The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-26
A Black Republican Actsuct

The w heeling ldtelligencer, of July 49, has
the following, which we give for what il Ia
worth
We have before us Il letter from one of a
busin firm in this city, written at Beverly
on the 10th The writer has been following
the troops, and mentions several items OF ia r
icular interest in this locality. He was at
Rich Mountain after the battle, and saw the
wounded and suffering soldiers isft there by
the rebels.
1t WAS sickening sight to sea the surgeons
amputatirg the limbs Of the unded They
took OFT tha legs OF two soldiers while ] was
there Some were shot il the legs, some in
the thigh, Ill t0e back, and some arms were
broken and shattered by grape shot, One
MAJ. who had Just had his right am cut oil
near he shoulder, seemed 10 b. iu the greatest
hg2Ay. So" me prisoners ~ Beverly, lPe-
grams men, about 100 ~ uurlher. TIE most
of them we're fac looking fellows. OoloneI
Beatty took cuJ i detachment aud arres taG TO
men last ni:ht. Among the valuabies cap-
tured from the rebels Is the sum of slT 600 IN
money. Uae of The arrllierymen had seyen
shots III him before ha left his gun He final
ly feiI down, rolled towards IL stable, and
never got W again. Among the prisoners ix
company OF South Branch R,h1men from
Hardy cUunty.
The writer Jaw Colonel Heck, of Morgan.
town, who is also priscuar. who told him
that Charles w Russell laid behind tho first
barricade with q musket In his hands. but tha
day before the action took place he left and
went towards Richmond. Captain William
Thompson was al Lau!ei, IN Colonel jack
sons Regiment. Heck says he r.it threa
weeks ago that he was on the wrodg side. -
Many persons from the renel army are Civ
ing them selves mp. and the hills were fuil of
tarIa. iney are scattered ali over the couu.
try.
Ex Lieutenent Governor william L. Jack
son, OF Parkershurg, in the Rebel army, was
killed at Cheat Mountain Pass.
A gantleman who arrived Yesterday from
Beverly states that IL young lawyer from Nor
gan Town, named Lowry W WIison, WAS among
the killed OF The Rebel forces At Rich Noun
tain. He had a Coioners commission from
John l4etcher, bat mt the Time OF his dea a..
he was acting as Captain or Lien tenant.
The Secession officers who recently retreat
sd from Laurel Hjll and vicinity were exc.ed-
lnEly honest and LIBERAL with tha people
among whom they soloufnsd They paid
promptly tor everything Ihas They couldn Z
possibly get without pay and almost Inva-
Tidbly In virginia scrip. kytry fsrIner In the
vicinity OF any Secession camp mas more scrip
and uHcurrent money than he wants,
Dr. McCook, of Pitte5urgh, was at the Nc
Lure House iast evening, on his return from
the seat OF war. Ia had Ia his VDSs ssion q
Dunb-r of interesting trophies. Among other
things to has II nus sket with n clean hola
through the barrel, made by Il Minnie rife
ball. The mnsket was in the hands OF a Fed.
eral soldier, who was SooUt raising IL 10 fra
upon The Rebels, when one or the latter fired
upon him, and straUec us il may seem the bali
struck and passed through the barr 81 Of the
Ii Us ket, making II round, clean hole as II the
barrel had heen III nd.