Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-06-07
MONDAYS NEWS.

IN good health. Ihhy left nothing at the post
vacated except forage. Let. Col. Emery has
resigned.
.. MONDAYS NEWS
WASHINGTON, June Dispatches state that
skirmish took place last night at Falls Church
six miles back of Arlington Nights. Our pick
cts we're attacked by the rebels and several of
our soldiers were wounded Later dispatches
state that force of cavalry and infantry, un-
I der Lieutenants Tomkins and Gordon, attack
ed the rebels at Fairfax Court House. The
rebel pickcts were met four miles this side, who
fed and alarmed the camp. The cavalry then
charged on the town, cncountering vigorous re-
sistance, the people firing on them from the
houses.
Tompkins' horse was shot under him, and his
cavalry surrounded by the rebel infantry, who
poured in a continuous fire. but they fought
their way through them, taking number Of
| prisoners
One of the cavalry was killed and two
wounded.
Lieut.. Tomkins reports thirty rebels killed.
and that their force amounted to fifteen hun
/! drcd They had previously supposed there were
| but two hundred there.
| Tonight our troops will advance on Fairfax
| Court House and take it.
/ Another dispatch says the rebs,s are fast re-
! treating from Fairfax. g ~
! Shortly before one O'Clock last night a
! skirmish took place at Wilmington Mills be-
/ tween company of Zouaves and Company
/ E of Michigan regiment, and a scouting party
/ of Virginians. The Federal troors drove them
! away. One Zouave was killed and another
] wounded. ea sEa -9aH 3. lrt-.p
! A letter from East Tennessee saws there. is
/ great majority for the Union, ,-and that ten
] thousand Government troops coul 1 be raised
/ there, owing TO the nooe stand taken by ] ohn-
4 sun and Nelson .s ef.4 .tf- .e.-. a"e q
! PH1IADEfPIitA, juno /. The Bulletin pub.
! lishes from The Richmond Enquirer Of Thurs
day, the details Of the journey of President
Davis to Richmond, and his speech to the troops
4 collected at the Fiar grounds. Mcssrs. T'oombs
and Wigfall accompanied him.
i WASHINGTON, June An official dispatch
! from Gen. Mcdowell TO the War Department
says that he loss of Union troops at Fairfax
Court Honse was four, aud Confederate twen-
! ty-seven.
Accounts oftho skirmish 10y the cavalry COM
!
Fairfax are confirmed. Two men are missing,
and three men and several horses were wound
ed. Five prisoners zero taken and brought in
to camp. Lieut.. Tomkins had two horses shot
under him.
a large body of troops advanced on Fairfax
this morning.
/ WAsHINHToN. June 2.-The following facts
were obtained of the contest at Acquia Creek
The engagement commenced Friday and
lasted two hours, and on Saturday it was again
commenced and lasted four hours. The lower
beach battery damaged or Friday was repair
cd. The force Of the rebels supposed. to be
/ 1000.
On Saturday the Freeborn approached with
in two miles and commenced the fire. The
Pawnee took a nearer position; for the first
hour the firing was brisk from the shore bat
teries.
During the engagement the Pawnee fred I6O
shells. An observer saw through a tele
scope numbers of bodies carried away in
wagons. The officers say the rebels had rifed
cannon. Both vessels were damaged but
slightly. One shot went through the Free
born's cabin. The Pawnee received eight
shots Anacosta returned here this morn
ing. The Pawnee and Freeborn hauled off
being unprepared for a long engagement
The railroad depot and buildings ashore were
destroyed. The rebels, it is believed, had eight
guns.
John Sherman, aid to Gen. Patterson, left
here this afternoon for Chambersburg. He car.
ried dispatch to Gen. Patterson. An advance
upon Harper's Ferry from that direction is evi-
dent this week. Sherman will command it
most probably.