Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-10-10

Carr BEVEEIT, Oct 9Th. 1851
When 1 wrote you last we we're hourly
expecting 70 hear Of an attack upon the
rebels AZ Greeabrier bridge, some sixteen
miles beyond Cheat Mountain Summit.
The attack vas made and Jon are aware OF
the result. 1t Is the most difficult thing
imaginable 10 get reliable Information in
regard to military matters; but from 3 gen
tienan Who Uas present, and whom | have
every reason to believe IS reliable, l have
learned the follOEing particulars in regard
70 that afair:
Al IL o'clock on Wednesday night last
Gen'l Roseerans, with heavy force, Of
iufanIry and artillery, moved down the
mountain toward the rebels, aud the next
DAY opened a ERE With his artillery on
some rebel batteries at GreenbSier bridge,
soon causing them 70 withdraw to their
Qualifications beyond distant, perhaps three
or four milesl; following them he succeed
ed in silencing all their batteries, except
one. which was so placed that it could not
/ be reached In the meantime the infantry
had been thrown forward, under cover Of
strip of heavy timber, within short
distance Of tbs enemyss barracks, where
they laid some two OF three hours without
taking a.y part in the action, (which lasted
Ave hours-l At this time, when on the
/ point Of charging the remaining unsileneed
battery, the rebels received a large REIN
/ foreement from she direction of Stanton
aud our forces we're ordered to fall back
on their entertainments at Cheat Noun
tain, which they did, taking with them =
number of horses, cattle. sheep, 6c., esp
tured during the day. Our loss is about
Eve killed aud twenty-five wounded, while
the rebel loss is undoubtedly heavy
With the exception of fev companies of
skirmishers, none Of our infantry were
engaged So now both armies occupy the
same ground they did before, and with the
exception of good ARTILLERY practice,
can see no advantage gained by our forces.
They say they would have won the fight
but the amunition gave ont. ! thinR the
ammunition story about played out, and
would respectfully urge the adoption of
something new.
They take few prisoners up there oeca-
sionally. Yesterday some twenty or thirty
we're brought here, and to-day they were
sent dOEn TO Grafton, where they will be
turned loose 10 be caught over again
Among them was the notorious Hens Nay,
private il Capt. Thompson's company,
aud. believe one of Msjor General Tom
Haymond's body guard. Hens seemed to
be in good spirits; says be WAS pressed in
10 the service, and entertains no dOubt but
he will be discharged when he gets to
Grafton They were, with one exception,
dirty and ragged. If they represent Lees
army, it is nothing but rabble. The eE-
ceptioa was second lieutenant who says
be belonged to the 3lst Virginia Regiment,
who. being, in all probability, one of The
F. F. VS., was able to get some good
clothes independent of the C. S. A. They
al belonged TO the army, and were sur
rounded and taken while on picket guard
Ifthere is anything Icaleulated to dis
gust our men with the service it is the
distinguished consideration with which
rebel prisoners are treated.
This evening it is reported that the reb-
els are advancing on Cheat Summit. Ifso,
We may expect TO hear of warm work up
there coon. Yours, &c.