Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-07-22
THE cLExvILLE AFFAIR.
something About Matters aud ThinEs
Generally ia that section.

wv "eNf.N' W. IODheit OF lue / Ill DpfO.
marched in and took posszssioniwlgh four
companies OF bis command on this morn
ing two weeks agO. Col. Come! left this
battalion under command Of Lieut.. Col.
Poad tt day or Swo subsequent TO lIo, time.
AMI went to BdcAapunon, 10 rcjOia there
the usilhncr Of his regiment The rebel
forces that bad been coRgrega,ei here aeI
rs soon as they EuI wind Of the approach
u the Federal troops. They sent on ior
Teintorccmenls aud an officer TO lead iheu,
with view OF rewking Gleuvi!e Col
Ceskle was sent on 10 reinforce uul COM
mNnt them having uuder his commaud
four computes Of well armed and well
drilled soldiers, aud, lam IntUrmed, n COM
pany Of cavalry. he md in couuectiue
with this force several hundred raw aud
nndsctpljncd volunteers, armed with com.
mon country rifles lis whole force
amounted IN all rs nearly Hs con leirn
70 one thousand or eleven hundred men.
His force wns 10 have been joined by o. j.
Wise and whatever force he had uuler his
| command, but Tor some reason this ar
rangemtnl wus not consummHtcd. COL.
CaSklc advanced on Gleuvilc ou Sunday.
the Stu inst, and after driving 10 his nick
e'', throw bis raw force clean arorul The
ltttle force stationed on the bill In II sirurg
position under Col. Pond. His regular
troops he kept out OF sight Va the opposite
side Of the rivec,
= After some slight skirmishing, nni u
good deal o! firing on pickcts at different
points, and close Reconnaissance Of the
place. the ColonrI suddenly rccoI}cclel the
sage conclusion Of the reloub,Able Fa.
staff that the better part of valor was di..
erection, and withdrew bis forces, retreat
Ing via Arnoli3burg, to Charleston. la
his advance upon thr town, the Federal
pIckeIs conducted themselves with the at.
most co2lness and bravery. Two Of them
were fired on ly about forty Uf the rebels,
and although grn1ei by their bnlIcts, re.
turned the fire, not without effect, reload.
.'ed ns they returned, aud fred again. Two
OF them were cut OF by forces thrown be-
tween them and tbeir quarters. and had 10
run the gauntlet, but succeeded In rluiing
the enemy, and on the following morning.
after ma0y exciting incidents arrived safe.
ly in crmp Mylilile son, about ten years
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first tired an, al the time that they received
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