New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-02
TINE WAR ron THE .sNiON,
v.u.ss wEsE,FaN of#eryis.


soaardss- MeHacSg Great Ws1stsiu
Exams and che urE,wha Valley ski ssisin-
suv pear the Capt. -1ekSls EG,Ss 'isc FiT-
s,.ue, Of he EsVswAs Valley again
Gar Troops ReSien-RrIsk Prospect
sr,,e,popasr c, efghc N,Tg Iribare
CLns sGrRe, Va, Aug y, 1901.
Hse II ever ocser ed 30 YOU 20 hook ever The VIDE
aed thai die hosVies kive already covered, and oh
xerye issa where anyE Substantial victory has been
us,0ea &c the q, vennE,tl We were beaten at Ma
sssaa and va, rep hSk our lines from the sacred
soil all we regcled tho o'on'ac we were W.
o.a.ld I'D 800 a. Z hack our lines 20 R0la. We
~ ta.,.,, =, p;o lk,bel sind we drew back our
49, 49,, and knaly deserted Hampton itself,
- - -, 80 TX in Fortress Monroe. We oc-
- uo,0.s. Fe,,s but we deserted Il again, and
ssn 80 ,ho potomac y n the Maryland side. At no
90 or, have ,be Coz rnment been permanently vie
,o,ans n no e sectik have they reaped the legili
.o,e fuits Of victory kmepting in Western Virginia.
H.. here has been } genuine forward movement.
Ve have taken posses Of the whole Of WeselnVi
v;n;a. andor my Of kcupation is hOldngit We nave
protected the Organb Jon of loyal State Govern
meBt have relIefsed Eecesson outrages, driven ont
or captured Rebel ar es, reestsbhshed the Federal
.ourtg, and compelled the refractory inhabitants 10
recognize and obey JTk ed States laws
Is pretty well un s,ood 10 be the policy Of Beau
regard and Da,s to c fine their aggressive move men's
for the present 10 ate Eps at reganDg what has been
gosa Of their own terikry. In fact, such policy has
been almost authoritakey announced from the coun-
al chamber a. Riehn End. Where then should their
sfors be mainly drecs sdi Where, indeed, but to the
points where their mat Losses have been experienced
We held bat an Insignificant strip OF Eastern Virginia;
10 the Western pOrtick we are in possession Of terri
tory epough for new State; territory, too, rich in
mineral resources. sns the salt springs of which have
teen declared alone worthy war 10 regain for the
Ancient Dominion Where, then, is there more ikel-
heed that the long expected blow OF the victorious
Rebels shall fall than IA Western Virginia
Nor are we without evidences that they prepar-
ine for IT, One Of Their four orGeneTastll very
recently the best known, if not the sbest-hss been
dispatched TO the West with well-apponted army,
1nG IL now lowering along our lines. Henry A. Wise,
with his "legon," that began so soundingly, and
ended by running without shot, 10 near the entrance
10 the Kanswha Valley and is pueking up courage to
crawl gradually bach and attack scattered detach-
Ioents of our troops. And lastly there come from the
extreme Southern papers combinations OF the stories
We have already had, hat strong force-a least four
OF FIVE thousand-of OeorgiaDs il concentrated at Mon
terey, but dozen miles from outposs at Cheat
Mountain GAPS.
As it s well knOwA, orr lines extend from Point
Pleasant, the Ohio River up the Great Kanawha TO
9auley Bridge and from there in a north-easterly
dbectiOn parallel with and 10 the base of the
AlleghaDies clear uf TO Cumberland, on The Bah-
leo,e and Ohio Railroad. Extended as these lines
seem, they but ncosp the territory regained for the
Government by the lie campaign in Western Virginia.
OD the East the mou tains form eaectua breastwoIks
toE our forces and tlsre really but two three
x.o;pts Of which aSacE can he made.
Apparently recognizing this fact, the Rebels have
concentrated in two directions. One division of their
aJmy including the SIeorgians at Monterey and pro-
bably also the main soody Of Lees forces is threaten
ing the Cheat MOunts Gaps; the ether, composed Of
Nise's Legoi and achievements, is gradually feel
ing It's way back intel he kanawhs Valley.
AS yet there bas feen little fighting with tue fra
mentioned of these sivislons Orr scouts who are
cong anty roiming D. country for miles beyond the
Cape occasionally Cd e in contact with small parties
of the enemy, and e old exploits of Philippi and
Laurel Hill sge benf repeated OF emulated in the con-
6Des u the Valley x Virginia, but beyond this scout
sighting nothing hst been done. Thus far, il would |
that Lee has So desire for attempting to storm
The Gaps, 20 force is way by that route through the
mountains inlo Wesf sn Virginia.
But on tie lowts OF Kanawha division, the cam
pagn s be ginning 70 open, aud there is now every
probability tt0t the ain contest will be in that sec
ton You lbsye i. esdy given the details of the
skirmish at sawkt &c; few days ago, in which the
Rebels ives, nglS lonely repulsed by half their
force. YetSsrdsy vices were received Of an affair
in the sans rcgioE hardly 70 creditable to our side
The whole isHy ha kaOt yet been allowed to be made
public Thl monkg The CAciaaat Gazette con-
tains a Dip ma,ic- md evidently by authority
dispatch, IL 4 subu Rice Of which is a denial that
Colonel Lyt was krounded and defeated a. Sum-
Ineryille "a sRt soi thirty miles north from Gauey
Bridge, snS az k.tission TINT Colonel Tyler lad
Jeea near D. " w orders 10 faH back # Reces-
sGrr" Th,S ulh Z be matter lie, that Colonel Tyler
was surprise ind bS; beaten. His regiment was |
utterly rOut and in confusion, and the soldiers,
escaping thIs 81 htkoods in parties of two OF three,
made the be- Of rhef way down to Cox's camp at
Gauley. 1Sa gallk Colonel was surprised while
eating his b. akfist nd the sentIies with their
iomary care sssness an enemys country, allowed
tte'Rebes e get f. ely upon the camp before they
were discovt red. III whole affair most dis
graceful one and fu ishes another comment the in
efficiency Of 70 many III our be pumed and bespured
brass-butoncd genuE.
The truth may as s'oll be acknowledges the enemy
have made IN entrklce into tie Kanawaba Valley
again, and at the Lt engagement troops were
sbamefuly basten
There is now evsrk probability that the campaign
will open biskly hE tbat direction. The rebels H.
spiTed by their succet, win doubtless push on They
may possibly find themselves chtekmated before they
expect il. The onythiDg that coupheates movements
is that we cannot drsw our full force to the K6nawha
lest a rush should se made by Lees trOOps ON the