The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-18
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WEDNESDAY MORNING SEPT IA l'- ,ss,

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Cxss FLoyp's ExaAssAESr wsrH Rosss.
esASs.-Surgeon Clark, OF Col Wharton's
Regiment, in 6en. Floyd's Brigade, and Ad :.
tutant Otey, Of the same regiment, reached
the city yesterday evening from the camp of
oe.crsls Floyd and Wise, at the foot of
Ssra Mcanssia, which they left ON Friday
noon. They bring dispatches 10 the Govern.
meut The former gentleman relates TO NJ
The following particulars of the enge ment Al
Carntfax Ferry:
Gen. floyd had warning Of the approach OF
Ro~enersnz, and had thrown up a small
earth work In the centre Of his line, which
WA formed acroes bend In the Gauley ,ust
At the Ferry. Some logs, rails. and brush
we're also thrown up here and there b..
fore the regiment, forming a very i'm
perfect protection, not deserving the name
and anything in the world but the now
erfnl fertilization spoken OF by Rosencranz
For the centre breast-work there were six
smooth bore guns, possibly ten Founders. and
ene rified cannon. These had Just arrived
under Capt Guy, of 9oochtand. and but for
them the General would have had none.
These seven cannon are magnified In Rosen-
cranz's report to si1,ses Ont OF Ave Regi-
snents Gen. Floyd had ,erc,.t.en Hundred avail
able men Roeencrana estimates them at Ar.
fkoasaad'
Rosencranz had fleren thousand men under
his m media te comma n d below Summersyille
Five thousand of these he ordered TO the at
tack OF Floyds line at about 8 o'clock on
Tassday, the 10th inst. Six thousand We're
held in reserve. The attack was received
firmly, and the fire Of the enemy was vigo-
roasiy returned. Ti1fee attempts were made
10 flank our little army, and each was re-
pulsed with severe loss. One bold charge was
made TO take the bathry but such a terrific
fire. was directed upon the assailan Is BY Cant.
DAY, that they were swept back. and did not
renew the attempt. The last charge was
made on the extreme left by 4 German Resi
inent, which was driven hack with heavy loss :;
and ths is the Regiment which is said TO have
been called of" 1t was|not until after dark
that firing ceased and the enemy retired.
General Floyd ascertainfnAthe humber of
his adversary, and moreover Nat four .horso.d.
besides the eleven th9Ssang in front of him,
had been sent above SUNNY sville to cross the
dauley at Hughes Ferry, ANd TO march by
way Of meadow Bluff to get beSWnd him, deter
mined TO re-cross the river midnight, and at
once proceeded to DO so. HE II edns of cross
ing consisted of one small bo\ts. that could
hold only one wagon at timeA End a small
foot bridge, very ingeniously built by Engi-
neer frostburg. Swede, attached to Col.
Wharton's regiment. Every soldier, we'll,
SICK and wounded, was safely taken across be
fore light, bat owing to the absence of large
number OF wagons, Transporting stores from
The railroad depots, there We're not enoug Ia
10 secure the en- tire OF the baggage, provisions
etc. a portion of these were unayoidably
LEFT behind, including some tents, cartridges,
etc part OF General Floyd's private ba g-
gage, and also that of some OF his officers was
with the abandoned effects 1t Is proper to
notice mat to the humanity towards the eics,
of whom there were a large mum Der. IN II CHI of
the loss Is attributable. Some five horses.
and twenty or thirty cattle also fell into the
hands of the enemy.
General Floyd lost NOT single man. This
result is extraordinary. The battle lasted
bur hours, and the enemy's loss was heavy.
while on our side there were only str men
slightly rounded and not one seriously. Gen.
Floyd himself was amongst the wounded. A
y,
inflicted flesh wound just below the.elbow,
but IL occasioned no Inconvenience to the
General.
The enemy's lose WAS certainly heavy.
RoeencranEs first report said 10 killed and
70 wounded. His second raised his figures TO
"a killed and loo wounded. Gen FLOYD took
SIX OF the enemy prisoners. BY their account
the killed and wounded were from 800 to 600.
One man said that sixty were killed in his
regiment alone
The wounded on our side were Martin and
Gross, Of Captain Henleys company, Am
herst; John Phipps, of Young's company,
3raykOn; Adjutant Smith, o. Tompkins' s
regiment: and one man In McCauseland's
regiment.
Early on Wednesday morning, the enemy
appea red on the river and fired few shots
Gen. Floyd formed a junction with General
Wise, and the combined force returned TO
Seweil Mountain. message from Gen
Lee met them there about noon Friday,
and they went into camp. What that mes
sage was is not known bnt we may hope 1t
indicates reinforcements
Thursday, Col. Hownshell, with 700 men,
to the Gauley river to bring away
fifteen OF our sick and twenty-five wounded
Yankees of the battle OF Cross Lanes This
he did; but finding the enemy preparing to
rrore, he ordered lire upon them, which WAS
obeyed by his men frQm the heights with eff
feet, no doubt; for the soldiers OF the South
west are good marksmen.
Floyd's defence was most gallant and his
crossing of the ferry under the circumstances
and we'll directed. His men fought
with signal bravery, and their fire was ad-
directed.
Floyd and Wise together have rot sir thou
sand effective men. Rosencranz has tleren
r.S1sand with him, while four more thousand are
marching by the Meadow Bluff to enter the
between the Seweli Mountain and
Lewisburg. Cox has foe Mousnnd fee hundred A.;
in all raeaty thousand fire hundred men against
= little more than fee thousand! If this esti-
mate of the enemy's forces be correct 1t Is in :
dispensabie that reinforcements aust be rap
IDLY con centrated beyond Lewisburg, or our
army there will be compelled again to fall
back ut least TO that point. We hope that
General Lees message TO Gen. Floyd indi-
rates the intention of that officer to carry his
men where they may find active service.
The MARCH Upon CHEAT MoUSTAls.-In the
hurried notice published in this paper yester-
lay morning Of the ma rch Of the Confederate
lorraS ur,op tho Paderal fort on tho ION of