New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-04
P;uht nj Greenland Gnp.

The following dispatch was received on Tuesday
from Gen. Kelley by L!eu,.-Coi. Cheeseborough Of
Gen. Scoenck's staff;
CEEIxL.sp Gar HiRprso CorSTr. Va
To Lieut. CO.. Chs,,sorough. A. a. O.
The affair n, this place on Saturday was one oil
the most gallant since the opening OF the war.
Greenland Gap is a pass through the hnobley Noun.
tain, ouly wide enough for the road ana small
mountain stream This Gap was guarded by Capt.
Wallace 2,d Illinois, with detachment Of Com
pany c. 23d Illinois Regiment, and small deisch-
nent Of Company II, 18th Virginia Infantry. Ca s.
Smith, In all between 20 and 30 men.
Capt Wallace occupied a large church at the " est
end Of aud near the mouth OF the gnp and Capt.
Smith held log house abou, a hundred yards dis-
taut both positions commanding the gap. Jones
was compelled 10 capture or dislodge the little band
before he could pass. His troops made three ga
LIANT charges bu, were each time repulsed win gsat
loss especially of officers. The fight commenced al
D. m and lasted till after dark The Rebels, avail
ing themselves Of the darkness approached and hired
the church, but the gallant Irish boys would not
even then surrender till the burning root fell in:
The killed and wounded OF the Rebels outnumbered
our whole force engaged
Five Of tho officers out OF eigh! commanding the
leading battalion which made the fret charge were
either killed or wounded. Among the hitter. Col.
Dulany, commanding. Capts. Wallace and Smith
had only two men killed and four wounded. l
counted to-day eighteen dead horses within muske.
u
Commanding TO apply to the Secretary Of War TO
have every officer, noncommissionod officer and pri-
vnte engaged in the fight presented with "a medal in
recognition Of the gallantry displayed.
u. =. KELLEY Dng..0sn.
Gen. Schenck has promptly recommended the par
ticpants in this gallant defense to the special aten
ton Of the Secretary OF War.
From Tho Wheeling Iu,eiirsncsr. May.
We have direct and Trustworthy Dispatch IRON
~ -. ~. fgstTN 81. lara
were met Yesterday, midway between Fairmont apd
Clarksburg near Shineton, and defeated and driven
back with the loss Of eeveral killed and taken
prisoners They were under Gen Jones, ana num-
bered some fifteen hundred, and were on their
way TO make a combined attack on. troops NJ
Clarksburo In conjunction with Imbo den and Jack
son, whose forces are known 70 be IN the Tygart
Valley, on the other eide of Clarksburg, in Lewis
Barbour County.
The attack was made by our Clarksbnrg troops,
who, it appears came out 10 meet them. IL is con-
identy believed that with the ne endorsements
which we will have at Grafton and Clarksourg to-
day We will be- able TO capture Jones's whole gang
The news Of the repulse is official and trustworthy.
LATER.
A dispatch was received by Gen. I.ghtburn at
10 p. M, stating that u cavalry company, COM
manded by Capt. Hsgaus believed to he brother
OF Secretary Hagansl. and construction tram,
were gobbled up at Bridgeport, five mlss east OF
Clsrksburg. The same dispatch said the ball was
about opening at Clarksburg. IL 10 understood the
attack is made by Imboden and Bill jackson from
the direction OF Buckhannon and Weston.
THE BALTIMORE ROAD OPEN TO GRAFTON FROM
THE EAST
The news received last night by Gen. Lghtburn,
taken in connection with that received by Mr. Ford
yesterday leaves to doubt that travel on the
Baltimore Road, clear through from Baltimore to
Grafton, Is completely re-estsblished.
Troops are now moving tlis way, and large mum.
bers Of them will reach Grafton today The bridges
between the east end and tho latter place are all re.
pared.