Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-09
Richmond, s.h Jan. 1902
LETTER FROM CAMP ALLEGHANY-SEIZURE BY
TIE ENEMY OF OUR STORES AT HUNTERS
vILLE-TRREATENEDA ATTACK ON MONTEREY


sPe'al Correspondence CT the LynchSurg Republican.
CAMP ALLLGaAsY Jan. D. 1862.
This camp has been in great excitement for the las
four or Se daJs brought about BY large camp 6es CT
tending a mile more, being seen in the vicinity
Gimp Barlow together With the statement Of scouts
who reported nine regiments cacamped at that place.
distance from our camp OF eight niles by the road and
about one half the distance in al sir line
Ga the reception Of the report, Gen. johnson at once
dispatched courier TO Crab Bottom, for the regiment
Of Col VIM. Scott, and to Monterey, for COL Goodes
regiment, both of which reported pronphy next morn
ing tFGdivJ after marching all night.
On Friday morning, General Johnson sent two reg.
msns to Camp Barlow ascertain the strength Of the
enemy They returned the same evening, aud reported
that the Notifications erected by us during the summer
had been destroyed and the buildings burnt but no Yam.
KEGS had been and positive clue could be learn.
ed where they had gone but the circumstances we're
that they had passed up tie Green Bank road in the d
recon of Huntersvlle the county seat OF Pocahontas
where about two hundred and fifty Of the Confederate
cavalry were stationed together with supply Of provis-
ions and ammunition.
After this report the regiments of Colonies Scott
and iooaN were ordered back to their respective quarters
at Grab Bc.:Jm and Monterey whore they arrived last
Saturday night, after hard march over a muddy
aud detes.able road. The excitement had hardly
subsidized however, and quietude restored before
ALI express came in from Monterey reporting
that the enemy, six thousand strong, had gone to
Huntersvle driven of our snail force OF cavalry who
'ered to Monterey, and had taken possession OF our
stores. Oar men set fire to the Comms;ary PARTNER
biio Lowing Hune syill but it appears the aimes
gni and the Tell into the hands OF the Y N
keas and the superstition is that they intend coming in
our rear aud taking possession of Monterey, where
large quantity Of provisions stored, and thereby
ting off the main artery of our supplies
Ge. Johnson has sent out scouts who will report to
night and fear If the reports be true we will have
fall back with pigmy army towards s,aunton for
force is very small no. more than 200 at the out
SIDE and cannot attack twenty to thirty thousand in
open field with any certainty OF ISL but il they
do not cu, eff suppl lies and will attack Us at tbs
point we will give them cordial reception.
The Gov rnmeut has treated us sham .u IT, leaving u,
In the bleak mountSins with small force to face the
enemv of 10000 who surround at any lime cnd
CD; Of our supplies. W. W. H.
letter in the Stau1on Spectator" describing the
raid on Hun;ersyle on the Srd, says:
We had there only four small cavalry companies and
parts Of two infantry companies in all about $50 men,
snder command of Captain Alexander OF Tennessee
airy company. These w,fe attacked yesterday at one
o'clock by from 2OO0 TO $500 OF the enemy Two or
three fires passed. Three OF them were killed. Il
thought and OF men shot through the band
when retreats towards Monterey bringing of ever,
thing except 700 barrels OF -four and large lot Of salt
cd be, soid to be 80 900 aons which they attempted
to fire before leaving, and think they succeeded in burn
log the hour, not certain to the rest as the enemy
cane soor enough, perl aos, TO eIingush the lmes
IL seems 10 have been the srangos policy in the world
to have kept large lot Of supplies protected by 20
mall force. They had just flushed sailing away about
lbs head Of cattle, for whose consumption know not,
and yey strong temptaion-a pressing invitation in
ACT for the thieyiug vandals. The rereatipg cavalry
companies arrived here late this evening" leaving the
Infantry scattered along the road near here They don't
inoW whether they are pursued or not. was msaken