Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-07-17
FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA
LINCOLN.
July 4, 1851.

FROM WESTERN ViRGIyIA-MATrER5 AT BUCK.
| HANNOE-TaE "REBELS" SURROUNDED-ThE
RAT HOLES ALL SlOPPED-A0YEhENTS OF
| GEN. WISE.
Under the above csption the Petersburg Express finds
in the Cleveland HraIdof Monday week last account
Of matters in Western Virginia Although not Of very
date aud evidently exaggerated in favor of the
Yankee hirengs, it contains some matters Of interest
which have not vet appeared in this section and may
TO throw some additional light matters
ring and projected in that quarter. The H1ad says
By the arrival Of Mr.. Arson Stager Telegraph Super
inendent from Grafton Western Virginia placed
in possession Of important information by letters and
otherwise in relation to the dongs and intentions Of the
United States troops in that neighborhood.
Mr. Ssger left Grafton at Thursday, the 4th in.
staut Up to that time there had been fight although
a number Of important movements had been made The
reported fight and slaughter Of the rebels at BuckhanDon
is untrue although generally believed camp and eYen
by people in the neighborhoo1 Of that village. Buck
haunou s however, in the hands of the United States
troops, aud movement further out has been made.
On "Wednesday the Srd and 4h Ohio were in peaceable
possession Of Buckhannon, and the OH 0hiothe Ger
man crack regimen-was two miles beyond. They have
probably pressed still forward by this time.
The main body Of the U. s. Army in Western Virgi.
MIA Is divided into two columns. The smaller OF these
columns consisting Of 5000 men, under the command Of
Gen. Norris is stationed at Philippe, in the front of the
enemy. The distance between this column and the main
body OF the enemy is fifteen miles but the pickets of the
two bodies are only seven miles apart.
achievements are constantly arriving at Phiippa
the position oil Gen. Norris force being dangerous 10
case the enemy shold attep to force passage through
in that direction.
The rebels are encsmped at Laurel Hill a shor. dis
lance in front Of Beverly Their number az near as can
be ascersined, is about 10 600 Their position is for
mdabe by nsturs, and has been strongly entrenched-
They could probably resist direct assault and the policy
il therefore to surround and them out or compel
them to come out and fight No provisions can be OBJ
tanned in the country round about and II communication
should be of tho rebels either surrender or at
tempt to fight their way out.
The main column of the United States troops number.
ing from TO- 600 to Ia 900, under Me- General hcCl
Ian has gone from Carksburg TO Blchannon and thence
il pursuing to Beverly, in the rear OF the enemy
This taken cuts of all communication with Eastern Vr-
gGia by way of Stanton and Lynchburg and leaves on
~ means of escape that by way OF the Cheat River
Pass to the Biltmore and Ohio abroad between Graf
aud Harper's Ferry. To stop this route Col Whit.
tleFey has been sent with one TO Rowesburg at
the end Of the Pass where the 6 and most of the 18th
Ohio were already stationed and where more troops are
pouring in.
Gen. McClelap's column ia followed closely BY work.
men laying telegraph line. Fcom this and other facts
il is fair to snrmise that the capture of the rebel forces
a. Laurel Hill will be followed by the pushing on Of the
column to Staunton which will command the entrance
to East Tennessee, and cut of all communication be.
tween Virginia aud the West by the Tennessee route
This will also CT the retreat of the forces under Gov
Wise and his son, which have reached Charleston and
Ripley on their way to the Ohio River by the K,nsvha
route.
From the same journal (the Cleveland HraH of last
Monday week. the Express takes the following
GEN WISE'S ADVANCE.
The advance Of Gen. HkSRY A. WISE and tie move.
ments of bis son o. JENNINGS are no. at all reshed BY
the 0hioans recent:number O. the Cleveland Herald,
says the rebel forces under Gov WISE, have reached
the valleys Of the Kanawha and are advancing towards
the Ohio river He and his 10 900 rebels have reached
pey, (the country seat OF Jackson small town of
200 inhabitants, $50 miles W. N. w. of Richmond
The Wheeling Iakligsneer BLACK Republican, Of the
5h has the following paragraph in regard to the where
aoouis Of Gov. wiss:
member ofthe Legislature received letter last night
rom Chsrles.on, Kanawha county stating positively
among other things that Wise Is in Charleston Tor was
when the letter written the head of large force
and hsrangung the people, and appealing to them
% take up arms. The writer says the populaee
being electrified by Wises eloquence His son. the
'tdoubtable o. Jennings, is accompanying him. Spe.
al dispatches TO the Cincinnati papers received last
night report Wise on his way down the Kauawha to the
)hio Intense excitement exists In that neiRhborhood
Wise seems to be almost ubiquitous as Beauregard
)ne day he reported TO be certainly ct Laurel Hill at
suohansn, at Beverly, at the same time, and Tie nsIt