Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-27
Glorious News from the Wise LtgiOn..-
Brilliant Victory.
Prom the Richmond Enquirer, July 81.

From the Richmond Enquirer, July 81
Dr. NJ. A. Pellen. Medical Director of the Wise
Legion, arrived in this city last night direct from
the seat of war in the Kanawha valley, and brings
some cheering intelligence of the movements of our
gallant troops in that section.
Ga Wednesday last detachment of our troops,
numbering two hundred, was stationed at an out
post SearCey Creek sixteen miles below Charles
ton. They were attacked, during the day, by d.
vision of Ohio and Indiana troops, twenty-eight
hundred strongJ and though assault was vigor>
GUS our men held the post for two hours when they
received reinforcement of four hundred men. At
this time delivered q couple of rounds of chain
shot into the ranks of the invaders which wound up
the fight
The battle was fought in an open field; our men
unprotected by anything their arms AMI irwin
csbe spirit.
The result of the engagement was loss on our
side of three men killed, and one slightly wounded;
while at the lowest estimate, one hundred and sew
enty- five of the invaders were made to bite the
dust. We also captured two Colonels, two Lieut..
ColOnels, three Captains and Major, and about for
ty prisoners, among them, Mr.. Roberts, member
Of the Wheeling Convention, and the special cOrres>
pendent of the Cincinnati Commercial, who was
caught in hollow tree, with his report already
written out of the brilliant victory they just
going but didn't happen TO gain, owing to the inter-
feTeaCe Of our troops.
The captured officers are now at the White Sui
phur Springs, on their Way to Richmond.
ANOTHER BRILLIANT FEAT.
most gallant achievement was performed the
day before in the same section by eighty-two
dragons under command of the intrepid Colonel
Clarkson, laid to Gen. Wise) while on a scouting
expedition. Dividing his command into two equal
parties, he took the command of one himself and
assigned the other to Captain Brock, of the Rock
bridge Cavalry. Advancing upon body of the
enemy by the direct road, he sent Captain Brock
around the hill.
The enemy discovered Colonel Clarkson, when
two hundred yards distant, and they retreated RAJ
pidiy up the hill, followed by the gallant Colonel.
The enemy lost seven killed in their retreat. Capt.
Brock attempted to charge upon the other side of
the HILL but It was too precpte TO allow it. Colonel
CarksOn, in the meantime, discovered that the re-
treating party falling back a camp of fifteen
hundred men, notwithstanding which he continued
the charge, and at the head of his noble little band
rushed through the startled camp like whirlwind
firing right and left into their ranks killing eighteen
or twenty, woundlng perhaps as many more, and
before the enemy could collect their scattered SEN
SEES efecte6a retreat single file. down the HILL with
out the loss of single man. and but horse killed
and another wounded Some of our men, it is said
actually snstched the guns from two three of the
Yankees before they could shoot. The escape of
the command is almost miraculous, several patOOns
having fired at them. The enemy had two pieces
Of artillery. They had trained them upon Captain
Brooks cOmmnnd but while in the very act of firing
both gunners were killed by one of Capt. II g men,
armed with double barrelled shot gun.
In the battle at Scarey creek, Col. Anderson, of
Nicaraguan DOtOriety commanded battalion of two
companies from Abemarle