, 1862-05-13
THE MOUNTAIN DEPARTMENT.
General Fremont at PeterBbuFG--Fn
Fuu Communication with all His
Forces.

Especial Dispatch to the cineinnati Gazettc.1
PETEnsBrRa, Va, May TO-.
Gen. Fremont is encamped here with q
strong body Of troops, and is in full commu-
nication with the forces throughout the De-
partment.
Gen. Cox has had three sharp engagements
with the enemy, and driven them entirely out
Of Greenbriar, Mercer and Giles counties.
Fonr hundred guerzillas surprised small
company, under Lieutenant Par1iot, at Ar
Pa1kersburg branch OF the Baltimore l. Ohio
railroad, and compelled him to surrender.
They also took the town Of Spencer. Gen.
Kelley Was ordered forward from Cumberland
with reinforcements. In the meantime three
companies Of Col. Harris's 10th Virginia, and
Cavalry, routed the guerillas, killing many
and expecting to kill and capture the whole
Gen, Milroy advanced to Mcdowell, and
engaged in skirmishing with johnson on the
8th, and found hin in strong force Move
ments consequent upon the evacuation Of
Yorktown enabled johnson to send large
force to assist Jackson. Gen. Fremont Or
dered forward Gen. Schenck's forces to the
relief Of Miroy. They marched thirty; four
miles in one day, joined Milroy, and on the
right, While the enemy were attempting to
plant battery On the mountain, so as to cont
mand our position, four Of OUT regiments en-
gagged them and prevented the Planting Of the
killed and seven wounded. The loss Of the
enemy was much greater. The enemy ap-
pearing on three sides in overwhelming NUM-
bers, to prey yent being 1anked, Gen. Fremont
ordered schenck and Milroy to fall back to
FTank;i1, within supporting distance from this
column.
News has been received this evening that
they have arrived in the vicinity Of Franklin,
where We will be prepared to meet any force
the enemy can bring.
NEW CREEK, Va, Mays.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad are trans.
porting large amount Of stores for the Gov.
ernment, over their road, from the West te
this place and to Harper's Ferry; Both Ere
mont's and BankE's armies draw their supplies
from the West over this road. Supplies fol
Banks'6 Division are sent from Harper's Ferry
by railroad to Winchester, and then sent doHE
the valley by wagon trains.
The railroad Is strongly guarded at all dan
gerous points. The Sixth Virginia regiment
which has been increased to GOO men, is dis
| tributed all along from here to Grafton, ant
| on the Parkersburg and Wheeling branches
| Several hundred are stationed at Grafton, IN
der Lieut.. Col. John F. Hoy, Of your city. HI
t entered the service q year ago as Llcutenan
| in the Guthrie Gray regiment, and has beer
| promoted to Lieutenant Colonel OF the Sixtl
Virginia.
Parties from these troops stationed alons
| the railroad are sent out in all directioni
north and south Of the railroad, and danger
ous parties are arrested. They have not beer
very particular either about taking prisoners
When they have found genuine guerrillas
| they generally dispatch them forthwith, ant
| do rot give them any further opportunitie
| to yioIate their oaths.
It is 60 extremely dangerous for those guer
| rillas, that they are making tLemscl7e!
| scarce, and the country is now almost entirel,
clear from them for forty miles on each sid
| Of the Baltimore and Qhio railroad,