Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-01-20

4 tI- tt OrRau' zen. Lee prepared Il
renew the engagement next morning, bu
tue enemy had disappeared from his front
and lett him master of the field.
After occupying the day in providing fol
MS wounded and the burial of tho dead
Gen. Lee withdrew his army across tb,
river to ShepherdstOwn for rest, aud for tn,
purpose OF gathering large number O.
stragglers'yet on the road from Richmond
and no sooner was this fact known than
Gen. Mcclellan claimed victory, aud was
tempted by the frantic exultatiou Of the
Northern papers into what he called n pur.
suit of flying foe. His temerity met with
severe punishment. On the 2lst instant a
division of his army, in attempting to cross
the river, was decoyed by feigned retreat
OF Jackson until they were too far advanced
Tor retreat and were routed with appalling
slaughter. The river was Choked with their
dead, who fell by thousands; and out of
one regiment of about fifteen hundred men
VINO attempted the passage, but about one
hundred and fifty are believed to have
escaped. Gen. Lee, at tho last accounts
was about to recrOss into Maryland nj
Williamsport, and has probably already
established his headquarters at that point
Gen. Loring, in Western Virginia, has
just concluded perfectly successful cam
palgn, with the aid of sen. Jenkins by
which The enemy, after being beaten in q
series OF battles, with heavy loss in killed,
wounded, and prisoners, had reached in
their light the lower waters of the Ka-
naWha, and the remnant of their forces is
probably by this time on the other side of
the Ohio river, thus leaving Western Yir-
ginia perfectly free from any other inyad.
lng force than some small parties in The ex-
treme Northwest in the neighborhood of
Wheeling.
Signal triumphs have illustrated our arms
in the valley of the Mississippi. My last
despatch announced that Gen. Brap had
commenced a movement which was expect.
ed to liberate Tennessee from the presence
OF the invaders. After long and labor-
Gus march of over 400 miles he crossed.
uninterrupted by the enemy, from Tupelo
in Mississippi, to Chattanooga, in Teunes-
see. Cavalry expeditions under the daring
leadership of Col. Morgan aud Gen. For
rest, wese despatched into Kentucky and
Tennessee, which attacked the enemy at
their different encampments and depots of
supplies. Their communications were in
tercepted, railroad bridges burned, tunnels
destroyed, camps captured, and several
thousands made prisoners. The enemy's
army at Cumberland Gap, about 10000
~%ASARb Woo NlOSSlS luNeSLeuN us 6QDDlIea
cut off, aud they were forced to abandon
their position in the night, aud are now
fleeing through Kentucky hotly pursued by
our forces under Gen. Carter Stevenson.
who is capturing their struggling bands ms
last Ns he can reach them. This army of
the enemy may be considered as nearly an
nlhiIated. Major General Kirby Smith, in
the meantime, advanced rapidly into KEN
lucky, reaching Richmond, defeated and
utterly routed au army of 10000 men uu-
der Gen. Nelson, on the 3Oth August, {the
very day of Gen. Lees grand victory at
ManasSas-) The enemy's army was abso-
lutely destroyed, not more than two or
three thousand fugitives escaping from the
battle field. The whole of the arms taken
IN this battle were used to arm the Ken
tuckiHns who are joining us in mass. and
no doubt is entertained that that great
State is at last permanently Joined to our
Southern Contederacy. Gen. Bragg ad-
vanced into Kentucky by another line, aud
leaving Nashville and Bowling Green to
his left arrived at Muufordsville, where he
forced body of 5000 men to a capitula-
ton, thus providing arms for further rein
forcements of KentuCkians. These opera.
ttons, by cutting of Gen. Buell. from bis
base, have forced that officer to evacuate
Nashville, and thus is not only the whole
State OF Tennessee restored to our posses-
sion with the exception of a small district
around Memphis, but the seat of war has
been removed from the liue of the Mem.
Phis and Charleston railroad to the banks
of the Ohio. We are daily in expectation
of the news of the capture of Louisville.
The contrast between our present con-
dition and that which existed ninety days
ago seems almost magical. Instead ofhay-
ing the Invader in the heart of oSr country,
with our capital closely invested with an
arrogant aud confident foe, our entire from
tier, from the Atlantic to the Mississippi.
with few Insignificant exceptions, is re.
posing in peace behind the protection of our
victorious forces. The cry of "On to Rich
mond" and ot''waniug proportionSo Of the re-
belion" IS changed into discordant clam
or for protection arising from Ohio and
Pennsylvania, aud terror and confusion
reign IN Cincinnati, and Harrisburg, aud
Philadelphia. No greater or more striking
proof of the change of spirit at the North
can be presented than is shown in the off.
cial despatch of Gen. Mcclellan, in which.
after falsely claiming a victory on the 18th
instant, he actually felicitates his Govern
ment that "Pennsylvania is safew The
newspapers of New York, too, are demand
ing the transfer of the mint of the United
States to that city, on the ground that it is
exposed TO capture in Philadelphia
Herewith you will receive the Presidents
message and accompanying documents, in
Guiding the measures taken for the repres-
sion OF the enormities threatened by the
enemy, under the command of General
Pope. am gratiied to inform you that
some seventy of General Pope's officers,
II including General Prince, were captured by
General Jackson, at the battle of Cedar
Run, soon after the issue of the Presidents
retaliatory order, AMI were excepted out of
the exchange of prisoners of war and held
in close custody. This wholesale severity
produced tie desired effect, and on official
assurances received from the enemy that
Gen. Pope's order was no longer in force,
and that he had been removed from his
command, the captured officers were parol-
ed for exchange. AS have observed that