Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-06-19
rn. war Nsws Of spo. past Week.

received during inc VICE. oHotN6
wednesday,, the ls.h inst;
General NEoLEY's expedition 70 East Tenn
essee hss been crowned With success; eight
rebel prisoner J and a large quantity OF supple
intended for the rebel army, were captured: ou
troops bombarded Chattanooga on the 7sh Inst
and continued the attack on the Bib soEoin
thu rebels to evacuate. As our men mSrche
along, they we're cheered mOst erthusiasticsli
by the people, ia "a, ~ s sVt ~ s.
After ths fgbt On the afternoon OF the fs
instant at HarrisoDburS, virginia, our troops
on the next Sunday morning, resumed tn
pursuit of "StuneWall' Jackson, and found hi
forces strongly posted q; Cross Keys sevel
miles east of south of Harrisonburg, on tn
road to Por. Republic, where determined hgh
ensued. Oar troops, as noted in our last sum
mary, remained in possession Of the held bu
the victory we obtained was won with loss Ii
killed and wounded OF about eight hundred
The rebels left Eve hundred dead or mortallI
wounded on the field, and their total loss ws'
urobsbly not lees than one thousand, and per
hsps greater. li-
JAcssoN deeamped during the night, AND
pressed on to Port Republic, where the road
over the Blue Ridge into Central or Eastern
Virsinia crosses the sou,h fork of the shensn
doah. Here Colonel CARRoLL, commanding Q
BRIGADE of General SHIELDs's division, sixteer
hundred strong, had arrived during Sunday
being sent hither on purpose to head JACKSON
General SHIELDS, with the residue of his divi'
sion, was not far behind. Colonel CAnRoLL
reconnOilered, saw no force in his front, con-
cluded that he could hold the bridge, and de
eidea not TO burn 1t, bat place his cannon where
they would command it, and rested for the
night. At daylight next morning, he was
aroused by salute from JAcKsoN's artillery
"stoneEalli, had arrived during the night, re-
treating from the bloody field Of Cross Keys,
and at one glance comprehended the necessities
Of the case. He posted bis artillery quietly
where they would command the bridge, and,
when day broke, opened upon our Colonel
from twenty iron thEOAte, backed By an army to
whom the passage wAs matter Of life aud
death. CARRoLL's fearlully outuumbered bEi.
gade fought Ike hsroes, but their artillery was
COMMANDED, ana silenced BY JAcKsoS's, and the
bridge saved. Repeated attempts to burn it
we're defeated by showers Of balls-is was too
Ia.e--and JAcKsoS's army crossed, fighting. and,
though General TYLrR's brigade came up, our
force was s.ill less than tve thousand to nearly
or quite twenty thousand rebels. Colonel
BucKLEY Of the 29sh Ohio was badly wounded
and captured, and our loss was probably greater
than JAcKsON's, though his was heavy. JACK
soE Of course fought to clear his road and escape
over the Blue Ridge before Gen. FREMONr could
come up in his rear, and this he accomplished.
He was too wise to fight longer. FREMoNr
reached Port Republic that day, but the bird
had flown.
JAcKsoH, with his usual activity and skill,
seems 10 have wholly eIuded FREMoNr, and the
last We have heard of him, 10 report that be
wss hanging on the alnk ofOur army before Rich
mond, and committing various depreda!ions on
railroads and forage trains. a...s
A dispatch from General McCLrrLAN's army,
lated on Saturday, announces that on the pre-
yions day our picksts we're driven in from Old
Church. On Saturday large bodies Of men
were discovered moving down from the vicinity
Of Mechsuicsville bridge and Richmond in the
direction Of the late battle e-Aeld. The rebels
opened a. daylight on Saturday morning q
sharp FIRE Of artillery in front Of Gen. Sum.
nsr's position, which lasted for about three
b ours. Our loss was One man killed and one
wounded. r- -
Another dispatch states that on Friday even.
Ing, a squadron Of one hundred and Sky rebel
cavalry, supposed to belong to "s'oneWall'
JAoKsoS's army, attacked one Of our supply
;rslus, about fous miles from White House,
fred upon ID. killing six men In the cars and on
the roofs and capturing Major and eight pri
Yates. The rebel cavalry finished their work
By burning part Of the trAIn and damaging the
.osd 90 as to prevent the passage Of cars ioF
some time Afterward.
The rebel horsemen forsyed close uptO White
House. spreading terror as they went. They
plundered sad burned several vessels in the Pa.
munky river, swept down on huge wagon
IrsIn, burned q forage train of sixty wagons,
killed numbers Of teamstsrs, and 90 alarmed
he authorities at White House that the siek,
wounded and women we're placed on board q
Itsamsr in the river.
Recent accounts from Cha rleston, South Car.
lima, confirm the report of the occupation of
James Island by the Union forces. Informs
ion is said to have been received at Port Royal
on the 7sh inst. that the national gunbOats had
aiken possession Of stono creek and captured
III the bsstefies on it. and thst the Union troops
Eere Within four miles Of Charleston.
The latest information is that on Tuesday,
he 10th inst, /. detachment Of our troops was
STACKED, and that after two houru' fighting,
he rebels we're routed with loss Of seventeen
Eilled, thirty wounded and elk prisoners. Our
oss was three killed and thirteen wounded
The next dsys another detachment Of our troops
Iharged rebel battery half mile In advance
Il the former posiiion, and captured three guns,
md destroyed the remaining one.
Rebel officers who have been taken prisoners
sport thai me approaches 70 Charleston srs
Insd with batteries, and that syery Inch Of
isund win be hoty contested. - 10y -
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