Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-10-24
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From Washington.

Dahhs across the fotohAc Is no" es'"o
llsueu, as the enemy DID not return TO make
any fnrther resistance tolt yesterday.
All accounts agree that our men con-
quoted themselves noOly IN the "halr OF
Monday. Even the portions of the column
which received temporary check by the
death OF their commanuer' Got. Baker, be
haVed calamity, although opposed to
force triple tneIr numbers. inc remain
der OF General Stones command also act
ed with The cooIneSs OF veterans. The
ground thus gained wasretalncd In tue un-
disturbed possession OF our troops all day
yesterday
Scouts and rcconnolterlng parties tu-
ring the day obtained much valuable IN
formation IN regard 10 the enemy Inc
above facts are derived from reliable
sources
Asbury Dickens, late Secretary OF the
Senate, which position he has occupied
for many years dled in inns city TINS NOR
ming, at an advanced age--proDaoly ninety
years.
The Washington Star says the object OF
the movement of Gen. Stone in crossing
the river was to secure the command of
the Virginia shore so that his division and
that of Gen. Banks could be safely trans
fer:ed to the soil of Virginia After
crossing with his advance he sent out Col.
Baker with portions of three regiments
his own, the Massachusetts 18th and the
New York Tammany Regmcnt-number-
ing in all about 1900 men, forming ms
right wing, 10 reconnoiter in force in the
direction OF Lecsourg. Both his rlght
and lett were attacked rs carly as nine a.
NJ, but repulsed the enemy wherever he
appeared. At about five, p. NJ. the right
wing ioand itself attacked by near 10000
of the enemy, with artillery, under Gener-
Evans. Evans attacked Baker III front
and on both hauks. Baker calamity eS-
sayed charge, in making which he was
: killed, and his command suffered consider
able loss. The officer left in command by
, bakers death then very properly gave or
: der to fall back to IL position near the riY-
+ er bank where he could be supported ny
! Gen. Stone ana the rest oil MS army that
j. had by that time effected Il crossing OF the
I river. This order was Obeyed in good or
der, and he carried with him all his dead
and wounded.
i Col Copswcll. the commander of the
d New York Tnmmany Regiment, and Capt.
Corswell OF the Sth Infantry, U. s. A, is
= among the missing. Lieut. Col. Ward, OF
5, the Massachusetts 18th, was wounded in
the affair. losing Il leg.
> On reaching the position selected, the
RIGHT wing turned. and both wings held
their own, though under the fire of the
enemy, which gradually slackenrd, until
midnight, by which time it ceased, having
for some hours before become little more
than picket shooting, as it were, through
ont the night
The balance of Gen. Stones forces
crossed the river, and threw up temporary
works that rendered his position secure.
and enabled him TO protect the crossing OF
the division of Gen. Banks, to be essaycd
this morning.
Our information so far this forenoon is,
| that Gen. Banks army duly arrived at the
! MARYLAND landing of Edwards Ferry last
, night. and has been crossing the river Sc
curciy since daylighnt. Gen Banks is in
person on the Virginia side and has as
Suu,o5 thn chief command there.
Ere going to press with this. the first
|. edition of to-day. we have not learned that
the enemy have seriously renewed the en-
papemen: of Yesterday.
y Gen. McCnirs division remains in about
the position its main body has held foi
some DAYS mast, from whence it may Oper-
! ate effectively in any required direction, its
presence higher up the river to support
J the important movement of Generals Stone
and Banks, not having been necessary, as
. the result proves.
Our total killed, wounded and missing
in the course of the day, was about 200.
, some of our contemporaries are wholly
in error in announcing the Affair of yester-
day, opposite Leesburg, as a repuIse of the
. Union troops. On tie contrary, it was
eminently successful, Gen Stone having
effected his object, though with some loss
on his right wing, while engaged in recon-
moitering in advance of his main opera
. tons While all lament the death of Col
Baker and that Col. Cogswcll is probably
on the cncmy's hands, Gen. Stones sue.
. cess is still a glorious one
Reliable information from Virginia con