Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-10-04
From tho Norfolk Day Book Extra, October a.
ANOTHER GLORIOUS VICTORY.
Defeated.

ANOTHER GLORIOUS VICTORY.
General Roscncranz and His Whole Force
Defeated.
THE FEDERAL ARMY gETREATISG OFT OF VIRGINIA.
zen. Homncrans .Nortally WounJed ,rJ
Since Reported Dead
GENERAL LEE VICTORIOUS!
DEFEAT OF THE FEDERAL ARMY ~ WEsTslN
VIRGINIA.
We arc informed by Mr. Henry D. Crockett,
one Of the prisoners taken IT the battle OF h'ch
Mountain, who came up from Old Point yes
day afternoon, in the flag OF truce steamer, that
aSevere battle has been fought in the '. estern
part Of the State, at the Big SewIll Mountain,
between General Lees and General RoScn-
cranz'S forces and that the later had heen lie.
feated, and was at Wheeling, Va, Saturday
last Inortally wounded, and that the whole
Federal army was then on It's retreat from the
soil of Western Virginia.
Mr.. Crockett was formerly from Washing.
ton, y. Z where - held position in one of
the Departments; as :: Clerk. On the break
inr CIT Of the war, he lrit tie F,;ieral service
and made his way n:o N'HsiGi,, where he
joined the 10Th Nir4inia l:"gim"nt, and was
made prisoner Al the battle u H:ch Mountain.
He infori.s rs thai I'll !.i': ~: from Colurn-
bus, Ohio and while IL WeilSTillc in that
State, on Saturday las: i.e had the news from
| the editor Of 4 paper in that place, tnat the
Federal army was then rrtreatlnS from West
ern Virginia That EcSencranz had attacked
Gen. Lee in his entertainments on The Big
Scwcll Mountain, en- Thursday last, and after
a severe fight, was rcpulsed, and that he IN.
sencranz) renewed the attack again on Friday.
and fought all day long.
! The loss on the federal side was reported 10
himas very heavy indeed, whilst the Conicder.
atejoss was but tritlins, owing to their being
behind their entrcnehments. The federal army
was reported as retreatng on TO Wheeling at
that time, on their way out Of Virginia.
On passing through Beair, about four miles
from Wheeling, on the opposite side Of the
Ohio river, on Sunday night, Mr.. Crockett and
the returning Suutherners, heard contirma-
ton Of this news, together with the additional
particulars that Gen. Rosencranz was then at
Wheeling mortally wounded. This was told
him by gentleman in Belair, in whom he
thinks he can place perfect confidence, and
" hom he thinks was with our side.
Mr. Crockett also states that he saw an ac
count of this fight in the p;ttSburg "Dispatch,
that the fight had commenced by RoscEcranz
attacking Lee; that Roscncranz had been re-
uulscd, and that thcy were fighting again the
next day and renforcemens we're then coming
uv for Lee, and would rd,ch him before the
fight was over.
lie was not at liberty 10 bring paper
through.
Mr.. Crockett, on his way, passed through
L. i'll. I'd hurn
burnt and destroyed all the property in the
place. They have broke the windows and
,iuors out Of all the houses in the town, broke
and burnt all the furniture, valuable cabinets.
books. &C., of the citizens. The church, about
mile out Of town, has been completely dc
stroycd, and the minister's house has been
served in the same way. Nothing being lett
cr either except the bare walls.
la Beverley they have been equally as de.
strnctivc, and in both places they have robbed
and stolen everything they could lay their
hands upon The Federals have large stores
Of provisions, &C., at Beverley, and thcy; have
notified the citizens of their intention to destroy
the place entirely, when they get ready to
| leave il.
At Clarksburg, the headquarters Of General
RGscncranz, Mr. Crockett was informed by
some one in whom he has confidence. that
ten. Rosencranz had given orders, and had
men detailed for the special service Of firing the
/ whole place Every night, at Clalksburg, the
wago.,S are backed up and the mules pickcted
around them. and on the outside IS piled up
bales of hay, making combus,ible pile, where
the men stand ready to fire the whole concern
in the event of Roscncranz being defeated
| So great is the alarm and certainty Of their
defeat all through Western Virginia, that it
amounts to perfect panic among the Union
lists in that section.
| So great is the decentralization Of Some Of the
Indiana Regiments in Virginia. particularly
the 18th and lsth, that they were daily threat
cning revolt unless they were paid Of They
have been in service some three CT four
months, and have never rcceiveda n cent Of mo-
ncy, or seen anything ola paymaster Mr..
! Crockett, who was acting in the capacity Of hes.
pital stewart to our wounded men, mingled in
freely with the Federal soldiers, and had am.
pie opportunities Of learning of their disaffec.
ton in that quarter, and from liic accounts he
brings. we are satisfied our people have
M adequate idea Of the d;dllect!on in
the Federal ranks. H. also represents
that there is great deal ii sickness among
them; and that some regiments that were en-
tered as FULL have not now more Iiaa halt
| their confinement. Some ui !hc regiments
| have buried :hrcr or four of their Captains,
and siy or eight oil their LrGtcnan;S. from
sickness alone, since the battle d l:jct, S:0nn-
tain. Besides what are in the hnsp;'.:' there,
from 80 to 100 leave in the trans, ci. IL sick
list, for their homes ever wcrk,
Ex,rac. from Z letter TO 4 gcnlc.nrn IL this
city, from ore of the officers nf H;se's Lcg!oi!,
at Big Sewcll, dated
CAMP DEFIANCE, Thursday Morning,
Sept 2Gtll, ls6I.i
lave just arrived at camp with !" tni.n
men as prisoners, and find tien. Les lo'cca
1000 strong. We anticipate lig',l :'oine
think it will be hard fight, bn! think not;
owing to the strength Of Gen. Lee. The ene.
my's forces reported from ten to t"el:e ihaG-
sand.
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