Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-22
OUR War For INDEPENDENCE.
THE oAmrArou m VIRGINIA..
From yyesterl Virginia.

From the Echnond Dispatch, 0es Isl
A gentleman who left General Floyd's camp en-
the l6th inst gives some interesting information
in regard to the movements of our army in the
West, some portion Of which we are permitted to
make public. General Floyd with his command
left Big Sewel Mountain on Sunday last and was at
New river, in Raleigh county, twenty-five miles
distant) on Wednesday His intention is TO get
ghs If possible and viii stack the enemy wherever
he encounters him. ROsecrazs has scattered his
forces and is foragng about the country, commit
ting all kinds Of depredato8s and outrages, in which
the "Unionn men are not spared. a portion of his
army is in Nicholas county, and the remainder at
DogWood Gap and on the Gauley. 1t is copjectured
that General Lee may start in pursuit but of this
nothing is positively knOwn.
We learn with regret that one of the most valua-
BILE men in Western Virginia lost his life on Wednes
day morning last. His name was John Auick, and
he had rendered most important service TO General
Floyd in the capacity of 8 scout His house on the
Wilderness road SO ne sixteen miles from Meadow
Bluff, was surrounded by about seventy Hessians,
who had marked him az q victim. Amick, nothing
daunted, made an attempt to dash through them and
effect his escape /; but wss twice shot through the
body, and mortally wounded. His loss is deeply
regretted by Gen. Floyd.
From the Ly1chburg Rspualicao, DC. 10.
Information received here yesterday, from Green.
brier river leads to the belief that there will be
fighting in that quarter sgsin very shortly, il bat
tie has not already come on. On Wednes day it is
said, the enemy from Cheat Mountain to the number
Of 1000, drove in pckets at Camp Barlow, Gen.
JacksOn's camp, but without making an attack on
our main body, turned down the river towards
Green Bank, which is twelve miles distant. Their
object is supposed to be to get between detach-
ment of our men stationed at that point and Gen.
JacksOn's main body, or else to attack Jackson in
the rear in cooperation with their main army in
front. At the ume our informant left their real
object had not been sufficiently developed to state
certainly what it was.
Correspondence Of the LyEcab7rg Republican.
CAMP Barlow, GREEN BRIER RIVER Oct. l5-Since
the battle OF the Sd, we have all been anxiOusly
looking for and making extensive preparations for
q grand reception of the Hessians, who are encamp-
ed upon the top of Cheat Mountain, about twelve
miles distant The camp OF tee enemy is plainly
TO be seen with the naked eye, and be well
viewed from the mountains around with glass
Their numbers are from fifteen to twenty thous md
ItwOuld be hard to dIslo1ge them if 1t thought
prudent TO attempt IL.
This morning cur camp was thrown into great
commOtiOn; men could be seen running TO arms in
every direction, and it thought the attaL VIZ
had been expecting for The past week, mad COM
menced and bloody battle ABOUT 10 come of.
Musketry could be heard IN every quarter, which
brought every man to his post ready for duty. The
enemy about four hundred strong, attacked cur
p!eksts and drove them in. None OF them, so far
as known, were hurt; but two of them, Sergeant
Hatcher of Capt Sam. Y. Reid's company. and pri-
vRte Jos. Dusk are missing and supposed to have
been cut off and captured by the enemy.
Some of our pickets found a letter addressed to
Col. Rusk, of the Arkansas regiment, in house
where the enemy's pickets had bee, signed by
committee Cf the Ohio and Indiana regiments inyi-
ting the gallant Rusk to pay them visit and dine
on Cheat Mount. Col. Rusk recently visited that
neighborhood on a accommodating expedition, when
he was hailed by Hessisn picket inquiring, % who
comes there ?" The Colonel answered, Col Rusk,
by Cd, of Arkansas The Yankee Immediately
discharged his piece st the Colonel without effect.
bo fol +la n-o xuirb fva -ubo
and, am happy to say, sent the Hessian to that
"bOurne from which no traveller returns" His
comrades Immediately took to their heels. RUsk
is perfect trump and is IS brave as lion.