, 1861-07-02


GRAFTON, Va, June q, 1861.
It Is now yer7 apparcrt that the rebels are
moving upon Western Virginia in two col
ty ot Grafton. Their plan may have been
modified, # she report that Wise has gone on
wild Eooee chase into the knnaWha region
10 meet supposed division under Gen. SIC
Gillian be correct. Such change in the pro
gramne would be fatal to Wise, for before ho
fozce the column advancing from staunton
upon Philllppi, it will be utterly cut to pieces,
md cur troops be ready TO perform the same
surgical operation on Wise himself.
But even if the original movement is ad.
nered to, The rebels win never be permitted
to form Junction. They will be taken IN de-
tail and o1sptsed Of rieesmcal. Nor viii the
force now at Laurel Hill he permitted to re
t1sst i the plans Of Mcclellan are promptly
executed. They will be eutfauked aud al
:sckel in The rear by a stronger column than
viii move upon them IL front, ead fight or
surrender be their only altsrnatiye.
TO fall back, aud the Impression gains ground
that thy intend TO risk an attack and light to
the bitter end The Carolinians, GeoTgfans
and Alabamians, who compose considerable
portion Of their force, are hot the men to Ay
Without striking blow. The Carolinians at
Ronnty, when attacked by Wallace's zouaves,
s.tiou 10 encounter Uncle SANS bayonets
than Poftertield's rebels ot Phillippi; aud thst
Caroliuians were there was evident from the
rature OF correspondence lift behind, and
musket On which was~engraVedia rattleanake,
with the legend, Don't tread on me."
As ] write the columns OF the "graud
army are il motion. The attention Of tho
rebels is engaged By advance movements from
Phillippi, which, however, Will avoid coils
ion TIL the fanking column has had time to
come up. Then the whole force at Phh1ippl
will move forward and the conflict commence.
proceed to Phillirpl to-day and # is also re-
ported that General Mcclellan will also ad-
vance to the came Point, and that be will take
co1nmand in person. Brigadier Generl Hill
will remain In command herr, with sufficient
force to hold the poaition and throw forward
Baltimore & Ohio road and the Parkersbusgh
rranch.
CANT EWNu, Va, June -.
General Rosecrans and schIeich's Brjgades
a1e moving towards BuckhannOn. THEY are
eneamped ut Camp Ewing; 16 miles south ol
C1a1ksburg, and will remain several days.
4 scout who slept in Buckhannou lust night
Gags the town Is entirely deserted; rebels took
ali the forage and fell back on their mair
coIumr.
Prospect for fight fading.
McCock's Regiment joined this column this
! morning, lasing marched "a miles yesterday
ALI we'll
| Sir companies, Col Connel1's Seventeenth
| Ohio, Went 10 Weston and Ripley On Thurs
| day, In the vicinity Of Parkersburgh, to rout
The rebels, but round they hsd disappeared
Our. march is through beautiful country
The people are generally enthusiastic for tht
! Union. They received the army enthusiast
cal]y, and fed them generonsly as points o.
the road: One lady, who heard OF CIR ap
! proaeh, baked one hundred 1oaEes Of breat
and gave them to the troops, besidas cooking
Ei1 mcals for the officers last night refusing
compensation. Tle rebels had reported tha
our army were alayiug and destroying Is v
marched; hut Uncle saun's gold and kfndnes
removes such impressions.
Quartermaster Taalmadgo bought 50 hea'
Of cattle from eeceseionist, who expected #
would seize them. He wss thunderatruck a
the kindness with which he was treated. In
few weeks these people Will oil be enthusiast
for the Union. foung virginians are enlis'
Ing rapidly IN our service, and ne have plent
Of zealous scopts. ..t,: T.;