The weekly Butte record., 1861-09-21
NO. 46
The Brave Eight.

The Brave Eight.
A correspondent of the National Intelli-
gencer, who signs himself Gan Eye Witness"
says of the route of our army:
Whatever credit there was in stopping
that route is due wholly TO Senators Wade
and Chandler, Representatives Blake, Riddle
and Morris; Mr.. Brown, Sergeant-at Arms of
the Senate; Mr.. Eaton, of Detroit, and Tho's
Brown, of Cleveland. These gentlemen. arm
ed with Maynard's rifles, and navy revolvers.
sprang suddenly from their carriages, some
three miles this side of Centreville, and. pres
senting their weapons, in loud voices command
ed the fugitives to turn back Their bold and
determined manner brought them at that point
to standstl Many on horseback attempted
TO dash by them and had their horses seized
/ by the bits. Some of the fugitives were armed,
and menaced these gentlemen; one, a power
ful man, supposed to be a teamster, shot Mr.
Eaton through the wrist as he held his horse
by the bride rein. None, however, were per-
mitted to pass, except an army courier who
exhibited his dispatches Mr.. Wade and his
party held the crowd until the arrival of the
I'd New jersey Regiment, then on its way to
the battle ground, the Colonel of which turned
back flying soldiers and teamsters. Two or
three officers were stopped and turned back"
In the main, the correspondent of the Intel
ligencer is correct; but he totally neglects
giving The most interesting particulars of the
transaction. They not only stopped the Grand
Army Of 10000 men, but they held them
there, struggling and painting to get by
Blake ank Riddle seized fence post on either
side Of the road with deadly grip, while
Chandler and Eaton took the centre to i" do
or die, the line thus formed taking hold of
hands As the retreating forces came up,
Eaton discharged bottle of Lovejoy's speech
wrapped in Owens Horse Liniment at the
front rank. This caused such a panic among
the horses that an opportunity was afforded to
Chandler to follow itup by throwing in among
the flying troops one of those peculiar glances
from his lightning eye which brought score
Va AA4oAN " tiSlA hHCCSs 0lfAUH IL ItGF with
the other eye, at the crowd, retreating civi,
Ian exploded, instantly killing an ammunition
wagon. At this moment the left wing post
gave way, causing the line to break, but they
fell back to The next post, which the valiant
Blake seized, grit his teeth, and hung to with
the strength of despair, while the centre took
refreshments from nurse bottle AS they
were thus engaged, four pieces of ordnance, six
horses, an ambulance or two, and five fugitive
niggers, piled in upon Chandler, but he in
stantly gave one of his election contortions,
and sent the pile flying.
Wade and Morris acted as skirmishers and
prevented the flying heroes from leapiug the
fences and continuing the fight across lots
Wade caught a 32-pounder attempting to
climb over the fence, and throwing his arms
around it until the New jersey regiment came
up from the Amboy, Lansing and Traverse
Bay Railroad and relieved him. Morris, mean
while, was chasing down a barnyard that had
let down pair of bars, and was escaping
through two horse lumber wagon.
Thus these brave men struggled, falling back
from post to post, until the right wing swung
back, thowing Chandler's rear upon savage
silver in the fence, causing little blood let
ting, and renewed stampede for Washington.
The principal loss sustained was manu.
script copy Of Senator Chambers next great
speech, the supper he had prepared TO be eaten
at Manassas, and bottle of brandy.
Our report Of this brilliant feat may be re-
lied upon as strictly correct, varying only from
that Of the Inteligencer in not being paid for
by the heroes and steroes of the story-Pon-
tiac tINich) Jacksoniaa.