The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-06-26
General war EeWs.

! Qia Sh6rSh squadron OF the Fifth Cav
AIRY. proceeded 20 SaTlies : Laudiag, 81
, .ho Fasaunsey river. about Eoar mile.
aoaVe White House, where tsaey hureed
sGo sehooaeTs, some wagons, aad dgoyG
Ct! tha taaies. Their eondues IS repreSea.
ted as harbsrous, having killed several el
{ ouI .eamstega without any necessity
slose who failed 10 make their eseape
Wera taken prisoners. From here they
proceeded 70 Tunstaii's station, five miles
tr0ia Nhite Hcuse, with the view Of burn
Ing the railroad bridge, A train. which
Vas passing at The time, was fred into.
killing two and wounding several. /
Colonel, belonging 10 the Excelsior Bri-
gade, was there taken prisoner, but sue
eeeded in making his escape during the
nlg hi, \ Paymaster jumped from the
train, and hid himself IN the woods until
morning, leaving one hundred and twea-
4 tg-five thousand dollars on the cars. The
train never stopped, but passed on to the
! White House. After destroying the tel-
! egraph wires at this point. they prooee-
det 70 Baltimore Cross Roads, near New
F.. Aeht Court IIouse, on their way 10 Rich
! moRd, crossing the Chickahominy between
Bottoms Bridge and the James river,
about two o'clock on Saturday morning.
( the 18th inst The force that accom-
pilshed this was composed of $50 cav
airy aud SIX pieces OF artillery under Gen
/ Stuart, most Of whom were residents Of
TINS locality, and therefore were DO stran-
gers to the roads At White House.
which Is rendezvouz OF suffers and ven
. ders OF small wares, regular stampede
took place. Lieut.. Col. ingalls,, comman-
dant OF that post, had ali the corps order
ed out and posted in favorable positions
10 resist any attack that might be made.
At Old Church the rebels had in reserve
six regiments OF infantry with artillery.
As soon as the facts were knowu, pursuit
by cavalry was ordered, bat the enemy
having SO much Of a START; only FIVE were
captured.
East Tennessee has at last been freed
from the despoJic rule OF the rebels \
dispatch from Gen Negiey~ announces the !
complete success of his expedition 10 that !
prosecuted region. The rebel batteries /
ii Chattanooga were silenced on the 18th |
inst, after heavy cannonading df three |
hours. Our forces opened FIRE on the |
next DAY, and continued 1t for six hours /
on the town, driving the enemy ont of his /
works, and forcing him to cyacuate the I
city. The rebels burned the railroad /
bridges IN or,l ler TO prevent pursuit by our
army. Gen Adams, the rebel General,
barely succeeded in making his escape,
without hat, sword o. horse The loyaI
citizens OF East Tennessee came out in
crowds along the line of march Of the
Union army. and greeted our troops with
the most enthusiastic cheers
We have by telegraph an account Of
an engagement near ST. Charles, on the
" hite river, the gunboat expedition, with
d regiment Of Indiana volunteers, having
eighty-fye miles up, two reb-
ell batteries. The following account is
furnished By the correspondent of the As
soeiated Press In the bed of the river, ,
near st Charles, two concealed batteries
opened on the Mound City, one OF the
boats comprising the expedition Her ;
lecks were Immediately cleared for action, 5
and as soon as the range of the enemY's {
works were obtained, the guns opened /
ire. Capt. Kelly signalled Col. Fitch, Of
he Indiana volunteers, to land his forces {
below the fort, which he successfully ac- ,
The Lexington and St Leu : ,
5 shelled the woods, and under cover Of ,
Fhlch Col. Fitch gained the rear Of the
ebel position. At this juncture plung- !
ng shot from siege gun On the bluff :
truck forward On the port side of the :
Mound City easements, and penetrating I
{, passed through the steam drum, filing {
he vessel with escaping steam. scalding /
early every one on board. The crew
consisted of one hundred and seventy-fve, {
f whom nearly one hundred and twenty q
We were killed or wounded, including 4
officers. The scene which f
usued was horrible. Many OF the crew, y
rantic with pain, jumped overheard, and T
ONE were drowned. Boats from the =
'ouestoga, which was coming up at The =
me to support the Mound CITY, were g
snt TO their relief, bur the rebels fred on n
be men in the water with grape and can "
Ger from field pieces, mardering most Of T
nose attempting 10 escape. Apprized Of o
le position Of affairs at the river, Col. d
Itch pushed forward and carried the fort
= storm at the point Of the bayonet- te
lie rebel works consisted OF two batter q,
:. the lower one mounting six field pie II
=, aud the upper one three heavy siege f.
uns, manned by from four to six hun W
red men, under command of Col. Fry. =,
te Of the G. 5 Navy. About two hun r.
red rebels are said to have escaped = s.
-er one hundred and fifty are killed and CO
ounded. Fifty prisoners we're taken. in q.
uding Colonel Fry, who is wounded in v
e shoulder He was brought TO Mem \
is on the Conestoga. But for the un o,
rtunate accident to the Mound CITY, the 1t
bel works would have been carried with co
t the loss Of a man. The Mound Citv \.