The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-09-18
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The Threatened Invasion.
Condition of affairs Across the Riyer-.-
The EIcEenieht in tko city subsidInV..
This Rebels Heating 4 na.,y R.,,.a,.

ing engagement IN tno CITY Subsiding..
Tbs Rebels Heating a nasty Retreat.
TIE prospec. Of an engagement across
the river has. during the last twenty four
hours, d"iudled down 10, a very insipni
cant polnt' and our people have generally
Ielapsed into their former state of securi.
y. The dehan' enemy, who flushed with
stecent victory and The temporary, con.
quss' Of the fares. pordon Of our STATE,
States. has been kp9ckipg It the rstes Of
our city for admission, has suddenlv
and rather unexpectedly 10 most persons
beat hasty retreat. THIS m vemept on
his part shows clrarly that he Is not
wanting IN that better pait oil valor.
The crisis is now fairly passed. The
Sustained effort on the part Of our peo.
pie (which Napier says large cities are
incapable of), the con.iuued influx Of
regular troops and the yeomanry Of Ohio,
with their shot guns and rifles; the ad
yanced condition Of our forIi6eations and
llntrenchmepts on the opposite side of the
river; and ths unlimited confidence pla.
eed by all in those at The head Of militia
ry afaira. have fully re established con
6dence 10 our midst. s. e.. 60
The news that the enemy is in iulL re.
treat, and that our cav ,lry are in pursuit
will not be al TO alter this condition Of
affairs. ea 10 .-H.l.r. .0.r
Matters over the river we're coupara
lively quiet yesterday. Before noon il,
was generally known that the tnert,y had
fallen back from the position occupied D
him on the night previous, but this occa.
stoned feeiing OfIegret rather than ioy
Our rifle pits and earthvorks were in
such forward condition, and our troops
were So adysntagcousIy posted, that an
attack was almos! universally courted, 80
confident were all that in the event of an
assault the enemy would have been sorely
punished. Ilt3 s.fa a.. v 1.
The heavy rains of Thursday afternoon
and eight sorely tested the soldierly quAl
i,ics Of our "Reserves, :" nearly ali of
whom. it is nesdless to say, arc entirely
unused 10 a life of such exposure and
fatigue. TIE gallant fellows were no,
only without any shelter, but many of
them had not even a blanket TO protect
them from the peldngs of the sudden
and Plhless Storm. Alter a sleepless
nigh'ln the rain. their appearance. yes.
terday was not that of boliduy soldiers,
but their spirits were still good. and
their determinati to defend their homes
TO the last uabated. The First and SEQ.
ond Reserves we're encamped on the left
OF the Bank Lick turnpike, near Fort An.
derson, and the Third on the left of the
Lexington pike. near Fort Mitchell.
Up to yesterday morning, our advance
on the Lexington pike was held by por.
tion ofihs lI4ihs Ohio Regimen, unde,
command OF Lieutenant Colonel Mariner
formerly editor of the Summit County
Beacon. They now occupy the ground
of Mr.. IL. G. Buckner. rebel syrbpathf
zer, who has fed his home, dbout a
mile beyond Fort Mitchell, The iO4th
has the honor Of monopolizing nearly all
the sEifmishing that took place with tbs
enemy during his stay.
A short distance beyond Mr.. Buckner' s
residence isa heavy piece Of woods, sx
tending on both sides Of the road, which
the enemy occupied from Tuesday ill
Thursday night. From this timber the
rebels frequently emerged 10 considerable
numbers, aud on Thursday afternoon a
sharp skirmish ensued betwesp the l04th
and body of Texan .roopo which soon
resulted in the latte: seeking shel,e, in
the woods. What loss they sustained, il
any, is not known. th6agh il is belisyed
they did not escape without harm. Our
loss vas four wounded as fellows: Wm.
Taylor, Co B. in bowels, badly; Henry
Shou'z. Co G, in right arm and side;
Alexander Lowery, Co g, leg amputated;
and John Randolph, Co F, in right breast
slightly. Ina, ,..,.. O ....
VIM. BlseEs, 4th Sargeau. of compa.
ny A, l04th Regiment, wa. shot while on
picket duty Wednesday evening, aud has
since died. He is represented by his
comrades to have been, g allant fellow.
His last words were: Colonel, tell my
friends that | tried to do my duty"
Yesterday morning battalion Of the
l0lst Ohio was placed in the advance
and after reconhoitering. the country for a
short time, it was discovered the enemy
had retreated. Our forces pushed on
about two miles, when they came upon
the camping ground Of the enemy. Mil
itary men, who examined the place, give
it as their opinion that he force of tn,
rebels could not have, exceeded eight OF
ten thousand Several s,ragglers. most o
them sick, were picked up during the day
who say the retreat began about. twelve
O'Clock Thursday night, The indications
are that it was preofpitste,.
Later in the day The "Wallaoe Scouts, ;
comprny Of mounted men from Coviug
ton, pursued the enemy ,su.tiovsly, thor
oughly securing The country betwael
Fort Mitchell and Florence. but wilhou
getting a sight Of the retreating foe The,
continued the pursuit a mile or two be
yond Florence. and then returned. o.
their way back they met the 10th Ken
lucky cavalry. who would probably come
up with the enemy last night, and aocel
crate their retreat. The "WalIace Scouts
during their reconnaissance. picked ten o.
q dozen stargglsrs, and at one place cap
tured sixty blankets, five mules and Few
saberS and guns.
Last evening Gen. Wsllaoe and stat
rode out 10 the 'front.' The General ad
dressed few remarks TO the oincinna,
Reserves, telling them that the ensm!