The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-10-23
Battle near Harper'S Fe ry.

A gentleman from near Harper's Ferry fur
nishes'sartlcuIars OF a fight between six com.
panies, consisting Of parts Of the Eighteenth
Pennsylvania, Third Wisconsin and the Thir
teenih Massachusetts Regiments, uuder com
mand OF Colonel John Geary, and 300 rebels.
Early yesterday morning the rebels showed
themselves on Boiver Nights, at Harpers Fer
ry, and commenced an attack from artillery
with companies under Major j. P Gould, sta
toned on the north side Of the Potomac.
A constant fire was kept up for some hours
when three companies ofthe Third Wisconsin
Regiment crossed the river formed into line
and drove the enemy back and succeeded in
capturing one Of their heavy guns.
They were, however, compelled to retreat
which they did in good order, to the river.
Here they were reinforced by three other
companies, and they then, with Colonel Gearv
at their head, ma ched upon the enemy and af-
ter hard fighting drove them fr m their position
and recapured the 81 FOUNDER and a coumbad
Our forces had but three pieces OF artillery, and
these were fired from this side of the liver un .
til the enemy retreated.
The enemy had seven pieces Of artillery and
five hundred cavalry, together with their in
iantry, and was completely routed and driven
back some three miles.
Our loss in killed and wounded is not over
seven, while that Of the enemy is at least one
hundred and fifty.
Colonel Ashley, who was at the head of the
enemy. is among the rebels killed.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 18.-A gentleman who
spent the whole Of yesterday at Harpers Far
ry, says that the accounts published there OF
the fight on Wednesday, are in the main correct.
The cannon captured is fine new siege gun,
1ol 4 4 1T
ception Of fracture above the axles.
During the night it was stationed near the a.
butment of the bridge, and when it was about
being retaken By the rebels a ten penny nail
was driven in, which has probably been drawn
out.
The Rhode Island battery did not participate
in the fight; they were stationed on the Mary
land heights, and found it impossible to dscrim-
mate in the distance between friend and oe.-
The fight lasted from eight A. M. to two o'clock
P. M. 1t was a regular Skirmish, with vary.
ing results. The rebels, when hard pressed, re-
treating into the woods, and at other times dr-
wing the federal troops back into Bolivar, the
main fight being beyond that town, on the road
to Charlestown. At two O'Clock Colonel Geary
advanced with three pieces o cannon, which
soon silenced the guns OF the enemy, and put
tin.e his entire force to flight.
A chaplain OF the rebels, who was taken pris.
oue,,. sa rs that before he was captured, 81 kill
od and wo,,nded had been carried from the field.
There was nothing positively known as to Col
AshIey hang k ;lled it was not generally credi
tod An offcar supposed to be him was shot
dnr;rr tbe fnol retreat of the enemy
The aderaI tro,,ps remained on the field all
Wednasday n;obt and We sterday morning, hay
inc hrougbt across the river the remanoer OF
ten thousand bushels Of whe.et captured from
tho rehoI militia danat. which tn ey We're about
transnortino to Leeshurp An or(.'er was given
for the whole force to retire tn the Maryland
side
Thore ;s no nevs from there This moring as
to whether the threat Of the rebels was carried
out or not, The river IS still to hiah to ford,
and he troops were cenveyed across in s,'ows.
The nrisoners admit that their Corca wac Q. =