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The Daily Dispatch: may 10, 1861., [Electronic resource], Can the South support a Government? (search)
nd hay had to be sent back yesterday, on the ground that the granaries were all full. The citizens heresay that they consider their all involved in this contest, and that they laid all their available means at the disposition of Virginia. On Sunday 500 Kentuckian reached here. They were without arms, except bowie-knives and pistols. In Tennessee and Kentucky blue linsey, well fitting their stout muscular forms, they presented quite an agreeable and formidable appearance. They are in high spirits, and disposed to grumble at nothing except inactivity. We love Kentucky now more than ever. The eldest child of Virginia, she is the first to rally to her defence. A large body of troops will to day gather at Grafton, under the command of Major Boy kins, of Richmond Cavalry companies are forming all along the border counties, and the very first attempt that is made by Northern troops to invade Virginia, an army of 10,000 horsemen will rise up before them. Yours, &c., Brutus.
The Daily Dispatch: May 24, 1861., [Electronic resource], Clarksville, Mecklenburg Co, Va., May 20th, 1861. (search)
Union now dissolved, and he had no fears that it would be. The time had passed for appeals to politicians not to dissolve the Union. Tufts of grass had been tried, and we would now see what virtue there was in stones. Virginia troops near Grafton. Wheeling, May 22. --Advices received here yesterday and to-day state positively that Virginia troops are now in the neighborhood of Grafton, with the evident design of intimidating the Union men from voting against the Ordinance of SeceGrafton, with the evident design of intimidating the Union men from voting against the Ordinance of Secession to-morrow. Companies of United States troops are now encamped here on the Fair Ground. B. F. Kelly, of Philadelphia, has been elected Colonel of the 1st Virginia Federal Regiment. An address from General Harney. St. Louis, May 22. --Gen. Harney has issued an address notifying the people of Missouri that the forces of both the General and State Governments will be used to maintain the peace of the State in the defence of the rights and property of all persons, and to put
Justifiable shooting. --A portion of the Confederate States. Army is now posted at Grafton, in Taylor county, Va., for the purpose of preserving order and preventing the incursion of armed bands of lawless ruffians, either of home or foreign extraction. Last Friday, a fellow named Brown, a blatant, wide-mouth abolitionist and bully. for a long time the terror of the peaceful citizens of that region, swore he would pass the chain of sentinels established round the post at Grafton, for wGrafton, for which purpose he made towards the soldier in charge, swearing he would go by, despite military rule or any other preventive. The soldier remonstrated with him, and ordered him to halt, instead of doing which he drew a pistol and discharged it at the guard, the bail striking obliquely on the forehead near the eye, cutting to the bone and going out at the back of the head. The soldier was knocked down, but soon ascertaining that he was not dead, he rose and discharged his piece at Brown, whom he
e than men at Mannington and the camp below. There is no doubt that they will push through to Grafton as soon as practicable. Col. Kelley was heard to say yesterday that he was desirous of paying ling to Mannington the distance is 60 miles Farmington is 7 miles beyond and fifteen miles from Grafton. Parkersburg is one hundred miles from Grafton, and Marietta is only 12 miles above ParkersburGrafton, and Marietta is only 12 miles above Parkersburg. A gentleman from Parkersburg reports that a thousand Union troops left that place on Monday morning for Grafton, over the North western Virginia road. It is said the bridges are also destroyed oGrafton, over the North western Virginia road. It is said the bridges are also destroyed on this road, so that these troops, like those at Mannington, will be detained. more troops for Grafton. A dispatch from Bellaire, May 28, says four hundred more Ohio troops have just left hGrafton. A dispatch from Bellaire, May 28, says four hundred more Ohio troops have just left here for Mannington, to join the troops of Col. Kelley's command. The 15th Ohio regiment, Col. Andrews, has just arrived on the other side, and will cross over and leave here at 5 o'clock to-morrow m
s are continually presenting themselves at Acquia Creek. The whole line of the Potomac is held under strict and jealous espionage. Alexandria is seized upon, and all the approaches and heights surrounding are carefully manned and strengthened. Harper's Ferry is threatened from Pennsylvania. Wheeling is in the hands of the Unionists; and Federal aid and support is supplied to all the disaffected counties in the Northwest; and it is reported that forces from Ohio have penetrated as far as Grafton by railroad, and as far as Charleston by the Kanawha River. Surely is Virginia very highly distinguished by the enemy's attentions. But this fact is to be recollected, that nowhere, unless it may be in the disaffected Northwest, has the enemy dared to penetrate any distance into the interior. He hugs the shores of our Eastern waters. He dares not leave the sight of his ships. He is merely using the advantage which superior numbers and a command of abundant shipping has given him.--
lliamsport have retired in the direction of Martinsburg. Four Pennsylvania Regiments arrived this morning, also Major Kelm. Four other Regiments are expected to-day. Wheeling, May 30.--The Ohio and Virginia Federal troops have occupied Grafton. The Secession troops retreated without firing a shot. Cincinnati, May 30.--Col. Crittenden's In- diana regiment has arrived and marched to Camp Dennison. They are probably destined for Grafton. Another Indiana regiment passed DaytoGrafton. Another Indiana regiment passed Dayton this afternoon. New York, May 30.--The second Maine regiment left here this evening by the cars for Washington. The schooner Urbana has arrived from Indianola, Texas, via Havana, with two companies of the Second Infantry, under Capt. Jordan Greene. Harrisburg, May 29.--There are now on the west bank of Paxton Creek, at this city, some four hundred horses and about seventy baggage wagons. It is understood that they will move in the direction of Chambersburg in a few days.
ly think that we will give up our quarters and camp grounds without some show of resistance. This will be no Alexandria victory. Major Whiting, a very able officer, has assumed charge of the engineering branch of the service at this point. movements and Doings of Federal troops in Western Virginia. The correspondent of the Wheeling Intelligencer, of Thursday, supplies the following additional intelligence of the movement of the United States forces from the Ohio river toward Grafton: At Mannington we learned that Stephen Roberts, the leader of the secessionists at Glover's Gap, seven miles west of Mannington, was shot and instantly killed by a squad of Capt. Haye's men, who have possession of that post. It appears that the squad were scouting on Tuesday morning, and came across Roberts and two other men, all armed. The lieutenant in command of the squad called upon the Secessionists to halt, but instead of doing so, they wheeled about and fired upon the soldie
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.from Phillippi. Headq'rsN. W. Va.,Army, Phillippi, May 30th. I am forced to preface this by saying that I wrote you from Grafton, and mailed the letter last Monday, but doubt that it was ever sent. Capt. G. W. Hull, of Highland, left yesterday on express for your city. I did not learn the fact until he called in great haste for aid, and therefore I had no time to drop a line. You will perceive that from politic motives our first move was a retreat from Grafton, under the impression that a superior force was advancing rapidly on that point, and we could not afford to hazard the loss of valuables that would be difficult to replace. Reinforcements are advancing to this place rapidly, but I am not at liberty to hint their future direction; but one thing is certain, that there will be a fight very soon, if the party opposed can be found. Everything is now in readiness for a forced march, with a universal determination to f
Quiet. --The city is unusually quiet at this time, and items of city news, deemed admissible in this column, scarcer than hen's teeth. Ask anybody you meet if a murder has been committed, dead body of an abandoned child found, robbery effected, or for a surprising instance of generosity, a stabbing affair — in fact any question including an inquiry as to the current price of putty, and you are informed that the enemy has posted himself at Grafton, and that all signs indicate that an engagement will soon take place at some other place equally remote, which, while no doubt very interesting, is not very local.
e wind of a six-pound ball. He immediately sprang to his feet, jumped upon a horse and reached Beverley two hours in advance of any one else. Such was the suddenness of the attack that some of the men had not time to dress. Col. Porterfield is now at Beverley, where it is expected he can successfully maintain his position until reinforced. No doubt is entertained that the information of the absence of artillery in the command of Porterfield was communicated to Gen. McClelland at Grafton, together with the fact that our forces intended to move that night, by resident traitors. As an illustration of the bravery of Virginia women, we have above given one instance.-- Here is another; When the firing commenced, and while Mr. Sims was trying to get the Quartermaster's baggage upon a wagon, a lady, seeing his difficulty, boldly came forward, notwithstanding bullets were flying around her, took one end of the trunk and assisted him in his work. The chest of the Adams Expr