... Road, Sept. 12, 1861. Hon. L. P. Walker, Secretary of War: Sir: Information had reached me for some number of days that a heavy force was advancing towards my position, from the direction of Clarksburg , in the North western part of the State. As these rumors became certainty, I made an effort to strengthen myself, first, by reinforcement, and secondly, by entrenchments, sufficient to with stand t...