The national Republican., 1861-12-27
Rebel Account OF the DranesviIle Fight.
THEY ADMIT A DEFEAT.
COLONEL TAYLOR NOT KILLED.
From the Norfo X Day Book, Dec. 81

From the Norfo Day Book Dec. 23I
AN UNSUCCESSFUL CONFEDERATE ATTACH
Richmend, Dec. Fl "A portion Of our PU'r
mao army suffered defeat yesterday. Al I
O'Clock yesterday morning, Gen. Stuart, W II
| $50 cavalry, the jeff Davis artillery, First ke
lucky regiment. Tenth Alabama, Eleventh W.
ginia and Sixth South Carolina regiments, b In
| u portion Of Gen Loncst eei's brigad', let
Centreville to attempt the capture Of Fed
| eral foraging party at Dranesville, six'ep
| miles from Centrevllle.
As they neared the place. they found ,hr
Yankee. II 900 strong. Gen Stuart, with
| 5000, attacked them. The fight lasted
| greater portion of the day. wncn the Confh
erat retired.
Onr loss was abou, thirty killed aud an eqna
| number wounded.
| The Eleventh Virginia regim" mt, from Lynch
| burg, had seven killed and twelve wound, d
A third field on GER was killed and another h ~
his arm shot off Four Of The jeff Davis ar'i
lery were killed at their guns and several
wounded.
Grneral Stuart sent to headqua,ters Tor /.
Inducements, aud last night the balance ri
i General Longstreet's divi>irn--fourlecn reg
ments went down to give the Yankees another
} fight. Nothing heard Of the operations in that
. quart TO day.
l.. SECOND DISPATCH FURTHER PARTICULARS.
Il
e tional particulars have been received:
A ioisging party was sent out by General
Stuart consisting oil about two hundred wagon
escorted by the Eleventh Virginia. Sixth South
b Carolina Tenth Alab ina, ard First Kentucky
. regiments. the Sumter Flying Artillery. and
+ detachments from Rams s,m's and Radtor,l''
e. Cavalry. The whole force was about 1850
= When the Cohte,lerates peared Drancsviii,
. they found the Yankees prepared, and durtnG
l fho sk, nL,ua int t!,s
Sixth South Carolina, killing five.
Ate. the engagement ceased, both side,
). withdrew In order.
Colonc! Tom Taylor, 10 personal reconno.
e sance, found himself nearly surrounded by thr
b Yankee cavalry he eluded them and secrete
4 hims.lf until dark, when he escaped aud Joined
bis regiment The only injury be received wa
y a slight wound on the hand.
It The following is a list OF casualties Vr
III ginians killed-Melvin Gibbs, Henry Gold n
, W. Campbell, Jas. N. Painter and john Henry
Wounded Lieut.. Horton, Walker rhurm n,
J W. H. Hobson, 5. F. Franklin, Joseph 4. Rice
n John B. Wood, A. Carper. Jas Mcdowell. 4
=. Burt, Jos. Flowers, Capt. Jameson, J"dsrr
Embry, Capt Yettman, James L. Black, Jas
D. Johnston, and Peter Carlyle.
IL, Mi.sing-Geo W. Rogan.
= OF the Alabama r, giment. Is were killed
a and among the wounded was Col Form y
Lieut.. Colonel Martin was reported kill, d
l. Wounded As
!, OF the South Carolina regiment--killed s
o wounded A. missiug 5; Major Woodwar,
slightly wounded.
s or the Sumter Flying Artillery, of Georgia
ii killed 4, wounded l3. or the Kentuckians
y killed l, wounded 25, missing 3. A number g
IS the names of the wounded Of the Alibam
q | regiment are omitted in consequences of vtr,
slight injuries, also, Of all their mi sing, 3
l In oil aar
the camp.
The Federals were evidently fully apprizs
n of the approach Of the Confs.erates, and wer
prepared to meet item in ..rong positi II
. Nevertheless, their loss fully equals that &
ours. r infOrcemcnts were sent to Gen. SIN
y art who now holds the battlefield. Furth
Il results unknown.