The Nevada Democrat., 1861-07-30
9rrada democrat.
The Fighting IM Western Virginia.

NesHIH NHk Tia
BkvERLY. Va, July l2.-Yesterday Gen
McClelland olderrd inur regiments. the Slh.
10Th aud 18th lndiana. aud the Is, h Ono,
TO proceed along the llne of the hi Il. south
east Of the enemy's entertainments, to ca,np
''n the Beverly road where il crusses Rel
Mountain, miles east of the enemys posi-
non, with orders 10 advance um Bee, ,rriy
'nd attack The east side Of the wuI ks--GrtI
McClelland beirg prepared 10 as~anlI The
"est side as soon as firing should announce
Ih" commencement Uf the attack.
The capture of the mrn who mistnok the
road through th" eGemys camp for that ol
our troop, placed the enemy in pn,srssun
of the movements. When Gen. Rusencranz
reach d Ba'cry road. at z I'm. alter II
most eXnansling march over the mountains.
he iOund the enemy pust,d on the opposite
Idle vt he rUu e. ulIout 500 slrOnv, with
,MO cdnlI"n. holding slrung position, par
tiaily inItltid d Al engagement immediate
~ took place. AID continued three quarters
nt al hour, when the rphels were tOtnlll
t"uled. with u loss 0i 800 men, Including
Id Officers AID buh cannon. About Is
acre XII d. 75 tell into our hands. aud l5O
others we're taken prisoners. Our irunps
'l,scer drd "A steep clviIy, aud we're gr, at
" rXp"r, Il To The lire Ol the lrhelS. who &C
chprd The opposite hill, aud poured mas
kerry. shot aud she'll upon them.
Gen. ROzencrauz' = COlun ms remained ai
the place uI engagement during The night
Gen. McCIrlland was in posilun with ms
" hole force during ali the afternoon. ready
TO make The assault. but hearing nothing
nothing from the other side except distant
lirlng early IN the morning. he was proceed
Ing 10 plant cannon upon an eminehcr
c0mulahdln- pnsiil0n 0i the rebel 5 camp.
and preparing Ia attack the whole trout The
next day. when II Was aScertaiued that the
cnemy had evacuated the place in the night.
moving towards Laurel Hill. leaving a few
men there sick. aud all their tents, camu
equipage aud wagons.
A rapid march was made By Gen. Nc
Cl' Hand TO Beverly, passing Gen. Roscu-
cranZ 8 column on the road. with instruc.
lions to follow quickly. Al Beverly il was
asc rtaincd that late in the day the rebel
forces al Laurel Hill bad retrealed. moving
towards RUmuey
Our total loss is not more than Il killed
aud 35 wounded.
The following dispatch was received AT
headquarters, at Washington, on the 18th.
from Gen. McCltlland:
BEVERLY. Va. July l2.-The success il
all could desire. We captured six brass
cannon, one Of which is rifed. and the
enemy's camp eqnipage and transporta-
tiOn. The number Of tents will probably
J a.. Hn
! Their killed aud wounded amOuhis 10 l5O
at least. 100 prisoners aud more coming
continually.
Garnett abandoned his camp early this
morning. leaving much Ui his pqnipagp.
| He caine within few miles Of Beverly, bnt
Onr rapid march turned him back in great
confusion. aud he is now Feireating On the
road to ST. George. Gen. Morris is follow
ing him up closely.
! may say we have driven out some 10.
0OO lronps strongly enlrenched, with "a los
Of IL killed aud 35 wounded. Provisions
and returns found here show Garnei''
force to have been 10000 men. They were
East Virginians. GeOrgians, Tennesseeanl
and SOnih CarOinans.
To morrow can give full details Of par.
/ ticuIars. | tust that Gen. Cox has by ihi'
! time driven Gov Wise out Of KanaW
Valley. In that case shall have accom-
pishrd the object Of liberaiing Western
Virginia. hope The General In. Chief will
approve my operations.
G. b. McCLELLAND
In another dispatch from Gen. McClel-
land. dated at Beverly on the 18Th, be
says:
have received proposition from Col
| Pegram for the surrender OF the remnant
of hi- men-say GOO. | shall have nearly
/ 900 prisoners TO take care Of @hen they
come In.
The force nnder Gen. Morris overlook
Gen. Garnett on the 18Th, at Carrck's Ford
where another Gght occurred. in which Gar
nett was killed. The following particulars
are given in dispatch from Franktown
Va, dated July 18th:
A train arrived here this morning. bring
ting the body of Gen. Garnett. late com.
mander Of the r. bel forces in Western Vir.
ginia. The rebels we're pursued from Ian
rel Hill by Gen. Morris's command. CONSIST
ing of the l4lh Ohio and 18th and 9th Indi
ana regiments, at Carrick's Ford, 8 miles