The national Republican., 1861-09-24
BY TELEGRAPH.
From Gen. Rosecrans's Column.
ANOTHER FIGHT EXPECTED ON THE KANAwHA
LINE

ANOTHER FIGHT EXPECTED ON THE KANAwHA
LINE.
Gross Lanes, Va, September 10, lsel.-An.
other engagement anticipated soon. Graf, OF
| the twenty.eighth Ohio, wounded in battle, is
dying; also. Jenkins, Of the seventh Ohio ;
| Patrick Kenny, OF the tenth, cannot recover.
Seven Of the rebel bushwhaokers were cap.
| tured to-day.
Major r. B. Hayes is appointed Judge Adyo.
ca'e OF the army of Western Virginia, on Rose.
crans's staff.
"ELKwArER, September Is, 1861.
TO qouernor @. p. Morton:
We have driven the rebels from both our
positions, killing near one hundred Of them.
Colonel kimbalPs command fourteenth Indl.
anal was twice surrounded, but he repulsed
them with great gallantry and small loss to us.
ISigned,1 81. J. REYNOLDS"
IMPORTANT RuMoR FROM CHEAT MOUNTAIN.
The Wheeling Press of Saturday has received
the annexed dispatch, said to be from a rela.
BILE source, though we doubt its reliability:
Webster, Vd., September 20, ls6l.-A messen.
ger from Cheat Mountain reports that the rebel
army have retreated, and cannot be found
within fifteen miles of our camp.
The rebel forces had a fight, last Sunday
night among themselves. A great many dead
bodies, arms, Blankets &C., we're found where
they were encamped.
RETREAT OF FLOYD AND WISE.
The correspondent lof the Cincinnati Com.
'nercial writing from General Rosecrans's army,
under date of September l6, says:
Colonel McCook has already advanced four.
teen miles beyond Gauley river, with his
brigade, and last night was encamped at the
junction of the Sunday road with the Kanawha
and James River Pike, forty three miles from
Lewisburg. He met Gen. Cox there with part
of his brigade, waiting for Floyd, but the latter
had slipped through before Gen. Rosecrans's
order reached Gauley bridge.
Cox was ready, with three days cooked ra.
lions, to move, when the order reached him,
and Friday evening he encamped at the point
above stated, to await further orders. His
advance guard, under Lieutenant Wagner,
to detachment of rebels, which were en-.
deavoring to get out Of our reaoh that they,
left their camp equipage and an important mail
bohind. Richmond paper containing cor.
respondence from the gentleman who left his
pencil sketch at Carnifex Ferry, was read with
was decor ibing the affair at Cross Lanes. he
was terribly addicted to the culminative style
of writing, aad remarked upon that enterprise,
This is the first of a series Of splendid ad.
vances by Floyd. l can assure you that they
will be followed up, first by an attack upon
Gauey Bridge, and the enemy will be driven
until they stop on the other side Of the Ohio.
This brigade will never mako retrograde
movement"
A prisoner says Floyd had some of his best
horses saddled on the opposite side of the ferry,
on the day OF the battle, TO enable himself and
staff 10 escape, if we pushed him too closely.
There are now still stronger evidences that
Floyd would have retreated the night we ar.
rived here, If we had not attacked him. Lieu.
tenant Wagner also reports that his command
captured fifteen prisoners, including lieu
tenant Of artillery and u surgeon, at Dog Wood
fats. There is little doubt that both Floyd and
Wise are In full retreat near Lewisburg.