Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-08-06
Desperate Fight at New Creek.

Desperate Fight at New Creek.
received here stating that an engagement was
lougnt yesterday, at four O'Clock p m with
the raiders at New Greek, on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, twelve miles east from Pied.
mont, towards Cumberland. The fight was
desperate.
PITTsBURe, Aug. 5.-General Kelley. tele.
graphs, ofhcially, to this city -" My forces re-.
under McCausland and Bradley Johnson The
enemy attacked our post to- day at 3 D. m. The
fight continued till late in the evening.
The enemy then retired, leaving his killed and
wounded.
"Their loss was severe ours light, not ex.
ceeding twenty. five killed and fifty wounded.
The garrison, under Colonels Stewart and
Hayes and Major Simpson, made gallant re.
sistance.'
Governor Curtin calls for thirty thousand
The rebels entered Hagerstown this morning
at $40 q. m.
Yesterday, Camp Reynolds, near Pittsburg,
was cleared OF troops. This morning, Colonel
available men, with cooked rations by special
train on the Connellsville railroad. Troops
were ready in surprisingly short time. This
district Is awake.
The Rebels Crossing the Potomac.
HARRISBURG, Aug. 5-bespatches received
early this morning state that five messengers
from Averill's army had reached McOon-
nelsburg, and reported that the rebels, three
o.
tomac at Hancock. They further state that
our pickets were being driven in towards Cum
berland.
TsECoND DESPATCH
Intelligence Just received in this CITY con.
firms the fact that the rebels occupied Hagers-
town in force at 9 o'clock this morning.
More Particulars.
HARRISBURG, August 5.-A dispatch from
Federal loss In the fight at New Greek yester-
day was 90 killed and SO wounded.
Gen. Kelley (as before teIegraphed) defeated
the rebels.
A dispatch from Greencastle, at D. M,
states that gentleman who had Just arrived
there says he saw the rebels crossing at WILL
Transport between and o'clock this morn
ing, and that they consisted Of between six and
eight thousand infantry and cavalry.
Occupation of Hagerstown Confirmed.
HARRISBURG, August 5.-The occupation Of
Hagerstown is confirmed by icial dispatches.
Three regiments Of cavalry and two Of in
town. The expedition being accompanied by
infantry is strong indication that 1t is the ad-
vance Of large body, as no marauding party
is accompanied by such troops. After crossing
at Shepherdstown, 1t appears that the enemy
passed through Sharpsburg and Funkstown.
So sudden was the descent upon Hagerstow wn
was compelled TO leave in a hand. car, closely
pursued by cavalry force He was in range
OF their revolvers for considerable time, and
only escaped after hard work at the wheels.
with the State Line. station on the Franklin
railroad, seven miles north Of Hagerstown.
The operator there states that the rebels in
Hagerstown have thrown out pickets, but as
yet have made no further advance movements.
Speculations.
HARRISBURG, August 5.-We had telegraph,
1c communication from this point with the
State line at eight o'clock this evening. The
communication does not extend beyond Green.
castle, the rebels having entered Middleburg,
eleven miles north of Hagerstown. In what
force they occupy Miodleburg is not known.
1t is presumed that they have moved the five
regiments which entered Hagerstown this
morning.
The movements Of the rebels are utterly in.
explicable, and they seem determined to invest
their operations with as much mystery as pos
sible, both as to numbers and the columns they
are advancing, and the points at which they
design to deliver blows. AS an evidence OF
this fact, al the same time the five regiments
already alluded to are advancing towards
Chambersburg, another column is reported
moving up the Potomac in the direction Of
Cumberland, the strength Of which none of our
officials have been able to learn.
a report has just reached these headquarte ters,
telegraphed from Bedford to the effect that
passengers by stage who reached that borough
repres ent that fight took place at Cumberland
on Thursday, resulting in a loss of 30 killed
and 80 wounded of the Federal forces No
other particulars are given.