Evening star., 1863-04-29
THE REBEL RAIDIN WESTERN yIR.
GINA

Rebel Raid upon the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad-Attacks and Skirmishes ut va.
rious PiaceS-R umored Raid into Penn.
sylv3nia.
The Baltimore Sun of this morning says re-
Ianve to the recent rebel demonstration in West
ern Virginia:
1t appears that the first intimation of any
movement northWard in Western Virginia To.
wards The line OF the Baltimore and Ohio road
" as an atrack at Beverly, in the Cheat Noun
talns, some fifty miles south of Grafton, upon
several companies of Federal troops, under
Col Latham, by cavalry torce, with artillery
Rumor soon followed that Clarksburg, on the
Parkersburg read, in Harrison county, and
Grafton, the junction OF the Wheeling and Par
kersburg road, luO miles distant from either
place, were threatened by the Confederates in
force. Military movements We're promptly
made, however, under Gen. Schenck's orders,
to meet the supposed emergency. In the mean
time this excitement subsidized, and ruunors
arose Of another body of Confederates moving
from the Valley of Virginia to the west, by
way OF MoorTeld, perhaps, and possibly threat
ening New Creek Station, between Cumberland
and Piedmont, and east Of the mountains, or
perhaps intending to cooperate with the force
that had appeared at Beverly.
1t is SAID that no demonstration, however,
occurred At any point from Thursday until
Sunday morning, hen, between ten and ele ven
o'clock, about 300 Confederate cavalry, said to
be under Col. Mcdonald, suddenly appeared
at Altamont, at the head of the Piedmont grade,
II miles west OF that place, where they attacked
and took possession of an engine and small
train OF empty coal cars on their way to O. Dom
nelIs Newburg gas coal mines.
AS soon as this party appeared at Altamout
the telegraph wires were cut, and all commu-
nication west OF the Piedmont office ceased.
BY way OF Wheeling, however, it was learned
that squadrons OF cavalry appeared almost
simultaneously at Oakland, Cranberry Sum-
NIT and Rowlesbarg, the three stations next
west of Altamont, although, as far as it is
known, the aggregate OF all these forces hardly
exceeded some five hundred men. AtRowles-
burg, which was the most important point at
tackled, five companies of Federal troops were
posted, and defended the place throughout the
afternoon.
At Cranberry Summit, II miles east of
RoWlesbnrg, the telegraph wires were also cut
and several rails of the track taken up.
Considerable anxiety is felt about the con-
dition of affairs at Grafton, which is the most
important station between Wheeling and Pied.
| mont, being the junction Of the Parkersburg
road.
Col Mulligan, Of Lexington fame, was in
command there on Sunday, with consider
able force, and being attacked on Monday in
the neighborhood, drove the Confederates to
the southwark, since which nothing has been
heard of the situation there.
Major General 5. henck received dispatches
from Pittsburg yesterday evening, stating that
it had been positively ascertained that force
Of Contederates were then at Morgantown,
and that the military arrangements had been
so perfected that their capture was deemed
certain.
The heavy and valuable equipment of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in engines and
cars Of all descriptions was promptly moved
at the first sign of danger from NeWburg, Graf
ton, and other engine stations in the threatened
| district, to Wheeling.
The Northwestern Virginia Railroad, it ap-
pears, has been a sufferer in the present raid
Gen. Schenck received information at Q late
| hour on Monday night from Ciarksburg, on
| that road, announcing the fact that from q
! deemed military necessity, the railroad bridge,
| situated few miles from Ularksburg, towards
| Grafton, had been destroyed by the Federal
| forces. This was done without any orders
| from Gen. Schenck. The bridge, however.
| wall be rebuilt in q few days.
| At the latest adyices there was still no taIe.
| graph comm unieaticn on heroed farther west
| than Rewleshurg, up to which point the Fsde-
| raj forces were in possession.
| LATRsT.
| At alate hour last night information was re.
| eeiyed from Coi. Hulligan to the effect tnst ne
I had succeeded in sustaining himself ss trAi-,
| ton; also that he WAS then marching aus com-
1 mand 10 az important station en- baeS fosd,
/ which would insure its safety.
/ al the time of going to press nothng OF q
definite character had been received ia regard
to the rumorSd raid Of the Confeder2tes Into
| Haystte county, PennsylyRnis, or, ia fact Of
i their exaets whereabouts.
l The Baiusaors AAeriesn Of this nsrning
| saysssssssstf SO E a3s
we learn that TIE whole line Of the Balsi-
I more and Ohio Raiireadis is now fuA protected