Newbern weekly progress., 1861-12-10
QUIXOTE,

\ NIGHT ATTACK BY CAVALRY-SUR
PRISE AND ANNiHILAIlON OF \ FED
ERAL REGIMENT.
Saws the Richmond Dispatch: We have
published several imperfect accounts OF the
attack upon Federal regiment quartcrrd iii The
town of Guyandotte, Va, including the men
dacious statement circulated through the
Northern neaspa pe,.: 49,
fol: this paper BY ongwho participated in the
fight, has yet Appeared in print. The prison.
ers captured by our troops on that cventiui
night arrived i'll Richmond some days
ago.
HD'QURs CAvALHr OF ARGy OF KASAvuA,}
CAMP NEAE LOGAN &. H., Va, Nov. l.
Editors az Dj8Qutcb: A portion Of the 5tl
the command OF Col. John W. Cl,rEson, Lieu
tcnaant-Colonel a. q. Jenkins, aud Major II.
Fitznugh, left the headquarters of Gen. Floyd
at Camp Dlckenson, III Fayettc county, on
Nov. 4th, with Instructions to strike the enc
my blow on the Ohio river, and to give pro
tection to the loyal citizens IN the vicinity Of
their march. | pass over the incident OF
most tedious ana exposed march, without tents
or other camp elaipage, for one hundred ana
seventy-five miles, over roads washed away,
by the un precedentc1 IreShots Of this Fail,
which seven hundred men and horses were
conducted by the great energy OF their com
manders in less than one weeks time, and
with greater speed than the news OF their
march could be carried by the spies who iricst
the country. The march itself was of the
most daring featS OF the campal sn, and Was
untring!y prosecuted in deiiance Of weather
and mountain, by swi,ning rivers and travel
ing paths on the stcap sides O; mountains.
Al sunset on Sunday, the 10Th inst, the
whole command charged at full speed into the
Cabell Courthouse, surrounding the town be-
fore the inhabitants had any notice Ct our ap-
| A1,t, # I.1.l
boen in the town. they cluded our attack by
having Joined their command at Ceredo.-
| After arresting several traitors, and opening
store owned by OF thetn, about dark we
resumed q hurried march of seven miles to
Guyandotte, on the Ohio river. This place is
a we'll built town with about /, ,00O inhabitants,
at which the enemy had quartered reg ilnent
commanded by Col Whaley, a citizen of
Wayne county, Va, and lately elected a
member of Congress of the United States He
had under bis command 200 or 250 infantry,
armed with Enfield guns. and about 40 cavalry,
admirably equlppea- Although "A nlsi-t stt''siS
was deprecated by our oHlceTS, yet the sur
prise to the enemy was tOu&d to be SO cotIl-
plete as to invite an immediate decent upon
them. Accordingly about one mile from the
town, and while we were yet undiscovered,
charge in three parties was ordered the HrSt
under Capt. CONS, to take possession Of the
bridge affording retreat for the enemy to-
WARDS CereuO; tn2 next unGtf OCiS ClafhScn ana
Jenkins, to penetrate the centre Of the town
and to dislodge the enemy from buildings which
they occupied in that quarter; and the thlrd
under Major Fitzhugh through the town, to
the roads in the upper portion of it to prevent
their escape up the river. The movements
were conducted nearly simultaneously, so as
completely to surround the enemy before they
were aware of it. Most of the enemy took TO
the houses on the borders Of the narrow
streets, and from the upper Windows and doors
delivered deadly volleys of FIRE on the horsemen
galloping IN the streets below them. In the dark
! ness we never knew where an enemy was bat
by the fash of his gun from some hiding place.
After returning the fire for few moments, our
men were ordered to dismount and to storm
the houses, which they did, killing and eaptur-
ing, the inmates During the fight nnmoer
of the enemy attempted to cross the bridge to-
wards Ceredo, defended by Capt. Germs, who
fired into them, killing three, and making the
rest leap into the river drowning all except
two,4 who were captured after they swan
ashore Others who attempted to swim the
Ohio were also shot drowned
We lost two men killed-Capt. Huddleston
! Of tbeKanawha Rangers, killed by our own