Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-07-11
Another Fight in Western Wiz.
So sini;l.

The Star of this evening has special
correspondence from Grafton, dated July
3, which says that battle was fought at
Buckanon, Upshar couaty, on Sunday
night, and that the rebels were routed
The report seems 10 be true, for the same
paper has later special which confirms
The first in most part. The correspond.
ent says:
s. Shortly after closed my letter to you
ofyesterdav, We received information of a
considerable fight, at least in its results,
between General Morris column of this
{McClellans) army aud the enemy, COM
manded by either Henry A. Wise or Bob
Garnett, (nte o. the United States army,)
in person. 1t took place to the right of
Buckanon. Our troops engaged were al
most entirely Ohioans: the Third and
Fourth regiments, that had gone out by
5he way Of Clarksburg. The citizen
bringing the news here says lie could not
learn (at Clarksburg) wh.iher Wise or
.Garneit commanded the Disunionists, who
retreated as hastily as. possible, with the
loss of twenty-three killed, two hundred
prisoners, and seventy-one horses that Nor
ris captured On our side not man was
killed.
The action took place on Sunday night
that is, very early Monday morning, l
presume, Suchis the account of the af
fair received here, as explained above
Our troops, immediately after the flight,
continued the pursuit of the relreatiDg en-
envy. We lave from across the coun-
try, that Gen. Mcclellan expects to come
up with the enemy at Laurel Hill to- NOR
row--the 9TH. A considerable portion of
aWise's force is posted there; and as that
force will probably by that time be Joined
by the force the Unionists whipped on Sun
day night near Buckanon, if Wise will yen-
sture to fight anywhere. it will probably be
there. He (Wise) will do his le t to make
his men fight, if but because. after his u
ssual fashion, on his way out to this quar-
ter he abused the Virginians who rau at
Pbillippi recently, most shanefully, for
poitroons and towards; not once, but in
dozen ;,upromptu speeches. Ii his COM
maud confines 10 run after he has select
ed his own ground for batile. Lis denun-
CATIONS Of bis friends engaged at Phillip
pi will come back upon I'm, SO that he
will be the laughing g-stock OF !he whole
country 8 ; q - y
His total force is about 10000, OF whom
but 5000 nay fairly be called willing enc
mies of the Stars aud Stripes, as they are
the volunteers he brought with him from
Siaunton. The rest ars nearly all men
drafted in the Valley, and thus seemingly
forced inlo the service at the point Of the
bayonet. More than half 6f them are
doubtless Union men, rather than Seces-
.sionisis, at heart. The force with which
Gen. McClellanopeFates eonsists( learn to-
day, on what regard as good authority
Of 10000 mep, in three divisions, under
himself, Brigadier General Morris,of ndi-
ana, and Brigadier General Rosencran,z,
of Ohio. The latter is West Pointer,
who graduated at the head Of bis class,
and is therefore a thoroughly educated
snd competent soldier. -
All here are exceedingly anxious to hear
of tomorows expected work somewhere
about Laurel Hill. General Mcclellan. on
leaving Clarksburg with his column, took
the precaution to prohibit any private de.
cpatches whatever from being sent by tel
egrsph from that point, to prevent the enc
my from BY any chance obtaining intelIi.
gence OF bis movements. Everywhere here
there are parties doubtless in secret cores.
popdence with Wise and Garnet by express,
any of whom would carry to them, under
whip and spur, whatever news of advantage
to them they might be able to pick up. This
prohibition, of course, operates to prevent
us here from promptly learning full partic-
slars Of McClellan's movements.