The Skirmish at New Creek.
--According to the Northern accounts, the Hessians got very severe raking in the affair at New Creek. They endeavor to make it appear that the Confederates also suffered heavily, but this is utterly at variance with the truth. A telegraphic dispatch says:‘ The affair at New Creek bridge appears have been quite bloody. The bridge was guarded, as before stated, by a guard of for Marylanders, from Cumberland, under Capt. Reily, who had planted at the bridge one piece of artillery.
They met the approach of the Confederate with a raking fire, mowing them down hill grass. This continued till the gunners were all killed and the brave little band were crush to pieces by overpowering numbers, two only escaping. The Confederates are said to have suffered terribly from the fire of the Marylanders.
Lieut. Col. Thompson, of the Confederate army, has been captured by United State scouts near Phillippi.
Col. Kelly is slowly regaining his strength.
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