The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-18
From the Army Of the nunaNha.

The correspondent OF the l.y aohburs Rt.,eb-
bean, in abiding TO the receK retreat Of Ro-
s-ncranz, writes
We pursued the enemy ~ fl, az Mrs. Tyrel's
some eight miles-when We returned (By
the way, Mrs. L. is quite "a flvorite with our
army.) Though both her sons are volunteers,
and her husband one of our most reliable
scouts. yet Mrs. T. posi- lively refused 10 flee
from her home on the approach of the enemy.
She penned her chickens hogs, and cattle under
her own eye, and, armed with nothing but II
single gun and II brave spirit, she determined
to stand her ground and protect herself and
property. When the enemy approached, they
pitched into her chicken coop and garden and
she pitched into them. With pitcli-tork she
run them out of her house. and returning to
the other side of her house, she found several
Hessians cutting her cabbage and bear
Ing them off. Snatching up her gun
aud leyeling 1t at them, they dropped
their plumber and retreated in more than
double-quick 1--WE. The circumstances not
only occasioned~gr diversion among the
army, but her heroic conduct satisfied them
that she could only be robbed by being killed
and they never acknowledgements anything
she had by violence. Indeed, RosencraDx
gave her personal assurance that she and her
property should be fully protected, but the
virtue OF this he afterwards destroyed by
purchasin of Mrs. L. several head of cattle
getting the receipts for the same, and then
Rosencranz did himself and she is IL reliable
woman. Mrs. L. is a fne-looking lady, of
good character, and e1tf aordinary will and
nerve. She keeps one Of the best hotels in
Western Eir2ini:, and il is 4 fuvcri.e resort
of all travellers.
The next movement of our army is not de
termined upon, bat nay impression is that
W" Will move imme diately towards the Ka-
uaWha IN TWO columns, the one under Gen.
Floyd, and the other under Generals Lee and
Loriug. The precise routes of these di visions
1t may not be prudent to state, though the
enemy finds out all our movements before
the much abused newspapers do. We have
not seen but a single Northern newspaper
since we have been in the noun tains and yet
we have managed 10 have all the time q pref
ty accurate knowledge OF all the important
movements OF the enemy, Eis nun bers and
inten tons. 1t is just the other side A
newspaper is the last source of information
upon which 8 General moves his army,
simply because it is the last one to commu-
nica.e ii. A good General finds out the po-
siton and resources of his adversary before tn
editor, aud doubt whether a single strategic
movement of either party has been made dur
ing the war upon newspaper informa ton
1t is folly, therefore, to abuse newspapers for
1mpart1ng intelligence to the enemy, which it
is the business and duty Of all good Generals
to obtain by far speedier means at his own
command. Long before this letter reaches
you, our march will be known to the enemy
and to the Northern public, last as the enc
my's retreat WAS known to long before it
was known 10 the press of Virginia. Still,
we had better conform TO the wishes and re-
specttui request Of our Government, and con-
ceal much as is prudent.
General Floyd has abandoned the mi
litia under General Cha pman, IN til their
services may be needed again. (By the way,
Gen. Chapman had about 800 of as fine
looking soldiers az you most ever saw-men
who just left their homes aud business at a
moments call, and flew to arms ia defence of
their homes and countTy.(