Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-10-01
Important from the North.w west.


por'""' from '"e 'o''"'''
The following communication from gentle
man Of uu1oubt.d int,pritv. and whose exten-
,,,;i;,,l,;, t.,
-,
Speak knowingly "' Sh''' matters, Will CON-
maud the attention ofour readers, both tor lhe
information it gives of recent movements Of our
tr,,,.s ;p the N,rtb-west and th, urcsent no
st;on oI Affairs in that quarter.
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correspondence VI t''' ll'eli''"'u H"'lu'' c''
CAMP DEFIANCE,
10Th September, 10 L. NJ.
MrssHs. Eurro.ss On the 18th Of Seutcnl-
bcr Gercral Floyd and his forces ..nraulrcd on
the summit ur the Big Sewel and ordered the
Wise Legion, which, to cover his rear, was
draws, lp in order Of battle at Locust Lane, to
c,,up East OF him at Snaes', on the turnpike
The troops Of tho Wise Legion, who were in
n, aniable hulnor at so much rclrra,irg, and,
es,,ec;ally, ut being Obliged to retire from Dog
wnud Gav without fighting were much en-
bausted and an,orcd at having been kept urr
the road from six in the morning till eleven at
n,,,ht mixed up with AN interminablc train of
WAGONS belonging 10 the Fiuyl Brisad,, for
tI,,. uuruo., Of only proceeding few mrS and
w,,h,ut being able to obtain any definite order
&C r. their destination,
On The E..trrn slopc o, the Biz S,wcIl, b.
tween two small lartns called D:xuns AID
Yauyl.aus, Cen Wise selected hr; camping
ground at the place since called Camp Def
ance. and wlrch, umlunbielly, is, with Dog
wnod Gap, one of the l;so strongest positions
between the Allie ghanies and the Ohio river.
Oa the 18th and 10th General Floyd we:i IL
du,,riuusly occupied throwing up fed wulk:;
to the westward Of the summit Of 81, ScwY
TIE position, however, was 10: vnc :enahic
AGAINST s,.ucrinr f,rc.., ard th General Flo, d
seems TO have found out. On TIC nisht oi The
l6;n to tic 18th he mac. very rrrr;pila;c
rc,,r.t from tin. Big Seweii, with ahj,!; $3.50
mcn, tu Meadow Bluff, destroying much bag
cs,. and ulan,loninr much prneisi..;, HIS
trfnt,s were Under the impression that General
Rosrn,rai,s wu; pressing on with Is, 400 men.
Ate; p,s.ing the Wise Legion, he ordered Ten.
W'. ;S:'s' ~, n. foowIr day to'nrc,are to cover
rrs .err and 10 follow hun to Mcs,low Blnlt,
hnrirr Information that The cnemv vas ai-
ys,,..i;,r one column by the wilderness road
4, ..a, ;,,,nc.ih,a ror General WISE I, CON-
,l,. 9TH hub n,d,s even bad tbry been Dos.
i,iy.. nod in fart nn, wns M, :xtcutcl i, ALI.
+. w,, only Lv m,;nt,in;n, lis resi,io, It ali
h,,,rI nJ ,h', ,I,e legion rnnld p.o,ec, III. raj,
~ ,tn pinyI Rricad. The eyncr:erce Of
noawooi (ap, uccupicd in force, w;rh ar.
,;,i:-,. hv ,,,c rrrmr . f.y hours after tn..
Wisn Lrr;on lrr, il by General Flo, DIS order
s,,nu.od cI.nr,,. ,,d thc even, ~ camp Deli
.roo sr,,s.onsn,Iv confirmed that on the
'1,'ec "u'S't"'S .;,,.,,,,.
80, :.,,;;,,,l !, j., fare, Ero,tis
80. ,.,t d,,,,or,I;y,1 s;,,,,. nv.
Csn,,r.r,- C,nie,. and the rolIowirr r.
.a:", NV; w. W W., n,;on rill;r~ cnou",, T..
s nI, ,,,d -" n,n" hans7 o'',,,i,r Inmnr.l,yal nv
.:,ra,,;,''. m,n INV r,,thrr Mcaiov HriT afiur,is
~ ,'n.;,;',n rn.I i,,rnnc,r.,ion had We: q,
." H." P ,.;.,no h.o,, ,n,Ja on tbn wilderness rad
wv. H., ,,,s.o a.;s, nn,. ra,.o, ,rh,, ,t,.,o
.lot uI 'li.ac t,Sa % 1 .."IJ nrI. !.ony.,,i
'nou'u ' 'I". 70. I'll, ,Sn ,,,,r,i
enLy, III 'o'e iSnu.n w. ;r.,sna a. tso ;',,,
Soaa,, g.. r,l' ''"" ' ''' ' "
Jf tL,. IC;s. 1toeon had r.,reai.d md BEEN
~ lh1 s' son nu,"i.. ."u ro.oos T.. "r;St"n.,
loiio"s ur I'D +l,.,ai,v ,ba rc,r IF ,,,,
ma mns ,ne p.;ah a.' I.r, ,,mrr,.,c,,J n, at nil
r"yu ~ 80, .,e,' ,.oa ;nrouSh,e n oxcnt;nn
-, e.:,iont tio ah.ndonment If harrace because
w. o,"' EI,rd had detained manv wagons be-
w." y, ,ba .lr.adv insufficient transporta
.ons"S ~ ~ w;ao 7 ,,;n, .rd bcrarce tho
.'on hod hn,n .n ,,nrH cnt IN Inv ;h,. ..l:r.r
ioa,.s o.l, M TaaS III r.;naJ,. '
u ri tno r.o,u ;,' ,'1n,.a ,oon,r-.;obt uoooos
nv ",'. ~ r,,.u.;,,,, II. I,ct r,c;,o,o,
oc'o"se W.. Rr,In which wSs ius,
w., ,,,rs ;h,n ,ccc;.,,,,;.d ,he regimen,
49, 49, ,In'aJ ~ Wi,,.,. rtlu,nn
VIII 1Tn,,. ,,.osn circumference. I;.n Wise 70
o",',. ."s1. .I'a ,tanI ,..hsro i. ,e,y ,,r,u,l
""seu ~ u.'" 10 ,oarr';,'r "r,.r Lie rcachinn
anu "''... w. 10 ho5 hn..r ,oIhrow nm c7,tr.nch
'"e - ''''',lt -, ,,-,,,;IJ,, co,.on .r.,r,
l!''"'H' WV ~ .i. '.',,s or ,bnr.,ui
u orI''e '''o'e '"~ wv e.I; ,ns;,;.,r ,,I -.
men |" p.'l' .s W; aHs ;r,,,. "'n md Gc
evcfF eve, pm. .,;'.i,, ,,,.,.,.. an,
'Se Go'''' I'' ,,oo ;n,o rls,. i4s;drs in,
t%o.'.,'u' " 'e "'S ;rtrnrc,,n.n,. 10 addition
''' "''N,SsI -, n; ~ ,i,n n,,,, cnoke oprn
NUS ;,;n' VI ~. r cnr,n.lIoG n rrtreat az,
y OF reS'a"'"s' 0'''ts''-'
i",'hr' . ,c,h c.r w;.o ,d 'r,vrs1 the troa.,
,h;s ~ IN o,,;on s,,,;ny substantially that hi,hvr
~ -" hsd NEVER rc,rc,tcd but in obedience Is
'" nv - 1b.t ho,, bn was h,.,crm;n
oi ~ rn.l,a n ciond That hi; force cnnsi.trr
I" " 200 ;.c..,r, ort;l,orr and .ha
"hly u, l,ou ,,''e aIloryd ~ IN II" II n3i strong
s,, s"" '.i': ALL nj b.,;svr Lnt ,ba; hi. ,r.r
"at In, m norar,,I ~ -, Gn.t tso ~ ,hr,. t..
.n"ss nus " r. r. nn, anJ nyr, if the enemy
seVe1a' ~ o"1' ""u , un.;,;,,,, -,
"crc III 'ce W., -, ,,1 h.. an. dc,
hl'ttea "a "u,'s,' .', Iia,-,.aJ -, -
teflninch lo "",I' 'Ne ''SI' -. ,'.ohaI Can,
mat ahey Scn" pr"'S ,,,ys ~ a I he ::,e -:
"'''! IIsr ~, sIS,sr who E;.lt doubtful or ;i..
Any H'''or' or :" nwi;n, to s,and hy him il, hl>
,r;,i ~ .,r, f,ryard pronisin. that they
- a,"l' - ,,-s.,h,I Il, u,,ee I, NJ a.low E.ul!.
Hn?p'n h w. ,,'"i. d.ivnrsL succ.ssiycly 10
.nlS speech ir ;nf.ntrr and 10 The artillery w.,
rse,ms';'S ~ ' ' widest enthusiasm. Not .r
',',n, rer.v",' ;n1,y;Ho., m a.; in the Lrrmn iud .
',' nrI ."d ,Ir s,ariIs If the ccr;.s were raj. c
nmI G, n,a;rto;n.d fair NJ the bphes, fighting pitch.
anu T,n ,,,'' nson;s;ons and horpare wagons we,e
Withdrawn into sale posi,lnls, and the CAT +
on m'I' al sides strengthened In this attitude ths
r'' al ''u mi ohnut the ooh. when