Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-25
LATEST FROM GEN. FLOYD's
CAMP

ADVANCE OF THE ENEMY IN LARGE NUMBERS
JUNCTION OF GEN. FL0YDS AND W1SES
COMMANDS FOR ES ORDERED TO hEA-
DOW BLUFF-EARLY BATTLE EXPECTED.
Editorial oOrrapOndsnss Of the Iynshburs RsPuecanl
Tor OF Bic SIwtLL AoUSrAIs,
i September l6, 1881.
We are eacaup,d up,n The summit Of this mountain
ons Of the biggest those giant ranges which so DIS
tiucdy mark the geography Of this section OF Virg ma
Our iSade together with the lS;h North Carolina and
IAN Georges Re ymens occupy the ploeau. while the
white Of the Wise Legion dot The eastern slope oil
the mountain, about ore mile distant. Tbs spot 10
lovely Toe mountain 6-eeEes are iresn ana puie'
while every hand, and TO the full hm' oil the nuaA
vision is presented prospect of natural scenery more
beautiful and imposing than the poets P'n or painters
psn, can delineS,e.
BNtbs is the most that can be said in behalf OF th,
mount,ia pass exceps that naturally 1t peSsens suons
defsaees inst the approaches of An enemy pso-
pie iuhtbi its slops aud prof cng ridges and but few
fle farms DOT the valleys below The consequencesl u,
that al kinds Of provsors for man and os's' are eh-
esedngy scarce and suffer for the want Of snen sup
pics Bus do rot thiHk ue sra | remain hsre lrs =
TIE enemy ia crossing ,uley In large uunber' a. Gsu.
Lev Bi ze and Canita1 Ferry blow ~ aud al hlshes
Fsrrv, above us-their purpose douolees ohs 70 aAo
u BOA in our front and This movement vii DO
baby recs,s A,s our falling back fifteen miles farmer,
10 Neador Buff beyond Which point III, enemy can.
not aink "a /. they Gyht u ct either pace We shsh
WI them, unless their numbers double ours
We have nov 10. addition OF Colonel ClaEks Ncr'h
Csroils and Gel Ecors Georgia regiments two 70 moe
bod e. OF n and commanded BY brave and 'h Ii
ossrs - ae in the Tbey are greatly ehas I'd
not beng able TO reach US in Il ne Tor cur hgot al
Gllsy ard when the rug of another battle comes, they
vii sfoncr their gallant States whose sons they
err the gori,us cause they repFssen upon he heo'
Ties. Colluels both fought through the Mexican war,
the former having been wounded SIX times
The NOV ment Of Ros ,Cr,ns the her dsy in getting
axA7 from Lee and L2rpg, and prsepitatng bis f'rcSs
upol Us brilliant one, and shows that onieer 10 be
far 81 riof 10 aay OF bis masters He doubt expect
cd however wipe out in sage brush, and return
20 bis headql,r flushed sish Easy cry but IN tt'
he Was s4cl5 disappointed and will have to take b'ck
with him AsS in his which wl tickle anythiog but
bis vanity.
have read the Northern tel graphic sccount Of our
battls wit Rsecrans. l. refre.en's that W. tAd
thous and m aud l6 pieces Of lery Wten the truth
10 We onv had 1850 mea and six pieces OF art Hey,
fur pieces OF which oUy were lively IN the light all the
time These IRE CT the Gay Battery from Go-c1lAno
county, managed With grea. bravery AID con-
suppate soil The ssms ace states the loss Of the
enemy 20 have been ab5u. 100 in killed d "oundec,
when The tru IS that lave froma drE dill rsat
scuIssi-from their own men aud iFends-tla'ii va.
no. less than from six to nine hundred. Indeed,
reiabl' MN who have passed through their camp.
put it down at mucl higher 6gue. Certain lis, thsf
thy lot but the number stated bJ them ties must have
been cJusummAte cONSrds 10 permit Themselves TO De
driven back fou- times With Their ins silence5 III
sAc further thG. they elenctd two CI our guns, ana
ia. our llss have bsen very heavy Tbs Truth
they never touched Of gus, and only two OF
their shots touched earthsorks They never killed
nan and only wounded seven This they mus. have
hnosn before they out their lying slsgrsm, because
there grave or drop OF bcoi 70 be lou IL
aids our ines TaeS frankly admit that our fire rp1n
q .as perfectly terrible, and Il osrtai5ly Was TA'y
al nit Colonel Lyte IN his charge upon cue su-'
vi his Irsa regiment, VAS shot :on his horse aud hi'
nsu repulsed Thy admit also. that Colonel L.W,Ms
.. H., nd ~ htnl
wi ! hi. German brigade repused Tais Is ell 60,
sad shows no, only Iha. fire WAS tlrf n" but tst
their lsss sss equally terrific, or they the greA
corsrds thA. Tod sep 10 the sound OF nAruai
mT-ic
Oa wednesday anu Thursday last, Rosscrans built
res boa.s aud rev some ) 900 OF his men icsoss 20
ths side OF G1u y bis purpose doubtless bng TO iora
iu-c.ol wiki Gen. Co1s forces, which viii come up
. & e. niles from Gan ey Br0gs. Tris Will siVe I'm
column OF about 10 900 men, with which to march upon
Us a, this point About 600 OF this number now
ee,uasd az "AldSrSon's," twelve miles distant, and
Ii. smoke from their camp sres Is plainly visible from
our tens this evening.
s,su much of the article call var, in ali It's dyrs's
Of sunshine and Of SHADOW. ] have seen the sick and
the wounded he dead and the dyiig hsve seen our
brave men marching along slmos; im2AssaeIs roads and
scaksd BIZ the most dIenehng runs. have seen them
sometimes hungry AID tairs y aud comPeh'a 10 ne Gown
a. night upon the rskel earth Tor their bees and en-
gle blanket for their covering. All these thugs
aad mcra the Necessary eoGeonltlnts o. ssr, ana
pev,r al 20 touch the sympihies Of tbs human heart
Bu that sight sheh has touched me most, and which
rass the blood of our soldiers burn hottest, that OF
the helo!ess iami,s Of women and children who have
bsea compelled to fee past to escape the vanHalsm
of me scounires who wickedly nva Jog our soil
These helpls people compelled TO bundle mp what
I'M, OF their chattels they carry with them en-
borses and in their bsnds and ,avg hi comfortable
homes and property 20 the savage DIPPED ons OF the
enemy e 70 the rear Of our lines for safety IL too
b.4 bu. trus the day not Tar di,tsn: when We shl
b, b 10 carry all thesa evils OF this unhoy 70 tins
boo,s and fresiiss Of those Who haveso sniuly pro-
yok.d its hOrroIs
bad des gled giving yau some Of tn, Incidents CT
the lac bate and sketch Of camp Life, but o IT move
ents are 90 hurried Just now and my means OF sriipg
50 imporiec. that | An compelled 10 defer thsm 70
more eoav ,nielt season. II "
PS-Jus. as close this letter orders are Issued to
opr frces 10 fall back Meadow Bluff dstArt nisesn
miles TITS Is TO present the enemy from getting IN our
r.,r and 10 give MN bA.ls with all his force IN Font
You need be surprs d. therefore, 10 hstr ell an
o.te- eng gemsnt in this Quirtar in few days TIE
enemy oatlumbsrs VI heavily, but our men are in goon
s2rts and Win glorious TO nerve our m and
,n ling providence TO give Us he victory, We do Lot
fear.