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Winchester Gazette
Winchester, Virginia
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In Ogdensburgh on January 20, seven men from Capt. Kellogg's volunteer artillery company approached enemy lines near Prescott, exchanged shots with a picket guard, and retreated safely after Lt. Beard's reinforcement. The incursion was unauthorized. Fifteen deserters crossed from Prescott since the last report, some with superior arms.
Merged-components note: Direct textual continuation of the domestic news item about the incident at Ogdensburgh across pages 3 and 4. The second part was incorrectly labeled as foreign_news and has been corrected to domestic_news to match the content and the first part.
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On Friday evening last, seven men, belonging to Capt. Kellogg's company of volunteer artillery approached within a short distance of the enemy's lines.
twenty yards of the opposite shore, when they were fired upon by one of the enemy's picket guards; the fire was returned and several shot were exchanged. On observing the firing, the commandant dispatched Lt. Beard with forty riflemen, to reinforce our men, if in danger of falling into the hands of the enemy, or were pursued. The enemy's guard retreated from the shore, and our troops returned without loss.
We understand that the above mentioned encroachment of our men, upon the enemy's shore, was unauthorised by the commandant, and that he disapproves of it.
Since our last fifteen deserters have crossed over from Prescott. Some have brought over their arms, which are of a very superior quality.
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Domestic News Details
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Ogdensburgh
Event Date
January 20
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our troops returned without loss; enemy's guard retreated; fifteen deserters crossed over from prescott, some with superior arms
Event Details
Seven men from Capt. Kellogg's company of volunteer artillery approached within twenty yards of the opposite shore and were fired upon by the enemy's picket guard; fire was returned and several shots exchanged. The commandant dispatched Lt. Beard with forty riflemen to reinforce. The incursion was unauthorised and disapproved by the commandant.