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IMPORTANT FROM YVES FERN VIRGINIA. .
A Battle near Summervilie, West of Gnuiey
| River--The Federal Troops under General
Rosecrans Attacked FlOyd's nntrenci3ed
! in the Night. leaving all his Camp Equi-
| page, ETC.. behind him.
! CLARKsBURG. Va. Sept. II "A battle commences
between the Federal troops and the enemy, at 3
O'Clock on Tuesday afternoon, near Summervilie -
| General Rosecrans, after taking reconnaissance,
| found Fl0yd's army, 900 strong, with sixteen
field pieces to be entreDched in powerful posti n
the top of the m1un tain at Cannix Ferry, the
west side of Gauley river. The rear and extreme
! of both tanks inaccessible. The front was
masked by heavy forests and close jungle.
! Col. Lyttle's 10th Ohio regiment of Benhams IS
brigade in advance aud drove f. strong detach-
ment of the enemy out of their camp this side of
! the position, the state of which was unknown.
Shortly afterwards his scouts consisting of four
| companies, suddenly discovered themselves in the
| face of par8pet battery and long line of pail
sades for rifemen, when the battle opened fercely.
| The remainder of the 10Th and the 18th Ohio
regiments were then brought into action success
Siveiy by Gen. Bonham, and the 18th Ohio regi-
ment afterward by Captain Hartshuff, whose Object
armed reconnaissance.
The enemy played upon forces territcili Y
with mnsketry, canister and shell.
Col. Lyttle led several companies Of Irishmen to
charge the battery, when he was brought down By
a shot in the leg
Col Smiths 18th Ohio regiment engaged the
enemy the left, and Col. Lewis 18th Ohio regi
ment directly in front Col Lewis fell dead at tn e
by receiving ball in the forehead.
Capt. McMullin's howtzer battery, and Capt.
Snyders' two field pieces meantime were got into
the best position possible under the circumstances
and soon silenced two of the Confederate guns.
The fire slackened at intervals, but grew more
furious as night approached.
The German brigade led CALAMITY into
tion by Col McCOOk, under the direction of Adu-
tant General Hartshutf; but after furious fight of
three hours, darkness compelled the recall of the
troops and the men laid on their arms, within a
short distance of the enemy, ready to resume the
contest next morning.
When the morning came, however, our scouts
reported that Floyd had inglorousy fed during
the night, sinking the boats in the river in his
rear, and destroying the temporary bridge he had
made when he first crossed to occupy the position.
The turbulence and depth of the river and the
haustion of cur troops. made it impossible to follow
the tugitives. SO hasty his flight that he left
behind his camp equipage, wagons, horses, large
quantities of ammunition and fifty head of cattle.
Our loss is only fifteen killed and about seventy
wounded, generally fesh-wounds.
The enemy's loss is not ascertained as they car
ried their dead aud wounded across the river du
ring the night, but it certainly very serious
Capt. McGuarty, OF Cincinnati, Capt. McMullin.
and Lieut.. Snyder, of Ohio, are among the wound |
ed, but not dangerously.
Twenty five men of Col. Tylers' regiment who |
were taken prisoners by Gen. Floyd, at Cross
Lanes, were recaptured By our troops.
General Foyd's personal baggage, with that of
all his officers, also taken.
W ST,
was commanded by him in person, and Colonel |
McCook also led his brigade into action.
Official Report of General Rosecrans
WAsHINGToN, Sept. l2.-The following despatch |
was received at headquarters this evening:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY VIRGINIA,
CAMP SCorT, Sept. II, p. NJ.
To Col. &. d. To,onsend:
We yesterday marched 1712 miles, and reached |
the euemys entrenched position in front of Conni-
fix Ferry, driving his advanc d outpOsts and pick
cts before us. We round him occupying a strongly
entrenched position, covered by forests too dense
to admit of its being seen at a distance of three
hundred yards His force five regiments, be-
sides the driven n lie had probably sixteen
pieces of artillery.
At three O'Clock we began q strong reconnoi-
sance, which proceeded to such length that we
were about to assault the position the fank ans!
front, when night coming on and our troops being
exhausted drew them out of the
woods and posted them in the order of battle be-
hind ridges Immediately in front of the enetnys
position, where they rested their arms until the
morning.
Shortly after daylight runaway ''coptraband"
came in and reported that the enemy had crossed
the Gauley river, during the night, by means of
the ferry and bridge which they had completed.
Co. Ewing was ordered to take possession of the
camp, which he did about O'Clock, capturing a
Few prisoners, two stand of colors, considerable
quantity of arms, with Quartermaster's stores
messing and camp equipage.
The enemy have destroyed their bridge across
he Gauiey, which here rusbes through deep
gorge, and our troops being still much fatigued,
and having no material for Immediately repairing |
the bridge, it was thought prudent to encamp the
troops, and occupy the ferry and the cap ured
camp. We sent few rifed cannon shots after the
retreating enemy to produce moral effect.
Our loss will probably amount to twenty killed
and one hundred wounded. The enemy's loss is
not aseertained but from the report of the prison.
ers, must have been very considerable.
[Siguedl w. s. RosECRANs,
Maj'r-General Commanding.