The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-09-19
The Great Rebellion.
Progress Of the Work Of suppresslO

| Tho war news this Week IL interestlng.-
An extensive battle took place near Sum-
mervile, in Western Virginia, on Tuesday
of last week. Gen. Rosecrans, after making
reconnoisancc, found Floyds army, 5000
strong with l6 field pieces, entrcnchcd in a
powerful position OH the top of q mountain
at Conhx Ferry, on the west side of Gaulcy
bridge. The rear and extreme Of both
tanks were inaccessible, and the front was
masked by heavy forests and close Jungle.
Col. Lytlos 10th Ohio regiment OF Bcnham's
brigade advanced and drove n strong de-
tachmcnt Of the enemy out Of camp, this
sido Of the position, the site of which was
unknown. Shortly afterwards his scouts,
consisting Of four companies, suddenly dis
covered themselves in the face of parapet
battery and long line Of palisades for
rincmen, when the battle opened nerccly.-
The remainder of the 10th and 18th Ohio
were brought into action successfully 10y
Cen Bcnham, and the 18th afterwards by
Captain lIartsufT, whose object was an armed
Reconnaissance. The enemy played upon
our force tcrrifcally with musketry, canister
rifles and shcll, causing some causalities.--
Colonel Lytlc led several companies of his
Irish to charge the battery, when he was
brought down by a shot in the leg. Smiths
18th Ohio engaged the enemy on the left,
and Col. loves 18th Ohio directly in front
Lowe fell dead at the head of his regiment
early in the hottest fire, by u ball in the fore
head. McMulcn's howitzcr battery and
Snydcr's two field pieces in the meantime
were got into the best position possible I'M
der the circumstances, and soon silcnced
two Of the rebels guns. The fire slackcncd
at intervals, but grew more furious va night
approached, when the German brigade was
led gallantly into action by Col McCook,
under direction of Adiutant General Hart
suil, but after furious fight of three hours
night compelled the recall of the troops,
and men laid on their arms within q short
distance of the enemy, each ready to resume
the contest next morning. Floyd fled during
the night, sunk the boats in the river, and
destroyed the temporary bridge which he
had made when he first occupied the posi-
ton. The turbulence and depth of the riv-
er and exhaustion of troops made it impos-
siblo to follow him. lie left his camp
cquippago, wagons, horses, large quantities
of ammunition, and 30 head of cattle. Our
loss is 20 killed and about 100 wounded,
generally flesh wounds. The rebel loss is
not ascortaincd, as they carried their dead
In 1nI 4 L.,
serious. Captain Mctiroarty of Cincinnati
Captain McMullcn and Lieut.. Snyder, of
Ohio, are among the wounded, but not dam
gcrously. twenty-five men of Col. Tyler s
command, who were taken by Floyd at Cross
Lanes were re-takon, and Floyd's personal
baggage with that of his officers, was taken.
Gen. Benhaws brigade, which suffered most
was commanded by him in person, and
McCook led the brigade. Cons. Rosencrans
and Benhom, Coils. McCook, Lytle and Lowe,
Cayts. llartsuG, Snyder and McMullon, Mai.
Burke of the 10th Ohio and other officers,
displayed conspicuous personal gallantry.
The troops were exclusively from Ohio, and
showed great bravery.
Under date of Sept. 18th, we have dis
patch from Clarksburg, stating that the
rebels had commenced to advance on Elk
Water and Cheat Mountain Summit. They
succeeded in surrounding tho fort on the
Summit and cut the telegraph wire. They
continued to advance on Elk Water until
within two miles of our troops, when a few
shells from Loomis battery dispersed them.
SlIrmshing was kept up all night The
next morning two regiments were sent to
cut their way through to the Summit, and
succeeded, the rebels rctrcating in confu-
sion.
Over $50 of the prisoners taken by the
rebels, and recently confined at Richmond,
have been removed to Castle Pncllney,
Charleston lIarbor Among them we notice
the names of Col. Wilcox of the Michigan
LIST, Capt. Shurtliff of Obcrlin, and Lieut..
Wilcox of Huron, both of the Ohio 7th.
Col. Geary of the 2Sth Pennsylvania regi-
mcnt reports an attack Sunday by about
$50 rebels on his lines near Dearnstown.
Nd and a battle lasting about two hours
and resulting in complete victory for the
Union forces. The rebels lost or 0 killed
and several wounded, while our loss was
but one.
The news from Northwestern Missouri
is not favorable. The rebels are committing
serious dcprodations in that scction--indccd
they seem to have their own way.
The amount of the subscriptions to the
National Loan known at Washington up to
Saturday, was over nine millions of dollars,
with books open in only few leading cities.
The Spanish Minister has called upon
Secretary Seward toasswo our Government
that the reported recognition of the rebel
flag 10y Spanish authorities in Cuba, was
wholly untrue, but notwithstanding this, it
seems the matter is to bc investigated
The Nomination Of Mr. Dickin-
son
OF the selection of Hon. d. 5. Dickinson