Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-10-04
From the Richmond Enquirer, Sept. IS.

Ooubkcu-SLnuutoml AASSE9u oE
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Prom the Richmond Enquirer, Sept IS.
We are still without any positive intel
ligence from General Early. We stated
yesterday the report thatsthere had been
q battle at New Hope, Augusta county, in
which Early rePulsed the enemy. Though
we have 90 far obtained no satisfactory
information as to the truth of this report,
everything that reaches ub goes to estab-
iish the fact that there was considerable
battle in that nSighborhood, aud that our
troops were not beaten aud again forced
to fall back, we know positively from the
circumstance that up TO yesterday at six
o'clock Ann, none of them had reached
the Central Railrosd, which runs not more
than ten miles in rear of the point OF which
the cannouadiuR was heard yesterday.
Had we been wOFsted and obliged to retire,
stragglers, especially from the cavalry,
would have sWarmed along the railroad.
Either there iEaa no bath hpt only heavy.
Iskirmishing, thing that sometimes makes
as much noise as q great battle, or we re-
pulsed the enemy. This we consider GER
tain. - .f
We have also found 1t impossible to fix
the exact locality of the cannonRde Tor
battle, If there were one) on Monday
Persons we'll acquainted with the country,
who, from Waynesboro heard the firing,
are of opinion that 1t was more probably
at Browns Gap than at New Hope.
Browns Gap is in the Blue Ridge, eight
miles southeast of Port Republic, twenty
miles northeast of StAunton, and fifteen
miles north of Waynesboro.
1t was believed that the Yankee cavalry
had entired Staunton, but nothing positive
was known on the subject. The latest
positive information We have from that
place is up TO two o'clock q. m, on Monday.
At that hour the telegraph operator, with
his instrument, left on the last train. The
Yankee cavalry were then reported by
scouts to be fifteen miles of and "coming."
There was a mighty stampede from Staun-
ton. The roads from that place to Waynes-
boro, and even further east, were crowded
with men, women and negroes, wagons,
carts and ambulances, carriages and bug
gies, horses, mules aud beeVes, all fleeing
from the wrath to come. Even some of
the small traders of Staunton who for
months have been refusing to sell -four and
provisions for Confederate money deigned
to swell the emigration, and jostle with
runaway negroes for precedence on the
highways.
LATER-CoHFIRNATIoH OF RARLY's REPORT.
Ed vIoroRY-Ho OFFICIAL IxTELL1GESoE
YET.
Up to seven O'Clock last night no official
intelligence had been received from Gen.
Early later than Gen. Lees dispatch of the
26th, published yesterday. But from gem
tlemen who came down by the Central
train last night we have received late news
of interest from the valley, and which goes
as far to establish the fact that Gen. Early
gained q victory on Monday as can be
done in the absence Of official intelligence.
A gentleman who Ian -REnunia- Gap nn-
Monday night at tuu o'clock, and who up
to that time had been with the army during
it's retreat up the valley states that on
Monday morning the enemy attacked Gen.
Early at Browns Gap, and wss repulsed.
Our troops then assumed the offensive and
attacked the enemy and drove them back
six miles to Port Republic, and, it was be.
lieyed, across the Shenandoah river at that
point.
The above statement is borne out by a
large number of persons from Greenwood
and other points on the Central railroad
nearest to Browns Gap. They say the
firing which begun at Browns Gap during
the day gradually receded in the direction
of Port Republic, They further state that
they, throughout Monday and yesterday,
heard but one account from the trout, that
Early had repulsed the enemy.
Our having received no official intelli-
gence of the fact is, With us, the solitary
reason for doubling that our arms have
been crowned with great victory. That
q battle was fought on Monday there can
be NO doubt; that We were not beaten is
equally certain. Had all not been well
with us before noon OF yesterday Char
lottesVille would have been tull of strRg-
glers from ERrly's army.
From the same informant who gives US
the news about the battle we learn that
our troops are not aud never have been dis
pirited. They have more than once found
| it expSdient to get out of some places, and
they got out of them in a hurry.
BRoWN's GAP AND FIsHRR's HILL.
This was the hole. the stronghold into
| uhich tha rrrnak Iackann naad 10 with.