The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-12
Northwcstsrn Virginia Hew Affairs are
faa ys4 Re ported North.


The Philadelphia North American has this
summary OF the progress OF events in West.
ern Virginia 50 ss.
"From various sources we are In poss ass,on
of late and interesting Information f-o,a West
ern Virginia, which goes 20 show that the d..
lay % our operations there haG resulted very
unfortunately in largo gathering Of rebel
forces which viii render 1t necessary 10 fight
s. severe battle 70 get r!d o. them. ~ the
oa1ap beyond Phillippi the rebel army num-
bera at least ,oCo men, variously armed, en-
t-ercned rpcc h.E, defended oy Ave pieces
OF artillery, ana having about six hundred
cavalry. OF their cannon, tive ere ia a nnasx-
ed battery. Gov. Wise, though not vita them
at the date OF oar adviceS, was expected.
Each side has seeu Tnadltatiag and preparing
strongly 1c9 si1s purpose, until 1t ia now ad-
mittec that instead of a skjrmish, there will
DC a hard battle.
Col. Mcclellan has besn Teo?ganizing his
scott service, having found his scouts green
bands, VTho weTa DO h careless and uselsss.--
To remedy this ne hes selected O. number of
picked men, and organized the11 into q coEn-
pany regularly under instruction, Among
has serTe0 is :. SCOTT "a several 0. our Enc az
wars. Governor P,erpont has arpoin ted
OBJ Kelly 70 the command Of ths Virginia
br gade OF volunteers. Ps;gadiers Generals
Hill, Morris and Scleieh ere also on the ground
in command Of the Western troops, SO that
al tho brigados will be fully organized. Two
reg n;erts c. Indiana troops have left India
napoiis, and two regiments Of Ohio troops
hare lett Damp Danni5on 20 join McCIellan's
corps. Each regiment lag 4 aorpr OF sharp.
shooters, two pieces of artillery fifteen days
rations, l%o 800 rounds of cartridges, and 200
rounds OF shcfs al1 E.lsil fer tls artillery. q
"a fshiilipp, Gen. Morris is in command oE
cur troop3, Ger EIoCleIian moving with the
cl,rks5ars column. The rebel lines stretch
from Laurel HUI 70 nuttonsy,iie ahd tne
Ohaa: Mountain Gaps. IuiIleu.;.se @c S.on BE-
ing requisite, Gen. Mcclellan has begun mis-
movements hy posting detachr-.ea. IS IA various
directions with = view 10 cr3ZroaudinS the en-
envy, VINO 20 a.citi this has retired to tha po-
sition aho"o stated, presea ting Only tho .roct
OF Ris lines 10 al attack, his rear rest.ne on
the mountain passes TO keep open h;e retreat.
AZ Grafton the Kansas Arsiierv &ad sao
Cl,.o Skin ReGiu1oG3 mad arrived, and also a.
troop o. horse .ToI2 Washington county, Pa,
rrvnhaving eighty men, who were mustered a.
once into the United S:a.s5 service. They
are an aaia- bodied, hearty locking corp9.-
Gen. Mcclellan uses the telegraph in his op-
erations uy establishing tenn porary lines ne
tweeE his sct.l.e-ed oesacaments. The
troor5 On cur eide have not htsn idle.
az is supposed. On Saturday last two oh!o
an. $50 Irisia. E2g..acDtE, C!!.i: Capt. 1io:ss-
Yais battery ot six pieces and twenty -seven
Chicago dragons, advanced from Phill,ppi 20
Ruokhannon, v : o.. sle Tene;s posted tnere
Immediately GsG. Oar 1o-oes occupied the
place s.1 once, Ind Gen. Mcclellan was ex.
pected 20 arrive there OF Tueaday n!yat. On
Ihe san.s day Gen. T Ter, with another bpdy
OF our troops, toon " ee toE, ana seized 90, Coo
hin gold belonging &C tGo rebels. He also can
tured Eve prisoners, among whom was Inc
rebel paymaster, " 20 had this money 10 pay
the re bel troO.e With. Since the United Ste tss
fofc6a reached Ciarkahurg company os cev-
airy and one OF infantry had been formed
there fo- United States service.
The UiarxsDurg column numbers ten thou
sand men, lno11 the immediate diree tion Ci
Cen. Mcclellan. It was the vanguard of
this body which eached rts1cklannon. 1t is
narcuiuG is.1..-Et The Ienef army ..s Laurel
Eni, bat is dsiaved by the want CT cavalry,
and by the non acriTal OF COX, 900 rat:ons,
which had been expected. 4 battle was an
ticipatea Oh the kth. 4 strong column IL con
centre ting NJ Phiilirpi, under Gs!.. Morris.
= -C 6iG1cult 70 explain +hN movements OF
Ge2. Mcclellan & whole 2.Tcy. as laany O.
the places where they bait are not 90. down
IL. .hc MAPS.