Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-04
War News and RumOrs---The Army
ofIhe KanaWha--Heavy Skirmish-
MEASUREMENTS on the Potomac.

The city was full of rumors yesterday. ma
nv OF them. as usual, being entirely destitute
of truth. Gen. Wise arrived from the army
of the Kanawha on Saturday evening, and
| brought highly interesting intelligence from
! the troops lately under his command at Big
Sewell Mountain. The enemy attacked him
on Monday in heavy force, numbering, 1t is
supposed, 900 men, and Gen. W., with but
/ 700, made such a gallant defence of his po-
sition, that the enemy was repulsed- Heavy
skirmishing continued throughout the two
succeeding days. the Hessians fighting under
cover of trees and bushes, and endeavoring
to ascertain the position OF our guns. Mean-
while Gen. Lee arrived with four regiments
of Gen. FIOyd's Brigade. thus swelling the
force at Big Sewell to 4, 600 men. Our loss
in the three days skirmishing was two killed
and three wounded. Gen. Wise states that
the shot, she'll and rifle balls which his troops
poured in upon the position occupied by the
enemy must have had a disastrous effect,
though the actual facts could not be obtain
ed. since the forest screened them from view.
Gen. FLOYD was ordered forward from Mea-
dow Bluff to join Gen. Lee with the remain
der of his command, and it is probable that.
with other reinfOrcements, we have now 6 900
men at Big Sewell Mountain.
There is q report that Rosecranz has gone
back to Cheat Mountain; but whether Rose
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sanguine that Gen. Lee will whip the enemy
and drive him back. The position at Big
Sewell is a very strong one, and seems to
have been well chosen by Gen. Wise as a
stand point. The most intense anxiety pre-
walls to hear additional news from the West,
but the bridges on the two railroads, beyond
Lynchburg and Staunton, having been dam
aged by the heavy rains, some delay must be
occasiOned in the transmission of dispatches.
xUhn has hann attached
Gen. Wise's staff, also arrived in Richmond
on Saturday.
Most exaggerated rumOrs were IN cIrcula-
ton yesterday respecting affairs on the Poto-
mac We have reliable Information that our
forces have fallen back to Fairfax Court
House from Falls Church. the object of which,
will doubtless be made apparent hereafter
With the exception of the ordinary picket
hIfIni~L:e- no 6G.ht has lately taEA~ ridce
in that vicinity. The enemy will not show
himself in force this side of his stronghold.
1t was reported at Winchester few days
ago, (and the report reached this city, that
McDowell's cavalry had been captured by
the enemy while on a accommodating expedi-
ton; but this turned out to be entirely false,
and, at last accounts, Col. Mcdowell was on
the lookout for the Hessians. The Central
train, yesterday brought down four prison
ers, late of the Fourth and Eighth Ohio reg
iments, who were captured at New Greek in
Hampshire county. The officer in charge
stated that there was Federal force at that
place, but at no other point on this side of
the upper Potomac.
At late hour last night, intelligence was
received at the War Department that our
lines of pickets along the Potomac had fallen
back, and preparations made for action,
should the enemy offer it. Our scouts had
reported large masses of the enemy moving
on the Potomac. A general action was
thought not unlikely, and to be indicated by
the retirement OF our outposts the inte!li-
genee of which is positive.-Richmond Exam
liner, 30h.