Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-06-13
G. A. PORTERFIELD.
THE ARREST OF MAJOR LoRING.


THE ARREST OF MAJOR LoRING.
Major Lorng, whose arrest at Wheeling by the Fede-
raj troops has been mentioned is the sheriff Of Ohio
county, Va, and a gentleman universally esteemed
The heelirg Intellgercer says;
HIS arrest made about o'clock, A. H. on Wed
nosday, while lie in his bed st the Mcl.ure House
de taken 10 the B-llimore aud Ohio depot, where
he remained until O'clock when the train left with him
for Grafton h0r Lcrlgs arrest is said to have been
occasioned by certain papers found upon the person Of
w. J. Wiley, who captured after the skirmsh at
Phipp, and Who charged with leading the party who
de. royed the bidges the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
oetw cen this city and Grafton. Nothing however s
positively known in regard TO this. hjJr LorGg had
recently returned from Richmond and it is surmsed by
his friends that be may have brought some papers TO
Mr. Wiley, in which his own uame is mentioned as
bearer or otherwise.
DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE FIGHT AT PHILiPpr
We find in the Wheeling LHteiliysncer "a Republican
tie Federal and Vr mia Forces the mzin facts OF which
we have already given. We su.j,n, however some in
teresirg jetG OF course the L.teii0eacerS account
il By 10 means intended to fiatter She Virgni.ns:
GRAFTON, Monday Night, June 3d.
The excitement has been intense here all day about the
action at Phpp Of which YOU are already apprized by
telegraph Ever since about IL o'clock this morning pei
sons have been coming in from the scene of action and
s each new arrival eager crowds would gather around
hear the latest version of the fight Every tells the
story little different and it exceedingly difficult at this
time get absolutely accurate account OF the affair.
Mr. Burdett came in from Phippi this evening and from
him and others ! have cleaned toleraty clear state
msnt
u s.erday morning. at 10 o'clock, four regiments left
here in two Giysions-ope consisting Of the lat Vir-
gnis Regiment part OF the Ohio 10th, aud the Indiana
7h under command Of Col. Kelly; the other, the lndi-
ana oh and the Ohio l4th, commanded by Col Lander,
Of Indian fighting wagon-road, aDd Potter ard Pryor
duel notoriaty Colonel kelys division moved East by
railroad TO Thornton, small way station FIVE miles dis
tant from here. Theice they marched to Philppi dis
tanee OF 22 miles Tie Indiana regiment moved cut
the N W. Virginia Riilrosd TO Webster where they
were Joined by the Ohio lith, from which place they
pushed forward on foot 70 Phippi, IL miles distant
The march of the two divisions performed last
night through darkness rain aud mud. IL terrible
unde, taking but they all wen. bravey through il
shriukirgy and without complaint All night they toiled
through the darkness and Storm the soft earth yielding
beneath their feet ii the gray dawn found them in the
neigbborhood Of the enemy.
Col Lander reports that they neared Philppi they
we're discovered by a woman, who fired at him twice
and bo sent her little boy the hs (ls he after.
wards foundl to apprze the enemy of their approach
lie arrived the hill the river from and below
Philippi and commanding the town and the encsmpment
lust below the town. little before daylight this
ing They at opce planted two pieces OF artillery on the
brow of the hill Just above the camp. and prepared to
open on them when the time arrived. -Four O'Clock was
the hour at which the attack to be made simultane-
0u.ly by both directions. Col Kelly attack them
in the and cut off retreat, while Col Lander would
sssail them in 'front.' But Col ksy's division was be-
bind the appointed hour owing the terrible fatigue of
their forced march of 22 miles, and in addition to this
they missed their point and i"stead of coming in
the Beverly road, above Phippi and eectuay cutting
of all retreat they came in, when they did come, Just
below the town.
When the day began to dawn upon the impatient