The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-20

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Socanontas CO., Va, Sept. II, 1861. I
On the 9th inst, five regiments from Gen.
Jackeon 9 command--Cols Rust's, J John son q,
Scots, Hansborough's, and rulkerson'e-
leit lamp Barlow, ostensibiy for the purpose
about closing In on the Yankees at Huttons-
vile After few hours march, however,
oy the Hunter sville road, the gladsome Joy
q joining % able General AZ the invincible
uons consequent upon another rough noun
tain march, a. the head of our dense column
"nled right" bidding adieu to the cosy cabins
and the rich, luxnriant fields of this beautiful
valley, and were, again hidden by towering
pines and the thickly- matted laurel every.
where to be found in the vicinity of Cheat
Mountain. On the third morning we surpris.
cd the piekets of the enemy, took prisoners
without firing y gun, (Rust himself taking
two1 and but for cowardly ioafer near
their camp. who, instead of hating as com.
manded, begged SO loudly for mercy as to
arouse our enemy, our surprise would have
preached by the woods TO within 40
yards OF their Qualification, calmly SURVEYED
the scene before us, considered the probabii-
sies of the result of charge, and satisfied
that we could not storm their fort without
great loss (the opinion of Lieut. Col Barton !
we withdrew further into the woods. where
Hans borough had been engaging and killed
the Few who dared 10 venture from their den
We broke up one or two teams destined to
huttonsvflie for supplies took an assistant
Sommissary In an Ohio regiment prisoner,
len their dead and dying scattered through
the woods. The whole command, like fright
ened sheep, gathered into their block houses
and behind their breastworks expecting as
they deserved, punishment for daring to des-
ecrate the soil by their filthy presence. / do
not know how many were killed on their
side We lost one man from Col Fulkerson 8
regiment, and owing to the impossibility
OF travelling over mountains with weight,
dropped our blankets, and occasionally a
knapsack. We could take nothing with rs
TO eat except In our haversacks, and, this Civ
ing out, We Were forced to return without
doing any considerable damage, except by
fright.
On the same day. (the I2th) General Jack
son approached them via the Parkersburg
and Stanton turnpike, and, had his Artil-
iery-tour small pieces--unfortu not
been damaged, we would have made an at
tack from opposite poin Is simultaneously
We are now closing in ON them, and scouts
and pfckets daily bring in prisoner, a hat
perforated with bullet holes, a gun, or some
Yankee equipment tn at has fallen in to their
possession.
Our regiment now has marching orders; and
though Dame Rumor has suggested thou
sand points of destination, your correspond
emit knows nothing definitely. We may so to
Petersburg.
be expected, When so many are assembled at
one point, our regiment being, believe, from
the change of climate the greatest sufferers.
The news from General Lee is enCourag-
ing. He has dri ven them behind their en-
trenchments, and takes all who dare to VEN
ture out ..s
The ball is rolling vigorously in Western
Virginia. Expect, ere long, to hear the re-
verberation Of glad mountain shouts, More
anon. ORDERLY.