New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-08-02
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From western Virginia.

Ru1nors having reached here. says the Ebingdol
Virguian, that the I.ncontes had entered Logan
county, burnt the Courthouse, killed two women,
and committed other depredations, great Uneasi-
ness and excitement exists throughout this and
the adjoining counties. The following extract of
a letter from Mr. NJ. L. Conann, of Ta-ewell Court
house. to & friend in this place, settles the QueB-
ton:
T4zrwr,lt. Co--.r-G-a-=y:. July q. 1851.
Last Tuesday morning a messenger from Nc
Dowell county came to our town with Il report
that the Northern army were in possession OF Lo-
gan Courthouse. Mr.. Clark and myself were DIS
patched forthwith to find out the correctness OF
the report. We had to go to within thirteen miles
of the Courthouse before we could find out
Hhctker the report was true or false. Ot course
il was not as reported. Tie excitement 2!I along
the route vas greater than any one could imagine.
Hen, women and children seemed almost GeIanged.
| But to the news from that section
| When we reached Logan Courthouse, we found
that the enemy had taken Barboulvile, tue county
! scat Of Cabel!, some torty-slI miles from Logan
! Court house. Before doing SO, our forces gave
! them battle. Our number was small. CONSISTING
| Of only three companies, two OF which ony were
! in the fight. The enemy marched unon the place
early in the morning, (6o,clock) winch surprised
| that the enemy was coming, some CONFUSION
among our rlen took place, but for which the loss
| of the enemy would have been much larger. The
| misEap was that, in seilng the guns and shot
their own, which they did not discover until aitel
the first Gre. Our forces took their position upol
@ small hill near a bridge, just in front of thu
| town, and as the forces OF the enemy marched
across the bridge our little force commenced Ernt
upon them. | ought 20 have said before that thei
number was 1900, not quite 200. Our me-
fred three rounds at them, and then retreated i
double quick time. They killed and wounded 10
about l2O of them killed. Strange to say, ou
! loss was nG17' one. Two of our men were slight
!, wounded. was told that, in the retreat tn
Northern Colonel rushed to the top of the hll an
as he RODE down calling upon his men with an oat
other his gun, turned upon the Colonel and she
} him from his horse. The names of the Captain
that commanded men are Mansfield and re
cuson-one from Wayne and the other from Cabel
The Northern forces have possession also
l Wayne Court House and place called SllVe
81 Creek, between the cOurt-houses oi Logan an
l Boone.
We saw gentleman direct from Govcrnc
/, Wise's camp. He represents the Governor IN
very critical condition. His force is only abot
f four thousand, while he is being approached frol
=, three different directions by about ten thousan
Federals. He is calling for troops to come to h
y aid. On our way home we started two companlt
5 from Wyoming, two from Mcdowell, and no
|, learn that two left Buchanan county on Frlda
last | could tell you a great deal more, but W
5, desist. Our militia is called together to-morro'
:; to raise men to march TO the relief of Gov. Wis
| think we will raise about three companies, wi
Ii will start for Charleston On Tuesday morning.