New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-16
FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA.

pNTTpV MNIlSsdB,
the name of the farm on which the village is built.
FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA.
POSITION OF THE ARsnEs--A TERRIFIC STORM
ARRIVAL OF GEN. sCHENCB.
The Cincinnati gazette has letter from Camp
Sewell, dated Sept. 80 This camp Is In tayette
County. We quote: 60
briar ranges. 1t has two submits, each OF when Is
occupied by an army, the northern point by our
troops and the southern top by the KeDeisi ou'
while our camp is Oh the top OF the bill the Seces
soniss have their quarters in the valley, ana oDy
artillery or the mountains. The latter we can IeS
plainly with the naked eye. We bad scarcely iei.
our bres kfast-able after the first night When Drsn
fire between the pickets commenced We expected
that regular battle would occur that morning Inc
cannons were set to work. and did even better tnan
was expected. The balls were thrown over the toP
of the mountain on which the enemy were encamped,
a distance of three miles. The shells, which burst
exactly over the heads Of the Rebel pickets, must
have dono great injury. Many bodies and WOUNDED
were carried off by their men.
In the afternoon our pickets were pushed Forward,
while their pickets withdrew Bnt ao2u. eio Va
they threw shells so thick thst our pckets and adj
vance guard had TO withdraw from their former po.
sitiop One soldier of the Twenty-sixth Regiment
was shot through the abdomen. de Is the only
wounded man we had on that day. Toward evening
the firing ceased, but an iDtenfe excitement pre-
was impossible to zee two PAGES ahead But sui the
pickets had TO be enlarged, and with the greateet
trouble they were put ON their poste: WEDNESDAY
morning was clear, and was not little astonis6ed
around the entire hill, on which they had planted
their cannons The firing was again commenced De-
tween the pickets and again were shells thrown
from both sides, but without effect.
THE STORM AND IFS EFFECTS.
All operations were stopped on Thursday after f
a IS ind md vain
noon by terrific storm oil Wlhd anu Iau. NC NC
tents were no shelter. The water came through as
If the linen was intended for tilterer. The men
began TO suffer- and the horses, which had no feed
for three DAYS except some hay, and which had
worked too bard on the muddy, steep roads, com,
menced to tremble with hunger exhaustion, and
cold. When the nett day light appeared the rain In
creased in fury, aud nothing could be done all day;
The calamity increased among the soldiers as well
as among the animals. Toward evening the rain
began TO be cooler, and the wlnd blew mercer
Everything wet that IT became imPossiOie 10
build fire and 10 cook the only stimulant which
was to be had in camp-a cup OF eoiiee-Was out Oh
The night was colder than the day, and many Of
our brave men chose to walk in the rain all night
rather than lie 10 the wet tents, where fever was
certainly In store for them But it seemed If the
night would have no end-as If daylight would
never appear; and when the day broke, finally, and
the drops of rain fell from the branches OF the pre-
trees and gathered of the chesruts they looked TO
[ III every drop was IuTDluB lCc' EhVSt
every body was shivering with cold, but the horsse
poor animals fifteen OF them died within half an
bour. How many have starved and died cannot
tell They are dying constantly, on the road and IN
the camp. There has been no feed for them Tor
three DAYS and the cavalry companies received
orders this morning to get forage for their horses
wherever they could Bot even this will afford
them little chance to feed their horses, as almost
everything has been taken away by the rebels,
horses, wagons, oas, wheat, hay cattle, end even
Z aba opt have heep led Of nv
paid for with pieces Of paper.
GEN. sCHENCK.
Ii Is pretty certain that we will stay here FOR some
time. and will have fight before we move, but
which way we will move is very uncertain,
especaIy since the arrival of Gen. Robert Sehenck,
tue night before last. The General was IN very
great haste and must have brought very important
news for be rode all day and all night in that heavy
rain on Thursday, and even SWAN his borse across
the Galley River 10 get TO Gen. Roseerans as soon
as possible.
THE POSITION or THE ARMIES OF RosECRAHs
AND FLOYD.
A letter from Charleston, Va. 70 Tie Wheehng
! Press dated oct. 9, says:
Tho latest received here from Rosecrans is that
lie has fallen back from hs position west Of Sewel
Mountain, threatening Floyd on the east de OF said
mountain TO Dogwood Knob, al gap about 10 miles
northwest Of the base Of Sewells Mountain, near
Locust Grove, on the Lewisburg and Charleston
pike, and about half way TO Gsuley's Bridge: 1his
20, ,ograde movement was made because il was
deemed nadvisable 10 attack Floyd IN his intrench'
ments, he having been recently Reinforced Win
some "a 600 men, and also 70 seek q more healthy
and more defensble position to await REINFORCE.
ments, which Rosecrans will undoubtedly, as he
should "a soon as possible receive. Now RosecIans
has about 10, 900 men at Dogwood Gap, few COM
panies at Cross Lanes, near the mouth OF Meadow
River, which emptes into the Gauley, and some az
auley Bridge beside those at this plsce-in all not
over Is, 600 men, while Floyd has over 1000 men
at SewelPs Mountain. Dogwood Gap, where Gen.
Resecranss chief is, is about 40 miles, and Fioyds
command at SewelPs Mountain but little more than
80 miles from Charleston. II, however, RoseeIans
were not TO be reenforced as soon as he should be-
be could fall back upon Gauey's Bridge, there would
then ,till as now be possibility Of getting around
him. and be could efeotusly prevent Floyd from i'd
yancing any further west az well as take good care
of himself. There is no doubt that FLOYD has been
enforced as was stated above and can be still fur
ther re-enforced If necessary.
| FROM THE BIG SANDY.
| On last Saturday week, I Dor Olmstead and
Lieut.. Blayeden, Of Col ZiegHRs 9Th Virginia Reg
iment, were shot near Cassyille, Wayne County,
Va, by body of concealed Secessionsts. Two
companies Of the regiment, with small party Of
cavalry, the latter . half mile in advance, were
returning TO Camp Perpoint, after an expedition
into the country. Major Olmstead, Lieut.. Blaysden
and others, had fingered behind the cavalry, not
dreaming Of danger when the party was fired upon
TO Catlettsville, KY, where the deceased officers
resided. The arrival of the bodies created the in
tensest excitement in the village, which continued
through the next day and until after the funeral
All of the prominent Secesioniss Of the place were
arrested some 20 in number, and taken to Camp
Pierpont where they were kept few days and
then sent to Louisville. Lieut.. Blaysden's wife
was almos. distracted. She is said to have fallen
upon the grave Of her husband, TO which che chung
with the widest distress. This with other similar
scenes aroused the people to the Lighes. pitch Of
excitement.