Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-28
MOST BRILLIANT VICTORY.
SOUTHERN ACCOUNT OF THE AFFAIR
AT RDWAELDS's FERRY.
ALL QUIET ON THE POTOMAC


NEW CREEK, VA, October 27.-GeueraI |
Kelley marched from this point on Friday
night, and attacked Romney yesterday after
noon, routing the enemy, capturing many
prisoners, three pieces OF cannon, and all
their wagons and camp equipage. The
rebels retrested toward Winchester. Our
loss was trihing that Of the enemy not as
certained.
ST. LOUIS, October 27.-The following dis
patch was received this evening:
"HEAD QUARTERS FIELD,
"Near Hamansville, Mo-, October a.
"CdptaiH McKesrsr, Assistant AdJHtant- General:
yesterday afternoon Major Zagoni, at the
head of my Guards, made most brilliant
charge upon body Of the enemy, drawn up
in line of battle in their camp at Springfield
two thousand or twenty. two hundred strong.
He completely routed them, cleared them
from the town, hosted the national flag upon
the Court house, and retired upon rein
forcement which he has already joined. Our
loss not great This successful charge against
such very large odds is a noble example to
the army. Our advance will occupy SPRING
field to night. TSigned]
81 g. FREMONT, Major. General"
Fremonts Body guard numbers three hum
dred
Maor Frank White, who recaptured Lex
ington recently, at the head of one hundred
wounded soldiers, after driving out some five
hundred rebels, is a son of 3 prominent law.
yer in New York.
| Fifty prisoners. taken in the battle of
| FredericktOwn, have been put to work in the
trenches at Cape Girardeau. Accounts of
| Major Schofed, who commanded the bat
| terry in that action, show that this victory
| was most complete of any yet achieved by
our army. JEFF Thompson escaped, after
| having his horse killed under him. The rebel
! forces was about six thousand while ours
was only four thousand.
| Especial Dispatch to the New York Herald.l
| WASHINGTON, October 27.-McClellan has
issued an order Speaking in the highest terms
OF the Massachusetts Fifteenth and Twen-
tieth, and California and Tammany Regi-
mepts, for their gallant conduct on Monday.
| He speaks of the extraordinary obstacles en-
countered. asserting that the same bravery
and activity under less trying difficulties
| would insure a brilliant success. He does
not attribute the reverse to any error of Gen.
Stone, and relieves him aud men of all re-
sponsibility for the result.
The Government has information that the
British Government has agents along the
coast buying up all the ship-timber. The
Administration has taken measures through
the Collectors to ascertain the facts aud if
the information proves true, to stop it imme-
diately.
Brigadier. General Burns, late Commissary
at Cincinnati, has been ordered to command
Colonel Bakers brigade.
There are now about fifty thousand rebel:
! il the vicinity of Leesburg; forty thousand
, have been sent from Manassas.
Dispatches to the Richmond papers report
the capture of nearly six hundred prisoner;
at Leesburg, and one thousand two hundred
stand of arms. No artillery was fred by the
rebels, whose loss is stated at three hundred
, killed and wounded. They say between foul
and five hundred Federas were killed anC
! three hundred drowned in the Potomac.
An Augusta dispatch of the 22d states i
! was reported that English and French nava
: officers were to have a meeting to decide
upon and report that the blockade is total,
inefficient.
: HEADQUARTERS WESTERN DEPARTMENT !
YoRT's STATION, No. October S6. )
N The following dispatch has been received
announcing a most brilliant victory a
: Springfield by General Fremonts Body
I guard, numbering one hundred and fiftI
men, five miles out of Bolivar, ten O'clocl
A. NJ, October 25:
= "General; Ireport respectfully that yester
i day afternoon at four o'clock, | met, il
7 Springfield, about two thousand OF the rebels
: formed in line of battle. They gave me
a very warm reception, but your Guard witt
>. one feeling, made a charge, aud in less thai
r routed by one hundred and fifty men. w
. cleared the city of every rebel, and retired
il being near night, and not feeling able L
keep the place with SO small force. Majo
Whites command did not participate in tn
charge. have seen charges, but such bril-
a liant unanimity and bravery | have neve
seen and did not expect Their war cry
a Fremont and the Union! broke forth lik
= thunder.
. [Signnedl CHAS; zAGONI, -,
Il Colonel John NJ. Richardson, who rod
h over to the vicinity of Springfield last ever
y ing, says Zsgoni was guided to the tow
b from the Jefferson to the Mount Verno
1t roads by Judge Owens. The rebel camp VIZ
: just outside the city. Zagoni was compelle
y to pass through lane and let down nun
n ber of fence rails before he could charge o
o the foe, thus drawing their fire. There wa
a @ good deal of street firing in Springfield
/ and from the houses. Two Secessionist
i who ran out of their dwellings and fred &
d the Body-guard we're killed.
lr Zegoni was advised of the force of Il
1t rebels, but he was determined to have fgh
D. Colonel Pearce, said to be from Arkanss
IN commanded one of the rebel regiments. 1t
j; thought that the cause of the increased reb
N force at Springfield was the large amount
ir plunder gathered there for some weeks pas
j; which it is stated they intended to take Soui
I'd with them, but which will of course now ia
Id into our hands. The loss of either is n,
D. stated.
ly WASHINGTON, Sunday, October 27:-Gel
=, eral Scott TO day received dispatch date
Pc Romney, from General Kelley, giving an a.
a count ofhis victory over the rebels there. :
e. far as known, all is quiet on the Potomi
sli to. day.
ye NEW York, Sunday, October 27.-Tl
tn United States steamers POWhatdR and II
az otlois, in search of the Sumter, were at
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