New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-09-25
yvsstsfrs Harglnla Biography.

The Northern apEpers and many of eur own
hlNe very much aontounded the movements OF eui
tresps iH Northwestern Virginia. We have two col
,smaspperatiHg In taRtsection of the State at con
siderable distances apart, over most mountainout
and impossible country. One column under
Generals Lee ard Lofing, is operating against
Rosancrantz. in the teaunty Of Randolph and OF
the Cheat Mountain, lii the direction of Grafton
The 0hher column andass Generals Floyd and Wise
operating Against S5ax. In the direction of the
KanasFka Hey in the County of Faystses On the
Mew srlasri which becomes the 4 anaRha below
the Inasth Of the GauIeSr riyers sAt3 the mouth of
The eaniey the enemy are posted 10 force. The
Hawks West 10 on the right bank Of New river
above tho confluence of the Ganlsy. 4
tNh6n5 therefore, the eaeInyis dispaohes from
.ciacinnati mix up General Wise III the movements
of emerald Lee and Ioring, that very fact proves
aathers are Ignorant Of the real locality
4of Cen. Wsse. The column with which be ii ope-8
GatngNis tho central west of the State, whereas
of Gen. Lee is i'd the nosth#est proper You
.-aass SeRelfa Mountain and pass the Hawks Nest,
Hnere Generals Floyd and W ise are, on the road
fraSa AeesbRrg to the Kanawha saIines and to-
v yAnd9ttes you cross Cheat Mountain, where
4 erals Lsesand Lofiug are, oRthe Stanton and
1 sAissEsbIrg hlrnpi a cad. Braddorki % army
el sGAssa Cheat Mountain aud Cheat river, on its
ms xea 90 then Fort Buauesne. But yons
GRO n SseWeaP in going from, 6sreenbriers
wis r. Sulphur springs to Cincinnati and to KEN
tuck v, lie route pnrHnea Ivy LIE wis and his army
In l7s on their way to fight the Indians at Point
Pieas ~. where Logan was killed. In short pourt
which III SeRegais Floyd and Wise are operatin Ill
dne NJ 4 whereas the course from Staur ton to-
Beverly and Cheat Mountain where Generals Lee
and Lori ng are operating, is almost dae norttf
FROM t Ne month OF Gauley to Beverley, from the
HaWk VeSf 10 Rich Mountain, ID q very long
Distance more than a hundred miles, the way
ohstfuEtad bE the most Etupendnus mountains in
the State, pe iarked by no airect road. If Pro
fessDrg Lowe cDnlti take the Yankee news58iiIsrs
up tai his BAH and si9w the1a the distance and
character Of sRe country intervening between the
counties on Ra haoiph and Of Fayette, those writers
never would a tue movements OF our
armies 1s, fis and the Cheat Mountains ~
5Fhtsd iion6rtaf1 &C of the movements Gof General
hes ides jVing the enemy ont OF f,t,r
state IN pett;saa possession of the Baltimore ana
lhio railroad an thus emitting of the most direct
coyylsos BE- cen Cincinnati and ST. Loais
NTH Waahingtonl Ut IL. :. . Z.
Y portaaee ~ p me, movements OF Generals
Iayd ana wise es 6des the same object OF driving
{ s5s.ssay hsvI,r,S III borders consists in reclaim
fi,s s,,a VIVA sslf Hes ana the rich and wealthy
Iguqsy ss,il AZ the same time aforaing "a
gyasl,,rft IL s,e sn.be, a sentiment in Eastern Ken
tttok Il; al,3 object now become doubly important
frasiah escrlsis which tairs are reaching in thai
State. .s4.s .af3y iai.e5
WI have saia enough TO show that we have two
columns operating into tsv 2 widely fields
for tWo widely distiuct OBJ fects. me one column
locks 10 bringing back No WesteIn a Irginia to
Its allegiance and command ng lhe kaltlmore and
Ohio Railroad the other loo IS to holding middle
Western Virginia 70 It's true al fealty, Sc
curing the salfes and anpIaort W. Genie
I'M Eastern Kentucky. Ne conf sently expect the
success BIZ both expeditions; 81 not without a
geoa deal ef hard fighting. IRchn tondi Dispatch.
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