The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-06-21
LATE AND IMPORTANT.


WAsnINGroN1-Juno is -Llto last night
Con. Scott received tho following dispa'ch
I,rt Cnmn according IN instructions
with the lst Onin Regimen. Cos strong, and
went on expedition to Falls Church To pa.
troll The roads in that direction. then pro.
cro,lcd to Vienna with four companies. ca.
T., Capt Paddock. Co C. Liout. Woodward
atIorwadS joined hv CIpt. Prnsc: ca. q
Capt B,iIny, Co. ii, Capt. H.zIet-,ota!
375 mon.
On turning the curve within a quarter OF
mile OF Vienna, va were fred upon by
raking n..k,l bt,torlns of. | think, three
guns. with shell, round shot and grape,
killing aud wounding tho mon Oh tho plat
form and in tho ears. When tho train
stoproh wo could not on account OF damage
to some part of tho running machinery.
draw tho train out of tho fire; engine bcng
in the rear. We left tho cars. aud retired
10 tho right and left of tho train through
tho woods.
Finding that tho enemies battcries were
sustained by what appeared 10 DO u regiment
Of infantry aud cavalry which force wo have
since unhcrs tond TO be | 500 South Caro-,
inians, we foil back along tho railroad
throwing out skirmishrrs on both niuks.-
slowly bearing off our wounded. for five
miles to this point, which wo reached at 10
o'clock.
Tho following ia lis, of tho c,suoIi,iss
in Cant. H,zlett's company II: Two known
to DO killed three wounded and five miss.
ing Capt. Blileys company G.. three killed
TWO wounded and two missing Capt. Pal.
docks company T.. one officer sli, htIy
I ~ ~.
missing: The Ensincor, when tho men
left tho cars, instead of retiring slowly, as
ordered, detached his engine with emo pass
enger car from the rost of tho disabled train
aud abandoned us. running to Alexandria
and wo havo heard nothing from him since
Thus we wore deprived OF raliying point
ana OF an mea"S %. convey hg 'he wounded
WI wh" ''au 10 DO carr,ou on .'t'afs anu o,ankos
we w'' nero ""'o'n! 'no roau or ro'n'orce'
"ch's '"9 r'o"S u'G ""' pursue. nave
ascer,"'ne' tha' inc enomys ."rco at fa'r
taN' Y. H., iour m''e' IRON vienna Is no"
ABOUT 4ooo' .....
When oil tho enemys batteries opened
upon us. Maj Highbees was at his station
on the foremost platform ca. Col McCooi
was with me IN ono OF the passenger cars
Both these oihcers, WIN others OF the CON
mlssioncd oihcHrs. and many "f tho men
behaved most coo'iy nndcr ms CALLING hrt
which we conid not return. and from batter
los whlch'we oou'd not Hank or turn, from
tho nature OF tho ground.
The approach to Vienna is through dceT
cut ia tho r. r. In leaving the cars and
before they could rally. many of my mer
lost their hayersacks and blankets, but
brought oil their muskets, except it may bt
IA few that were destroyed by the enemy''
| first fro or lost with tho killed.
Signed, RODT. G. SCnENcK,
Brigadler Gen.
Accounts from Arlington to. dav saw tina,
Con. Schenck is now therc. and that tho
attack was fro IN tho troops from CentroyiIe
IL is thought for no ulteror OF irct.
Sr l. MS lam, IS-Tho Democra, b,,
inst received the f3!lowino disnatch from
I,F,rson civ, Mr. Gordon Of 81 Lon;s
and n,bor oc1tlomcn trnm aboye AVA ,h,
ColIowinc account of IN, bn,tle at Roosv;l,"
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