From Logan County.
Rumors having reached here (says the Abingdon Virginia,) that the Lincolnites had entered Logan county, burnt the Court-House, killed two women and committed other depredations, great uneasiness and excitement exists throughout this and the adjoining counties. The following extract of a letter from Mr. M. L. Comann, of Tazewell C. H. to a friend in this place, settles the question:
Tazewell C. H. July 21, 1861.
Last Tuesday morning a messenger from McDewell county came to our town with a report that the Northern army were in possession of Logan C. H. Mr. Clark and myself were dispatched forth with to find out the correctness of the report.
We had to go to within 13 miles of the Court-House before we could find out whether the report was true or false.
Or course it was not as reported.
The excitemen all along the route was greater than any one could imagine Men, women and children seemed almost deranged.
But to the news from that section.
When we reached Logan C. H. we found that the enemy had taken Barboursville, the county seat of Cabell, some 46 miles from Logan C. H. Before doing so, our forces gave them battle. Our number was small, consisting of only three companies, two of which only were in the fight. The enemy marched upon the place early in the morning. (six o'clock,) which surprised our forces, of course. When the cry was given that the enemy was coming, some confusion among our men took place, but for which the loss of the enemy would have been much larger. The mishap was that, in seizing the guns and shot pouches, some of our men took others instead of their own, which they did not discover until after the first fire. Our forces took their position upon a small hill near a bridge just in front of the town, and as the forces of the enemy marched across the bridge our little force commenced firing upon them. I ought to have said before that their number was 1,500, ours not quite 200. Our men fired three rounds at them, and then retreated in double quick time. They killed and wounded 150--about 120 of them killed. Strange to say, our loss was nary one. Two of our men were slightly wounded. I was told that in the retreat, the Northern Colonel rushed to the top of the bill, and as he rode down calling upon his men with an oath to kill the rebels, one of our men took from another his gun, turned upon, he Colonel and shot him from his horse — The names of the Captains that commanded our men are Mansfield and Ferguson--one from Wayne and the other from Cabell.
The Northern forces have possession also of Wayne Court House and a place called Silver Creek, between the Court-Houses of Logan and Boone.
We saw a gentleman direct from Governor Wise's camp. He represents the Governor in a very critical condition. His force is only about 4,000, while he is being approached from three different directions by about 10,000 Federals. He is calling for troops to come to his aid. On our way home we started two companies from Wyoming, two from McDowell, and now learn that two left Buchanan county on Friday last. I could tell you a great deal more, but will desist. Our militia is called together to-morrow to raise men to march to the relief of Gov. Wise. I think we will raise about three companies, who will start for Charleston on Tuesday morning.
