The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-09
The Army in The Northwegt.


Among the ca1GrdS lately ued from Wheel.
! ing, end publis he'd in tLs Northern ner,spa-
pers, is the following, under date of July 4th
We have information that On Sunday II nlEat,
the Third and Fourth Ohio Regiments whip
pads Uortion OF Nisss army, near BucEhan-
ron, Opshur county, Killing saTentesn and
taking pJnety-one prisoner. besides q large
number eI horses, with inconsideran ole loss on
oar side. The aueIny retTeated aud were as
quickly pursued. Governor Wi1o has about
70 900 men i'll his command, and TO oppose hin.
General McCiai!2nd has IL, 900.
The aosurdity OF the foregoing is apparent to
any one who knows the situation OF affairs.
dated Monday, July 1st, reror6al quiet, with
The following is Col. Heck's official cis patch
lars Of the occupation Of Buckhaunon By g
portion the rorce under his command:
CAAP GARsEgT, j. une 2S, 1861.
Gen. lfARK8TT, Com & 4orce3 II. w. Va.
have the honor 10 report that, in obedi-
eDce TO your orders, ;aft tlis camp for Buck
ha1nou on the 2oh instant, with force
amount ting IN all 10 three hundred men, and
made II march OF 10 miles, eacaI1piDs fer tbs
night i've miles east Of huck2annoI. Scou IS
were seat out ou all the roads leading from
our camps or from Buckhannon In the diree-
ton OF Fhiiiipp, or CiaHksbUrg About O'Clock
the seoats on The road leading 10 BuckhannoE, ,
10 number, having advanced within mile Of
the town roguard amiii, (grinding meal ior us, J
were fired upon By party OF Union -nea armed
with rifles, and numbering, IS vge afterwards
learned, d6out twenty -nye men, under the
eoGmand OF Ooi. Henry +. Nestfali. So far
es we could learn, there was no aanlsge done
py either party, tEs enemy being amoushed
Ia a Lnlch v.oOd III an uGapproa2habls posi-
tica. On the 9th instant, our forces marched
into tho town OF Buckhanncn and purchased
from the citizens sufficient quantity OF corn, ,
eacons oats, QuarteTinaster and ORDINANCES
stores (& small quantity OF powder and lead, J
10 load all the wagons we had with us, or
conid procure, not before loaded.
We found in one Of the sturenouses in the
town soIao provisions uncluains nine barrels
OF mess pork left there by the Federal army,
which we brought with us and nave eeot
th5In on TO the eommissary at Beverly. We
arrested two men. The particulars OF .he
charge, &c., ars herewith enclosed. We, also,
brought RsiIu us u horse which hed been ktolaG
from one ot our friends IN Harrison county by
tAo federal forces, aud was left behind IN
their nasty retreat. After loading our sup
plies, we rst0rned TO tie east sid5 Of the Mid
dietork river ltlirteen Inllegl and came into
our camp this morning, making tho mach
tiorty six TDiles) IL iorty-eight hours
from The time OF leayiag camp, With
Out material snjnru 10 either u1sn or
horses Our scouts, left 10 guard the bridge
over ths Middieiork river, were Tired at this
mernipg--one eEot taking effect In the hip OF
one OF tne scouts horses. have sent rein
rorcsmants 10 the scouts, with img tructions to
arrest ita onsnders, but To act with prudence
Inc good behavior and manly bearing of our
noble soldiers had a marked effect upon the
eiti2ene OF Upshur county. Many Of the citi-
zsIs OF Bnckhannon, who fed at our approach
as froni a deadly foe, returned before we ter
minated oar short visit, and seemed disposed
To treat as as friends.
Very respectfully,
Isignsdl J. ~. HEcx.
Lisatenant-Oolonsl Commanding.