The New York herald., 1862-09-05
INTERESTING FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA.
Battle at Beverly, Va.-DefeRt OF the
Rsbels-The Capture or Buckhannon.

Battle at Beverly, Va.-Dcfeat Of the
Rsbe1s-The Capture or Buckhannon.
[From the Wheeling Intelligencer, sept 81
despatch from General Kelley yester lay says that he
was attacked by the rebel guerlas under jenkins aud
Imboden, the who made the raid Buckhanuon
and Weston. and that he defeated them killing and cap
turing several Of their number. No particulars are
furnished We learn that previous to the ght Colonel
Mulgan had gone from New Creek to Kelley's aid
THE RAIDS ON BUcKHANNoN AND WESTON.
From the Wheeling Intelligeneer, Sept 8.
CIARKSBURc, Sept. 1, 1852.
The gueras have tssen and sacked (but not burred)
tho towns Of Buckhannon and Weston the former first
ell in with prominent citizens Of Buckhannon who
1T the attack and escaped, who give, in sub.
stance the follow particulars
The guerilas in on them about noon Saturday
from the Webster county region to the SOUTH by way Of
the French creek and kanawha pike Their progress,
citizens, who fleeing for safety first brought idngs Of
the rebels approach when they almost
troops at tho place COMPANY +, Tenth Virginia,
manded by Captain Marsh, Of Tycr) and part Of
pany which being recruited for the artillery
These with the citizens, who turned out with ch arms
they could get made two hundred and forty two
hundred and fifty lighting men. Those rallied at once
the danger being madc the outside Of the town
where they met the gueras estimated ut from five hun
dred TO scvon hundred. sort OF irregular fight spsued
which lasted probably half an hour when the Unionsts,
finding themselves OverpOwered, retrcated. No
the retreat commenced than the febcls rushed after
,hem horseback, yelling like demons aud shooting
in all directions, and made their escape as best
they could One old man named jacob Rohrbaugh re-
fused 70 run He STOOD MS ground loaded ana ired and
declared that he would die lighting The rest not being
pucky left him behind and he was shot down in the
street. My iBformsnts think our loss in killed and
wounded did not exceed twenty They think the rebel
loss s greater but how they should know that do not
sse they did stay TO count However, thsre has
been later information through paroled soldiers It Is
aid thai me rebel Canain and Colonel (names
unkpowD) wounded the latter thought TO be NOR.
tally have no. been able to obtain the names Of our
many, legs seem TO have done some excellent service,
and q good deal Of IT,
But the loss at Buckhapnon under the circumstances
serious loss, and tbc result Of grave dcrection
government property wsS cspidied aud ddsr5ysa among
Quantity Of subsistence stores, part Of which had but
Gently been removed from Beverly. There were three
churches and the basement Of the court house Stored full
Of them besides great deal OF picked pork in barrels,
outside. Besides this there was quantity OF ordnance
torcs All these were destroyed the gucrillas being
able to carry them or The loss heavy, but
such heavy stores VIE ic thus unprotected IL an eS
posed point, lying inst the frontier Of guerilla land
tell though somebody ought 10 he able to do
There has been gross negligence somewhere.
Capt. Marsh and Lieut. Samuel Adams, Of Bethany, Post
ouartermaster, were captured, but afterwards paroed
good deal Of credit rs awarded to Capt Marsh OBJ
tanning from the commander Of the gucrlas (who is
other than tho notorious JenSss stipulation for tbs
r families are known to committed, but in ad
dlion destroying MI the government property the que
'il
being ten in aand, after stealing much as they could
carry the goods into the streets aud burned them TO
ashes.
The ls blamed for refusing to distribute
shc government, arms to the citizens without they
all receipod for The result they had to Aght (or
run raticr) without ths aud the guns captured
and burned up Red tape good thing In its place but
there have been time tor u then aud there
The guerias represented as being well armed and
being all Notwithstanding on horseback and hght
ing horseback afno, according 70 circumstances.
They all carry breech loading rifles and side arms.
1ncy did not remain long 10 Ruckhiuuon after CON-
plene their work of destruction, but moved oil TO
from this point The citizens are returning 10 Buck
hsnnon. Many OF them are here and intend 10 go back
day Others scattered into tho country around and
hayc probably retained 10 their homes ere this All
was quiet there at the latest advccs the gucas hay
ing abandoned the place almost as suddenly a. tnsy
took H.
About daylight sunday morning they appeared at
ing tho place. Our forces there consisted Of two
COMPANIES "a and q OF the Sixth Virgnia), Cap
ta!ns Mattin.ly and Fisher, both Of whom
nbsent They were cncamped on little
knott, short distance up the river above town. Te
mcrnmg very fagay, and their retreat was nearly
luarcr OF hour later they they would have been
surrounded have talked Win several OF the soldiers ~
these companies and their story, we u agrees IN the
MAN, exaggerated They thrk tho rebels
nun, bered than 000 consisting oi cavalry and
infantry How they managed " 80 many through
such dense Idx cannot ccaJeciure az they appear 10
have kort respectful distance. Probably the mist mag
uHcd the number of the cneny gonewlss The troops
fell back 10 this point abauao7ns everything they had
tents, camp elupago &C., and leaving two sick behind,
named Franklln Shear and J.. satc,hed. Une nomed
Loud0n captured.