The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-09-13
BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE FREEMAN.
6 O'CLOCK, A. M.
Battle in Western Virginia.
A FIERCE FIGHT.
Night puts an end to the Conflict.
The enemy flee under cover Of Dark
ness.
FL0YD'S BAGGAGE ALL CAPTURED.

FLOYDS BAGGAOE ALL CAFIUh6U.
CLARKsBURGH, Va, Sept. IL.
A battle took place about o'clock on Tues
day afternoon near Summervlle Gen. Rose
cranz, after making reconnaissance, found
FLOYD S army of 5000 rebols with l6 field pieces
entrenched in powerful position on the top of
mountain at Carmix Ferry on the west
side of GauIey River The rear and extreme of
both hanks were inaccessible, and the front was
masked with heavy forests and Il close jungle.
Col. Lyes 10th Ohio Regiment Of Gen. Ben
hams brigade was in advance, and drove a
strong detachment of the Rebels out Of q camp
this side of the position the site of which was
unknown. Shortly afterwards his scouts con-
sistng of four Companies, suddenly discovered
themselves in the face Of a parapet battery and
a long line of palisades for riAemen, when the
battle opened fereely. The men of the 10th
and 18th Ohio Regiments were brought into &C
ton successfully by Gen. Benham, and the 18th
afterwards by Capt. Hartsuff whose object was an
armed reconnaissance. The enemy played upon
our forces terrifcally, with musketry, rifles,
canister and shell, causing some casualties.
Col. Lyle led several Companies to charge
| the battery, when he was brought down by
shot in the leg Col. Lowe fell dead at the
by ball in the forehead, but Mullen s howitzer
battery and Syndcr's two field pieces meantime
got into the best position possible under the cir
cumstances and soon silenced two of the Rebel
guns.
The fire slackened at intervals, but grew
more furious as night approached when the Ger
man brigades were led gallantly into action
by Col. McCook, under direction of Adiutant
Gen. Hartsuff, but after furious fight of three
hours, the troops were recalled, and the men
laid on their arms within short distance of
the enemy, each man ready to resume the con-
tlct next morning.
The thief Floyd fled during the night, sinking
his boats in the river and destroying Temporal
ry bridge which he made when he first occupled
the position. The turbulence and depth of the
rlver ana the exhaustion of our troops, made
it impossible to follow him.
lie lelt ms camp equlpage, wagons horses,
large quantities of ammunition and fftv head
OF cattle. Our loss was Is killed and about 70
wounded, generally flesh wounds. The Rebel
loss is not known.
They carried their dead and wounded with
them, but their loss must have been serious.
twenty-five Of Col. TyIer's men, who were
taken by Floyd at Cross Lane, were reeaptured.
tloyda personal baggage, and that of his Off
GERS, was taken.
Gen. Rostcra"@'s Official Report.
HEAD, QUARTERS ARMY OF VIRGINIA.
camp Scott, Sept. II, IL P M.
co., n, Il. II. Townsend, Assistant Adj. Gen
we yesterday marched II miles, reached the
enemy sentrenched position in front of CopwiGx
Ferry, driving his advanced o,tposts and n;ck1
cts before us. We found him occunvinra :,
strongly entrenched position, covered bv a Tor.
est too dense to admit of its being seen at dis
lance of 900 yards. His force was five reciments
besides the one driven in. He had probably a;x-
Ceen pieces OF artillery. At 3 O'Clock we 6enan
3 3 s'fong Reconnaissance which proceeded to The
Terry and captured the camp, sending n few ri
heo cannon shots after the enemy to nrodnca,
moral effect. Our loss will probably amonnt r.
~ Killed, and LOO wounded. The enpmv,s l,ss
1a va I0o C'' 'a!eo OUT from report it must
''''O '0''' 'onS'oeraole; (Slgned.)
W. S. ROSECRANZ.
,, -, LOUISVILLE, Ky, Sept. H.
"a special washington dispatch of the lltb |
~ .ne 'G y1H,. states that Gen, Mcclellan has
' a1, nuli hill, losing Is killed. Gen.
'"nA uiylsloh Is within short distance. and
general battle is expected Tomorrow
, Enc Evansville Journal says the steamer s,o
that
'lace captured u boat with 900 barrn,s ''' az
ait destined for the South. u
The Richmond Examiner Of tba oth
'eiore many hours the river will be closo,, h,e
powerful batteries. 'o' Wy
1he Eronlner says Davis has 50 f,r roo,,,
req as TO take an airing on Saturday in = cor
lage. Al d car
,.:, ;. New York, Sept -
ulEnatnh 70 a., IL
sVllle' states that the army of the Potomao bu
zen oVlded into corps under johnston n ,,,,S
o'''S'oh ana
g richmond papers are full of dolefu) oooo,.4,
sickness In the army.
No c,Vllans are allowed to visit tba pa,.,
t!Hops between Manassas and the poton,,a 1|'o M
1o?ls are allowed to see the Federal nrisoo,s
= r'a''iin9ho who have been deprived IF snnan
'A0e' ana newspapers. " ''S"f'
Inc following dispatch was recai,e oip ~ -
'he headquarters Of the army '0-''s"'
= ST. LOUIS. SAINT 10
o Col. E. D. TOWNSEND 'o'S' sept IL.
-, n report OF Gen Pope TODAY from, uou
lle, says he made night marches nnd n naerihe
i'en last sunday, who, however oot not;o oneu r
70 approach, but that he was f., IG.'oo ol
n w. Ine dispersion of 5000 Rebels '0''-
lhey lett behind them mnoh h,,."
anu lofage also the public prons1ty p painoS
Green at Shelbina Gen. poo UPs'i ins seized
t RS 700 much fatigued to pursue, "''"'fy r
,,io'soihen, however, followed in n,,,;. IL
;I Ien mics, un'i the enemy scattered e. rt nr
i''o'a east OF Brookvillc is open and No. nn ne