The New York herald., 1863-09-04
THE AFFAIR IN WESTERN VIRGINIA.
General Averill Victorious, In
stead Of Defeated.
The Rebel sam. Jones' Camp
Entirely Destroyed.
His False O1lciaI Report Re-
f0ted,
10, Ac., -

Tho rebel General SAM Jones', n biz onciai vcpovi IN
General Cooper rebel Ajutant General. Aied that hs
had defeated Geucral Ayera forces Groenbrier, KIN
ing and wounding he did know how many and claim
ing great victory although acknowledging ths isa of
about hundred killed and woundsi Tho nrs, Union
rpDrt received through tho messro private despatch
Colnc ocy showed that Jones' naA gained
victory and a later Union statement gwen below proves
thai General Jones' officially reported what not
true General A,erin was victorious; drove force
out Of rocahon,as aud defeated another 6reenbrer
Tho very victory recorded by sAm Jones' turns
oui 10 bs q defeat
The following Ia tho account q tho affair from tho
Wheeling inseihgcnosr OF September RI - ss
nIruHs oY GENERAL AvxmiLL's xsrEDIrIos
EsGAoEhEsr WITH rHE kNkMy.
Private dispatches received in the city las, evening
the 10 antersviIe Randolph county Of
expedition under General Avcr recently sont out ~
general Koy General Averis route extended through
Tho counties u Hardy Pend eton Highland rooabou-
aud Grcsnbrcr. He destroyed tho saltpeue worss n
psndcton and Jackson out o Poosbontas poruns
him 10 Grcenbricr ncAr tho Whit. sulphur sp,inss -
Rocky Gap hc encountered tho Of General jones
and Colonel Patton. aud had severe action IN which b"
lost about hundred In killed and wounded IN
cluding sev oral ooer General Averi brought qar
q number q prisoners, including many oriosr us de
stroyod Camp Northwest, with large amount o amp
eauipAse. stores, kc
Ps-A later despatch states that during the late
bo.wccn General Averls forces at Rocky Gap. 'aptAn
Baron Won Koeug, Aidoae Camp .ensrai hveri1s
stall, was killed while laadlus attack tho sasmys
right. and Captain Ewing, Of E~ngs osisry aud Mscr
McSaiy, Of the Second vngiaiA regiment. we're bosh
badly wounded.
Loss or the snip ID. II. Mftam - sss-
Her OMesrs and Crew saved.
"a Tl.x s.aa al n ltuvn al 4a
mikes thu following report relative 70 tho o~s of ns
sbips-
August 10, during heavy blow FROM tho na~s, fouta
tho ship leaking sounded pvrs AMI found three foot "
water IN she bold kept both pumps continual, going
scvcn A. n. sounded again; found SIT fsss, u hAsins
gained .hrss hour hove aeckiosd OVERHEARD
Ninc A. n. found nine feet wsies In tas bold sh'p
rolling very deep; had oousrol u her with tbs ~sc~'
ship under lopsAis. Eeven a. NJ ship fu
d water got ready. snip sr,,Dg very last By
the head hove both anchors OF bow sh, from
northeast.
~ daylight nest day calm ~h,p stin settling fa~, tao
gses of water deck. Later part q thr nigbi. asss
breaking up and tho coming through tba -Asps'a
edo making a clean breach over bcr.
| A. daylight the aist . bark "a tha westward
steering for us A. nine A. NJ rhe up ard proved
British bark Thsbsw from Jsmslrs. traoc 70
London, tho captain u which kindly took 90 besfd
August %. In latitude a. longitude ~ TO- arrsa IN
4 swedish bark Mnona, from Goii.Dbcrg for sas yofs
and myself, mate and steward Transferred to her
the remainder u tho going a. London ~ tta fsb
Capt BArton wishes 70 return bis thaks Il cas war
for the kind treatment which hlmscif mate ard sisN
ard received white beard his vessel Tho y X. M,ian
bu, st Portisnd Conn Ia isss shs fur hundred
and seventy t~o tons, aud owned by Moses aJior
and others u this city. ~hsfa she Insured The -
loving her cugoio bpis. beef ,7oi gAtriE -
ieun 90 bos alcohol 10 black salnut ,S.a a -hts
f25 $40 stss~~.