Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-09-26

Interesting from the West-Lee gone to Io,n Flovd
~, The Situation.
Inc war Department has received the official report
ol zen Lee, giving detailed account OF his plan of
operations on the Cheat Mountain frontier and of the
recent failure OF the sragetc movement against the en-
emys position The details of the report which il very
iul accompan led by maps &C.. are OF course not OF
nature 10 be communicated at this time to the public
appears rom the statements of the report that the
plan OF operations disconnected by the failure of
Inc column led by Gen. jackson to attack the enemys
posltoh on the Cheat Mountain. Gen. jackson had
maze the reconnaissance himself but on reaching the
enemy position, found him defended by stockade fort
Large quantities OF timber had been feled and were 40
nterocked that it is said it would have taken our men
several hours to have climbed through even there had
Deen no enemy on the other side resist the attack
Inc column OF Gen. jackson was withdrawn in the face
vi Tue kehood OF such wholesale slaughter of his force
ana the movements OF Gen. Lee which were intended to
0e simultaneous 10 their results with the attack entirely
disconnected.
Inc plan of operations is given in the report Of Gen
Lee fully by the aid of maps and is sad by military
men, 10 nave been one of the most perfect pieces OF
strategy IN the entire campaign. AS il has been disap
pointed it will be useless to canvass its merits.
Other important intelligence of later date has been
received from the West
The intelligence positive that Gen. Lee had left the
HeDey Mountain and was his way to Join Gen.
Fleyd This movement, of which we have distinct ad-
vices the interesting point at present in the compca
ton IN the West, and shows decided change 10 the
campaign Our forces in the West have hitherto con-
Quoted the campaign-very desultory we must confess
in separate divisions, and their concentration promises
at least something decisive than have yet occurred
News has also reached the Government that the enemy
at Cheat Mountain have been reinforced by three Ohio
regiments.
Gen. FLOYD, together with Wises Legion, are in ur-
gen, nececessity for renforcements An officer of Gen
Floyds command who has arrived in this city with III
egence some days later than last reports advises rs
10 the strongest terms of the necessity of immediate
Inducements. The feeling in the West was one of
growing dissatisfaction, in view of the constant occur
renee of sending troops to Manassas and the Peninsula
in contrast with the spaFiog and feeble rentorcemens
sent to the seat of war in Western Virginia.
At last accounts two regiments, from Georgia and
North Carolina had arrived out, to join Gen. FLoYD's
command Neither was full, many Of their men having
been Frustrated with sickness along the route
Gen. FLoYD's camp at Meadow Bluff about six
teen miles west of Lewsburg. WISE was in the neigh
bourhood in strong position the top OF the Sewell
Mountain. The mastery and we'll conducted retreat Of
General FLOYD had enabled him to take a position to
guard the Wilderness road, connecting Meadow
Bluff with the Lewisburg pike.
The roads were very bad but means of trans
portation said to be abundant. LEES reported
movement to join forces he Gauley line will have
to be made over distance of than one hundred
miles, even if uninterrupted Examiner.