The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-07-02
WAR MOVEMENTS.
That SIxirmish near Fronkcor. ,

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA,
co HAGERsrowN, June 80, 1861.
General Orders, No. 80.
lhe Commanding General has the satisfaction to
announce TO the troops second victory over the
insurgents by a small party of Indiana volunteers
under Colonel Wallace, on the Goth inst Thirteen
mounted men attached to the regiment attacked
lnrtg-one insurgents, killing eight and chasing tba
rest two miles. On their return with sevsrteen
captured horses they were attacked by seventy
nVe OF the enemy, and fell back to strong nosi
'h' ~nlch they held till dark, when they returned
10 The camp, with the loss of one man killed and
one wounded In the last skirmish a captain, two
"e,ntehants, ~, and large number were wounded
| , Inc Commanding General desires t. bring to
'ne attention OF the officers and men of his COM
mana the courage and conduct with which this GAL
iht ttle band OF comparatively raw tronns met The
| emergency, by turning an enemy so largely su-
perioF IN numbers, chastsing him severely, and
S"'np'l"E lu retreat the fruits of victory.
| pY order ei MAJ GEN. PATTERSON,
). +. Porter, Asst. Adjt. General
Special Despatch
A VIRGINIA ACCOUNT
Col. WaIlace's sIxirmisI--Rout of his Conn
Horses. ''' 4'A 'ih una SIX
FROM gentleman who resides in the vicinity
OF Romney, Va, we receive the following account
which may be relied upon:
On the day of Col. Waiiace's repOrted attack
scouting party of Confederates fourteen in number
commanded by Lieut.. Ashby, of Fauquier county,
lui &c oi seventy troops OF Col, w allace's
command The C0nfederates fought desnerataIv
ana Killed eighteen Federals aud secured six horses
one Confederate was killed, when the Federal
troops retreated. This near Romney Va
Inc Confederates then crossed the river to the
| maryland side, near 0ldtown, when Lieut Asbbv,s
morse was shot from under him, and the Lieutenant
was himself dangerously wounded, SO that his life
- oeSPalred OF. The Lieutenant then ordered his
| WE'VE men TO dIsmount and charge upon the Fede-
| rails with bowie knives and pistols wbereunon tho
federals made rapid retreat.
upon returning to Romney, Lieut. Ashby was
seneFaliy censured for his daring exploit
| HARPERs FERRY
| Inc same man states that the Confederates have
| aga'n Withdrawn from Harper's Ferry, only having
been there temporarily 9
The Repuise of the Federal Steamers Mt Mn
Ihlas Pofnt--Nineteen Federal Troops Re
| rofse@ 10 nave been Killed and Wounded
| Inc FrGlnlans engaged in the skirmish at Ma
thlas FONT, at which Captain Ward was mortslIv
wounded, was part of volunteer corps that had
neen recently organized in that neigbborhood
| lhey were perfectly cognizant of all the nrocepd
inss OF the lVadlng party up to the moment of the
attack notwithstanding the heavy fire of shot
anu sneil from the Freeborn, it is said on reliable
authority that not sing man of the Confadar
ate forces was wounded. The official account of
the federal loss was put down at one killed one
mortalIy, one dangerously, and a third saverelv
wounded. The Coufederates claim that twaIva
oeh were seen to fall during the skrmish; and that
when the boat which conveyed the rereatng troops
to the Freeborn was capszed considerable mum
per OF them were shot, the entire Federal loss
being estimated at nineteen.
Correspondence Of the Associated Press
LATEST FROM FORTRESS MONROE
FORTRESS MONROE, June 80, / p. M-The cpIe-
DRAFTED steam gun arrived here last night; and Pro-
fessor Lowe was expected here to dav with his
monster balloon, to reconnoire the position of the
rebels
The Union qua is not yet mounted
The assistant OF Thos. A. Scott arrived here this
morning from WashingtOn,to superIntend the erec-
n hn
was originally. intended to connect Fortress Nom
roe with Newport News bv means of a submarine
CABLE but the line will extend overland via Hamp-
ton, and be in operation within week The rail
road will be built to facilitate the transportation of
stores from the Fortress to Hampton and Ultimate
ly, 1t may be hoped, to Yorktown.
The gunhoat Mount Vernon has Just arrived from
Newport News with two deserters from the Com
federates and two prisoners all belonping to Tho
LOUISIANA AouaVes: Ihe former came into the
camp at Newport News yesterday morning
Their uniform so closely resembles that Of Col
duryea's Louaves that the deserters came into
camp without being stopped by the guard The
| other two were taken prisoners about five O'Clock
J.: H., ana were straggers from scouting party
| Of two hundred who came within three miles of
! NeWport-News- The four agree in the statement
that an attack on Newport-News was intended the
night before last, and was only prevented by the
| ncessant rain.
| About 4, 500 men, fncIudinp s+ronr bodr oCooro1
! ry' with some twelve pieces of artillery, advanced
from lorkt"wn where there over IL 600 seces-
son troops IRON Louisiana, South Carolina. North
CafoIiha and 6e1rgia. The cavalry is made up of
the ette et Virginia, and exceedingly well mount
ed, but the iQfantry is not well equipped, and pro-
visions are scarce at Yorktown.
In consequence of these movements of the enc
my, the Fourth massachusetts still remains at New
port-News. The Third Massachusetts regiment and
the Naval Brigade still remain here.
Later.
JUNE 800 P. Nj have lust returned from
NewportNews with party accompanying General
Butler, and consisting Of Colonel Dimmick. Thur
ow Weed, Dr. Lieber, Colonel TAYLOR, of Wash
Ington, Senator Wilson, Hon. II. J. Raymond, r.
u McCHrmlck, Lieut. Butler, Mr.. Carnegs and
! others A grand review was intended, but the rain
| prevented.
Three shots were fred from Sawyer's riAed gun
the mate OF that on the Rip Raps, of which
Preached the opposite banks of James river four
and quarter miles distant.
Arrest of Col. AlIen--RumOr of Gen Buffers
Removal,
We give the following particulars from the cor
respondence of the Philadelphia Inquirer:
! FORTRESS MONROE June 2S
Yesterday afternoon news came to the camp that
| negroes ana white men were gathering field of
wheat belonging to Major Thompson, who is now
IN the secession army. They even bad the assu-
rance to enter Col. Aliens camp and demand the
| return oil some horses which he had seized heIong
ing to secessi0nsts who are in the rebeI saryioa
| with these horses they were to cart the wheat IN
| Yorktown. Col. Allen Immediately refused IN yiva
up lne horses Tor that purpose, and despatched a
was not carried away. Not long afterward the
wheat field was discovered to be in flames and 20
| acres, or thereabouts, were destroyed.
This morning Colonel Allen was surprised to re-
ceive the following from General Buffers head
quarters:
HEADQUARTERS Dept OF VIRGINlAl
FORTRESS MONROE, June %, 1861
Special Order.-Co Allen COMMANDING First
| regiment ew I ork volunteers, is ordered to
Th Unset W me AZ tue neaaquarteTs forthwith
Iient CoI Drckma ~ Iii " 1. ~ us'od'e upon
further orders
Charges and specifications for trial will be fur
nlshed Col. Allen at the earliest possible moment.
BY order OF B. F. BUTLER,
Msjor-G General Comu anding.
| mus ahalrs rest at present. Great dissatisfac-
tlon at General Buffers movements, and deep sus-
plclon as TO his loyalty, which for some time have
been smoldering, are now beginning to burn. Es-
pecially do the New York troops manifest these
feelings. The press has been threatened with os.
tracism, and kept quiet for long time OF the Big
Bethel affair we'll as on this topic If the truth
be known, as it has recently apnesred hero Con
Butler, and no General Pierce is to be censured
for the magnificent blunder of the 10Th of Jnne -
The orders given Gen. Pierce for the engagement t
were protested against by him as impolitic The
carving them forward was imperiously dema nded
by Gen. Butler, and In obedience they were execu-
ted to the letter by the unfortunate Gen. Pierce,
upon whom the storm OF public cehsure since has
been turned.
Ihere IS rumor mere that the officers OF the reg
u"I "i'"ln IN the i'rt are preparing peu-
s,"n ""lun WI, oe s'Eneu anu presented 10 'he
P,uper PP Su'n" Lies, uesi'iTE tne removal OF zen
anr III I'm - l.a'o pa. n '"ls tne NE" 1orK
WI w ry 'n'ly l"r'' "S ,uty are ciain"r
T., 81.