Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-20
The Louisville Courier Of the 10th ga
FROM WESTERN ylRGINIA-THE ENEMY IN
STRAIT

The following dispatches to the Governor Of Indiana
which are published in an extra Of the IndaI apois
Journal Of the afternoon Of the l4.h, show that G;n
L,c has the Hossans in critical position at Elk Water
C.xp Elk WATER, sept Ito Gov. o. P. HoRroS:
Your, ia received. / am with Gsa. Reynolds and four
regiments at this place. The enemy in forcs double
our own numbers, In 'front.' They have been advancing
on us for two days, and are uos within two miles.
lam Just leaving with fig Of truce for the enemys
camp, with the body of Col John A. Washington, killed
by my regiment while diminishing yesterday in front of
the enemy.
MILO A. HAscALL,
Colonel 18th Indiana Volunteers.
Elk WATER CAxp, Sept. Is TO Gov. hoRroS: We
are not cut eff and don't intend 10 be- Rosecrans Il
long way from it wiltake him i've days to connect
We will hold our position at all htznds but we wan! re-
Inducements to crush the enemy in our front and keep
open communication.
J. j. RErsoLDs, Brig. Gen.
THE BATTLE BETWEEN FLOYD AND ROsECRANs.
The Cincinnati Gazsts has tie following special dis
patch, an enemys account Of tho fight between Floyd
and Rosecrans:
OIRslrIx FERRY Sept. l3The battle Of last Tuesday
at this place by far the greatest aud seversst yet
fought In Western Virginia. TX Secretary Floyd COM
manded the rebels in person, and received severe
wound 10 the arm during the engagement
The Rebels had accurate auvlce5 Oh uppIOaCn
exact strength appears from The papers fouad in their
camp and had made every preparation TO resist al at
tack They had six regiments beside their entrench.
ments, with artillery sWeeping all the approaches.
During the whole engagement, lasting nearly four
hours, we brought into action only i've regiments. but
pars of three were long engaged. The Rebels stationed
exper, rA men pick off officers, aud bred sp:iter from
their cannon-a missile unknown TO civilized warfare
Experienced military say the roar Of cinnonading
and for the heaviest they ever hear
but the rebels red mostly too high with their artillery.
Their squirrel rifles did the execution Floyd should
be surrounded, and his retreat cut Oh
Al immense amount OF personal property WAS found
in the rete camp but only some fly wagon loads were
thought worthy Of transportation, and In this country
the whole amount is hardly worth ten thousand dollars
Fears have been entertained that Floyd might make
rapid march to Gauley Bridge, AID concentrate with
Wac in an attack on Cox, but he ia nov in no condition
Tor fght anywhere Hs has over five hundred sick, and
strong detachment spent an hour and twenty minutes
clrryng of his killed a0d wounded, after the fght past
the house where he bad our prism conhaed Wise
has been diminishing With Coz, and has uniformly been
beaten of with heavy loss Cox is regarded as perfectly
safe.
Lee attacked Reynolds, at Cheat Mountain Gap yes
terdsy Reynolds is strongly posted and believed able to
defend himself.
Floyds scouts are still infesng the mountains on the
opposite side Of Gauley and guerrilla firing frequent
on our messengers from here TO Sutton.
Appended 10 this despatch 10 Lat OF the killed
eighteen including the Colonel OF the twelfth Ohio reg
ment.