The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-07-19
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FIsOEE WASHINGTON.


fhe following dispatch was received to-day
al The Army Head quarters from General Nc
Cleslan -
BEVERLY, July l3, 1861.
Col. E. d. TOWNSEND, Washington, d. C. -
The success OF to-day is all that | could desire
We captured SIX brass cannon, OF which one is
rllled, and all the enemy's camp equipage anu
transportation, even 10 his cups Tie number
OF tents will probably reach two hundred, and
more than sixty wagons Their killed and
wounded will amount to fully one hundred and
fifty, with at least one hundred prisoners, and
more coming in constantly | know already Of
ten officers killed and prisoners. Their retreat
was complete, occupied Beverly by rapid
march. GaFnett abandoned bis camp early this
moring, leaving much of his equipage. He
care within a few miles of Beverly, but our
rapid march turned nim back in great confusion,
and he IS now retreating on the road to ST.
George. General Morris is to follow him up
closely. have teleg"aphed for the two Penn
sylvanIa regiments at Cumberland TO Join Gen
eral Hill at Rowlesburg. The General is con-
centrating all his stroops at RowIesburg, and will
cut of Garnet's retreat near West Union, or if
possible at ST. George. / may say that we have
driven out some len thousand troops, strongly
IntTenched, with the loss of eleven killed and
thirty-6Ye wounded. Provision returns found
here show Garnett's force 10 have been ten
thousand men. They were Eastern Vjrginians,
Georg lans, Tennesseeans, and l think Carolin-
ans Tomorrow l can give fall details as TO
prisoners, &c. trust that General Cox has
by this time driven Wise out of the Kanewha
Valley. In that case | shall have accomplish
ed the object OF liberating Western Virginia.
hope the General-inChef will approve of
my operations. g. B. MCCLELLAN,
MaiorGeneral, Department of Ohio.
The following was received July 18th, from
Beverly, Virginia
REPoRT or GENERAL Mcclellan TO LIEUT..
GEN. SCovT.-I have received from Col. Pc
gram propositions for The surrender with his
officers and remnant OF hls command say GOO
men. They are said 10 be extremely penitent.
and determined never again to take up arms
against the General Government. | SHALL have
near 900 or 1000 prisoners TO take care of
when COL Pegram comes in. The latest ac-
counts made the loss of the rebels in killed some
$50.
FROM BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, July 49,
John Merriman was to-day released from
custody at Fort McHenry on forty thousand
dollars bail.
WASHINGTON, July l5.-The following i'm
Portant despatch has just been received BY the
War Department
HUTToNsvILLE, July i4th, 1861.
10 Col. h. u, TownSsnd, assistant y7d;u-
tant General
DEAR SIR Gen. Garnett, Of the rebel tor-
ces has been completely defeated. We have
taken all his baggage and guns. His army
is completely demolished.
Gen. Garnett is among he killed
The rebels are COW completely annihilated
IN Western Virginia. Our loss is ihrteen kill. |
ed, and not over forty wounded. The enemy's
loss Is fully two hundred killed, and we have
taken over one THOUSAND prisoners.
Seven guns have been taken in all. | still
look with hopes 10 the capture Of the remnants
OF Garnett's army, by Gen. HILL
The troops defeated were the crack Regl-
ments OF Eastern Virginia, aided BY Georglans,
TenneSseeans and South Carolinians
Our success is complete, and Secession is
killed IN this part of the country.
(Sgned) GEO B. MCCLELLAN,
Major General U. S. 2