The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-13
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We have to record to day two stirring engage
ments b, tween tn. Union AID The rebel troops, a.
d;etrel points on the iine of opera ions-one il
Missouri and one in Western Vireinia-both o
which resulted in decisive victories for the govern
nlent forces.
Another brilliant battle resulting in complet,
cass has signa',zed the campaign Of Genera
Mcclellan in Western. Virginia. II occurred OIL
thor- day afternoon, Mt Rich Mountain, where q
force Of 1000 rebels were strongly intrencoed
under Colonel pegram. The official despatch OF
Genera, Mcclellan 10 the War Department, dated
from fitch Mountain. ut ne o'clock yesterday
morning--wh,ch, like 81 his reports, are
rnocets OF brsvity aud clearness-g,ves us all
the taots. IL appears that he despatched Bryce
der General Bo,encraus, a young ana abe West
Point officer Of engineers, with four regiments o.
Ohio and Indiana troops, as an advance body,
through he mountains ftom Roaring Sun dis
lance of eight mites. over which route they hal
10 cut their way through the woods. After
march Of nearly twelve hours General Rosehcrans
came on the rear If the rebels, and, after a oes
teraie fight Of an hour and q half, completely
routed hon, driving them IL the utmost disorder
into he woods, AID capturing all their guns
Wagons auo camp equipsge or, as General Nc
Cle0aa says, all thy had They also took
beyeral prisoners. many officers among them
Sixtv Of the rebels killed, aud large
punber wounded. OF the Union troops twenty
were killed ana forty wounded. Gen. McCle,lan
had his guas m ,un'ed to command the rebels po-
sitcn, but he found tDat the galantry Of aosen-
grams spared him the uoub Of going into action.
He apuouncos thai he is now moving on Beverly,
and tina the advance command If General Rosen-
srans arc within three miles Of that place. The
Is therefore mort precarious.
The movements in Missouri continue to crown
Ihe Union arms win victory.
The position of Colonel Smiths command Of GOO
Union troops at Monroe s u ion on the Hannibal
Railroad, which was repor ed yesterday a. so ore.
slrious, being surrounded by body of abou,
COCO r.b l. upder General barris, has beea con-.
petely chang d By the ivanco of reiufor cement
VT 300 mounted men, probably from Quincy, ILL.,
aois, whore he had gent for help. The rein
lorcement mad dasbing attack on the rebels
Ind re .,usea taem. taking several prisoners, thus
le'ieving Col. Smith. Gen. Harris was forced 70
lb,nd m his horse during the encounter, and took
81 the woods.
Iuseligence wa. received at at. Louis yesterday
Ia bodies Of rebels are crossing the Missouri
diver, from Galloway and Boone counties, to join
Gov Jackson and that Col. Bocrpstein haa senra
ietucbment of two hundred aud fifty men ala two
40 sizers TO drive them back.
THIS cry was somewhat startled yesterday By
me news that southern priyateef has been max
ang sad havoc among merchant ships in The
fici,d,y Of Cape Haue,as. the audacious vessel
proves to be the brig Washington, formerly a
feve1ue cutter. viii h was seized by the rebols
" New Orleans several mOo'hs ago. She now
sails under the name Of the JEFF. Davis
Aud is heavily armed and commanded by
IN cxoiIicer OF the U,ited States ma
ny. She succeeded in capturing five YES, ols--
tne ship, two briggs end two schoooers-- and ,eud-
ing them with prize crews towards some Southern
port We give fui dc ais ofh her exploits, together
NTH account OF the vessels captured, in another
tolnmu. Captain Howard, OF the United States
Navy despatch d three revenue cutters ffoIa this
port yesterday in search of the vIva Ger, AID two
other cutters started from Boston on the same
srrsnd. The eanbost riquois will leave here
lo-oay also in pursuit, 50 tia, sc shalt pr, batly
hear more of the privateer JefT. Davis in few
Rays.
An ingenious attempt to destroy he etean,ers
of the Potomac equadrou was made by the rsbels
Mt aqua Creek yesterday ly sending down on tie
tide two casks connected ~ a rore. and having
can iron cylinders attached, tiled With combustt-
Ole materials. A fuse was burning on the CO Ia
and they were filed viii cleverly constructed
plow match oucased in gu'ta percha. The inten
lion was to float this nfrrnal machioe against one
of the vessels. but fortunately il was discovered
ari rendered harmless by boats crew from the
Resolute under Lieut.. Budd.
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