New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-07
THE WAR FOR TIE ONION.
yuoaE wEgGEBN vERSENEA.


virzfnia-Lincs Approaching -shiFrois"-
sng-New-KoTi seventh.
NON opY oBa Correspondent.
WESTON, Va, Sep 2, 1851
The probability ia that the seampeying oil Coi'
sr,ler's regiment from summersviIle may YET
prOye TO have had an important connection WIN
aAe strategic movements OF the canpasn no.
opening in Western Virginia. It's nrsV 'nUO'
aere has been to start Gen. RosecrSD| ll'o ,A0
Acid in persop. and it is rot impossible toat 'uo
Rebels who have pushed their way across our
hpes NAV speediIy find that they have done pre-
.iselv what the Federal General desired tna1
ahev shon,d do. OF the Summersville affair you 40
nat need 70 be assured that tba nrst teiegrSpHic
xspOrts were ridiculous exsggerahons' Ihere was
uo despsrate fighting" done; the cutting
Tneir WAY through an overwhelming force OF the
,nenvn was as fabulous as their "Tetreating in
vood order" The truth 10, they were under
orders 10 "retire" at the approach Of any torm'-
aable enemy, and "retire" they did, ON sadden
vrcrcca,ion, and with celebrity and unanimity
sAat spoke volumes for their readiness to obey
srders, but precious little for their drill in bat
ialion movements. Instead Of the desperate
and bloody battle Of Cross lanes" which your
aoeemporaries head-hned so formidably, the naked
hcts shrink the magnificent proportions OF the
asar down to a paltry skirmsb, in which our
saen careessy allowed themselves to be sur
yyised hastily delivered their fire, and more
hastily took to their heel', as per instructions,
but considerably faster than the instructions con-
aemplated.
Col. TYLER had been stationed al SummersyIe,
but, on the first Rebel demonstration IN The
Kanawha country he had been ordered down to
Eaney, in the belief that Cox might need all his
xyailable strength to hold that position. subse-
nuently he had been sent back toward Summers
vile again, with orders as stated above. Moving
his regiment in two divisions, he had approached
within six or eight miles Of Summeryille, when
he was surprised. He has hitherto been re-
sarded as peculiarly qualified for service in this
country from his intimate acquaintance with its
Topography. He was formerly iur-trader, and
N the purchase of pelts, be has trayersed almost
every highway aud bridle.path in the disputed
Territory.
Gen. Rosecranz with his staff, cavalry body
guard, and one regiment Of infantry, reached
khis point yesterday forenoon, and left again at
zn early hour this morning. Thus far it is i'm.
moss. bic to tell whether he 10 moving toward the
Kanawha or the Cheat Mountain Gaps. The
freops are known to be moving in large num-
ners and with more than usual celebrity, from all
Rsfe points, but their destination is likewise as
secret as such things always should be- The
&:enerh travels with telegraph wagon" at
aAe head of his train, containing ladders, tables,
sire, instruments, and everything necessary for s
snediately opening an office anywhere. The whole
Ia in charge Of confidential operator, acquainted
With the Government cypher; and the General
no sooner orders halt than the wire is cut, the
connection formed, and the operator commences
seceiviDg the reports from all parts Of tue ex-
fensive department. and the orders from the
War Office at Washington. The army telegraph
knes follow the common roads to the principal
sonts in our possession through the country, and
strong force is ready to stretch up the wire as
khe army moves forward.
The first u S. Court held in Virginia since
fAe "secessiOn" of the Ancient Dominion opened
tts sessions in Clarksburg Las. week, under the
folds of the star-spanged banner, and with a
Federal army to back its DEGREES and enforce its
authority; young Judge jackson Of P0Tkersburg,
the new Federal appOintee, presiding. / large
number Of prominent SecessiOnists and Rebel CO.
operators have already been indicted on the grave
charge of treason. Let US hope that if they are
eenvicted, the civil authorities will not be puz-
sled, as the military have been, to know how to
treat the traitors. Hanging viii certainly involve
no recognition Of belligerent rights.
The lines approach closer and closer between
Che two hostile armies at the Cheat Mountain
Gaps. a little skirmish occurred there the other
6sy--the Rebels driving in our pickets and being
then repulsed with loss Of five to one On our
aide. Gen. Reynolds Gan Old West Point in
structOr) who is still in command there at once
Book up an advance position, in the direction
tfom which the attack was made and continues
10 hold it. The hostile pckets, at some points
along the line, are in sght of each other, and it
psy naturally be inferred that "huniing the
secesh' in that region is rapidly becoming very
much like squirrehuntirg.
a gang Of desperadOes and horse thieves in
RoaDe County, very sensibly concluding that
their profession naturally allied itself to Seces.
siOn, have been setting up for rebels On their
own account, at e distance of hardly forty miles
from Parkersburg, and have been improving their
opportunities by taking whatever they might
fancy reVeDging all their old grodges, and rob-
bing, burning and shooting at win 1t is hoped
Tint speedy aud effective measures will be taken
with these men, who have inaugurated The Tery
worst sort of civil war in their section.
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