Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-07

LIE OFeehDflert ~ a. IRA mas tne IollOW11R &C
count of the engagement of Cross Lanes on the
zeial Iltzs;
The quietude Of our little village was broken on
Tuesday evening last BY the arrived of intelligence
that General Floyd had engaged the emmy. four on
i've miles the other side of Carnafx's Ferry m
Nicholas county, killing about 100 and woundino
ABOUT as many more, and takiag 60 prisoners with
the loss of only killed and 10 or IL wounded.
Inc report Gays, on Sunday night the enemy to
the number of about / 200 were making forced
march to cut of our cavalry near the Ferry After
marching within five six miles of General Floyd's
encampment, they were informed that an indefinite
number of infantry were in company with the
essalry, Upon the reception of this inforniation.
or other Gen. Floyd was apprised of their where
abouts, and immediately took up his lice of march
Tor their eneampment, arriving about breakfast
time, surprising them fully as bad as they antici-
pated to surprise our cavalry.
The enemy are reported to have retreated in a
very disordery and distracted mRnner-a great
many taking to the bushes, leaving everything that
would impede them in their flight; and but few even
tired their loaded guns. 1t was complete rout.
and all their camp equipage, together with about 30
new four-hoTse wagons, loaded with provisions,
were captured. The horses are especially repre-
sentedEas being very fine
This is only the beginning of the destruction of
the Northern forces in the West
We hope to chronicle, ere long The desertion of
the Kanawha Valley by the Yankees
The Richmond Esamiasr Of the 9TH says:
The victory Of General Floyd Is in some respects
the most brilliant and cheering of the war. The
small force under his command rendered great
battle impossible; but it is a perfect affair Of its
kind, and breaks the spell of CUR misfortunes in
Western Virginia vi to this moment we have heard
nothing but evil from the other side of yen Blue
mountains; but there is to hope, and TO
believe, that the first ne Is from FlOyds command
q nm nj trim {vsar
the West Fer once the Northern press gave state
ments more reliable than the hourly rumOrs from
cur own side, They admitted, on the moment, a
loss OF two hundred and disastrous retreat, and
their accounts were correct. One hundred prison
ers from that combat at Cross Lanes reached Rich
mond on yesterday Sixty others are on the way Sew
enty corpses were counted on the field, and the re-
treat of the enemy was disOrderly rout. in which
they out ran every thing, their arms and baggage
included Although General Floyd has passed his
distinguished life in civic employment, no one who
knew him could doubt his success st the head of an
army. To far seeing and rapid intelligence, TO
great tRcUltieS1or arrangement ard administration,
he united bold and daring character, and tenn
per not to be thrown from its oala8ee by unexpect-
ed events. What is of quite as much Importance in
a general Of volunteers, he is one CT those whom
other men obey without displeasure, because they
recognize in him natural leader and legitimate
chief Success in war is much an affair Of fortune;
but if circumstances do but give him common IA
to that manly intellect and that lion heart
The Richmond Enquirer of the 4th says:
Capt. Mcdonald, of Gen. Floyd's Brigade. arrived
yesterday BY the Central cars, bringing with him
enc hundred prisoners taken at the battle of Cross
Lanes in Nicholas county, Va, on the 26th ultipso
Among them is Capt. Shirtlif, of the It'll Ohio Reg
ment, one Lieutenant of the same regiment, and one
negro. who, we understand, was high private and
who is very respectable looking darkey.
From the prisoners we learn that Col. Tyler was
the first man TO seek safety precipitate flight,
awaiting himself of the example set him by the Yam
KEGS at Manassas.
The Richmond Wing learns that the loss on our
side was five killed and twenty three wounded.
The Frankfort (Ky.) Yeoman of the 81 inst con-
tains the following. The information is, however,
we think, too good to be true. We shall be agree
ably disappeintedif it proves correct:
The following is an extract of letter from an
eminent gentleman, dated MaysvIlle, August 81:
-"FrOm boats which have just landed here from
Charlt stOn, Va, we have the gratifying intelligence
that Tyler's command, consisting ofabout two thou
sand troops have all been cut up, taken prison
ers by Gen. Floyd, except two hundred ard fifty
who succeeded in making their way from the scene
of the battle to CharlestoWn, 4 gentleman on one
of the boats who formerly lived here says he was
in Charlestown when the whipped and discounted
fngitives arrived and that they came in with much
disorder, without arms, hats, or shoes, and many
Of them with their clothes torn into very tatters
The telegrs phic accounts of this last disaster are
studied falsehOods. intended to deceive the public
both by exaggerating the force of the ConfedeFaes
md diminishing the loss of the Federals.n A