New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-19
RENEWED HOSVILITlES AT BOLIVAR.
THE REBELS RETURN TO FIGHT.
TILE BIG COLUHBIAD TURNED ON THEM.
THEY ARE DRIVEN FROM THE FIELD.
R,rr1ronr. Friday. Oct. 10. 1861.


Gentlemen direct from Harper's Ferry announce
that the rebels again appeared Linden and Bolivar
flights this morning, and renewed the attack ON the
Union forces, under Major Gould, with artillery.
Major Gould fired upon thenlgith canister from the
coluinbiad which was captiteae on Tuesday, and
drove them back but not until they had burned the
mill of A. II. Herr and taken the miller prisoner,
whom they charged with giving information to the
Union troops Of the 90 900 bushels of wheat which
had been brought there TO be ground
The firing was going on when our informant left,
and women and children were flying in great terror
to the Maryland Shore in anticipation of the burning
of the town.
Major Gould was throwing shot and shell from the
Maryland Nights after the Rebels, ard was confident
that he couldkecp them Off until retniocements could
reach him.
Col. Geary's wound s only slight cut in the cab
of the leg caused by the explosion of she'll
BALTIMORE. Friday, Oct. l8-NHdnighi.
The following has Just been received here from
Sandy Hook, Maryland:
Tie mill of Messrs. Herr a. Welsh, at lIarper's
Ferry has Just been burned by the Rebel forces
under Col. Ashley after troops had taken 20 900
bushels Of wheat from there, and retired to their
original position opposite to the Ferry.
After the victorious engagement at Bolivar, Nir-
gina, Major Gould in command of this post, ordered
bis three companies, C, j, and X, and detachment
Of Col. Geary's Pennsylvania underarms, and Capt.
Tompkins of the Rhode Island Battery, opened from
the Maryland flights his battery against the rebels,
when Capt. Scriber of the 18th Massachusetts Vol
unteers with his two 12-pounders, and the glo'
riously captured 32-pounder attended to those ap-
pearing on the I.oudon Mountain both driving them
back 80 as to prevent the further destruction of
Harpers Ferry, which s threatened by Col. Ashley.
The families remaining in HarperS Ferry are fast
emigraGng to Maryland.
BALTIMORE, Friday, Oct. 49, 1861.
A gentleman who spent the whole of yesterday at
Harpers Ferry, says that the accounts published
there of the fight on Wednesday are in the main cor
rect. The cannon captured is fine new siege gun,
well mounted and in good order with the exception
of fracture above the aXles.
During the night it was stationed near the abut-
men of the bridge and when il was about being re-
taken by the Rebels, tenpenny nail was driven
into it, which has already been drawn out.
The Rhode Island Battery did not participate in
the fight as at first stated. They stationed ON
the Maryland ghts and found it impossible to dir
criminae in the distance between friend and foe.
The fight from s O'Clock in the morning until
o'clock in the afternoon, was irregular sldrmish, with
varying results-the rebels when hard pressed, re-
treating into the woods, and at other times driving
the Federal troops back into Bolivar the main fight
ing being beyond that town on the road to Charles
town.
At o'clock Col. Geary arrived with three pieces
of cannon, which soon slenced the guns Of the enc
my, putting his entire force to fight.
A chaplain Of the rebels, who taken prisoner,
says that before he was captured 81 killed and
wounded had been carried from the field.
There was nothing positively known as to Col.
Ashby having been killed. 1t was not generally
credited An officer supposed TO be him was shot
during the final retreat Of the enemy.
The Federal troops remained on the field all
"Wednesday night, and, yesterday morning, having
brought across the river the remainder Of 10000
bushels of wheat captured from the rebe. military
depot, which they were about transporting TO Lees
burg an order was given for the whole force to re-
tire TO the Maryland SIDE
Great distress prevailed among the remaining resi-
dents of Bolivar information having reached them
that il was the intention Of the enemy TO destroy
both Bolivar and Harpers Ferry by fire on Thursday
night, and they were all packing up, preparatory TO
a flight into Maryland.
There is no news from there this morning as TO
whether the threat of the Rebels carried out or
not.
The river is siIl too high to ford, and the troops
we're conveyed across in scows.
The prisoners captured admit that thsir force was
;, 600, while the whole Federal force was 400.
The chsnge that has taken place in Hsrpers Ferry
md the thriving village OF Bolivar, is represented as
most sad and shocking. Ruin is everywhere visible,
md the inhabitants are bowed down with sorrow.
Col. McKaig, State Senator from Allegheny Coun-
y, who was arrested some time since and carried to
Ohio, and allowed the liberty of that State on his
parole arrived here yesterday in violation of his
pledge. lie was arrested last night at his hotel by |
order of Gen. Dix.