New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-03
FROM THE ALLEGIlANlEs.
Foar Days Of RuiaOr and Excitement.

tOur D0ys OIL ktgtaOr Gu0 fNcitemcnS.
FROM Our Special Correspondent.
OAKLAND, May %, 1862.
concluded my last with promise of war news
at this point.
First Of all, we are exercised on the subject Of
some companies Of cavalry passing in stock trains
through the village, on their way to New Creek
guerrilla-hunting.
Next cones story OF 30 Of the 9th Virginia tone
company Of which holds this place and guards the
railroad bridge being captured by busbwhackers in
the wild Cheat River country, near Rowlesbure.
Private letters from soldiers wives in the neighbour
hood seem to confirm the story, but only seem-I do
not believe it.
notorious guerrilla chief named Harper il report.
ed to be in and around Tucker County With from
80 to 300 of his fellows. An officer of the 9th Viz
gna, WHO has known every foot of the country from
boyhoOd, tells me they come down the turnpike
from st. George, the county town of Tucker, to
within II miles of tie Cheat bridges BY DAYLIGHT
without interruption, and that only some hsli-dOzen
Union people are alO0g these IL miles at night; but
the bridges are vigiantly watched by strong de-
tschmeht OF Gen Keley's railroad guard from Graf
ton.
Thea follows the report of mysterious attempt to
Get lire 10 the Odd fellows' Hall q, Grafton which
on 20 be true ard Of Rebel signal lights night
after night on the mountains around fn2i Town.
Col. Wilkinson is there IN command Of the railroad
ausrd-a iaost interchangeable .ticer, whose eoods
and Iiokc,s know no rest. lie has The rare adj
vantage OF having been q railroad man before the
war and Of knowing well the country and the Ieo-
ule along Ills whole line lie is the right III the
sight place.
his way home from TIE United States Court Win
chester. The Judge decCes, for prudential reasons,
not 10 bold the Court discharges the Jury and re-
tires to Washington. The Rebels Of Winchester are
in dsily confident expectation of Gen. jackson re-
turn there, and do not disguise their Joy.
We have two oficers from tremont's camp AZ
Fra Kiln who tel US OF the killing OF the guerrilla
limbaugh, near Wardensville, in Hardy County. IL
appears chat party OF twelve, mostly oicefs, were
attacked by limbaugh and his men on the road from
MooreEeId to Wardensville, and several Of them
wounded. bat not takon. Immediately on their ar
rival in camp, u detachment Of cavalry was cent III
pursuit of the bushwhackers, and near Wardensvll Q
,aughi them Unbangh is said 10 have been Killed
he was running through the tbiekei, oy thai cr
ReiyeIs a PennF ivania German, OF FIerye taY-
xlry. Umoaugh was well known III Baltimore,
where at one time he published "a sheet called The
Cotton Plant, Of which the name expressed the prin-
elples aud aiterward, in Baltimore County, another
intensely Secesb paper AZ Iowsontown; Dnt bis ed
torial career Ike that Of macy others in Mary land
was brought 10 an untin.eiy conclusion by arrest
low he got OF have not heard; but soor after That
be escaped into Virginia by way Of Cumberland, ard
his death OF guerrilla Chief is the next and Last we
hear OF h.m. He was man Of the most utia Seces-
sion views and for time had sti.ll on the corner
Of NoriL aud Baltimore streets, opposite me S~"
Office where be sold exclusively TIE Baittmore
EnchoRge, Republican, and Soath. and 1he ". T.
Uer1id D0,IV Ne,cs aud Day B0Ok.
Talkipg of gueirillas. this country ~ rife with
,,ories mostly emanatiDg from alarInists, OF tie
Xtrenc ia and exploits Of the " Moecafin Rangers,
beneath whose steabby tread no dry leaves rustic,
AID no dead twigs crack. Of me e1i"ence OF such
an OF organization ia Tucker Hardy, Hampshire, and
Barbour Counties, there can be no DON'T, and they
.eem 10 be protected in fear or favor by the quasi
Union people Of the country Certain u 10 that our
scouting parties return, one alter Ano'her, empty
handed, from expedi ions IN search Of theqi-not n
Rebel 10 be found. not guerrilla 10 be heard or
Ibese Moocasin Rangers are described az rude and
ignorsnt mountnineers and hunters, but perfect III
woodcrsft and familiar as their own deer with trails
and forest gle and os their own rattlesnakcs WIN
rocks aud spriDgs. They are sad to be mort bitter
cartisaps and fond OF their new vocaiion but FIRE.
mont bss " Snake-bunters," gathered from the came
class, to smoke them ont OF scotch them.
{sy officers lately arrived at Grafton and Wheeling
from Franklin or Ncw.Creek, and the hospitals
there Mlroys killed at Mcdowell are estimated at
800; but exnggeraon is the spirit OF the times, and
moderation OF statement either side lost art.
The Gen. johnson lof Georgia. who, but for the
prompt relief Of Gen. Scbenck, might have cut oil
che impetuous Milroy, is the same with whom Mil
ROY bad smart BRUSH called the "Aleghany
Fight" on Greenbricr River, in lsst February,
think
A food of news, and fame Of excitement! Pas
seugcrs, civil and military, from New-Creek and
Cumberland, report fight at Franklin, and Ere
mont falling back upon Petersburg before the conf
bned and reinforced armies Of Jackson and John
son also, that considerable requistiOn ior wagons
and tents has been received at New-CIeek, from
FremOnt that jackson has attacked Banks at Win
chester, and that Maryland Regiment has been cut
70 pieces at Front Royal No particulars but con-
6nnatiop BY various arrivals.
Mondoy. 26tb.-'Ihe excitement swellr. Jackson
IL now reported to have driven Banks out Of Win
chester and recovered the occupation of that place;
Banks burning bis stOre-houses as he left. Ashbys
cavalry are said 10 be in MsrtinsbuEg--so reported
by officers and civilians special aud accommoda-
tion trains Engines, cars, and all sorts Of rolling
stock have been removed 10 Cumberland; the tele
graph operators have left Marinsburg, one of them
passing through here on biz way to Grafton. There
Is no Communication by raj or telegraph east OF
Iumbe land Numerous OfJcsro PASSION Tue accom-
a0daioa train l.lss only QUE running westward,