The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-08-16
Report from Jimtown.

AepOrVo from JlntOWus
Reports reached here last Monday morn
ing, that Paul McDcrmott, . member Of
Capt. Lowry's Company, now stationed in
the neighborhood.of .Jimtown, had been
attacked by three men. while separated
from his comrades, and killed. Also. thst
Geo. w. Bridges, Of whose departure for
Washington we made mention last week,
had been captured on the Kentucky line
by detschment Of Capt Rowan's Com
psny; that Rowans men had been sub
sequently cut of, and 'thnt the encamp-
ment Of the troops was being surrounded
and menaced by large bodies Of Union
men, &c. &c. Whom these reports reach
ed here, therewas large crowd In town,
to attend Court and to witness the depar-
'ture of Capt. Gouldys Company. and a
good dedl OF excitement followed, Of
course. In the evening Gen. Lane and
Burchc Cooke gave notice that they would
start on the following morning TO "see
about it" and by 0 o'clock Tuesday some
sixty odd mep, mounted and armed with
rifles and guns, assembled to 60 to the
"relief Of the boys" Had the reports
been generally considered rehabie, five
hundred men would havesnswered to the
call at once. The company left about IL
o'clock. We anderstsnd that large bodies
Of men also started from Monroe, Meigs,
and Rhea for the scene. of reported dan
ger. 49,. ri =.
There has been no messenger direct TO
this point since the company left, but we
have obtained information to justify this
conclusion: That McDermott was attack
ed as first reported, by three or four men,
while separated from hiscomrades, knock
ed from his horse, beaten until his assail.
ants supposed he was dead, and his arms
and horse taken-that he subsequently
revived and succeeded in getting to some
distance from the place of attack, where
he was found in day or two by some of
the company who were out in search of
him. He is now at the Camps, and though
badly injured, will get we'll. The source
through which we get this information, re-
ports Bridges as = prisoner in Camps
Thus much we think we may venture to
believe. As to large bodies of Union mon
concentrating to attack the troops, we
suspect there is but little foundation for
that part Of the story. We have reason
to believe that small squads of Unionites
have been making their way towards the
Kentucky line, but whether Cor the pur.
pose of obtaining arms, or to get beyond
the limits of the State whose action they
are not willing to aoquiesoe in, is not
known. If the latter, we hope they will
succeed in making the trip. And when
they become settled in more congenial
section and drink in the free air of Black
Republication, they can console them
selves with the old Botany Pay senti-
ment:-
Right loyal patriots We, for DO II understood,
That we left our country for our country's good"
There has also been some commotion
and moving to and fro among the Ser
geants and Corporals of the Union forces
within the last eight or ten days; but, as
they are not all fools, we don't think it
can be for any other purpose than to pass
the word that the only men who had ca
pacity enough to give any character to the
movement had either runaway or been
arrested in the attempt, and consequently
it is about time for the deluded rank and
file to disband and yield an honest al
legiance to the State. We think those
who have been nervous lately about
Union movements. will find in few days
that we are right in our conjecture, and
that the miserable scheme will soon ex-
pre- in long drawn fizzle.
We will either today or tomorrow re-
ceive news direct from the troops in Fen.
tress, and if it should prove important,
We will at once put the public in posses
ZION of it.