The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-13

TIE CNHrhlGN oN TIE ktSAwuA-We
Ind III the Bowling Green Coarsr the follow,
Ing article which that paper extracts from the
| Cincinnati IjmtS. This testimony from the
enemy, Of the efficiency of our operations oll
the l>;,nawha, must, Of course, bo accepted Is
Fe.i,tole - lar a. it speuks in our favor
The second escape OF lloyd from Western
Virginia, without even u battle certainly
snouio not be very satisfactory 70 the Govern
ple4t. HIS forces Rpre much less than linseu
cral rs, aud The latter had ample time 10 cut
oil tioyds retreat, or ~ least force him to
battle. That il was not done is one OF the
N! sterles OF the campaign. ct a time when
IL WAS snppoStN that WesLern Virginia was
tree from rebels, Floyd stoie march upon
kosencranz, suddenly app airing upon the Orl-
posite bank OF the river, ana throwing balls
INTO Risen cranZ 5 camp. For several days
Fioyds cannon commant3ej the roads coz
Meeting our camps, ald cut OIL All trs.nSnO~ta-
ten during daylight.
The holiness OF the movement was only
equAlled by the >upiaeneSs which afflicted
our side. The tauats OF the Tehels were sub
Initted to without resistance We were told ana
So was the tfOV%TGTn2l eat, that kOSGuGTanZ vas
aware OF Floyd : advance: that 10 resiSIa: ce
had been made because Rosencranz wished
him 10 advan: e, and that now that FLOYD was
upon the Gauley, Rosencranz had him just
where he wanted him, ana that in Z few DAYS
Floyd would be bagged. Then followed a Il
ieuca of several days, ana 1T last came ne in
te!ligence that Floyd aud his whole force hal
escaped, mahli d sucots5 IuI retreat 10 Il point
out OF the reach OF forces
The announcement crea ted no little aston :.
ishInent, and as the facts connected with the
rase come 10 hand, they are far from satisfac-
tory.
Itsee1ls that, after suffering Il lombard,
IaeEt u several days, General Rasencrauz
adopted Il plan Ia surround FLOYD and cut Cd
his retreat Three bci3aGes: embracing q
force superior ia numbers, were detaiIed for
that purpose. Gen. benhHln WAS commanded
10 cross the river below Floyd, while Coz
and ~chench were 10 crCsS above, AMI block
AIDE The only 70 ds leading 10 the South. At
Il 81 ven signal the three divisions were to adj
vance and give bitLle. Benham brigade
crossed the river. aud were III biyouae five
DAYS, WaIttHg IoT orders to march. At last
those orders were received, and Benham aG-
Naucsd 10 the rebl camp, He gave the sig
mails agreed upon, aud received answers from
the other brigades that all was right vet
when he reached the rebel camp he found il
freshly deserted The other br:gades had
failed IN their movements, and Floyd, taking
advantage of that fact, retrelted throu Oh
the unobstrucIed read before him. 1t has
STAGE tTanSpITed that but for Il fortunate
nights rest, ordered by Gen Renhar3. his
brigade would baNs been lrecipitated unon
IioGd's whole force, ana, cat III from an aid
might nave been annlhiiated by superior
mum beers.
The result is Just this Floyd has ESCAPED
a second time, when he should have been can
tnred. As al Carnitax, he ontgenera led Gen
RosencTaoZ. Al the former he drew OH his
forces safely with q small loss while to-day
Rosehcrdnzs forces have not recovered from
the terrible forced marches they were then
subjected to. As we have before remarked
cur loss by disease, resulting from tn hard,
shiI's OF that occasion, is greater than that OF
all the battles which have been fought in
Western Virginia. IN this LAST expeditiop,
Floyd certainly eiuded what vas proclaimed
as A SURE trap for the destruction Of his ARM
such are the IN pleasant truths which come
to Us from the kan3Wna. We can but reit.
crate the opinion heretofore expressed
thai Gen. RoeeDcranz can ba suu-rceded 10
advantage. We should like to see Il General
IN command OF that department who could
at least prove match for Floyd.