Worcester daily spy., 1861-07-09

they responded In the long roll with a
snout OF eXultation, and marched at quick
step All night, keeping pace with rapid walk
ing dragOon horses, and no strogglers ,vara Ieft
oy lhe wayslde. Most of them wete obigad
TO wait until 10 o'clock for breakfast. and stood
III drenchlng rain hours before their camn
could be selected The distance is cnlIeG
twelve miles, but the Virginians dun't
Include mountains in the measurement =
II was ut least equal to fifteen Ohio miles
The men carried knapsacks and one davis ra
tons That is to say, they were ordered TO
carry rations, but the Indiana boys generally
neglected it. They suffered the penalty. The
brigade is scattered in pretty encanpments in
and about town. McCook's ninth Ohio is nj
the post of honor in advance, and his skirmish.
ers have already secuted the country five miles
beyond.
Last night detachment of fifteen of Bar.
ker's Dragons, under command OF Lieut. Os.
borne, secured the country some seven miles
up Buckhannon river, and near the residence
OF George Summers, notorious rebel. They
stumbled into camp OF secessioniSts who
were too strong for them, and they deemed it
prudent to retire. AT two o'clock this morn
ing Lieut.. HogeIand and Lieut.. Shortle, of the
tenth Indiana, went to French Creek with six
ty picked men, to capture nest of secession
lists reported to have been depredating in that
region. They have not yet returned. Other
scouting parties will be sent out to day and to-
night, to scour the entire country, SO that Up.
shur county will soon be delivered from rebel
terror. The people assist our operations zeal
ously, and there is no difficulty in procuring
competent guides
Col Connell, of the seventeenth Ohio, and
detachment of his regiment, had little
| skirmish at Petroleum. below ClaI aIksburg on
ca nI,. lie
command, but two rebels were killed, and
some prisoners and arms were taken. Colonel
Tylor, of the seventh Ohio, is occupying Wes-
ton some thirty miles below Clarksburg.
The march to Buckhannon at night was de-
| signed to surprise the enemy-not to take
| them, because the general was informed that
the rebels had retrealCd. 1t was however, a
fortunate step for Buckhannon, since the Ieb
els had determined to repossess it the day we
marched in, and had threatened to destroy it
if they were compelled to retreat
The expedition was ordered by Gen. McClel-
Ian, and was promptly executed by Gen.
Rosecrans. | think Buckhannon will be Nc
Clelan's headquarters Tor some time. He has
| not arrived, but is expected Schleichs brig.
ade staid at Camp Ewing last night, and will
march here to day. There are no large bodies
Of rebels nearer than Beverly, and we do not
know how strong they are at that point Gen.
| Robert Garnett commands them. 1t is said
they are entrenched in strong position. a
masked battery was reported eight miles above
here, on the Beverly road but it is ascertained
thar the report is untrue.
The rebel position at Beelngton is very
strong. On bench extending from the side
of Laurel Hill, they have constructed bomb
proof reboubt of logs, and on the left flank
they have three long rifle pits a regiment OF
Georgians, l,0l6 men, well armed with U. S.
musketS, defend the Tort, and a force of about
1000 Virginans defend .hc rifle pits. -Four
old fashioned iron cannon, commanding the
front and side approaches, are mounted in the
fort, two OF them commanding the Philippi
road. The timber in front of their position a
half mile square has been felled, so that the
country, excepting the roads which are emf.
laded by their pieces, is almost impossible.
But the enemy can be starved out. The oc,
cupation of Beverly will do the business. 1t
is said the enemy will make stand at the lat
ter point, but nobody believes they will fight
this side of the Cheat Mountain Pass. Itwas
reported yesterday that Gen. Wise is at
Charleston, on the Kanawha, with 1000 men
"a telegram" The rumor, if true, would
be delightful. The Wise would in that event
be foolishly taken.
Our next movement will be toward Bever
ly. 1t may be at midnight tonight, or it may
be week hence.