The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1861-08-29

field,
We copy from Mr.. Russell'a last letter
TO the London Times such parts Of his
account Of the panic among our troops
at the battle Of Stone Bridge as are o.
most interest:
had met my fri6nds on The road,
and after a few words rode forward at a
ong trot as we'll as I could, past the
wagons and through the dust, when sud-
denly there arose O tumult in front Of
me at o small bridge across the road,
and then / perceived the drivers Of a
set Of wagons with the horses turned
toward me, who we're ondeavorihg 70
force their way against the stream Of
vehicles setting in the other direction.
By the side Of the new set of wagons
there we're a number Of commissariat
menand soldiers, whom at FIRST sight /
took 10 be tho baggage guard. They
looked excited and alarmed aud we're
running by the side of the horses--in
front the dust quite obscured the view
Az the bridge the currents met in wild
disorder "Turn backI Rotreatl' shout
ed the men from the front "We'ro
whipped, we're whipped THey cursed
and tVggcd at their horses heads. and
Struggled ,0ith frenzy to get past Run
ming by me was man with the shoul-
der-straps Of an officer "Pray what is
the matter, sir2" ut means we're pret-
ty badly whipped, and that's a fact" he
blurted out in puhs, and continued
his career observed that he carried
no sword. III. r
The teamsters Of the advancing wag-
ons now caught up the cry "Turu
buck-turn back your horses" was the
shout up the whole line; and, backing,
! plunging, rearing and kicking, the
horses which had been proceeding down
the road reversed front and went off to-
ward Centervillo Those behind them
went madly rushing on, the drivers be-
| ing quite Indifferent as TO whether glo-
ry or disgrace led the way, provided
they could fnd it, In the midst of this
extraordinary spectacle an officer, cs-
corted by some dragoons, rode through
the ruck, with light cart in charge
Another officer, on foot, with his
sword under his arm, ran up against
me. "What is all this about2" "Why,
we're pretty badly whipped. We're all
in retreat. There's Gen. Tyler there,
badly wounded" And he ran. There
came yet another, who said, "We're
beaten on all points. The whole army
is in retreat
Still there was no fight Of troops, no
retreat of any army, no reason for all
this precipitation. # .
X Il X =
While we were on the hill had OBJ
served and pointed out to my compan
ions cloud of dust which rose through
the trees on our right front. In my
present position that place must have
been on the right rear, and it occurred
to me that after all there really might
be a body Of cavalry in that direction;
but Murat himself would not have charg-
ed these weapons in that deep, we'll
fenced lane. ...
If the dust came, as I believe it did,
from field artillery, that would be a diff.
ferent matter Any way It was now
we'll established chat the retreat had re.
ally commenced, though I saw but few
wounded men, and the regiments which
we're falling back had not suffered much
loss, No one seemed to know any.
thing for certain. Even the cavalry
churge was rumor. Several ofieers
said they had carried guns and lines
but then they drifted into the nonsencC
which one reads and hears everywhere
about masked batteries"
\ &. \ X
What occurred at the Hill / cannot
say, but all, the road from CenleryiIe
for miles, presented such a sight as can
only be witnessed in the track of the
runaways Of an utterly demOraliEed ar.
my Dri0ers Tagged, laShed, sparrsi an6
beat their horses, or leapea do,5a and
abaRd0ned their teams and ran by the
side Of the road; mounted men, scr.
wants, aud men IN uniform, vehicles Of
all sorts, Commissariat wagons, throng.
ed the narrow ways At every shot, q
NuuNulhAou1 10 ~ "elot nelaGu upuu NuN
morbid mass Of bouoa, sineWs. wood and
iron, and thrilled through it. giving new
energy and action 20 its desperate ef
forts to get free from itself.
| Again the cry Of "Cavalry" arose.
i"What are you afraid ofYf said / e
the man who was funning beside me-
Elm not afraid Of you, replied the ruff
! 6au, legelipg bic piece at me, and pull
| ing the trigger. Ii was not loaded OF
the cap was not on, for the gun did no
90 OF. I was unafmed and I did 2,
OF as fast as | could, resolved TO keoI
my own counsel for the second time tha
! day. ~. .....-' ..
! And go the Fight went on. At on,
time a whole mass Of infantry with 6x
| ed bayonets ran down the bank Of IN,
road, and some falling as they ran mus
have killed and wounded those anon.
who they foll As I knew the toaC
would soon become impassuble OF block
cd up, / put my horse 10 a gallop auC
passed on toward the front.
! A CALlFoRNIA MAJOR GENERAL.--
Henry Wager Halleck, Of California
has been made a Major General Of vol
unteers. He Is a Now Yorker BY birth
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