The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-09-20

double quick. As ne passed ms. he shouted.
" Now will show YOU some Dutch hghiing.
They went in and tired few rounds The
firing ceased on both sides al : O'Clock and
fifteen minutes.
This battle. having commenced at twenty
i've minutes to 4 O'Clock. lasted hours and
forty inmates. We slept on our arms. and
when morning dAwned 10 the enemy was
gone. A negro came over and told the Gen
eral that they had left Ii Was ascertained
that this Was fact. whereupen the forsihea-
tons were taken possession Of We found
in il two stand of oeIors, on one ofwhich was
inscribed the following words
FLOYD GUARDS:
rHf PRICE or LIBERTY Is rHE BLOOD on rHE
BRAVE"
All OF which sounds very nice, and Is wor
thy of place on hammer in nobler cause.
/ triei hard to get TO the field early the
next morning bat our Capt and lst Lieut..
having gone down. the Company was left in
charge OF the 81 Lieutenant, aud OF course
did not get permission but late In the fore
noon got of. and in a few minutes stood
upon the first battle field ever saw | star
ted at one end ofthe breast works and walked
TO the other. and from appearances they left
in the widest confusion leaving arms. am
unition, stores, provisions. forage. camp
equipments. tents. wagons, SC. &c. As
did not have time to count, | cannot give
Won the correct number of each article and
reports are very contradictory. in these eK
citing times but assure you that there Is
4 large amount of ammunition, coffee, sugar,
salt aud two or three hundred stand of arms.
from sharp rife down to six bit pocket
pistol
We took from them several prisoners
whom they had taken OF Col. Tyler at Cross
Lanes They say the enemy commenced car
rying their killed, wounded and sick across
the river early after the battle began, and
that there are great many Of their army
sick From them l also understand thai
their forces numbered 1000. They crossed
the river on temporary bridge which they
DESTROYED. but leaving several wagons and
teams on this side which are in our posses
sion.
cannot give you correct estimate OF oai
killed and wounded: have various reports
place il at thirty killed and eighty 10 ninei,
wounded. Our company met with lose :.
one man by the accidental discharge OF m
pistol The shot took effect just below thu
collar bone on the right side. he neve
spoke. His name was Miller, and was from
Henderson county. Kentucky.
SEPTEMBER l2.-Last night Sergeant Long
with ten men. was sent with dispatches Il
Gen Cox at Gauley bridge. starting about II
o'clock; they had got some eighteen mile
when they were fired INTO from the roadside
which threw them into confusion. Part o
them have returned. Sergeant Long also
There are still three missing. They thin
there were twenty shots fired. Serg. Lon
has started again with FIVE men. it now bein
o'clock | shall believe, until l hear bel
: ter. that il was Gen. Cox's pickets who FIRE
upon them. | had forgotten 10 say that tn
enemy we're very strongly fortified. The
breastworks extending one mile and thre
quarters along the top Of the hill.
OK o'cLoEK.-One of our missing DO,
have just got back. They were fired upo
- by Secessionists. John Collins Of Terri
Haute was out al night. They have h
= horse and arms. He says that he saw -
> sion officer riding his horse this morning
He crarled about a mile on his hands n
{ knees and came to a house The old lad
cooked him something 20 eat--had Iars
:, box ready IN put him in and watched viii
he ate.
e Two O'CLOCK, r. N.-Se-geant Long h
- returned again. and reports skirmish- b
e one of Cor's Lieutenants has just arrive
a. bringing three of the boys horses. He r
n ports that il Was their own picksts. The
it have company of scouts called "Snal
Il Hunters, and who dress like many Of Il
e Sece~~oni-t and twas them the boys fell
:. with.
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