New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-10-08
The victory in western virginia. Z

The Norfolk Day Book extra of the I'd inst. fur
nishes the following particulars of the recent vic
tory of Gen. Lee over Rosenerantz:
We are informed by.Mr. Henry D. Crockett, one
of the prisoners taken at the battle Of Rich Noun
tain. who came up from Old Point yesterday after
noon, in the fag-of-truce steamer, that severe
battle had been fought in the Western part of the
State, at the Big Sewell Mountain, between Gen.
Lees and Gen. Rosenerantz's forces, and that the
latter had been defeated, and was at Wheeling,
Va. Saturday fast, Inortally wounded, and that
the whole Federal army was then on its retreat
from the soil of Western Virginia. 4s
Mr.. Crockett was formerly from Washington
d. c., where he held position in one of the de-
partments as clerk. On the breaking out of the
war, he left the Federal service and made his way
into Virginia, where he joined the Twentieth Vr-
ginia Regiment, and was made a prisoner at the
battle OF Rich Mountain.
He informs us that on his way from Columbus,
Ohio, and while at Wellsville, in this State on Sat
urday last, he had the news from the editor of
paper in that place, that the Federal army was
then retreating from Western Virginia; that Rosen-
crantz had attacked Gen. Lee in his entertainments
on the Big Sewell Mountain on Thursday last, and
after severe fight, was repusea, and that he
tRosencrantz) renewed the attack again on Friday,
and fought all day long. >. .g.l4s--.. -
| The loss on the Federal side was reported to
him as very heavy indeed, while the Confederate
| loss was but trfing, owing to their being behind
| their entrenchments. The Federal army was re-
ported as retreating on to Wheeling at that time,
/ on their way out OF Virginia.
On passing through Belair, about four miles from
| Wheeling on the opposite side OF the Ohio river,
| on Sunday night, Mr.. Crockett and the returning
! SOuthernerS heard a confirmation of this news,
together with the additional particulars that Gen.
Rosencrantz was then at Wheeling, mortally
wounded. This was told him by gentleman in
Belair, iu whom he thinks he place perfect
confidence, and whom he thinks was with our
| side.
| Mr.. Crockett also states that he saw an account
of this fight in the pitsburg Dispatch, of Monday
morning, in which it was stated that the fight had
| commenced by Rosencrantz attacking Lee that
| Rosencrant4 had been repuised, and that they
were fighting again the next day, and reinforce
ments were then coming up for Lee, and would
reach hlm before the fight was over.
He was not at liberty to hrlug paper through.
| AFFAIRS IN LOWER MARYLAND.-A gentlsman
who, with his family, effected very tempessuous
| and perilous escape from Maryland, reaeheat here
| yesterday, and reports continuance of taesEan-
kee oetrages upon the rights and liberties of the
people of this gallant State. Property: of all
riptons-slaves, horses, cattle and eTsduca-
were being daily seized upon by the ruthless in
vaders The sanctity of private dwellings, was no
longer recognized and influential ind gAluafs sus-
pected of sympathi2ing with the SoutA were being
every day arrested throughout tho, State and
| hurried into confinement. tgl .e..
The notorious Dan Sickles tsad moved his
brigade" of rdfians entirely frn1a Charles county
/ and onartered themin PscatawaE, Prince Georges
county. Sickles himself, acGoma panied BY strong
detachment of cavalry, lett day or two ago,
re9onnotering excursion to Bllll s oint which is
directly opposite to Eyausport, rbe object of the
expedition is said to be the syWey of an available
site for the construction of sntrenohJnents from
which to oppose any atterapb to enter Maryland a
that point. he is said t2, haV declared that th
Lncon Government was aao' 1t to erect strong for
t6cations, extending tIafa Budd's Point to India
: Head
l The citizens of NtaEsly md are reported to hav
n become exceedingly IL .nondent in their eXpecta
u tons of aid from the = ,uthern Goafederacy. Hop
! deferred has s'S$e@ the heart of the noble ol
State, and the ASar is gaining ground among a
sisters of the So h to the brutal despotisrn of Lii
n coin, Seward y, Co. It is feared that unless 500
aided, many nfiuential citizens will asreluesant!
u competed for the protection of their families an
u theIr prHT erty to take the oath Of allegiance,
Is Ross w mans. Esq. has already done.
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