Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-06-13
Fremont's right a victor.

Asa f0lioF It 70 Death q RllaP-. -
FrenOnt's Fight n Victory.
The aeeount OF, ,hs 6attle at Uaion
Church, which We publish this morning,
Is much more satisfaetory than the meaere
despatch Of Geuerat Fremont to the Sec
retaFy Of War. published yesterday morn
/, ing. 1t states that though Outnumbered at
every point our forces drove the enemy
iron bis position aud occupied it Sunday
night. Il Ri1eI Gen. Fremont credit for
having haudied bis troops with great skin.
eoOlness, aud determination.
The First virginia aud the Port Re
public Fight.
The news yesterday morning from the
RiFst Virginia, naturally enough created a
Painfal anxiety here, where the greater
part Of that regiment was enlisted. to hear
consisting further of the engagement 10
Whish they participated. Up to the time
Of this writing, nothing additional has
been received.
Those Who are not famiiiar With the re-
gion, or have not good map eOnvenIent,
arc liable 70 eonfound the 6ghtin which
the First Virginia WAS engaged, with the
battle that engaged Fremonrs division.
II should be borne in mind that the two
were entirely distinct, aud the scenes of
action were considerable distance apart.
FremOurs division in pursuit of Jackson,
,WPS moving almost due south. Shields,
aiming to intercept him, was marching in
3 sonthwesterly direction up the middle
fork Of Shenandoah, from Luray towards
CStauuton. Eight miles south Of Harrison
burg, on the road to Port Republic, FIRE.
mont overlook Jackson's army on last
Sunday morning, aud battle eusued that
lasted till night, Jackson being driven from
his position. What took place there sub
Ssquently, We have yet no intelligence.
% the same day, while Fremont was
fghtips ke advance OF Shields division
reached Port Republic. small town some
twenty-five miles southeast OF Harrison
burg. Port Republic, as the map shows it,
is situated near the junction of The South
River With the middle fork Of the Shenau-
doah. The Shenandoah there q Ws n northeast
and the South river due north. Port Re
public Is between the two. southeast of the
Shenandoah and on the west bank of the
South river.
Shields advance, it being the Attn bril-
Eade under Col. Carroll. and consisting Of
the s4th Penusylvania and let Virginia lin
faatry), halted on the east bank of the
South river, opposite Port Republic, and
fonnd the town occGpied by an enemy,
g doubtless the advance Of Jackson's re-
treating army. Here they committed the
uupardonabIe blunder OF endeavofinR to
hold the bridge connecting with the town
instead OF destroying it. The result was
that next mOruing they were opened ON by
heavy force of artillery, and all their eff
forts TO reach the bridge were abortiye.
The enemy subsequently crossed in great
force aud drove them from point to point,
notwithstanding they were reinforced BY
Tylsr's brigade aud fought with the cour-
ago of desperation. The enemy is repre-
seated as having been at least 1--WE to Que.
From the superior force of the enemy at
Port RePublie on Monday, We are led to
conclude, Ia absence Of Information to the
contrary, that JAckson's whole force re-
treated Sunday night from Fremont's front
upon Port Republic, and the movement was
without doubt accelerated BY the report
which he must have got Sunday evening
Of the appearance of a force south of the
Shenandoah and in his rear.
Had the Ranking force been strong
enough to keep Jackson from crossing till
Fremont followed him up, his entire army
might have been captured or dispersed.Z
Had Col. Carroll even burned the bridge
he might have held the enemy at bay until.
Shields came up with his main bodv and
easctually cut OF the retreat. Instead of
that the Hank movement failed, and two
brigAdssWere defeated and We fear badly cut
up, BY being exposed to the assaults of 4
force Of 1--we times their numbers.
This is about the way this affair sesms
to pS judging nom such news as has com.
70 hand. Subsequent intelligence NAV
Giyeit q better appearance. We hope il
win, but 1t looks at first blush as If our
, boys were badly used up. ofeOurse moth
ing else could be,expectsd from such odds.
6qt the elupdeF was IN eEPOsipg men to d
tight under such circumstance. 10 the
upuilitaEyg mind there seems 70 have been
grave bluadsr on the part OF some ofReeF,
RhoWe dontkn asJet. The men did their
whole duty -atOught like demons" the de.
upateh aays-And they deserved better COM
We should like % know Why Il Is that
TIE dispatches of the Associated Press 70.
PoFteFs never have anything to say Of the
.VlFglnts troops OF Virginia oaiesrs. No
mention ismads ofthe LIST Virginia, sxeept