The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-31
rcoRREsPosDgscE or TIE RICHMOND DISPATCH


TAzEwRLL G. H, VA, Oct IS, 1s61.
The following items OF news gather from
b. l.. tomann, who has just returned from
Gen. Iollicotfer's camp, In Laurel county,
XIV. some 81 miles from Cumberland Gap
Gen. ZoIiicott~r Jo0k mp bis line OF inaren
from Gum beriand Ford, on the lJth inst ana
proceeded IN the direction or CRAB orchard
During tss In arch he had frequent skirflishe5
with The Union men on the road, who con-
cealed themselves in brush on me road SIDE
From the 18th to the 2 Ia he lost some three
or four men, and some two OK thfee horses,
klilsa by tnese Union-iovin people. On
Sunday, The Goth inst, the Geatrdi came 10 Il
b alt finding tie. road completely ploekaGed
by the falling timber. he sent out sconts,
who reported The enemy, some lures o' Iot'F
thousand strong, in their breastworks, some
tcree miles OF. He Immediately commenced
ciraying the road, no sooner tnan wnlch he
was Ilr upon by the enemy e0nceaied Iii tho
adjoining brush. This mode of operation
was kept Up all Sabbath, and until or 2
O'Clock on Monday, the 2lst, when he adj
vanced upon the enemys prsastWofhs, ana
commenced an attack upon them. ae
fight was kept up from 10 O'Clock 4. NJ.
tlI 5 p. NJ. The attack Was not general one
80 only some two regiments OF the General
were eGgaged--Cols- Ne wman aud At1ines's
Tennessee Volunteers. We tried by almost
every means TO get tie enemy from behind
their breastworhs, hut 10 10 avail. When
theV would TeItlre out, We would drive
them back in double quick time. Night came
on, and Gen. II liicotfer tell back some Two
bringing some wounded away.
The General, lnding the enemy's breast
works f'ilppregl tbie,'' {using mis- OWE WorQs,)
concluded 10 Tai, back SOME eight miles, fear
ing the enemy we're endeayOring To cut off
ms supplies. mist on this march ne re-
eiveG reliable Information that the enemy
b I'd been largely reinforced, and continued
his n1rch TO camp Laurel. Ihls point he
reached on IUeSttsty night.
Early "Wednesday morning he received
Telegram from Gen. SYDNEY johnston, noti-
y wing b IN OF t;.e advance OF some 2J,000 GpoD
Cum Derland Gap He immediately rock up
ms naarch Tor me Gap, some forty five or
atty miles. 1t is proper 30 state that we lost
10 commissioned officer. 4 bro ther OF Col.
NeWin al was killed while bravery charging
GpCn the sneluy's bIeaStWcrks. The enc
my loss was supposed 10 % some - killed
AKA = numorr wounded. One officer re-
marked, III the presence OF Mr. UOmann, that
'i,e;lucvear with 81, TOO men could not taAe
the place III twenty Gays" Ihey culi tue
place wild Cat lis proper Il me Is Rock
Castle, as II IS situated near OF at thar pl,.ce.
\ o douor ont that tie eut II will crow mach
over the retreat or tall back ot Gen. EJlu-
Golfer, and publish a terII3l' IOutoi mis- forces;
out as Ar. GoIhdna MAS present, you may
re.y upon what lie reports correct.
he u 90 Reports that late Monday night.
about ~ O'Clock, heavy nring was heard III
the olre~ tiOn OF camp Wild Cat, and that it
We The general uplA lion u Al tAat General
Ha son was Engaged with the enemy, III tue
r. r, ur th,I the TWO East 1enUessee resi-
menis ha0 1aiied OUt, and that battle Was
= CinE Oh be tween the eat%lu J ;tiJd Themselves.
Inc reg linen - referred 10 those Whe
maue their escape into Kentucky, aided by
their leader, Andy Johnson. God grant that
1t mag DC so.
luiuImAtiOn is Just received here that large
rsl fJrctnLouts are Inafchl4g on Cam Smiln,
III tioyd couuty-wn,tt We cali here tI;e S,n-
dy 70 III. W. Reed help in mat quarter, and
ar. Euitor, you wli render your country
great service by aiding tne Comm tlider now
M our city from This section, III procuring
arms cnd men Tor this camp. Ii Inns camp is
prvAe up Dy the enemy, TazeWeiI VIII De In
gre ~ nFei oi the uine com ptnies she DOW has
ia thr Floyd Brigade. 1t IS though tnit lhe
camp viii be attacked In Il few days II 50,
yen shall hear from Your correspondent,
HISgLASpER.