Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-05-21
From the Mountain Department.

Of the Fight at McDOwelE-T.res Ohio
.RegimeNts EagGge2A-Z2e Enemy ,RepuEselIl
PdymaSier Johnston and Trio Hundred
thousand Dollars Fall into the RiUer-
Both Rescued-C Oncegi trdhoH-Z1e Departure
from PetersGtirg -Sekenek Fails Back to
FrunkIin-Ihe Rebels, Fourteen Thousand
Strong, FolLOw-G General Fremont ArriUes
at Franklin Union Of BLenker, Schenck
and .HIlrOy'S ForceS-4H. Ready for the
Enemy-EiIled and Woundsd-OHeiaI
Report of the Seventy FIFTH Ohio.
Correspondence of the Cincinnati Gazett0.)
PETERSBURG, VA, May IL.
Friday evening Gen. Stahl's Brigade en-
cAmped nineteen miles from PeLersburg-
In the night courier arrived, ordering the
brigade to make forced march immedi-
ately. We Immediately left and arrived at
Gen. Fremont's headquarters at 8 o'clock
Saturday morning. On arriving Mt head
quarters Saturday afternoon, learned that
| there had been stirring news south of us.
Gen. Milroy had advanced from his posi-
ton at Monterey to II place called Mellow
ell, ten miles southeast, and found the en-
envy in strong force. johnson had been
reinforced by large part of Jackson's
army. The withdrawal of Banks column
from the vicinity of Harrisonburg, enabled
Jackson TO bring his forces to the aid of
johnson and threaten Milroy. Gen. Free
mont on learning the situation, ordered for
ward immediately Gen. Schenck's brigade,
who had reached Franklin, and ordered the
whole Blenker Division, who were on their
way from Winchester by way of Romney
to hurry up. Gen. Schenck made forced
march of thirty-fOur miles in one day and
Joined MilrOy, taking command of the
united forces as he was the senior officer in
rank.
The rebels attempted to plant q battery
on mountain commanding our position.
| General Schenck attacked them with four
regiments. The fight continued from six
o'clock till after dark. The enemy were
defeated in tho attempt TO plant the bat
terry and were driven back to their rifle
pits. a bayonet charge was made which
was very destructive to the enemy. Night
coming on our forces drew of. Our loss
was twenty killed and eighty wounded.-
No officers were injured, The regiments
engaged were the 18th, 32d aud Goth Ohio,
the Sd Virginia, and one company of the
Cd Virginia. The loss of tue enemy was
very severe much greater than ours. 1t
is believed that Johnson, their General, is
killed.
The enemy, having obtained positions on
three sides of our army, aud in numbers
greatly exceeding ours, General Fremont
ordered General SChenCk to fall back to
Franklin, thirty miles from here, within
supporting distance of this column.
This morning the whole of the Blenker
Division arrived, accompanied by General
Blenker himself
General Fremont went out to meet them
as they marched into camp, aud aEterward
reviewed each brigade separately. lie was
received with the greatest enthusiasm by
the soldiers.
Tue army are encnmped on beautiful
grounds around tho town of Petersburg
and present Il grand view. The news Of
+ the capture of Norfolk and the destruction
of the Merrimac was teIegraphed to Gen
Fremont, and read to the regiments. The
shouts of the soldiers over this great VictO.
Ey could be heard for miles around.
The telegraph wire has been cut neal
Franklin in one or two places, and mucI
anxiety was felt for the safety of Schencl
and MilrOy. But the wires have been AGAR
put up, and communication opened
Schenck and MilrOy have reached Frank.
lin in safety, bringing off their wounded
and the wagon trains.
) This place is not tue city of Petersburg
in the southern part of Virginia, but Gli
lapidated town of some three hundred in,
habitants, in Hardy county, atthc junction
, of Tunay Creek with the south branch o
the Potomac.
The Potomac is a strong stream here
difficult to ford when tue streams are swol
: len. The infantry are taken across in
r ferry, and the teams can ford without mucl
difficulty at present.
The regiments are passing all day to. day
preparatory to marching in the monring
7 learn that Major johnson, Paymaster, o
: your city, in attempting to cross the Poto
mac near Romuey, with his safe contain
ing 5000, 900, was upset, aud the safe wa!
lost in the river. After searching som,
D three days it was got out. have no
} learned whether tae Treasury notes wcrl
damaged. ETA.