Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-01-15
cor, oAnFIE1D,s vIoroKy.

WASHINGTON, Jan. IA = lie war depart.
ment has received intelligence that dispatch
from Col Garfield dated Pointsville, Jan. 8,
confirms the report of the dispersion of Hum.
phrey Marshali's force. 1t says, "Aia shalPs
whole army is now fleeing in utter confusion.
They burned large amount OF stores. We
have taken fifteen prisoners.
Another dispatch from Col. Garfield to Gen.
Buell., dated Prestonburg, l1th inst, says he
left Pointsville Thursday noon with eleven
hundred men, and engaged Marshall's force,
900 strong, with three cannon, posted on the
hill. We fought them till dark and drove
them from all their positions. This morning
we found twenty five of his dead on the field.
The enemy's loss cannot be less than
Co., We took twenty -tive prisoners and a
quantity Of stores. The enemy burned most
OF his stores and fled precIpitalely during the
night To day | have crossed the river and
been occupying PrestOnburg Our loss is
two killed aud twenty-five wounded.
The following official documents have just
been received at headquarters here:
TOWNSVILLE, KY, Jan. 81 entered this
place yesterday with the forty-second Ohio
regiment, fourteenth Kentucky regiment, and
three hundred of tie second Virginia cavalry.
On hearing Of my approach the main rebel
force lett their struOgly entrenchcd camp and
ilcu. sent CdNdlIS 10 lile iuOulu vi Oeil-
mis- Greek, where they attacked and drove the
rebel cavalry, which had been left as a van
guard, distance of five miles, killing three
and wounding Il considerable number. Mar
shalPs whole army is now flying in utter con
fusion. lie bad abandoned and burned large
quantity Of his stores. We have taken fifteen
prisoners. Our loss was two killed aud one
one wounded. | start in pursuit tomorrow
morning. (Signed) j. A. GARFIELD,
Commanding Brigade.
PREsToNBURG, KY, Jan. Ill left Points.
vile on Thursday noon, with 100 men, aud
drove in the enemy's pckets two miles below
Prestonburg, and the men slept on their arms.
At O'Clock yesterday morning we moved
towards the main body of the enemy, at the
forks of Middle Creek. They were under
command Of Marshall. The skrmishing with
his outp0sts began at O'Clock A. NJ, and at
l O'Clock p. NJ. we engaged his force Of $500.
They had three cannon posted on the hill.
We fought them until dark, having been re-
inforced hy about seven hundred men from
Townsville, and drove the enemy from all his
positions.
lie carried of the majority Of his dead and
all his wounded. This morning we found u
of his dead on the field. His killed cannot be
less than 60. We have taken Is prisoners, 10
horses, and quantity of stores. The enemy
burned most OF his stores and fled prec plate
ly in the night To day l have crossed the
river, and am now occupying Preslonburg.
Our loss is two killed and % wounded.
(Signed) j. a. GARFIELD, Colonel,
commanding Brigade.
All is quiet down the road. The Bowling
Green correspondent OF the Nashville Courier
says Gen. johnson has called upon the provs.
ional government of Kentucky for $4,000 in
fantry and 5000 cavalry, for three years.
Floyds brigade from Virginia are going to
Scottsvile, Ky.