Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-17
A skirmish Near Lebanon.
PRICES ARMY IN FULL RETREAT,
A Fight at Harper's Ferry.
The Rebels Driven Back.

WASHINGTON, October l6.--A special dis
patch TO the New York Tribune says, this
morning detachment of one thousand from
the Massachusetts, Thirteenth and Colonel
Gray's Pennsylvania Regiment, crossed the
river at Bolivar and attacked the enemy, one
thousand six hundred strong.
After a severe conflict, the Union troops
drove them back from the river capturing
thirty-two FOUNDER.
Our loss was six killed. The enemy's loss
unknown.
General Scott thought this intelligence of
so much importance that he called upon the
President to communicate it.
Letters received here state that FIVE thou.
sand armed rebels, with twenty. Eve cannon,
are organizing in Accomac County, on the
eastern shore of Virginia.
The United States steamer Louisiana which
has been off Chincotsague Island, has cap
tured dozen scbooners which had no clear
sDce papers. On the 9th inst. two launches
sent to capture a rebel vessel in shore were
fired on by larger force of rebels and one of
our men was wounded. The FIRE was returned
and one or more of the rebels killed.
The shots from the rebel guns burned up
the schooner.
Two hundred Marylanders, who were in
the Bull Run fight, are believed to have left
Baltimore this week for Virginia, to join the
rebel army. 1t has long been known that
they were in Baltimore, but the new police
could not and the old would not identify
them.
| A Timess special thinks that the rebel
army has fallen back entirely from the line Of
Manassas, and established a new line on the
west side of the Rsppahannock, with their
right resting on Acquia Creek and their
left resting at the foot Of Blue Mountain.
1t is stated that the rebels have interpreted
! nrpparatipna for q naval nYna1tiOn az
really covering contemplated attack on
| them at Acquia Creek. To meet this they
have concentrated thirty five or forty thou
sand troops in that locality.
IHerald's Dispatch
The assignment of General Mitchell in the
place of General Thomas to the command of
the troops at Camp Dick Robinson, in Ken
lucky, is much murmured at by the Ken
tuckians. General Mitchell may be quite as
efficient but the people. of Kentucky know
General Thomas and have confidence in him,
and are anxious that he should retain the
command.
WASHINGTON, October l6, P. M.-The Rdr-
riet Lane has just returned from off Indian
Head with Commodore Craven on board.
She is armed with thirty-two Founders and
one eight-inch rlfled gun on her forecastle.
She will require a much more formidable ar
mament than thirty two Founders to cope
turn to morrow with a heavier one.
ST. LOUIS, October 17-In the ordinance
providing for abolishing certain Offices, re
ducing salaries and testing the loyalty of the
civil officers of this State, passed by the State
Convention yesterday, is a section providing
that all persons taking the oath prescribed
by this ordinance, within thirty days from its
passage, shall be exempt from arrest or pun
ishmeDt for taking up arms against the Pro-
| vic mol of
aid and comfort 10 its enemies in the present
civil war; and the Governor is directed to
request the President, in the name of the
people of Missouri by proclamation, to ex
empt all persons taking said oath from al
penalties incurred by taking up arms against
the United States, or giving aid and comfort
to its enemies in the present civil war.
RoLLA, Mo, October l6-Thirty or more
of our wounded soldiers arrived from Spring
field yesterday. These men report that a
sharp sBirmish took place on MONDAY morn
ing, twenty miles this side OF Lebanon, be-
tween two companies OF mounted men OF
Major Wrghts battalion, attached to Gen
eIal Wyman's command, and some one hua.
, dIed and thirty rebel cavalry. Major Wright
, surprised the rebels by an attack 10 the rear
: completely routed them killing about thirty
and taking the same number prisoners
Major Wright's loss was one killed and one
, done by the rebels
The report that Colonel Taylor's regimen
of rebels, which has beeu stationed at Spring
field since the battle of Wilson's Creek, ha
marched NortL, is confirmed. They hav
2 probably gone to Join Price, on the Usage.
f JEFFERSON CITY, October ia scout al
rived here last night reports tina Price
army, on Sunday, was at Clintonville, Ceda
q County, which is twenty five miles south
4 PapiDsVile, on The Carthage road. Th
v whole army has effected the passage of th
1 Usage, and is still in full retreat.
r BALTIMORE October IT, "A gentlema
n from near Harper's Ferry furnishes particu
}. lars of fight between six companies, con
sisting of parts of the Eighteenth PeunsyI
n vapia, Third Wisconsin, and the Thirteent
a Massachusetts regiments, under command G
y Colonel John Geary, and three hundre
. rebels. Early yesterday morning the rebel
|. showed themselves on Bolivar flights, 8
. Harpers Ferry, and commenced an attac
:. from artillery with companies under Majc
J. p. Gould, stationed on the north side
the Potomac.
:, A constant FIRE was kept up for SON
!. hours, when three companies Of the Thin
# Wisconsin Regiment crossed the rive
r formed into line, and drove the enemy bacl
p and succeeded in capturing one of the
>, heavy guns. They were, however, compele
9 to retreat, which they did in good order, {
If the river. Here they were reinforced b
10 three other companies, and they then, VIII
d Colonel Geary at their head, marched upo
|. the enemy, and after hard fighting, drov
10 them from their position, and recsptured th
l. thirty.two FOUNDER, a columbiad.
IS Our forces had but three pieces of artiler!
" and these were fired from this side of til
river until the enemy retreated.
The enemy had seven pieces of artilleI
a. and FIVE hundred cavalry, together wit
n their infantry, and was completely route
r. and driven back some three miles. Our 10
n in killed and wounded is not over seve
y while that Of the enemy is at least one hui
Ie dred and fifty. 80.
y Colonel Ashley, who was at the head
the enemy, il among the rebels killed,