The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-11-16
Defeat Of the FEDERAL Garrison at Cuyau.
dOtte-The Tables Turned and the town
Burned. ss --,gs i,ss

GALLlPoLIs, Nov. l1.-Guyandotte, Va, on
the Ohio River, SO miles below this place, was
attacked last night by 600 Rebels. Out Of lsO
Of onr troops stationed there only about 80 &C.
capped, the rest being killed or taken prisoners.
The Rebels, both male and female, fred from
their houses on our men, Three steamers which
passed down last night yeEe compelled to put
back. These steamers started back to Guyan-
dotte this morning at II o'clock with about 400
Federal troops on board from Point Pleasant,
but nothing has been heard from them since
Three steamers passed up SINCE the skiryaisa and
repor, net person to be seen in the town.
The steamer Empire City has just arrived from
Guyandotte. The Secession portion Of the in.
habitants, it appears, we're looking for the at
tack and had q supper prepared for the Rebel
Cavalry, who we're headed by the notorious Jen-
kins, and numbering 500. Eight OF eur .aen
were killed and considerable number taken
prisoners The Rebel loss ID not known. Col
Ziglars, 9th Virginia Regiment, on arrival, fred
the town, and the principal part is now in ashes.
The Rebels left about an hour before the arrival
of Sislats. NJ
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
f CINCINNATI, Nov. 12.-The defeat Of the I'm.
ion forces at Guyandotte was accomplished BY
treachery on the part Of the inhabitants. It
seems that force Of rebel cavalry, variously es.
had concentrated IN tbe country back of town.
These proposed, with tie assistance Of the rebel
inhabitants of of Guyandotte to annihilate the
federal forces in town
This force consisted of 400 Of the 5th vir.
ginia regiment, and few Of seiglers Virginia
cavalry. sL 6
It was arranged between the rebel cavalry
and rebel citizens to massacre our troops in
cold blood. Accordingly the rebel citizens
we're very kind to our troops last Sunday even
ing and invited ahem TO their houses on on var
ious pretexts and all who we're oil duty accepted
the invitation, "a
While they we're being entertained, at ebout
half past s at night, the rebel cavalry dashed
into town; signals we're displayed from every
house where the federal soldiers were, and into
these the soldiers rushed, numbering the un-
armed soldiers in cold blood. The rebel citizens
men aud women, rushed to arms, aud aided the
cavalry in the slaughter.
The federals in camp prepared as soon as pos.
sible for defence, but we're overpowered and had
to break.
Very few we're killed in the engagement with
with the cavalry, nearly all killed being muir
dered in the houses -
When COL Seigisr arrived, on earning the
the particulars of the affair, ordered the de-
struction I'll. town.
The buildings were Immediately fred and :be
whole town reduced to ashes
A GLORIOUS VICTORY In KENTUCKY
400 Rebels killed..IOOO Prisoners.
PARIS, KY, Nov 12 Gen. Nelson met the
Rebels on Friday last, at PikesvilIe, Pike coun-
ty, KY, and won glorious victory.
Col Labe Moore attacked the Rebels in the
rear, with $500 men, and Col Harris, Cd Ohio.
in front, with 900 men, Harris falling back and
Moore pressing forward, till the enemy we're
brought into the midst Of Nelson's whole Bri-
aadc, when our forces pressed them upon all
sides, killing 400. and taking 1000 prisoners.
The balance were scattered In all directions.
The loss Of. the Federals is SMALL
CINCINNATI, Nov. l2.--The battle at Pixies.
vile lasted Friday and Saturday, and the vic.
tory was complete.
sGens. Williams and HAYES are among the
prisoners. a. 4 -. (, : al3 s..s4sia
Advices from Kanawha state that the rebels
Who hsd been smelling Camp Tompkins from
Cotton Hill had retired upon the approach of
force under Col De Villiers.
Nine of the enemy's pockets we're killed, with
no loss on our side. gsztss.s3 ,zsgss
Col. De Villiers had taken possession Of the
Fill as =: IN .sr'-s
LOUISVILLE, Nov. IL. - Accounts tv mail con.
SuS tcpOts " VIC OCtcub VI WuuomG men
by Nelson's forces at PikctoD, the capital Of
Pike county, not Pikesvllc, AZ reported BY tele.
graph. bn9 Ia Ssh 9@ilA ~,
PROM EAST TssyNRssER.
Z PaiLADELRH,A, Nov. la The Inouirer,s spe,
cill Dispatch from Fortress Monroe seys the
Union men Of East Tennessee have burned q
number Of railroad bridges, and cot the tele.
graph lines 70 prevent the Transportation Of
troopa One bridge Of 900 feet spsa Vas de,
strosed on Saturday morning last, on the East
Tennessee Railroad. -Four structures on the
line north OF Knoxville we're entirely DESTROYED.
a very heavy wooden bridge At Charles,ou.,
Bradley county, Tenn, was Destroyed on the
evening OF Friday last Charleston is rs rilea
southwest Of Knoxville.
This action Of the UDi6n men VIII conyincs
the Government that East Tennessee win redeem
herself II an opportunity onsra. sA .ssal no =
CNcrsHAfI, Nov. The correspondent Of
the Gazette writes from Gen. Shernan's head.
quarters. that the bridge over the Cumberland
river, on the Louisville 4 Nashville Railroad. in
ne rear Of Bucknsr. has been bprned, cauoInr
gfeat condemnation among the rs6els. Ths Un.
ion men ere = work. - ,''s IS
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