Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-07-10
FROM NORTHWESTERN AND
WESTERN VIRGINIA.
ACCOUNTS BY TIE ENEll


The following Dispatches appeared in the Cincinnati
Gazette Of gully Srd
PHILLIPrI, July 2-S o'clock, P. Y,
10y Courier TO sra!tpnl
Th. COLUMN Of tho grand army Of the Department Of
the 0hio consists 10 part Of the 7h and 9th iudizns
the II h Ohio with portions Of the 18Th and l6h Ohio
and Is. Virginia and the full Cleveland Light Artillery,
with their r.asd The whole body is undo
the command Of General Norris.
TIE other column Is under Gen. NcC1eI.p'. direct
command, with BrgaGer. Sene..s echleica and Rose
crsrs The latter snoS msibly concentrated at Buck
hannon and Weston. Col. AcCooks German Regiment
has gone ttere with a other troops 10 Western Virginia
excepting those guarding the Baltimore Ohio Riilroad
and holding Grafton.
The rebels exercising the utmost vigilance Of their
camps on Laurel X H. thirteen miles from Lerc. Some
of their masked batteries have been Uncovered They
have rife pits for mile this eide of their camp and il
supposed Similar Preparations haye been made on the
other eiiS.
Gsn Mcclellan left CIarksburg yesterday morning to
head bis column.
Surgeon General BaSb and Surgeon Thompson, ar.
rived here from Indianapolis on special duty.
,srge s4oHnt VI shnauiioa arrived hese to-day
Every preparation has been made for movement which
is expected every hour.
BUcKHlSSoE, Va, July Q.
Gen. Rosecrans occupied this place on Sunday morn.
ing and will probsbly remain here several days The
rebels separated and reported to be In large orcs
at Beverley GDd Beairgtcn.
At the latter place Notifications and osse-nated RI
doubt haze besn erected. -Four psnpone are pante
commanding the Phlppa road The position Is said 10
be very ct ong one. From the most reliable reports
l. ID ascerained that from seven TO ten thousand armed
Sccession;sts are 10 the vicinity.
Tlesrsphc communication is being established to this
place.
A battle mus. take place within few days. Thus far
c.-l.. l., IL. l.
lie has been reported on what every Que regarded ~
good authority
A. least dy Sscessiapiis we're brought before Ger.
eral Rosecrans yesterday. Nearly all we're discharged
on taking the oath.
Gen. Mcclellan Is fully expected here to-day.
Columns, July Col Norton, of the Twenty First
Regiment is Laving lively time At Gallpols. Monday
was an exciting day there. Col Norton went to Raven.
wood with ss hundred men. About one thousand peo-
pie came in the cogutry, armed and determined 10
give the rebels hot reception, should they make an
attack.
the mouth Of the Kanawbs as will give the rebels
chance to show their metal Gen. Coz, at Camp psnbi-
son. will command.
Gen. Mcclellan Is at 8uckhannon. Gov. Dsnnison had
dispatches from him at tia. poiut to day.
The Coroner at the Perentiary decided to day that
the guard Taylor shot the prisoner ere 10 sedefepcs
PoHrRoY o.. July 2.
We have had intense excitement along the border
from Galipolis Ohio to Rivenswood Va, for the last
fortyeight hours Scouts reported Wise coming down
With considerable force from Charleston, Va Charles
Miller, E-q, and Charles Wagner Of Mason county,
prominent Union men, have been taken prisoners, and
are now supposed to be in the Seceeson camp Charles
ton. An attack on Point Pleasant, Va and Gallipols
Ohio, Is expected About thirty prominent Secs
sion,s,s have been captured at Galpols and t.elys
here hostages for Miller and Wagner. All quiet this
morning. q. O.