The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-01

We are able to correct this morning many
errors that have got into the newspapers In
regard 10 The operations of orr army on the
kanawha. We have received the following
better, dated at Dublin Depot, Pulaski coun-
ty, from q gen tle1nan Of great in tell genee
who lnts our camp at Cotton Hill, directly
opposite the mouth of q .ulsy RIVER, last Fri
day, to-day week. The news is entirely au-
identic and reliable:
DCBLiN nEPor, Oct. 2gth, 1851.
The rGworn IL mans o, Z a HcW>p ipers,
as to Gen. fioyI'5 movements, are SO IuIi Oh
'fToes, III u fec auLiiorlz "a u write you from
tins p'ace 20 posses soa ut such facts viii
enable yuu 10 9 i've sEch reliable Information
IA nil Or aaIr laa bic 20 tl.e pa Bile General
Floyd irtt Big ~@Weit some twu weeEg ago
with the I'D, S9in, IS h, Goth and 5lst Fir-
gsnia lGvgimenls; the @Jfh Mississippi; 18Th
Ge0rRi :; i b Louisiana u tt1a.iuo, aud other
forg. which 1 NERD not enumerate, Coo.
tteI Pm III ,ss Georgia L. glon =, yonts ;or K;l-
"awna} vsa hiram"na's kerry, kti ign and
F&yette Court HOUSES. After tan days hard
>rc0ing over almost iUu o. a. bic roads
bHiiting onaIs, making roads. ana construct
rig bridges, the command reached F&yette-
vale he 2is;, aOout oon, and without halt
iLf&, marched - the jGaction of thc MIiier's
SrffF TcFu Vl!n tit Eit~iEh tuTlpake, some
Lbret lusls3 last OF kuytgI- Court. House. Thu
eii' my Dad pich Is sta ,ioaed rear the III rction
Vi these roads I. ne ad vance was halted here,
NslilN u u tTs u 1QtDAtt IUilt9tSS tT..iTk
hisInonAted-s1ul me seventy IN numbar--ss
skigmisaeis, commanded BY Coi. PHILLIPS
IN !, Fson s--n. Eloy , Wish his stai. pro-
cesded down fha Miliers Ferry road about
one nile, the picket. of the enemy refrrsring
before our aGlrni3aers without -vea firing
gun. Il r. The General wn. stopped by +
blockade .; the barrow pass III n = river tlufts
mad by TIA enemy, The militia and those
%no followed ~ the Ferry, some three QEstr-
ire OF mile furthec had 10 chamber over
Fin1Ser and tres tailan across. the rua d oll
foot. The rO&d is very marrow E0d 6o0n
aeen uef!9 between thu bluffs, TO tha river
ban&. The pockets Of the eueiay crossed the
river on duuole -q'Iics and conan encei 2, brisk
fire FROM the opp. SisU hejEAt a O'clock z ii
Tbico was returnet by our shuiniShers suG
Kept up until 6unG0wN- 1Ae enemy brought
70 lh8 aid Il their int utry TWO pi, c@s OF rI:-
lerv, VII ich tVeTa Us-d IL firing without effect
upou o"r r2en ERtil the tight closed n { night
VuT loss killed and ) wooded cry slightly;
t7H dam Ee 10 the enemy was cCGsilters tie
judging from the screams NJ their men, ocef-
STONED ~ Inc shots Of 0ur Seirmishers, VINO
used their hsrp's carbiues with telling effect
upon th@ir ar1ltierists.
Gen. Floyd hoIds the landings on this side
q b tnawhas al B1wyeF's ANA Miller's and
Montgomery . Ferries. Montgomery Ferry
is across tae Hanawha river, Just below Inc
mouth of Saulsy. Oar nam force is III
cotton EiIt
Gen. Fioed's Brigade Quarterrn aster, col.
Isaac .. Duiin, has .lust es a hlished daily
lie OF express from Cotton Hill to this depot
tlstsace ilJ miles from headquarters, making
miles per hour, al stages OF 3 tnIit 3 5ecn.-
The exp.t ~ Is formed Of The cavalry who are
without arms. Il makes closa daily ccnnec-
tons with trains East and West, AT Dublin
L LEFT headquarters Friday morning, was with
ne General 2t bilier's Ferry and Cotton
Hill, end know that Roeencranx or Cox or
noth. nave heavy force, say seven TO ten thou
and nlrn, at 1uiey. Hawks Nest. an along
me valley for seven miles up 10 Kanli'ton's
Their tents are visible fron, Cotton Hill and
their band may be hrard distinctly ut eight at
Gen. Iioydis headquarters. Our cavalry
nave proceeded Nc far down ag Maiden fight.
aig thfir D. ats aud annoying taeir trains
The enemy nave naforce west south OF Kama
VIVA river, {up 10 the tiIne ieTt; as far down
as Maiden. The statement in to.d4y's Dis
patch. IN regard TO Captain Il. q. Banks who
is credited as brigade qnayterYafsts~ with The
whole labor Of tran sporting the brigade over
tue route so recently taken, is uulust TO Col
DUNN tire real brigade quarter tnaster Capt
Is. is assistant quariernaster TO Goth regi-
fnent. mas not been with the command since
IL itfE SeWeil, hes been and. IS now absent g.
WYtheVlIie settling business Of his regiment.
tol u avis iefE Inc command at Richmond
Ferry. ard only returped to Cotton Hill Iarg
saturday. Col Dunn was the only brigade
quar- tsrgnaster with Gen. Floyd through he
mountains The Generals health Is I'M prov
ing IdIs Floyd was at Picks Frrry on Sat
uruay, On nsr Way 10 Raleigh. From this i'm
pc riect 81 temenr You can CLEAN such facts as
VIII enable yon 20 form pretty correct opln-
ioa OF orr tosit on. y II our suppiies viii be
ir'tWn ftcln this depot, ami our success must
depend very much on the support we receive
from Gen. Lee, ~ Sewell.
AEropos Of our army on the Kauawha, the
truth is beeinning TO come out at last from
The enemy's side, Of the damage inflicted upon
them by General Floyd's army Ut the battle
VI Carnifax Ferry. The cincinnati Times thus
speaks OF that aft ir. and of the enemy's con-
dillon IN that Quarter gen rally:
THE aIsMAsAGhs2AT IL whsfEaS VIRGINIA.
The gIory OF CarniEsx F-r,y was dea riv
purchased. ihe last OF killed ana wounds
IN unr slide VA never be known, bat we ses
,hd near enough 10 know mat IL IL tr-u,sa-
iens. Tho Naiiey OF The KanaWht,. from
iaiiipoiis Ia SeHeli's Mountaln, is etrewn
win mt Geaa Aud aging. The forced march.
ing, aad tho upw,se exposure Of The troops 10
Win that Dit II glory, has swept loo raiihs
worse man all the i, bel arui,isry CT Western
,iTSinia could hav~ done.
AL The hospitals, from @ all polls TO Cross
l. mes, are erewaei with SICK. Feyers are
rsgiLg Ia every regiment. COMPANIES have
oeeonse tearkuiiy urelnatei. 80 prevalent IL
iiseuss that the flick AID dying are cent Ia
aanGEs0s 10 1fa1ianati 10 ootai4A shelter ana
heGiesi assistance, aud kvssncraAz has been
con PEELED, 1lona SHEER necessity, I'd fai4 hack
sothe ois-alce Irom the enemy. This 10 the
eTA0.s tns skry SAT- result, of the mis- manage
utu pa Wester Virginia. Ihs ropbsd and
swiifdied troops, badly clothed hair led, aud
malay VI tAem without even LIE shelter OF
.snts, are falling b. fore Trey NEE, the enemy
itis win sorfow--yes, With pain-thaI We
itit uhr peit 10 wrIts u wore coids u atory of
Ut u. hvseneraiz We admire his courage
aud military genius, and acknowledges his
services with Pleasure. We had hopeu 10 ses
ain rise rApidly, and add briilianay 10 his
military career; hui lie truth is too apparent /,
ana duty 10 the country demands L4Rl ~
shcufu m spoken. Gen. h9ssneranz can lead
oui chnnot manage, AN army. Ha il sadly
LsAcfent In administrative qualities All
throaFh the sfnpaign his troops have been
s1neFiag, and. insteAd OF reIledyinE tho evil,
ne permits 1t 10 grow.
4 - tilc best attribute Of good generaiship
- hass tse nooi q IL good condition In this
ten. Aose.cranx has failed. In not single
camp IN Western virxiAia have the troops
o~sn properly supplied. 1he evil may have
Deem beyond the power OF Gen Nosencranx
oui we cannot soses II, Hspdvancesi with 4
badly eondifioned army, and plunged Is IL to
worse condition. We - the result =.
esve4s1 AesrttSls ask Rs,hlai1d 9Tssfs-a sysa
1aevgA tsess ~ y ~ I iI,s. ~ iiftlt satsl.
~ Ytseh ~ ~ s. Is