Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-07-25

treat better than fool hardy death, and each one
sought safety in fight down the other side Of tire
mountain.
The whole force of the enemy was said to hav"
been eight thousand Three thousand advanced to
the attacks, while the rest were held in reserve
Part of the reserve occupied Rice Mountain, Will:
part descended that mountain, crossed the pass,
and occupied the side of the other mountain not
far from the road--thus being both sides of the
road, in order, suppose. to cut off Col Pcgran,
if he should attempt retreat to Beverly. OuI
whole force in the engagement was two hundred
and fifty.
We held the enemy in check with this little hand
full for an hour and half. Lconidas with his three
hundred Spar tans could have done more. Our
loss was, considering all the circumstances, com
paratively small, sixty will cover the whole. The
Buckingham Lee Guard suffered most severely,
having thirty men, together with Captain Irving
and Lieut.. Boyd killed Capt. Curry, of the Rock
bridge Guard; and Capt. Anderson, of the Lynch
burg Artillery, were also among the killed Four
hundred of the enemy found mcrted doom i'll
death.
The battle began at half-past and ended at
three. At sunset report says that Col: P. led six
retake his position, but mistaken his way he miss
ed his mark, and told his men to save themselves
as best they coud-he would return and bring out
the regiment. In this latter attempt he taken
prisoner. Many of his men cut through the enemy
and came up with our regiment on its rctr cat
Now for the movements of our (thc 44th) rcgi
ment. That morning (the 1lth) we resumed our
march at Beverly from Stanton to Laurel Hill
and had advanced five miles, when Col. Scott re-
ceived despatch from Col Pcgram, ur gently beg
cling for assistance. Col. S. faced about, marched
back to Beverly, and took a road almost at rig ht
angles from Rich Mountain. Within three miles
of Rich Mountain he heard the firing, and advanc
ed at quick time to the scene of action. Arriving
there at three o'clock, when the firing had almost
ceased, he halted in the mountain path And upon
his six hundred unconscious men, the reserve OF
the enemy were looking down from each mountain.
They must have mistaken us for friends, or our de-
s1uction would have been certain.
Col. S. not aware of the proximity of the
enemy until he sent forward scout Lpford' OF
Fluvanna) to reconnoitre. This scout being shot,
he Immediately ordered retreat. Sending on the
baggage train, he returned to Beverly: Here he
halted an hour and resumed his march towards
Cheat Mountain. After two nights and days
march we reached Greenbricr river, at which place
Saturday NOR ning) left the camp, on special de-
tail, for Richmond.
The News from the Northwest.
From the Richmond Enquirer, of the 18th, we
have the following account, showing that the news
Of the death of General Garnett had reached Rich
mond
We learn from gentleman who left Beverly on
Friday, at ten o'clock that the enemy entered that
place shortly after he left. We learn from him
also that we were somewhat mistaken in
count of the fight at Rich Mountain. The facts are
as follows: Our picket,-;gua1d, consisting Of the
Higginbotham Buckingham Lee Guard, Capt.
Irving Capt Curry's company from Rockbtidg'
Hardy Blues, Capt. Mullen, and one other company
their pieces, were attacked the top of Rich
Mountain by detachment of the enemy, number
ing some 5000 men.
Our entire force engaged did not exceed $50 men,
but they fought CALAMITY, and although the enemy
had such heavy odds against us, gallant little
band repulsed them three times, and killed large
number of them. The conduct of Capt. Delaniel
on this occasion is thus reported by surviving mem
bers of the Upshur Greys: After his whole COM
pany were killed or driven from their gun, and he
wounded, he fired the piece three times, and after
being attacked by the enemy with their bayoncts,
he shot two of them with his revolver. The forces
remaining in the ratification evacuated their posi-
ton during the night, and nearly all of them es
capped. Our entire loss in killed and wounded
and prisoners will not exceed 200.
Gen. Garnctt commenced his retr eat from his po
sition at Laurel Hill on Friday night in the dircc
ton of Beverly, and advanced to within h ee miles
of that place, when finding the road blockadcd he
counter marched and took the road leading to st.
George, in Tucker county, which he had Passed.
The enemy were in pursuit of him, and had en-
camped near the st. George road, and when Gen.
Garnett reached that point and turned off in the
direction of st. George, they attacked him in his
rear and cut up his army in erriblc manner,
kf1llnR HIM in the action. Nothing further has
n3G 6tAtd from Gem GaSacttas fCs ess, bot il 10
Presumed they made their escape with considerable
loss in killed and wounded, and stores and NUM-
tiens of war. Enough is known, however, to state
that our forces have been routed from the north
west, and the enemy are in possession.