Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-22


1onissrs who participated In the spirited ind spocese
full seton at Hnpers Ferry last Wednesday under ool
Turner As By, report to the Enquirer that the hsht
which began early In the leg, continued, win
varying rssri e. until the Aerr oOn when the Yankees
vee drsen eutIr,l from their and finally
Acgoss the Potomac leaving Bolivar and Harp RS Ferry
10 possession OF our troops. The enemy, who NUMBER
ed 500 men, comprised detSCtmsnts OF Massachusetts
Minnesota, and Pennsylvania regiments. The Alnne'o
.ians did the chlf Of the citing and are said 10
ave borne themselves gAAnr Our oSn force numbered
only about 600 men, the greater portion oil whom were
raw militia The latter sced With great bravery, meet
ing the Yankees fairly with the bsyonet and mpetaous
IN driving them from the Geld. Subsequent to their re-
treat the enemy planted some cannon on the haryAoa
aeghts and fred into our forces which were then st
toned at Bolivar but without Cct Tie EHoTn los, oil
the enemy Is nineteen killed that number having been
counted upon the ID Il Is probable, however, that
much larger number we're slain Two were taken pr s.
orers together with ifs tories who were acting IN coz
cert with them. Our own loss was one killed. man
named mper, belonging to the Shenandoah militia
and ten wounded two of them MORALLY, it is supposed
Daring the action the axle Of of our guns broke
and Col Ashby, having no horses to draw away the
tlece ordered il to be securely spiked.
Accounts from late Cincinnati papers, which viii be
found in our columns give insight into the condi-
ton of affairs in North Western Virginia. We arc led
10 infer that Garlic Co. are having anything but an
EASY time The true Vgnisns Of that region scorn 10
acknowledge the bogus government at Wheeling or 70
hold any terms slh the tories aud traitors who do we
learn n the same source that the Yankees under Rose
C ans after bGvpg desoated the rich valley Of the
K,uaUha, are now trying to get safely ou.. Lncolns
uiscreans make desert wherever they 90, aud IBIS
h,v call srording protection the protection OF be-
niicent and paternal government WAls Rosecrans Is
thus seeking TO get away Gen. Floyd pushing on down
the south side of the KanAwhs with the hope Of Inter
osptipg i'm. We hope soon to hear that he has come
| up with him. aud cut bis rsf CANT fins to piece
With all the boosted abundance Of the North, us
money and factories, and s access to the CONNER
cia marts Of the world it appears from proclamation
of the Governor Of Ohio that the "paternal Govern
neut" ia unable to supply It's troops with blankets
clothing a., for the winter, aud the people have
90 b, appealed TO- to dspossess themselves OF these
pecess,s 10 order TO keep their beggsry troops from
freezing. II the mereenaries are not better cared
for there will be a general stampede before Christmas
TIE New York RSrld complains that the London our
l3 llbit the most oeulgneu pr Juices auu
as to what ia occurring at the seat of var As these
journals get al their Information from Northern news
oapsys the RrGlds statement convinces US that the
London j,uruals have found ont what p'odgiouS liars
their Y4rkes contemporaries are and that they have
aiop,od the prudent plan Of not BELIEVING anything r''
oOTtcd BY them Thil IS very WE'LL for the world never
saw more mousrous slsehoods Than load down the col
| upns of n a Herald and us fellows.
reformation from the army Of the Potomac yesterday
presented no new phase 10 matters there Our forces
hold strong positions at and about CenreviIe. The army
md not occupied Fairfax q nor were there any ndi
crious Of disposition on their part to advance
lis believed that important Information yrs received
By the authorities here yesterday from Gen. sagruder
aud our readers reed not be surprised II intelligence
reaches them very Of stirring events on the Pen
/ sula.
letter was received Ia tbs CITY yesterday, from
" ior Of Arlery near yorktown, making mention Of
;ht last Friday, in the vicri Of Newport News, II
~hichlour csi VAS ten CT twelve men, and the enemy
,iz'y OtbeS information though from the same guar
er aves US in doubt Of the CORRECTNESS Of the account