, 1862-09-06
[Cor. Of the Wheeling 1ntelligencer.]


The gueri1las have taken aud sacked (but
not buIued) the Towns Of Buckhannon aud
Weston-the former first. I fell in with some
prominent citizens Of Bucknaunon, who were
at the attack and escaped. who give in sub
stance the following particulars:
on Saturday, from the Webster county region
to the South. by way Of the French Greek aud
kAuaWhn pike. Their progress, as n5u Il. was
marked hy the arrest and plunder OF Union
citizens, tho fleeing for safety, first brought
,idings Of the rebels approach when they
ont company Of troops at the place. (compl-
ny E, 10Th Virginia, commanded by Captain
Marsh Of Tyler,) and part OF a company which
was being recruited for the artillery service.
These with the citizens who turned out with
such arms as they could get. made up $40 or
the danger being made known, to the outside
OF the town, where they met the gueritas, cs-
timated ut from 500 to 100. 4 sort Of irse9u-
lar fight ensued, which lasted probably half
an hour, when the Unianists finding them
selves overpowered, retreased. No. sooner
was the retreat commenced, than the rebels
rushed after them On horseback, yelling like
demons, and shooting down and capturing
mary Of the fug1tiyes, who scattered in all d.
rections, and made their escape as best they
could. One old mau named Jacob Rohrbaugh
refused to run. He stood his ground, loa led
lighting, The rest not being so plucky, left
him behind, aud he Was shot down IN the
street. My infornants think our loss in killed
and wounded did not exceed twenty. Tacy
think the rebel loss Is greater, but how they
| should know, that I don't see, Is they didn't
stay to count. However, there has been later
| in1ormat.on through paroied soldiers
| It Is said the rebel captain and ltcutenaut-
| colonel (names unknown) were wounded, the
latter thought to be morta'lg. I have not
been able to obtain the names Of our killed
| and disabled there. think there were not
very many, as legs seem to have done some
| excellent service aud a good des1 OF it.
But the loss at Buck khaunou, under the cir.
cumstances, Vas serious loss, aud the re
suit Of grave dereliction or blundsr on tht
ment property was captured and destroyed
among them several thou sand stand Of arms
There was 3 large quantity of subsistence
stores, part of which had but recently beef
removed from Beverly. There wers thre
churches and the basement Of the cour
house stored full Of them, besides . grsa
deal Of picked pork in barrels outside Be
sides this, there was quantity Of ordnauc
etorcs. All these were destroyed, the guel
il1as being unable to caHy them of. III
'ss is heavy, but boue know the figures bu
tie officer having them in charge. Why sue
heavy stores we're left thus unprotected at 4
exposed point, lying just on che frontier Q
guerilla land, none can tell, though SONS
body ought to be able to do 80. There ha
BEEN gross negligence some where.
Tie suerl las are represented as being we
, , / armed fand as being all mounted-travelip
; on horseback, and lighting on horsehac
! or atuot, according to circumstances. The
! all cary breech loaoing rifles and side arms.
: They did not remain long in Buckhanno
after completing their work Of destruction
4 but moved on to Weston, sixteen mites di
= tsnt, and twenty three miles from this poin
:. The citizens are returning to Buckhanno
! Many Of them are here and intend TO 20 bae
q to-day. Others scattered into the count
i around, and have probably returned to the
- ! bones ere this. All was quiet taere at Il
: lateet adyicts, the guerilas having aba
: doned the place almost as suddenly as tn
!, = tcok it.
: About daylight Sunday morning they 8
:, peared at Weston, coming In BY three rout.
u u and alDost surrounded the place. Oar fol-
= there consisted OF two companies A and G
~ the 9th Virpinia} Captains Mattfngfy a
- - FISHER, both of whom were absent. Th
rs lo were epcsnprd on little kooll, short q
Z t.pce up tue river above town- The norna
= was very foggy, and their retreat WAS nea
II cnt off before the danger Was discover
= - Had they been q quarter OF an hour. lat
u, fhty say fbey would hare been surround
x Ihave falke with several Of the soldiers
~ ~ these companies, and their story, while
40 agrees in the main, seems rather e1agggeras