rt of Wise's brigade, and the local forces.--Some few of the latter are reported killed, among them Mr. John Friend and Mr. Jones, druggist.
The Yankees, at last accounts, were retreating through Prince George.
The object of these two raids period the enemy made several desperate assaults upon our position, but were in each instance repulsed with loss.
Gen. W. E. Jones, commanding our forces, then assumed the offensive, but was unfortunately killed in leading a charge.
His fall creaeen heavier than ours, from the fact that they made the assaults, and were repulsed Indeed, Gen. Vaughan, who succeeded Gen. Jones, telegraphed that we inflicted more loss on the enemy than we sustained, and that though having been by over whelming n compelled to fall back, we lost nothing, but brought off all our artillery and wagons.
In addition to the loss of Gen. Jones, it is reported that Col. Alken, of the 52nd Tennessee regiment, was killed, and General Vaughan slightly wounded.
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