Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-10-12
NEWS FROM SOUTHERN NEWS.
PAPERS.
'ushern Side Of the Seat Of W
KEsrKRN VIRGINIA

The ssushsrn Side sf the Seat Of War.
WESTERN VIRGINIA
The Richmond Examiner Of the 22d says
Gen. Lee was baf1ed in attempting TO draw
Gen. Reynolds from Cheat Mountain, and
turned away to help Floyd and Wise. The
Examiner says:
The intelligence is positive that Gen. Lee
had left the Valley Mountain, and was on bis
way 10 join Gen. Floyd. This movement, Of
which we have distinct advices, is the inter-
esting point at present in the complication In
the West, and shows decided change in the
campaign. Our forces In the West have hith-
erto conducted the csmpaign-very desoultory
We must confsss-in separate divisions, and
their concentration promises at least something
more decisive than has yet occurred.
News has also reached the Government that
the enemy at Cheat Mountain have been rein
forced by three Ohis regiments.
Gen. Floyd. together with Wise's Legion, is
In urgent necessity for rsinforcements. An
sfhcer Of Gen. Floyd's command, who has ar
rived in this city with intelligence some days
later than last reports, advises US in the strong
est terms Of the necessity Of immediate rein
forcements. The feeling in the West was one
Of growing diSsatisfaction, in view Of the con-
slant occurrence Of sending troops to Manassas
and the Peninsula, in contrast with the sparing
and feeble reinforcements sent to the seat of
war IN Western Virginia.
At last accounts, two regiments from Georgia
and North Carolina had arrived out, to join
Gen. Floyd's command. Neither was full,
many Of their men having been prostrsted by
sickness along the route.
Gen. Floyd's camp was at Meadow Bluff,
about l6 miles vest Of Lewisburg Wise was
in the neighborhoOd, in q strong position on
the top Of Sewell Mountain. The mastery
and well directed retreat of Gen. Floyd has
enabled him to take position to guard the
Wilderness road, connecting near Meadow
Bluf with the Levisburg road.
The roads were very bad, but our means of
transportation are said to be abundant. Lees
reported movement to join our forces on the
Gauley line will have to be made over q dis
tance Of 100 miles, even if uninterrupted.
A correspondent of the Atlanta Confederacy,
writing from Camp Barlow, Pocahontas csun-
ty, Va, September 18th, says:
1t is the general opinion here that General
Lee has sent reinfOrcements to Gems. Wise and
Floyd, and therefore will not make an advance
till some decisive movement is made on the
part Of the last-named men.
Another cause of our falling back no doubt
Is that body Of Yankees are making their
way through Hardy and Pendleton counties
towards franklin, the site Of the latter county.
Gen. Jackson. with Coils Fulkerson and Jack
sons Virginia regiments, and Colonel Rust's
Third Arkansas Regiment, and our company
Of artillery, four field pieces, left here this
morning for some point near Petersburg to
check their advance and drive them beyond
the north branch of the Potomac. The COM
mand Of this post will devolve upon, Colonel
johnson, Of the Twelfth Georgia Regiment.
MANASSAS
The Richmond Examiner of the 2lst says:
Information from Manassas Junction reports
the utmost activity prevailing there within
the past few days. The only regular regi-
ment left there Is the Eighth Louisiana, and
they were to break camp on Tuesday after
noon Regular and extra trains are constantly
r.
freighted with troops, ammunition and army
stores, that point having become the great
centre Of attraction since Gen. Beauregard re-
moved his quarters there few days since. A
great proportion of the accession to his forces,
during the past week, consisted Of artillery,
number Of fine corps having passed through
Manassas TO the advanced lines. Among those
of the troops late in camp at the Junction, and
those passing through, the best spirit and an
unmistakable eagerness for active service pre-
vails-the desire being universally expressed
by them to be ordered on to winter in Balti-
more.
The skirmishing which daily takes place
along the river is resulting 80 disastrously to
the Yankees that their fright generally serves
to defeat them, a. our scouts are, in most in
stances, compelled to shoot them in their re-
treat, they being decidedly averse to q close
acquaintance, and willing to fght only at 9
very long range.
On last Tuesday the enemy at Arlington
Heights were reported to have been rein
forced BY ten thousand troops from across the
Potomac.
1t will be noticed that, in the accounts from
the Potomac, We have Observed q marked re-
ticenoe as TO the movements Of Gen. John
ston's division Of the army Of the Potomac.
We shall not violate the constraints Of public
and ohcial prudence to engage the interest Of
our readers. The events Of the next few days
are likely, from what We can understand, TO
astonish thsm only little less than the enemy
themselves.
ARousIsG STORY.
The Richmond Examiner of the 24th says:
-Adyices received here yesterday from the
Maryland shore give rs the account Of the
shooting offour hundred mutineers, in the city
Of Washington, by order Of General Mcclellan.
The cause for this terrible expedient Is said TO
have been the disobedience Of the Yankees to
obey the commands Of their officers las they
certainly did In the late affair st Lswinsville) y
to advance upon the Confederates.
This intelligence Is derived from sources of
testimony which are fully credited in official
quarters.
Accounts have also been received of the
arrest by the Lincoln Government Of Senators
Psarce and Kennedy, Of Maryland.
Correspondence Of the Atlanta Confederacyl
OAAP BARLOW, Pocahontas county, Va, Sept.
IS Since my last letter Of the 10th inst
General Jackson's command has had rather an
exciting and adventurous time.
TEE REBELS SHOOTING EACH OTHER.
We had net more than got our position before
the enemy, A We supposed, were within one
hundred yards Of rs, but the road here made
such an abrupt turn and the bushes that inter-
yensa were 90 thick, as to almost hide them
from our visv. Pretty soon enc or two guns
were fred, not far from rs, when the Newman
Guards, which commanded the road, fred one
volley into the approsching mass Of men,
which was quickly returned by them, when
their commAnder Immediately gave the order
TO charge upon Us. Instantly our bayonets
were fixed ready to receive their charge.
With loud yell that rent the morning air for
miles around, they rushed down upon rs, when
the frinx commenced further down the line TO
the left Of our regiment, by those who had st
frst been prevented from firing in consequence
Of the dense forest which interyened between
them and the supposed enemy.
About this time the cry "Georgians! Georss
gians Georgians 80 was heard TO proceed from
the ranks Of the supposed enemy. We were
at frst not inclined to interpret this cry as ii