Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-08-01
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Return of our Volunteers.

h0UuTu VI OuI OluuC00IS.
Last Monday
and Tuesday were glad days in Bellefonte'
On Friday despatch was received to the ct
feet that the Fencibles would be at Lewis
town and ready to start home on the follow
ing morning. Teams started Immediately
and a short lime afterward another despatch
came stating that as they had failed to re-
ceive their pay and discharge, they could
not come at the time designated in the first
despatch. This o,casioned considerable dis.
appointment as great preparation was be-
ginning to be made to receive them. The
teams remained until Monday. At noon on
Monday Mr.. Henry Stone, member of the
Fencibles, arrived in advance of the compa-
nv with news that it would be here in few
hours. Then all was JOY and excitement
Preparations, such as the time would allow,
were made to receive them. When it was
announced that the company was near town
large delegation of citizens, with the band
in advance. proceeded to point almost a
mile from town, where they met the compa-
nv and all entered town amid the shouts of
men and the smiles of women. The process
sion marched to the Court House Yard, and
Judge Linn in a neat speech welcomed the
soldiers home Lieut.. Beaver dismiss he
company, to receive the welcome salutation
of their friends. 1t was. Indeed happy meet
ing. The soldiers were considerably brown
ed by the Southern sun, which together with
the large whiskers and moustaches which
many of them wore gave them decidedly a
warlike appearan ce.
In the meantime the news came that the
Guards, Capt. Snyder's company would ar
rive, next day, and as there was more time
greater preparations were made to receive
them than could be made for the other CONS
Iany~
Ga Tuesday aft :rnoon messenger arrived
with the news that the Guards were within
two miles of town. The process on was
composed of the Band, the Inviucibl s, the
Milesburg Infantry and number of torsemtn
and large crowd of citizens. After the pro-
cession left town, the Fencibles formed and
followed at double-quick march. The
Guards were received and escorted into town
and taken to the Gourt Yard, where II. N.
McAllister ESQ.,. welcomed them home in
neat and appropriate speech. Lieut.. Blair
on part of the Guards made speech which
cleared up the scurrilous reports about the
cowardice of the 4th Regiment. After con-
siderable cheering the company was dis
missed.
Many members of both companies say
that they ara going back to the army in
few days.
H1- A day or two after the battle of Bull
Run a despatch was received stating that
Lieut.. Jas. S. Brisbin had been seriously
wounded. As we were hot aware that he
had been any place where such thing could
have happened we ere 10th to believe it. =
But in the World of the following day we
und ii e'report confirmed. And from what
we have been able to learn we believe that
he was sent frcm Carlisle to Washington
With body of cavalry for certain regi-
ment, and on his arrival found that the rerr
iment he was to join had been forwarded to
take part in the action at Bull Run. He i'm.
mediately marched his men forward and
arrived in time to take an active part in the
engagement. The Harrisburg Telegraph Of
the 26th ult, has the following notice of him:
Lieut.. James S. Brisbln.
This gallant young Pennsyyanian, who
was among the earist appointments of the
Secretary of War, distinguished himself du-
ring the late severe contest at Bull Rud in
manner that reflects credit alike upon him
self and the service. In the account of the
battle published in the Baltimore Sum-. he is
thus alluded to:
This officer lad three men shot while en-
deavoring to stop the retreat, and he himself
performed gallant service in this way after
having received the following wounds: A
pistol shot through the arm, received in the
last charge of the secession cavalry wound
in the side from the splinter of a shell, re-
ceived in the field; sabre cut on the Shouts
der, received while endeavoring to stop the
retreat.
A correspondent of the New York World
corroborates the above with the following ad-
ditional statement of fact and compliment:
The sight of Miles reserve drawn up on
the hills at Centreville, supporting full
battery of field pieces, and the efforts Of the
officers still faithful to their trust, eDcourag-
ed many af the fugitive infantry to seek their
old camps and go no further. But the ma
jority pushed on to point near the late site
of Germantown, where Lieutenant Brisbin
had formed line of Hunt's artilerists
across the road, and repulsed all who attemp-
ted to break through. l particularly request
attention to the services thus rendered by
this loyal young officer.
Lieut.. Brisbin is now at Herr's Hotel,
still in critical condition, but receiving
every attention and kindness that mis- friends
and the host can bestow.- Harrisburg 1ele-
graph, July 26th.