Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-02

arrived the Ferry, aud crossed ever sborIy M-cE
three ck p y. Ully three scoss were II use car
ryins 90 .y men each and occupying al least th:ry
rlautCs il aiug each losd over! me: wounded frtn
rsturrag n tler comrsdes Ecrn7, and HEED from
fe legs, chest heads srms and every other o,cdpgn
of souncs | assisted In conveying th,m - eous.or-
"a la psca 10 rg. shed rear the river tuj prccea,cf
tossld the scene OF action. Soon reached an CID af-
housp which was baing used a8 EospitalN & cups OF
soldiers Snd persons not uniformed were crODcbrg he
hind corn cgb tuill Of logs to shelter 'lem tyes fon
the bullets aEich now Staging iari1i music over
or heads The aim app Grcd 20 be AZ the house CCn-
timing The wounded 20 the yari, and covering it,
Whole fpsce lay tho wounded deed End dying, IN evafy
stage Ci runltion. The house con'Giae1 tF0 1ocns,
wh'ca we're els) full 10 rsplecn. No' square ioo- o..
sp &c remaned uooccuped by the bleeding, vol..s'e
aeTsFa,icn. took Oft nv coa, and for hit IN or
rendered sgch assistance sIuatcnr surgeon c"aI
render. There wa, as usual plentiful laeA d fu'tCil
az isaIca tRtn'y rCo- isoVs ealing for nG yhaIs a.
~ one or tro CO.. hc attended TO-
I vas d.ik before ne ccIh lci3s'A, and thsT ra-
cr-sFed Ne river I'D worked uati ihi4 hCnr q A b.,
ussday mca1g) in transporting the uouac. n o-Es
an liter % pieces Of safety took m hone ar :
roia 10 EIVards Ferry where ootrin,d canal b0a',
u w,h large quantity Of bay VS. pi'ocd ina =
for, q he sourd,j. reached the Fetry, aud b. W.
o'clock this Iuo7ing had ebou! forty poor wcuu-,d
sodiers OF 6odrd sni quietly proceeding 10 tbe Fsy.
Soue ft,y wounded we're take: 10 a barn bali . ID
from the i.re Of the osnsl. largo .unheT 10 ec-iG
rot BE- removed rcmsired o. the farmhouse or tee
iI,ne and mu'dulrs left oe1o aId dyirg Oh iA5
blnk ct>;he o. Dominion, tleir gr0sls askrg mogiB'
ful e,to,a from the ii aud woods. The oEc r hay)
suffered So, rely. Thrre 20 way OF ssc,Faia ns ne
actual rumb OF c,sldliee.
sTArENEAT oT LIEuTEsAST NE:sfE
Li.u;eDart Messer, Of Company D, Iasn'''h 1Esi'
cha cts Regiment, who Wa Hmcrg &c at 20 1
position on tne Virginia side, about .Ccr u Cki - -
oiy-s na lac follow e tesc:ipc-s CT tie l0slGil7:--
The lsuirc, .hi.h ws8 made in q boat "a .1E otls
tFeaty.eicht men &c tine, YES upon st'ep, ctIsy
bank zen feet nigh, and very slppcry. Having gtiel
tl5 top Of ths muddy bank, they STRUCK patl vlch
tiey followed 20 tie left for ab5u one hulcrsd yeTc
Th'n they fsd right, went up over TIE bill AZ q. agsle
Of 45 dcerees the top of which scmc one bGEeitd
fec, bova he level OF the river Here ey came 20 sn
open spce one hundred srd hfty yeId' vide snG 'ote
hundred loug which was su:rocId on toe tiSb, isg
sid tro.t WITH dsase forfst in which the eD'my vas
strongly posted but entirely protected from view. 10
TIC rssr was tho steep hill which they had ascenceo
oa the ccntro Of the opening "as gully, ano a. tie
ll.. COW p.tb thus, with the river bcisa Jhen tAs
troops fought d sperately To tbick Of rsiTeai We,
60 !ylion 10 daath BY buie, by d.ovL5e, q e tor
;I-e aud imprisonment anoag tie rebels Tue sc ana
General S.ole was k5oNn 20 have erased a. Ed"sr@
Ferry with strong force, liz was between three ana
us cd meal viIh tho intention oi a at.g M
rebels Ia the gave them great courage now ci'ee-
hl mus, have beea the suspeDs. wa tfg-Hatug VITA
such fearaodls against theinfgb. in 9Oneniffy ~.
peet.ion tha they should hesg tie roar Of friendly car
ron IL flis cn'ms TEs reAson why the rerioice-
msns did nst arrive II tmo to CO operate Is no ye ez
pl,iItd e,ory prevailed here (t Eigtrds ftrT',
where ep Row Siiiag) fha' ous force y strr. 49, 81
W OF sx pieces Of artillery after crossing mo -
gnil l. is no. generally credited ners.
General sto7e order late last ev,niae to htli
the island a. any cosf Tee artillery Gui rrs Cavai-
~ Ia consequence, remained Oh the Camel Line II
vas general believed iha tne rob Is wolli shS! Us out
Of ths Island In the morning, possible.
A. write q 80 A. N, Tuesday th? rebels ere h'rE
from their side OF the,river Possibly an eocag7mfnt
now going On. Toe Sixteenth Iudsna ard Sixth PsDT-
syIysoa have iast pissed 10 cross ,he river 'fhc 6r.2
increases and lars look Ike general engagement c
day We are where the rebels couli reach US easily
with shell.
heavy Northeast rain storm has been prevailing lor
eighteen hours and the Poomsc il rapidly rising. The
disicultv o. crossing will be greatly increased
Hali OF the Fifteenth Massachusetts, reported 20 lie
killed. wounded or missing The Twentieth is nearly ~
badly broken up ] saw 4 member OF the TWentsth
Mlsachu'es today, vho had been over 70 the Virgin
shore to look aftey ccmrsds he wes fred on ard
compsed 10 leave. The coud tica OF the wounded who
came down TO EdwarGs' Ferry this morning by leaty
canal boet-the rain havng wet many OF them TO the
sSin-was ptiable Indeed They by this time sally
in boaoital
COLONEL c9IBuRs's ACCOUNT.
From another sourse We have the following account
The following account OF the bat;lsi;s beginning ard
i,s coussqlsrc,-i derived from Colonel Colburn, Gsa
e-, MeClsiGn's aid who accompanied him to EawsIos
Ferry. eud retlrrei with him tt-light
% Sturdiy sf.e-rnoon d Captsin and eighteen men
of Colonel Devon Fifteenth Masachu'eps Rein, rt
we're ordered by General Stone TO cross the river a
Ha-rscn's Island, follow iic path which hai'b bctn
d.covered 10 the vicinity of ,ssbrrg sud rcrort Nhsr
was sees. The Clpsin thought he aaw thirty ebl
ten snd brought back vo'4 to that feet Aeiing nP.
on TIE r pott Go ersl Sore sent five companies OF
Coogei Dsvea7' Regiren5 snpPoted ny hve eompanias
OF Cooael Lies Mas lcau'ete TSen.ieth 20 caPiur,
TIE sur oss6 fbsl camp. On arriving ~ the spot ;hey
fruaA 20 ,crts and e-x no enemy. They u back
lhprt distance took position, and sent word back. -
GIN Stone having information ina, the rbsi General
E7aas had fyc thousand near Lcesbrrg, and tfa
\, had sent his ggaee over Goose Creek the So1h.
,6at he might nos be impcdsd in retiring aanesRT Il
attacked b. a superior io!ch aud pactigirg tbai ihe
INST yas clear colcll5ei 10 s.iehpt the capture OF
Evans whole force Colonel Blses to'k mra"d.
General S.o.e gave 1900 mon, being Colcne baktEa
oEa igide and tb, iamganY regiment vita cavalry
adj ss eroh artillery e. The cGeuy had and the tjsdus
-fths V,ftefnh ni Feaeth Mtssachusct:s, hens "
b,s. regiments he bsd. NaW begus tae COZ c. OF STAT.
uen,s According to Gel. 0oi6urn, CSlcnal BaLers
rers were 20 cross a. HfrisoGs Island: rot 10 60 be-
voni hs sand urlss his means OF tFer porlatoa were
spr: no: 10 move from the Yirsiaa side Of the FseF.
u1tl his whole force ulen be Hdvaeced lie
c,refrl IN seadrg out scouts skirmish r. IL pro-
leciiug ti a Is ard guarding bis rear ana on no se.
co n, 70 make denomination unless 20 petsceS to
feel sure of success,
statement moved forsard beicrc more thsa CT
eirb. hurdred had crossed With tina rnubeF ieiy!rg
NJ guard a; tie river ami keeping up no communication
ri i 4, 20 that three c1mpsries which subsequently,
roe ,ed, were unable 10 pin hn--Iitsr ne had BEEN
i,nei hy the nine Mssslc1uc.ts companies under COM
N nd Of UetoueI Deyess be- with about eighteen bur
d ell men, was .steEcd BY Geosnl Evans whgle ioHc,
Wih :be txesnion OF bic battery which remained on
hill orposi EiwAris Ferry, being thraa ered b. Gen.
s,1ne WAC nalo ieint Of csossng ia o'deE TO keepi.
there.
D.rpg the hgb. our men nslthough outsunbsrsdthrse
to ona foagh; vita the utucs: bravery throughoa as
braveS after the fall Of oc,rs before, and 70 TIE last
o. their emuuniiioa Gradually re,reang TO the rvor,
hey re there oriers by their ofi,srs TO throw th's
guns mo tae water to sYe them from the ereny ana
ALI tia. could 10 sKin for toe anj. The ocets we're
no. 10 be founi Tney bad been svanpea IN cafi!ing
7, -, I,,x, o. sitauers we're slo. IN the weier.
fi,rera Eeclelsn i delighted Flih the bebay7r OF