The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-07-23

oversaken BY . party Of mounted rebels, and
in optic OF their entresties that their lives
might be spared, they we're taken out and
hung.
Col. Sharpe wss Captain Of the Mont
gomery Home Guards, prUmiucnt fawer Of
Danville, and formery State Senator.
Nes Orleans, July %.
Richmond. yesterday. Fighting oom-
menced near Manassas at 4 O'Clock this a. N.
and became general about Discontinued un-
til about 7, when the federalists retired leav-
ing as in possession Of the Geld. Sherman's
celebrated battery OF light artillery taken
terrible battle with great slaughter on both
sdes-impossible to give details tonight.
The Campaign 81 Generai Hill.
From the Cincinnati Gszette.1
We have now full history Of the march
and countermarch Of General Hill after tho
flying troops OF General Garnett. II 10 from
eve witnesses, aud gentlemen OF urdoubsed
responsibility. At Grafton, on Saturday
morning, General Hill received notice from
Gen. Mcclellan that GarDett's defeated for
oes we're in retreat for tho Cheat River Pass,
and ordering him To intercept them. BY the
map il will be seen that the Northwestern
Virginia turnpike runs through Grafton east
to kompey; and that q few miles west of
Grafton another road DIVORCES from the turn
pike, running southeast from St. George, and
then northeast until it joins the turnpike
again about thirty five miles east Of Grafton,
in the south rest point Of Maryland. This
junction 10 called Red House. At St.,George,
the point Of widest divergence, these roads
are about eight miles apart. Ope Of these
roads the rebels must take in their retreat
east and unless some obstacle interpreted,
would naturally take the south one as the
nearest, as they did, probably, at St. George.
The railroad runs north OF both these
roajs. Oakland, Maryland, on the railroad
10 eight miles due north OF Red House, the
jahction Of the roAds. At Red House, Of
course, 40 ibtsrcepting force would boit the
outlet east Of both roads. Gen. Hill with
part OF bis command With orders for others
10 follow, took the railroad to Oakland on
Saturday, arriving about 9 O'Clock in the
evening. A march OF eight miles across 20
| Red House would have cut OF she retreat Of
the rehels. But Gen. Hill ordered Col. IT.
vine across to West Union on the north road,
seven or eight miles west OF the Junction,
and with the main body Of bis forces took up
bis quarters for the night 1T Oakland. As
the rebels we're not retreating by tho north
road, the strategic object OF Col. Irvine's
| position 10 not clear.
Gen. Hill remained 1t Oakland 90 Suuday
IN corning till nine O'Clock, when, 80 10 va
sitting on porch converting with Z small
circle, = messenger called him aside and told
him that tho rebel troops, pumbesing abou,
1900, had passed the Rad loose Junction al
! seven O'Clock that morning, much distressed
and worn ont by their rapid retreat
! Gen. Hill 81 onoe ordered his troops on III,
march, and such VAS the eagernsss OF th,
!. men that they arrived ct Red House BY II
q O'Clock, and from thence continued the pur
!, sus cast, the road being strewn with articles
abandoned by the rebels IN their fight, over
Il hAofInR many Of Them who bad thrown Thorn
" selves down by the roadside from utter ex
hsustion. The day Was cool ane exhiIeras
!, ing, and the troops excited by the contipua
Z evidence that they were overtaking the enc
l. my.
d After following them east from Red Hous
u about seven miles, the cavalry 10 the sdvano
= = brought back word shat the rebels we're OIL
about two miles ahead in full retreat. Upo
D. this Gen. Hill ordered halt, and then
v march back to Red House. The only reaso
81 given was that the men were too much II
I tigued to contisue the pursuit. In this opin
TO ion be differed with every ono Of his men
and their difference Of opinion was espresso
oil the way back 10 curses and jsars, fnail
10 exhausting themselves in the forlorn jok
" that it wae al right. for the General kne'
> il vas Sunday, though they had forgotten j
To rest his men, TO much fatigusd to put
sue the enemy, Gen. Hill marched back /
10 Red House, miles. Leaving them there
O. returned the same day to Oakland, whel
30 other Of his troops had arrived, and RENAME
&C there till Monday afternoon, whom apparent
r " concluding that the thing could be dor
better next time, he again started the marc
be in pursuit over the same route, but as,
10 this time. il order to overtske the rebels,
Of would be necessary to continue the pursu
I'D into tho Valley Of Virginia, and 1t il migl
n interfere with Gen. SCOTS strategic plans
have Hill carry out such campaign just
that time, il vas concluded bcss to restrsi
BIO his asjor.
b. Generals are not to be condemned for
10 single error. Some OF the greatest genera
ii. have msde mistakes 10 their fret battles
~ This has put Gen. Hill 10 the line OF sal
. presidents for great general; but rs be
but three months' general, his career mt
be out shot before ito ascent begins. Ge
Hill has tho qualifications OF an orderly Sc
N geAnt, and was chosen for his knowledge
r company tscIics; but II seems 70 usa mtl