New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-09-25
NUMBER ia.

Cen RoseucraHtz puts his loss in his official Tspor
at twenty killed and one hundred wounded. Gen
Floyd,s loss was from eight to sixteen wounded
none Killed. Gen. +. himself received slight
flesh wound the right arm, between the wrist
and elbow. 3, gz p 81 a.. zs5zz. E.-s.FsEF
Gen. wise, fearing that Gen. Floyd, instead o
crossing the river at Carnifax as he hoped. had
determn ed to maintain his position upon te Surn-
merViile side, and had been attacked by the enem7
IN numbers, doubling his force, marched rapidly to
ms relief, and had, on the morning Of the Llth,
near @Geafiy reached the river, when messenger from
Gen Floyd met him and informed him CT the move
fnent OF the latter upon the main turnpike. This
LETT Gen. Wise no alternative but to unse forces at
l,1g9' DogWo9oa zap OF some neighborng point on the
From Dogwosdthe unitedforces have fallen back
to more eligible poaiiioneupon Big sewell, where
they await the advance of the enemy under Gems.
Cox and Rosensrantz whose lunited force ia yari-
ousiy estnated 10 froln eleven to fifteen thousand.
stance which caused the reiinquishment Of the Kf-
nawha Valley in July last, has oceasionesi the re-
treat of Gen. Floyd from Carnifax upon Esg Sew
ell-and that IS, the Inloosng Of vast horde ike
an avalanche from the department of the North
west proper, by way of Sutton, Bdlltown and Sum
mersve, and obliging the removal of the basis of
operations further East for the protection "a Lew
ishurg, and keeping open communication with the
Capital. Ifpossible, reinforcements should be for
warded to the Kanawha. department to meet this
new addition to the enemy u,
P. Subsequently to the movement above
described, our forces hare fallen back,or changed
position from Big Sewell to Meadow Bluffs. This
latter point is about ten miles west of Lewisbnrg,
and commands the road leading from Summers
vile, by which Rosenerantz is said to be advanc-
ing upon Floyd and Wise.
OFFICIAL REPORT oy; COL. j. LCeIus DAVIS.
Brvorac& ON BiesCoxL RIVER Sept T. 1851
SsT-ln obedience to your orders, proceeded
to Fayette G. Il, with five companies of my aregi-
ment of cavalry, and left that place with six, Cas-
kie's being added. On tie llth crossed the Cotton
Mann 1foi ar, 0rd ,,1n
miles, having forded the tortuous Coal river ninety.
two times s..4g- .,. - ,-r.slg,
Finding that two companies of the enemy were
in our vicinity on a maFauding excursion, rapid
chase was given by our whole force under the i'm
mediate command of Col. Clarkson. ~ a.s ,.3
The enemy was overtaken, and the sharp skir-
mish of Toney's creek e2sued. In it the enemy
were totally routed, with tke loss of about fifty
killed and wounded, and The same number Of pris-
oners. iER tr4 v-t -e "a e-a tsiz Ess. os1sg 2.
The latter are en- route for your camp, under
charge Of Lieut.. Tucker and thirty men.
Sixty fat cattle were captured; also, six saddles,
lot OF boots and shoes, seven horses several car
riages and wagons-the latter of little account,
being broken and injured by rough roads. Fifty
or sixty stand of valuable arms and lot of am
muniton was the most valuable part Of our cap
ture. Of, -H.a7 aee -- s7ss .aF.sse7s,E.Fa n. asi.-
- No one was wounded on our side. M ~,~ W..
The action lasted three hours, the enemy having
been pursued to within twelve miles Of Charleston
and in sight of the K&nawha river. The whole
distance faVefsed Ry our men, IN less than twenty
four hours, being seventyfye to eighty miles, over
steep mountainous trails, bridle-paths and rocky
fords. - .~--,
Time is insufficient to discuss individual merit
farther than Col. Clarkson exhibited his dashine
energy in a remarkable degree, and was the real
commander In this brilliant skirmsh. +. -"
The enemy had been acting the part of brigands
in this valley, stealing every species of property
insulting women, taking men and little boys as
prisoners. Among the property taken by them
ought to he mentioned cattle horses negroes etc!
Your obedeut servant, J.,I,UGiUS BAVISr~,
Colonel First Cavalry, Wise Legion.