The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-06-14

-.v-s--,v-s---.---v-----
The victory At PhilipPi-AstonishinI
\ Starch Of der. 81 rroops-Fearfu
Fright oftho Hcbeis-Ifow Col. Kol
\ fIty 6.s Npouudbd, ~, &C.,
fcors9saI.ie, oftla y h.IH.s Is'.iHrsss,r1
GRAslbr. siahfiy Sltht. June 3.
I fcaltrdat niofnInf a "a O'Clock fouI
tttimeuf leh here in 80 divisions-on
consistingoJ o the - Virginia Regiment
part of the Ohio 10th, and the Indian,
9Th, under command Of Col. Kelley tht
other the IndIaua 9th and tho Ohio iith
I commanded ~ Col. Lander of lndinf
/ fighting. wapnrond, and Peter ant
Pryor duel nstoricty. Col. Ke1lys III.
vision moved 1esst ~ fuilraad N T'horn
ton, smpn mail station, 6Ye miles die.
tant from here. IN nce they marched
TO phllippi, a distance Of TWENTY-FIVE
mlles Thi Indiani Regiment moved
out the NV Virginia Railroad 70 web.
stcr, where they scre joined by the Ohio
4 4th from which p'ac they pushed forward
on foot 20 Philllppi twelve mios distant,
Tho march of the two divisions war
performed last night through darkness
rain, and mud. Il was a terrible under
taking, but they oil went bravoly through
Il unahrinkingly and without complaint.
IAN night they toilod on through the
dafknees aud storm, the soft earth Yield
ing beneath tlicir feet TN the gray dawn
found them in tho neighJorhood Of the
enemy.
Col. B1udcr report. that os they near.
cd Phiippi they were discovered BY a
woman who fred at him twice, aud who
sent her litt 0 boy across the hills (as he
Afterwards found) 10 apprisc tho enemy
Of their approach. lie arrived on the
hill across the riycs from, and below
philippi, and commanding the town and
encampmcnt Gust below the town. a
| littlo before daylight this morning -
They at once planted two pieces Of ar
tllery on the brow Of the an just above
the camp, and prepared to open on them
when the time arrivcd-iour o'clock was
tho hour AZ which the attack was 10 be
made simultaneously by both diyis-
ions.
Col Kelly was TO attack them IN tho
rear aud cut or their retreat, while Col.
Lander would assault them In front
But Col. Kelly's division was behind the
appointed hour, owing 20 the terrible IA
ugnes Of their forced march Of twenty
two miles aud, ln addition to this, they
missed their point, and instead Of coming
in on the Beverly road, above Philippi,
and cloctually cutting Of oil retreat, they
came 10, when they did come, just below
tho town.
When the day began to dawn upon
the impatient forces OF Col. Lander il dis
covered to them tho camp below In
state OF commotion, evidently In great
alarm and preparing for flight. The hour
appointed for the attack came and pass
ed, but ttill Col. Kclly's division hrd not
arrived. Impatient to begin the attack
aud folrful that the raascls, almost with
In hiP grasp, should escape without smell
ing powder, Col Lander ordered the ar.
tilley TO begin the attack and at a
quarter past four the guns wcrc ualm-
borcd and dropped the iirst messengers Of
terror in the rebel eumr, l'ss than quar-.
ter Of milo away. Simultaneous
with the roar of the first gun, Col. Kel-
ley, at the head Of his command, came
in sight across tho river below the camp,
and, comprcheLdiug the position Of airairs
they rushed forward ut once in tho direc-
tion Of the camp.
Meanwhile the battery having. after
tho frat shot or two, got an accurate
range, played upon the camp with mark
cd effect, tearing through tents aud hou.
scs at fearful rate. This the chiyaly
couldn't stand, and they scattered like
rats from a burning barn. They had no
time to rlteat m order. They didn't
even retreat at Rll--thcy ran, fed most
ingloriousy-ran like sheep in every de
reotlon that promised safety, after firing
a random and scattering yolley which did
no damage whatever. Col. Kclly's com.
mand was close after, the Virginia troops
in advance, the Henry Clay Guards in
front aud Col. Kelley and Cap Fordyco
loading AZ the same timo Col. Lln-
der's fores camo rushing down the hill to
the bridge, and they all put out al(cr the
lugitves, yelled like Indians
But tho legs of the fugitive chivilry
served them I, . wen, and they could not
bo oyortOkcn by our already exhausted
men, who, after chasing them couple
of miles, returned to tho evacuated camp
T. learn the painful fact hat their yict ,ry,
though complete, was dearly, too dearly,
bought, Col. Kelly, who, with a bravery
amounting to rashncsJ, was foremost
from the hrst 70 tao llst, was rallyng
his mon in tho upper part Of tho town
the enemy having all apparently a,d
when he fell byR shot from a Zoe con-
cealed either behind fence or In house
some say tho assO liant fred from behind
a wagon others that Col, Kelley was
pressing him hard with view Of cap
turing him, when he wheeled and fired
This is not substantiated, AT any rat
the shot was fired aitcr the engagement
was over, and was Just such a piece OF
assassination az that By which fell tho
loved and lOmcuted Ellsworth, The as.
sassinatiOn was an assistant qua'tcrrnas-
ter in the Confederate force. His name
is Simms, and he halls from Chesterfield
across the river from Richmond. II,
was Immediately seized, and Il is a grca
wonder they did not make mmce.meut o
him instanter The pistol with whiel
he shot Kelly is 40 old-tashioned, old
Virginia horse.pistol, carrying very
large ball and inhicting most danger
Gus wound. The BAH entered the lefl
breast, and passing clear through lodged
beneath tbs Ekin, Just und ,tneath The
shouldef blade. Il has been extracted
and every attention Of the highest medi
cal and surgical skin 10 loyished upon th,
wounded ofhoot, II human skin eal
'lsAve him he viii be saved, but IL hei
beyond the reach Of human aid he viii
die, as he said to-day 10 friend VIII,
bent over his couch, IN just and glori
Gus cause. II expect shall have :
de- said the wounded Col mel; |"