New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-21
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mor'aiiy wounded in the affair near Romney. N
romantic account Of the fght lin which the Rsbes ise
nom W 70 40, and our men killed and one wouaAsl
-~orporsi Hays Is Of piece with all their bragine
N0'e inc confession of Col Ashby to the dehberass
murder Of prisoner:
Then 1t wa that Dick Ashby had hand-to-hanA
% WIN three mem killing the corporal and
engaged with two men, be received blow from n
unseen hand that fellcd him 10 the earth Where IL
left for dead by his men, who after his fl. made
good their escape and returned TO camp. Near 1
o'clock, Col. Turner Ashby arrived with bis command
of twelve men, and being informed by woman thss
there had been fight below, he advanced toward
Kelley Island, where the enemy were secreted, in
what numbers be could not tell, they behind
the drif-wood, bushes &C., with which the island,
which is half mile IN length, was covered. Seeing
bis brother Richards horse quietly grazing without
rider and fearing the fate that might have befaen ito
noble rider be Immediately ordered bis men TO croes
to the island he taking the lead. The enemy, took
deliberate sam at them from behind the driit-wood
piled upon this, the upper end Of the island At the
Command to fire, not less than forty balls were
discharged at them, but 30 far sii Oh our boys
and Granville r. Smith bad their horses killed under
them. Immediately upon landing, Col Ashby gave
the command to beat the bushes ana drive out the
miserable towards. He, flushing covey OF fosy.
killed two who had the temerty TO oiier ngh, ana
taking the other two the wing as they fed, after
having discharged the contents OF Their revovefs q
him. Ope of Them, as be fen before him, begged him
not to ride over him. and Ashby turned aside telbag
him that he had done him all the harm he desired.
Another after having exhausted his revolver in st..
tempting TO kill the Colonel and while fleeing for dear
lifs entreated him not TO kill him; but Turner'S reply
was. Sir mourn the necessity, but spare no M
vader Of the soil Of Virginia. snd dorm ssnt re paor
rretch before has aaerrlag ann. L. b. Sgitn, aitef
having been Knocked down blythe butt OF riie, aross
and snot his man: The poor, miserable creature.
while welteripg in his blood, asked Smith If be was
Christian, and be replied, trust So Them, said
the man, for Co.'s sake bring me drink OF water
cose BY but while in the very act of attempting 70
drink he fell and expired. Near the close OF the en-
gsgement, while MOLLY contending against fearful
odds DIR. Aufaunton of Baltimore and Oswold Foley
of Fauquier fell MORALLY wounded. John Ladd Oh
Missouri also received severe wound In the arm near
the shoulder, breaking the bone. Col. Ashby mos
knowing the fate of bis brother and bis command I'm.
Inedately returned to camp for Reinforcement, ans
noble patriots who had fallen In the fight Upon hs
return he found 10 cuvert, where ne had been Len
for dead, Capt. Dick. Everything Of any value even
bis spurs hsd been stripped off his person and carried
away by the thieves. DE was found 70 DO osdiy
wounded by sabsr cut each eye, thrust in the
bowels, deep cut in the arm immediately above The
elbow, injuring the bone near the joint. he was
al.o shot through the palm of hand, and two a-
gers of the other muated BY the passage Of ball q
rather an inconvenient size"
- The following extract from the correspondence Of
The Petersburg va Expre's furnishes the Secessos
account of the skirmish near Newport News in which
Lieut. Col. Dreux of Louisiana regiment was killed.
The ball struck him in the side crushing hs watch sn1
going clear through him:
" Our advance had halted for rest. The cannon wss
in by-road near the public road, Do Is soon to b
brought into action If needed yet not exposed to view
The cavalry squad was poeted short distance down
the by.road The infantry company on the roadsast
While in this position the Yankees came up tnroagn
the woods suddenly and fired upon the party. Ths
first FIRE killed the Colonel, and as the company were
ordered TO await orders the fire was not returned unaf
the fact was known The sudden firing Enlightened The
SQUAD of Capt Colinss command followed TO halt The
piece which being DONE the piece was brought back
but the Yankees had gcne and the light was over q
course. Col Dreux and one private were Killed ~
,he enemy Our advance killed two Yankee onoeee
and eight privates. We bitterly regret our loss Had
II not been for the fright Of the hoses not ono OF ~
scoundrels would have been left TO tell the tale Of the
defeat. The body of Col Dreux has been sent e
w-0rleans, where new company mas peea rs-
croited called the Dreus Ayepsefs
The " O. Bulletin, Of the 9Th inst, 10 perfectly
furious in is attacks upon the Message Of PresideA
Lincoln. It has exhausted the language Of ytaper-
alton in its comments and calls the Message losth-
nome mass of fasehood, vndictveness and hypocrisy
with which the old pe1urer has insulted the eommos
Throughout the South" it says, the Messses
will be read with disgust and indignation. II Il were
meant TO intimidate her people BY great display q
resources on paper, 70 be hereafter-perhape-av0lj
able, it will most signally fail On The contrry,n
will rouse TO q still higher pitch opposition 70 the
iespoc Government al Washington, and internally ths
determination throughout the Confederate States
never yield TO is infamous nsurpssions and Draeoa-
an cruelties.'
A letter in The Ckdrlestos Courier states that
Beauregard has between 49, 900 and 1000 men under
his command, and Is preparing thunderbot that
viii soon fall and shyer the lines Of the Linconiisa
into Fragments" This army is moving on Alexandra.
according to the writer, who says that psaic pre-
wallis at Washington.
-TRe Lyneh6urg v1ginian says Of the movements
around Martinsburg:
cater the enemy had taken possession Of Martins
gurg Gen. Johnston sent in fag OF truce, requesting
The place 10 be evacuated by the women and chidFcn
To this arrangement our valiant enemies objected, and
refused to allow the inhabitants 10 leave holding then
as hostages to secure their own protection The enc.
nv thus manifestng their determination NOT TO hghs
except behind the bsrrcades OF women ana eniares.
Gen Johnston advised his army TO fall back and avail
the movements of the Hessians. His men objected
seriously this stating that they had come TO mees
he enemy and wanted TO advance aud light rather
han fall back The General had 70 make speech as1
xpost ula,e with them before they wonld consent -
ali back upon their intrenchuents at Winebegtsr. Is
his determination, we learn, to give than batts
here, come IN what numbers they may.
CONVENTION OF THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL
yHuRcH AT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS oy TIE
,oUruERs WITH THE NORTHERN CHURCH SEyrRKD.
The MJMtgornery lAa.) Advertiser OF the 9th inst.
as the following:
Tho mos. poraD Convention Of the Protestant EpseoPc
church Ia tn Confederate Ssos witch has been sitting thu
ity the ID inst adjourned ssiudsy ss We have
united TO notice L. proceedings detail pseraS TO Az AT m
dtouf1m ant Win he q
ry say that the not certainly hsay
secsbs aole and influential body Of Christian .entenss