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Flag of truce.
--A flag of truce arrived here yesterday afternoon about 2 o'clock from Fortress Monroe.
Its object was to return the following individuals to their homes in the South:
Mrs. William C. Benthall, of Norfolk; Mrs. Phillip, Mrs. Davis, and Miss Phillip, of Richmond; Mrs. Gaby; Miss Kean and Mrs. Kean and two children, of Savannah; and three of our soldiers wounded at Cheat Mountain.
These ladies and gentlemen give glowing descriptions of the manner in which they were treated by the people of Baltimore in passing through that city.
The soldiers, especially, were perfect lions; hands were extended to them to grasp in every direction; and when the hand was removed, something having the look, ring, and value of gold was found adhering to their palm.
Complete suits of clothes were also, as by magic, bestowed upon them, and had their stay been longer in the city there is no calculating what would have been the amount of benefits conferred upon them.
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The Daily Dispatch: September 16, 1861., [Electronic resource], Destructive fire. (search)
Movements of General Lee.
--The reader will find a telegraphic message about the movements of the forces under Gen. Lee, which, although not explicit, is very interesting.
We gather from it certainly that our men have surrounded the Federal force on Cheat Mountain, on the Parkersburg turnpike, and that another part of our force is advancing towards Elk River.
If this is so, it is no doubt the object of Gen. Lee to make his way to the rear of Rosencranz; and if he succeeds in this, he will not only relieve Gen. Floyd, but likely hem in Rosencranz.
There must be sharp fighting, we imagine, in this movement.
The news from the West and Northwest, therefore, is just now of the deepest interest.
The Daily Dispatch: September 16, 1861., [Electronic resource], Destructive fire. (search)
Advance of Confederate troops in Western Virginia. Clarksburg, Va., Sept. 14.
--The Confederates commenced advancing yesterday morning on both turnpikes towards Elk River and Cheat Mountain.
They surrounded the fort on the summit, cut the telegraph wires, and continued to advance on Elk River until within two miles, when shells from the Loomis Battery stopped them.
Skirmishing was kept up all night.
Two of the Confederate officers, spying around the Federal camp, were surprised by the Federal pickets, who shot one, said to be John A. Washington, of Mount Vernon.