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ives from hired enemies and home tractors, escaped from the Black Republicans at Grafton, and like the man in Roleby, "Cared not for brake, stopped not for stone, Swam the broad Eske where ford there was none," to cry to our troops at Phillippi, "To your arms, C Israel the enemy are upon you!" are now at the Virginia Hotel, in Staunton, refugees from their homes. Had the commanders at Phillippi been made off such stuff as these fair once are, the surprise and stampede which took plaed not for stone, Swam the broad Eske where ford there was none," to cry to our troops at Phillippi, "To your arms, C Israel the enemy are upon you!" are now at the Virginia Hotel, in Staunton, refugees from their homes. Had the commanders at Phillippi been made off such stuff as these fair once are, the surprise and stampede which took place, and which nothing but fighting to the death on the part of the retreating troops can alone for, never would have happened.--Staunton Vindicator.
er from Grafton to the Wheeling Intelligencer gives the following items: Col. Willey was brought here to-day from Phillippi. He was carried on a litter as far as Webster, being very feeble. He is suffering from a fever and nervous prostratio The train that brought Col. Willey down from Webster also brought down about a dozen boxes of the muskets captured at Phillippi. They are very hard looking pieces; old rusty flint locks, such as Wise distributed the time of the John Brown raid. cCulloch has been ordered to this part of the State by Gov. Letcher to take command of the Secession forces now between Phillippi and Staunton, and to raise recruits and carry on the war in Western Virginia. Intelligence reached here to-night tpartment, I have now pleasure in announcing that we have routed and completely discomfited the Secessionists in arms at Phillippi. Their forces are demoralized, desertions are numerous, and the panic-stricken remnant have taken refuge in the passes
Two of the patriotic ladies to whose exertions the Virginia troops at Phillippi were indebted for information of the approach of the notorious Kelly and his ruffianly associates, arrived in Richmond on Friday, and had an interview with Gov. Letcher. The latter requested them to make the Executive mansion their home during their stay in Richmond. It will be remembered that these brave ladies rode many weary miles in the darkness of night, and encountered great difficulty and danger in order that they might apprise the patriot force of the intended approach of the abolition hordes.