Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-09-18

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Charleston. Va. and marched double quick
time to Gauley Bridge.
After resting some ten or twelve hours at
Gauley, we were marched to the relief of the
llth regiment who were some thirteen miles
out on the Lewisburg turnpike. When we
reached the llth, we found them in ambush,
awaiting the coming Of the cavalry of Col.
Thompson
Our two companies marched on that night
/ up steep mountain-one OF The darkest
nights ever saw We had to have candles
in our front and rear to keep our men from
rolling down the mountain side.
After reaching the summit we marched the
circuitous route Of the mountain, which
! brought US to the turnpike road snme mile or
mile and half above the lth regiment,
! just at daylight. When the fig cleared up
we found that we had about two hundred and
/ fifty cavalry Of the enemy between US and
/ the llth regiment.
There was thicket of bushes close by the
road, where we ambuShed ourselves until the
enemy should come up. Soon they came
riding along, cracking jokes about the damn
/ ed Yankees, and haw they would give them
- when they came round the bend Of the
/ road, when one hundred aud twenty Enfield
rifles sert their deadly messengers among
! them. do wish you couid have seen them
some threw up their hands for mercy, while
! others fell from their horses and laid fat
in the road, TO make us believe they were
! dead while many poor fellow was dead in
! reality.
All Of them threw away their arms The
road fl a mile and a half was lined with
men, horses, saddles, hats, blankets guns,
/ pistols swords, &c. We completely anuihi
/ lated Thompson's Cavalry regiment - Cor
! Cincinnati Commercial.
/ CINCINNATI, Sept. I6.
I A special dispatch from Cannix Ferry, da
/ ted the l4th, states that Gen. Lee resumed
/ the attack along our whole line yesterday at
/ Cheat Mountain. After a long contest, Gen.
! Reynolds fairly repulsed him, with consider
! able rebel loss and little or no loss on our
/ side, owing to the fact that our troops fought
behind entertainments.
I ELEwATER, w. Sept I6.-The body Of
j Col. John A. Washington was sent over to
/ the enemy under flag Of truce. While on
/ the way it was met by similar flag, coming
} from the enemy for the purpose Of obtaining
! information as to his condition.
/ On the l2th instant detachment Of three
! hundred men. from the l4th Indiana and
/ 24th and 18th Ohio regiments, dispersed three
! Tennessee regiments under Gen. Anderson,
/ on the west side eff Cheat Mountain, com
/ pletely routing them, killing eighty and oh
/ tanning most of their equipments. Our loss
7 was eight killed.
/ The enemy made an advance on Elkwater
/ on the same day, with Il force supposed to
! be $1,000, but they were driven back by de
/ tachments from the 18th Indiana, 81 and 9th
. Ohio regiments, and shells from LOOMS bat
! terry. They have retired some eight or ten
miles distant.
! 4 strong force of Arkansas, Tennessee and
| Virginia troops also threatened the east side
/ of Cheat Mountain, but we have not vet had
general engagement with them. 4 shell
/ from one of Loomis' guns thrown two miles
/ into the enemy's camp, killed ten and
/ wounded four of hem.
/ The 18th Indiana regiment had severe
/ skirmish with superior numbers of the enc
/ my on the l2tt and killed ten or twelve Of
! them. with but triding loss.
! As the enemy advanced on Elkwater, their
I column was handsomely checked by dctach
mcnt Of the Seventeenth Indiana Regiment.
From Missouri, Kentucky, &c.
I Governor MagufHn, of Kentucky has dem
onstrated his entire disloyalty by vetoinG
the resolution of the Senate directing the
withdrawal Of the Confederate troops from
the Stale jtb Houses If the Legislature
. Immediately passed the resolution by the ne
cessary two-thrds vote. The resolution re
quires the Governor to issue the proclamation
directing the Federal troops To withdraw. If
/ the Governor refuses to issue the proclama-
/ ton he will no da4bt lie removed from office.
| A bill has also been introduced into the Leg
isaturc declaring it felony to aid the war by
! enlisting troops for the Confederates, or in
I l,,.., m a 0r hNy1 1Orra Or
parading with any company with the inten-
/ ton to join the CUnfederates. The invasion
Of Kentucky hy &ny citizen as Confederate
soldier is punished by death. This act is to
! 90 into effect in ten days, and will not be ap-
plicable to those who return to their allegiance
within sixty days. Tke latter was also vetoed
! by the traitorous Scoundrel, but passed both
Houses in the constitutional way.
WASHINGTON, Sept I2.-The following des-
patch was received tonight at Headquarters
of the Army:
ST. LOUIS. Sept u.
To Col e. d. 40rasend, assistant Adjutant
General.
A despatch from General Pope received to.
day from Hennewell Ton the North Missouri
! Railroad) states that he made night march
on the rebels, under General Green, last Sun
day, who however got notice of his approach,
but he was successful in causing the disper
sion of the 5000 rebel force, who left behind
them much of their baggage, provisions and
forage, as also the public property seized at
Shelbourne.
Gen. Pope's infantry were too much ia.
tigued to pursue them. The horsemen, how
ever, followed in pursuit ten or fifteen miles,
until the enemy was completely scattered and
dispersed.
The railroad east of Brookfeld is now open,
and no more secession camps will be made
within twenty miles.