, 1861-06-25

Affaire Mt Grafton and Phll1tpL

issued pIOc1a1na11oA " LIS PtoFAo u HSoL
ern Virginia, In which they are re assured that
the pledges in his proclamation Of May 18th,
Will be fulfilled on the part OF the army. It
concludes thus:
Of the United States continue TO caf!y on
Ea1fare among helligerent nations. and Of
course far more wicked and intolerable when
directed agninst loyal citizens engaged in the
detepse Of the common government Of all
individuals and malaudlng parties ara pursu-
Ing guerilla wasfase, f5ng npon3t senf,nss tn,s
ipg and even killing citizens because Of their
Union sentiment, &c. I do noW, therefore,
make proclamation and warn Al persons that
individuals and s9 parties engaged IN this species
eeye1est rules Of military law.
"Al persons giving information Or ald to
tie public enemies will be arrested and kept
in close custody, and all persona found bear.
iog arms, unless Of known Loyalty, will be ar
r+ltsd and n held ior e1amnaaSn of conon
II &C" Goth Ohio Regiment, reinforced de-
tachnent Ct Company at Mannington,
wIo, While out scouting ten miles, came on
the rebels, In force In a brick house Of ?. B.
Writer. They fired, wounding two men Of
Company III" and escaped to The hills, wheze
| citizen and enc Of Company "F." 4 rebel
captured attempted to escape and WAS killed.
| It was brisk affair. TherebeIs were smoked
| out BY burning the house. Eight or nine we're
Three Ecntries Of the Ohio Twentieth we're
| Ehut and wounded Thursday night while
guarding the first ststion West OF Glovers
The Indiana Eleventh at Cumberland were
! reinforced to-day from Pennsylvania, and are
now ssfe. Piedmont is not yet occupied BY
the rebels- Citizens generally alarmed and
moving out
a deterter who came from Romney reports
5000 rebels from U8rper's Ferry there Large
bodies at Winchester and near Harper's Ferry.
Brigaoier General Hill and staff arrived 9atur-
and brought in Capt. Laurie, noted rebel,
vi was about Issuing. orders fora Company
to report at uuttonsyille.
There are Sc prisoners in custody here. 4
number will be tried Immediately BY court
martial
eta 1t Phinippl Artillery fired on here Fri
coy. Scouts captured suspected parties.
lspecta1 ptspatch to the Cincinnati Gazette1
N!se's plan Of guerrilla warfare Is fairly
opened. ARTILLERY we're actually fired On tn
other day, In broad day light, not half mile
from Grafton. Our men there arc said to hsyt
killed several reba]s. It Is rnnored that tht
rebels attacked q squad of the 18th Ohio Reggt
ment, ten miles north Of Clarksburg, last
MI u. h1u5 oue aAA HotI14ln6 A'e- S01
1nleeirg.
4 force has been sent from C1arksburg tx
|, capture the cstailants. Theroad from Bridge
port to Weston. is carefully guarded ever!
, niE ht. The whole line Of the Ioad to Parker5
, burg and Wheeling is carefully guarded to keel
, ing to Cumberland. The troops there wer
| reinforced to day from Ha4 csstoWn, and ar
[ now thonght in no danger.
Piedmont is supposed to be quiet, though
: | rumor prevailed that the rebels had been er
: te1ing there during the List three days.
Five rebel spies were arrested Saturday
.. They had been visiting our camp daily an
meeting rebel officers Gbout ten miles out q
| night Numerous other arrests of spies hay
! been made. They have been taking the oat
/ Of allegiance aud then aTantng thenselves 4. {
! opportunities to give full Information to th
: | rebels, There are runors Of rebels marchfn
: psst st. George for an attack on Rowlesburl
Marshall, prominent lawyer Of Wheeling
WIS arrested here On Friday, With tmportar
( letters for the rebels.
i AccouxTs Br MAI.
GRAFTON, w. June 2L--An officer Of &C
: Waliace's Indiana regiment, Capt. Kneff1e
!. gives me quite o graphic account Of the 1ot
Blk companies Of the 11tb, after night marx
10 | Of 23 miles, came upon the camp about
y O'Clock in the morning, and rushed down u
- on it at double quick. The road was broke
- and the hill over which portion of the
+ charged 30 steep, that they rolled down rath
"a two companies sent to cut off retreat by Il
!. bridge. But the Confedegates were too quit
X for them. Their two pieces Of artillery we
d hitched up surprisingly quick, and With Il
=. cavalry took tie van Of tee flight, the infant
a. fetching up as last Is theis legs could car
- crossed the bridge, the balls pepperiug t
~ ~ bridge aud taking some effect The Confed
- rates exchanged some shots, but without I
{, feet Itis now known that some eight ofthe
were killed, ,a1d on Sunday Last Captain
u, ARTILLERY, who received Minnie bali in b
n thoald:r, crushing the bone, died in gre
70 agony, Ut Romney. Their tents, all y.
=. Ye1y large, and neariy all marques, man
NJ NJ factured Of the best duck, were captured +
~ kegs Of powder, baggage, some horses, and
il. few old mntkets, were taSen+ The inhab
a. ants Of Romney, hearing Of The approach
= the U. S. troops, took to the mountains wi
~, their families and IS many n1ggers Us th
~ could take along. The troops found the tot
~ - deserted, aud some two hundred slaves the!
- but didn't take them as ocontrshand." 7
be- people had been told, aud believed, that
~ troops would free their niggers, ravish to
- women, bum their houses and destroy th
- - property, and we're quite surprised to find Il
10 10 It didn't come 20 pass. The Zouayes, hagf
ii aecomp ished the purpose Of their so1tie,
a3 TUNED to Cumberland laden with spoils,
;es ;es Yesterday morning the 81 Virginia Re
10 mint, noW being organized at cIarksburg, I
ii. der Col Hughes, surrounded the houses
~ eeyeral eecessionIsts in that town aud tc
ere "! ~ W hRe.re .--,. ,,.ros nd ~, =
~ " tions Of war. The people Of that town "
~ - In the utmost terror the night previous, I
: nobody went to bed because Of reports t
-. !" the rebae, seven thousand strong, n
a. marching upon them