New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-16
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on 81 the murder Nv ReNAi shsrtso.srs &C Union men
within sight Of the eme Of tho Capitol This murder
dragged along oil day in front OF Fort hassachn'e''i
liz mics nom P,nrsys esenue. quite u' h' "
Mr. Bls:rs silver Spring within RTE she' o tue
deferses Of Washington tie north II was feelPro
Gated Of course BY sborpshootins ana me gun" W NV
iots 10 was seldom that tao bebe'' e'eo !" S'''''
.,roas eo,o within ranco OF the letter. The accuracy
and power o. their firing was ~ cctf'e OVERWHELMING
I'm. inst before SUI set this audacious and scandaicns
hou;,ide at long taw o. Union men, h. Rebels rom
Ricbnond became uncomfortable 60 Gen. Wright lie
o,deied "A sman brigade cf Infantry 10 ecn oct 'he
enemy nom his front. The dwellings Oh the bin oppr
site shelter for sharpsh0oters were pirimnary emp
t,dby shells which let them oB ire-+htIs sent Hoia
soris arsachusetts and Slocum. bhen or infantry
rose and with i1n-lke spreading to the rigtt AZ 'o
Ief dashed With huahs Of delight at the two r'ou'
on each side Of the Seventh street read TIC lsene'
I'D out Of their rifepi.s and lenped nom behind tho
fences and trees and raced. They did ret stend no
meht. regiment Of cavalry iss1cd irom "'oH'
seemingly Blars " tie succor Vi their h!ng ihsr,
and sharpsbooters. Our Ton hated TO receive TIE
TROOPERS ehargc-fred into them at close quarters
checked tbem-fred again, and kept firing. In three
minutes neither Rebel cavalry nor infantry was IN se
our troops double cuicked in line of battle over the
hurrahs and aughte. Oh the other side. And So in
moment, was swept away the huge lie which has iof
three DAYS massed 600 Rebels in ont Of the Seventh
street Notifications and oyerhung the National Capital
from that single point with suphurous ruin.
Tonight DIT is ~ oclock) the whisper s going al
through Washington. &" They retreating' and men
whose faces have been pinchcd with anxiety for three
davs and who have grown white and thin over their
.of. 40 ale l.pl
looks of patriotic shame and personal loahing to damn
the secure and unsodiery hesitation which paraysed
the use Of 10000 men, and suffered thin line Of bold
skirmishcrs to for single corps Of the kee,i
army whole weeks uninterrupted phndeTiog II tie
State Of Maryland and ccnscripon Of her nee Popu'
lotion Of fighting age into the Confederate army.
This is fact as assured upon high authority
and it WI make Europe hold her sdes and laugh Be-
side gathering up and running of the horsea' mules
oxen hogs. and sheep Of Maryland the Rebels have
gathered u the sons ~ Maryland and forced them into
their army As conserps the point Of the bayonot
Bat we will sec tS-morrow II these enterp.sing war
Iors viii get TO the Potomac. get scIoss it, II The
rank and file here are let loose on them they ee tainy
will not not a man OF them.
The little brigade that did the pretty WORK this ever,
ing was Dan. Bidwolrs the "a B5igaie. "a Division,
bth corps, cnhslHllB W 'ht -" -''"-i" VIZ WIN w"
York nth New York l22d New. York Gist renB-.iya-
Mo and 7th Maine. The three essauting regiments
were the 4oth Sew-York, commanded by Lleut-CoL
johnson 7th Maine commanded by Major Jones, and
nth New. York, commanded by Lieut.. Col French.
Their losses were nearly 500 among them fed officers
Among the casualties from the picket firing and
ths pshooiirg tFersbou. The forenoon and afternoon
ncfc:
Is gro. T. Be.are, tai.h. - GJry, n y T., bNcd.
NINETY EIGHTH PYNs-TIVhFfA. FIRST BRIGADE.
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