Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-01-22
WAR NEWS!
Desperate Engagement in Kentaekv.

D yond PrestOnsburg. NY, betw cen Gen. Him
Z phrey Marshall, at the head of $500 confed.
: crates, and a Yankee force numbering 5000
I Gen. Marshall, having heard of the ever.
2 whelming force, was retreating, when he was
y attacked
Z The enemy came upon him in a narrow
gorge. The engagement is represented tn
! have been the most desperate of the war.
"a Col. Moore's regiment charged bayonets
on the enemy, when a hand to hand conflict
ensued, lasting for a half hour.G a4eaf Ut
.4 The Yankees fought CALAMITY, but finally
b, broke and put off at real Bull Run speed.
ID Gen. MarshalTs force being exhausted, and
4 so much smaller than the eneny's, fell back
al 10 Prestonsburg. t.##+ -
1f The Confederate loss is 25. killed and Is
wounded. The enemy's loss was over 200.
% This information was brough. to Abine-
don by participants in the battle. saI~af
/" FROM WESTERN VlRG1NIA.-Tbe LYNCH
burg Virginian of the 10th, publishes two
letters, dated at Winchester, on the 18th and
6th inst, and furnishing interesting intelli-
gence from Gen. I. }. Jackson's command
The first letter says there has been no
fighting, beyond some little skirmishing, in
which three or four casualties occurred
on each side and the capture by the Con-
tederates. OF two cannon and ten or twelve
prisoners. w hen the enemy retreated across
the Potomac, they burnt the bridge across
the Capon river. The force of the enemy
was estimated to be from two to three thon9
sand.
The second letter says that General T. j.
Jackson was on his return, having accom-.
plished the object Of his visit, which was the
destruction of Dam No. 6, on the Chespeake
and Chic Canal, and some bridges on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railway. General Jack
son lost in the expedition about twenty men.
There was only a small force of the enemy
in that quarter, and but little fighting. tt is
believed that we lost more than the enemy
did. I"-@ ~*
On Monday last some five or six hundred
of the Militia, stationed near Col. Blues. of
the Northwestern Road, about fourteen
miles this side of Romney, were attacked at
daylight by about 4, 900 of the enemy from
Romney, and were soon put to flight. We
lost some three or four killed, and some few.
were taken prisoners. We also lost two pie
ces of artillery and three baggage wagons
The enemy burnt the mill near by and sew
eral dwelhng-houses including Colonel Blues,
with his extensive barns, stables, etc, and
destroying all his personal property and live
/. stock. "el
The Federal villains shot an humble old
shoemaker, in his own house, and then burnt
the building over his body. 4
The latest intelligence received at Winches-
ter states that Gen. Jackson had captured
two pieces of cannon, and between thirty and
forty thousand dollars worth of clothing and
military stores. Among the wounded isl
Capt. Alexander, of an Arkansas Regiment.
9 who lost an arm. 49,
Z The Republican has also q letter from its
special correspondent at Camp Alleghany.
GATED on the 9th inst, in which it is, stated
that no attack has yet been made on, that
Camp or on Monterey, although it has been
confidently expected for several days. The
enemy, after destroying what they could in
Huntersville, put off in double-quick. not ia
King time to release a Yankee prisoner, who
was confined in Jail. - ~n
z7 Our force recently at Huntersville was
abou: 600, but the commandment at that.
post had unluckily given furloughs to about
400, thus leaving a very small force at that
point. But for this deficiency in. our force
we could have whipped the Yankees off. as
they did not number over 900 men. H.. -o
Snow has been falling at Camp Allegheny
for the past Sc hours, and is still falling
Notwithstanding, however, the seventies of
81 the weather, the soldiers are all contented,
and prepared to drive the mercenaries from
our soil. " @t'~1- -
FROM KENTUCKY.-The report from Bowling
Green is, that our Generals still expect an
advance of the enemy, but the late rains have
y retarded operations. 1t is estimated, accord
ing to report, that 5000 Yankees have cross
ed Green River, at Munfordsville, and are en-
camped at Rewits Station, four miles from
the Bridge. .|~s~. dau ras4r sos a.s.Y
A private despatch received at Nashville
says that a large Federal force was marching
Is upon huntsville to flank Gen. Zollicoffer.
line intelligence is regarded as reliable, and
much anxiety is felt for the safety of Zoli-
Golfers command. lss aaI es.ar1 son ffae
"A NICE Haul BY THE MIssIssIPPIANs-The
81 Leesburg correspondent of the Memphis APP
peal writes under date of December 2Sth, as
follows: s sn a1.. Il g. a.ttqa@l.
The recent expedition of the hundred pick
cd men, and their successful crushing OUT
of a marauding party, which had been in the
habit of plaudering the true Southerners of
this section, is highly applauded in official
4 circles, and Captains Sims and Gibson, and
/. the men under their command, have been
comp!imented by an official order rom Gen
eral Hill, which was read some days since to
| al, the troops in Loudon- county.
y The point at which the above skirmish
took place is known as Berlin, and one of
the most successful forays of the campaign
/ in this section. Not q man was hurt on our
/ side, and it is believed not one of the ma
! RAIDERS returned to tell the tale-all having
I been killed or taken prisoners. The fine
/ Enfield rifles taken on the occasion have been
I given TO Capt. Gibson's company, which is
\ armed with the same weapon, ofNew Orleans
I make. They will make better use of them
/ their former owners. fa@~Stt to@ f-i* 5eA