Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-06-01

tvhichgas commanded in person by Gen.
Morgan; is aseensto emerge from the gap,
inst in front oil. the left flank of the enemy.
In anotheEJ EJminute the soEnd of artillery ;is
heard. and a .shelD explodesi righEEin2 the
middIeyot the YAnkee lines, The euthusi-
asm, of our men on the left was now. Cnn4
bounded. .nLieutenant Duyal, who COM
mandeds the artillery poured she'll after
shell into their retreating column, and, If
the difficulty of climbing the steep hills
had not preEentedga rapid pursuit, the re-
treat,would soon have become q Tout.] 1s
The Yankees, being dismonnted in front
of their horses, whenever they were driven
back would mount and go back SO rapidly
that they had. time to form again before
Ge could get mp with them. After driving
them in this mauner for nearly Eve miles
we saw with sorrow that the sun was de-i
clining. Never did I wish SO earnestly for
two hours more of daylight; just tWOh0nrs
more and we could have captured the en-
tire force or eutG1hem up very badly for
NE were rapidly getting themrinto snch a
position that it would have been impossi-
BILE for them to escape. About sundow1
our last line was formed and halt order:
eG, as it was evident we could gain nothing
by pursuing them after dark, Many of
the men cried out, 7mColonel, just permit
us to charge them once more, and then we
will be willing to quit" -...,-.5 -.
Prudence, however, required Of General
Morgan that the pursuit should cease, and
the order being given to, return 10 camp
was quietly and regretfully obeyed. Our
command had now marched thirty-hve
mites on horseback, fought Eve hours, and
had TO march back eight miles to camp
Notwithstanding the great fatigue the men
apd boroau bo6 10darUODa and the fart
that our horses had not been fed for two
days, General Morgan determine to- take
advantage of-this victory, and before the
enemy could be reinforced at Rocky Gap
to send an expedition to capture their
Major Csssell, With bis, battalion, was
therefore ordered proceed atouce to that
point and capture the wagons. He and his
command cheerfnlIy o6eyed, aud I hope
when we next hear from him that he has
met with success. Our loss in this engage
ment was small, not mora than forty iin
killed and wounded, twenty-one of which
were of Alston's Brigade The loss of the
enemy. was much, greater, asthey left upon
the field, in killed alone, nearly as mauy as
we had in killed and wounded. General
A7erill, one Of the Yankee Generals, was
woondediin the head 1--WE are informed by
Yankee lines) esriy in the fight. 1t was
Gen. Morgan's purpose to renew the attack
at daylight, but the enemy, taking adVsn-
tage of the might, made their escape.
~ VICTORY.
is This is very important victory, as it
was evidently the intention of the Yankees
to destroy the lead miues and salt works,
if they had succeeded in getting By this
point. This is the testimony of all the
prisoners, a few of whom were taken 5ha
:, Itisa singular coincidence that the fight
took place on the anniversary of the battle
of Greasy Greek, 10 Kentucky where Gen.
Morgan defeated a vastly superior force of
the enemy driving them so rapidly over
the Cumberland River that many of them
were drowned. & IkWas fought also on SIM
liar ground, and then we would have cap
tufed a much larger number Of prisonets
but for the d dicplty of putshittop5 account
of the steepness of the hills.
AvERILL's DANGER.
Asssop9asgEe can get something for our
horses and men to eat We will again take
after Mr.. Averill, and am much mistaken
il he isn0t made to regret that he ever
came into the country. he will think it
8 long way back to where he; start ed be-
fore he gets there. .r[.u.. God
Z The :eitizehs Of this place are very kind
to us and give US all they can spare, aud =
hope they may be spared for the future,
from any further incursious from the sbar-
.barians. When we arrived here they were
in p great state of excitement, and all were
preparing for q general-stampede, aud we
aid not get here a minute too soon. 1TOJ
.. Speaking of the kindness of the citizens
reminds me of an occurrence thstsI wit
messed on the march to misplace. Colonel
Alston's brigade camped puIrhe place of 8
man in moderate- circ1mstances,, aud the
Colonel went to the owner and told him
that he had no axes in his command, and
that the men had therefore been obliged
70 burn RtfeW of his rails and he Wisbed to
pay for them, and alsoifor pasturinR in his
meadows. he generously replied .'Coloneli
4 can we'll, spare few rails and little
grass if youswilT keep the Yankees away.
T'know very well If they get here rails
and grass will be of little value, aud there,
fore I do not want any pay" Yirginians
have right to nrag on old HirgiDny. and
l think hereafter the rest of the States
will submit to it without irritation, .ss