Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-01-23
NEWS FROM THE SANDY.

NEWS FROM the SANDY.
A Desperate Bottle Marshall Routed Be
ftceen 200 and 400 Killed and Wounded
Grand Rmning ~ ---sA~s
Irrom,bs Mt Sterling tKyJ WING. Extra, Jan. ISL
After all the Dragging end boasting Of the
Secessionists as to what they would accom-
plish this time, in their second invasion of
Eastern Kentucky-and Of the impiegna-
BILE position Marshall was occupying at Paint
vile, and of the large numbers he had un-
der hint appears that they have again
stampeded, a Ia Pikevile style 1t is doubt
full, however, whether they will escape as
easy this time as they did the last.
II appears from all the accounts we can
gather, that Col. Bowles Of the Second Vir-
ginia Cavalry, with small force, made
reconnaissance of Marshalls position, on the
7th, and three miles west Of Paintville, came
upon portion Of the enemy under command
Of Capt. Shawhan Of Harrison county, when,
after short skirmish, the latter were rout-
ed, and seven prisoners The rebels fed to
their camp, where they produced perfect
panic. The names of the prisoners are re-
ported as Enoch Pegram, w. L. Calhoun,
Thawhan, Mcclure, James and two Rowens,
father and son. The loss Of Col. Bowles
was two killed, privates Mckee and Leon
ard, both Of the Second Virginia Cavalry,
and one wounded.
: Col. Bowles, sfter buryiLg the dead, re-
|, turned. when, on the day Following, Col
Garfield sent forward 900 picked infantry
: and 900 cavalry to pursue. When they
came to Paintville they found the rebels had
fed-burning and destroying nearly every
4 thing that was calculated TO impede their
). hasty and rapid fight. They followed in
!. pursuit, but at this writing, Wednesday
morning, nothing further has been heard.
- 1t was said in Paintville that Marshall
told his men that their chances to succeed
l. were hopeless, and left it to them whether
l. they should surrender, fight or retreat, and
n that they voted the latter. It was supposed
IS they were trying to make their way into
Virginia out of the Pound Gap. But before
l. they are likely to. get there, our forces will
be upon them, when we anticipate terrible
and bloody conflict. Marshall's force il
I'll 5000, and in miserable and demOralixet
1t mep.
VI LATER.
-, PARTICULARS OF THE GRAND BATTLE.
|" Since the above was in type our frien,
II VIM. Craig and another gentleman hav
~ come in from above, and bring us the glori
. Gus news of a successful battle and the com
=, =, plcte rout Of the enemyl They were botl
r.. !. IN the battle-Craig doing service as an in
"A dependant cavalry man and is a gentleman
m mte perfectly reliable. 1t appears that Col. Gai
W W field himself headed the 900 cavalry, an
ID with this force came upon the enemy tw
!, ~ miles above Prestonburg. When Marshal
nm discovered the presence of the cavalry b
fad ns. 1f lxstl = a L
+. woods and opened fire upon them with hi
IL small cannon, of which he had four, b.
which were 10 badly managed that they onl
ba powed the sand away of from our men,
Nv With his 900 cavalry Garfield fought th
nm 1900 Of Marshall's men for two full hour
of at the end Of which time his looked for r,
A., endorsements OF infantry came gallantly {
:. the rescue. The battle now lasted with il
mr. creased vigor for two hours more, at whic
ho time night came and fighting ceased by m,
'.s me tual consent. Our men slept on their arm
'n' ~ with the expectation of renewing the conte
ha in the morning, but when morning came
,o was discovered the enemy had fed in ii
T. most rapid haste The enemy's killed an
wounded was estimated at between two an
m three hundred, Our loss was but slight
:" Immediate pursuit was somewhat delaye
IL. by the non-arrival Of the supplies, but b
,io fore Mr.. Craig had left the boats had COLI
nv nv up, and the pursuit was about being renew
W cd. Information had come in that the eneu
-, was rapidly making its way in comple
M M state Of panic and disorganization into vi
liz ginia.
nd Nom private letter just received, v
,as learn that the first skirmish mentioned whic
resulted in the retreat Of Marshall fro
Paintville, was a most dashing exploit Q
y ;m ia, met rebel cavalry force backed up
rs rs infantry. The impetuosity Of our chart
w. was such that in moment the rebels ca
on airy center was bsoksn, and the infantry Of
M M " saved from destruction BY . rSpid retire
=" into the woods. For some time there was
desperate sword TO sword renoountsr b
sn tween the cavalry. M