The national Republican., 1861-07-13
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Battle at Rich Mountain, Virginia! D


Battle at Rich Mountain, Virginia
THE REBELS sURROUSDBD AND DEFEATED WITH
'H". ...r HEAVY LOSS. .... .I |
Roaring Run, Va, J,iy IA battle was
fought yesterday afternoon, at Rich Mountain,
two miles east Of this place, where the enemy,
numbering 1000, commanded by Col. Pegram,
were strongly entrenched. About three o'clock
in the morning, Gen. Rosencrants, with por.
tions Of the eighth, TENTH and thirteenth Indi.
ana, and nineteenth Ohio regiments, left here,
and after difficult march of seven OF eight
miles, and cutting road through the woods,
succeeded in surrounding the enemy about
three in the afternoon, when a desperate fight
Immediately ensued, lasting about an hour and
. half, resulting in the loss of sixty of the
enemy killed, and large numbers wounded and
taken prisoners. Some Of the latter were off,
GERS. They retreated precipitately, leaving
behind six guns, large number Of horses,
wagons, camp equipage, etc. '' '..''''. ...
The loss, on our side, is about twenty killed,
and forty wounded. Among the latter is Capt.
Crismellsr, Of the tenth Indiana regiment.
Engagement at Hannibal, Missouri.
S'Louis, July IA gentleman from Han.
nibal, last night, says that Colonel smiths
command, at Monroe, was reinforced by three
hundred mounted Illinoisians yesterday after.
noon, when the rebels were attacked and dis.
persed. General Harris was forced to aban.
don his horse and take to the woods. A mum.
Der Of the rebels were captured. Captain
McAlister was reported killed, but was only
severely wounded, and will probably recover.
Patterson's Command. Il
Martinsbury, Va., July l0.-Samuel J. Rea.
q we'll known correspondent, was arrested last
evening by order Of General Patterson, pro-
, badly to prevent communication with the East.
ern press. All access to him is denied.
A post office has been established here, and
letters to this division are promptly delivered.
%. More Baltimore Piracy.
Baltimore, July l2.-Another bold plot to
/ seize river steamers by secessionists has just
? transpired. The steamer Chester, as before
!. stated, was sent by the Government few days
. since, down the bay to search for the schooner
! fitted out by Colonel Thomas, the "Frenck
J Lady," but returned unsuccessful. Yesterday
morning the steamer Pioneer left here on her
usual trip to Annapolis, West River, Cambridge
. and Easton, and on returning this evening
E landed four prisoners At Fort McHenry, upon
= the charge Of piracy, they having been, as ii
d alleged, concerned in the seizure Of the 81
Nicholas. 0.'' -
e The Pioneer left Cambridge this afternoon
e The prisoners came to Cambridge in canoe
|. about twelve o'clock on Thursday night, having
r with them large box, filed with carbines, Colt
- revolvera, cutlasses, sabre bayonets, cartridge
- boxes, brick, shot, DC. The circumstances be
ing suspicious, they we're arrested by the civi
d authorities, and taken in custody by plstoo,
8 of the Dorchester Home Guards, who hat
~ charge of them till they reached the fort. Tb,
n. two prisoners were recognised as Bstimoreans
ID and are said to belong to Colonel Thomss's ex
g. pedition.
I VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
- Wheeling, July l0.-A resolution passed tn
~ lower House to day, instructing our Senators
% and requesting our Representatives in Congress
lv to vote the necessary appropriations Of me
x and money for q vigorous prosecution Of III
n
of rebellion shall be crushed out.
~ NEW SENATOR FROM KANSAS.
'n Cincinnati, July l0.-F. P. Stanton, Of Kar
n u sas, passed through here to-day en- route fo
~ ~ Washington. He has been appointed by tn
" Governor of Kansas to 6ll the vacancy in tn
" Senate, caused by Lanes acceptance Of tn
~ '.e brgader generalship in the regular service.
Of vrssrIs cApruREp ny pRIyArEERs.
"a! Boston, July IA brig from Bangor a
nd rived at Newport this morning, with the ere
"a. of the brig John Welch, of Trinidad, for FL
IN mouth, which was captured bv the privates
'm Jeff. Davis, on Saturday, of Cape Hsttera
tn The crew was put on board the ship job
OF Goodsoin of New York, for Montevdeo. The
no ransacked the ship, but allowed her to procee
rs, account Of her draft Of water, The private'
en- left. Davis also captured the schooner J.
ut, Warner of New York, and an unknown bri
en- one hundred miles southeast Of Nantucket,
lty the south shoals.
%. .. NEWS ITEMS.
Warren M. Graham, who was wounded at Il
Tho battle at Williamsport, and who has since die
est was the commercial editor Of the Milwauk
ich Wisconsin, and was among the first OF tho
N. who enrolled themselves in the ranks Of u
nts defenders Of the nations honor. He was
of young man and leaves small family.
pie The total vote in Texas on the secessit
red question was 64,826 of which 46,l27 was
md favor Of and 1867 against it. Thirty.fo
the new and unorganzed counties sent in no !
tier turns.
sns ns The steamer J. E. Coffee, of the reb
~ "navy," on Monday last, captured the schoon
o ..u Transit, Of New London, Ct, while passi
70" Cape Hatteras. She was valued at $1,000
and was in ballast, having been South wi