The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-23

sKIRMIsH BETWEEN THE OHIO TROOPS AND THE RI
BEI.s-oUR MEN RETREAT FOn THE WANT OF AM
hUNfriON--THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
From the Cincinnati Gazette, July 20.l
We are indebted to Horace Buns Clerk of the steamer
Dunleth which arrived last evening from the Kanawha
river for dispatches from correspondent who
pancs General Coxs brigade upon his expedition up the
kanayha The Dunleth connected at Point Pleasant with
the Mary Cook which had just arrived down from General
Coxs headquarters, some forty miles up the river.
Our correspondent writes that AN expedition had
been sent out on the morning Of the 18th to reconnoc
and when he closed his letter they had not heard from
the party.
welearn, however, from the officers of the Dunleth
and from persons who passengers by that that
skirmish took place the afternoon of the 18th,
which our men, after sharp night, repulsed with
small loss.
The force sent out by General Cox was about 900
strong 1t composed Of the Twelfth Ohio regiment,
two companies Of the Twenty first Ohio the Ironton Ca
vay under Captain Rodgers and portion Of the Ceve
land Artillery Company, with two guns under Captain
Carter.
These troops were ordered up to reconpore and ascer
tain whether the enemy had any batteries and ntrcnch
ents and TO draw the enemy learn their strength
They were ordered TO return and report General Cox
that night.
sThese troops proceeded about miles from their
camp when they upon the enemy strongly ntrenched
on Scary Hill the mouth of Poca creek fifteen miles
below Charleston The enemy were partly hidden from
view by trees cut down, and they had masked battery
Of two rfied cannon They were supposed 10 be about
700 strong They had burned the bridge the creek
and had fortified their position very strongly Our troops
had reached the bank and about crossing when
within three hundred yards Of the enemys battery the
latter opened Are with both guns Our boys returned the
fire. but the enemy being strongly ntrenchcd along the
edge Of tho creek and under the of the trees did
not suffer much
Our men seriously annoyed by flank firing and by
shots from an old log house occupied by portion of the
enemy. The strength Of the enemy now apparent
and could not have been less than fifteen hundred Two
companies of the Twenty first and two Of the Twelfth
calamity charged down the hill and along the edge Of the
riyer bank, routing the enemy who had annoyed their
flank. The enemy were now reinforced by Ave compa-
MES of five hundred men from Charleston making their
whole force over two thousand. Our troops continued
they
were compelled TO retire.
-Four Of our men were killed in the skirmish and seven
teen wounded on these We have only par tal report
The killed include George ben, Of Company X Twenty
hrs, regiment; Lieut. Guy pomeroy, Of Company D. TWEEN
tynrst regiment, wounded and since died. Capt Allen
of Company D. Twenty first regiment. There we're seven
teen wounded and three missing Capt Him. OF Middleton
was shot in the body. Capt Smith, of Xenia, received
shot from musket.
Lieutenant Brown of Dayton waslaken prisoner Perry
Taylor, of Xenia was wounded. Tmberlake, OF Xena,
reported missing. Colonel Norton was wounded in
the leg and taken prisoner.
number of rebels who had been taken prisoners bv
Colonel Norton, and We're detained Point Pleasant cir
cuated petition addressed to Colonel Tompkins, in
charge Of the enemy forces at Scary Hall begging him
to release Colonel Norton who had shown them great
Kindness in their confinement and also asking that the
Ohio troops might be allowed their dead under
flag Of truce. No reply had been received when the
boat left.
On the afternoon of the 17tb informant states that,
Colonel Woodruff, Of the Kentucky Second Ieucnan,
Colonel Nef, Of the same regiment and Colonel De vii
lers Of the Eleventh Ohio requested General Cox per-
nit them to 60 to the relief Of the troops which had start
ed out in the morning and had returned with their
men but General Cox did not think il necessary He,
however gave these officers permission ride up In that
direction
These officers had not returned when the Mary Cook
left and great apprehension felt for their safety but
informant says that, after the boat had got under
way he q Colonel ride into the camp and he dis.
tnctly heard the cheers Of the Kentucky regiments for
Colonel Woodrufso he supposed that that officer had
returned In safety Our informant says that it sup
posed the loss Of the enemy Scary Hill could not have
been less than hundred killed. The enemy had two
rifed cannon which were senced by guns; but one
OF them remounted and fired twice upon men,
they were retiring
The steamer Duneith brought down the body Of Lieu
Pomcroy and will be forwarded his friends
In Putnam county
GENERAL cox FORTY MILES UP THE RIvER--A0RE
OHIO TROOPS READY.
Especial despatch to the Cincinnati Gazette.]
COLUMBUS, July 10, 1851
On the 18th General Cox's command was ut Poca,
the Kanawha the mouth of the Pocatabo river
All well then Poca is forty miles from the mouth Of the
kanawha.
Senator laskey, just returned from Kanawha Valley,
reports that active work scouting aud skrmshng
beng done there day before yesterday He says onion
farmers have been compelled harvest their crops
companies with IN armed guard.
Inc TOUR regiments ~ Camp Chase uniformed,
armed ana equipped company is needed TO Oil Out the
twenty sixth VIII be in camp on Monday. Several
companies Tor the Twenty seventh are there Governor
pe1nison Is nov in Washington City.