Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-09-29
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From the Richmond Examiner, Sept. %.
The enemy, in heavy force; say between
twenty five and thirty thousand men, at.
tackled us. a bloody battle ensued, ii
rate, fighting, were being driven back with
great loss, when they turned our right
flank with force of between six and ten
thousand cavalry, LAll our attempts to
drive back this cavalry force, which is
known to be the flower Of the whole Yam
kee army, proving unsuccessful, We were
forced to retire, which we did in good or
| der, with face to the foe and contestfng
every inch of ground. The enemy being
evidently too much cut up to pursue US
with advantage, followed our column only
short distance, and drew of. - q. -
Our loss in Killed, wounded and prison
ers will certainly not exceed twenty five
hundred men. Rode's division suffered the
most, our loss! therein being Thousand
N en-. We probably lost Eve hundred pris-
opers in all. The enemy's loss is estimat-
ed between six, and eight Thousand men
killed and wounded. On Wednesday the
Yankees, with the flag of truce at Varina,
sand prisoners. Yesterday they had modes
but twenty live hundred.
It was reported here yesterday that four
teen of our field officer! had been killed and
wounded; but we have received no correct
list of the casualties. Gen. Lees dispatch
mentions the death of Generals Rodes and
Goodwin. The body of Gen. Rodes has ar
rived at Charlottesville, where it is to be
inferred, we learn. Private kilograms have
announced that Gen. Fitz Lee and Colonel
George Patton were wounded, and that the
latter was in the, enemy's hands. The
Lynchburg papers say that Gen. York, of
Louisiana, lost. an. arm" -.if EHE3-
From the Richmond Examiner, Sept q.
Gen. Early, with all of his trains, &C.,
secure, now holds an nimpregnable position
on Fishers Hill, which is twenty two miles
south of Winchester by the Valley turn!
pike, and blythe same road seVenty-tour
miles north of Staunton. a...-s. =
The Yankees still claim three thousand
prisoners, which we are confident will
cover our whole loss in killed, wounded
and missing. They admit loss of two
thousand on their side-whioh figure being
multiplied by four will give the correct
number. Their repeated assertions that
our defeat was ia complete rOut" is of q
piece with the other statements on the
Sam6 BuUJeCGs we pL0uLSb IA6S "AOA Gas
the facts of this battle come to be known,
it, will stand out as the best fight and most
orderly retreat that General Early has ever
made. We will say no more at present,
it, not being expedient to publish all the
facts.
The eEYahkea press say Early will not
maker a stand north of Stsunton. BE has
made stand at Strasburg, seventy-tour
miles north of Stsunton, and the Yankee
army does not approach him.
: It is much more probable that instead
of attempting to press him back to Staun-
ton that they will leave him, and crossing
the Blue Ridge, make for GordonsVille, via
Culpepper and Orange. Already the re-
port reaches US that two Yankee infantry.
brigades have entered Culpepper. If this
be true these troops are, it is very likely,
the advance guard of a considerable por-
ton of Skeridau's army
The five or six hundred Yankee cavalry
who recently burnt the railroad bridge
over the Rapid Ann are still lowering about
Culpepper Court House. On Thursday
night it was reported at Qordonsvine that
they were approaching that place.
The campaign in nf=Northern Virginia
promises to be active and interesting du-
ring the next two months. Sheridan, hav-
ing been, made a, Brigadier in the regular
army for his performances IN the Valley,
viii not let his sword rust from inactiou.
It is to be hoped that in bis impatience to
reap another crop of laurels he may do
something rash. A Yankee can't stand
prosperity and honors. They invariably
make fool of him.