The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-22
NEWS FROM GENERAL RoseNcRANy ARMY.
OUR HARRISBURG CORRESPONDENCE.

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OUR CLARKsBURG CORRESPONDENCE.
ClAkKsBuRo, August Is, 1861.
The Union Army in Western yiT0inia--Cnrelicble R,-
mors-Real Status Of the Union and the Rebel Rorees-
General Rosencram Prepared for Defensive or Offensive
Opraions-The Flight Of Wsse-F1oyd and His Stealing
Prociciaes-GeneyaI Lee and His Rebel Regulars ami
Misunderstanding and Skirmishing--Sat factory Posi-
tion Of the Union Forces de-, dc.
Amid variety OF exciting reports hoatipg about IN the
papers, udcrous absurd than those
spectng the and socaed embarrassments Of
'he Union army in Western Virginia One day the public
learns through mysterious Sources that Wise has been
captured and his army ain The next finds him restored
10 animation, sweeping along and the mountains
with formidable forces, carrying terror and dsmay TO
Union hearts and hearhstones Yesterday the nation
startled by authentic statements that Lee had broken
through line OF deiences and that Rosencrans and his
army surrounded and in dire peril with no prospect
or hope Of extrication relief And tomorrow, II we
should follow the natural current of events, shadderg
public will await with suspense for details OF the
calamity, with its attendant mortuary statistics and caa
oRue OF interesting incidents.
II would profit seek the rise and follow the
fight Of the bird of false dnss but it will be my part TO
clip the wings OF the flock Of canards which hutter
ing over the face of the country and couneract their
evil influences. am happily alb O. therefore, " assure
you that General Rsencans and his army have not been
embarrassed by rebels and not hammed in
they any danger of being surrounded the enemy
is prepared TO work miracles in the face Of foes certainly
as enterprisns aud energetic as they can be- Tho as
Of our own army and of the rebels reported in the fol
lowing discursiye paragraphs
General Roscncrans established his headquarters at
Ciarksburg several weeks ago. Meantime he has not
been five miles distant from camp. He has devoted
sixteen hous often twenty each day to the discipline
and disposition of his corps ddrmee, and his military
family are prepared 10 attest that his pia for "dnsh
ine" campaign are AZ nearly compete as the
ckie and uncertain operations of timid enemy
win permit a sagacious general to make, and
that he is ready to move and to strike when the
proper time arrives. The character Of his plans will
not be apt to be made public until fhey unfold them
selves in decisive action The tic Of their dcveope.
ment will Depend, firstly, upon tho movements Of the
rebels and secondly, the strength Of the reinforce
ments which grudgng War Depaf tnlent may allow him
But Is satisfactory know that he strong enough
resist an attack, whatever may be his condition relative
to offensive operations The enemy cannot surround him,
Rr can they cut on any important POI ton Of his forces
Whether his strength Is more than negative remains tor
the enemy 70 discover.
may dispose Of Wise here, by remarkng that he fed
before Coxs brigade and has been quietly resting
since In the vicinity Of Lewsbarg in peaceful repse
the most nsign acant Of all the rebel ocers not except
ing h. truculent Jenkins Floyd Is him, and OF the
TWAIN we may say, par natle }ratrnm, sc. But Wise
did not to Western Virgins TO Agbt; he came
to ssi, 1na ac the People S
STAMPED the dDst from his feet, rsed the West
ern Virginans as cowardly traitors, got prodgiols
| the Goyesnor was reported exc ssively drunk
at Charleston and il Is veraciousy stated that when he
like anolher h'mbastes aud said, "rhe d--d Yankee
aboitionisis heels and my trunk IL not pack
cd yet" This was two days before Cox arrived It is
the popular verdict that while Wise is unaproachabe
on the tb Shin and by Cox, he by no means excel
sior on the warpath.
Floyd-the Spartan in his genius for stealing-couh
have had but object in visiting these Western wls
punder FOR what would Floyd be In history without his
achievements in theif If accounts are true, and doubt
less they his practised hands have been felt already
by Union Those whom he has not impressed into
rebel he has driven for protection and he
has stolen their CATTLE their horses their wagons their
forage and their subsistence hgadier General llenham
by the bye, claims Floyd his peculiar prey and he
hopessto have the gooi fortope 10 take him living
But resume the thread VI narrative Lee is in the
vicinity Of Monterrey, with numerous army, consist
| ing Of regulars, militia and impressed Union
stutes his real base of operations. Accoi ding To
current report he Is not prepared TO make rrupon
this of Virginia, and does not manifest any
disposition 20 do On the contrary he 10 anti
cipate attack, and is preparing for IT, II oppotu-
nifty should Offer may suppose he will attempt TO do
some mischief but unless General kosencraES violates all
his antecedcns, IL Is likely Lee will many efforts
break through the Gordon which has been stretched from
Cumberland to the Wilderness road. The rebels claim
be deliberately informed concerning positions and
camps ard many innocent people have been neediessy
alarmed by their much vain Boosting 1t would be quite
safe TO that it they had acquired this desirable
info a on they would hardly he imprudent enough to
publsn the fact am rather sksptica indeed, concern
ing this Wanted ability sf the enemy TO lines
and inform themselves, since during the July campaign
notw, Outstanding The vsxations attending Efforts
genefa satisfied the end that while they were
sing ary well informed concerning the enemy the latter
really knew little respecting our strength. Colonel
| Pegram, for instance said In my heaeng, that he
| would not have shown Hght At Rich Mountain
| If he had Supposed McChlans army consisted
Of more than twenty i've hundred three thousand
men. Mcclellan the other hand, knew that Garnet
haf about $500 Lanrel Hi, and tina. the rebels
At Rich Mountain numbered NOT exceeding COO More
over be had very far plans Of the fortcatons at the
former pace, and mad clear IDEA OF the work lac ma
do. The rebels do not manifest more enterprise than
they did in July while generals, if anything q Q
the alert than in that agn, while scouts
whole therefore, nothing calculated 70 excite lbn
least alarm the public mind respecting the result OF
this campaign. The result cannot he doubtful if rein
orcements are forwarded as rapidly as General Rosen
Grams desires them.
" engaged in oustng guerrilla gangs. Now and then
brisk little entertainments near always In favor
rpo ted at headquarters but none Of late have been
of sufficient conseQr b. justify elaborate de-
tails. The latest occurred yesterday on Cxs line
OF operations Three or -four rebels killed ard
as many wounded, without loss TO our side, though
three VI our men 81 ghy wounded. Our
ouposts extend in 80 .tbeaserly direction
far Summegvile about fifty five miiss from ewisburg
and tho enemy are reported ut from thousand to
tljrty thousand strong in that quarter. Down about
Caeet Mountain Pass the reb 4 pickets and
about fifteen miles apart We in danger in that
direction, Reynolds commsrds that department
We equally safe in the direction Of the Banorc
Ohio Railroad, to which district General Benham has
been assigned in command Of Of the best volunteer
regiments in the service. Coy is as5Ee posted at Gau
ley on the James river and Kanaw.ha Pike
Our scouts continue ~ cep.re parties Of prisoners On
Wednesday last party from Reynolds brig .de had the
good luck to capture Captain Delagnel late of The United
States Army, who was supposed 10 have fallen at Rich
Mountain. he captain OF artillery, and IS rather
was instructor Of that branch of tactics Ia the rebel
my Hsloss is serious to them. He is route for
New York, where he vii he held tor future ds-Osition
On the same day Captain Spragle, Of The Seventh Ohio
while carecsey sauntering the Wilderness road.
picked up by the enemy, and Lieut. Feshcr Of the
Virginia regiments, was murdered by rebel pickles.
The actual condition OF affairs shows that the Union
army Western Virginia not in any present dager
disaster
SOUTHERNERS DISSATISFIED WITH THEIR
REBEL LEADERS.
from the Richmond Wing, August 81 4.
We sec inmaons in some Of cotemn orarcs Of al