Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-10-19
From Baltimore.
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BALrrxoRs, Oct. l8.
A gent who spent the whole Of yesterday u
Harper's Ferry, says that the accounts published
there Of tho fight on Wednesday are In the main
correct. The cannon captured is 6ne new siege
gun we'll mounted and in ,od order, with the ex-
ception Of one frssiuIo During the night 1t was
stationed near the abutment Of she bridge, and
when it was about being retaken by the rebels. .
S.s "i dSn INTO s' ,1
battery did mot participate in the fight. They
were stationed on the Maryland Heights and found
it impossible 10 discriminate between friend
and Zoe. The fight lasted from A. II. 10 2P. N.
1t regular skirm.sh with variable results the
rebels when bard pletsed, retrea.ns to tho woods,
asd at other times, driving troops back in Boli
var, the main fight being beyond that tow n on the
road to Charleslon,at2 2 o'clock. Col. Geary ad-
.anced with three pieces Of cannon, which soon
silenced the guns Of tho enemy, and put his
entire force 70 flight. preacher Of the rebels,
who taken prisoner, says that before he
captured, 81 killed and wounded had been carried
from the field. Th here nothing positively known
ss to Col Ashey's being killed, it was not gene
rally credited. An officer supposed to be him was
shot during the final retreat Of the enemy. Tho
Federal troops remained on the field all Wednes-
day night, and yesterday morn ng having brought
across the river the remainder of 10000 bushels of
wheat which was captured from the rebel Militia
department, which they were about transporting
to Lcesburg, an order was given to retire 70 the
Md. side. There is no news from there this morn
ing ~ TO whether the threat Of the rcbas vas ear
ried out VI not The river is still too high ford
and the troops were conveyed across in
scows. Tho pTis admit
There torce was 700, while tho whole Federal
fore was $50. The change that has taken place
in Harper's Ferry an, tho thriving village Of Bolt
var, 10 represented most sad and shocking. Ruin
IS everywhere visible. ana the inhabitann ase
bowed down with sorrow.
Col. Mckay, State Senator, from Allegheny
county. who WAS arrested some time since, and
carried to Ohio, and allowed the liberty Of that
State on his parole, arrived here yesterday, in
violation Of his pledge. He was arrested last
night st his hotel BY order Of Gen. Dix.
gentleman direct from Haxpss's Ferry, an
nounces that the rebels again appeared on Loudin
and Bolivar Heights this msrning, and renewed
the attack on the Onion ferces, under iaj. Gould,
with artillery. Maj. Gould fred upou fhem with
canister from the Columbiad which was captured
on Tuesday, sad drove them back, bot NOS until
the vandals had burned the mill Of A. II. Hers,
and took the miller prisoner, whom they charged
with giving information TO the Union troops Of
the l2,C06 bushels Of whest being bronght thefe
to grind. The firing there Was progressing whom
cur INF omant left, and women and children were
flying in great terror TO the Maryland shore, in
anticipation Of tho town being burned.
Maj. Gould was throwing shot and shell from
the Maryland heights, sitter the Rebels, and vss
confident he could keep them of until reinforce
msnts could reach him. ol. Geary's wound is
light cut in the calf Of the leg, caused from NE
explosion Of shell.