New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-20

ngrtly 20 plumber Greene and Fayetie Counties in
Pennsyi vania, bu, mainly 10 invest Wettern VIZ
ginis, and form a new military base. Suo'equens
eve nts have impaired to the latter view strong
co or OF probability.
La The Cincinnati Gdz6tte OF the 30th ult., we
fnd dispatch from Wheeling, which states post
lively that the Cgnfederates capturedfour companies
Of militia ut Morgantown, and killed seven men,
one of them being Lieut.. Genine OF the LIST virginia
1oyaD Regiment AT the same like ParkersbufR
was threatened by Rebel forces advancing iron the
sorth aud east, while on the North pane new
through South. Western Penney lvsnla, and Pbadei-
mia journals gravely DISCUSSED the chances OF
Rete raid upon Government property even Ia fitts-
burg.
When next we hear Of there brisk gentlemen they
are advancing pvon Faiimont from the wet, ana
having Get up the barrier OF five burnt BRIDES De-
tween them and any possible force that might be
hsstenu w tho relief of Mngans Diet achments Ov
the railroad from Wheeling, they ALTO" tnem
selves" according 10 one account, the "uoIe OF
"Wednesday aud halt of Thursday IN which To DO
their deliberate work, of whipping OF those detach'
ments," guarding ia rnont and ils Two DtuRes'
These are the wire suspension bridge, built by Ri
let which connects Fnirnont with falestior, anu
pictuiesquely m,letes tho continuity OF the turn'
like road fr m MOrgantown TO Ciafksburg tbf1uHh
Falrmont-aud the magnificent iron structure 81 wv
fe by which the rail crosses the Monographs, one
mile .ast Of the towr--wth only two exceptions
hhe Harpers Ferry bridge aud tie Tray Kun wa
Duct the most important bridge on the road' i7
or. iusl cost including the mhsslve lers ana ho"'
uettf exceeded half IL million of dollars, bnt tho-e
tier. aud abuiments sull stand IN all their
strength snd beauiy; our festive guelrllsb were
rouient with tnnlblinR tho graceful snperstrurtn"
into the mountain food ~ the same tlme Ic'i"s
down" and denolishug The susronfion bridge, o.,
BY way Of Wheeling AID Philadelphia on Tue ~
we learn ttat MulliSan ioft 20 men, cap'u,ed ID
This affair bn, esca ed with his artillery ana thh'
Mai u Showalie- had made his way, with ht ehlIe
command 100 men Of the 6h Virginia l"gmeni'
vi h iour PIE Of artillery VIA lhtlsburg 70 "heel
ing whric IN pressing terror OF atiacH troops "e'
Dei9v concentrated. Ihe Rebel force Was sun
sweIlpp-the Wheeliug fright made II ls,OOO ~ 10
nr the damage done to tie railroad amounts 70 TWO
line bridge- DESTROYED st FarmOni hive OF minor lui
portaLce within thiry miles west Oi Ihnt pace A.u
three on the Pa E'rbnrg srancb' "Hhh t"eny
.iler OF Gruf,ou--the track unmpaired except ~
thesc bridpeH III,
From Fairnon the raiding patty moved dlree'ly
South. amusing .hem.eyes on tie way by rchulng
,aucy message 20 Col. Muligan ~ braloh' 'n"'
thew were coming upon him. ga ftd"y n i
they Ct, .sed the P.TkersbuTg railroad bear D"use
roft. ,iAteen miles fiom Grafton, hrs deer9Slpg
two bridges near that place thus giving tbe sup 10
Gen. Roberts with his 5000 troops at afks'uTH,
ak miles further ~tet. -,
On Fnday afternoon, hrd'ng them'cFe'in uAhse'
of beiuy caught letween Gen. h,e'y o.saue'
- "a saoa,eed frum llaipert Ferry T. tbs re-
T lfeI a.
isn % line Il the rail aud pushed southWard
,o,.s,J pbiIippis BuosbanIon, having accomplished
! ,,sir dsrioy Isr WIN profit aud IMMUNITY
About he ;. Of May Coz Pierfepon' ieegr"pbs
g.. Gov. Cp.tin. &" The Rebels have pas-ed through
,,,,,.,,..i. County tho s~"r' ed" 80 tn- riNer
! io FAlnout thsbcc 10 Shins'on, ara across the
/ N.rlh-Wcsiera Virginia ihiro"d' hI1 miios rae. "
! tn,k sLorg .ni "a Harbour and ipehdT Coun
,.s 1,bip,sti aud Backhannonj, II not nrar the rail
I,,.d fmbodehs forces have Joined with Jones'
ana number from eight To ten thousand men %
lbey got IA great number OF horses AID other booy.
mr. JVss,ifHg IafsHigtHccr, of the 4th states
,hat they ioin,d forces III the Iygart Valley near
philiupi. and ronjcclnres that tLey mny posslbiy
,uakr "A detour down h,ough the hnnawha Valley,
..hnd DO that section for IA lew days rs they have
done thi." None Of them remained ON the line OF
lie baltimore AID Ohio Railroad.
1Ii. conjecture assumes an almost positive char
e,.r on tho arrival of the next dispatch, which
lac. them Ht West Union, III Doddridge {, unity,
hout tiitty uies east OF Phrkeruburg. and threat
euipg tho iAtter own. On the bth Wheeling WAS
under martial lEwsll coffee houses, bar-ToOms and
,nloons closed BY order OF the Military Provost
N.r.hal. no iders, OF either rex or any age,
sJinwed on the streets after 10 . clock p m. and
,l the public azores ard magazines guarded by tue
urovost guard nj civil patrol. Tue 9TH REGIMENT
az Wheeling Mlina had been called out by the
Governor ever. mhn providing his own tlAnkei
and ,uch arms md ammunition ne he could procure.
They .n tie simc evening for Eulr,nont, 10 guard
Tie ,rou.rty OF be- railroad company On the 9TH
pferaratULs wee making for IA advance TO Clarke
tutr 10 meet tie guerriIas, who had moved Ia thai
m. Latest a,vices Indicated that the Rebels
7 O,s rtrong. wre at Weston, in Lewis County
,,out ten milei south Of tarssburs, where our
1roop, were concentrated, both from the east aud
west IL bad ben Hs,ertaIned that lmbCden and
Jones had oinedforces, and there was another body
of 1000 guerTilis, under Gen. Wider swelling
the Rebel streu,th III Western NIrpnis to III 600"
a.. Rad af Nh i'm
Ni,holns County where he WAS TO cooperate with
Jenkins In thre.enng Charleston or kanawha.
In June 1861, zen. Wire arrived at this Charles
ton from Kichnoii. ana made the place the pulpit
o! hls crusade, i'D which he by turns eahored and
threatened with Characteristic impetuosity the peo-
nile Of Western Vrginlh-in the name OF Secession
ho hoped, but Safes Rights anyhow" few en-.
lated under his banner; but the masses remained
inert held dOwnDy the sober counsels Of George
w. summers, leuer OF the Union men Ia the state
Convention, IA prominent delegate TO the Peace Con
ference Mt Washington, the most Influential pollti-
can i'm Western Virginia. and unanimously honored
among his people ~ "a Wise and sagacious citizen,
and sterling patIDt. lie advised them TO maintain
strIct neutrality between The two contending
house. and succeeded IN making his opinion the law
In Knnawha and u neighbor counties. Though &
remarkably cool mn, he was too many guns for
the fiery Governor. ,
CIsrk.burg, the ounty town Of Harrison, /. the
center Of "a happy binting ground for tho lmoodens
and Jenkinses OF that region. Roundabout II Ito
those iine grazing fields from which Baltimore Oh
tnins no much Of her most toothsome beef The land
I, exceedingly rich In minerals, aud it's supplies Of
coal are nexhaustDlo.
But have said enough to show how extensive,
bold, successiul md pertinaclous has been tins
raid, how formidable in its proportions, how im-
portant in its obpcls how prolonged in its opera
lions. Ii has tbrwn all Western Virginia into
tulnult Of fears ant surmises; and with candot we
must Acknowledge that compared with the ertisiic
but sensational brilancy OF Stoneman, It Is ~ the
aurora to the rocket. Yet both are IN manner
echpsed by that gnnder glow OF lnextingushaoio
lie in the midst u which the Baltimore aud Ooio
Railroad, pheniI like, arises, again aud again aud
again, from its own asLes-ashes which, like those
OF the flaming prarie, Gods broader highway, serve