The Kingwood chronicle. [volume] (Kingwood, Va. [W. Va.]) 1861-1861, 1861-06-15

uCSSCltuIHg q lllll 1OHOWtu CiUStly Uy Tue OIllo,
whilst the Indiana boys left the road and as
cended q hill to the left, up the road, 50 as to
intercept those that should attempt escape by
way Of Beverly road.
Bang went cannon the ball whistled in
its rapid course Bang it went again; fifteen
shots were fired in all The road was streved
with the knapsacks Of the Ohio boys. who,
il their hurry to aid ii the capture, threw
away everything that would impede them,
except their arms. The City Guards and the
Iron Guards entered the town pretty much
together, and reaching the Virginia Hotel,
kept by Il. a. Barron, found 4 large seces-
sion flag floating on a pole, which was cap
tured by Lieut.. Griffith, Of the Iron Guards.
The chase Of the rebels continued through
the town and into the orchard
y little past the houses, on the Beverly
road, Col Kelley was wounded, and about
300 yards further down the road, Alfred
Work, Of the Iron Guards, was shot through
the leg, but not dangerous.
The Iron Guards and Clay Guards were the
only companies near to the secessionists.
which accounts for the very little camp stock
they got, as their chief aim was to capture
the enemy. And had i not been for The
rain, they would have been On The ground
three hours earlier. But, as il was. every
man must, il all reason sag, we'll done
il house in which number of Is tool,
breakfast, they said they were Unionists, and
that the secessionists took what they pleased.
and paid nothing Others corroberatel this
statement, and said that the officers were
very drunk. A man who voted for secession,
said they took his team of horses and paid
him nothing, telling him that if Ne did not
give UP the horses peaceably, they would
take them by force.
WASHINGTON, June lo.-Hon. John Coch-
ran, Of New York, was to-day authorized hy
the Secretary Of War to have mustered for
immediate service, under a United States
Commissioner for three years, regiment Of
infantry, - be raised and commanded By
himself, as Colonel,
The Postmaster at Nashville, Tenn, hav-
ing rafusel y obey TIE laws and regulations
issued from this Department, and having re-
signed his ottice,sit is ordered by the Post
master General that that office bc disconJin-
ual until further orders and that all mail
matter directed to that office Be forwarded by
all postmastess Immediately to the dead letter
Office at Washington, to be deposited accord
Ing to law
(Signed) J. 4. kAssoS,
First Assistant +. NJ General
The Notifications at Arlington have already
become very formidable, and would require
an immense force to take It from the Federal
Forces. Compony 3. Of the second cavalry
regiment under Lieut. Tompkins is there
with 10 trace of the severe skirmish at Fair
fax Court House, and Is ready to fight again
at d moment notice Two of the five SCI
ces>ion prisoners recently captured have been
released, bnE the rest are il the guard house
Information has been received here. that
letters from seeded States, brought to the
west, have 40 additional postage charged d
required by F. M General Regan official
programme, thus showing that his system is
not yet III operation
Postmaster General Blair, it II said, will
require persons receiving letters from the
Confederate States, to pay postage, notwlth5
stanllng they bear prepaid stamps, which
are regarded IS having been stolen by the Y
ceded States from the Government ot the {.
S., and, therefore, arc not entitled to credit.
~ equivalent having been received for them
RUssELI.s LETTER The following y al
extract from Ruz9clla letter to the London
Times
SAVANNAH, Ga, May 2
May day was so well kept yesterday that
the exhausted editors cannot bring out their
papers and consequently there is 10 news
but there is nevertheless much to be said con-
cerning cur President s message and there is
\ sadness of admiration for the pacific ten
derness, which can with difficulty be account
al for unless the news from the north these
last few days had something To a. with H.
There is not word more about al instant
march On Washington; no more threats to
seize On Tannuel Hail. The Georgians are
~ no means 30 keen as the Carolinians On
their border; mar, they are not 50 helligerent
to-day as they we're week ago Mr.. JeTer-
son Davis message il praised for its modera-
ton and other qualities, which we're b. 10
means in such favor while the Sumter fever
was at its height Men look grave, and talk
about the interference Of England and France,
which cannot allow the thing to 20 on But
the change which has come over them IS IN
mistakable, and the best menlook grave AS