Newbern weekly progress. [volume] (Newbern, N.C.) 1858-1863, 1862-09-13
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excitement in the shape Of the news from
Buckhannon and Western. Colonel Wilkin.
son telegraphed to General Sanucls that tho
former place had been taken by the guerillas;
that the enemy were in large force all through
that country that General Kelley who was
at Beverly bud been cut off, and that raid OH
Weston and Chrkshurg was apprehendrd, and
asking tor immediate renf1rcements This
added 10 the excitement OF the people, and
was the prevalent sensation up to the middlc
Of the night
Sunday morning the people awoke hungry
and thirsty for news. Tney asoke also To find
that preparations had been in propress all
through the night to send forwai d the TIVE NH
regiment to the AID OF our forces, who were
filling back from w, ston to Clarksburg. Cant.
Downing and his aids had been busy all,ltbe
night 80 also had NJ !, FORD, Abe Su6cri.t<h-
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After breakfast every body throughout the civ
was on the gni rire The troops Of the. Twelfth
regiment began moving over from The island to
the depot. Their appearance created great sem
sstion. The people fockud after them. AT the
depot there were n thousand rumors and excite.
"'~''S "p'"t ooput "H"t Ildi HHppeU0u Ill every
quarter from which there had been news. Il
was confidently asserted that another great bat.a
tie had beer going on between Pope aud jack,
sen, and that we had In the language Of he
ne"shoys, "got a great victory 1, was also
said that Kelley was in great danger at Beverly
that Buckhannon had been complete Y sacked
and that Weston, including even the Lunadc
Asylum. had been laid waste, and that all our
troops at both places had been killed or taken. IL
wasastonishing the credit which these exagger.
ated ruinors obta ned Our Office was thronged
with people clamorous for the news .'WLen
will an extra be out r. was the universal inonirv
IL seemed TO be in vain that we assured The
crowd That no news Of any moment had been re-.
ceived bv the newspapers. "dive us what you've
got" was the cry. ...r ..-g 7--.,..,
II was ascertained that the bank officers at
Weston and Clarkshurg had arrived in tLe CITY
with their money and valuable papers. Of course ,
this WAS added to the prevalent excitement "
was asserted that the enemy were in Clarksbu
that they were tearing up the rails on the North
western road, and that they would be in Grafton
to-day The friends of the soldiers expressed
apprehension that the train ON hich they were
gong would be met by the enemy; that some
tap would be laid for it by which A disaster
would take place. The wives and sisters. and ia.
male friends generally, of the soldiers, inclined
to the latter views.
AT about ten o'clock the first train got off
amidst great hurrahs The troops were la excel.
lent spirits, and finer body of men never left
Tor The seat OF war. This last was the general
remark OF all spe, tltors. At about twelve the
remainder OF the regiment got of. The whole
body left fully provided. Captain fDowniop's
eh7rgy, together with the labors of the indefs.
! gable Thomas fiornbio X, had hastened forward
,he "ork 10 such an extent rs to lea, but very
niue behind They had guns (new pattern )and
neir colniniSsary stores were put up in good con-
tor anything essential to their comfort
GuERILLAs IN JACKSON COUNTY. ,i' 'f4
It-tFsan'ihs Mheeting iusciifgeneer septgI.
We have seen letter from reliable gentle.
man in jackson county. The Rangers nre get.
tug very numerous in this county They are
reported to be from three to five hundred strong.
There was company seen day or two ago at
the head OF Mill creek one hundred and fifty in
NUMBER About one half mounted. aud it is IT.
ported that Devil Bill Parsons WAS at the lead
OF about one hundred and fifty men in the lower
part OF the county A large number of horses
have been stolen from Union people within the
past week. After leaving the Ohio river the
whole country of Jackson seems to have been
iaid waste great many citizens have left their
homes for fear Of being drafted. In some sec.
tlon almost every man has lef, and the " orsi Of
1t is' the most Of them have joiued the rebel nan
gers Some say they intend to keep up the gu.
eriil warfare aud others say they intend to juin
the rebel army. -s.
UNION TROOPS EN- ROUTE FOR cLARKsBuRa.
tf'rom the Wheeling Intelligencer, Sept. IL
thirty five men Of Capt. Carlin's battery LIFT
last night for the scene Of hostiliti.s about
Clarkrsburg. They we're accompanied by Ca, &
Cirn and Lieut. Richards ..u' ,'sli
Capt, Carn took two pieces of artillery. The
men who accompanied HIN were in the three
mon hs service and can be rendered etcient-
The boys manifested the utmost enthusiasm as
they passed through the streets aul marched oif
upon the train. They cheered Justify in front Of
the lntelligencer office aud at other points The
public awaits with breathless anxiety to hear
from the scene Of guerilla operations about
Clarksburg and BuckhannOn ItA
QuARTERMAsrER CAPTURED.
Among those Of our men capture at Bucklau.
non Oh Saturday was guarteinaster Sam Adams,
OF Bethany, His many friends will deeply re-.
giet ms misfortune lis wife and one or two
members Of his family were with him a. 2