Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-06-03

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| Court House last Saturday morning have been re-
moved to the hospital In this city, where they are
| all doing exceedingly well, and will be able 20
get out to their camp again In a short time. The
| company left three privates In the hands of the
| Virginia forces-one wounded, the others proba-
1 bly dead, but Of this they are not positive Their
1 names are Sullivan, Harrison, and st. Clair. rhe
/ prisoners captured by the cavalry were armed
| with Aliens new revolvers. sabers and the Ger
| nan wager, one Of which was loaded with thir-
| teen pistol balls
The cavalry lost nine horses, six shot down In
the engagement and three so badly wounded as
to render II necessary to kill them shortly after
| leaving the village. Our troops, however, cap
tured with their i've prisoners three good horses
with their saddles and tridles The shot from
| the Union Hotel was fired by man In his own
roon, and the lighted candle upon the floor
made him good target for one Of Uncle Sans
rangers.
The t,oops at the Court House were composed
Of the Prince William Cavalry, Capt. Thornton,
80 men; WarrentOn Rifles, Capt. John q Mari,
arrived the previous evening, y and RaPPahan-
mock horse company.
Last night about twelve O'Clock the pckets
| discovered several suspicious looking characters
prowlng about their outposts, and Immediately
| fired upon them. They scampered OF, and sue
ceeded in escaping In the bushes. The report Of
the Sixty NTH, together with portion Of the
New York Eighth. with six field pieces, were on
| band in trce. The Twenty Eighth were under
arms until morning, but no rebels made their ap-
pearance, and all quieted down.
Capt. Mari, who was amongst the killed In the
| skirmsh. was of the two delegates from
Fauquier county in the late Virginia Convention,
and was one of the first and most popular men Of
his county. He had been an Cnonist up to the
4 passage of the secession ordinance. Extra Billy
smith had been making speeches to the men on
| the day previous, and took command (of Mars
company when Mari was shot down.
The officers say they could have easily taken
the field piece, but as they had means of bring
| ing 1t with them they did not attemptit
Ernr fhaC r. fha,r 1oic
| to their camp, having no difficulty at all in the
way, the rumor of an attack on Vienna station
being entirely unfoundsd. They men all speak
| very highly of Lieutenan's Tompkins and Cor
don, whose GOODNESS and bravery alone brought
them through with so little damage. The officers
Of the New York Fifth, QuaTtermaster Fearing,
Assistant do Carey, and Adjutant Frank, did
good service, are also highly complimented by
Lieut.. Tompkins.
The prisoners are at the Navy-Yard and do not
seem to realize their position, most Of them ap.
pearing entirely unconcerned, and having jolly
| time with cards, &c. Huntington 10 a son Of G
w c. Huntington, formerly chief Of the Capitol
police. Washington, Of the late Col. wash
| ington. U. 3. Army, has been released, having
taken the oath of allegiance
gentleman coming from Richmond via Fair
fax Court House assures that he positively saw
five or six dead bodies there on Saturday after
noon, and believes that numerous Others were
lying dead there.
THE THIRD BoMBARDMBNT AT AQUA GREER
The steamer Freedom, Commander J. Fl Ward
brings particulars of the third bombardment Of
the Aqua Creek batteries Saturday last.
The action commenced at II 30 a. m. and ter
minated at 80 p m. The firing on shore was
got SO spirited on the day before. The heights
had been abandoned, the guns apparently having
been transferred tothe earthworks at the railroad
terminus, to replace the battery silenced there
the day before
During the last hour Of the engagement but
two or three shots were fired from the shore by
fey -inii v{ vho fly
cealment, and hastily loaded and fired a single
gun, the bulk Of the party having previously
t. ken to their heels, running along the beach in
sight of those on the steamers. To prevent the
men on them from suffering from fatigue, the
steamers hauled of az 4 80, p m. the occasional
shot from the single gun not being deemed Of suf-
ncient importance to justify keeping the men
To- ger at the guns.
Several shot came On board the Freedom, caus-
Ing her to leak badly, Gripping her port wheel,
besides otherwise injuring her
No one on the steamers was either killed or
wounded, though the enemy's shot fell thick
among the men them.
The Freedom Is here to repair damages and
replenish her magazine
The Pawnee Capt Rowan, followed the Free
born into the action. The first shot was fred
| from the shore, and was answered by a shot from
| the Pawnee, her guns being Of longer range than
those of the Freedom. The latter fired 260 shot, In
| all. The pawnee probably fred as many.
Just as the firing opened, those ut the batteries
burned the depot houses at the end OF the wharf,
probably to prevent them from being In the way
| Of their shot. They continued burning through
out the whole engagement II was not safe for
/ any one to leave the batteries TO extiDguish the
DIRE, which also burned the entire wharf to the
| railroad waters edTe
| Capt. Wards newly invented gun carriage an
! swered admirably.
Neither the Anacostia nor the Reliance partici-
pated in the action, being held in reserve TO haul
| of the others, In case their machinery got dis
| abled or they might get aground.
In the two weeks the Freedom has been In
! commission she his been pine hours under fire,
| aid has had over a thousand shot thrown at her,
without the loss OF a man.
| The Pawnee had her mzzen topmast shivereI
| The Freeborn was pinked with five or six pro-
jecties In her hull. Neither vessel was injured
| as that II could not do duty as usual The vessels
owe their escape from serious damage by keeping
! constantly under weigh
The Freedom and Resolute came up last even
| ing. The latter not In the fight, as her gun,
| howitzer, was too light.
SOLDIERS IN Row.-Saturdav afternoon a
| number Of soldiers got into row Six ear
street, and one was badly beaten. 1t all orr gil
mated from whisky. The officers Of the Carl br ldi
| Guard, some Of whose men were in the fight
hearing the noise ran around and ordered the
men TO their quarters Policemen Coombs and
Ieatman took two to the guardhouse, who Were
turned over to their officers. The alarm having
reached the quarters Of the Garibaldi Guard, a
perfect stampede took place Of the nen to the
scene Of action, their peculiar cry causing gen.
CAPITAL APPoIsTMENT.-The Chronicle Of
Yesterday says: ..
James B. sheridan, Esq having oeen elected
lieutenant colonel of Of the regiments of Chi.
cAgO volunteers lately accepted by the President,
Left on Thursday evening 10 enter upon the re-
sponsible duties Of his position. bis gallantry,
patriotism, and fine abilities, will make him a
most efficient officer.
"Before leaving, Mr. Sheridan retired from the
management Of the Sunday Morning Chroniclen
CENTRAL GUARD-HoUsB CAsEs.-Bsfore Justice
Donn The amount Of crime bias not been very
heavy since the appearance Of the troops in our
midst. The serious ofenses are few, and the cases
Of corporation law violations are com ratively
less. From Saturday night to this morning the
only cases were-W. McNeir, drunk and disor-
Derby; fine and costs, 80 Is Barney Barnes, in
sulting a lady and gentleman; dismissed, wit
nesses not appearing. Three or four soldiers were
taken up Intoxicated, and turned to their officers
HAvELocKs The ladies Of the Assembly,s
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