Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-09-19
Number 81.

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Another Victory in Western Virginia.
FLIGHT OF THE REBELS UNDER FLOYD
Capture of His Camp Equippage, Bag
gage, Ammunition, and Peg-
sonal Property.
OUR Loss FTFTEEN KILLED AND SEY-
ENTY WOUNDED.
CIARKsBURG, Va. Sept ia battle COM
menced about o'clock on Tuesday after
noun, ear Summ5rsvile Gen. Rosencraas,
alter making reconnaissance, found Gen.
FloYd's army, 5000 strong, with 10 held-
pieces, entrenched in strong position on
tbs top of a mountain, at Canhix's Ferry on
the west side of the Gauley river. The rear
and extreme Of both banks were inaccessl-
bic, and the front and masked batteries with
heavy forests anG close jungle.
CoILytle's Tenth Ohio Regiment, of Gen.
Benham's Brigade, was in the advance, and
drove strong detachment Of the enemy out
of their camp this side of the position, the
state of which was then unknown. Shortly
afterwards his scouts, consisting of four com.
panies, suddenly discovered themselves TO be
in front Of Q parapet battery and long line OF
paillsades for rihemen, when the battle OPEN
ed fiercely. The remainder of the Tenth and
| Thirteenth Ohio, were brought into action
successfully by Gen. Benham. and the 18th
Ohio afterwards by Capt. uartcliff, whose
! object was an armed reconnaissance. The
enemy played upon our forces terriheallY
with musketry, rifles, shells, and cannistsE,
causing some casualties.
Col. Lytle led several companies of irish
men to charge the battery, when he was
brought down by shot in the leg. Col.
Smiths Thirteenth Ohlo engaged the enemy
on the left, and Col. loves Twelfth Ohio
directly in 'front.' Col Lowe fell dead, at the
head Of his regiment. early, in the hottest
| fire, by ball in the forehead. McMulliD's
howitzer battery aud SDyder's twp field-pie>
ces, meantime. were got into the best posts
ton under the circumstances, and soon silen-
ced two of the rebel guns The fight was
Stacking at intervals, bu. grew more furious.
The German brigade was led into action by
Col McCook, under the direction of Adjutant
General Hartsuh. but after furious fight Of
throe hours, night coming on, compelled
the recall Of the troops, and the men laid on
heir arms, within short distance of the
enemy, each ready to resume the contest on
the next morning.
But Gen. Floyd fed during the night, sink
ing the boats in the river, and sinking the
temporary bridge which be made when he
first occupied the position The turbulence
and depth of the river and the exhaustion of
the troops made il impossible to follow him.
Floyd left his camp equipage, wagons, horses
and large quantities of ammunition and fifty
head of cattle
Our loss is Is killed and apout 20 wounded
generally flesh wounds
The loss of the rebels was rot ascertained,
as they carried their dead and wounded
with them.
Capt. McGroarty, of Cincinnati, Capt. Mo
MuiIin and Lient. Sryder, of Ohio, are
among the wounded, but not dangerously
twenty-five of Col Tyler's men, who were
taken by Floyd at Cross Lanes, we're recap.
tured Foyd's personal baggage, with that
of his officers, was taken.
Gen. Benham's Brigade, which suffered
the most, was commanded by Gen. b. in
person, and Col. McCook led his Brigade.
Generals Rosencrans and Benbam, Col.
McCook, COL Lytle, Col. Lowe, Capt. Hart-
suff, Captains Snyder, McMullin and Burke,
of the Tenth Ohio and other officers. display
ed conspicuous personal gallantry. The
troops were exclusively from Chic, and
showed great bravery.
OFFICIAL REPORT or GEN. RosENCRANS.
WASHINGTON. Sept. IL.
The following dispatch was received ct
head quarters this evening:
HEADQUARTERS Army OF VIRGINIA,
Camp Scott, Sept, IL, ?. M.
To Col. f. d. IowRsend We yesterday
marched seventeen and a-half miles, and
reached the enemy's entrenehed postum in
e IL a.. H. l. L..
yanced outposts and pickets before US. We
found him occupying strongly entrehehed
position, covered by forests to dense TO admit
of its being seen at distance of three hun
dred yards. His force was five regiments,
besides the one driven in. He had probably
sixteen pieces of artillery.
At O'Clock we began a STRONG reconnoiss
sance, which proceeded to such length that
we wers about to assault the position on the
flank and front when night coming oD, and
our troops being completely exhausted,
drew them out of the woods and posted them
in the order of battle behind ridges immedii
ately in front of the enemy's position, where
they rested on their arms until the morns
ing.
Shortly after day light runaway !" con-
trabaud" came 10 and reported that the
enemy had crossed the Gauley river during
the night by means Of the ferry, and bridge
which they had completed Col. Ewing was
ordered to take possession of the camp, which
he did about seven O'Clock, capturing few
prisoners, two stand of eolors, considerable
quantity of arms, with Quarter Master,a
stores messing and camp equpage.
The enemy have destroyed their bridge
across the Gauley, which here rusbes through
deep gorge, and our troops being still much
fatigued and having no material for immedis
ately repairing tho bridge, it was thought
prudent to enoamp the troops and occupy
the ferry and the captured camp. We sent
few rifle cannon shots after the retreating
enemy, to produce neral effect.
Our loss will probably amount to twenty
killed and one hundred wounded. The
enemy's loss is not ascertained, but from the
report of the prisoners must have been very
considerable.
W. S. RosRNcRANs.
Major General Commanding.
ResE 1t has never been positively known
how much Arnold received for his treason,-
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