Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-10-30

inent, was brought from the ssla
leg. an arm, snd his lower law sh..M,
Asst Adj, Gen. Harvey Of ira stHes ss'es
and Capt. Markoe, were oaptureS Ss
brigade returned to :ta former a.. "
ment. five miles from Conrad,s psas psucas
came evening. Scores Of men, nss.y@
ked, srriv ed NJ the camp, hasins ny u
away their o}o, hes 70 swim Me r;s.. .a'cn
General Banks, crossed Al Fdws,I
q, at i've o'clock on TUESDAY anS Ia
5000 men Of his csmmand alresdy soas
other side. There was feh,inv ~ u
hour. with cavalry, infantry and ,.,a %
engaged. The Gring had oest,S f1 .s
o'clock. with 40 result.
Still Another Account.
| A correspondent. Of the New ~.
World, sends the following adl;,,'
rarticlars OF the battle. .h fA dp~l
The California Regiment took or.
men and officers six bundled and s;.t,
nine. The drowned are abou. 6I,yee
killed thirty the prisoner thres hs w.
drcd. and the wounded ore hunSrsd Isa ",
t~ enty five total fve hundred and CO. %
safe, about ono hundred and eiph,v. .S
Col. Coggswell, OF the Tsmmany Reyi%M.' M
WAS tuken prisoner. Col. Devin swsmn
river. His Lieut.. Col. los. leg Lm M y. v
.lor was safe.
The engagement took place on f.
height above the landing, commen.'
At 4 o'clock, p. NJ. and con,inuinv ~
dark. All through the day the eSsn
had been firing skir,nishing 81 ot.. a.,
troops were drawn up ON the c.lre Of M
hill, IN scmi-circular field or openi".
skirted BY dense woods. The Caifc,T
ans, under Lieut.. Col. Wislsr, on tn. IN
the Massachusetts, Fifteenth and Tw"
tie:h on the right, and the Tamm,,,
skirmishing. re''~s ~ ra tf.
Two howitzers aud two field piees, =,
the Second Rhode lslsnd Battery Wa,
also hauled up the iill AID effectu,T
handed during the fight by Col. B,k,,
himself aided by Wistar, his Adiun'
General, Havly, Col. Coggswell, Of A.
Tammany, and Company G, Captain A.,
riel, First California. Only the Rboi,
Island officers stood by their guns II,
men re,reaiing early in the fray.
The enemy charged from the wood,i,
all directions, converging upon our fOrS
They were bravely NET but the slsurbs
er of our best officers and men was so -,
rife tina, the Federalists were at last obl
ged to retreat.
Col Baker was killed by horsem,,
who rode close 10 him and fired five shot,
from revolver, all taking effect. m.
slaye er was at once brought down in un
by Capt. BARREL. The same brave fellow
recovered Bakers body, heading chsrr
of his company for that purpose. iinaIK
Col. Ccggswell, just as he WAS taken, g,ys
the order to retreat, ana An irdiydu,l
rush WAS made down the hill TO the riye,
Only ore gun was brought away.
The scene at the river side was horrib.
in the extreme The rebels came 10 II,
edge Of the hill and fired down upon 90,
ratreatin, masses. The one boat filled and
sunk, and those who did not attemp, 70
swim across were forced to surrendsr-
Many were drowned in crossing, and Tho
rebels kept up murderous FIRE on thOu
in the water.
The remnants were gathered 10 dh
nal rain on Ilarrisou's Island, aud ID,
carnage ceased.
When our skirni,hing cpmpans, had
reach, d the edge Of tho woods, sudlenN
The enemy, hitherto concealed rose with
a yell and fired volley; then beri
fighting in their usual manner; first gir.
ing yell and voiley then loading and
firing at will for few minutes thes cea,,
ing an equal time; then giving suptLg
Yell and volley, aud 50 on, pouring mar
derous fire into our little band for III,
space OF hal. an hour. The whole wood,
around swarmed with them. They lad
no artillery and no cavalry.
The Rebels took all Cur guns but ON.
When ! left yesterday they ha1 shouted
to us, telling us to cone over and take
away our dead sons of BIS under Az
of truce had also mounted our own gun,
On tho heights, and warned Us to elr.
the island in tour hours.
The cause of this sad havoc wa, thalw
had no proper means of transit and re-
treat.