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S-liflit 1 tiR In H Irl Comity, vn.The JRrbcU Brpuhrd and Routed-—-Rebel Outrages at Burning Springs. |Parkkiwiioio, Oct. 21.On Wednesday night list * a roesHcnger arrived at Elisabeth, Wirt county, reporting that a party of r o Ih» 1 k wore com milting depredations in the neighliardood of Burn* mg Springs—eight miles distance. Capt, Hill, of the first Virginia cavalry, stationed at Elisabeth, with forty of lib company * tart-ed iu pursuit of the rebel*. When nix miles bo yond Elisabeth, was fired into from the side of a hill, close to the road, by seventy-five rebel*. He returned the fire, completely routing thorn, killing twelve, wounding one, and uking five prisoners. Two of Capt i Hill's troop were wounded. 1On Frida? night, a force of £00 rebels '** w 1attacked Elian both, but were repulsed by ( Cap*. Hill, with the aid of a few Home iGuards; but little damage was dono oneither side. JOn Saturday night the retail robbed and ( burned Reveral house* at Burning Springs ‘ stealing a number of tioraos, etc. Capt. Hill was reinforced Sunday morning, by four companies of infantry from Wheeling, under command of Lieut. (Jot. Richmond, Thor© aro from throe to four hundred rebels in Wirt Cmanry, moat of whom ta-i long to that acid adjoining counties. Col. Kicnmood ia ucm in pursuit of them.Lieut. Jaa. A. Laxure. Q. M. Thirteenth 0 V., died hero last Friday, of typhoid fever.
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Fremont Journal
Fremont, Ohio, US
Fri, Oct 25, 1861
Page 10
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