The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-21

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and the Ohio companies retired Mr. unr
man, employed as brakeman on The road
who was the only one of the employees who
started with the train, saws that the attack
was made about half past O'Clock Yesterday
afternoon. tn" enemy had planted their
cannon Immediately at a curve of the road,
winch Is straight for some distance.
1t Is supposed that The enemy were In ex.
lecation OF meeting larger force and that
the Ohio companies were only an advanced
guard.
OF the military movements now in progress
consequent upon this affair, your CORES
Pondent considers 1t improper now to speak.
TIE KILLED AND WOUNDED
ALEXANDRIA June Is So far As can be as
Certaiued, on what is beiley to be good au-
thcrIty, the following are among the killed
aud wounded Of the Ohio troops: Killed
John Barnes and Daniel Sullivan, both Of
Company q. Wounded, Mercer, of Com.
pany IL, he is in dying condition, having
an arm shot off y privaves Ulmer and Smith,
OF Company q. One of the killed and three
of the wounded We're brought to Alexandra
this maTntng. Two of the wounded have
been taken 10 Washington Hospital to-day.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
ALEXANDRIA, June IS. u VI -Alexan dria is
fall OF wild rumors as to the affair at Vienna,
nut after sitting them the facts seem 10 BE-
about As follows: As has been stated,
conuoissquce was made by United States
forces from hi, city as far up as Vienna. four
teen miles from Alexandra, on Sunday, and
properly protect it, the First Ohio Regiment,
Col. McCook and BTigadier General Schenck,
We're sent out TO station picket guards along
the line.
como 1--we, left Alexandra about noon, and
proceeded on It's way, dropping detachments
all along the road, and meeting with no inter
ruptIons until entering the straight stretch
| near Vienna, when man stepped out upon
| the road aud waved his hand, DtckOnIng the
| train 10 stop, and warned them ''ior Gods
| sake not 10 20 on, as they were dead IL
they did that there was battery and strong
| force of the enemy ahead. The officer in COM
| mHnd of the Federal troops paused a moment
/ with his hand on his forehead, as il turning
| the matter over in his mind, and then beck
| oned to the engineer TO go on
| They proceeded Il short distance, when q
! battery on the high ground, TO the right OF the
| road, above Vienna, opened fire upon the
| train, and at the same time discharges Of grape
| and musketry were aimed by the enemy III
| the same direc ton. Some four hundred pas
| spugers, troops and laborers were on the
| train, and many OF them were necessarily on
! the platforms and the tender. The fire OF the
| enemy which seemed to be more especially
directed in the start o disable the engine, was
| particularly destructive among the men mud
| died upOn the tender.
! annmber were killed and wounded here
! up0n the first discharge. A destructive mus
| kerry fire was also poured upon the troops as
| they leaped from the cars. The engine was
| struck by X-pound shot upon wheel-bUx
| and next upon the cylinder OF the engine max
/ ing Il damaging fracture. The engineer,
| finding that his engine was IN tight place,
| de tached il with one car from the train ana
| started back TO Alexandria, bringing some OF
| the wounded ana dead.
| The Federal forces meantime left the cars
| in admirable order, considering the sudden -
| ness of the attack, and took position in the
| woods to the lett. They fired first npon the
batteries discharge OF musketry, but find
ing the enemy's batteries strongly pos ted and
supported by cavalry and infantry, they
~
and Withdrew to cover, above stated car
ryinG with them, however, their dead and
| wounded.
The enemy's force estimated at 900 tC
| 300 strong, had evidently moved down from
| Fairfax Court House the preceding night -
Report says that Brigadler General Epr
| HunIon was in command Of tho enemy
force.
Ayre Hin, where the batteries were sta.
toned, i a very commanding point, and is
perhaps the highest ground III Fairfax county
| The purpose OF the enemy WAS evidently Il
get the Federal troops on the straight Itch
OF the road before opening their murderou;
| fire. 1t is certain that there were three
pound guns In the batteries, and probably
| other artillery.
| The ONO companies behaved with much
| credit IN their unpleasant posi- ton, and Gen
| Schenck particularly is said 10 have dis played
perfect GOODNESS and self-pOssessiOn. Their,
seems TO have been lack OF fore thought il
not Sending out scouts IN advance, us the COuD
try is favorable 10 such accommodating; bu
when once in the difficulty, both men and 9th
GERS apparently did the best possible.
They kept undisputed possession at tbs
point where they posted themselves, tn,
enemy not deeming it prudent to follow then
up. On the return OF the engine to AleXan
dria, Col. leintzel;nan Immediately ordered
| TeiuforCements TO be sent up, and IN the course
of the night two trains were sent up witt
strong attachments from various regiments il
| Alexandria
AT four O'Clock this morning the Fedora
n,ajl snn y lar tlI I'M
four miles this side Of Vienna, preparing Il
march upon that point. 1t was believed
| however, that the enemy had fallen back to
| wards Fairfax Court House, Ia King their bat
teries with them, aud that their retrogradt
movement commenced about midnight. The
supposition WAS that they expected reinforce
meuts would be sent up TO the Federal troops
| and feared further that their communication
| with Fairfax Court. House might be cut OF
| is impossible now to say who of the Con
| federate troops We're at Sienna, as the rOat
from Fairfax Court House is but !! to 4
| miles to Vienna, i'll the neighbOrho0d o
| which was the South Carolina Regiment,
large number of troops of cavalry from Fair
fax, Fauquier, Richmond, Prince William
| aud elsewhere, the Alexandria Artillery
the Old Dominion Rifles and the Mount Yer
| non Guards, besides the companies i'll strik
| ing distance.
There could not be n more exposed point t,
| leave three com panies without artillery Il
back them, or heavy force with scouts fully
| posted as to the movements of the rebe
| troops.
| Nine killed and thirty wounded was tn
| highest estimate in Alexandria at noon to day
The engagement lasted not more than twenty
| minutes.
Parties who arrived here &c. day from Fair
fax Court House report that they met tn
| New York SIXtyNinth Regiment and othe
| troops in the neigh bOrhOOd of BalpS eros
Roads, moving i'll the direction of Fall
| Church. They had a field piece with them
and sNrmishers out securing the country, eyi
| 1antIU TAKING ha IA
| i'll ambush
Quite an excitement was created tn Alexan
| dria to-day by the detection and seizure Il
| a house i'll Alexandra, by some of the frs
Michigan Regiment, and company +, of tn
, NTH Pennsylvania Regiment, of Il couple @
barrels full of Secession uniforms, lot o
IN skets, knapsacks, camp equlpage, &c.
| Another Alexandria letter says there wer
two trains, but one OF them returned TO Al
exandria, being scarce OF water, after pre-
ceeding as far lis Falls Church station. tn
; battery fired from the hill near Vienna, (Hhic
! was formerly Ayre Hill Post Office, Va, hefor
: the opening OF the road) The writer adds
+ "Reports are conflicting about the loss, bu
! | the most reliable is that the killed an
, | wounded amount 10 from 80 10 ~, althoug
. some put it at only killed and - wounded.
FROM FoRrREss MONROE.
+ The Baltimore Exchange, OF "Wednesday
says:
The steamer Georgiana arrived from Fol
| tress Monroe yesterday morning, but did nc
; bring any news OF importance. Gen. Pierce
! AS yet, has not made official return TO Ger
Butler of the number OF killed and Wounde
: Ia the affair al Bethel. The dHtidJle relation
, b sretofore reported existing between I'll
regulars and volunt eers are rather on the IL
crease. The troops, almost 10 man, swea
they will not follow the lead of their Generals
. | As on all the recent arrivals from the ForIres
there comes Il report that Gen. Butler woul
, undoubtedly attack, and capture, Great Bett
eli o-dav Some four or five OF the Celebra te
NaNll Erinlle came The Steamer z