The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-07-18
WAR ITEMS,
DICK ASHHY,S EIGHT.

Colonel Wallace Munchausenizinc, ,;,
In second letter, addressed to a iend in Wash
1ngton, Colonel Wallqc, thus rpcapitulat.s ,bs ev
ploIts OF thirteen Indiana Zouayes He omits to
state that the famous thirteen were supported bv
company OF Union uen, fortv-three in nurber
under captain Kelly, now a prisoner in the hands
OF the Contederates; that of the fortv-tbraa an
countered IN the first engagement thirtv-seven had
no existence at all except in his own vivid imagio
tion, and that the whole force under the Ashhv0 ~
both the skirmishes, which he estimates at seventy
men, did not exceed seventeen, of whom by his ar
count t'oenty-seUen were killed! But these are
trifing matters We give Col. Wallace's romance
as we lind it, simply itacizing such portions as are
peculiarly rich.-Eds. Ecchange.
"My report of the skirmish on KelIv,s Island
rear r at.ersons Greek, is not only true but in
Iact, TO" lightly colored. There were but thirteen
oil my picket and at least sepepfy of tho aneny an
gagged. On my side there was but one man killed:
on tne enemy's side twentv-seven were killed in
Guiding those who have since died This disnaritv
Is accounted for by the fact that nv men were on
Tue iSand, under cover, while the enemy had IN
cross the creek directly under our fire In ,ba 6rs.
ensag' mGnt, the enemy. in the desperation of fear.
spurred their horses headlong into a culvert wbaTa
neapea INTO helpless mass, they fell an easy prev
Eight o. them died there, and were loft on the trai
Hay, my corporal, led the attack To iIirs,rot
ms perfect cooness: Turning sharp eIbow closo
by the railroad, he saw the enemy and cnrn,ad
number ,nor ~ b; ' ~ a. tea',hg the effect of the
Halt! turn and fight, You d-nd sans of 80, =,
Then to his men: Forward, boTs-tbera,s o,I
the first man o, ,ber r,,Ia M oeSt morse gets
at Baaklava-Hav az tbai ehen one i'ke Nolan
mountad tLaoomS. az az 'neT nead. Spendidy
enemy and c7"s; '.';u" III, SION overlook the flying
tails amntiad ars ~ '1eui' at Their horses
time LrHsbiuG tbc;. ,;tI =" ms rev"Ver, al the
had been mosou;toea f''" o"' y ~" Jdce' as y they
In 'nrtner Illustration, of the pickpts, a bow
cartrdoe and bor;,,I,, ,,,L:' ''u away hlS last
yicLing rdsDberries p3usrr o2I,, ~ T 10 '"T"e" 10
another down-bit on, aca37o ~ ~ yen 'lheres
nAgair a briia, I "'' w.
EorI.-,. ratI az" 1"t rl2ht corner OF Louis
y1broo' no Ly ' "fyMe% MN @D0n completely.
raised to strike "a bullet fran, U"s arm %a'
across F,rIey's bod, dmo,Lo '' 'e'e"e" nm
Fnrley's head-,,bi- c,,,c l,o,L. E" I'S''S az
reb.L ,,ont damn ~ ""e''e' '" % ana ne second
Forley recovered shoot oW ~ IIe "t'H ran -
up to run and after Cnr, sts fm liz eueh'e-, rose
into niIa of CrianaIr - - 'e' "Ralh, mus ,lma
hid till dark While he was tbns """er n I",sh ne
enemy searched tha ,rnr,d S nu' '""eed'ro, the
pres.ioos ,vsra - ',,ne Oh thelr ex-
there yelled an officer, wL;o ,ha t. away tom
progress 'D.n,ou dn,t n .'e hsn' was IN
the TyhoIa ra,,i,,o,, - M "u SCI we re hShpng
were nv o,Iio i.' ''Ga was that the IL
iournaIs ara ranor,i a'u so the secession
overbe ,rd tbam a. ar H., - ne s si'"e way F"fIey
'Who is hit now ., tTbar, "ti ny PIcAP' -
When nv bows at last scattered twn "r ,k suu @
compelled to threw awav their riffs IDs,a.d ~
I araHi's 'hem "he:e the enemy c'uld get them,
80" ""e Pl.cheu o'S weapon INTO the canal. biz
m, @ ""s 'n tne ACT OF piung'ng his sword into
10y "a o. Mnen h','e In"Wei' ieveled him with
DE out oI MS gun. breaking 1t into itfy spnt~rs
u,;,b ,ha ;;S u" 4Sr E"hg 'n tnrr' could bill pages
.trb, p",e" ,"a'"'s y, '"l' h-hI
no,bi., Nv n"une! "2"' was NV own | can
n"'hlhg aD ut that, except 'hst tn Snuth+rn ac-
less tban tba ,ro-I, ~ r :. t't 'i'uSrhrht' hardly
nndr 49, Wv ~ ''.' "SSf t','hS men nav" iaIlen
p,Itaraas s"p - ""S "'ur,eH hf>t ov General
.H.'e'sop' men oy "~ner"l Morris. The whole
''.S - "tS t " ~ nv own P'anning and nrd"'in