Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-05
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

ANOLhbh fLuHT IN HhSTBkN VIM
GISiA-GEN NORRIS ATTACKS A Dr.
FISION OF WTsE'S ARMY NEAR BU5- z
ANON. KILLS TWSNTY-THRRE TAXES
TWO HUNDRED PRISONERS AND >ET
ENTf ONE HORSES-MsCLELL EK-
Poets TO CArCH iND FTGRr WISE Ar
LAUREL HILL on THE FDCRTH or
JGLY-THB ENEMY RETREATING Sc
h0hE HIS tMcCLELLAN's) THREE d.
VISIONS, &c, &c
Especial Correspondence Of The star
GRAFTON, Va, July 3-Washisgtcs sis- -
shortly after { closed nv letter to you Of yester
day, We received information Of a considers bic
Eight, at least In ito results, between ten MOI
riss column Of this (McClellsn'sl army and the
enemy commanded by either Henry A. Wise %
Bob Garnett (late Of the L. y. A. In persou ~
took plsoe to the right Of Bucksnon Our
troops engaged were almost entirely Ohiosn.:
the Third and Fourth Regiments that had gone
out by the wsy Of clsrksburg. The oiureu
bringing the news here ssys he could Tot Ie.rn
lat Clsrksburg) whether Wise OF Garnet com
handed the disunionists, who retreated % has-
ly ss possible, with the loss Of twenty-thrre
killed, two hundred prisoners, and seventy ono
horses, that Morris captured. On our side MOI
a man was killed.
The action took place on sunday night That
10, very early Monday morning, presume. suoh
10 the account OF the affair received here, m s.-
fght, continued the pursuit Of the resresting
enemy. We have news from across The country,
that Gen Mcclellan expects TO come up with the
enemy at Laurel Hill to-morrow-the sth A con-
siderable portion Of wise's force 10 posted there.
and a. ia q force will probably by that time be
Joined by the force the Unionists whipped on sun
day night near Buckanon, IL Wise viii venture 10
Eight anywhere, IL will probably be there. He
(Wise) viii do his best to make his men hght, IL
but because, after his usual fashion, on his way
out to this quarter be abused the Virginians who
ran at Philippe recently, most shsmefslly,
Tor Poltoons and towards not once, but In o
dozen impromptu speeches. IL his commands
therefore, continues 70 run after be has selected
bis own ground for battle, his denunciations OF
bis friends engaged at Philippe viii come back
upon him, % that he will be the lang hi ny stock
Of the whole country.
His total force 10 about 10 600 Of whom but
5000 may fairly be called willing enemies Of the
Stars and Stripes; ss they the volunteers be
brought with him up from staunton. The rect
are nearly all men drafted In the Valley, and thus
seemingly forced into the service at the point Of
the bayouet. More than half OF them are doub,
less Union men rather than secessionists AZ heart
The force with which Gen. Mcclellan operstes
consists Il learn to-day on what regard as good
authority of 10 600 men, In three divisions. under
| himself, Brigadier General Morris, Of Ind, and
Brigadier General RoIencrantIs, Of Ohio. The
latter 10 a West Pointer, who graduated az the
head Of his clan, and 10 therefore q thoroughly
educated and competent soldier.
All here are exceedingly anxious to hear Of TO-
morrows expected work somewhere about Laurel
Hill. General Mcclellan. on leaving Clnksbury
with his column, took tie precsution 10 prohibit
| any private dispatches whatever from being sent
by telegraph from that point to prevent the enemy
from by any chance obtaining Intelligence Of his
movements. Everywhere here there are parties
doubtless in secret communication with Wise
and Garnett by express, any OF whom would carry
to them, under whip and spur, whatever news Of
advantage to them they might be able TO pick NJ
This prohibition, Of course, operates TO prevent
US here from promptly learning full Particular Of
McClellan's movements.