Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-10-18
THE WAR NEWS.
The War in western virginia.

The Cincinnati Enquirer, of Saturday last,
has the following
The steamer Mary Cook arrived last even
ing from the Kanawha river, bringing from
the camps near Gauley Bridge 1874 sick and
wounded soldiers, who were Immediately ta-
ken from the steamer to the Marine Hospital
Our fellow citizen, Mr. Quinn, who has been
spending few weeks in Western Virginia,
was also passenger on the Mary Cook, and
from him we learn very important particulars
from that section of the State. He corrobo-
rates the statement of Col. Frizell, that the
entire country of the Kanawha Valley is de-
vastated and that farmers are leaving as rap
idly as transportation can be found to bring
them North. Forage is out of the question,
and provisions cannot be procured.
The condition of the roads and country is
such that an army of two thousand men could
not winter there, the impossibility of trans
portation being so great, and the risk of
reaching the army with supplies, &C., being
so hazardous.
Gems. Rosencrans andaox are at Mountain
Cave, only thirteen miles from Gauley Bridge,
with only six thousand troops who are able
to perform active duty, and are available
Between Gauley Bridge and Camp Lookout
there were on Tuesday last $40 patients in
the hospitals, FRUSTRATED with the camp fever
At Cross Lanes, near Carnifex Ferry, and
about twenty eight miles from Gauley Bridge,
are 100 patients. Those that can bear moving
are to be brought here as steamers can be pro-
cured.
During the past two weeks there have been
continuous rains, and the roads are almost
impossible.
The campaign in Western Virginia is vir-
tually ended, and preparations are on foot to
withdraw portion of our forces there and
send them into Kentucky, leaving only sufii-
Gent force to prevent the Confederates from
approaching north of Gauey river or west of
Cheat Mountain. The probabilities are how
ever, that the seceshers have no desire to come
through country they already had laid waste
and left barren.
Mr.. Quinn was at Sewell's Mountains when
battle between our forces and the Confede-
rates was so imminent, The enemy were en-
uenched on mountain four miles and a half
from our army, and the camp fires were plain
ly visible. The enemy's pickets fired upon
the Federal pickets, but no damage was done.
On Sunday evening General Rosencrans fell
back on Camp Lookout, and then 70 Mountain
Cave. We will not be surprised to hear of
Rosencrans in Kentucky within ten DAYS The
enemy have already gone in the direction of
Cumberland Gap
IMPORTANT FROM THE SOUTH.
The U, s. Blochading Squadron At
tackled By the ConfederateS-Federal
Ships Ran Ashore The PreJle Sunk.
The Richmond Dispatch of the l4th instant
contains the following important despatch
from Com. Hollins, late of the United States
navy, but now in the Confederate service, adj
dressed to the Secretary of War at Richmond :
" New Orteans October IL, Fort Jackson, 2
L. Mast night ! attacked the blockaders
with my little feet at the Southwest Bar.
succeeded after very short struggle in driv-
ing them all aground, except the Prebie, which
sunk. ! captured prize from them, and af-
ter got them fast in the sand, peppered
them well. There were no casualties on our
side. 1t was a complete success
The Pe6eral fleet consisted OF 40 guns and
LOCO men, and the Confederate fleet of I6
guns and 300 men,
OTHER DISPATCHES.
NEW ORLEANS, October 70, 10 A. MA ma
val engagement between several of the Con-
federate States steamers and the Federal
blockaaing fleet at the mouth of the Missis-
sippi was commenced this morning at 3. 45.
The engagement began al the head of the
PASSES and lasted one hour. 1t was renewed
at A. M, and is now progressing.
Neto Oriedas, Oct l3----The force of the Fed
eral fleet was forty guns and nearly one thou
sand men, while the little Confederate Mos
quito fleet carried sixteen guns and three hun
dred men. 1t is reported that our iron steam
er sunk the Preble with her iron PROV. Com
modore Hollins arrived last uight.
The above dispatches We give as we find
them in the Richmond Dispatch. Com Hol-
Inns is = native of Baltimore, formerly eom.
manded the United Steamers steam frieat,
Susquehanna, and is known for having bonn
barded and burned "Greytown.' 1t is stated
in one of the Richmond papers that he at
tackled the feet with the new Confederate
steamer Turtle" iron plated, with a steel
PROV and 16 guns, and recently built at New
Orleans The Turtle, with her dangerous
prov, is said TO have struck the Preble amid
ships causing her to sink, when the other
two endeavored to escape, and in so doing
were run ashore. During the action the Fed
eral vessels fired on the "Turtle," but the
balls, il is alleged, glanced from her IRON
plated form without doing her serious damage.
The place where the engagement occurred
is about 100 miles below New Orleans
EDITORIAL OF THE PETERSBURG EXPRESS ABOUT
THE VICTORY.
"The Confederate cause has been again vic
tofious. Captain Hollins, of our little navy,
has succeeded in driving the b!ockading
squadron of the Yankees at the mouth of the
Mississippi shore, captured II prize, and sunk
the crack sloop Of war Preble. Such partic-
ulars as have reached US will be found in our
Geographic department. They are as yot
quite meagre-just enough to create desire
for more, and enkindle most lively feeling
Of satisfaction. With large force we should
think the stranded vessels might be easily
captured. At all events, they will not soon
forget the thorough peppering which Capt
Hollins informs US he has administered. We
regret that our knowledge Of Capt George N e.
Ilollins, the hero o. this fight, is too limited
to enable us to give such sketch Of his life
rs we know would prove highly interesting
at this time. But the Naval Register Of 1859
informs us that he is a native of Maryland,
and was appointed from Maryland but was,
at the time Of his appointment, citizen OF
Florida. We may add that Captain Hollins
entered the service Of the United States Navy
on the LIST of February, 1914, and his com
mission Of Captain was dated on the l4th Of
September, 1866. AS soon MS the present
troubles commenced, he resigned his position
in the navy, after drawing considerable pay,
and was Immediately appointed to post Of
equal rank in the Confederate States Navy.
IL is well known that Capt lIollins had much
to do with the capture of the sidewhoel steam
er st. Nicholas, Capt. KirwaD, of The Balt-
more and Washington line, which was taken
a few months since near the mouth Of the Po-
tomac river, by the convict Zaryona Thomas"
Is the Blockade Effective?
We copy the following from the Petersburg
(Ya.) Express of Monday;