Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-12-06
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sdt Correspondence Of the Intelligencer.l
h ma igBARKRRsBuRa, Va, Dec. /, 1861
ID AftSsTsJ Editors.-+On Tuesday, Nov. 27th,
Capt. Simpson, of the 1lth Virginia Regi-
mentg Col iJ.y,DI Rathhoue, started on
scouting expedition with tweuty-six men
of his command. The detachment arrived
at the little KanaWha early In the morning,
and were fortunate 'euough to capture Old
Pat Rafferty,, of Moccasin Ranger nOtoriety,
having in his keeping considerable
amount Of property, including ladies
wearing apparel, ,schildren's clothing and q
host of other articles, all of which he had
stolen from the Union people of the sur
roundihg country iIi -lsHia f4q
6 The, detachment fetrogaded to the honse
of one jackson Wright, another gentle
man of the Moccasin persuasion, who at
the particular moment happenedato be at
home, for wonder, IA most of the Mocca-
sin chaps are t'sontD when called upon
Capt. Simpson very politely requested Mr..
Jack Wright to accompany the expedition I,
which polite reque4t said Wrightlcould not
,refn s;s,5stt
From this point the party proceeded 10
q place known as Sycamore Greek iniCal-
houn county, aud to house used ms a
place Of public worship, at which place
the party eucamped nutl the 2sth. Capt.
Simpson and seven of his men then proceed
ed 70 the house of one McDopald, a mile
and quarter from the church. AZ this
point the party were to separate 70 obtain
dinner. Threeof the men had started for that
purpose, aud had proceeded but a short
distance from the house when they .discov
cred the .'Moccasin chaps" about seventy
five strong advancing, for the purpose
of surrounding and capturing the patty
They Immediately returned TO the house
aud gave the alarm, which was given just
in time to allow Captain Simpson to pre-
pare for their reception. The Guerilias
the House, promising safety TO
the entire party In case the demand was
cornplied With. 0fcoutse the demand was
scornftilly refused, and the ball was at once
opened by the tsMoccasinsF firing q yolley
into the honse. Captain Simpson and hts
men promptly returned the FIRE aud drove
the rascals back. When finding the qnar-
tiers in the house 100 close to operate eff
fectually they len the house and posted
themselves Ia the yard surrounding the
house. This move drew terrible fire ffom
the itG derillas" Woundingon' Q OF the Cap-
taias men. This yoliey was returned, kill
ing two and wolhding others The Cap
tains men then took cover behind anch ar
ticles ns were large enough for the purpose,
dnd by an indiscrfminate fire killed four
oil, ers aud wohndihg some. Thenototious
Perry Connolly was in the fght and got
desperately wounded In the len breast.
He was shot by private Ben. Johnson,--T7
Before being wounded, be was heard to
veil 10 his men, Hthete's that damned In
fernal Simpson. XIII him boys; don't let
him get off,n aud Immediately raised bis
rifle and fred, ths bali pAssiag alongsiae
the Captain ear. The next moment Per-
ry's carcass came in contact with. mother
earth. This villain Conneily told "Gen-
eralisimo WISE, while he Wise) WAS ut
Charleston, that If leiWoutd give him
good rife, he tConnOlly) WOnld give Wise
one hundred Yankee buttons for it. In
deed II Il enfrehAS reported, aud believed
too, that the cut-throat has actually got
thifty-t three of them now; and thA. he has
killed two women, and Wounded one other,
This is an absolute fact. Capt. Simpson
obtaiied several excellent rife guns, one
ofyhioh Is 70 be sent to the Goveruor' rs
a present. One ofithel villains got two
fair shots at Capt. Simpson, with an old
flint lock musket, both Of which were
lodged, The Moceasins finally concluded
to;Ieaye. our little, band to the rigors Of
the coming winter, leaving four dead on
the eigrOuud, and carrying off two dead and
all their wounded. The fight lasted about
forty-fye minutes. Immediately after the
fight Capt. Simpson recruited nine men
for his company. More anon.
l5l9i7r4 lEsqda3 Yours, ss G.
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