Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-12-20
Another Battle in Virginia.
HaaSy Loss aud Retreat Of hhe Rebels,- West
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gss 6sanaT MousrA1S Bee I4-On yesterday
80 Il, - ;sa Faayl oA Ethe lanaast ani best fought
= sst,-fb sufamps Pocahoaast county Ma, usus4l 3
- Saf ~ lEsMhroy commanding fhe7U Mon tr6oTF
il, 4 E.-g yiGenenal JohHsoD, of Georgia, commando M
The Fight eontinuesl from dayliglts TN q s.
a. ~, ,ss ,-Ifms rThs Union oss aESs about
T yssso Joss oFert6o hdared The i2h GcoFgaF Re-
.,.,,t ,3esf ,..s5s REaeht salIeFeda amOst.saa oef
fa IA. n .sseFen hHF1fed and Rfty men from the 18th
rv INDIANA and 25th and 32d Ohio regiments,
s,.a5 ~ sea ibugA oEeEwo sfhO1sand rebels than
zvass = lyfvyvothree homs.sb sfssEa -
.gfiss s,4 sHhe 9th EBlaha a9d % Virginia regiments
fsa dsiv aig oges enasa The 9th onsht bravey
ia sli zqsa noahslssf, lIaz5s7E si~gasT s.
IA ii 4sd o. sAcr driving abe enemy into their barracks
- gaa7s Enn bone ladsiEat Zines tIe UnOn rBos
is,a 4 yF4irsd ID gcoa order, except few who eOnld
s4us4ss bysSt giaHd Es afet having done good days
q, f,.as8 gli = woEk..srssi y15s Il giTiaEis 81
aW ei ssos 11esEabslu aIler We Retired set fire to their
fs5laa54 Eey1 Hacnmp and for 5aauton. -'+l~
raoH iaaq y Aausal and nsny other officers
wIstA thIIsd3o Gsag Johnson shot in the mouth
5pI ~ Ersm hut MT faially.a 80 Haa s'i- i'
s1suaa sd5 7ns Ab0agh tbe Heasap not taken, yet
% slsat Iaalh aaghe 4 Gen. Blroy has the last
zoo gabbsfslI army oatOt AVester Virginia We took
4fsii ri sliszs sfhiF risoHsrs. a27aa q .ss So f H.
u 2 = Iafsa i WEsrEas
! awoFars BIS tss g'v yal &AHEsr't1'n = 7-aH Es14
!. .s,r aPHILtIFFI Yaaa Dee sl5s- A force, COM
- s'i = oSei on 500 men, undcr Sen AliIruT.
t CheatrsI ouniaip, on the sifor the purpose
90 - Of drying The rebels from their fortified camp
~ 60. on Ihe AIleglany Mountains. Our forces
aus came upon The enemy drawn ND in line OF bat
~ tie IN mont Of their, iRtroacRnents charged
la = u1Oa them ard drove theHa back. IA hot
was kept up duFing The afternoon by both
=. IL sides and several bFillisat charges made
by eur men. General Milroy wahlrew at
'@A " nightfal intending TO- renew abe fight next
- -, morning bat daring the night the rebels Jeff
& iheiF.eamp slenily burning everything they
aoald not carry. Our loss was 20 killed aud
- so wounded. ,,.,.arr eT auuitHd ssf
' = The rebel loss is believed to benOt Ic IS than
taa9 90 9ni $50 killed including one field officer We
- oahJ 1asuL have 30 prisoners Is a.uad5 a
ii H9r 2a This last brilliant achievement General
gvH lsd front has been cleared Of the ereiay
% 9t2naa No rebel force Is within 40 miles Of our ad5
Viiaaaasg - avAnce posts = = = ao5 ssa4a
9aso so Our scouts this evening brought i'm ten rebel
TRo7s sva Suerias including hc notorious Jake urn
aawsysH Ssa ana@ '.---- --7 -. = gsa
-Es saH9I9l sdi Opinions oftho Eondon Eress.1soa7
10 sfyas The seizure of Mason and lile sonobO.a
mo 70 sa lies The columns of the Press which coain
,! ssa g ues 10 deuouncor the act as an insult i'm The
iaeas = strongest terms "a .f.I si.- jEust-tt
lAshs z Nearly ali Tic Londoa weekly pai,cts treat
aoaF ss the Question in the SANG ener,relj syrit tho
yis7ay HaiA daily papers ;a,ion decreases slsa1 -
81 $50 aia he Post ipst.r;sll saws IT has l,sea dr.
sol q baH cttcd by The law oers OF te fe
r1os moo7a action Of Capt likes of the Jarinto
si 5'" was uniustfabIe He had no riplytt To Frast
E7saih' 9dI eace1 5sssenoers Saline uplcr t
asiatosss flag and the deed he has committed amounts
9'sat 10 Aarrant violation of The code of nations
H7sF~s a'af and direct insult to This couptr TTnL
lHo az si these need hardly noin ont
',e that the viii lese no time in seek
ing or prompt and complete relIaTation,
which Il is its duty TO reouife In tbis case
zoa !" H viii assuredIy receive The s,nrn
2as f'at baton Of public opiniou Nc arc iupviiIph
'f ~ To place t6e worst CONSTRUCTION ON The outt9,5t
sz"@ Sa' committed by Cant. Wilkes and to hiok on
/" sa2 - "a an +i,nentaua aAront ON ,ba fgs
." baa soyerpuieat II The listed states -a,2
hasf I'VE hope that tiove acpt win o once lisa
aH9 vow he act Of their Officer anl make s,i,,tll
lY"e2a hA aolooes and restore the nersans of the en
tjomen arrested ana in Fact j9gt,o SJ,SEI, s5g
.teasEah sio,ss osass,tian il tIsit1 lyiI a. 90 th
s'7'H1a' 'n words wr,ef and spoEen byr yrsecrelarg e
ard and rec.lpss az tbe a s-;.n ~. n5lsIs,e ,i,i
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sss I'D r.. go 80 y
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sa75s- M Il. Stsf5 ,is = S,
80 ss, 5 i IN u au -, trs.
" Ohe thou
'BApd guns, which we could largely increase
with the egTcaiest ease and Irapidny In one
= ,1lnonth we could sweep all the San JacintoS
g ~ from the seas, blockade the Northern ports