Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-11-14
rP0n KES7ERY YLRGLYIA.

The report is cseclted al Ly.chburg that the An,
tss uuGer Aveg.l had advaaced Govt gtOu, in Al
Ieshsny county.
A - cal ds-patehtO the Yrsniau from Salem, con-
6rrs ,he port says the Il nchbnrs militia bad Left
TO oin Gen Im0odec, dty mice distant IN Ale hany
7gF FIGHT N GREENBELER and RE7,REAT
or GEN. ECAOLS.
A c-,r,5pordsnt, 10 wrOm We hope 70 be similarly
indebted IN. has furnished wish the cearest and
mi satisfactory particulars OF the 6gaE in GreenOFisr
We save vet seen:
Tos line defended by The Army OF Western Virginia
extended from Poeahontas county O. the Tennessee
line Col WIN. L. JacSsoI, wiki a ssiAh force OF cav
airy ana a section OF artillery, oeeapea tne extreme
rot ~ or 1eyrui Mil PJias, IA Poeahsnt1s oOuaty-a
no ,hsu. fort, miles from Lev sDurg Shere Wa SEA
tio.e, 10 hrst 1r gade comm aided Dy Bag Gentr raj
E.brIs aud C1apmaus battery, with Two regiments Of
Ja, sons cavalry brigade aud Two pieces Ct Jaeksons
battery.
dsuach f-op Col Jackson, stating tha the eny was
advancing IN ioce l. determined 10 reinforce him
Al once aud tJe tFt brigade, sitI Coapmals OateTy,
vi one regtueIt of csv-lry (tAe IAN Vrgins) and
t6 NO sees Of Jac sons BAKERY st5Tted az once for
ia rarpsse. Thy l6.h Firgiuts cavalry was left 20
scluf snt guard the roads leading IRON the k1nawha
Val :. e eommaUd reached point about fourteen
mikes irou L+Skourg on tue 5th llst There 1t vas
learned ltt Col JAG sou had iryd before Lhe superior
foree OF tie e. eUy ami held posiun On the cop OF
Don Noun. AL Ls.uty eig ht mixes from LeSisbuTg.
E,rlNtu the morning o. tAt . "A tie march Was re-
snn.d and col J-cksCn's position rescned s6Olt 10
oc.ock A. n. TIE e-emy we're making Preparations
fos the attack. Toe county was 50 deussiy covered
With forests thst Was impossible 70 ascertain the ioIce
o. the e.emy.
Our pgsJlUn in many respects was very strong ore,
bu. As ae enemy could eisiY get our rear by taking
road BE- fiuk &c Nss necessary 70 ee'ach Tie
20 battalion % 0lCcaage &C.
The tatl- j,in ID about eleven clock by our ar
ti.ty ~ d. the e-emys battery as came into posi
ton. Tn vas soOl eloed, he driven aUfy by
our web dueoied sho;s. Tt enemy nssseu bis
whole force 90 le aud centre, consisting Of about
for U0lsgEd eaUGry, ulder AVeril, and tATCs moE-
sand ir JIry u-d.r Kelley. To oppose thls lorce We
Ia. sersgtssi, Hundred Of Which eight hundred we're
cayalfy. FOR tour nOurs COnteudsd against these
over1u elu-g ODDS. Ire enemy moving his forces be-
yOad ltf, wheeled bis mer, snd thus ooaiLed an
emf aiding hfe
Jus. at this tine, our centre, which had been much
weakened 20 reilfyrce the lett at acked By aIg ~
superioyrnce and p Is ed back Gen. EeuOls, seeing
il vas 49, 10 uteEd longer gave oroefs TO retreat
Tue enemy. badly cut up, ueCe OILY feeble pursw'
Our los necessarily very heavy especially 10 Killed
and -ouuced. Nj K. A. Bnley, OF the 22i Virginia
regiment WcundeO reported MORALLY land eapurtd.
or Ten Cfcsrs I've three companies gf tis regiment
tSat fought 2n or isft but t'ro escaped u'thuri.
Toe 70 batahol Suffered severely, b4s as reports o.
uAlea rave not beeh hahued m NO accurate inioF-
NATION can yet be obtained.
The retreat had continued bat short time when Gen.
Ech5ls received information that tie Hahkees several
thousand strong, we're CHING on LsslsbuIg, by the
Ears- b.. road, him OF 1. ain,pOrtant 20
get tass and artle-y by Esburg, and sctoss the
or n rer river before the could c, me ~ This
wa, done ard the enemy Dsi ID, nth tbe loss Of
lrag1H and p zee Of artillery rhieh abandoned
because fbs cacrtags5Toks dozen Gen. EcaOs crossed
the n,lr early lls moHLg o. TIC I'm INST, and after
re- ug es Loers continued the march towards Union,
AOGrJs county.
TEE Yankees, doubt supposed we would he easily
caught bu. 1er marching iOuItccn mles, and hghung
four times hs numbers Tor seVe Al hours, he re-
treated bringing OF his trains and srullery.
Men and horses ass, Ol course very much exhausted,
but in lev days ali will BE- again ready TO meet the
enemy.
No IcOgs ever dbpaTed moro endurance AID cour
age The 10 si OF knled and wounded will attest now
dssleraeiy ley OUgh aid be iaiue OF the eaemy 10
foloa thea CLOSELY, now e-rioy ne suffered.