Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-07-26
Correspondence of tho Richmond Enquirer
PAINT CREEK, kanawha County, Val
July Is. 1861.

.KGsrs. Editors line eapecleu uatIe, d"
luded to in my last, was fought yesterday a.
ternoon. We only know this much OF tno TO-
subtitle enemy numbering t~enty hVe nun
dred was put to the rout-horse, loot ana ara
coon: leaving IS to l5O dead, with two Co'o'
nnels Two LieItennnt Coloncls. three Captains,
one Lieutenant and fifteen privates taken
prisoners. Our free amounted to oOo, unoer
command OF Col. Patton. ! believe nc was
severely, but not dangerously wounded, IN inc
becinn:ny, the command then devolvlng upon
CoI Anderson. We lost Lieutenant Oil artillery,
James WEIGH, of Charleston, a very young and
promising officer, and two others, whose names
we have not head. 80.
# i reportcd here, that Captain Jenkins
Cavalry pursued and took the prisoners, Jen,
kins himself, having had the pleasure OF
woundins and capturing Colonel Norton, Tue
black Guard, who out 4 few days before, sur
rounded and searched his house in his absence;
on TIich occasion he proved himself q Vulga-
RAN by his department TO Mrs. jenkins.
scarny Creek, fifteen niles below Charleston,
sruarated the two armies. lis banks are hign
and steep; the water shallow with sandy Dot
tom. 4 charge CT b~ayoEe!s was ordered
The Knnswha r h>s, (,h;s is laughable,) With
out a solitary bayonet in the company, leu the
charge. They were followed by Captains
Sw.snrv and Barbet, and others; the former
be;nr the first men across; and this charge
comnletcl the victory. The whole rank aud
G;c Of the little army, has covered Itself With
glory.
Z The enemy, being forty tive Eilcs up our
river xas reinforced last night With about
. OoD men in four steamers, whilst Gen. Wise
sent 8. 900 ,aaii, undo: Col. Tonpkins, By u
cIrcuilous route, to come on the river in the rear
Of tie whole. This movement, if successful,
will lead 10 results Of the graves: importance.
| have only time u add that there vii! be much
hard fighting in this valley and probably has
been Sutcc III day.
/. is understood the TWO celebrated "Kcntuc.
ky Regiments" were engaged in the battle Of
Scarey Creek. Certain it is that Howard
Woodrow, of Cincinnati, Lis3L Colonel Of one
! Of them called the Guthrie Regiment, is q pris.
oncr, low in Charleston. H. is an incident
that the revolver Of this CGlunel YES taken
from Il prisoner By souie Of our scouts, in Jack
son county, sou.e ten days ago, and is nov in
the possession Of Capt. Brock, Of the Rocking.
huIn cavalry company.
"A N.% Orleans company, Capt McLane, q
Piltss!vania company, Capt. Watson, and a
company from Orange. Capt. nannelI, went
down this might at 8 o'clock, in all 900 to re-
!nfo1ce cur friends. kANAwuA VALLEY.
FRIDAY MogNISo -! have opened this to say
further news confirms Ii statement and
more. OR men captured !wo pieces Of can.
non, rid Il - ;iis:. Oar w0unds,! twenty 70
twCaty i've, ard "a: more thai; :%o mortally.
am sorry 10 say Capt. P";ton is badly
injured-arm broken just bc!ow the shoulder.
The battle !lSted two hours, $50 Of our men
holding the w!!U!: inTce ci tbs encEuy IN CHECK
fer one hour, when the balance came up
Four wagon Leads Of dead and wounded were
taken eli by III. enciuy during the action.
The Officers captured say thu! several captains
and li:u:snan:;. tIey Think, were Inor!ally
wounIrd. Man: dead ere still lying on the
field.
The march Of Col. T,onhirs Is no, fully con.
tirarcd
Another account.
i gentleman II, this city has received a let.
ter from y distinguished friend in !e hanawha
Valley, :.nd We a!e permitted to publish SO
much Of II rs is ri public interest. We make
the following extracts:
Oar little army, consisting q. nine hundred
isiiins men, stationed beiGH the mouth nt
Coal R,:cr. were attacked on yesterday by Il
force If :. 1000 men Of me cnclny, with s r..
serve Of l 600, and after = nosi gallant defence
on OEc part, the enemy were beaten oil: ot the
field, ih:iir:. 4 niie and Il nall, and pursued By
Us for that distance. They nave steamboats, (3)
ard i: l.: sail ':!IS :nornins :la1.. crossed 10 this
side ri liz hlna" ;l river, TO tLelr en;TeEchad
ca.Ep 81 Iil= mouth d Pncaia!!co.
Oar loss * tie traTc Lieut.. Wcich, Of The
artillery, killed Instantly by Z cannon ball,
some two Or NOR" q he soldiers, and II few
wounded. Among the latter was George 5.
Pa,ior, who had command Of orr forces at
Coal. His wound is n broken arm, ithc righr)
near the shoulder. We maze SAINT from town
al q! our most *kiIl!ui surgeons. aaG pray tnat
80 useful and brayn = nan lnsy De spared to
his COUNTRY.
We tlayc taken prisoners, C9la. Norton and
Lave, ard q Lieu.. Col. Mi. their principal
engineer, q French captain, (LllrodeF they call
him,J and y lev other offers and IGcn. Inc
lnss .! the enemy in killed and wounded, is
Tariousiy estimated 1t from two 20 tDu- hum
drei.
Ii certainly looks proT;Gentiai, for with the
exception Of cur loss on yesterday, not a man
has been k:llcd BY the enemy in our valley,
while our tToops in the various skirmishes aud
battles NO have tad With them, have killed
outright 10. less than 200 Of thei? men.
Mrs. Geo. S. Patton is in Richmond. Please
say TO her thar her husband is il excellent
spirits, that his friends are most hopeful, and
that h. is almost idoiizcd by the soldiers under
| bis c~o.uynand--:hat If he accepts the invita-.
ton Of my family to make Our house his home,
he shall be treated and nursed as one OF my
own children. CO.. Patton's wound was by a
~rnaSisct bal.
CO.. .;ur!on is badly, though not dangerously
wounded, hY shot in the hip. H. is ssid by
those, especially the ladies, on The OHIO border
WHO have fallen into his hands, 10 be q brave
and humane mali-.n fact. q gentleman. lie
! will OF course &c treated IS such. Every pris-
cneT taken by our army, below the rank OF
| commissioned officer, is either Irish, German
or We!ch. They have committed most wanton
and ~uncalieG for ~injaries % the citizens IN the
Counties below US, taking c:cry thing movable,
AID destroying by fire and gun everything thcJ
could not take with them. have heard OF no
insult 10 our women, which is strange, for 81.
though their officers appear 70 be men ot hanor,
their men, esnrciaIly when drunk, are not to
be controlled b. them. There is one thiCg
certain, they make no distinction between
Union lnen and SecrssiouistE, il they want
anything in the possession oi either.
| have JUST heard from Col. Patton. DIS.
Cotton aid Patrick think decidedly that he liz
in 10 danger. The Colonel las very comfort
! able quarters ut the house o! Mr.. Beverly
Tvu,pEins, near roalsmouth. i. ". {.
We also learn from s reliable source, that
the enemy are committing al kinds of robberies
and depredations on the people of Braxton
and Lewis counties. TEey take the horses OF
| the citizens and whatever else they want, and
then destroy wan;only what they cannot use.
| They are pushing their invasion into the inte-
rioc Northwestern counties, as fast as possible,
bu. from limitations We get VIZ think they
| thsr rii mte! with pretty formidable oppo.i-
-. $4,000 zu.ai, fn-tLAnr