The New York herald., 1863-05-01

burg IL the mo imporsant poinl on the western part
there carksrv ss On he resS 70 Parsersburs twenty
two mi'ss esee ef Grafton. TAe federal stationed
0srswse ce.ged 90 evacuass that post Monday, and
reveated, with slight loss 10 Grafton To prevent pur
SIT by he superior forces q the enemy they burned the
bridge bridges the branch Of the honongahela
The military forces at the disposal Of the general
naDAinG ths military department had not been disposed
nv to The road as might have been easily done Is is
the general impression that they amount to n 600
but, In reality their numbers are much greater More
than half OF tho whole force however has been kept
at Ba amore, where there has not been the slightest
casion for their services, while exposed points the
road such those mentioned above left without
any guard at ALL with wholly Inadequate Another
important fact, too, 10 that General Schenck has
even been over the road He has permitted himself 70
which be ought TO know, and without knowledge OF
which, acquired by personal observaton he cannot dc
enemy found unprepaed to meet them at every point
where they appeared except at that one where General
huliigan was In command.
The bridge over the Youghiogheny river near Oakand
was burned by the enemy. It was fine structure. 1So
feet long. The companys workmen were engaged y
One Of the officers OF tho railroad COM
pany left Cumberland yesterday In a special
burg, the Cheat river, 25s miles west Of Bal
tmore, and 126 miles east OF Wheeling, passing New
Creek Piedmont, Altamont Oakland and Cranberry Sum-
nit. He teegaphs from Rowlesburg that the and
telegraph In perfect order that place. That
twentysix miles east Of Grafton. Major showaiter
,nnrs He male ch sr,f, nsno ~"ey ~ h;p
force and fopoht the so determnedlv that tha
latter were compelled to retre yvthout doing anv
damage al that point Cen MulIean has no donbt "a
hnwever cen MuIlirsn had all he couId do 70 deend
himself At Grafton So great was the peril in which thar
Mace deemed 10 be- that the
recommended to remove or destroy their Instruments
which was done Can Mnionn however succaoded
" renusino The enemy and drivne thsw sousS~srd
with great ioss on their mart and sorne oss on his own
II believed that Yesterday General MuIran WAS again
nv he uaadf fhaun. ha
10 the here late ast night that he
mad succeeded in holding his ground and then march
inc with his command To- another irnnortant station IN
The road In order 10 insure s saftv Tha no donb 4
Rowle sbnro "a nt,matad Above n CEN Mni,igan s,,c
oeeds in efsctnc junction with Major Sbowalter ana Al
the sae time hds his pround AZ Grafton IL he seen
hv rcerencs 10 te man that wa will than he in nssss,on
OK the whole road up To- the latter point
The uublc win Se ead 10 learn that n the ob,sct Of
this das upon the road was TO Obtain of or N
anv norton OF ~ rolling stock that intention
heen no far Al the rst arm Of ali the
heavy equipments OF the road-engines cara Gc-vere
with8rswn 70 Wbsepr WHARF thev Were sars nm n Yea
nn2tna vesterdav hovevsr the rebels IN
force e,a novine toards the isttsr nI,cs The rsheIs
ma hsn tsken nossess,on of Cartshur1 IN uonav ware
ra,nyorcad IN Monday nisht and morning con
rsncaS ,ovins northvssd Thsy cro.ssX hs Hais,mnre
and Ohio Raiirood al Mannheim nfsv miles ssst ~
c.aSed - Wor~art",yn rssr shs psrrsvpva,rs 81.
linz rror, thanca thsv marched into Tsvssta conn,w
. 10y 1o s .sS .u ~ ~ ssss
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, s ,an - - r,-sc3 -, pssss,. h;h q 80 ~
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