The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-07-18
PARTICULARS OF THE BATTLE
AT RICH MOUNTAIN.
TOTAL ROUTE OF THE REBELS.
General IcGellan Rushes on to Laurel
HILL ReJls retreat as he ApprOaches-
lie FoHows them up.

General lLc C2ellam RusheS on TO Laurel
Ha- ReJels ret,eat as he ApprOaches-
He FoHows them up.
BEVERLY, Va, July Yesterday
morning Gen. Mcclellan ordered four
regiments, the 9th. 10th and 18Th Indiana
Volunteers. and the 18th Ohio to proceed
along the line of the hills southeast Of the
hi Is southeast of the enemy's entrenched
camp to the Beverly road, where it eros
ses RicE Mountain, two miles east OF the
enemy's position, with orders to advance
along the Beverly road, and attack the
asst side Of the works-Gen. Mcclellan
being prepared to assault the west side as
soon as the firing should announce the
commencement Of the attack.
The capture ofa courier, who mistook
the road through the enemy'S camp for
hat Of our troops, placed the enemy IN
possession of the movement,
When Gen. Rosecrans reached the Bev'
erly road at 2 o'clock P. NJ, after a most
exhaustng march oyer the mountains. he
found the enemy posted upon the opposite
side of the road, about 600 strong, with
two cannons, holding strong position,
partially fortified,
An engagement instantly took place
and continued three quarters OF an hour,
when the rebels were totally routed, with
loss of 300 men. including 10 officer:
and both cannon. About rs killed and
rs wounded fell into our hands, and 15C
other prisoners.
The read was between two hills-oul
troops descending steep declivity. were
greatly exposed TO the fire of the rebels
who occupied the opposite hill and pour
ed musketry shot aud shell upon them.
Gen. Rosecran's column remained a
the place of engagement during the night
Gen. Mcclellan was in position witl
his Whole force during the whole after
noon. ready to make the assault, bu
heard nothing from the other column ex
cepl distant firing,
Early in the morning he was proceed
ing to plant cannon upon an cminenc
commanding a portion Of the rebel cam
and preparing to attack the whole nest il
front, when it was ascertained that tn
enemy had evacuated the place duriu,
the night, moving toward Laurel Hill
leaving few men, then sick at theirtent
cannon. camp equipage and transporta
} ton. A rapid march was then made b.
Gen. Mcclellan 10 Beverly, passing Gen
| Rosecran's column on the road, with in
struclions TO follow quickly.
At Beverly it was ascerlaincd that lat
q in the day the rebel forces at Laurel Hi
! had relrcated moving toward Romney.
Our total loss is not more than eleve
, killed and thirty-fve wounded.
. The above report is approved by Ger
, eral Mcclellan.
Gen. McCieiian's Official Report.
WAsnrSoToN, July 13.--The foilowin
dispatch was received to-day at head
quarters, from Gen. Mcclellan;
BEVERLY, Saturday, July 3--Th
success to- day is all could desire. W
. captured six brass cannon, Of which OF
Q is riaed. and all the enemys camp cqul
o ags and transportation. The number
II tents will probably reach goo, and mo
: than 60 wagons. Their killed and woun'
J. ed amount to fully l5O, and at least Il
u prisoners. and more coming in constan
9 ly. l know already of 10 officers kIlC
Il and prisoners, Their retreat was con
+ plete. occupied Beverly by a rap
s march. Garnett abandoned his can
c early this morning leaving much of h
cquipage. He came witkin few mill
J, Of Beverly, but our rapid march turnC
him back in great confusion, and he
r now retrealing on the road to ST. Georg
@ General Morris is to follow him up clos
u ly.
70 al have ,elegraphed to the two Pen
n sylvania regiments at Cumberland to jo
l. General Hill at Rowlssburg. The &c
D, era is concentrating all his troops
ID Rowlesburg, and will Gu. off Garnett
retreat near to West Union or, If possib
,r at st. George.
-, % 81 may say that VIC have driven o
20 10 some 1000 troops, strongly entronchc
:, ~ with less Of II killed and 35 wounde
y Provision returns found here show Ga
=, nctt's force 10 have been 10000 me
~ ~ They were Eastern Virginians, Georgia
y" ~ Tennesseaans, and think Caroliniar
'S ,s To morrow can give full details as
:, prisoners. &c. trust that General G
M M has. by this time, driven Governor Wi
- - out of the Kanawha Valley. In Il
II case shall have accomplished tho Obit
~ y" OF liberating Western Virginia. ho
II tie General iu chief will approve of I
4. operations.
ISimnnhl G. B. MCCLELLAN.