The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-07

r.sa participant in the battle OF Cros
WV communicates the following interest
bA" .r,,culars in regard TO the fight TO tina
ieI Although our readers are acQ uain tex
fNi ,,a fact Of the glorious success of on
w. IN tha, quarter, yet we doubt not ,
AN will fully reray them for the time c.,
ssapicd in 50 doing
"a here las; eveaiIG. Just in time I.
mate this morning in tu. first engage
psnt with the euemy. +.
nsp, arrived yesterday, at 9 =. NJ.
NL,ha Brigade drawn mp in beautiful liz,
ionI-. ara Gen. Floyd and his staff upoi
Of "a in u1omeutsry expec tai IN Of an Mt
me n s+o,n Ool flyers command, " hich ma.
scs ~ cur pic xets ana WAS In IA mile Of on
dfn oar artillery were posted on the prov
hIsssa nil which we occupy, commanding tn.
o. -" md. " hIie TO tbs hight and lief. our III
irs, ..r . ines extended. projected by some has
Iehsii r,wp up RAJ braasiworks. The enemy
ht - .4,acx Us. however, and at mig b t,a.,
da an we're ordered TO stand upon thei,
oaI iii rtra., lille our horses stood under
ann ann sqddies. and their riders slept in thei,
s-ors and spurs
"naa.e me night onr scouts brought us &C
- +, formation as 10 the position Of tn.
ca.a sad General Floyd deter mine 10 at.
eLsn SIr4 near the dawn of morning. 1t was
@ssJ that CCl. He n should advance /,
tt, ~. Tsntre. CJi. Reynolds 10 conduct III.
h, Wig while Col. McCauslin was 10 Gu,
- The enemy's retreat oy si.cait 10 the lett;
On 'four o clock a. ID the Brigade was in
Tor and the clear ring OF The General
1trr,orisp voice was aeard along the lines il.
~ trs,h morning air IKE tie blast of srum.
-, We were al instantly 10 our arms and
~, saddles, and advanced rapidly q. doubl.
l'k heavy fog hung owe. the nils anc
80 the valleys, ana we approached almost
80 the enemy's picke,s before they saw us
~ ev nred aud iar distinctly in our view ano
~ hundred yards in our advance Our
- cave g. shout - the sound of that sort of
- and shed 81 with accelerated speed
Ia a few minutes We discovered the blue coat
- he enemy, Us hey stood Drawn no il
- rear i c-urch by the road side. Will.
>, mn rigbt, and behind fierce. stood
,po,aer column OF the enemy. As soon As
Tr neth's regiment emerged from the woods
10 the open held, whtcn commanded tba
fknnh they Cp9Led hie, and, after 2 few
,"nrds. the enemy hastily fstGested across q
s7ru .fe d, AMI 10 lie brow CT precipiIate and
smtospd!ag hill. in the mean Lime. ColooaI
RsyLolds rtaEenL mad opened on tho enemy
rp3u The islt, ana they, TOO, Were soon mace
~ n.aL 4 rrs> ipItate retreat, as shout or shonr
of chr men Tel! tie 9if. Gen Flcyd then
ssys TIE Command 10 throw down tia fsUce
III the Iigat Il TIE oad. and charge the enemy
on lie hlu. II 40 MS taLt and almost At n
.lrsle syoke II the am, the fence went
down, and car men, leo On by their galIanI
Colonel iHelh,l dashed across the CON rs III
Ali changed 10 lie Top OF The hill, driving the.
enemy 10 i still higher eniuence, compistely
commanding tho nTSt. Here the sbarpest
rsr: CT the conflict occurred. The ensmy
KsutaiGed heir position with con sidersb, :
obsllacy, Woundhg several Of our mon and
killing some.
Oar IRE becoming 10, hot egein for tie enc
nv they re are TO al Adjoining wood Again
our men dashed on 10 the charge, ASCENDING
tbe brow Of the second hi.!, and shooting az
they went. at THIS stage Cap. Jackson $ ar
.iii,ry was hurried TO the frCat 1t came
dashIns through the field and 10 the brow OF
the bill, AID ieElrg hy two &c unds, the enemy
disappeared through the woods In the
meantime, C4ps. Hart artillery had crossed
TIE field and ded al djoining hill. bu t
20; in time 20 give the enemy Il lew Of lbs
grape 1hs HeSsians we're now 10 tui retreat
on all haLds, ana as they descended from thu
hill 10 The rayIns and road upon the other
side, Col MctausIin pitched in to them with
bis io!ce, when the whole broke and took to
the woods, every EAR for himself. Had not
the YANKEE Colonel ran before his men, he
would doubtless have been captured by this
parL OF oar force
Pursuit was innedia :ely determined upon
By our ieAeIai. On our gallant men rushed
In Eore th9n coubIe quick time, and cn tlnued
tbs pursuit tor some eight or ten rniies. but
with 10 other result Than the capture OK q
number OF prisoners, four baggage Wagons,
enc am ou iaDce, and sew srai guns ard other ar :
ucies hne cfest OF medicines WAS captured,
which IS now in the hands OF my friend, Dr..
Gsayes, fTom Wythe vile.
We attU Eet the enemy so early and unex-
tecIedly that they evidently had to leave
without breakfast, for, as we passed their
camp, bushels OF stolen roasting earg, Quanti-
TICS OF beef, pigs and bread we're found on
their fires.
l have not learned the loss OF the enemy,
oul II WAS several killed. mary wounded, and
sui greater nuCb-r taken prisoners. All OF
them were Orleans, and we learned from
them that Col Tyler. his Lieutenant Colonel
Surgeon and preacher, all ran soon after the
engagement opened They cursed them
'oundly fer their cowardly conduct in dess-t-
ps their men so early in the action They
had left their msin provision tran 80 wag-
,lsj some fifteen miles to the rear, or we
would have captured the whole of them
All OF our men and officers acted with the
,rtStest gallaptry ard courage. Col. Heth
ed ia front of his mea and was shot through
he coat. a Minnie bali wounded the horse
4 Maj1r Hounshe Col. Reynolds was also
hot through the coat, and Cgme near losing
lis life.
General Floyd, who is as brave IS lion,
olloWed with his staff, and in his red hunt
TX shirt, upon the very heels of his troops.
reg nently in their very midst encours gin z
hem by his example and commanding voice
Capt Snead's company, of Am herst, was
actively in the fight, and performed admira-
bly,, and Capt. Henry, of Amherst, Though
lot properly belonging 10 the figh ting depart
nent OF the brigade, shouldered his gun and
vas In the thickest Of the fight. Captain
Peters was also with us in the rhickest Of the
lshs.
Col Tomkins' regiment washed in reserve,
Nd did not, / think, get actively into The
l1nt. The Colonel and his men, however
vas hotiy in the chase, and took many of the
rrlsoners, the Colonel himself taking Capt.
>hurtleft, and others.
Oar scouts are still bringing in prisoners
among the last is a strapping negro, who has
.1ei'ed considerable curiosity among our
iarkies
This bgttle will be known as that Of "Uross
-skes," AID is of Tar more signitcarce than
ne lumber killed and wounded would indi-
ate.
Col. Tyler's command was enc Of the very
'tel OF the enemy-he one of their crack eff
rs /. has for lorg time been prowlGg
through all this conntry, holdingSt III COM
pee subsection. Tyler it was who boasted
hat he would march to Lewiseurg at all
lalTds, ard would catch Floyd and Wife and
Iced them on beans. 1t has now been de-
ea!ed, routed and dissraced, with all its pres.
ASe gone.
The people In this section have confidence
y cur strength again, and will rally TO our
'SAAud! u d, 0nCe. i tutuk, 100, the IOut Will
A.sfm Gen. Cox, ut Gauiey Bridge, and
.uoIld not be surprised If he beat 3 hasty re.
'Etat 10 The Ohio river.
uel ttnyd's advance to this side of Gauley,
WIN nothing bat sirgIe ferry boat In the
eat 10 command retreat over a dangerous
'.feeIa, was considered rash by some, bat
d<uhess is sometimes prudence, and IL has
H1o'ee eininen:iy SO in this ms tacce-
ne noId position here from which four
itnes our mum Der cannot dislocge us, and are
aepIfed at snG favorable moment TO make a
,apio advance movement. Our friends may
'spend upon II that this brigade will take no
.ep lack wards, and that, II IL ha properly
upp9rttc, IL VIII, together with Gen Wise 8
tostoi drive the enemy across the Ohio before
Ge fall campaign closes.
among the energy killed IL Capt. Dyer, of
,oio. who fought through the Mexican war
= much better cause. He was gallant OH
-, aad was kiiied in n fatal effort 0 rally mis-
FL :, among the prisoners 10 Capt Shurtleft,
'isvey.
n :, Is astonishing how few persons are killed
'@e wounded In proportion to the shots fired
= oattie AS we rode through the field this
Io,rniag, tbs enemy's bullets could be heard
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