Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-10-08
Affairs In the West.

From the special telegraphic correspondence OF
the Cincinnati Gazette
FRANKFORT, Oct. 4-Garrard Ia still nosted a,
Cross Roads, near the northern border OF Laurel
county, hftse en- miles from London ZollicofYrr
has retired from London, and even bevond Ra,
bosrsville, toward Cumberland Gap Garrsrd' 3
scouts back from BarbOursvilIe report ZolIcofF.r
as sui re'reatng 1t is supposed here that he in.
tehos 10 lortify at Cumberland FOrd-naturalIy a
very strong positon-ffte miles this side Of
Cumberland Gap "a
An advance movement from Camp Dick Rob.
inson is reported here TO be now in progress
though the information is not known to be -,
liable Gen Thomas, OF The regular army is I'm
com mand there, and his forces are becoming
formidable.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 4.-The rebels, for pruden.
tlal reasons, concluded not to advance on Hender.
son, NY last nigh but retired back to Hopkina.
willie, where they now are. All quiet at Hender-
Heavy firing was heard at Lock No On Green
trenched. 1'e III
The Twenty ninth regiment, and the Tbirtie,h
armed to- morrow, and leave for Kent,ckv the
day following. The Thirty sixth regiment and
the Thirty fourth regiment, will be ordered here
p pl week 70 receive their arms and equipments
heV. w >. McMullen and Rev. f. Hard
Ing, will commence raising a regiment In the
flIto Congressional District as soon as Col Grose
ID fuil 1t will rendezvous at Richmond
The Gazette also gives the following particu.
lars OF the late fight near Cheat Mountain, West.
ern Virginia: ~
On Thursday morning, at a very early bop,
GENERAL Reynolds set out with strong force from
MS camp on the summit Of Cheat Mountain "a
Ieconnotef the rebel position on Greenbrer ri yer
ABOUT twelve miles distant under Command nj
yen. Anderson and Coils. Tolive, Jackson and
5ohnson The entire body numbered S 600 men
TO prevent flank movement on the mart NJ tbo
rebels, Ford's regiment was sent In ad vance
Arriving In front Of the intrenchments abou,
Soclock, the pic kets were soon driven in Loon a,
battery gained a good position by the as,Istsnce
OF the Fourteenth and Seventeenth Indiana regi-
ments, while the Ohio Twenty-fourth did vaI1a-
PIE WORK al skirmshers. The first discharoe of
the artillery was replied to by the enemy I'm am.
push, who We're soon cleared out however nv the
INDIANA Fourteenth. Seven Of the rebels were
killed, and quite a number wounded and can
tufed Howe's battery. supported by the Thir
teenth Indiana, then came up, taking position
sui nearer the foe, and causing great havoc
AFTER an hours hard fghting the rebel batteries
were nearly all silenced Their guns were. for
'ne most part, aimed too high. For three hours
aIter an Irregular fight was kept up, while our
men reconn0itered the enerny's works
Just as our reconnaissance was being connie
ted every essential fact relative to the DosItiop q,
the rebels being discovered they were Iargelv 70
inforced from their camp near Monterey mi,
sweiled their numbers to Is 600 The expedition
therefore withdrew with loss of only ten titled
and eleven wounded The enemv,s los. ,y..
Veiy severe, numbering several hundred Tbei,
Killed and wounded could be seen scattered Ali
about the camp, and their tents were torn IA
pieces by the balls The number of prisope,.
taken was thirteen, and some cattle and bo,,..
we've also brought of ~