New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-19

I i"Ii. v ny NituNhtN W VIC tlai VI Illfs-ftli'
Tyler, who commanded in the late battle at Port Re-
public, Va, is now in Pittsburgh, on short leave,
recruiting his health. He has favored The Pet With
"a copy Of Gen. Tyers official report to Gen. Shields
which we publish entire giving, SIS It does the most
ineligible account Of tie engagement which has
reached US ffon any quarter:
HE,por,urgRs Turn BRIGi9V.
MAN LrHtY, Va June u, 1861
/ Gen. JavEs SHIEips. Commanding D.sin1a:
SIR: ~ compliance with your order TO proceed 70
Waynesboro left Columbia Bridge on the I'll inst,
reaching Naked Greek tie sgmo day. going mo
camp under o.1ers 70 march ~ o'clock y. H.,
neat that we might reach Port Reruhc nj the time
Z Won indicated 20 ne. When within about Elk miles
o. the town, learned Acting Brig.-Cien Carroll.
with tie Fourth Brigade, had engaged tie enemy az
or near the town. imrnedsteiy halted ny train,
clearing ihe road FOR the troops aud artillery, snd
pressed forward to his support "a rapidly Re poss3e
reaching the position occupied by him, come two
Diles nOrh Of the town. AZ O'Clock .. m, Eth Inst.
The POSITION was selected b. Col. Damn, l nader
stand a. tie only teuahe in that yicinity. From
that or cer leaned that the enemy bad eis nteen
pieces Of artillery planted 90 as o completely COM
maid all the approaches 10 the town, ana ron the
arrangement with Gen. Carroll d morning, had
obtained the range of the different points. lunedi-
aielv On tho arrival ~ my command, Col. Darm
urati an attack with ibe combined force OF infantry
aud artillery 10 which 20 far consented gs t0 order
the infantry into petition under cover Of thick
wood which -krtod the road, aud commenced
observing the eGcmys position myscii, which
apVear' d ~ me olc 10 tey an AMY 81 JJ,uCO men.
nj once sent for Col. Carroll Lieutonaut-C oiOnel
Shriher, Captains Clark End kohinson, who had
teen over &c GROUND, they ni 1sfcei5 IN the opin-
lrn t'st an attack wll rSslt 20 tie aesircll0n OF
our 1.-the f0ice, About tlls tine Your order 20
L" Comm andnui of Poet Rt Port Republic was
lascel ne: u,on it and The opinion a. ihcao o.icers,
ordered tlo infantry tlck fo bicaa. !or Ire ni.ht.
heavy ;cket was kept wei tJ t- tsoat to obfeFvc
any movement. 81 the e.erv, trc 60 O'Clock a. r.,
Gen Carroll and myst4 v.r' t,f. s olfrr NiIeties,
xybo reyOlted that there L.. Been uo lI.f emeut 81
'he crtmy acro.s tle bf.1. cI... t.c ryht thcir
,ickeis olly appearing, VIII "e 0e'e able .oI
discover oursclyes.
Wefetuusd to camp ana - moments aller
vour olfer of June 3, u Z. u.. n m Columbia
bridge. reached ne and while writing reply was
Informed that tie enemy were advancing uron ne
or rather into tho woods opposite their position, eN
IDENTIFY with view OF ouiiianhiug M non TIE lcit.
CAMS Clark aui Robinson opened Their batteries
upon them with eject, aud Capt: huuuaeoA guns
were econ doing tie sane good work. Two oon-
u.uies 4 skiunishC-- and no lno ns t infantry
were ordered into tie woods 20 countefuct this move
men, Of the enemy. The IRE Of orr aLlrmbnera
var ron beard and ordered two more regiments
10 thcr support.
A sharp Inc WIS kept up IA the woods, ior few
moments OILY when tie enemy retired ana Was soon
eren coming out of tie woods, crossing 70 llm
colutuf moving uuon our right In tie moan time
section of two guns Ind opened upon oar bI'icfi on
the left AID another section Was taxing position
~, our riult The 7th Indiana Ltsuty, Coz. Gavin,
,yas een. 10 the extreme fi9ht and was mc' by two.
H.hel reoimeuts under cover 0; the nvrl lans.
lection Of Cant. Ckuks battery took Il posiion wei
10 he rpit The ire OF tho enemy, from their
masked ros;tiou compelled Col GAVIN 10 retire a
sbori distance, winch he did in admirable order.
The 2ith Ohio Was sent 10 supper, him, Govlng
=. ID = 20 pff 4 ID.
OHIO was next sent forward tosnppors Capt. Claik
,,,ns. the 5.n Ohio next, 10 support section Of
can't Uuntiugtons battery. Thee two hat named
r.. .Iment moved forward and engaged tie enemy IN
.tyle that commanded the admiral n 81 every BE-
.LoIdcr Regment after regiment Of the enemy
-'oy,d mon our night, and the engagement became
,err VAIN The lst Virginia, Col. Jho1ornei who
b.d heat ordered iuto the wood on The EN- Was now
ordered down to the tight, entering tie open held w'th
lopd hout. hiy entire iOrce was Nc" IN position
az, Col Buckley, IA Ohio, Lieut. .-Col. @, l.hton.
I'M 0lio. Col. Dun.ng, ist Virginia, Co.. inoboino,
lin s.c;ions Of Captains Clark aud Huntington 81
ON our ief., the key Of tie POSITION, wes . COM
many OF the 9TH aud one Of the 10th ONO tnian.i!
IIrpl,,ed through The woods ~ sairfnisher. ito|
9itb md JlQiA Pcum, lyalia Aes.acAts were also
vel no Al tie NoOis. The CO,n ohioi toi Nhhel Il
ae diiecfy al tie rear OF tho biilep, con ot'd 90
trtee Guns al Car tain Clark't Battery, thIee tuns
of lariaiu Huntington 3, Gnu one Oi tdptth hvbJl-
1,.. R,fterv. under iieuleuar-Col0ncl liay ward,
al mon Ran pnd b. lallut band depended oy'ry-
Ring n this criti. al moment, aud TIE GUY was We
and a, llaafly oAecuod. Had th6y given way, Ihr
cor,'nnd must have been lost. ihe lot wing o.
cn,,cl (and,'s Regiment WAS extended hio the
woods AMI clore IN the rear o. the battery, Wmch
r,.i.ion tbev held until O. retreat was ordered
Additional r.Gu lJlCt neLts Oi The enemy ven COM
pg nm ON our right having abandoned then position
-, ~ - left and 4 ordered tho Sih md IlHin down
- tt, rttAt. but before they reached iio iosiI1n
.-i,red Them the enemy was IA iui retreat before
ar p-,,ye lnou and 4 AT once ordered them across
MO The wood again. Under cover @. Tue engage
men, on our iiIht the enlmy Lad thrown another
fr,, irio the woods, and pressed them dowh u iOn
NV l.tiefies on the oit so rapid was tho move
,e,,t that they passed the line Oh winch ihe san
and llnih were ordered noJscr,ed-iLahlAS g. dash
I'm fine battery go sudden nnd unexpected 10 ~
mol The caunoniera 10 abandon their necc'.
90. Candy met the enemy with me- regiment WA
,,e.t coollefs bis incn lgbting with eumincudaDie
Pr.verv IRE 9TH aud oh ONO were soon support.
mo him. driving the enemy iIom their loAi"' mo
,et. lir, the battery. The artillery oin'crs in.-de
..roua oa0n aud ns,d great eAcruons L. remove
uei, nuns but the hosses having been hiiled ui
rsgbl.d. found 10 impossible. Tie enemy hai
ciycu way along tie whole hue, but sa" hen'l
re- eufog,cm.fils crossing from the Town lbal NohIi
NV. bs,n impossible for "a successfully 10 RESIST
Aler consulting Gen. Carroll ordered the troops
10 f.U back under his direction, with "a view Oh
retreatng until should meet the Ie-en1oIeehiehls
OF Gems. Kimball and Ferry.
General Carroll took comrnand OF the covering {.
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