Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-09-05
Rumors from Western Virginia.

The city yesterday generally occupied with
the report of important events in Western Virginia.
The statement made and generally credited in the
city, that RosENCRANz had been surrounded and had
surrendered to forces which had completed juno
tion somewhere in the vicinity of his position
We are enabled on the best and amplest authority
that cond be obtained to contradict this report The
Adjaant Generals Office was visited by US at late
hour last night and the information obtained that no
dispatches of the tenor mentioned had reached there.
We inclined however, to believe that very I'M
p0rtan dispatches though not to the eect referred to
above did reach the War Department yesterday from
our forces i'll Western Virginia
An aid of Gen. JACKSON reached here yesterday after
a rapid journey. He the country far
Staunt0n horseback The contents of his dispatches
were of course divuiged, and from what
dersand of them not of nature to be given to the
public this time. Our readers may rely upon two
facts first, that action captulation on part of
the enemy has yet taken place and secondly that either
the the other is likely to within very few
days. We referred yesterday information had
obtained Of movements anticipating such result and
are confirmed in the confidence by what We gathered
yesterday that may be expected daily of decisive
event in the West.-R1camond Eraminer 29h,
By gentleman, directly arrived from Manassas we
have some interesting information from there:
Our army was expecting another attack in their pres
ent position, from the enemy On Sunday last, at
tack expected to be made by the enemy in the d
rection of Fairfax Court House, and the lines were
closed against all strangers.
A scouting party had fallen upon detachment Of the
enemy, killing two of his men, and capturing a Federal
Captain. The officers is Ross Fish, formerly a
clerk in Washington
The health of the camp is very much improved and
the in excellent spirits and eager for tie fray.
Bid
We referred time ago to information given by
gentleman from Washington OF the frequency and mum
Der of designations in LincOns army since the route
Manassas. The Northern accounts exceed tht
statements that bave been hitherto given u.s. Since th
unhappy date of the 2lst July, two hundred and fty
officers in the Federal volunteer regiments have resign
ed, and of these hundred and seventy-seven
than twothrds from tue very patriotic, brave
exemplary State of New YOrk.-I6id
F1GHr1Na ACROSS THE poroMAc-The body of R. K
ROyal a member OF Captain Balls Chesterfield Cav
airy was brought to the city yesterday for intermen
His funeral takes place to day, (see obituary. YOuD
Royal (who only q years old) was killed SuDda
last in a skirmsh carried between of troop
on this side and body of the enemy the other sid
of the Potomac Leesburg. Of the number engage
we could not ascertain any particulars. He was shO
through The neck the ball passing downward into tn
right side. He died imme' lately He was in the bal
e tie OF the 2lst, and behaved gallan.ly.
John W. Barr of city, member of Shields
9 Howzers, wounded in the leg in the same engage
/ ment. NJ other casualties occurred on our side.
Our men of opinion that they killed some of tb
enemy-they could not say how many. Of course whe
the Northern account of this affair appears will repre-
= sent that engagement was fought between a sma
body of Federalists and immense number of Coned
rate soldiers and that the latter fled precptaely ate
the killing and wounding of fifty of their meI
l. We see that correspondent states that Gen. JOhl
/ ston is inclined to check this sklrmshDg among tt
pckets thinking that it does little good and hazards tt
. = lives of valuable men to very little purpose.
Dich0aond Dispatch.