Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-08-14
SUMMARY OF WAR NEWS.

of the doings of Wise in that region. For
cool and wanton atrocity in robbery, THEFT
and destruction of property, his career has no
parallel in modern times. For weeks previous
to his hurried and precipitated retreat, he
kept his guerillas constantly securing and
marauding the counties of kanawha and jack
son, seizing all the cattle and horses of the u
nion men, and pretending to buy them of the
| disunion men, but never paying anybody.
These cattle and horses be sent on to the
east, until there are very few good horses left
IN the counties named. He burned nearly
every bridge in the valley, except the fine
pension bridge across Elk river, which he or
dercd cut down and fired. His order was par
| TALLY prevented by the vigilance of some of
| the citizens. The bridge, however, was so
| weakened as to render it useless. Many of
| the more moderate of the secessionists are as
| bitter towards Wise as the Union men. Many
| talk about shooting him-even some that
were in his army. Many of his followers and
| adherents have left the country, now that he
| has gone; others are ready to swear allegiance,
while others ask to be left alone. They say
that this wanton destruction of property is
| more than they bargained for. Many honora-
! BILE and worthy men have been carried 20 Rich
mond for expressing Union sentiments, some
of whom have large families depending
| them for sustenance. a great amount of suf-
fering must be the result. The most violent
of the rabble secesSonists have gone with
Wise's army, and many of their families are
| in distressed and destitute condition. All
| hands are sick to death of secession. 1t has
| been a terrible thing to them.
AUGUsr 8.-From Missouri we learn that the
cavalry charge heretofore reported was made
| by scouting party sent out to ascertain if the
enemy were approaching, after our troops had
| encamped for the night at Dug Springs. See
| ing regiment of infantry coming along the
| road, the Lieutenant ordered a charge, which
resulted in killing thirty rebels and wounded
| forty. The charge was notiintended by Gen.
Lyon. A large body of the enemy's cavalry
which had taken position on high ground to
| observe our position and strength was dis
persed by few shells from Totten's battery,
wOunding some thirty of them. On Saturday
morning our forces moved forward cautiously,
and on approaching Curran the rebels, to the
number of three thousand. we're seen posted
on hillside southwest of that place. Gen.
| Lyon Immediately formed his army for battle,
and gave order to advance. AS our column
was approaching piece of timber to flank the
enemy, Capt. Du Bois's battery opened a fire
on the rebels, and they retreated in haste. 1t
| Is not known whether any of the enemy were
killed on Saturday. We did not lose a man,
and took several prisoners. General Lyon
| with his forces had fallen back on Springfield,
| having reached there on Monday morning; and
was preparing for vigorous defence. The
| rebels were advancing by four different roads.
Price. Rains and Parsons are said to have 20,
UUU men uuucE tnelE COululaLu duu Dcu NC
Cullough fortyfiye hundred, the latter well
armed and effe ctive troops.
A band of rebels, numbering from 1000 to
200, made attack upon the camp of the
| Union men at Athens, NO., on Monday morn
| ing last, at O'Clock. There was considera-
| BILE amount of arms and ammunition for the
United States troops stored in Athens, under
| guard of the troops composing this camp,
| United States volunteers, numbering about
! three hundred and fifty, under command of
| Captain Moore. The fighting lasted about an
| hour, when the rebels retreated. In the mean
time Captain Moore having been reinforced by
| about one hundred and fifty men from Cen
trala, Iowa, on the opposite side of the river,
gave chase after the rebels for about a mile
and half, killing one of their number, taking
| eighteen prisoners; and capturing thirty lone
horses and two secession flags. Several of the
rebels were wounded in the chase after the
battle, and six or eight rebels were found dead
on the field. In the afternoon the bearer OF a
| rebel flag of truce to the Union camp admitted
| that they carried off fourteen killed. and that
| as many were wounded and missing.
The ravages and outrages of the rebels in
| the part of Fairfax county, Virginia, which
| they have recovered, since the battle of Bull
| Run, almost iucreditable. All the male
residents, regardless of age, who decline to
| enroll themselve es in the rebel army, are seiZ-
ed and sent as prisoners to Manassas or Rich
! mond. Neither age, nor infirmty, nor sex,
| affords any security against insult abuse.
| A resident of Vienna, who exerted himself in
relieving the wounded in the affair near that
| point some weeks ago, and brought the dead
| to Alexandria in his wagon, has been seized
| and imprisoned for his humanity, and his little
| son, only eight years old, is kept prisoner
| in the rebel camp, and not allowed to sec even
| his mother, for having expressed the hope that
| the treatment of his father would be avenged.
| Another flag of truce, born by Captain Jones,
| OF the rebel army, came to lines to-day.
| 1t was met by the scouts of Colonel McCunn's
| brigade, near Alexandria, and received by the
Commander of the brigade. The bearer of
| the flag brought also about three hundred
| letters from the Union prisoners at Richmond
and Manassas to their friends here. They
state that they are closely guarded, but are
kindly treated. The valuables taken from the
body of Colonel Cameron, including his watch,
signet ring and daguerreotypes of his wife and
daughter, were also brought to Colonel McCunn
with the information that the grave of Colonel
Cameron had been carefully marked, so that
his friends may eventually recover the body.
AUGUST champion has been burned by
Gen. Magruder in his advance with the rebel
forces. Scouts and fugitiyes yesterday morn
ing brought word of the approach of large
Confederate force from Yorktown. These rn-
mors were confirmed at p. M. by +. A. Ma |
hew, native of Maine, but resident of Geor-
gia until impressed into service, who furnish |
ed an account of the expedition. Mr.. Mathew
has been stationed at YORKTOWN since the lst |
of June. On Friday last Colonel (now Gen. |
Magruder left yorktown with force of 900 |
men, including 200 cavalry and pieces of ar
tillary. Part of the troops were from Will |
liamsburg. On Monday night they encamped |
at Great Bethel which had been completely !
deserted. On Tuesday night they advanced |
towards Hampton and at noon took up posi- |