The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-06-07
From the Washington Sunday Cbron,cI~
AQUA CREEK - FURTrre p,nr,o

D. sL. = FURTHER PARTICULARS.
by Inc ARRIVAL Of the U. S. steamer Reel.
we are put IN possession of f1rtbar da,a;I.II
sthe attack upon the rebel h,nerr :. 1''S d
screek, by the U. S. steamers Frsahc,. a. H!u'a
Aacostia. The Freebarn spproacbed ,ba I,,a tln-
fas near as her draught of water world ,,, s,I0t
AoPenlng her FIRE in feet waller. o0oP mt
sdistanee from the water battery ya'u'
/ bow on with view not to expose her hro.Ir.1
Sto the enemy's fire, the forward onn ,99
Aof the Freeborn was briskly served I'm ~
battery was silencpd, when. COMING E,..1 sIe
3sde to, both guns were opened wnf 49,
4She fired in all eighty rounds. Of ub;cb r-., 50
Efoar were with she'll. The Anacos,i, 10y
5ed fourteen rounds, four with she'll a, saa''
5dlstance. The battery was thoropg Ill., Je 1--we
2@hile the end of The railway station hon."
alolning the battery, was quite knockaJ as..' au'
The enemy's shots had slight or No sg..s..
zthe vessels On board the Freeborn onaoI y u w
Smen was struck in the wrist bv boII - 'IT
Srcocheted from the water and nsssad ,b.s,'-a
Sthe bulwaTks. The man was no, r1-,
ball falling on the deck, was retained %, -. n'
sphy. Ii. Pendergast, U. S., NOT aftacbsd y
I the vessel, but casually on boar, ba'i
Shat knocked off by ball, whose wb;JIa ~. -"
Shveiy 10 The ear, but whose contrac, ~. g
stonately not felt. vi
The Freedom, together with the Reliance
9haVe proceeded 0eIow, blockading tbe mon,6
got the RaPDahannock.
sF6RFHER PARTICULARS OF ruFsp
"a TX AT FAiRFAX-ONLY ONE
CONFEDERATEKILL
ALEXANDRIA, JUICE IA loyal citizen O,
Wv ashington, named Williams, who mas bean
sImPrisoned for four DAYS at Richmond recent
s'y as spy, CHANGED to be at Fairfax Com,
5tteuse last night. From his statement il an.
7Pears that the only one killed in the Confedera,a
scamP was Capt. John @. Mari, of the War
srenton Rifles. He heard the federal troons
scomlng up, and ordered them to halt. Tbey
srePlIed that they were Capt. PoweIPs cavalry
company. The captain ordered his men 10
sarms, when the dragons fired yoIlev and
KILLED the captain instantly.
~ihe Confederates rushed out in madness any
sdlsorder and fired at random. The cavalry
schaTged and having fred three volleys retrea-
3ted. The Contederates pursued them some
sdlstacne and subsequently, returned TO camp with
stwo dragons as prisoners, with their horses.
Williams says he is certain the reports of killed
3pucllshed in the Washington papers is greatly
Exaggerated.
AT roil-call this morning fifteen of Me Con-
!tederates did not answer TO their names, but
their absence was accounted for by there be-
s'ng number on picket duty. During the
3skarmish, messengers were sent TO Centrevis
awhere there are two thousand South Carolina
airoops, 1t being supposed that the Dragons
were but the advanced guard Of the grand army.
Extra Billy Smith figured in the fight The
sColonel in command of the Confederates was
wounded.
A heavy rain commenced falling here this
aeVenIng. There are no anticiPations of any
satack in this quarter to-night-the campaign
ior the present being cofned to guerrilla war
ifare.