Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-11-28
SEVERAL sKIRMIsHES.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-Thc following dis
| patch was received from Gen. Mccall, TO day, ,
dated Camp PIerpont Col. q. d. Bayard,
with 700 men of the first cavalry, penns viva
MIA reserve, marched last night, at O'Clock,
| with orders to proceed to DrainesylIlc and
capture party OF the enemy S pickets under
stood to be there. He had just returned at
noon to-day, with eleven prisoners, having
| killed two and wounded one of the enemy.
Two Of the prisoners are cavalry, with their
horses, arms, and equipments The remainder
| are iOotmcn Col. Bayard had his horse killed,
and is slightly wounded, and, | am sorry to
report, Surgeon Ale xander and one Of our men
are wounded. The prisoners will forthwith
be sen, to VI ashingtOn.
Two more scouting parties from the right
wing Of the army went out yesterday. OAc
had skirmish with superior numbers. Cap
tain Rowland, with Companies c and II,
Frirdman's Cavalry, went as far AS Hunters
Hill, near the scene OF the sklrmiSh yesi~r
day, and sent detail OF dismounted men for
ward to reconnoiter, who discovered large
body OF rebel infantry in ambush. Captain
Rowland retired with his force.
Capt. Bell, with between two and three
companies OF the third Pennsy lvania, Colonel
AverAills cav dry, accommodating between
Vienna and Hunters Hills, were attacked by
the ambuscading enemy in the woods on bot
sides OF the road. Five vOeys were fred be-
fore our troops, pressed by the overwhelming
ly superior forces of the enemy, fell back. a
courier having brought this news to General
Porter, to whose division the party bel inged,
he sent forward the ninth Massachusetts,
fourth Michigan, Gtiffins batteries, and two
more companies from Col. Averils caval-
ry. Wecdens Rhode Island battery and
the twenty second Massachusetts regiment
were ordered 10 hold themselves III rcad
ness, but al dusk all the troops returned. Be
fore the reinforcements reached Capt Bell, he
again attacked by the enemy, who at,
tempted to cat him off Shots were again
exchanged. The rebel commander was shut,
and tell from his horse, who gall0ppcd within
our lines aud was captured. About a dozen
OF our men dropped, and were necessarily lift
on the field. Lieut.. Ford and forty five men,
all OF Col. Averlll's cavalry, are missing. Or
derby Sergeant Parker's horse was killed and
the rider injured.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27-The reconnaissance
made yesterday by a squadron OF the third
Pennsylvania regiment commanded by Capt.
Bell, in the neIghb0rloOd Of Vienna, resulted
dlsastrOuSly to our iUcCeS. After reaching
Vienna they took the right hand road towards
Hunters Hill and had gone about Il mile aud
"A half when they suddenly found themselves
hemmed II ON three sides by not only a SUI
pcrIOr .orce Of cavalry but also of infantry.
the discharges OF the rebel mUsketry placed
the horses OF our cavalry beyond tile control
OF their riders the animals having been but
recently brought INTO service, and Therefore
unaccustUned 10 such alarms. 'Ihe officers,
after several Intellectual attt mpts to get their
men into line Tor the purpose OF max
ing a charge, ordered Il retreat, which
was effected in as good order as the
peculiar circumstances would permit. The
skirmish brisk, though Of short duration,
the rebel cavalry firm buck shot from their
carbncs. The nCnIber OF rebels killed and
wounded is not known. John Beatty, ii
private in company n, killed Il rebel cavalry
officer and captured his horse The mark on
the saddle was cd. S. Davis, Rldgeway,
N. e."
The missing, up TO o'clock to night, be-
longing To company L, are al follows Cor
poral Isaac Burns, PrivatrS Philip Baugh,
Bernard Donahoe, Orrin Gregg, Morris
Humphreys, Joseph Irwin, Andrew McFar
land 'ameS cLiulen john Phillips, James
Parsels, Joshua Rise, Edgar Stevenson,
Samuel Sheppard, and Robert Wright; also,
the following belonging TO company F.
Jergrant Joseph Bry son, Sergeant IL. w.
Walker, Corporals Abel Ford and Joseph
Wing, PrIvatcS Frank Carr Michael D0mahoe
Thomas Douanoe, VIM, Dougherty, Wm.
Mcdonald, Hugh Moore, Charles Piper,
Daniel Sullivan, Patrick Shovan aud james
McMIlis.
Gen. Porter this morning sent out squad
ron from the sane cavalry regiment, under