, 1861-10-30

u9fGA8tAtb VI tAE A41u u IU1A9Se41As hllH1s
But it is whispered thst the great advance,
which IVES Irsjected about this yeiJ time, will
be deferred in consequence, and tnst the plan
Of the Commander, inc Chief has been, at least
temporarily, deranged By it. :
How COL. RAHER WAS KILLED,
AND WHO KlI4LRN HIN.
scenes and Incident. Of the Battle.
Correspondence Of N. 7. 1nesl
roo1Esy1L1E, Thursday, Oct u, 1851.
have already sent you hurried account Of
tie batt1e Of AoEGay, and some OF its Incl
dents. From the statement OF those engaged
with the enemy, and from peraoaal observa-
ton, I EN- enabled nov to furai*h you aadi-
tlonsl particulars OF the highest interest.
Alter the fight had prog 1ss5e i eone time,
Gen. Baker became evidently convinced that
i Rss hopeless CONTEXT, and addressing
Qusrternsster Young, who was acting as his
Aid, asked hin it there K2s any mess1s to re-
c1oes the river, beside The bosta On which
they had come over. 3ir. Yourg replied,
"Thsre Is nothing" The GEeeral answered,
"Then let us do Ill ne can, and: die brsvely.'
Addressing the men he said, II will not ask
you to 60 where I do not lead" Three
chee1s greeted the Generals remark. He
etocd With his right hand in taaE breast Of his
coat, and Was continually in front of his CON-
nauo. Ho said, Sire low, boys, and fire
sleady, keep cool, and don't g55 excited"
4 laigc .crce Of the enemy <:.sa discoVered
advancing upon double quick through 81
OPEN lape at the left Of the ground, when the
guE was wheeled in tha: direction, and fired
As tEc tmi lie Of The gun t1eFf away, vile
CEeni1g Eas obseTged in the Enemy's ranks
1Esy thu Eade charge from the front, and
The ercny Te1e again driven INTO thsir covert,
a.tsr.bey had advanced to within five feet OF
Tie f1!re from The fight tGd noz nesrl7
| czs9ed-nE1y Al occasional Stray stos from
FerEonE posted in the tFeth t. pick of The
| tf1eers. At this juocture, s:Eecson, sTe:ring
gray jacket and blue pants appeared, riding
ls1d to the Union fofcee, saying, We are
f1ierds; CONS this way, oo3b." Firing in
! sthntiy Csxssd fer two Minutes, Gen. Bsker
| std s1e Assistant Adjutant General saying,
nceaae Az ma5g y0n are saSst1g asyf yonF on on
"soldiers, there is Johnston On the left give
| them q voli7y." :
the1ett. The Adjutant.G eReHl inquired sWho
Ere you," addressing his inqairy to the flank.
federates, you Yankee !sors Of BIS" This
confueion arose from the faot thst Gen. Bake,
had POSTED Company A as 4 askirnishing party
cG the LETT. TIE order MS then given to
charge, ald :he Unio2 ista:: pressed into ths
woeds on tie Jeff, but they met an o7erpower
| sIE lt1tE t1-A 4t14 baCh.
Aver tail man stepped ffom behind tree
ard, with e revolver, fred q Gen Baker, With
In five feet CT his person. Six discharges ws1t
1aa6e, snd Learly all the balls entered th'
GtreTal's body. He fell % his back, partl,
against . tree, and died inRt:n:]y. The rebe
ward, ard was IN the act Of tnktng his body o
stripping IF his sword, wAea Capt, Bieral "a,
ferxa5a. pos rlaeed his re7c!yer at bis car an
A Eeavy voi1ey Of nsu=ksts5 followed. w:.:cl
dsoseT5e ho5s oask; A; Af4ngA A4jutans H:rye
the Generals body:"11. Captain Biera
answered the summons, aha IVES 121lowed b
ss-gt. Jcmea CLARK, Lien4 Jotn Mu1ra7, pr
| vate sseehan and q half dGz=n Others, The
ratseu hill up, and bore faim from the fi-l.
hIes ss ea5 d q M IT, m mEtsdeg aesdsG eiy & sfs
the Gent rails body saft!ytaertss The wa:er.
Capt Biv1a! resumed command OF bis con
I'll paDy, and tie fight vent on bali an hou
uhen the firing cesreds Capt. Bieral spoA
81 ercauraging We1d tustne color bearer, 81:
ae company D had lost fhelr eI': :.rs, and hl
mara. They followed lrto TIT edge Of t,
, w.u6E, charging with tia ha{oaet, a stro1
, rti4 fercemsntl II tie sEamy, however, srt:y
L | at this moMt 1t, sad Groy; them back, a.
n they ret1ca,ed ia good order down the b.
Every wounded nan Yas removed fscm t
: t1e;G, and the ctmma;aSe1s were !ne 1aaE
leave,
! akout forty men coming eyer the river, /
| eecilg that the GsT w2es lost, they hesitated
~ l2nd, al1hcIsa tncJ b:2 nearly reached
ehcre. Some OF the party waaed in sud jump
on hos1d the ae1esdy heaYi'y-loadsd -,
which was ceps:ze1 aoout twenty feet fri
the edore.
Il 4 shower OF bullets was coming down |
,e hill, and their nnskets had already be
4. thrown overheard. Those who could sW
as struck out ftr the Island shore, whilst ]
,e mere timid endeavored to swim back.
le lasger proportion Of the boats company, n<
be- erer, nre btlieycd to have sank ut once. Th
ss VITO remained on the shore were saken pl
ye one1s Immediately. Among them were A
II Harvey and, as is snppoBed, ,AColonel ca
se well, u the Taumany Regiment.
h. Capt. Biera1 Was now concealed some
= yart5 10 the left, AID witnessed th3 firing
e The 1ehtls upon lis retreatipg men-manJ
Il. vt ON were shot while swimming, and s:
RI to tie bottom. He remained there nearly
an hcur, ii company with the Co1os-beal
IL and Corporal James Black, Of Company
~. They then swan across. Just as they Lard
to Capt. B:eral received some slight wounds
ia Eis s1m 9rd side,
he No hrayer Eaen ever confronted an Cns
IN OF the field. The rebel officers themse1
- declared THEY thought We had much s-
1t r.or force, and asked at one time, Where
nd al your men 2" On beirg answered that t
. Tere al engaged. be aaia. WY, i We
~. The presence OF tina TWO pieces Of nrtin
4, caussd The rrbels to think that we had 4 ia
ch | reEcrEe. This no doubt protracted the fig
VI STATEMENT OF CORPORAL PIPER.
@ ',1 Corporal Frank Piper Of Company B,
~ California Regiment, Was wounded in
~ right hond, and when be reached the Tiyal
a. plunged in with his clothes on. Five or
~ men SINK beside him their ontcries =
~ ~ terrible. .'M9 Gcd!" On, OH" Hell
70 sWam With one hand Tor fifty yards, aud ST
r. a1e gled o., be hardly knew now, Until he re,
70 Cd the opposite bank
as ass To go back: St1, Piper remained eonce
~, behind rock, q clump OF bushes protect
,ca bin t1em view, until u midnight. Du1
Ia ttls lime he eaT the eae1u5's pickets,
to ln. heard them challenging our men who ST
"a gled, ole after another into their GAes.
So' response 10 the question !" Who goes thes
nj he often heard the answer, !" q friend in
~ t1ess." Theae, he kupposes, were our
- - who went in to deliver themselves up.
~ ~ hundred men, and discharged q deadly 70
49, among the bushes where our men were
~ cea1ed. Eighteen or twenty men fell h
;th 81, OF wounded. a few moments Of quiet fol
of ed. ana he demand nS from atty voices i
ns '1is fire, we surrender" "Fetch that fegin
..s here" w2s then demanded by rebel Of
~, st the came time he commanded our me
~ "lay down their atIrs and come out"
- this large number rushed to the river /
nto and plunged in. "Come back, come b
~ you Yankee sons of BIS" Was the mex
asss clam4tion, followed By another volley
- stIagplirg shots At the men in the water
IA large DumbeE were heard to give one OF
~. ~ Of distress and sink. Tie deac and Woan
~ ~ in large Numbers, lay scattered aloog
~. ~, shore, and remained there through the nj
Rht The Chase OF the sumter.
lfu- Especial Dispatch to the n 7. Tsiou; c.
the WASHINGTON, October 81, Il
ehs THE CHASE AFTER TIE SUMTER
he'd Lieut. Porter, commanding the ste;
the Powhatan, which 1zs been cruising in &c
had ct the Sumter, writes to the Navy De
sreI ment from Maranham, coast OF Brazil. 24
Int September, that he arrived there only
nnt Gsys after the Sumter left For two
ia more, TIE plrate cruised at the mouth of
mil latbor, in nopes Of falltg in with the
,d;a. Maria ct New YorE, which she learned
hourly expected The brig and the Pa
land ian ehss'ea tLe POT N company; Eoe
here Snmter with gzsat courtesy, did every
= sn1,. ~ might sell the Maria there, If capt
The supplied her with eoal, and se
asa arxsous to do so, but did not care about 2
mt, ing tLe same privilege the PoHaat4n I
tha Porter erttred = protest against
mon. treatment OF pri7ateer. In entering th
,tfan bor the Sumter got asho1e, and lost her
'nTn keel, ard when ale left vas leaking
aar1 She left under sail, having housed her su
n - stack. She left port with fifteen men In