Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-08-13
Railp Jirainian.
Capture of the Peiho Forts.

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Inc gnmn'a'' went over 'n' par inns a'',"'"'; ''
with rnddleboA hhh shirs m"'s w Tow, i"'' "
seanen ana marines if'hh 'h' meet r"'" up.
pearanee Us Ucy ehter'a wv """''' VI ~ 49,
was pictnresqn" IN tne extreme' h"n''erS ~ i''i'
tr''e"'"r nags, III Wn'eh our H'''"T "'"ass 'neP.;
waved hr'ghty IN the se,tihg s"'s WINE I'VE lsu
coats al the marines formed gay contrast ~ 'ne
blue jackets "t tho sailors. ING gnnp'us g;. ea'he
"n IN close pnfhng 'nfth lets "' Wh,'' Ahoke
as though thcv wer" p"hunG oTueah 'ao ue'"c
masses OF human beings with when their ueckS
were crowded iheir aspect WINS s"'"o''"''. IN
posing to cause no i,hi' "Nc''"e"' "n''"e '''
valiant defenders OF the batteries ON Hh"rr' """-
darlns on horseback ana on 1901 "'o"eo nS par
ties OF men carrying ilaes, visited 'no o'neren,
batteries, apparently giving orucrs. me men ai
stood to their guns, nna turned out ~ sihH'e i''
along the whole length "' the steep gaes 40 as 10
mnko ms imposing an array q possible. Any com
rnncn"h we mish' nave 'eit !" giving '"e Draw
garrison little severe treatment ON inc "orro"
was considerably d'm'n'sh'u ny 'he ,nso.eh' '"eA,
sage 'hey sent "H 'hrouS" Co""' i"',"'.''' ","
WINCH 'ono'hseu ,h'o in' eAP'oeeNe sung VI Wv
pogi's'' "m'ooh'ea shP'. W" ''l"'s' w "' "
come on. ,,
MAY ~ ~ oeiock th,s morning oaP'a'n
iihi' ana the ffohch riag S"P'n'" p.oeoe"o" y"
siwre with Ting oi truce ana letters IRON 'he am
bassnd"rS ana a'nir"'s' informing Ia" 'n"' II ne
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prosecution "f their aearch ior properly 9o".h'"
commissioner th"' the i'r,s w Tue mo"'" " ."o
fei.m Sho"'u temporarily ehn"R' s"'r's.s'"' 'ne
SAID ian. wns allowed two ho"rS ~ '''e 'sP''n
n"n OF wh''h "cay. II they "er' "o' s"'r''''''''"'
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wh'rh 'ncy were eAPoSeu 'r. ir'eN'',, s'''nu ~,
mhs''r Oh 'he "P"Ssn'h' was Fe.'rcIy "o"nneu n "
m rounu sho'' Mneh aa p"Ssn' o'1r 'ho N.'"u '.
me ianuhg on 'he nof." s'ue .'ox ba'" "oo'''
n'e'ch' /" lew '''"'e' "o'e ''o "'.'' '"ss "u'o
on'"S ',o' ."r IN III 1 "'', w" '.' ~" 80
Jackets were IN ,n'' cry upon i,ree o""'n ; y; N
'ah'e' anu c".''ry opoul y n'''' s.',s. ,, .n'S
W. W. "'N' ,','c !" w" "a aP'''I"''' '"o W" . '"' =
/ tnat our p'ucl"cke,s nave nha u" opportunity o'
dsSp'rShg large podles OF rhva'ry. H" species
OF "Nc'Icme't ,hay p"r'cu"r'! apPre''a%,.. nv nv
quarter past IL tne ia''"'ng Ihr'y "n ,he so"'"
$40 purSt upon 'ie hs'oi'she" gus U, 'no N"n"
men, VINO prec,p''a'eiy evacuated the batteries
an" nc" across inc ara pam III rea' VI ,ne 'oi,s'
III, o' ~h'ch were raPlniy occupied Wy our men;
whi'' iarEe parties oi s1rh'shers .oowcu up ana
haraSSrd tue retreating masses. as the river ut
inns point forms peninsula, upon wh'eh 'ne 'or,s
i''' stuhte' inc opossnm. bus'hru anu "tahch
were sent @ rounh 10 meet 'ho enemy on 'he o'her