. Affairs are get
ting serious in that quarter.
LYNCHBTRG, Oct. 10, I861.-There was
sharp fight at Bolivar, near Harper's Ferry,
between portion of our militia together with
McDonald's cavalry under Col. Ashby, absut
five hundred and fifty strong, and fifteen
hundred Federals, aided by portion of
Doubleday's battery. The enemy was driven
back and forced TO retire, with the loss of two
hundred killed and wounded, and twelve ia
ken prisoners. Our loss was one killed and
eight or nine Slightly wounded. Our victory
was complete. notwithstanding the Federais
forced women and children to confront our
lines to protect themselves from our fire.
The fight reported yesterday, at Romney,
was untrue.
The above is true, aud nc. mistake occurs
in The locality.
Nothing interesting from Manassas or the
Northwest.
The Mystery of the Fight ut the
Passes.
We receive from very reliBble sources
confirmation of DIR. Bradbury's statement
aud explanation of Commodore Hollins' at
tack upon the enemy's squadron at the Pass
es on Saturday last This account is eonsis-
tent and probable, and We think may be relied
on as the true solution of the singular mys-
terry which has so perplexed the minds of our
people.
According to this account, it was the Rich
mond which was struck by the Mana ssas.
The blow was in slantiug, direction and in
fiicted near the forward chain, the PROV of
the Manassas piercing into the hull of the
Richmond at a very acute angle, and shaving
off some of her woodwork and copperiHg,
anu uCi W tCah baOiJ- Uut uOL So dS
to sink her. With the aid of the other YES
sells she was towed down to the bar, where
she was beached, so as 10 list over and enable
the carpenters to repair damages.
1t was whilst in this position our little yes
sells opened upon the Federal ships at the
bar, and peppered them well, lodging one
shell in the cabin of the Richmond, and an
other on the VincenDes, which drove the lat
ter vessel hard on mud bank. The Rich
mond replied with several broadsides. but the
Federals becoming alarmed at the vigor and
pertinacity of o1r FIRE, were about 10 aband
don both the Richmond and Vincennes, hay
ing thrown fourteen of her guns overheard,
and that not tightening her, arrangements
were made TO blow her up-when the hauling
of.of our feet, and the timely arrival of the
McClelland and another steamer, induced
renewal OF the efforts to get off the Rich
mond aud Vincinnes, which finally proved
successfully. o. Delta, 10Th.
FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA. gentleman
who left General Floyd's camp on the 18th