The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-09-03
The Late War News.

The Late War Newss
The aghs.s Big Hili, al,sn niisussufA
of Richmond, Ky., botwssu Q small por-
ton Of Colonel Msscalf-s command asd
Twelve hundred rebsls took place on Sat-
urday last, aud mot ON Sunday, - fnt re.
ported. An acconat Of the fRht from
Col. Msteal himself stasss that his nsn
did not stand 6rs, and that. with tho ex-
csption OF ems handrsd, they could not
be brought within sight Of the susuy, bnt
THE ons hundrsd With I bsnd Of brsss
Tennssssesns fought the snsny gallaatly.
Col. Metcalf r1turusd 10 Riohnaond. who're
he ohtained rsiuforcements, sud thAfsbslu
rstreatsd. MsteslFs Lees b rspcrtsd efly
killed, wounded and missing.
Gsssrsl Sigsf has psrfssmsa one Of the
most brilliant fssts Of tks present var.
IN one Of the numefous ifreEuisr fehts
which hare occufrsd along ths knss al
the army Of Virginis, fArse rsgiments of
| che rebsls, On shs Ella iask, vsntnssd
sefoss bridge which xas slmost imms.
diately dsstroysd by oissaa bstssriss.
The enemy wsrs thus sut of ftpn salsnp-
port OF sucoor, aud aftsr soms tour hun
drsd had bssn killed and Hoaudsd, full
two thonsand men Msrs made prisoness q
toncs.
Fort Donelson hes not bssn esaeuatsd
.. reported fro- C.;ro IN s .t;N hsia
Inv fonr eomns.;.s .ef ths nat 0k;o :
nsrt of the ra~;r,snt AZ Col Radnsv W..
4 son. -ho .nrrsndsrs3 fsl,risr;li. q cci
Woodvard,a rshal esxslrr f1r Mc.d.y
|afternoon Woodv.rd. WI = eepaiderable
Ifnrce AZ csv.iyvs,.s, ;nf.rsvv - -
fpiece. of artillsrv. .pp.sred tsfors the
tort and dssasndsd IS surrsndsE Ths
small bodv of msn ,3efsnd;rr a. FRA re-
Ifased 70 comply. ana n astsak va cosn.
meneaa. vhick sss1slial ii - rspal.e a
the rebels. viii eoAsidsrabls loss, and
without the loss Of . ,asa Of the Ssssnty-
FIRST. 49, -
A spScisl Nov Yoak dispateA Of the
126th inst ftOm = eerrsspondsut "a Cen.
Pope,s army. kiyes an aeconnt of raid Of
|sudden dssk Of two husdrsd and ffty
ruarrillss npen Cstlet&.s Station. Under
1 cover az &Ae p;~he fhsv a.shed unon :
lsm.li celIecfioS "a IN snd vs.ans. and
lstampedine ; lot Of srtlsrh and ssrv.nt,
and taamsser,. burued seysn WAGONS. ran
lof : auumbsr az hursss. ana tooE about .
Hundred prisonsrs. The msst serious par,
lof ths bssiacsp =. thsy took Gen. pope' I
|nsrsonsl hs~r.se and morrow ana ali 81.
oakcial papsrs,- correspondence, etc, which
| |happsped to be in ons Of the wagon,
which had been sent TO the rear in the at,
tack ON Catlstt's Station. Txsnty sup.
ply trains were dsstroyed or their con.
tents injured by ths rebels.
I The passenger train on the Winchestar,
w., rsilroad fr Harpar's Ferry, whsr
about half way bstwsen those two points
was ON Saturday sssning cred into By q
rsns Of iffsy vusrsillss. The expres.
mnsssuesr ~ .evsfalv vosnded and fou,
j M;ch;psn voldiers taken prisouers. The
ruexr;li.e. after dsstroyine the train. rode
of v;th thA;r rr;sonars. The eonducto,
iit = I'D. fsoisshlv. stopped the train ;u
/ complie,ce with the order Of the reheI
sane. 80
4 a report comes By way Of washingtor
}! that an the 18th inst. there vss an en-.
| Ss1sm.es 49, NJ 80 - W.rrs.fos v. = vhiob
onr1 forcea vsrs suuccessfai. ana droye tn.
feuemy out Of town. which was still held
by our foFsss sths latest advies.
/ By . dispstsh fsom 0resnvills, Nilsson.
/ RI. e learn that On the 2ath inst. : fierce
epe.esment took 'plscs bstween Bloom.
1 aeld snd Cape Girerdssa, In which Major
! ILippstt. of the l3th Illinois cavalay
routed 4 body Of rebsjs. three hundred
tstroue. thirty Of whom were killed, iifty
/ wounded, sixtesu tslsa prisoners, and
1 hcrses. ammunition and their entire camp
| eouipses captured.
a Washington aispatch of August rs,
| ssys that ths report about Sigsl's taking
tvo thousand prisoners l. partially, but
lnst snaisely true.
| Gen. Csscoraa, on Tuesday. August
I26, brought the 69th into Washingt u
City, and left Immediately for New York.
On Sunds3 nigAt, August "a, the Dan
xilla, Ky., Hone Guards, sixty two mon,