Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-09-30
LATEST NEWS.
The Inst Fight in EInnsa-- BNyiting Scenes
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Point. Although Toy. Geurs has sinee succeed.
ed in restoring apparent peace, sub Join the
p,d ticulurs of The alleged ahattlos" as given in
the Sqnatter SOVEREIGN, PRO slavery:
TAXING CT GRAsSuorFrR FAILS.
Learning n Hickory Peui that II company OF
Laur'> hjfelug'> were stationed at Grasshoppcr
Falls. and that out,oges had been pcrpetratel
There against pro slavery men, Capt. Robertson
lad determined IA attack that point He pro
ceedcd thcr ga Friday last, with his company
then otls CONFUSED of twenty four men-and
gancd nu easy victory. They rode IN "a trot nn,
I'll within ubout n mile of town. when they charg
cd with veil. Nota shot was fired Mt them.
though one snapped at Capt. X, and was shot
on the spot for his t,merily. At the time ot the
nttack.NHPt Cro>hv's company numbering about
thirty were on parade, but scattered like u flock
of startled sheep, without firing gun So Tor
ror. stricken were they that numbers OF them lay
in com fields and permitted our troops 10 pass
within short distance of them without firing
gun
Crosby's store, with all its contents. consisting
chiefly of provisions and supplies for the thieves
whose rendezvous was at that point, was burned
TO the ground. Some arms and horses, stolen du-
ring the depredatons of Crosby gang, were
brought away, but everything else that could be
used to sustain the midnight assasens was de
S'royed. Two or more of the abolitonists were
killed, but not scratch was received by any oi
our men. This much accomplished the compa-
ny returned to Hickory Point
BATTLE OF HICKORY POINT
Capt Lowe. who had small company at the
point, apprehending an attack from large force
prevailed upon Capt. Robertson to remain with
his company and protect tho place, though it was
the desire of Capt Il. to proceed to Lecompton,
that being the place for which he was destined.
On saturday morning. about ten o'clock, Col
Harvey made his appearance with about one hun
dred and fifteen men and demanded an uncondi-
tional surrender. Capt. Lowe returned AN
swer not exactly suitablc--nn emphatic negative.
Colonel Harvey commenced firing ON tho receipt
of the answer, aud continuing the engagement
for three hours, when he drew off his men for tho
purpose Of procuring "A cannon.
Seven or eight OF the aholitionists were killed
and woanded,nlthouGh there were several narrow
escapes. Seven of our men made n rally for the
purpose of drawing the enemy nearer 10 our men
while the aboionsts were beyond the range
Of our glns. Mr., c. 6, Nowal was of this par
~, and having Sharpe.s rifle, he picked of
some of the enemy. Iii, horse shot from un
der him, when he coolly and deliberately took
the saddle and bride from the animal, though
the bullets were falling aronnd him us thick
hail stones. The horse Of Mr.. Westbrook was
also shot in the head.
THE ATTACK ON SUNDAY.
At ten o'clock on Sunday morning, the enemy
rc-appearcd, having procured four FOUNDER
If our party,s guns. And here perhaps it would
he well TO describe the position of our men.--
lIhev were stationed iii three houses-the black
smiths shop, hotel AMI the two former
peing about quarter Of a mile apart, Lieut..
'Randu phi with fifteen men stationed in the
blacksmith shop, an open leg building. and Capt
Robertson with the remainder Of the company
tacld the hotel while Capt. loves men occupied
the store.
The cannon was directed against the blncb-
smith shop, and consequently the hottest of the
ght YVES in that quarter. The first fire the
'nly one thnt was productive Of matrrial injury.
III struck amusket in the hand. Of MIR. Hence
iRounding him in the calf Of the leg,aud breaking
he gun in two: the butt striking Mr.. John Ash
by in the breast laying him level with the earth
After this shot the men watched the cannon, and
whenever it was about Ia be fired they would lay
Hat on the ground In this position they sustain
! d the fire of five hours and half, Of five hours
md half, without any one receiving any injury
! tscon> equeHce. They would shoot at the enemy
srtween the fires OF the cannon, and whenever
ne came within gun>hot he 10 feel the
| fleets Of ball The cannon balls danced over
The heads OF ourmen, cutting up all manner of
,apcrS.
Mr. Westbrooke and anothcr person bad the
| Kin scraped off their hacks hy The balls they
| Issed over them. and numerous slight wounds
igere inflicted by eplinters aud fragments Of rock
rnm the forge.
. Finding they could accomplish nothing moro
with their cannon, the ubolitionists attempted
thrir favorite game Of wheeling up load Of hay
ishich they succeeded in pulling within seventy
We yard. of thu shop but by this time our man
ommcnced tickling their legs so sharply that
hey were glad to dance II retreat, with ball in
he calf of one mans leg and one in the thigh of
mother This falling, they then shortly after
wards sent in white flag.
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