The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-16

Resisting the Enforcement of the Laws
Troops sent 10 NuoII the Disturbance
The Insurgents Fired Upon Their
Leader KIIIed- his Followers Wounded
and Captured.
HARRlsBURG Dec l5.-Major r. J. DODGE Pro-
vost Marshal-Genera OF rcnnsylyana, tus morn
ing received q rcyort from Captain SoUrHwoErH,
command ng United states forces in Clearteid
county, which indicates very serious encounter
between the citizens and the sOery IN that county
II tnpuears that many citizens of Clearhe,d county
who have been drafted under the various calls OF
the Government tor troops, have refused TO report
themselves to the proper authorities after notidca-
ton lhey have crctud themselves from the Oti-
GERS OF the law and when finally driven to the wall,
and the alternative presented OF surrenGcring to
lawful authority iorcble resistance, have
chosen the latter and like the cOnspirators OF Co
lumbia county they have uehod the Government
and cOnspircd against the execution OF the law
They have aimed and organ zcd for permanent
resistance having provided rude means tor defense
in their lone mountain lGslnesscs.
Tie ioIce sent to Clcaried some two months ago
for the purpose OIL aTrestng these deserters con-
sisted company OF the Observation-Disclosures
Pennsylvania Regiment, under command OF Cap
tam IaoMAs f. MALoNEY, OF Harrisburg About
the bme OF the residential election tins force had
sku mish with some deserters, whom a detail OF the
company under command OF Captain MALoNEY
ATTEMPTED to arrest In tins sk!rmsh shots were
freely exchanged between inc DAfllesJ anu lue lhc
was deyeIoI ed that the deserters were well Orga-
ulzed and although they were driven in confusion
by the military, with man of their number
killed. it was deemed advisable TO send reinforce
uents Major DODGE therefore detached Compa-
mes A. b and G OF tho Sixteenth Regiment Veteran
Reserve COrIs, tlen quartered here, for duty IN
Clealfeld county.
The report OF Captain SoUTHwoRTH relates that
| on Monday afternoon, as ms company was on the
march on the Osceoa turnpike he received intorma-
ton that a party OF deserters and other citizens
| were quartered in q house near lhilIpsburg. The
! company marched TO the house, which was IN close
! proximity TO the read, and al ARRANGEMENTS being
made demanded the surrender of the party, which
was replied to the part OF the deserters by fierce
fire OF rifles ana other arms. The action was short
! and decisive. Ton ADAMs who appeared to be n
| rinpleader IN the disturbance, Instantly killed,
and several OF hls tollo were severely wounded
Nineteen of the party were captured, the rest
escaping
This action though otherwise attended with bene
fetal consequences unhapplly resulted IN the killing
OF Private COPPER, OF Company G, Sixteenth Yete
ran Reserve Corps OF New Hampshire, formerly Of
the S txth New Hampshire Veteran Volunteers.
1t is asccTtamcd that other and larger parties o
deserters are mtTcIchmg themselves IN the noun
tans, and stirring news may be expected from tina
region
ADAMS, who was killed in the action is Snowl
Z as q notorious deporadO and bounty Jumper.
/. The captured party is still held At Philipsburp
and will be tired by Military Commission