Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-07-19
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HFAn QUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF OHIOs
Rich Mountain, Va, A NJ, July -. ! |
Col f. ID. Townsend -
We are in possession Of all the enemy's
works up to point on the right Of Beverly |
have taken all his guns and a very large
amount Of wagons, tents, &c.,-everything
he had. a large number of prisoners, many
of whom were wounded several officers are
also prisoners They lost many killed. We
have lost in all perhaps 20 killed and so
wound d. OF whom all bat two or three were
in the column under Rosencrans, which turn
ed the position. The most Of the enemy
escaped through the woods, entirely disor-
gained. Among the prisoners is DR.. Taylor
Of the army. Col. Pegram was in command.
Col. Rosencran's column left camp yesterday
morning and marched some 8 miles through
the mountains, reaching the turnpike some
three miles in the rear Of the enemy, defeating
an advance post, taking a couple of guns. |
had a position ready for twelve guns near the
main camp and as guns were moving up ! as
ccrtancd that the enemy had rotr ated / am
now pushing on to Beverly, a part Of Col
Roscncran's troops being now within three
miles of it. Our success is complete and al
most bloodless doubt whether Wise and
Johnston will unite and overpowcr me. The
behavior Of the troops in the action and to-
waids the prisoners was admirable
G. d. MCCLELLAN,
Haj Gen. Commanding.
The Freedom, Lieut. Lowry commanding,
arrived up from Aqua Creek at $50 A. NJ.
to-day. She had Teen cruising nights up and
down between that point and the mouth Of
the river, preventing communication between
the lower part Of Maryland and Virginia
Sunday, at noon, the Freedom was at A.
qua Creek with the Resoiate, PawHee and Po-
eaAoatas, when two large oil tanks we're dis
covered floating down towards the feet with
ebb tide ; when within quarter Of mile a
small boat was sent from the Potpnee to re-
connoitre them, the Resolute supporting the
small boat.
1t was discovered that they were Internal
machines one struck the rudder of the Res
olute and became detached from its buoy and
sunk the other careeued over and its fuse
was put out by dipping in the water. The
latter was hauled on board the Pawnee. 1t
lad cylinder made of boiler iron, 8 feet long
and 8 inches in diameter. and was filled with
all sorts Of destructive material-desiI ncd to
blow the Potomac squadron to atoms. The
machine weighed about 400 lbs Connecting
the cylinder with the cask or buoy, which
was foil Of coil of slow match, was an india
rubber coated fuse The Freedom brought
It up to the Navy Yard, where it attracts great
attention.
The James Guy went to Port Tobacco yes
terday at 1 o'clock p. NJ, after Talaferro,
late clerk in the Navy Department. a Virgin
ian, and son-in-law Of the late Senator Mason
of that State. He went through by land yes
terday. and Capt. Darling of the Capitol Po-
lice, discovering the fact, charged him with |
being spy of jeff Davis and obtaining the /
James GUy, went in pursuit.
The james Guy arrived at Port Tobacco in
the night, last night and found Taliafcrro, who |
was arrested. taken on board, and brought |
here prisoner, arriving at the Navy Yard at
half-past four o'clock to-day
\ large bundle Of letters. addressed to pro-
minent secessionists in the South, was found |
on him; also plans of our camps in and a
round Washington.
WASHINGTON, July l3.
The following dispatch was received to-day
at headquarters from Gen Mcclellan:
To Col. Il. ID. TuwNsEND--The success
Of to-day is all that | could desire. We cap
tured brass cannon, OF which one is rihed,
and all the enemy's camp equipage and trans.
portation even to his caps The number of
tents will probably reach 200. and more than
60 wagons Their killed and wounded will
amount to 100. with at least 100 prisoners,
aud more are coming in constantly. | know
already of 10 officers killed aud prisoners.--
Their defeat was complete. | occupied Bev-
erly by rapid march. Garnvtt abandoned
his camp early this morning, leaving much of
his equlpage. He came within few miles of
Beverly but our rapid march turned him back
in great confusion and he is now retroating on
the road to st. George. Gen. Morris is TO
N.aNt. l. 4. a
for the I'd Pennsy lvania regiment at Cumher-
land 10 join Gen. Hill at Bowlesburg. The |
General is concentrating all his troops at
Bowlesburg. and will cut off Garnetts retreat |
near Wait Union, or il possible at ST. George |
may say we have driven out some 10000 |
troops, strongly entrenched, with loss of / | |
killed and 80 wounded. Previous returns
here show Garuotts force to have been lO,- 1
600 men ! trust that Gen. Cox has by this /
time driven Wise out of the Kanawha valley.
G. B. MCCLELLAN,
MAJOR General"
oieu. Mcclellan reports that perhaps 30 |
were killed and 40 wounded in the late en-
gagemont The Government is still making
arrangements to render the condition Of the |
troops more comfortable. and in providing /
every possible comfort for the sick. Army /
veterans give the highest encomium to the |
volunteers for their improvement in drill and /
discipline
MOVEMENT OF GEN. MCCLELLAN. |
BEVERLY, Va. July 10.
Saturday morning Gen. Mcclellan order !
ed four regiments the sth, 9th and 9Th In /
diana volunteers aud the 10th Ohio volun. /
teers to proceed along the line of the hills |
southeast of the enemy's entrenched camp to |
the Beverly road where it crosses the noun
tain, two miles east of the enomy's position,
with orders to advance along the Beverly road /
aud attack the east side of the works. Gen.
Mcclellan being prepared To assault the west
side as soon as the firing should announce the
commencement Of the attack The capture of
a courier who mistook the road through the
enemy's camp for the route of oar troops,
placed the enemy in possession of the move
ment. When Col. ROzencranz reached tho
Beverly road at o'clock, after a most ex-
hausting march over the mountains, be found
the enemy posted at the opposite side of the
road, 500 strong, with two cannon and hold
ing strong position partially fortified An
engagement instantly took place and contn-
ued three-quartere of an hour, when the reb-
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