The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-09-13
Rattlo of the Cross Lanes.

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of den. Wise on the next day. we are allie
TO supply accurate and fuller details Of The
victory at Cross Lanes on the 2jth ult.
While General Floyd was crossing Gan.
lev River, at Carnifax's Ferry, a few DAYS
before the battle, he was observed by some
of the spies of the enemy, VIM reported
to Coz. Tyler, then cncamppd at the
month of The Gouley. induced, nv those
representations 10 tjcfieve -titst he co,rl,t-
cut off General Floyd's command. Tyler
mnde,n forged rborch against MIN sy;tI,
1000 men. On Sunday mint he encomn.
e,l r;tbiss tl,res- u,iiss of Fjoys,s l;ey;ps Nv
tbnt time learned that, he.bnd under e.tf.
mated Gen. Floyd's force, The same mint.
n Union ma,,bIeft the cnfrp OF Tyier,
AMI Joining t1oyd, reported to him 4he
being resolved utn,, on 6br side. thr mi. p
ynncc, oas made In three columns. nv no
morv III fferent 'roa,lv.a,hs retite t,b,ier
,be cotntnondinc General. HE tiuf,t 0ttdrr
Col. Heath. ana tho left undcr Col. Nc.
t.auslauJ. COL Tomnkips also held n no.
si,;or in the io,,t' Inn, what Il was our ~. f,
Gormnnt did not recollect. They fell Upon
tho cretrS', c4iutu simultaneously early
The next morninu. takipr The enemy
compIetely by surprisc, '' % ,.,
Tvler,s army uas. epca u,ned on, nm crnf-
nenee ON the west side 'os n creek shat
mai es into,the Gn,,lrv. The srour.l was
clcarcd in in front and on both sides. ara .
dense wood VAS IN Inc rear.' The soldiers
were nj breaKfnst which fl,ey were max
ing Of roasted green corn. "a
Al The end Of twenty minutes from tho
commencement of the fire the flight of
Tho enemy commen ced,reIt WINS led bv
CoI. TyIef IA went hisschnp'Sin. Then
his Surgeon, then liz I.ieutenant Colonel.
The men stood about ten rnisutes longer.
when they protected the retreat of their
gallant officers, and initiate their beau
tiiul speed. Under cover OF the friendly
sn"'', p ino vi y, I."e all eseapee ane puIsu-
the riger-nor stopped mi, sadder and
wiser, they sat them down where, in an
evil moment, they had conceived their
''Ti,a'.s auieneie;
Tho aro,'nI 49,, inas, G;n my ~ ,o., vi
i nn s,vGe h $3.50 f ne. .,h h!. !n"T nu.
mn one hnnd ,o an AZ" ,tr vu''u ~ gu.
;noi,,, ~ ,,,o ,,o,,nlnd III toh
ond 'o,,. $50, ono " ,,oo i,,,1.,
any, ou w u, oeps Msie .r'uiiy bringing III
"'9 a., IN ~ i | -. ,.;uo
w pur site, .ne ioss ", r, .wS knlea anu
III WI sesse.sy Spe" huo io'i Hr:., were
l n
sn.ni 'ose was 'Ai' oiiiiah' "o'"''"so
e'1,leu' ~, -,
pel rioyu troops pursued .ne enemy,
III y nope oi suSine MS eShge wagons; put
nsn;n, ~ ,all n!'o IN aniDuscaue, .hey
They then returned to their camp near
Carnifnx Ferry. ~ - tf
We learn, also, that General Wise had
been skirinishing with the enemy near
Hawks Nest, almost daily; and 1t was as
serted that the enemy had evacuated that
position, and ALLEN back on the Gauley.
About this, however, there was doubt.
| From Ohio.
d,ho f;,,o;nnna,; o,,I;ro, hoe A. t,,,,,-
""' va, 'o
ing,.by which 1t wili be seen that The
Cincinnatians begin to thinks that the war
is advancing: rl--F 1T
DEFENSE or THE Crit win be seen
by the reports OF the proceedings in CouH.
,ha ,a', s ns ;,nrast AZ ~ u ,rUio
roF nlacing The citv in nos;t;on To resist
inyasion We're unanimously a,lrpted and
n committee will start 10 confer with The
| G6yerrior MS n,orniny General Wc(1eI.
Ian is also to bc Consulted and tbero mn.
4 neors In he m eornest,ess in thc n,ov.-
| fnent which promises sncedv action
IL will also he seen that resolution
nresented nv Mr. Eoyiestot :, tei,uest;nr
Inc Governor 10 immetliately or,ler the
drafting of $4,000 men for ths defense OF
'"' 9e' ""' """"'"'"s's "e'''o''
| Iii. ri General Prentlss'
The Resignation, of General Prentiss was
announced yesterday. .. Commanding the
Cairo, IIessians deprived him of his repu-
tatioh as a man, the Egyptian MOSQUITOES
robbed him Of his best blood, and the
soldiers composing his army stole all his
cash. His retirement may be attributed
to other causes, but the above are un-
deubtedly the truth. Prentiss' successor,
| Grant, is supposed to be some corn-stalk
4 general, who voted for Abe OF accom-
panied him in his perilous, iiat-boat de-
cents of the Mississippi. Nemphis Ayous.
1,s,,:-----.,---- -
ma. aiming on was fnere.
me Aooiltlon correspondent OF the
fniiaoe'phia l'uile''n writes -,
am not sure that an army OF Coined,
y cool omommt oSeY NV mou no n.y. INV
inc for them. / am not sure that the ex.
cellent and fnsbionoble ladies' az Fifth and
other avenues are not almost, rs ready to
futter their cambric far Rea,tfeya,a ~ far
Mcclellan. There :s n dreadful state of
sentiment here. Of this there Is no tioubt.
1t is probably the strict trifh that New
York should be under martial law toAav'
" ! - 7'T'f* -
+ All excitements her, arc ar. oyer soon md
orr crowds startte stsaSsars bv tho;r ,. NH
transition from feyer To- sb;,i and chill ~
fever And vet mis- var orrb + 10 n,aan
something more even TO our street crowds
| thar the recention of q Tom M. ma tbo