The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-09-07
NO.. 81.

tire tanfealefaies wefc bid ~ force,
though they hpe not made any specific
reply 30 the shclis tsrown irio their COW
er early IL the morning. There seemed
10 be a continuous line, which was held
By the enemy, irnm which came steady,
solid firing against what might DC sup.
posed to be heads q columns stationed
al varians points or advancing agains.
them The snldiers who fnlla.saa each
shot with remarks in English on German
were not as eager as meu generally are
in watching a fight Once, as cloud
OF thick smoke assembled from the trees,
a man shouted ont, "TLa;'s good we've
taken another battery there goes the
magazine But it looked Ike, and !
believe was, the explosion oi 4 casson.
Ia the midst OF our little recunnois-
sanco an knglisliman came up ard told
us that the action had been commenced
ia splendid style by the fedoralisis, who
had advanced steadily, driving the Con-
icderatos before thema part ot tic
plan, as ! firmly belisve. g. hring them
under the range OF their guns. He be-
liesad the advantages on tie fvdegalst
side were decia 4. though won with hard
lighting aud he bad Jgst come up to
crHireNiiie 10 lock after spmethirg to
eat and dunk and Ia procure littlc ncccs-
sarics, IA case Of need. suddenly up
,a=e al olfiecr, with crowd OF soldiers
after rim from the village We've
whipped them ga all points he shouted;
We've taken their batteries, and they
are retreaiing such ali uproar as Col.
lowed The spectators aud the men
eheered again and again, and cries Of
" Bravo Bully for Us r. DIDN'T tell
YOU 80 and cultural hochs from iie
+ Deutschland folk and loud "huifuas D.
from the Irish. Soon at,crwasd my horse
was brought up 10 thc hill. and my
friend and the gentlemen ! have already
mentioned set oat to walk toward IL,
iroht
A. turned down into the narrow
! road OF lane, already mentioned, there
was n forward movement among the four
wheeled TIT wagons, which raised q
/ great deal Of dust, had met friends
on tie road. aud attn q few words rode
I forward at a long .trot as well rs ! could
I pas, Inc wagons and through the dust,
/ when suddenly there arose a tumult in
I front ct Hio at small bridge across the
E tit iftbt anu Wv "A f'iStAttA ttH' tifN'iN
+ vt set Of wagons with tho horses
tarned toward me, who were endeavoring
90 force their way against the stream e
vehicles setting 10 the other direction.
81 tie side 81 the new set Of wagons
there were = numher 81 commissariat
men aud soldiers, whom at FIRST sight |
took 10 be the baggage guard They
looked excited aud alarmed, AID we're
running by tie side OF the borscs--in
front the dust quite obsoured the view.
~ the fridge the currents met IN wild
disorder. Turn back ketu.at
shouted the men from the iroat, We're
whipped, we're whipped They cursed
AID luggel at the horses heads, and
struggled with frenzy 10 get past. Run
mug by me ca foot was man X 'th tho
shoulder straps Of an officer Pray
What IS the matter, sir ," Il laeans
were pretty badly whipped, and that's
fact. be hlurlea ont ia pulls, and coHtin-
ued his career. observed that be ear
ricd no sword Tie tcamster. 81 the al.
vancing wagons now caught up the cry
Turn back turn your horses was the
shout mp the whole line, and, backing,
plauging rearing, and kicking, the
horses which had been proceeding down
THE roaa reversed front and went % TO-
/ ward CcntreviIle. Those behiud them
wcni nadly rushing on. the drivers be-
ln~ quite iHdinernnt whether glory or
disgrace led the way. provided they
could ind It
II ,he midst Of this extraordinary
spectacle AN ofheer, escorted ty some
dragons, rodo through the fsck with
iigh, cant ia charge Another oilicoy on
foot, with his sword under l.s arm, gan
up against me What is all this about z"
Why. were petty badly whipped. We
are al in rutrust iAer's Gen. Tylet
there badly wounded" And oa be ran.
There came yet another, who sad,
We're beaten On all points The whole
ARMS is 10 retreat" Ssll there was no
fight ol troops. no retreat OF an army
no reason for all this precipitation. Tue,
ghete we're many meA IN uniform SWING
toward the ress, bat 1t did not appear as
f they were beyond the proportions Of
= large baggage escort
gH my horse % into The field ont of
The road. and went 90 rapidly toward
lhu front. Soon met soldiers who were
counting through ti4o earn, mostly without
arms aud presently l saw hgclochs
CO king liua, knapsaeka, and eroaiooais
on thu ground aud observed that the CON
fusion aai speed IT the baggage carts
begaun greater, and that many Of thci.
were crowded with men, OF were follow
"a by otliets, who chung 10 then The
Appliances were crowd with sotiers.
huf ~ ihl raf taaE a. Il there. .xar. many