Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-09-26
Intsres.'Dg from ,As wes.-capturs Of Gen. R.y.

Intsres''"g from she Wess-Capture Of Gen. R.y.
! hOsds-4. 90 or shs uen,y Cut on.
Dispatches were received by Gov LercHER Yesterday
aud forwarded through him the Confederate States
GoVernment giving Information OF the capture of Gen
REYNOLDS, and probably bis escort also by detach-
ment OF the forces Of Gen. LEE The capture s report
ed TO have taken place On tie advance moven ent OF
Gen LEE the Federal General being takrn at a point
designated as Snpts House, the road from Hun.t rs
Vile, the direction Cf the Cheat Mountain. 1t vas
supposed that he was reconnoerDg when be eil into
our hands.
The despatch which conveys this information is un-
derstood TO have originated the following rather
mote aud curious circumstances An Oveseer, of the
name OF allace, while hunting stray cattle, bad come
within the lines OF Gen. Les Camp, and had seen q
prisoner there who, be told, General Reynolds,
and whose name be had written such slip of pa
per- 10 order to bis remembrance of it. It hap
pens that Gov. Letcher knows the man Wallace with
whom the information of the dispatch originated, and is
persuaded that his testimony is intelligent and reliable
In addition to this circumstance OF confirmation what
ever 1t may be worth, may add that officer of a
Georgia regiment in Gen. lees command, arrived in
this city yesterday with similar news that Gen. Rey-
nOlds was now held by rs prisoner of war.
Il will be recolected that Gen. Reynolds left in
command OF the enemy's torces at Cheat Mountain.
Information OF the most important character has also
been obtained OF the disposition of forces, with
reference to the enemys position at Cheat Mountain
lie enemys force on the mountain is about 4000
strongly fortified. with two out posts between it and
Gtn LEES present position, said to be occupied by
400 and the other by 200 of the enemy.
At last accounts. Gen. Lee had advanced on the road
which be had cut through the forest the line OF
old track from Valley Mountain, in the direction oi
Huttonsve. so as to intercept the Western approach
to the enemv's position on the Cheat Mountain. On
the other side OF the Greenbrer at what called East
Cheat Mountain, Gen. Jackson posted so as to cut
OF the enemy in that direction his disposition of our
forces had intercepted the enemy in all directions and
information received by the Government, yesterday
states that Gen. Lee had captured Federal courier,
bis way to Rosencranzs lines with the information that
the troops the Cheat Mountain frontier bad only
days provisions left, and would be compelled to surren
DER if surrounded. Ii this information is correct the
enemy at Cheat MOuna has been completely cut off
and las probably, by t2s time been forced capitu
| late.
The possession by forces of the Cheat Mountaiu
Will consulate ole OF the most important movements O
the Western campaign, as it invests one OF the most
commanding poius the frontier of the Valley. 7 be
CHARACTER Of the couuny intervening between Gen
LEES position ut present, and that OF RoseLcranz to
"adrs the Gduiey, will prevent, it sad. any poss b
movement Of The latter to cuff fukour army, the ap-
proachts being only on the direct line OF the pike.
Information also reported of sharp sklrmist
between detachment OF LEES command aud IF bt
outposts OF the entmy, in which the latter are saj
have had LOO killed, with but lncOnsderabe loss
our side We have nothing, however con6rIDatoly O
this por ion OF the reports brought yesterday by pas
seDgers from the West, and circulated OF course will
great z.a, througbo the cty.-R,chmond E1analne
18th inst.