New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-08
running fight that lasted from about in the morn

running fight that lasted from about In the morn
inc till D. m. Tue Rebels advanced from TIE On
rection Of Barracksve across the nil' ana tnIouau
the fields, taking very little account Of either fences
or roads Fences they tore down wherever they
came in their way, and roads they travelled wher-
ever it suited them. They approached Farmont from
every aide, except the east t
The fighting began by skirmishng along the bile
back of the town, the Rebels pressing our men BACK
pact the town and up the river in the direction o.
the bridge. 1t il said that Immediately upon enter
ing town. Gen. Jones and staff rode across ths ,.
pension bridge and took position on Palane I'lIi,
from which he could have full view OF al .ne W.
rations the FsIrmont side. Our men iousn' uo
hind fences, sumps. bank, bsystseks, aess, SuS
everything else tbat could offer shelter Pre.'y -,
every one for bimself. but gradually isnbk a,d
a body. Their resistance was nos' SUI ~ -
determined They held the enemy q, ouy ior A.
and repeatedly drove them oAsA fnno Grofton and
| lpap had run down feld-piece RON ufa,'on, auu
20 t;,;ng !, from gondola the other sue OF the
| river. When the Rebels were, 9h ue hil HpoVe
town he threw bali dozen shell among oeiSe
body of them, and made tbem sseuauuo ~ nne
mt he copld not change tie position OF bis gun 10
xactlv spjt the change in the location Of the hight
AID beside a small body Of Rebels who crossed
nysr 70 the Palatine aide had gone around in his
rear and were the point OF tearing up the road
shovs him so as to cut of his retreat. Mugan bad
70 run Ls train up the road to protect it, and the
| X ebes having driven our men to the bank OF the
ri yer ordered saber charge, when seeing further
resistance hopeless they surrendered.
Ii is said the Rebels were chagrlned beyond meas
ure when they found how email force had 80
stoutly resisted them. They refused to believe that
all had delivered themselves up. Gen. Joues him.
self complimenled them by saying he had never
seen " such a get Of devils TO hgnt, anywhere.
They acknowledged loss of 81 men killed, beside
number OF wounded They threw Inc DEAD poaies
INTO the river and three Of them passed over the
dam at Fsirmont, Sunday. Our loss ID represented
as being two killed and six wounded. The names
are no, known to US. The prisoners were all pa
rolled.
They destroyed the bridge BY putting, powder
into the "toweIs the cylindrical iron pillars that
supported the whole framework. These were then
blown 10 pieces With reports like artillery, and tue
whole structure fell into the water, where 1t now
lies nearly submerged. The piers and abutments
| are uninjured. ,
TLey moved from Fairrnont up the river on the
Fairmont and Beverly pike, from which they di
verged some elk mlleo above and passed over 10
Bridgeport The citizens assert that the head oil
tue column reached point which IL four miles
above Fairlnont, before the rear was out OF town.
The general belief there is that they numbered AZ
least 1000. The Rebels claimed 1000.
Inc citizens assert further that when ths Rebels
were crowdlng through the streets, alter the hght
the stencil was perfectly intoldrnbe, 80 hllhy were
they in their personal dirty, greasy, unkempt uh-
shoru ragged and Lazarus-hke crew. Gen. Jones
ia re represented as being very iine-lookng officer.
| Here as elsewhere they dld not discriminate De-
tween friends and foes the impTesslnent OF horses
They had little respect for those whose only AID
was sympathy. One rich old Secesh, who rcoe INTO
town 90 a very fine horse was telling Gen. Jones
how much ne was doing TO help their cause when
the General suddenly interrupted blm by requisi,
ton for ms horse And they took II III spite OF all
the old fellows prolestatlous that he was one OF
them. The General told him he ought TO very
cheerfuly give his horse TO AID thes Ill Ightng Tor
the causo he loved 70 well. The old gentleman
went away without his horse, but be couldn't
see H. go
| A prominent Secsssionist at Barracksville los.
four borses, all lie had He put in the same plea
and got the same answer. The last heard OF him. he
wac following them begging TOR his horses back.
Another od SeCesh at that place. who lost one, SAID
| be supposed il was military necessity, " that
made them take horses. Rather poor consolation.
As far al we can hear the Rebel sympsth.zers have
lost more than Union men, because the Union men
were active ia hiding their, while the Secesh,
counting on the fellowship between them, took DO
such precautions The Secession citizens are i'm
n.eusely Disguised with the raid, II is sand Ihey
frequently traded, leaving their old broken down
pags and taking lat and sleek ones instead. very
4 little jockeying was done.
i A dispatch from Gen. Lightburn, which we pub
shed yes erday detailed the most OF the robberies
committed at talrmont, but there was one which
brands these L. +. VS. rs better than burglars.
At the east end Of the iron bridge lived a German
generally called Dutch Charlie who had been
Il Y2tchnan of the bridge ever since II wa; buiit
lie had accumulated in the years be had been sery-
inC the Company about 500 In gold, and had also
about $500 in greenbacks. Some sccundrel who
knew this and knew be kept it in the house, sp.
prised tue Rebels Of it, aud they went TO the house
, and robbed him OF every cent. similar instance
! happened at Barracksvllle. An Old man, who had
accumulated few hundred dollars IN the service Us
the Railroad Company, had put IL into little stock
of groceries, confectionery, &c. The Rebels broke
into it and swept it OF every farhDg's worth, and
left the old man almos; beggar. Such Is chiyalry