The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-13
Frsm Gen. W ise's Command Operations IN
the kanawha valley Expieit Of the Rich.

Frem Gen. W tse'e Command Operations IN
the kanawha valley Expieit Of the Rich.
mend Biaes The Fiehs near Beverley.
The Richmond Enquirer publishes the fol.
lowing extract Ct letter from Charleston.
Kanawhs county, the present headq uarters
OF General Wise. Abiding TO the General, the
writer says:
river somewhere and seizes citizens who are
loyal, to hold as hos tages. The Generals time
is half taken up with trying traitors; the
other DAY Ne caught ,n,s spy {, assman .sw
caught fair, and too plain TO deny, and 50 he
torfsi, ell ait his stock, which clothes our poor
noun tain boys. He WAS warned by the Gen.
erai that he would have To kneel upon his cof.
do. which made him turn pale; and when he
was told that he had lost all Of his pack he
bluhoered like a baby.
Three nights ago we had to select $50 men
10 rush mp to Ripley; the Richmond Blues
started at ] O'Clock, on one hours no,ice, and
got thirteen miles mp Pocotalico river bsfore
they were oyertaken by the horses sent TO
take them up. Lieut.. Col. Patton was in
command OF two corps OF cavalry, and three
companies of infantry. The Ohio troops, 200
strong, had run TO Ravenswood. The next
day while scouting, our cavalry got into
hornets nest of sharp shoot tiers concealed on
= high hill. One OF our horses was touched
by rife ball, 6ait no one hurt. The cavalry
stopped and sent back for infanty. The Blues
rushed forward, and suddenly came upon the
The Blues went round the hill TO get in their
rear, and they mmediatsly fed. The Blues
descended TO an old mill, which they found
bsrricaded, but unoccupied. Directly they
SAW The enemy coming down the hill The
Blues rushed upon them, headed by their
CAPTAIN, who cried out " Let every man pick
his man and fire." They hereupon opened
calling fire upon them, killing Il Capt. Bur.
detts, mortaily wounding many, and securing
eight Iusouers- They then took possession
Of the mill, in which they found some proyi-
sious percussion caps, &c. The Biues are Il
legion he re; let Richmond hurrah for them .
new arms, rifles, po WIDER, and two or three
2.pound howitzers.
The Enquirer also publishes letter from
Beverley, near Gen. Garnett's headQ uarters
dated july. The subjoined postscript Is p !.
NJ. ! aliudes TO the fsht mentioned yesterday
in the Dispatch
open my letter to you 10 inform you that
to-day, near Gen. Garnetts camp, there was
an engagement between the Gecrgia Rpsi.
meut and 81 large body OF the Yankees. in
which the Georsia no killed 90 or 10 of the Yam.
KEGS and took four horse wagon and team,
ana soIae arms. Only one of the Georgians
WIS wounded At the Rich Noun tains There
has been some fghting--the resi- ait no known.
l. is believed that the Yankees have a large
force, and are making their way into this val.
ley, 10 surround our army and capture our
stores and ordnance. They will receive Il
rough handling.
We are permitted to make an extract from
letter written by member of the Richmond
Blue. to his friends in this city dated Ripley,
Jackson county, July LIST:
1--WE left Charleston, Kanawha, for this
place last Saturday night about s O'Clock and
arrived here Oh Sunday night at O'Clock
The distance is ~ miles. The reason of our
coming so quick WAS that a party OF the enc
ny came upon this little town and forced all
. taf Lat h..<xa -,
United States. They raised Union flag.
stayed In the town about hour and then
l-ft so our company could not get here in
tine 10 have brush but yesterday morning
we heard they were about eight miles further
on and We started in parsuit. When we
reached the place they lied to the mountains
Our boys followed them and q few shots were
exchanged. No one hurt on our side. We
HUNTED them all day, and at nightfall came
back 10 this place.
Il do not suppose we will stay here long
The people met us very cordially, and appear
10 be very glad that we are here They were
all scared nearly TO death, and many had left
their homes but are now returning. The enc
my arrested the postmaster and placed aro-
Their in the Office; but when the new. arrived
that we were coming, the fellow ran off and
hnS rot been heard from since.
"Ihepeople generally appear to be willing to
abide y lhe decision Of the majority. and
rom the way the old mountaineers are
coming in l think Yves tern Virginia will vet
prove true TO the honor OF the old Common
wealth
lat the camp of the enemy yesterday, we
found two drums, three bags of coffee, SIX
barrels of -four and three barrels OF sugar
This will last us two or three days, as we
left all our stores at Charleston. We also
found two flags, one of which will be pre-
served 10 place in the Blues armory when we
return'
The EsEaYs ACCOUNT or AFFAIRS
The following correspondence Of the Gin
CinuHt tjOm m ctal nm ia 5o,u ~
''rebelE" at seven too many and wilfuliy mis-
states other circums tances of the ell gagement;
nevertheless, it will be read with interest
This skirmish appears TO have taken place on
the day previous to he fight reported yester-
day, in which the First Georgia Regiment
Was engaged:
BUCKHASSog, Va, July T.
gallant band Of fifty Buckeyes, Third Ohio
Regiment, under Capt. O. A Lawson Of Co
lumbus, made good record yesterday after
noon, at Middle Fork Bridge. Friday after.
noon, without Gen. McOleIIan's knowledge.
Gen. Schleeh ordered Col. Morrow to Getach
MY men for scouting expedition. Surgeon
McMeahs accompanied the party, five men be-
ing taken from each company of the regiment
The expedition proceeded by bride paths
across the hills, 10 point ON Beverly Pike,
hve miles this side of Middle Fork Bridge,
and encaInped for the night
Lawson scaled q rough mountain and cross.
al ni1dle Fork in the morning, two and a
haii miles above the bridge. He followed the
stream With great difficulty, through unbroken
lnHhe's, until he reached good ambush
"lthn muTket range OF the bridge, which
was crowded with rebels. The enemy dis.
covered MS party, and an advance guard of
hVe cautiously approached him from the
bricg@, all ready with their muskets. His
men stood up, and both parties fared simulta-
heously. Three Of the rebels fell at the frat
round, and the other two dropped immedi-
ateiy afterwards. The enemy now opened
han
the bridge, behind its entertainments and the
thickets on the hillside.
N order TO get better opportunity, he moved
his men into an open space seventy five yards
rom, and commanding the eastern entrance
OF the bridge, and poured into the crowd of
rebels CALLING fire the effect was awful,
Impressions and screams OF murder rend.
ing the air. His men obeyed orders with alb
solute composure. A number had already
been hit, and one was killed in the act OF
hrins. After firing four rounds into the
bridge be ordered retreat and the lads back.
"a slowly into the bushes, carrying their
The casualties were as follows: Samuel w.
Johns, Of Hamilton, Butler county shot dead
by ball through the breast; Corporal Joseph
High, of Columbus, shot in the right foot by
Rebel from the hillside. The ball struck
on the top of his ANGLE and passed down ward,
shattering the small bones Of the foot. Nicho
las BACK, Brighton bu tcher boy, Of Cincin-
natl. was struck in the forehead, over the right
eye by buckshot, which lodged bstween the
Ekuil bones-a severe wound, but not danger.
QUE. he fell, and. rising again, he took two
more shots at the enemy. Geo. w. Darling
OF Newark. was shot In the left arm.
DaVid Edison, of Barnesville, Belmont couu.
y, slightly wounded in the right arm Jos
nscxus, OF Newark, slightly wounded In the
left leg; VIM Dening, of Hamilton, Butler
county, had the skin above his right ear cnt
oy ball; seven or eight OF the men received
ssSfatches, aud had their clothing riddled.-
U .nrp Lawson and his men are confident that
II Lad
Aliied outside OF the bridge All accounts
atfee mat the rebels were about 800 strong,