Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-06-13

low IN state OF commotion, evidently IN great alarm
and puiDg for fight. The hour appointed for the
tack and passed. but still Col Keleys division hat
not arrived Impatient TO begin the attack and fearfu
that the enemy, almost within his grasp should escap
without smelling powder, Gel Lander ordered the ril
ery to begin the attack, and, quarter past four th,
guns were unlimbered, and dropped the first messenger
OF terror into the enemys camp less than quarter Of
nile away simultaneously with the roar Of the frs
gun, Col Kelly, at the head of bis command came ia
sight the river below the camp and comprehend
ing the position Of affairs, they rushed forward at
in the direction Of the camp Meanwhile the battery
having, after the first shot two got au accurate
played upon the camp with marked effect tearing
through tents and houses at fearful rate. This the
emy couldn't stand and they rereated 10 great disorder
in every direction that promised safety after firing
random and scattering volleys which tii no damage
whatever. Col. Kelley's command close after, the
Virginia troops in advance, the Henry Clay Guards 10
'front.' and Colonel Kelly and Capt. Fordyce l,ading.
AT the same time Col. Lander's force came rushing
down the hill to the bridge, and they all put out after
| the fugves yelling like InGans. They could not be
overtaken by already exhausted men, who, aft r
chasing them couple OF miles, returned to the eyacu-
ated camp 10 learn the painful fact that their victory
though complete, was dearly, too dearly, bought Col
Kelly, who with bravery amounting 10 rashness was
foremost from first to lest raying bis men in the
upper part of the town. the enemy having all apparently
hed when he fell by shot from foe concealed either
behind fence or in house, the asssilant fred
from behind wagor Others that Col Kelly was pressing
aud fred This il not substantiated. At any rate the
shot fired after the engagement YVES over The as
asu an assistant quartermaster in the Confederate
force. Hs name is Simms, and he halls from Chester
fed, across the river from Richmond He immedi-
atey seized and is great wonder they did not make
mince-meat of him instaner. The pistol with which he
shot Col. Kelly is old fashioned old Virginia horse
pistol, carrying very large ball and naicing most
dangerous wound. The ball entered the left breast and
passing clear through lodged beneah the skn ust up
4 abn htaIa Tt boa bna.
and every attention of the highest medical and surgical
skill is lavished upon the wounded officer
In the gray, uncertain light OF the morning. it was i'm
possible TO tell abythng about the loss o. the enemy,
they carried away in their fight whatever killed and
wounded they may have had 1t is very certain that
somebody hurt, aud right badly, too. leg, which
had been torn eff by ball, picked up 10
the camp There was great deal of blood upon the
ground, and along the road in the direction OF the fight
the fences, and on everything in the way OF the
discriminate retreat. Hats blankets cloaks and every
imaginable description of luggage were scattered along
the road for more than mile | one Of the seces
sion hats, with a veritsbe cockade which chap
wearing around town to-day with great deal of gusto
The hat and epaulets Of Colonel Por;erfeld the se-
cession commander, were picked up in the road
They left behind some forty horses, al their provisions
ther baggage, and camp equipage and good many
handsome uniforms together with some 44O stand Of
al OF which fell into the hands of the vicors
Several prisoners taken besides Simms among
them ID. NJ Anvil, prosecuting attorney and Col VIII
ley. Captain Robinson OF the Logan Guards, bad the
honor Of making the capture. Colonel Willey's CON-
mission from The Confederate authorities with in
teresng correspondence, found upon his person
Several bats, apparently belonging to officers, were
picked up, aud horse and buggy, belonging to b. f.
Martin Pruutytown lawyer and defeated secession
ddate for the Legislature, part Of the polls.
The American flag has taken the place OF the secession
emblem 10 all the houses in Phiippi.
rumor prevails u i ey nj that the fugitives have
been rinorced by 300 oCuhern troops, but it il not
credited. a detachment OF Ohio troops went
Phipp this afternoon, under Colonel Audrows, who
will take command there
An orrIery company arrived this evening, bringing
four brass field pieces. The two pieces Philpp
belong to this company.
IMPORTANT MOVEMENTS oS rnF MISSISSIPPI.
BAltimore4n Gays the Sua) who has just returned
from Texas, aud sho passed time in Mis-
.is-ppi Alabama and Virginia makes the following
port;
Large qqart tics OF ann lnon had recently been
cciyeo at Memphis IRON New Orleans, and the de!epces
Of tie city proceeding vigorously. There are eo
thousand troops Memphis Ill The approaches to the
cty bstl the ard the railroads, guarded
by troops and fortified batteries. There is no railroad
from Cairo 10 Columbus, hentucky-tweniy miles. A.
Columbus there is reginen. OF Kentucky R.emen Ole
tho.saud men. 81 Hickman, kentuCkv, about twenty
five miles further down the river railroad commences
which runs 10 Union city Tennessee. At Hickman there
a
Kentucky 5olders-say 300 men. At Union City there
il another battery Of sInail sd.peccs aud three
psnes oil Tennessee troops. At Osceci, Arkansas, Oh
the right baLk Of tue Mississippi niney-tye miles north
of Memphis there several batteries high blut
and these the first really formidable deences Of the
city The batteries mounted with heavy guns, and
rhere force oil 1000 Arkansas troops ia and the
lace.
Jackson Tennessee is at the junction Of the Mobile
aud Ohio Railroad with the railroad TO New Otesns.-
There are no batteries there hut at point called Hum
bo!dt Station eighteen miles above, there is battery Of
two thrty-.wo Founders embsnkment that com.
manGs the rtC al ack for two miles north. At Fort
Wright, Tennessee, on the lett bank OF the Mississippi
sixty-eght mics above Memphis, there are 5000 or
10 0,0 men, six tbiry-two Founders, ten sixty -:our
FOUNDERS and five large morars for throwing shell. At
Fort Harris Tenn, miles above Memphis there Is
force Of 600 men, and Batteries mounting eleven
thrtvtwo FOUNDERS and guns Of smaller csl!bre
At Fort Rector, Arkansas, miles north of Memphis
on the right bank Of the Mississippi there are 5000 men
and heavy batteries
NLw YORK BAEBoR DEFESCE.
The condition of the harbor deiences Of New York
al int ir5t