Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-20
THE EYRNY's PIKETOY CANARD.

We have learned from an authentic source the full par
ticuars OF the between troops aud those Of the
enemy last Friday week. beyond Pketon, Kentucky
We will promise that the enenys General notorious
deb.uehee bregger coward and liar by the lame ofNe
son an ex-leueuant the 'fat eutenant) Of the u. s.
Savy-is q man whose fort lea in magnificent Inventions
Of the sort embodied in the dispatches en- our first page
giving the pretended details OF bis performances 81 Pike
ton A few weeks ago be had similar story of an Gu
counter between Of his force and our men near
ives. Lbsry in Morgan county, where Ii was represent
ed that he killed hundred and fifty rebels took fifty
prisoners and put his Toe to ignominious fight The
facts of that sffr were Simply these: An indomiiahle
ami enterprisng BY the of Jack May
took company Of seventy four sharp shooters with
him and Wsylaid the enemy in favorable place on ths
road near West Liberty. Ga came tho enemy in full
force into the trap Nay and his men let fly at them
from their concselment, and moved them down ike
sheep The enemy fell into dismly and confession JACK
and his shsrp-shooters lot by at them second round
and then dispersed make their way through theWood
to rendezvous agreed upon Jack May did not lose
man. either killed wounded Fifty graves eau be seen,
and have been counted, of the enemys killed. The
number OF their wounded Of course cannot be known.
So much for SoE Nelson's 6r5t victory, which was ele
craphed and published all through kentucky 10 suppress
he ardor aud discourage the spirit OF her accession popu
atiou This aflir occurred last Tuesday fortnight
Oct 30th. -
Nov for the grand affair at Piketon, which came of
ast Friday week, November sh. When we say that it
was another encounter of keLons Dutch picked upin
Cincinnati with Jack May We slFss6y ,cl the whole so
~. Fhe fight occurred few miles beyond 2!keou, on
the Louisa river jus. ives, Of the mouth OF IVY cIeek,
which empes ino the Louisa from the north side The
road along the river beyond the mouth OF the Ivy, Is
over steep bluff rsDg thirty feet perpendcnary from
the water Along the side Of the road for four or re
hundred yards vest of the mouth of the Ivy vaeh was
spanned by high bridge, the mountain rises to gree
height by very preopitoSs ascent thcky covered with
ivy, laurel and other evergresns. Into this cover,
aoag this steep ascent Jack May placed bis sharp shoot
ers nov Increased to three hundred men eSort time
before the advance column OF the enemy came up. Hs
then set Ere 10 the bridge The enemys advance soon
came up, suspsctng nothing, and seeing the bridge on
fire. supposed that forces had rsssed to the other
side.
When the four or Eve hundred yards Of the road below
HIN vas filed with men, crack, crack, crack went the
rides OF Jack May and his sharpshoolers along the
whole distance. They continued to load and fire for
several rounds, snS then, at signal, they vanished
around the mountain aas up Ivy creek to temporary
crossing which thsy hAd taken pare to provide, and
which they destroyed Afer they bad dressed over.
Jack NAY did not loss & man unta, during the re-
treat the enemy getting sight Of bis men in the es
tSnce fred upon them killing only two, and vounding
fifteen. Every wounded man was brought away, and