New-York daily tribune., 1861-11-12

After the Le5nota had started a movement was OBJ
feryaOie IN Gen. Benhams camp which looked ike
preparation TO leave and no doubt il entertained
that u crossed the river on Tuesday
Tie Rebels are believed to lie rosted in s'rtng
force at point back OF tie hills about four miles
telow Gauiey Bridge. III cir numbers are valiously
estimated OF from ten to tlity thousand. TIE former
igure l5 most pro ably nearer tie truth. Il is
ieaIed by fo.e. however, that they have large
Dooy OF men back Of the road gap, through which
Benbau viii have TO march TO attack Floyd in the
rear, aud that if this contemplated movement j.
made Gen. Benham himself will be attacked in the
rear, or, in ether words, ial into tie worry tran that
! he has set Ihese fears are, no doubt, gronndiess
Our leaceb, OF cOurse, posses5 enough military sG-
/ gacity TO provide for any such emergency.
/ q battery Of 10 Parrot guns has been planted "a
what is c He'd the NarowB, Just below the talis
Tits viii prevent any Rebel Notifications from beng
erected on the hills across the river within or .
miles. The Rebel battery masked on Cotton Hill
nearly opposite Gauley Bridge, which sunk the f,rry
boat on Friday, bGs not been heard of since. II Is
not thought TO be disabled. but is believed 10 be only
awaiting a favorable opportunity TO open again.
Ii cannot do much execution, however, as our troops
have planted battery Of rifed guns nearly oppo-
site it, and one which win be a0u1dantly able to
| give as good as is sent.
| Heavy skirmishing was Kept up all day Saturday
along New River with little injury TO our side, but
the firing has been less frequent since. The Rebels
are probably saving their ammunition.
/
lie seen skulkiDg along on the hill-tOps, listening 10
our bands and endeavoring 70 form an estinlste oi
our forces, which these disIlays enable them TO
90 with tOlerable accuracy. Our boys amuse
themselves by trying TO Ii,k them of with their
Enfield rifles, but the rascals generally manage 10
keep out Of range.
Further Intelligence from Gen. BenbaDs column
will te looked for with interest.
From The Hheeliag Infslieaeer. Nor Z.
Three or four soldiers from Col. Tyler's command,
stationed at Charleston, Kanawha, arrived yester-
day morning the steamer Eagle, having IN charge
the following prisoners: WIN. Grinstead, John T.
Lewis, james T. Middleton, Moses Norton, John
McConahcy, p. s. Fleshman, John Sio kdon, A: q.
Walker, Milton Snyder, f. Rook, Charles HedIiek,
and Z. w. Grogan.
These men are among the weal,hiest citizens OF
/ Kanawha, and are MS clever a set OF gentlemen as
Secessionists be- There is nothing the matter
with them except they are Sece ssionists. Some oi
them had run or but returned to their homes. They
are held as hostages for The return Of Union men who
have been seized from time to time by maFapding
bands.
! The soldiers having the prisoners in charge left
Charleston On Sunday night. Gen. RosecrGns had
just teegrapbed Col 1y Ter that be had driven the
enemy from all bis positions, except Cotton Hi, aud
ordering the Colonel TO bring up his artillery TO assist
in dislodgng them fiom that POINT. COi. Tyler Lad
started to execute tie order
The soldiers say that the worst about Charles
ton are the women, who are often positively savage
| In their treatment Of tue soldiers