Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-10-30

W. - .,o.,.- .o,nn, . account of another great victory to our
at Leesburg, nea TIE Potomac line. Oar forcestn ere e'"o~
place OF Sunday and retired q short distance, wh'rst they IA ~
awaiting the fsderals to march iatO the town. Thus they I'D, % mo -,
where r forces attacked them, 5000 against 10, 200, "thsanoi va ga
disparity of numbers, we had only about 500 killed M wounoso, -
the enemy lost between 1000 and 1920 killed and AN
800 drowned in attempting to recross the river. We also captured oVo prs
oners and 1900 stand of The fighting is said to a oeen 'en"0
o. both sides, and continued for several hours. The rOut and panic ao
described by ee illnesses Is fr exceeding that which ccuneda at manassas
Plains or the 2st of July
When the horror stricken Yankees took K the river for safety. hOty pur-
sued by our forces, their heads appeared above the watera rs thck as swarm
ing black birds. 1t was impossible to describe the soone or estimate the
number drowned Hundreds and hundreds were shot while swimming n
struggling in the water. In the great death struggle, many we're cen
to seize each other, and thus locked in one anothers embrace, each striving
10 free himself they sank to Use n o more. The shreks of the panic sEick-
Ell and dying creatures were truly heartpierciug, and we're heard a great
distance.
The following dispatches contain later advnes about the fight at Lees
burg, than the n under our ne" head:
RICHMOND, Oct. %, F. n-Further details from the Leessurs battle have
The Yankees commenced crossing the Potomac early Sunday night, and
1 Ths yankees :" ' wsro U mi Protected os%n during ano s shs lost Of Of the fight I'll by "a a hesvy
forest. They were routed three different times At the point of the bayonet'
The Eighth Virginia Regiment Col Eppa Hutton, charged upon the Yam
The Yankees were finally driven to the river where they made a dospsr;
ate stand, but weres slaughtered in teruble style until panic stricken and
sn %a' Struggling gin a:' with another as as they Wen. down.
wounded.
Col. Burt, of the Eighteenth Mississippi Regiment, a badly
The Confederate troops fought under great disadyantag.- They endured
They had breakfast only IN Monday, and fought ali day without Inoarish-
men or renforcements.
PRESIDENT DAVIS:
In addition, concerning Evans victory, I have to report the capture of
900 prisoners and geo stand sf arms. The killed and wounded of the n
envy are etwe en- 1900 and 1000. The rout total. 1t a an infant
ny fight The Sth Virginia and the 18th and 18th Mississippi regiments
were engaged. The 18th Mississippi va held IS u reserve. No artillery
a 6redb v u.s.. Taos. JORDAN, A. G.. G.
THE CAPTURE o THE FANNY-CoL Wright's official report ofthe capture
of the Federal steamer Fanny, has been published. The details given vary
very little from those therefore published, though the account adds many in
clden:s 10 The statements of the rout and pursuit of the enemy, and consti-
lute,i in part, one Of the most graphic chapters Of the war. The report con
firms the account of the couardly running of the Indianians, and the capture
of guns, blankets, DC. 1t says" If Col. Shaw IN. G. Vols) could have eff
f-cted a landing, the whole force of the enemy would have been captured
Many efforts to get to the shore were made by Col Shaws men, wading in
the water fol- a mile or more up to their armp pits when they found a deep
cahannel and were forced to return.
COL Wright puts the enemys loss at Z killed, a number wounded. and 80
taken prisoners; but it appears from thu northern account they suffered more
than this. See the following:
"Col. Brown, of the Twentieth Indiana, statesh his iosi in killed, wounded
&c. at not less than seventy. In reteaing the enemy captured the military
stores and considerable number of arms, knapsacks and tents The regi
ment had no other we ons than muskets The rebel rendezvousis Roanok.
EIand about twelve miles from the scene of action, and we'll fortified. I
strength of u forces O the North Carolina coast"
As we took 80 prisoners, there must have been SO killed and wounded.
Our loss, it will be reconected. was "a who died of exhaustion in the
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