, 1861-07-12
Especial Despatch to the Cincinnati Gazette.1
BEALINGroE, n FRoET LAUREL Hill, |
Irs1sr II Ia Z

Especial Despatch to the Cincinnati Gazette.1
BEAI1NGroS, II FRoET LAUREL Hill,
July TO- via Webster, Va +
Brisk ekirmiehing was kept up with the en-
tiny Ill yesterday afternoon
About 2 o'clock, from high hin. In tue
ceighborhood, two large bodies were seen
marching out Of the enemy's camp. instant
preparations were made to resist formidable
attack. BY o'clock, the eklrmishing II front
Of the Fourteenth Ohio and Ninth Indiana
Regiments became very warm.
The enemy advanced under cover OF the
woods so close as to rain bullets in upon the
men at the artillery. -
A large force Of 6kirmishers Was sent for
ward to engage the enemy, and our skirmish.
ers instantly rushed forward, pouring in sharp
volleye, and killing several Of the enemy.
The eneny's eayal1y then adyaneed around
sklrmiehers in the flank
Our boys rapidly retreated, and the artillery
dropped in couple more shells, one Of which
exploded among their cavalry. They instant
ly fell back snd our boys rushed forward and
poured in another Volley. The enemy now
scattered In the woods. The officers were been
attempting to rally them.
At first The men could not be brought up In
body again, and meantime our skfrmishers
picked ont the officers. Several more shells
were thrown in, and our men made final rush,
driving the remainder Of the enemy clear
through their ownrife pits, and bringing back
several Of their blankets, coats and gus.
It WIS q Georgia regiment which was en-
gsged. It numbers about LOCO, and is their
c.dck regiment. When dusk came, our skir-
miehers retired from the woods In capital OF
| der. An attack was expected through the
night, but none Was made, though occasional
thots were fired among our pickets.
Astonishing pluck was displayed BY our
| ski1mishers and the only trouble was to keep
the men back from rushing Into The enemy's
| midst The Who1e skirmieh Was spirited af-
| fair, aud our Ohio aud Indiana boys gave the
| Georgia men new, ideas of Northern courage
| 1t is impossible to learn the number Of the
! enemy killed and wounded. Twenty Of the
| dead were counted In the wood, and number
| of them are known to have been dragged of.
| 4 prieoner taken this m orning reports that
one shell fell right in the midst Of their camp.
and created the utmost consteruation. He al
! 60 says the Geo1Eians Tetused to come down
| to the woods opposite our advance position
| again, and were all very much estonished and
| terrified. Their supplies Of provisions are cut
! of, and they must soou come to extremitiee.
SECOND DISPATCH
| DARLINGTON, Opposite Laurel Hi}i,} July 10.
| Yesterday at noon, the enemy were detect.
| cd in attempting to plant q battery to rake
our camp. The artillery at once dropped sew.
cral shells among them, and stopped theit
| game. Another gun was taken ont to an en-
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miles of, and number Ct shell and round
shot thrown into and over them, creating a
wonderful stampede rom their camp.
Indications Nere seen Of IN attempt to cut
q Lew road through the forests on the side ot
| Laurel Hill, to effect an escape or bring iu
| provisions, and arrangements made to Head
them of, and as faF IS possible every outlet
! watched except That back to Beverly, where
| they would meet McClcllan's advancing col.
umn. Gen. Mcclellan is said to have had con
siderable trouble from Jennings Wise, whose
command are hanging, on bis skirts. That
| column reached Beverly last night
There has been some ski1nisting to-day,
but little ei importance. The enemy drew IN
| their pickets to within half mile Of thei,
camp, ard cur lines have gradually advanced.
| The Ninth Indiana held the wood where the
ekirmish Of the day before took place
Up to date only two OF our men had been
killed, and s1k- wounded. Their names are
The Nlrth Indiana and Fourteenth Ohio
contin1c to occupy the Advances; O4r cal
Sixteenth Ohio, 41e On the t1anks, and the
Guthrie Gfcys and Fifteenth Ohio in the rear,