Evening star., 1863-05-02
THE RAlDIN WESTERN VIRGINIA.
Destruction of Railroad Bridges. &c.


The Baltimore American says that the intel
ligence from the line of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad received up 70 last evening, was that
General Mulligan had SO disposed OF his troops
that it was thought the whole road might no y
be considered as amply protected, though mu IN
damage has been done at various points. 81"
The rebel cavalry which made three attacks
on Sunday and Monday last on RowlesbuEg,
retired after their repulse to Inorganic an, IN
the direction of the Pennsylvania line. They
reached there on Tuesday morning, and spent
that day and part Of W ednesday in plundering
the people of both horses and goods. Those
who sympathiZed with them were exempt from
plunder, and in some cases horses taken were
returned TO disloy al persons.
The object of the visit to Morgantown was @
cross over the Cheat ri yer and make raid GA
UIiontewn. Pa. There was, however, flood
in the Cheat river, rendering its fordng an iui-
possibility, and consequently they were CON-
PEELED to abandon that part OF the expedition.
On Wednesday they retired from Morgan
town, striking across the country to Fairmont,
on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, where
they are reported to have committed extensive
depredations. The Union troops here did nJS
exceed :hree hundred infantry, and the Reb-ts
being about one thousand strong, mountei
with artillery, no defence was made: They
entered and took possession of FairmoG: !,
which is quite q large town, on WedhesGA y
night, and immediately commenced their dep.
relations on the property of loyal citizsns,
most OF whom had fled on hearing Of their APP
proach A large number Of horses, sho,s, AID
clothing were appropriated. f-4-
At Fairmont and the vicinity. extensi 9
damage was done to the property OF tn Bald-
more and Ohio Railroad. ..,.,. .....,.. ....,s...
General Mulligan has been joined by Gener-
al Henley, and is moving on the enemy In Coz
sidereble force. a ..seE p s- .rfos. ~
The latest intelligence from beyond Grafton,
received last evening, was that one OF the Rail-
road agents had gone up to FairmOunt .nI Z
found that the guerrillas had left in the TrorlI-
ing with their plunder He found the struc.
ture OF the Monongahela bridge en- sirely broke n
all standing.
Dispatches from Wheeling, received at Bal
timore last evening, represent great exciteme.lt
there. 1t was reported that Rebel force II
ten thousand men We're at Minnin2 ton, abutlt
sixty miles this side of Wheeling and noyi e
on that city. They Were calling on PittsburT
and Ohio tor aid, and making themselves mi,-
cradle, 1t was thought, without any cause at
Grafton there was confidence felt that no rebeIs
were beyond Fairinount, and those that h. 4
been there We're moving as rapidly as possible
nom I'd line OF the road. Their presence ac
Bridgeport was certainly known, and Gener II
kenly was IN pursuit Of them. .ssy y..s s.5s
- FROM wINeHRsTER. -. az be.ze
we learn that General Milroy encounter L
on Wednesday, near Strasburg, rebel caya;-
~ force, doubtless on their way to reinfor q
the guerrillas west of Cumberland They were
driven back and routed with considerable loss.
tured. "''i . - '-'-9 y : -
On the lower line of the Potomac east Of
Cumberland, there are no Indications OF IL
enemy in any considerable force, and il is ba-
ieved that the cavalry force which passsa
through Greenland Gap last week il the OF
force west of Piedmont. There has been q for
at Moorfield, west Of -Romney, but they a7e
said to be retiring towards ErankliR-
The Wheeling papers or Thursday state that
both JUniohtownl and Fairnount were in ths
possession Of the Rebels. SO far as Un,ontown
is concerned we know.the statement to BE- in
correct The suddeni and heavy rise in Cheat
river had prevented thea Rebels from; crossing,
and they were ntiring- from Morgantown 1s
last accounts, As 10 their presence at .FsI-.
mont, this is also uncertain. They may haze
maze ii dash through the town, returning frosn
Morganfswm, hut as 10 its oe cupancy share q
good reason te doubt the report leli aoA
THE LATEST. asscs Ss5i mo-
The Sun says Dispatches rsceived Flaas
night from Petersburg state mat q considers.
blei eody OF the Confedef4tes we're repofteo -
he at Bridgeport q station ON sthe 5Northwese-
ern Virginia Railsoads betveen Clayksbp 8
and Grifton, and that il wasssthought thry
were moving towards aC1srksbcrg. 1tWassl,o
sfase that q nj. was expected bstween thesu
and q body OF Erder&i Tcopssf we-ssaiasss
be on their track.