Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1863-09-04


Jumps in. In nearly every instance this
manner of making the missiles effective
is successful Those are what I call
billiards, said the captain, watching the
firing. They carom on the bay and
beach, and pocket the ball in the fort ev-
cry time"
BATTLE AT WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS.
The Richmond Wing of the 10Th ult.
has an account of battle on the 26th
ult,, at White Sulphur Springs, Va,
which is about 200 miles west of Rich
mond, on the Covington and Ohio rail-
road The account is given in dispatch
signed by Maj. Gen. Samuel Jones. as
follows: 1--WE met the enemy yesterday
morning about a mile and half from
this place, on the road leading to the.
Warm Springs. We fought him from 8
A. M. to z P. NJ. Every attack made
by the enemy was repulsed. At night
each side occupied the same position they
had in the morning. This morning the
enemy made two other attacks, which
were handsomely repulsed, when he aban-
doned his position and retreated towards
Warm Springs, pursued by cavalry and
artillery. The troops engaged were the
lst brigade Of this army, Col, George S.
Patton commanding, The enemy were
about 5000 strong, with six pieces of ar
tillery, under Brig. Gen. Averill. Our
loss is about 200 killed and Wounded
The enemy's loss is not known. We
have taken about $50 prisoners and a
piece of artillery"
A n ADVANCE ON THE PENINSULA
RICHMOND ALARMED.
The Richmond Wing also has an ac-
count of the advance of 600 rebel cav
airy up the peninsula on Thursday last
as far as New Kent Court House, and a
detachment as far as Bottoms Bridge, Is
miles from Richmond. AT this point
they exchanged few shots with our pick
cts, and it is said that several on each
side were killed and wounded. We do
not believe that much blood was spilled.
Our pickets were, however, driven in
but before retiring they removed the floor
Of the bridge and prevented the further
advance of the enemy in that direction.
An officer Of Gen. Etzey's staff, who re-
turned yesterday afternoon from a scout
as far as New Kent Court House. re-
ports that he saw no indications of the
presence of a hostile force, but was in
formed at the Court House that the six
hundred had visited that place on Thurs
day. The strength of the invaders was
greatly exaggerated by the first reports
which had reached the city, and the mil
tary authorities, from abundance of pre-
caution, took such steps as the exigency
seemed to require. The governor deem
I'd it expedient TO arouse the citizens be-
ore dawn yesterday, by causing gener-
Il ringing of the alarm bell for two hours.
His motives were unquestionably proper,
'ut it is the almost universal judgment of
he community that he should have wait
d until be had ascertained that there was
ctual necessity for spreading an alarm
nd summoning the militia"
FOR THE KANSAS OUT
RAGE.
Lieut.. Col. Clark, with the 9th Kansas
avalry, returned to Kansas City Sunday
light, from the pursuit of Quantrel
brough jackson, Cass and johnson coun.
les, Missouri. His command killed 40
erpetrators of the Lawrence massacre.
Dther companies have returned to their
espective posts, having killed or wound
j several of the bushwhackers. Among
he killed is Capt, Estes, recruiting off
er for Marmaduke. The whole number
guerrillas killed as far as known con-
derably exceeds hundred.
Opinion is divided al New Orleans as
whether the force collecting there will
ove upon Mobile or into Texas. The
,bel force in southern Texas is estima-
d at $4,000 men. Gen. Magruder has
forced the conseriptio there to tho
Hest extent. The rebel gunboat Grand
luke with 500 bales Of cotton has been
1rned at Shreveport.
MosBY MOKTALLY WOUNDED.
Official information was received on
aturday, at Gen. Heintzelman's head
larters, of the skirmish on Monday last
,tween detachments of the I'd Massa-
lusetts cavalry, California regiment)
ID Mosby's men. This attack made by
[osby was at Cayles' tavern, on Little
yer turnpike, some four miles north OF
airfax, about 2 O'Clock in the afternoon.