New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-21
SELECTIONS FROM WAR CORRESPOND
ENCE

celebrated Misses Scott:
aTbe line of march was taken up about O'Clock In
the following order: Company @ l'rays aaVlnce me-
Cavalry, center; Company II, rear. Mafcnlos ut
order till we passed our picke.s wo VI G,sy, were
thrown out 200 yards in advance, as sKif1isneIo;;
Lieut.. Upton, Abide Camp to Gen. Tyler voiuneerea
bis services to command the night, Lieut. oeVens
the Grays having command OF the ieiti "ss niles
extreme right, and had proceeded about two miie'
through swamp bitches land tough work u was .ool,
searching every house on our line, when the man yu
my right Edward Delphi said halt: mmedlAey
turned 10 that direction, when saw Dim :ossnss
men with his musket. Immediately raised mime, Us
also did John Peters, son OF Dr. Peters OF Cheshire,
who came up on the other SIDE OF DolPn. me
men stopped, and seemed not 10 know wna'
TO do One of them raised his musket when his COM
panion spoke and he stopped We walked up TO them,
at the same time calling for the Aidde-Camp, who
came up with Sergeant Henry MerwIn, ana otners
closed around them. We ordered them 10 SURRENDER,
when one of them handed bis carbine to me- and tne
other to Peters while Doph took pistol lone Of Whit
news large sze) from Of tbemthe other had none'
Their carbues are of Sharp's manufacture, same q;
used by our cavalry. They had on spurs, and were
cavalry We asked them where they lef their horses
One replied that they were not at liberty TO TELL
They were 'plucky' men; said they were native
born Vruians, and in arms &c keep oil invaders
from their own soil Lieutenant Upton sent them
down to the main force, under guard when Mayor
Colburn came up aud told us 10 stay where
we were till further orders. Our party con-
sisted of Sergeant Merwin DolIh and myself Of the
Grays and three Of Company Ii, with Lieut.. Upton In
command. We waited for q long time, no order came
and we heard nothing from tue rest OF the line. We
finally came to the conclusion that they had retreated
(which was correct, we started through the woods
for camp. As we approached house, we heard some
coming. The order was gwen to drop: we were
hardly covered when squad OF fifteen or twenty men
passed. with arms. We hay perfectly nat, with our
pieces cooked and tell you our feelings were not
pleasant ones We lay there till the last footstep was
out Of hearing. and then we started In an opposite
direction double quick We soon came to a thick
growth OF cedars, and listened. Toward the road we
could hear 80 40 ehoppng and heard distinctly
the words look out" when down went big tree
with crash. We could not count the men,
from the number Of trees they feled). We found we
were completely surrounded, and that the enemy
amounted probably TO hundreds; but we had a man
in Lieut. Upton equal to the emergency lie L.
graduate of West Point and fine officer He said
SBoys don't get excited be COOL and we will get ont
of tiis; but I want you all to swear you won't be
taken prisoners II we are discovered, make des-
perate fight. We well armed and If we stick to-
gether, they cut US TO pieces without great
loss 10 themselves. After that they could not have
taken one Of u.s. 1 know they could not have taken
me- would have fought had been the only one left.
We advanced few steps only, when we heard aparty
coming. We dropped down by the side of brook,
and were but lost covered again. when some thirty or
forty men parsed within ten feet of us, the other
Size of the brook. How We escaped cannot imagine.
We lay perfectly still, every musket cooked, and
marching as they did lhad they discovered usl, we
could have raked them dreadfullyi but although
it seemed as If they were looking right
at us, still they marched on. consider it
the narrowed escape of my life for their superior
numbers would have oyerpowered US, had we been
discovered. After they passed We held q council
and finally decided TO make bold push In the direc-
ton where it appeared the most open. After getting
out Of the woods came to a cornfeld, through
which we crawled on our hands aud knees, and we
got completely turned, bot managed TO get through
the greatest danger and came TO house, where we
wenS 10 see what could make out. We found
there an old man. when asked II any Of our troops
were there He wanted to know If we were on the
southern side. Lieut.. Upton told him Yes when
he told us ws were about mile from their tents but
10 look out or we would be captured. We Of course
appeared frightened, and posted man outside 10 look
ont. Lieut.. Upton told him he was an officer Of q
South Carolina regiment. The old man told him all
about the United States camp, the names OF all the
Secession neighbour and finally said be had In bis
house tue two Miss SCOTS who took the Yankee |
Captain 30 the old took us into the room and in
lroduced US to the Miss Scots. That moment was |
proru one for us, for right ia hands those
whom the whole Brigade had been hunting for. But
we continued to play our part, cetnphmenting the |
ladies highly for their feat, and pumping the old man
for further information. When, after learning the |
most direct road to camp. Lieut.. Upton told them
we must 60 but 10 would like TO the whole family
together TO bid them good by. Accordingly they all |
came ont in the front poreh-tbe old man, his wife,
thu ee sons and daughter, and the two Miss SCOTS.
We lust formed a circle about them when Lieut.. Up
ton drawing his sword, demanded their surrender to
the United States. You ought 10 have their |
fares lhe two Miss SCOTS and the young |
all we took with The excitement was very great
when we went into camp, and we found they had |
given VA up for lost and sent company after IA.
With he two Miss Scots We marched to the Generals
larers, and left the ladies there, aud the we
took TO the guardhouse The General sent for IA In
tue evening" and coDplmentcd us hlghy Tor our con-
duct on this occasiOn.'
Here is an incident in Western Virginia, told In a |
private letter: |
reini of terror exists ia Western Virginia |
ALMOST equal to the darkest days Of the French Rcvo
luton. Refugees from injustice and opression tyran-
ny and wrong, are daily fleeing to Ohio; and as
write some OF them present rehesing the dangers
and perlls from which they have escaped. Many of
item are men of wealth and intelligence, who have
taken 10 the mountains, aud come through rskng the
dangers of the ldrking foe, and suffering priyations
ard hunger. having left families unprotected, and
golden harvests falling unsaved to the earth. Thons
ands OF acres OF wheat are nnlaryested within one
day ride vi here, and those who do dare the dangers
of remaining attend their crops do only In armed
squads for mutual protection. One incident, worthy
oi remark and notice, happened rear here few dsys
ago. A farmer with bis little son, about II or Ii
years of ace, at work IN heId and while there
|. captain of a rebel company came to him, and re-
qested him take the oath TO supper! the Southern
CoIfederacy. He Of course decliaed whereupon the
Go ptsin evced his gun and shot the Union in the
mouth. The boy snatched up his iathers gun and /
shot the captain through the head killing him instant
w. The Union man was not killed, the ball coming
1ut of the cheek This same young hero was guide
N rnuday to the Federal troops, In their march from
,lason City TO Ripley"
The stuff used tor soldiers by the traitors Is shown
N a letter from Laurel Hill. The writer says:
I'm looking over the camp, i discovered fourteen
raves nine spot and five in smother Three of
hese had inscriptions upon then, which may be Of
ome interest TO your readers, OF which the wing
ire fac sini,e copies: