Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-29


their shoes actually iFozs to the ground
aad ibs suffering Of the men was awful to
witness; but slillthsr was lille complaint
Aad all we're eager 70 meet the euesny Who
were so elote to us.
Sunday morning, about daybreak, found
the Potomac river sad the Baltimore Aad
Ohio Railroad directly IN front Of u.s. ball
mile distant, With the pretty lil'le town
OF Hancock. on the opposite shore, in
. Maryland, where the enemy In eonsiiera-
bls force were quaFtered Gen Jackson,
early ia the morning, sent tag ol truce
By Col Ashhy, to the authorities OF The
town. notifying the Inhabitants 10 vAeaie
the place, rs be latended 10 bombard IL,
and gave them rWo hours to 10 50. Our
batteries were then placed IN position, the
remainder Of the force being still 10 tho
Tsar, excepting the TWsnIy-lhird aHd First
Georgia, who s.ill remained within range
OF the enetny's guns
Al the expiration OF the time allowed, /,
our batteries opsued on the ehemy'G bat
leries, which they family replied TO- their
shots falling short. Our gunS kept up n
brisk ERE for about au hour, and thetiring
then ceased on both sides for the day.
Not a man hurt on our side on that Of the
enemy We were unable TO tell, For TeA-
sons known to himself, Gen, Jackson con-
eluded not to burn the town, aad did not
! iirc shell into il Tor that purpose.
Monday morning the enemy commenced
the ball, and having no doubt beeu rria
forced during the night, their shot and
she'll fell thick and fast all around us,
Nilhout, however, doing any damage, sAve
Wouudiug severely TennesseeAu 10 the
faco aud bead. Our pieces did not reply
at all to their firing but large number
Of the troops were basiiy engaged ia car
rying OF from the enemy'S CommiSkary
Department, which was cn this side Of ths
Potomac, large quantities Of army stores,
clothing, shoes, &c, which was done with
considerable exposure, as the house was
ia range Of the Yankees muskets, aud oc-
casiOnaIIy they would FIRE SHELLS at the
buildings.
While this was going on In the main
road Rusts Third Arkansas, Fulkerson's
Thiriy.Soventh, aud Maryc's llampden bat
tery, we're ordered nt Bath to take road
TO the lsft of the main body, and proceed
Ia that way to the Potomac and burn the
Chpon bridge aud tear up some OF the
railroad track. lu marching down they
were uhuscaded by tho CnOmy, but the two
regiments nohly stood their ground, aud
the gallant Thirty Seventh charged them
at tue point OF tho bayonet, which, Of
course, the enemy could not stand, as they
are decidedly opposed to cold steel. Our
regiments then proceeded to perform their
Work-the destruction OF tie bridge-in
the execution Of which they were at first
annoyed by the enemy'S long range gnus,
until Marye sent them bowling away by a
few well directed charges Of grape nnd
shell. They succeeded IN burning the
bridge, tearing mp some Of the railroad,
aud then returned to the main body on
Monday. They lost in the engagement
two men ia each regiment and sererRl
wounded. Colonies Rust, FulkersOn aud
Carson, and Majors MAnniugan Williams,
were ID tho thieksit OF the 6ghl, and molly
led their men on; but their guliAut men
did not need much eplieing 70 engage thelr
hated foe. regret To say that Capt. Alex
auder, OF COmOauy !, Third Arkansas,
lost an arm in this engagement. Both Of
these regiments belong TO Colonel Wm. U.
Taliafarro'S Ponrth Brigade, AMI the other
two-Tweuty.Third and First Georgia--
were on picket duty from Saturday night
till Tuesday morning, when our army pro-
ctsded to return, having accomplished It's
object,
The result Of the expedition, MS far hs
am able to sum up, is rs folloW5;-The
captare OF thirty or forty prisoners, the
driving OF the enemy from this part Of
Yirginia's soil, the capture Of nnmber OF
guns, oYereoats, clothing, shoes, four wag-
ON loads OF fine dressed leather, aud mum
her Of other articles; the destruction OF
tine bridge and portion Of the railroad
track.
Tho suITeriugs Of the troops have been
intense, and several have died from expo
sure 10 the cold aud Indictment weather.
There are large numbers now sick, and
one brigade reports 533 on the sick list.
We reached our present encHmpment 90
Wednesday night, aud are now waiting
further orders. Where we are going next
and what we are 10 do, dsponent knoWeth
Brigadier General Loring met with an
accident yesterday by his horse slipping up
ON the ice. He vas badly bruised. but !
am pleased to cay that his Injuries are
N,rye's Battery, Company F, and the
sha.pshooturs, from your city, are with
this army. The men are ia tolerable
health, believe, and have behaved well.
Col. John II. Patton, Jr.r Is also with US,
and in good health.
GENERAL IAcEsOS'S coNNAND-rHE AFFAIR
At RoNSEr.
The Richmond Examiner Of the 23d Inst,
H.. Yonkees are said 10 have STAN.