New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-22
THE FIGHT ON TH,R KANAwHA.

A gentleman who was az ue engagement on tho
Kanawhs River, and whoee character and rank ilru
sufficient guarantees Of the TedneB of bis statoa az
gives tho following version &c tho affair Weda es-
day afternoon:
The 10Th Ohio and parts o. two companies Of he
Dist started capture batterTat the mouth Of Sea, ey
Creek about l3 miles from charleston. The bate nv
wos supposed 70 be supported by about 700 La n
When we reached the bill where the battery yas
PLANTED the rebels opened fire upon from two ris ces
Of artillery. We had also two pieces, and teai ing
down the fences, the guns were placed Ia poslico md
ogr forces whesed Into line on The brow Of the hI in
such manner to bring err fire to bear upon the
enemy while had partial protection froel theie BY
fence on the top Of the bill.
We wers seriously annoyed by thanking are 90 tia
river and also from large log house the ban OF
the creek Deteehmetts oftwo companies Of th Ist
and routed the rebels at the point OF The b.! bpet.
They retreated aeross the creek, covered By the Ire If
their own men-fording II, as they had pEeS busly
burned the bridges.
terry entirely destroying the carriage Of Qua piec e. and
orr boys twice slenoed the fire of their infantr T. At
this ilncture they received regnercements hei force
was nearer 500 than 200 at the outset and boys
had COMPLETELY exhausted their Ammunition They
therefore commenced retreat In good order, so.,n
az shey had got beyond the range OF the rebel single
remouned piece rserying Their hst single 81 In the
cannon for any emergency, should the sneu attempt
pnrsuif.
la this manner the retreat was kept up til We fell In
with the balance of the Dist Ohio, under d. Ebey;
three hours and exhausted every round In their car
trdge-boxes, that the attempt was given over.
Our informant, puts the loss 5ds,at forr killed
two mor.aly wounded, three missing, ;and seventeen
or eighteen more less seriously wound ed OF tAoea
Instantly killed were Capt Allen, Coz o. ard George
Blue Co. X, 2lst. Lieut. Pomeroy llss since died Of
his wounds. One man had Lis hip tom away By q
canb on ball. and must die. Capt. Sloan Of the lAh
was wounded, but not dangerously. Theea were an
the names he could recall. Col Motion was supposed
10 be prisoner. He bad been wounded and taken 70
house fourth Of mile from the hospital, but thu
guard placed over him had oeea called OF to take
charge Of some prisoners taken dur the engagement,
and be was seen, or some ono supposed 70 have boon
him, In the hands Of the rebels
The psntalnews that Col. Woodruff eaa Lieu. Col
N. Of the ID Kentucky, and Col Ds Wlliers, Of tho
llth Ohio, had been captmed while rseOnnoiIsfiug.
needs confirmation. They had left Gen, Cox's camp 70
aseertain what going On, at the time Of the fight
and had not returned when our informant laf though
jus, ss the boat pnshing out he heard the bows Ia
camp give three cheor and saw sorae one that he took
TO be Col. W., riding into camp Is Ia not unfrequelt
that officers on reconnotoiDg expeditions remain out
for q considerable time longer than they anticipate
when setting ont and tbs friends Of thesa gentlemen
should not be uneasy about them, Ut last till further
intelligence arrives