Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-15

Ths following Important aud intsses Ting dis-
path reached the Var Department at 6H m.
yesterday. I'VE take II from the choaieIs Of this
morning:)
I'VE are indebted tc Frederick w. Seward,
Esq Assistant SECRETARY Of State, for copy Of
The following OH cial dispatch received BY Lieut..
Gen. Scott Last evening
BEVERLY, Va July l3 To Col. f. ID. Tours
ssHi The success to day Is all that could de-
sire We captured six brass cannon, Of which one
was rided all their camp equipage and transpor-
taton, even to his cups. The numbe- OF tents
will PROBABLY reach 40, and more than " wa
gons. Their killed and wounded will fully
amount to lSO-at least 100 prisoners, and more
comiG. in constantly. l know already OF ~ OIL
cers ki iAed nd prisontrs-their retreat complete
occupied Beverly BY rapid march. Garnctt
abaalonei his camp early sdis morning, leaving
his camp equipage.
He came withia few miles OF Beverly, but
our rapid march turned him back In great confu-
sioa, and ne Il now retre atias Oh the road to st
George. I nave ordered Gen. Morris to follow
him up closely. have telegraphed for the ID
PennsylvinIa regiment at Cumberland 70 join
Gen. Hill a. Rowlesburg The General is con-
esumatin, all his troops a: Rowlesburg, and cut
OF 0arnet's resreat, OF, II possible, 81. George.
may say We have driven out some ~, 80 troops
strongly enu-nehed, with the los Of IL killed and
IS wounded.
Provision returns were found showing Garne,t's
force To have beea .0,tO0 men. They were East
ern Virsinians, 8eorgiaLs, fennesseeans, and,
think, Carolinians. Tomorrow l can give full
particulars, &c. WI move on Huttonsyiiie to-
morrow, and endeavor to seize the Cheat Noun
tain pzss, where there now but fe ~ troops.
1 hope that Gen. Cox has by this time driven
Wise out Of the Kanawha valley. In that case
shall have accomplished the objsct OF nberat-
Ing Western Virginia. hope tie General will
approve Of my operations.
lS!gned) q. b. McCLELLAN,
Major General Commanding.
Al D. M. last night we received the following
dispatch from q special correspondent at Beverly,
which corresponds, In all is essential part!cu-
Lars, with onacial Information received at the De-
partmeat an hour later:
BEvsRLY, Va, July l3.-9en McClellen's VIC
tory ofto-Aay - complete any on record In the
milis.ry operations OF any county. Gen. Garnett,
sa lssrning Of tho engagement, imprudenily left
his inirsnched camps =. Huttonsviiie with the
mai. boy Of his army, leaving what 10 suPPosrd
70 D put4 Iau camp ko&ko bRefs. DC osovshce0 W
sseees Gen. or Col. fegram, and had advanced to
tha; end to within three miles OF Beverly, when
met by those Of Pegrapl's fying forces who were
fermon In the retreat. A they rushed In among
his troops they created such panic among them
TO make Il pecsssary for him at once to decline
standi ng TO give our pursuing forces battle, and
TO hy himself, in turn He deeampsd, accordingly
In the direction Of ST. Georges, with all possible
haste and In disorder.
Gen. Mccisllaa's pursuitof the main body Of
PsZram's rstresunz force was In the meantime
vigorously pushed, aud on coming up with them
tdishearsened by intelligence that Gen. Garnet.
instead Of carrying out his original purPose Of
covering tn-ir retreat bad himself tarned and
hed with bis whole force Of eight thousand men, }
Pegram promptly made propositions to General
Mcclellan for tae surrender of all that remained
Of bis force; admitting that he had undrea and
any killed. and the rest, except those he offsred
TO sursader, scattered In the woods--God knows
where, 81. t-g s,s..,. rg
Gen Mcclellaa offered 70 treat thefa a ~ fison.
sn 90 war, but expressly stipalsted thaf be could
give ,hon no guarantees whatever concerning the
disposition the Goyaamsnt might eventually
SSsts .. item for hAving taken up afms agains