Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-21

WAR NEWS AT RICHNOND-IhE NJ AVhSS VI HE
HOUR.
F,om tt Richmond Enquirer, July Is.
We have made diligent inquiries in various quar-
ters and consulted every source of information at
hand to obtain reliable intelligence concerning the
recent battles in the Northwest We regret to say
however that the narration Of facts is so conflicting
regarding details that the community must still re-
main befogged.
We have before US enough to indicate that the
army under Gen Garnett retreated eastwardly IN
good order, the force being so disposed, and the
rear so well protected that the Federallsts found 1t
impossible to bring their small arms to bear upon
them. Our western dispatches state that twenty
only were killed Concerning the death OF Gen.
Garnett, reports more conflicting than IN regard
20 any other feature of the disaster, and we leave
the public TO draw their own conclusions from the
dispatches published.
The peint to which our army is retreahlg is
subject of doubt 1t may halt among the q untains
to receive reinfOrcements, or 1t may, which IS not
improbable, fall back upon Winchester ant support
Gen. Johnston.
la rtferencs to Colonel Pegram, little i known
additional TO that which has been already pU Oshed
Personally he is said, by Mr.. Nat. Tyler, letter
70 Mrs. Pegram. to have been safe after tn battle
of Rich Mountain, butthe same letter state that he
subsequently Joined the command OF Gen. Carnett,
and Consequently was with HIM IN his engs ienent.
Late reports cOrrobOrate the statement mat his
command was considerably cut up, but to what eN-
tent does not appear.
MANY who were missing Immediately a.ter the
battle. have since re-JOlIe1 their ftSlecLl'. CoHpd-
MES at Monterey. As information is so imperfect
concerning individuals prefer to walt u I'll fur
Their advces are received before giving currency 20
any of the rumors in circulation as to those who
are killed and wounded, beyond the lie" hoIhes
mentioned in another place.
TypoRTANT RUNoRs-We were, last eveing favor
ed with the perusal OF q letter from gentleman OF
the Confederate army OF high character dated Mon
terey July Is, stating, as the report then prevalent
there that Col. Heck. with about 900 men, had
made his way to Gen. Garnett who was reported TO
be on his retreat through Pendleton, anu Was soon
expected at Monterey.
fbe writer does not mention the report Of Gen.
Garnett's death Respecting Col Pegram, ne VIII
Ter saws ''some of his men, who have made their
way to this place. think he has escaped. others
think he has fallen INTO the hands of the enemy"
The writer further says that Mcclellan accord
ing to report rapidly advancing across the noun
tain-that he had already cCme within the neigh
bOrhCOd of Greenbrer river.
From the Richmond Wing, July l6.
We continue to receive exciting details of the
fight at Rich Mountain. A drawer battle was never
fought "The 800" repulsed the thousands OF the
enemy three times: and only when overpowered by
numbers did the Survivors yield their position. Ii
was the Powhatan Rlles-nOt the buckingham
Company which suffered the most The gallant
Captain Skipwith. was killed, and all of his men
killed or captured excedt l3-unless some escaped,
who have not yet reported.
We fear the first report, which represented capt.
Irving aud most of his officers TO be killed, Is true
by Tory Sharp Shooters, who were behind trees
The Ohio Yankees did but little execution.
The report of Gen. GArneet's death Is not con-
frmed; though we fear it is true.
The fate Of Col. Pegram and three or four com
panies of his regiment is uncertain. MAJOR lyIOr
who followed Col. Scott parted with Col T. some
time after the battle. who set out to reJoIn Gen.
Garnetr at Laurel Hill. Whether he succeeded in
reaching him we know not. Neither have we been
able to ascertain what companies were with him.
Major Reager, with part Of Hecks regiment, has
ioned our forces at Monterey.
From other quarters: 1t Is reported that General
Patterson began his advance on Gen. Johnston Mon
day We know nothing of the truth OF the report.
il is also reported, that the old traitor, Scott,
spent Tuesday night at Alexandria; and that yester
dav he advanced his columns towards Fairfax
From the RsLmond Dispatch, July L.
We deepIv symDathize with the thousands o.
anxious and aching hearts throughout the South, II
view of the rumOrs which come to Us on The swirl
wings of the telegraph, and those that are con
veyed to US by passengers who nave feacheu oul
civ from the neighborhOOd of the recent conflicts
We regret that we have not the means OF satisfy
ing the anxious inquiries of the friends and reia
tives of those who were believed to be engaged Il
the recent conflict of arms in the mountain region
of our State. We have diligently inquired for par
tculars and can only obtain unsatisfactory reports
Some to whom have applied, and who ought L
know the facts, for they have reached here iron
the neighborhood Of Rich Mountain, assure US ina
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som, assure us that Gen. Garnett was killed. an
others positively state that there Is not word c
rruth in the statement.
The same vexed uncertain and unsatsiactor
reports reach US in relation TO the fight at Rlc
Mountain and we are compelled TO come to tn
conclusion that if anything reliable Is known IN r.
gard to the recent fights, it Is so much confused
nntouuded rumOrs that it Is impossible Tor us !
detyr rhine what is true and what is false.
4 gentleman, member of the Powhatt9n klle
engaged in the recent fight at Rich Mountain, state
that only % of that corps escaped alive Anon
those killed, attached to that company, was Lieu
John Dorsett formerly mail agent on the DanvlI
route.
We understand from gentleman who eft VIII
chester on Tuesday night, that Patterson nad a.
vauCed from Msrtnsburg, and was W. h.n lot
miles of Winchester. Gen. Johnston was .nucip
tim, an early attack, and troops were eager
meet them and, in fact, sent up shout ate shout
,okan of their JOY at the prospect OF striking bio
Tor their loved South.
There is also no doubt that the ball has 5ened
Fairfax Court House, fourteen miles from AleNa
dFia and thirteen from Manassas.
1t is said that Gen. Scott commands IN arson
Alexandra.
IRON WESTERN vIRGrNIA-THE FIRST GEORGIA RI
MENr-FoUR COMPANIES SCEEENDERto.
Telegraphed to the Augusta papers.
RICHMOND July lS.-Oficial communicable
state that the Georgia Regiment covered I.-nlsei'
with glory. Another authority states tdat 10
Georgia companies under Captains Crump, Eve
Williams Tor Wilkins.) and Pinckard, urrender'
and that Garnett is dead.
The companies which, according to t abo
dispatch. have surrendered, the toWln
Walker Light Iaianuy, Capt. Crump, ot ugus
sQuitman Guards, pit. pInkard, Oh Forsyt Sou
ern Guards, Capt Wilkins, of Columbus; Southe
Independents Capt. Evans Of BAinbridgel
LATER-RICHMOND. July lS.-IG z. Nv.
Stsrke the aid Of General Garnet, and who was W
aim when he fell, says that in the fight Garnet