The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-08-05
FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA.

another brilliant affair for the Confederdte
arms.-A special dispatch to the Lyncnourg ne
publican, dated at the "NarroWs OF N lew HlVer,
July 2eSyia Dublin, July 29, says that the gal
liant Major Bailey, commanding four companies OF
cavalry. in all about one hundred and Fifty men,
were sent to the rear of the enemy by Col Nc
Causland, and succeeded in storming Summerville,
the county seat of Nicholas on Friday morning at
daylight. They killed and captured the entire
garrison, including the Lieut. Col. Commanding,
named Starr, and three other commissioned officers
i. Mseides sixty-two uon-commissoned officers and
privates, few of whom we're paroled. Not being
able to bring away the large quantities of COM
missary quartermaster and ordnance stores found
nsthe place, Major Bailey committed them to the
flames Major Bailey brought to this place a
large number of Enfield rifles horses and mules.
The prisoners arrived at the Salt Sulphur Springs
this morning The notorious renegade and spy
DIR. VIM. Ruccur, is among the prisoners. The
telegraph Office was destroyed, and the operator
captured
This affair is egarded as one of the most bril-
liant exploits of the war in this section Its sue
cessful execution has spread the widest consterna
ton throughout the Yankee army in this neighbor-
hood.
RETURN OF MORGAN TO TENNESSEE Grcat
and successful rdid.-The Knoxville Register Of
July 29th announces the return of Col Morgan's
command to Tennessee, after one of the most
daring and successful raids into the enemy's
country ever recorded, the reported defeat near
Ewing's being untrue, and his force much larger
than what he started with He left Knoxville
with only about one thousand men, and in all his
engagements lost not more than fifteen twenty
killed, and thirty to forty wounded His present
whereabouts is not given.
FROM SAVANNAH.-Savannah, July 31.-Five
gunboats opened on our batteries at Genesis Point
Ogechee river. An engagement ensued, lasting
several hours, after which the gunboats backed
down and retired to the sound. 1t is thought one
of the boats was considerably damaged. The
quarters of the fort were damaged by the enemy's
shells, but nobody was hurt on our side.
FROM THE WEsT-From Missouri the Con-
federates had invaded Iowa on the 10Th, capturing
arms and horses. There great stir in North
ern Missouri, Occasioned by the invasion Of Ken
tncky, Indiana and Iowa, creating CONSERVATION.
The belief was beginning to prevail that the war
was at length being brought to the doors of the
Yankees
Steamboats, on the Ohio were considered unsafe
Heavy Notifications being constructed at
Memphis by force of negroes vino drill every
evening
Col. Fitch hung two hostages, citizens of ST.
Charles, Ark, as an act of retaliation upon the
guerrillas.
FROM THE NORTH.-Northern dispatches an
nOunce that Gen. Haeck has been placed in COM
mand over Mcclellan and Pope, aud is military
adviser to the President
Pope and Mcclellan are unable to cooperate
satisfactorily.
There are rumors of McClellans resignation
Public dissatisfaction with the latter is increasing
In the House of Representatives Chandler
furiously denounced Mcclellan.
Fears were entertained at the War Department
that the silence of the rebels at Richmond por-
tends an onslaught on Pope's advance
1t is believed the rebels have another Merrimac
and fleet at Richmond, which will act in concert
with the land force against Mcclellan