Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-07-26
Glorious News from tho Wise Legion
RrtlllnnL Victory.

Sior:ous News from tho N1Se Legion
Brilliant Victory.
Dr.. ". a. Pellen, Medical Director Of the
Wise Legion, arrived in this city last night di.
rect from the sea. OF war in the Kanawha val
ley, and brings some cheering intelligence Of
the movements Of our gallant troops in that
section.
On Wednesday last detachment Of our
troops, numbering two hundred, was stationed
at an outpost on ScaTey creek, sixteen miles
below Charleston. They were attacked, dur
ing the day, by division Of Ohio and Indiana
troops, twcnty-eigtt hundred strong; and
though the assault was vigorous, our men
held the post for two hours, when they received
Q reinforcement Of four hundred men. AT this
time we delivered Q couple of rounds of chain.
Shot into the ranks Of tho invaders which
wound up the Sight.
The battle was fought in all open field our
men unprotected by anything save their arms
and invincible spirit.
TIE result Of the engagement vas loss on
| our side CT three men killed, and one slightly
wounded while, at the lowest estimate, one
hundred and seventy. dve of the invaders were
| mais to bite The dust We also captured two
Co!oneis, two Lieutenant Coionels, three Cap
;ains and = Major, and about forty prisoners,
among them, Mr.. Roberts, q member Of the
Wheeling Convention, and the Special Cores
pondent Of the Cincinnati Commercial, who
was caught in a hollow tree, with his report
already written out of the brilliant victory
they were just going. but didn'thappen to gain
owing to the interference Of our troops.
The captured officers arc now at the White
Sulphur Springs, or ,;leir way to Richmond
Another Brilliant Feat.
\ most gallant achievement was performcc
the day before in the same section, BY eighty
two dragons under command of the intrepid
COL Clarkson, (aid t9 Gen. Wisc) while on :
scouting expedition. Dividing his command
into equal parties, he took the command o
ose himself and assigred the other to Captain
Brock, Of the Rocsbrdge Cavalry. Advancing
upon body Of the enemy by the direct road
he sent Capt. Brock around the hill.
The enemy discovered Col. Clarksoa, wher
two hundred yards distant, md they rctreatet
rapidly up tho hill, followed by the gallant
Colonel. The enemy lost seven killed in their
retreat Captain Brock attempted to charge
up on the other side OF the hill, but it vas toe
precipitous tc allow OF it. Col. Clarkson, II
the meantime, discovered that the rctreatins
party was falling back on q cuinp Of tilteer
hundred men, notwithstanding which he con
tinued the charge and, at the head Of his no
bic little band, rushed through the startled
carip Ike 3 whrlwind, firing right and lef
J into their ranks, killing eighteen or twenty.
woundng, perhaps, as many more, and, before
the enemy could collect their scattered senses
effected retreat, single file, down the hill
without the loss Of a single man. and but one
horse killed and another wounded Some o
our men, it is said, actually snutched the gum
from two or three Of the Yankees before thel
could shoot. The escape cf the command il
almost miraculous. several platoons having
fred at them. The enemy had two pieces o
artillery. They mad trained them upon Capt
Brooks coufmand; but, while in the very &C
firing, both gunncrs were killed BY one 0
Capt. Z. men armed with double barrelle'
shot gun.
In the battle at Scarey creek, Col Andcr
son. of Nicaresusa Dotoriety, commanded
battalion Of two companies from Albemalle