, 1861-08-05

The March from Char3eston-G Gauzey Bridge
and the Steamer " Kanaschd Faltey."
CORRESPONDENCE Of the Cincinnati Gazette.1
GAuLE9 BRIDGE, July 80.
The brigade Of Gen. Cox, which, "like 4
EoEnded snake, drags Its slow length along,"
has ct last reached this point, the rear guard
coming in last evening, just as the sun began
to rink behind one OF the gigantic mountsia
cones which every where sentinel this romsctic
vule.
TIE march hither from Charleston has hee2
almost without interest in military sense,
though to one with an eye for the beautiful in
nature. It hos more than compensated for its
i1nagiraIy peri1s and real fatigucs. After
.e*yI1 Charleston, the character Of the ceun-
Try undeTgoes considerable change, the val
10y becoming narrower, and the hills growing
?ct:leT end more prccipitou5 as you advance,
iii here, where the Gauley aud New rivers
unite in forming the greet kanaNha, rugged
mountain spurs, rocky cliffs and psramidss-
shaped elevations Of wo1drous symmetry char
aetGrizs the ecene- Two miles beloW arc the
celebrated falls Of the kanawha, the music Of
whose roar eau be heard for miles around The
1iTtr here is more than half mile IN width,
ard p1uEge5 over succession Of rocky
t rreciplces extending ac7oss II in gu obl!que
| direction, Tain1y attempting to ob3tFuct its
| passage. Were the le2ps united in one, the
| fell would be sixty or seventy feet, aud, Of
eouTse, much more imposing but it is grand
| Us ii is, and, combined with the majestic sur
| 1oundings, has for me charm scarcely less
| enhancing than Niagara ITSELF At the p7esant
! juncture Of affairs, however, your renders can
find no entertainment in the observation Of q
! tourist, and are only interested In the move
! 11ents Of the grand armies Of the Union.
Saturday and Sunday the marches we're
| Light, and the camping grounds admirably
chosen. Not q complaint Was heard, and
every one seemed n the bcst possible huu,or-
The sight Of our Sunday night biSouac espe-
cially, was all that could have besa wished.
The tents were pitched In q charming valley,
close By the margin Of ! clear mountain st1eam
| and surrounded On all sides By lofty ccnicsl
| peaks, pocket editions Of Chimborazo, which
one is-11ox out Of sight of On the Upper Ka-
ucHha. I partially ascended one Of these e1e-
Yations after niehtfall to get good view OF
the encampment, and shall not soon forget the
eight that met my gaze Far below me. hun
! 7lile tie loEg lines Of snowy tents scanned
ike birds Of peace nestled On the plain
While ieasting my eyes upon this scene, an
excellent glee club appeared in front OF the
headquarters of the First Kentucky Regiment,
and sang a number Of patriotic airs, every
body around joining in the chorus, and swelling
It's yelume until the echoes were startled from
| their ElunlbeFs in the neighbo1ing hills. The
recollection OF that hour must eTer be deli
cious memory to every man in camp.
Our march from Charleston to this point
| Eas been marked By ianumerabie evidences
OF 6 precipitate 1etreat OF Wise and his men
! Who, I SIN inclined to think, will effect thell
escape from this region before their retEea
ean be cut off. At one point, about fit,
!, a1s other .rtisies Which had Been throw
: or hands, as slze, the entire olicla
> correspondence Of the rebels in tn
: kanaTta Valley, lot Of company music
c i:7al Eere, We Fave found about twelve han
| dye fint-lcck muskets, a hundred kegs c
powder, (uafit for Use, of course, cartridge
4 lo2es, campkettles, md many o:lcr article:
d al tie zuetioneers wcu!d say, too nu1nerou
- tc mep!io1." Tbs hills are filled With deser
- els from the ssl.gion,' some Of whom occ
:; sionallE find their way into emp. They 81
Il | pou1ly clzd, and when uniformed at all. haV
i tn gray coats ri Ii brass buttons, ornatns1te
;. With the Virginia coat Of arms, surrounded :
~ the motto, Sic Semper 1y3unnts." 1t is est
u n,sted hy some Of the natives, that tho9san
IL CT fifteen hundred men s seeded from Wis
!; 5v tie tiBe he reached this point. A lette
- Ha5 found the o1her day, written By Sonn
te nau IL the rebe! army, TO 6ls sister IN Eas
Of s.n Virginia say ing that the hil1s werc sazn
itg with Yarkess, and that they were ret7ea
irg to Coyipgton % rapidly as possible.
II Tor need Eardiy be told that the brl5g
II which spanned Gaaley river at this point b:
h tuen destroyed. It Was substantial etfu
& :he scarcity Of lumber. Its destruction vi
ut delay the army some days, and were Wise nj
d1Eaairg fire in tie rear, he might, witho1
t. dspger, give his men day "a repose, OF Whit
r. shey are no doubt greatly in nesd
~. Another shameless piece Of vandalism {
ok stsamer ssKanawha Valley" The vessel y
Ut the properly Of gentleman residing in ths'
Gritty Of Point Pleasant, and had been press
intofhe rebel service. When our army reach
to Charleston, I committee Of citizs1ls wait
er- upon Gen. Cox, who wa4 anzioE that +
| .fe.rrr eho1}6 mt he burned: and ~ t.
committee ware also snlicitous for its fate, O.
1p' Of 1hen, an aroved seeessionisr, was dep
lcr ti.ed 10 wait upon Wise, because It y r
.ea thought he wou'd hare more influence =,
= the rEbel leader than a Uniad nan, and
Tor quest that the boat might not be destfoye
ICE Il was then at the head of}nayigation, =.
,at coa.d not possibly have been of any servi
to the Union army; but the organ Of destro
E1e Ex-Governor, tha1 be could not resist t
teunt2tior, to az.,iIY to It the to1cd.