Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-07-13
War Nowa.

The Stauu.cr Spectator" has the following
spirited occult Of the skirmshing h;ch fol.
lowed the late crossing into Virginia 0! Gen.
Pa.erson's army, near Mar.;nsourg:
BhiLL,AsT FicrogY-GALLhHTsY U. THE Az.
nrsrA ToLuSTrr.s.-l. is Hith very grea:
p.,rsurc thu. -rs sanonCce floTiou- csoIT
achieved chiefly Ly The ..:rolc bra,cyt ti u Q
Aus55ta boys On Tr"sda; II?!nirs isst
yo,':.oa Of the Virginia R~gm"a;. nnd"r ;hc
ro;nr SIX: {: c.. n::pef, With the er,!:." j.;
company e. Capt. pcnc'-t.::, =, Roc! y: &,
nnd !. company Continental M'rsr ualr->
rom WincEcsrer, numbering: IL ~ ~! s ">O
IL ea, Dct tic ,ncu!y, Supposed { - rh"n }, )
! six .l!ics from Mar::::e5urg, il Be- keicy coun.
ty-repuis.d them three tire, h@!d theai *.
check for two hcurs, killed artgGtL !5V arc
zoo Of the enemy, wounded t0sny more, a q
/ captured 81 prisoners. Tne loss on our SIDE
vas Only three killed and S or 2:uuuu,d ...s
or brave ard gallant little free Eaa SC sIe',
as 10 be in danger CT being linked by too
sacmy, as they bad such a very large iorcc,
oar inca .ctreated slowly. arinS wit: Seadr
eject aii the tine. We have sla-ya ft!: sa'is.
"a that the Aasusta boys woUli sh,@. if rn
opportunity prsae:ted, IT, ;nc:: we're rs hra:o
Is The 5rayeit W. ha7c nor neen d!sarIG!7t
they have covered themselves with glory.-
Though encoun,erlug al er~hcim!pS fusce,
they we're una-sd, ard Tough. with the c.irr
nes; o. veterans ard toe bravery C. nerJe5.--
Oar nsl6 officers, Col. knninn HI per, !'el.
Col Wn. II. Herman end haaj Vim IL.
i " or we're all 10 this acton 40 al bcheTe.i
. VIA remarkable ccolness Sc bravery. |.
there ho any fou!. 1t al with our eli.
c,.rs and men i, corf&,,5 in want Of suti.
cient degree Ct that "ra a,ca.,y virlu"-pru.
Lence," lur we understand that Col. j,,kson,
who Witnessed the heroic conduct Of cur r"-,
remarked that il Was with the greatest d.ihcu-
! tv .tat they could be EIade to obey the in 1st
p.cerap;ory o.Gor tn retreat Ne lest bHt
three men in this acInn-Geo. Rupe, Of tbs
county, u:sa,ber Of Capt Doyle's c,npury.
and two-Fsrrsh and Snapp--of the W,suhes.
ter "Ccntinental Morgan Guard"
Among The wounded, there we're three from
this town-Jack Doyle, son Of Capt Dvyle,
D. A. Kennedy and Philip Maphis. jack
Doyle was wounded in TIE Ieck b. fragment
of an exploded shell D. !. KeDaedy was
sho: in the breast and Philip Maphis in the
arm epd side.
None Of these are seriously wounded and
will soon recover.
SEQ. Rupe, was shot in the thigh and bisd
! to death.
Jas. Brooke, Of this place, made very nar.
row escape. Hcwas at fence firing away at
the enemy, when cannon ball took of the
two top rails lie stopped little loEcr and
continued to return the compliment H!.h big
minnie.
Little Charley Turner, boy about IS years
OF age, insisted go strongly on going With tho
Augusta Guards that bis father finally yielded
to bis opportunities and allowed him to 90. Tho
result shows that litti, Charley welt TO pc.-
form service, for be mado Que Of the enemy
bite the DUST
Our forces fell back and took position two
miles from Martiusburg, on tne road TO " I.
chester, where they have been joined by all OF
Gen. Juhnston's force.