The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-10-31

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battle on Kentucky coil. We hove report
10 the effect that Zolicoffer madc several at.
tempts to dislodge the Federal fcrces at
Camp Wild Cat, but was driven back each
time with heavy losses. We gather the fol.
loving particulars from our daily exchanges:
About ii o'clock on Monday, 2lsi inst. Four
companies Of the 33d and part Of Wolford's
cavalry company (uot mcup'ti) were attack.
ed by two or three regiments Of rebel iu.
fantry with one battery Of artillery. Our
men wero intronched upon o ridge which
completely commanded ne only available
pass towards Camp Dick Robinson, which
it was the design Of the rebels to relch.---
They were allowed to come within 70 yards
Of the breastworks when the Indiana bows
sprang from their shelter and poured their
iire with unceasing vigor upon the foe for
nearly two hours. There was little regular
ity in the engagement Us far as tho rules Of
battle are concerned, for each Union soldier
fought as though the fate OF the day rested
with him alone, aud such bravery has rarely
been recorded during th;s rebellion rs was
shown by the Indiana boys upon this occa-
sion. The rebels, too, fought like tigers, but
the great disadvantage of approaching their
opponents up hill, and under steady fire
from behind intreuchm uta soon began to
toll upon them, and they kept falling back
at each volley, dragging their slain and
wounded with them. 0ur loss is put down
at from to 10; the rebels about hun
dred, Toward nightlall the rebel forccs
had fallen back almost out of sight, Int il
was thought that possibly they might renew
the attack with increased numbers, knowing
the weakness of the Union force, and the ut-
most vigilence was keptfor fear oFsurprisc.
About midnight the alarm was given by tho
booming Of cannon from the rebel side, aud n
Simultaneous movement by both infantry and
cavalry upon the right flank Of our force.
BY that time, however, one of our Ohio bat
teries, the name Of which we could no learn
had arrived upon the scene, and Immediately
opened most effectnal fire with shot and
shell, which scattered the flank rascals, and
after few rounds completely s;lcnced the
rebel battery. Next tmorning one field piece,
six FOUNDER, was found spiked, with both
wheels shattered by one Of our shells, and
fourteen of fifteen dead bodies scattered a.
round it. 1t is probable that our battery
was the 10th Ohio Thirty stand OF arms
had been captured, a number of bankets
and large quantity of accoutermcnts, in
cluding terrible looking homemade knives.
The Fourteenth Thirty eighth and S x,eenh
Ohio, and two Tennessee regiments are now
in hot pursuit of the rebels, and it s not
improbable that bloody work has been done
within the week
Colonel Harris of the Second Ohio Regi.
ment had brush with five hundred rebels
in West Liberty, forty miles this sido or
Proetonsburg, on Wednesday,. He routed
them killing thirty and wound ng as many.
None killed and only one slightly wounded
on the Union side. The troops under Gen
Nelson were pressing forw ard toward
the rebel headquarters at Prestonburg,
and we shall soon hear Of fight at that
place. A Mt Sterling correspondent
writes that the Secessionists are in large
force, and have been streng thened lately by
two regiments from Virginia. But from the
way our brave soldiers are fighting in Ken.
tucly, il makes but little difference if the
enemy is two or three 10 one.
We have also report of q brilliant
achievement near Winchester, Kentucky.
where company of twenty-seven Union
soldiers bagged forty-seven rebel cavalry.
The latter arrived in Cincinnati on Saturday.
From Virginia we have an account Of an
important victory gained at Romuey over
the rebels, by Gen, Kelley, The latter had
force Of 1000 mon. The enemy was
routed, aud their cannon, camp equipagc
and wagons captured, Our loss in killed
and wounded was tritling. The loss of the
rebels is not reported,
We have some further particulars Of the
late battle at Fredercktown, Mo. The vic
tory there proves TO have been most COM
plete. From Gen. Fremunl's column We
have cheering intelligence. tits about -four
weeks since that go-a-head commander left
St. Louis with large army, and on Satur-
day last the head of his column entered
Springfield, two hundred and thirty-three
miles distant He was detained atlcftersou
City for some time, and his march toSpring.
field, greater portion Of the way over bad
roads, has therefore been an extraordinary
one. The Generals body guard cavalry,
attacked and routed over two thousand rcb
els. The movement was as bold as the re
suit was brilliant. Springfield is again ii
possession of the Union army The Amer
icsn flag floats over the Court House, from
which position il was lowered upon the de
feat of the lamented Lyons and the Crane
Army of the West is close upon the borde
Of Arkansas. A large amount Of rlundc
which had been collected at Springfield b
the rebels, preparatory toits removal Sontl
has fallen into the hands Of the FederJ
forces. Our dispatches are silent as TO til
whereabouts Of Price, If he has not e
capped, he will be anihiated and il he
not already far on his way, he must run ver
fast to get ont of the way of Fremont.
any event the rebel forces win soon
driven from Missouri soil. Our army is
fine spirits, perfectly enthusiastic, and Il
enemies OF the Union will disappear beio
ii as the grass is swept by prnir.e IRE.
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