Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-10

rHE oAnEPAEGN N vIRGINIA.
DETAILS OF THE BATTLE NEAR wILLIAlTsroET.
From the Richmond Dispatch, July G..


DETAILS OF THE BATTLE NEAR wILLIAlTsPoET
From the Richmond Dispatch, July G.
Several persons present the recent engagements
near MartnsbIrg cencur, substantially, in the fol-
lowing accounts;
On Tuesday last the Yankee forces, numbering
near 10000, while approaching Martinsburg were
met by Col Jackson's advance, consisting Of pOr
ton of Col. Harpers Regiment from Augusta cOun-
| ty, about zoo strong, and a squadron Of cavalry
under Col Stewart. The Federal forces, excepting
Sherman's boosted battery, occupied forest. The
Confederate troops advanced, under the protection
of a rail fence, to within three hundred yards of
the enemy. Col. Stuart, with Capt Patrick's COM
pany of Cavalry from Augusta, opened the engage
ment by capturing The van OF the enemy consisting
Ofa entire company of Pennsy lvansns; sharp mr.
ing was kept ap for an hour and half between the
main bodies with loss to the enemy estimated at
the minimum of c. killed. IS wounded, and So pri-
soners; when the firing ceased, and Colonel Jackson
fell back slowly to stronger position bearer Mar
tinsburg, with loss on his SIDE OF three killed and
five wounded.
Gen. Johnston, being notified, advanced from Win
chester with Lis forces and reliable reports roceiY
ed yesterday say, that in conjunction with Col.
Jacksons force, he three several times repulsed the
attacks of Gen. Patterson's entire army of about
10000 men, and drove him into Martnsburg. Gen.
Johnston has since succeeded in throwing his army
between Gen. Patterson and the Potomac, thus cut
ting off retreats while reinforcements are constant
" arriving from Be2uregards camp at Manassas In
ture if not capture, of the entire Hessian force,
which may God grant.
FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA.
A correspondent of the Richmond Dispatch writes
from Laurel Hill Camp, Barbour county, Va, on
the 3Oth ult., as follows
The enemy is still holding PhIllippi, with force
of about 5000. The scouting parties of the two
forces frequently meet upon the Paramount and
: Beverly turnpike, and several small fights have
come off our party always getting the better of the
scrimmages, and have captured some dozen of the
enemy, several horses, and killed four or five of
their men, and have not as yet lost single man.
The Northern troops are daily committing out
RACES which would disgrace ssvages. Females have
been outraged, houses plundered, and women aad
children driven from their homes Yesterday with
out provocation they shot Mr. Banks Corlin of Har-
rison county, because he was a Secessionist, and
burned the barn and farm house of Peter B. Right
err of Marion county, after having plundered 1t of
all its effects.
The Union men" seem to vic with the Yankees
in their atrocities. heavy retribution awaits
them Last week a body of the enemy left Fair
mout for Coon's Run in Marion county to arrest
Secessionists, when the Secessionists waylaid
them, fred upon them, killed four and wounded
others. The enemy fed, swearing vengeance.
Would to God the people of Western Virginia
would wage guerrilla warfare against this das>
tardly and savage foe. Every aboItionist should
be made to feel the vengeance of an outraged peO-
pie.
On Saturday last, Col. Heck, commanding the
forces at Rich Mountain, entered the town of Bu-
chanan. in Upshur county, with 500 men, seized up
on some provisions which the traitoroHs Union"
knaves had gathered for the enemy, and captured
two of the most villainous of the traitors. They
win be sent to Stauntcn for trial as traitors to the