Smyrna times., 1861-06-20
Progress of the War.

Another brilliant affair, almost rivaling in
Importance that of Phillppa, has occurred in
Western Virginia, at town knawn as Rom
ney, the capital Of Hampshire county. por-
tlon Of TIE Indiana Regim n, under command
OF Col Wallace, matched from Cumberland,
Md, 10 Romney OIL Tuesday, the 1lth INST :,
where body of rebel troops, five hundred
strong, were surprised and cumple ely routed,
n!'sr sharp c,'rH CT, with loss Of several Kill
go Gnd wounded, and number of prisoners
ihe Federal tro"ps captured their camp, equip
age, prOvlsions aud medical Stores aud return.
ed to Cumberland the same day, The ouly cas-
salty among thsm beng one sight wound -
From preparations III the nrIghborhood OF Phil
iiPpa, 1t 10 probable that movement of f, der
al troops Will be nude IN the direction OF Hut.
tonvll e, before long.
The accounts OF the battle Of Great Bethel do
not NHry materially from those already gwen,
on, the details will be found to convey Imprts-
s!oHs VIII CO cOui not be gathered from the first
'.nP.rtrcl tccouuls Il se.us to be a t0Ierabl,
Net sti'Ieu !ac' tia; had not The command TO
retreat b"ta given, the Federal tnrcre wpuId
~ i've or ten mIuutes mere have been N p0A-
session 81 he intTruchments and IN pUreUt Ct
u dylhg foe. II Is stated hat the enemy fear.
lng another attack, hast Iy withdrew 10 York
I""n after lht sctiou carry ~ away their ar
ul"rt aod bu'LlhF The adjacent buIlCings -
MAJ nthEnp he al OF Gen. But.er. who
""s TepGr eI u'Sring, u 10 UUW GsCrTialBcd
""s killed The only movement on The part
OF he FcdCEul lTouBs. siucc The Greal Bethel
dHIiF was TaC0HuOtssnCe IN I rec tr ~ New
port New, ond's cOsumsEd OF Coi. Ia yor -
! It",r is l.ltt daub that there Will be hot work
| IA ihe vicinity soua.
Jrf DsVIs Eas written a letter, Ie answer
~ mlQun ci .lon made - blm by thr Com
m''e!on aP;oin'sl by the Maryland leg pla.
ture. The arch Trbel still en'vr'Iines an per
ne,t desire 10 be :. ct aluEe :" tut IN view 81
tn posilon a,,uui.d by tue Fc1er4l Govern
,t.e"I tow GTrs Tie receArd S.le4, he ID a. =
| q. 10 know how tie suggestion Of he com
"a ssOneT-, that hP sh ,uld suspend all he In
ties until siIsr the meeting of the Fsdr1ui Con
greSs, can bs carried out. HIS c.te and
earGeIi desire, he sSys. s for pa y. hut tie
proposition for peace must come tnn the
Government Of the United Statea. =" VI 4
probably, when II ism position 10 &c =, IL,
terms.
Gov. Jackson, Of LiissourI, las issue a utSc
laGlstIOD which fully exhibits his ,-.r- !,
P2ecIpltate that State mao sece8Gin. II nLt
doubts Of that fact had previously y'sl"I
AIlfT Fecltlng various ect5 OF the J"tH
aalhcritIes naihty.ng the Legislation ~ IT,
State, tuch as taking State troops 1r,eorere
aud putting an embargo on Southern com.
merce, aud recltag the agreement u91Wreu
Gen. Harney 4 Elk Guv. Sterling t'r,cr, witt
the subsequent removal of Harney aad hjs uN u
recent interview with Gen. Lyon, &c, Goy.
Jackson Calls tor 10000 men To be ,rrnt.td ~
STATE troops 10 repel the lnVssOa If tht,Ir SOL
by the United States troops aud drive ihrm "a,
OF The Stale. Tie admits that NJ ssuUr, Is slni
a member of the Unued States, anu thst II l.
not Tor him to dlsluTb that eiatiOn; MT Cen
Vent!on would, at tn" proper tune, cypress lhr
sovereign Will OF the people IN Telt'inn 70 II F;
that IN The meantime it was the uLty Of The people
To obey the Constitutional reqnlTem ats ut b.
UAIed Slat,s Government but he afvI,es them
that their first elegance Is due to u" S,st"
MesutIu.c the Federal troops are ruktug i'm
por'a,t t movements IN he slate, and CIV Jack.
SOU mu II be III hurry with hls fly 'no',s nd
Hcr, CT he WIfbe too late. Gen. INon VIII
Hoon be ~ p0.eessIon OF all the "a i'uads aud
telrgTa phs 10 the State, measures LaN'pp a.
READY been taken to Effect IhIs object Several
arTcBts OF prominent persons Ide ti.d Win
! the secession movement have alr -, tlkc,
pace and u wall not now surprlse 10 nreI
thai Gov. Jack ksOn himself has been ,acrd 10
po,ilon where he will be likely odu ess damug,
, to the cause of the Union.