New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-03

retreat. Their force was three Thousand men, prn.
cipally from Tennessee, under command Of Gen.
Frank Anderson Of fllibuster notoiiety. Andrew
Jackson DOnelsOu IL said TO have been IN command
OF one Of the Tennessee regiments.
Col. Marrow, wh0ge desire 10 pursue them was
overcome by the orders he had received 10 simply
restore communication, was forced 10 desss, and
ewing the men "a rest, We entered tue hOuse. An
2'her such scene | ferveDtly hope may never zee.
lying upon the floor OF the only room in the cabin
were seven wounded rebels left there by their se-
r ,s comrades. Two sick men bad been LIFT TO caro-
rr'eA winch they were either not able or un-
"iIis 70 90, 10 that the entire burden fell upOn
poVI woipa1' Who with her five children were ten
si'7 vi inc hut. Her husband had been taken pris-
Oner. lie was a zealous Secassio,;, o,a LaJ Lode
uAsei. uAsli 70 the rebels by Wishing orr camp ia
O"e sufo VI Hoanaioeer, vending Vegetables and
hah4h5 sun Information as he could rpsoecting orr
- o"u ih'1n'iois' lie was plnished, and prop
cry enough lut what cgisne bad tho inuocent chill
dTen cJmni'tcd Gnd the poor mother Ia tbaG lonely
mOuutgin glen!
VIM Winter fast approaching, and what remsins
Of tue crops gBguled and LETT 10 rot the orchard,
aud fields devastated, rails burned, her house con-
veIted into hospital with men fostering and rot
ting OeLedth her roof sud without medical aid what
tgultndc will II not require 10 bear up uuder her
aiictlou and yet she moved about with tnat quiet,
nCise.esS step peculiar intense sorrow, kauding
hi6 one Wat,r, bathing that ons's aghug temples.
stood about he aorFd sceDe, tDe elder one8 IN mute
despair. the yOGu7cr prs ding away, unconscious Of
tie terigrs o. btAa, ioryida betd! bay lie who
u Tie Father Of al extend tho gis Of His protec-
lion over that GesoGte household.
My reflections were disturbed by the bHgle sound
ing toe assembly, and shouts Of the 90 forward ,
and in a few moments the column again mo, Ing
though tie woods and up the bill. AbO.AcF weari-
some march, the details Of which would lie but q
rcyotpon OF the former, brought Ut nearly 70 the
sumnit Of Cheat Mountain.
Lying across tic path was The body % horse,
and near i, lid 10 the bushes, wa5 another poor
animal crippled by a Iiel bullet 4 sh0nt rom
the advance announced To w the proximity oil tho
Stanton Pike, GA which kimb4ls caup - slt9iten-
1t the Junction OF the roaas were tha soieH u t"c
SeCes5l0usts w ilo near by STOOD Ii'e1 osstes
wagon, driyerics ard te8mless. Aiong t1e road, III
pools OF blood were scattered clothing ssVersaeks,
canteens uuskei., letters, and Tibsd man Dsg,
showing the nature Of the coGfict there. NJ thrs
moi Ii the wires had been Cuf. a lOcIe' in5I1lment
attached and an unsuccessful attempt hn'i been made
e. gain information Ne 10 kImOaIls strength. The
IL geuiOus rebel who C.Gci1tcd operator was taken
/ az f9arante de t,, and will receive bis deserts,
For mila two up the road the scene varied but
\ little. Blood was omIipgesent on Che road and in
tie bushes, where poor wretches had i,alled their
crippled limos iUtO places Of fan led security there
10 die from starvation Or from the elect II their
wounds
IL Is said that - bodies were found in the ada
cent woods, which, vita some twenty prisoners,
was a fair DAYS work, performed by companies OF
the I7,h Indiana AID 9th and 18th Ohio, with COM
pal a,yely small .css on our Size. We found the
troops siali0Iei ~ the Notifications tie summit
in q yery he..tay state Of mind Tor n fight, mo-
mentariiy expecting au attack from the enemy who
was mcnacinx their front With supposed force OF
1900 men. We biyouacked that night just below
tie 2,td Ohio, and the next morning made START
;Or home, escOrting "a provision Train down the
Stanton Pike as lar IS Reynolds oid canlp, and
ten takiug siqTt cut through the woods Tor the
Upntersvi.is Road. six p. N. found us IN camp
attera {" Jolly" little march OI u NILS without
\, hat might Re termed halt, with ankles swollen,
bte.ed feet and generally broken dow physiques.
Can any one explain 20 me the necessity OF policy
OF snch marrhi
On the cay following, the same three companies,
toaether win Company c Of ours and siz companiea
OF tie 81 Ohio, re- Gated the dose, undsr the cou-
rald Of Lieut. Col. Anderson, going al returning
Ia - hours, ard coming into camp ust 80 fresh as
we wcre iaded on ,le previous march.
The RCJels have retreatei, having come 70 tie
couclus n that "a adyance on this place would not
hays been attended by any very satisfactory physical
Effects - them They have glined nothing, on the
contrary lost John A. Washington, who Was kilef
by The IirLcts and ten killed and as mny wounded
tom shell thrown D. Loouiss battery.
Four more OF Capt. Bense's nen have e'uTned to
camp. Turee Of tLem-Iiarry Clcate, NcGlore aud
Aar,in-bad bten sgDltiug when the Intelligence
rl ed them ii the disaster. At tie time, they had
In cus. DIV three prisocers among whom was Lie1-
tenart.C0lore of the Rebels, whose sword, re-
volver. and .sps.ela,s they brought into camp:
Another. eurr6sed 10 have been killed, named
the head az house in TIE valley. He Lad been
well taken care OF and there strong hopes OF his
recovery. LOUIE "ep % '' NJ