Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-09-18
INTERESTING WAR NEWS.


els near Martinsburg-How the Missouri rebels
intend to treat wounded-Battle between
Rosencrans and Floyd-Gen. Green's rebel.forc
in Missouri routed-Fight between Missouriand
Louisiana rebel troops-Vesselsc captured at Hat
teras-Guns mounted
SEPT. H.-The line of rebel batteries at Ac-
quia creek extend about six miles. Not long
since feet Of twelve or fifteen vessels an
chored off the creek, and from the movements
on shore, we suppose the rebels expected an
attack. As the night closed in we could dis
cover but two or three batteries, but at dawn
the next morning we could distinctly see
long line of batteries, extending at leastfeur
or five miles. They had been erected before,
but were concealed by the trees and bushes in
front of them. As they now expected to use
them, during ithe night sthey cleared away in
front, thus leaving their works exposed. These
batteries appear in good condition, and are
mounted with rifed cannon; from one Of
which, few days ago, they threw assbell a.
| cross the Potomac, a distance OF about miles.
They have also several batteries of flying ar
tillery with two howitZers, one Iified and three
other brass pieces, and fifty horses. The force
at the creek is about 1000, and bold and de-
fant, and appear ready for action.
| The gunboatS ConeStoga and Lexington,
while reconnoitring trip down the Missis
| sppi yesterday, encountered rebel battery
of sixteen guns at Lucas Bend and the Mis-
souri, shore, and two rebel gunboats. They
silenced the shore battery, disabled the rebel
gunboat Yankee, and would have captured
i her had she not been supported by the other
4 boat. 'One OftheConnestogas men was slight
/ ly injured. The loss Of the rebels is unknown.
| Twenty OF our scouts were to-day driven into
Col. Ogleby's camp by two hundred rebels.
| There was no loss on our side. Fifteen thou
sand rebels are in camp at Columbus. They
were largely reinforced yesterday.
! Eight prisoners were sent to st. Louis this
morning. They were captured in skirmsh
between the Home Guard and the rebels at
Douglas Prairie, in Gasgonade county Mis-
| souri,. Two of the rebels were killed, and in
another skirmish the same day ten or more of
the rebels were killed, and thirty-two horses
captured at another place near Cuba. Two
scouts were taken with Provost Marshal Nc
Kinstry's passes in their pockets.
A wounded rebel picket guard, taken By our
men beyond the Chain Bridge, says that since
4 the affair at Hatteras Inlet, thirteen regiments
have left the rebel army of the Potomac and
gone home.
SEPT. IA large party started out at o.
| clock yesterday morning from the vicinity of
Chain Bridge, under the command of Col.
Stevens of the New York Highlanders. 1t
! consisted of several detached companies of in
| iantry, company of cavalry, and Captain
| Gritin's battery. As our skirmishers advanc
ed, the enemy's pickets retired beyond Lew
| invile, about seven miles beyond Chain Bridge.
| Our troops having accomplished the object of
| their errand connected with the reconnaissance
of the country, began to retrace heir steps,
| when 8 large force of confederates consis
| ting OF two or three regiments of infantry,
| and Col. Stewards regiment of Virginia
| cavalry, with battery OF four pieces, were
seen approaching from the direction of Falls
Church, evidently with view of cutting them
| OFT and preventing their return to their camp.
| Line Of battle formed by the enemy's
/ forces, and the confederate battery opened
| viii holI hinh ia6 Nv Grifyi yi,,5c
| battery. Several rounds were fired on each
side, when our troops ceased firing for about
| twenty minutes, in order to give the enemy
an opportunity, which they did not embrace,
Of meeting them on the open field the Con-
federates being for the greater part concealed
| IN the woods. Gen. Smith, commanding the
division to which these troops are attached ar
rived on the ground shortly after the engage
ment commenced, and at once assumed the
command. Our forces, on Iesumng opera
tionS brought into action a 80 pounder, the
shells from which soon silenced the Confeder-
ates' battery. The gun was then directed to-
| wards the cavalry, which appeared on the
road leading to Falls Church, and soon sent
them hying-a number reeling from their sad
dies and falling to the ground as the shells eX-
ploded in their midst The command was
then given to Withdraw, and our column
fell back in good order to Chain Bridge, reach
ing there late in the afternoon. Two officers
one Major and the other Captain in Col.
Stewards Virginia regiment, were taken pris.
oners by our forces. They refused to give
their names. Two dead bodies were recover
ed from the Lewnsville field. Lieut.. Han
cock was reported killed; but the body not
having been found the presumption is he
was taken prisoner. A supposed spy was ar
rested near Chain Bridge and taken to head
quarters heavily ironed. Gen. Mcclellan ex-
pressed himself highly gratied with the gal
liant conduct Of the soldiers in the collision
near Lewinsville, and it increases the conf
dence of the soldiers. He also stated that we
would have no more Bull Run affairs.
Union men from Martinsburg report that
the rebels have taken up the entire track OF
the Baltimore and Ohio Balroad from that
town to North Mountain, distance of nine
miles and transported the rail, ETC., to Win
chester for the extension of the Alexandria,
Louden and Hampshire Railroad from Straus- =
burg TO that point. The track torn up was
lately relaid by the company. At Dufield s
station on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad the
rebels were busily engaged in taking down
seven or eight new and first class locomotives
for transportation TO Winchester. These To-
comotives had but recently been put upon the
route. Some OF them are OF the heaviest
kind, and were probably spared by the rebel
in the recent eonfagration Oh account of
} their adaptabilty to transporting troop trains
in Virginia
DIR. Franklin, surgeon of General Lyons
brigade, arrived from Springfield, Missouri,
and reports that all the federal wounded remain
ing at that place have been retained by order
of the rebel commander, and are held as host
age for the safety of the secessionists now in
the hands of the federal authorities. DIR.
! Franklin was told that for every rebel shot or
hung, under Fremont's proclamation, one of
: our wounded soldiers would be shot. Capt
Kidd, of the rebel army, arrived last night
with a flag of truce. 1t is conjectured that he
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