The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-05-13
The buii o. Western Virginia Destrurti on
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lho iLtclli eRco from tle line nl tue balll-
more aod OHIO Railroad, received up 10 last
Ievening. was that Gen Muligan had so dis.
posed Of his troops that It w.s thought the
whole road might now be considered MS amply
protected, though much damage had been
done at various points.
The rebel cavalry, watch made three attacks
on Sunday and Monday last, ON Rowlesburg.
retired alter their repnse 10 Morgantown. ia
the direction Of the Pennsylvania line. They
reached there on Tuesday morning. aud spent
that day and part Of "Wednesday in plund ring
the people Of botli horses and goode Those
who fympathised with them were exempt
from plumber, and III some cases horses taken
were returned to dsloyal persons.
The object OF the visit to Morgabtown was
to croea over the Cheat river and make a raid
on Unioniown, Pa. There was however.
Hood III the Cheat river, rendering it's iording
! au impossilHlity, and consequently hey were
compelled to abandon that part Of the expe-
diton
On Wedno day they retired from Morgan
town, striking across the country to Fairmont,
on the Baltimore aud Ohio railroad, where
they are reported TO have committed exten
Islve depredations. The Union troops here
did not exceed thee hundred infantry, and
! The rebels being about one thousand strong
mounted, with artillery, no defence was made
They entered and took possession of Fair-
mont, which isqulte large town, o. Wednes
Gay night, aud immediately commenced their
Idepredailons on the property Of loyal citizens
most OF whom had fed on hearing of their ap~
proach. A large number OF horsec, shoes
and clothing We're appropriated
! AT iairmont and in the vicinity extensive
damage was done to the property of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad. The great Mnnoa.
gahola bridge one Of the finest structures on
the road, is reported TO have been destroyed,
! together with five other small bridges in the
vicinity. Tlepers are all standing, however,
and trestle works will be immediately thrown
over them, so that the business of the road
may be renewed.
The enemy hearing Of the approach Of
troops from the direction of Wheeling, are
supposed to have left Farmont on Thursday.
Yesterday morning rebel cavalry force from
the direction of Fairmont were advancing on
Carksburg, on the Parkersburg road, doubt.
less with the intention of destroying the
bridges Of that Company and plundering the
Inhabitants. rebel infantry force was also
reported as moving on Clark, burg from the
opposite direction, The whole rebel force
cavalry and infantry, is said to be about 5000
and they have with them most experienced
guides.
Gen. Mulligan has been joined by len, Ken
ley, and is lovng on the enemy in considera.
BILE force.
The latest intelligence from beyond Graf.
toa received iast eveAingsWdS that ore of thc
railroad agents had gone up to Fairmont aud
found that the guerrlllas had left in the morn
ing with their plunder. He found the struc.
ture Of the Monongahela bridge entirely
broken down. and in tie water, though the
piers were all standing,
From Grafton, where General Alulligan has
his headquarters, intelligence was received
that the Rebel toree when had spent the day
on Thursday at Fairmont were approaching
Bridgeport on the Parkersburg road, which Is
sixteen miles from Grafton. On hearing this,
ten Kenley, with his Maryland brigad5, was
Immediately despatched to Bridgeport, and
doubtless reached there last evening, going
the greater part of the distance by railroad.
bridgeport ID six miles this side Of Clarks
burg, wnere we have q considerable force un.
der Gen. Roberts, and hopes were entertained
hat the enemy would be surrounded The
Maryland troops left in high spirits, and Gen
Henley was proud OF the opportunity given
him to again meet the enemy.
! The entire main stem OF the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad was believed last night TO be
clear Of the enemy. The bridge over the
| Youghioghauy had been reconstructed, and
trans were running from Baltimore to Grafton,
a distance OF three hundred miles from Bati.
more and eighty miles Irom Wheeling. Beyond
Grafton it will probably require four or five
days to reconstruct the smaller bridges, forces
OF workmen, with bridge timbere, having al
ready moved IN that direction. A pontoon
will be laid over the Monougahea until that
bridge can be constructed, so that passengers
can be exchanged irom the trains on either
side IN the cOul Sc Of low days
EXCITEMENT AT WHEELING.
Dispatches from Wheeling, received last
evening, represented great excitement there
| It was reported that rebel force of ten thou
sand men we're at DlanHngton, about sixty
miles this side OF Wheeling, aud moving on
that city. They wero calling ON Pittsburg and
Ohio Tor aid, and making themselves very
miserable, il was thought, without any cause
AT Grafton there was confidence felt that no
rebels were beyond Fairmont, aud those that
had been there were moving as rapidly as
possible from the line Of the road. Their
presence at Bridgeport was certainly known,
and Gen. Henley was in pursuit OF them.
The rebels first entered Morgantown, Vir.
pinia. at 2 O'Clock on Monday, aud were met
6y the mayor with hag OF truce, who surren.
derod the place. The rebels remained four
hours. and then returned to Ryans farm, six
miles south, where they encamped.
Persons who saw the onemys ouoampments
say there were one hundred fires and twenty
men around each, making two thousand men,
all cavalry, no artillery or infantry
On Monday evening they returned to Nor
gantown aud shot Lieut. Gennlhe, ol the lst
Virginia loyal regiment, who was visiting his
homie on a iurlough. They also stole fifty
borses aud al the available property. No wo-
men or children were moesied, The rebels
were under the command Of the guerrilla Jcn
! kins
At1n oiIock Tueadav pveuirr they moved