, 1861-07-09

ne Enemy.
Especial Dispatch to the Cincinnati Commercial
BrcKnAhHoN, W.; July Z.
"A gallant band Of fifty Buckley es, Third OHIO
Columbus, made made good Coz; i record CO yestef'dsy
afternoon, at Middle Fork Bridge, Frlday
afternoon, without Gen. McCienan's knowI-
edge, Gen. schleich ordered Col. Morrow to
detach fifty men for scouting expedition
Surgeon Means accompanied the party, five
Bride paths across the hills TO sp5tnt On
Beverly Pike, five miles this side Of Middle
Fork Bridge, and encamped for the night
About midnight Union men appealed to them
had forced their women and children TO dea
to the woods for protection, and mad pil1aged
their houses. Lawson scaled rough noun
tain aud crossed Middle Fork in the morning,
two aud q half miles above the bridge. He
followed the stream with difficulty, through
unbtoken thickets, nGtil he reached g good
which Was crowded With renels- The enemy
discovered his party, and an advance guard Of
i've cautiously approached him from the
bridge, all ready with their mu5kets. His
men etood up and both parties fired sInultane-
ously. Three Of the rebels fell at the first
fire, and the other two dropped Immediately
afterwards. The enemy now opened upon
bis little band from three sides es-from the
bridge, behind its embankments and the
thfcEets on the hill side.
In orderto get better opportunity, he moved
his nen into an open space seventy five yards
from and commanding the eastern entrance
Of the bridge, and poured into the crowd Of
rebels CALLING fire; the effect was awful im-
precautions and screams Of murder" His
men obeyed orders with absolute composure
killed in the act Of firing. Alter firing four
rounds into the bridge he ordsred retreat,
and they backed slowly into the bushes, with
their wounded. The enemy did not pursue,
and lis party recrossed the stream mile aud
!; half above the bridge: Capt: Lawson brought
unable to carry off the body, the enemy's am
! buscade from the hi1lsides being too hot. He
eays his party was not much harlssed by the
rebels at the bridge, but the ambuscade was
annoying,
! Those in the bridge and behind the eu1-
; away without good aim, bat those in the
bushes were more deliberate. Lawson says
Me men behaved splendidly, not nan finch
! ed, and they obeyed orders just As promptly
/ Us If on dress parade.
/; The casualties were as follows: sam1 W.
johns, Of Hamilton, Butler county, shot dead
By ball through the breast; Corporal Joseph
High, Of Columbus, shot in the right foot by
rebel from the hill side. The ball struck on
!. the top Of his aLcle, and passed downward
! shatteling the small bones Of the foot. Tho
:, surgeons hope to save the foot but it is doubt
fell exclaimirg: J" Captain I'm hit, but must
have another shot = raising and standing on
! tae foo tte loaded ard fired twice more, when
/ being faint, two Of lis comrades assisted him
into tie butles.
! Nicholas Black, Brighton butcher boy, Of
! Ci1ciurati, wss struck In the forehead, over
i lie riGh eye, By / bucksAot, which lodged be-
+; tween the skull bcnes,-a Eeyer- wound, but
:; rot dangerous. He fell, and, rising again, he
took two Mcrs slots at the enemy. George
/ ". Darling, Of Newark, was shot in the left
aim; the ball entered at the elbow, and tray.
!; tIscd tie muscles CT the arm seven or eight
inches, p}oWipg Up CHASTITY furrow; the
hoDe was not broken; David Edison, o1
BarEe5,ilie, Belmont county, slightly wound
I'd in the 1jglt arm Joseph Backus, Of New
ark, slightly. wonndtd in the left leg; VIM
DeniDg OF Hamilton, Butler county, had the
or eight CT tie men received scratches, and haG
their clothing riddled. Capt Lawson says Mr.
Miller, Of Wofthington, was the coolies. and
pluckiest fellow in the fight. He WAs the last
to quit The G,1d, aud LEFT tie bushes twice te
Get fair shot; but DR.. McMeans said every
wounded were irought to the hospital il
wagons, this morning, ard are comfortable
Capt. Lawson and his nen are confident thai
sCme were killed in tile bridge. Seven vert
BILLED outside Of the bridge. Az accounts
agree that the rebels were about 800 strong
mostly Geo1gians,, including 10 horsemsn
aimed with Sharpt's carbfnes.
Gen. Mcclellan is much pleased with tn,
gaDantry of the men, but severely censure
the expedition. Lawson gave valuable infor
mat: on about the topography Of Middle Fork
EGen. Morris received orders yesterday, tt
move his whole force last night TO a. stronl
position, within mile Of the enemy's fortif
cations, at Laurel Hill. The order was obey
ed, and at daylight Gen. Morris was in posi-
tor. You perceive the army is rapidly Gle
. sing for conflict.
, This division will probably meet the enem
first at Rearing Run, 12 miles beyond Beve
, ~. The enemy Is reported 90, 900 strong ea:
CT the Middle Fork, including all their post
They a1e either ,ery strong, or they dou
know what they are about. Ripley, C4lifo
MIA, Charleston, G!enyillc, BulltoWn, an
: FrenchtoWp, are ordered to be occupied
strong attachments.
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