Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-07-18
NOTES OF THE CAMPAIGN.
INTELLIGENCE OF WISE AND HIS REB



iy, about three weeks ago He reached
Charleston after a great deal of trouble, and
left that place on the 4th of July, arriving at
Ripley on the evening of the 9th. Old Henry
A. and his son, o. Jennings Wise, were both
at Ripley On the 9th, report reached Kip
ley that thousand union troops were march
ing upon that place from the Ohio river. Inc
Wises, with their seven hundred followers, re-
treated back upon Charlestown.
The report of the killing of Wise and MS
body guard reached us on Sunday evening,
the 9TH. so that it will be seen that he could
not have been very badly injured, as he was
knocking around Ripley pretty toerably spry
for an old man. From other circumstances,
we are induced to believe that the whole story
about the attack on Wise's party is sheer
fabrication. 1t is scarcely possible that lie
could have been at Sissonsville at all. AS an
evidence of the strict caution and surveillance
observed by the rebels, we may mention that
MIR. Woods, notwithstanding that he was well
| supplied with letters from prominent persons,
was several timesarrested, closely nterrogated
and detained. He had letters from persons i'll
| Charlottesville TO their friends in Charlestown,
but was detained in the latter place a week,
and was only able to get a pass by the com.
| binerl intercesslon OF numerous friends. After
the Wises retTeated from Ripley, he had no
further trouble the union men doing all they
cOuiu 10 laCllitdie MS progress Oul icaHSi D
may rest assured that Henry A. Wise still
lives and is doubtless this minute firing the
southern heart" somewhere along the Kama.
wha lines.
MORE PRISONERs-wIsE ON RUN.
The Cincinnati Gazette publishes a letter
from Columbus, July 18Th, which says =
Capt Atkinson, scout connected with the
thirteenth Ohio regiment, at Parkersburg, ar
rived here last night with eight rebels, taken
prisoners in the vicinity OF Parkersburg, Ra-
venswood, and Ripley, Va. Sixteen were ar
rested eight of them, left at Parkersburg,
will probably take the oath and be discharged.
Two of those brought here are reported to
hove been in the rebel army ; one OF them
held lieutenant's commission. One of the
prisoners taken near Ravenswood is Miles ia
cob. prominent and influential citizen. Capt.
Atkinson came with but one guard. He de-
livered his prisoners to Col Scammon, at
Camp Chase. These prisoners were arrested
by detachment of four companies, under
command of Col. W. S. Smith Of the thir-
teenth regiment AT Mason City, Col. smith
command was joined by companies OF the
fourth Virginia regiment, numbering 24O
men. They marched to Ripley, jackson
county, Va, upon information that Henry A.
Wise and his son, 0. Jennings, were there,
with one piece of artillery, and about 600 men,
|
warned Wise of the approach Of our soldiers
and he lecamped, making narrow escape
at least from fight. Capt Atkinson thinks
there is now no rebel camp nearer the border
than Charleston, The Mason City troops
were left at Ripley. While on his march Col
Smith took prisoner, who proved to be a de
serter from the rebels His information seem
ed so important that lie was sent to Gen. Cox
He reported the rebels poorly armed, most o
cl,O
guns. If the reports that the Kentucky regi
ments took prisoners at Guyandotte, who ar
to be sent here, prove true, Camp Chase vii
II possess considerable "rebel interest" mex
week.
RETURN OF HENRY MAY FROM RICHMOND.
Q CFrom the Baltimore American. July Isl
The Hon. Henry May, whose visit to Ricl
e mond, about two weeks since, has been FRI
urun5l' 'saticed returned to ti-;~-';'v Ss
indisposition at his country residence, mes
:. whTie fetfiflnng Twas reported Yesterday tls
: serious accident, but this is incorrect Will
riding in buggy wagon with friend, tn
: horse became unmanageable, and the vehicl
!. overturned, but he escaped with a few Sigh
: bruises.
Mr.. May, before proceeding to Richmond
had an interview upon the subject with Pres
ident Lincoln and Gen. Scott, and stated frank
! ly that he proposed to visit Jefferson Davi
. and other prominent men of the confederate
forces, entirely upon his own responsible,
and not in his official character. Both approved
of his motives, and Gen. Scott wrote him ;
special pass, by the aid of which he was ena
, bled to pass the lines of both armies withou
molestation, and reach Richmond in the usua
time OF travel He was cordially received b,
the parties he visited, nearly all of whom
he had served with during previous con
gress.
Mr.. May was soon satisfied that the presen
difficulties of the nation can only be settled b,
| a saueuinary war, and not by pacific measures
His design was to return TO Washington am
take his seat at the opening of congress, bu
for nearly week he was very i'll, and lei
Richmond in opposition to the advice of hi
: attending physician. Soon as he RECEIVERS h
: will proceed to Washington, and enter upo
his duties member OF the house.
RUMoRED DEATH OF GEN. MAGRUDER, ETC.
The statements published in the papers,
e the effect that Gen. j. Bankhead Magrude
it OF the confederate forces, had been killed in
sklrmlsh OF outposts near Yorktown, as we
as the death of Capt, De Russo, are certain
n erroneous. Both officers have many relative
}, residing in this city, who have made diligen
r inquiries in regard to the matter, and are sati.
, ned that there is no foundation Tor the rumors
An official report, however, received at Rich
i mOHu, dt the war department, shows boil
Il statements are false. The only officer of dis
. tinction who has been killed in that depart
ment of the confederate army was Lieutenan
Colonel Lyon, who was in command of regi
ment of Louisiana volunteers. His remain
were forwarded to Richmond for interment
The reports to the effect that Gen. Lee wa
not serving in the confederate army are ais,
without foundation The general holds a VERY
responsible commission, and on Thursday at
tended council of war with jeff. DAVIS. i,
Richmond.
, THE WOUNDED AT LAUREL HILL.
From the Wheeling Inteligencer
When the secessionists evacuated Laure
Hill on Friday, they left behind many of tn
: dead and wounded. The officers told tn
wounded men to hold up as well as they could
that the id abotionists would be along 500
and relieve them of their misery. The "abc
litionsts" did get along, and their first wor
was to pick up and care for the wounded
whose wounds they carefully dressed an
treated them Hospitality and kindly TIL
wounded men, too, were gratifed, and some
them expressed hopes that they might recove
only that they might have an opportunity c
returning the kindness.
sHREwD TRICK OF THE REBELS.
The discovering of pass to enter the Ran
, pahannock river upon the person of MAJ
recently found at Richmond, and the effort O
the rebels to create difficulty in conseouenc
: between the British ministry and our govern
I ment has, upon investigation, turned out to b.
a very shrewd rebel trick to involve our GOV
, eminent in quarrel with that of (,reat Rr;tai,,