The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-11-08
VOLUME XIV. NO. 4.

Ated 70 invade our country, thcy were 80
soon 20 be honored with.
Alter breakfast served out from tho
same brigade this morning. thov AGAIN
TOOK up the limo Of march ana reached
mere ABOUT O'Clock AS thoy approach-
e. mmenae crowds of people went ont To
see lhem' on horseback, on foot and i'm
wagons men, women and children I'M
eAAef % gel g sight Of tho Yankees For
the space OF half an hour or 10 all roao
along IN silence, filed with wonder ond
a'na4enlent at The sight Of nearly iull
regiment ol able bodied, well dressed men.
many Of whom had surrendered them.
selves into our hands. almost without 4
hght AZ all events, the greater part Of
them bore no traces ofrough work. Thor
clothes, in particular, looked a. fne. as If
sl'aii aiasti iuataeeaas,.ll ara. "a "a nuaUnuaaai
stores. As they entered the town how
ever they were received with cheer unon
cheer from the assembled crowd such as
only they can givo who have the invaders
OF their homes in their hands.
| Arrived at the Office Of the Provost Mar
shat they We're all drawn up in limo. and
afterwards passed on one by one. and
their names, rank, profession and resi-
donee recorded This interesting work
began about 10 o'clock, and was NOT fp-
ished till about dark Three comics oftbo
names were taken one 10 be sent to tho
President one to headquarters. and one
70 be preserved here. The Tammanv and
ihiladelphi men make up motley list;
an that OF the Massachusetts are some of
the best known names of the state. Tho
officers OF rank ! have already forwarded
by telegraph, Tho priyates are hardly
worth the copying.
Altdr this interesting work was over
they were all marched oil 10 the common
guard house, where they had good SUP
per served out 10 them, when they were
ell nicely packed away in box ears and
sent on to Richmond The officers had
their supper served out to them in nefrh-
boring barn. whore they were visited by
such OF our curious spectators and officers
as ohanced to have acquaintance among
them. The most prominent was Colonel
CogsWell, Of the old army, and once an IN
structor in the Military Academy Of West
FONT, lie Is q native Of Indiana. from
which State he was appointed cadet in
lSl4. He was appointed breyet % Lieut..
4th Infantry, IN lSl0, ana afterwards
rs LIST Lieutenant. to the Sth
Infantry in which corps hayo been all his
subsequent promotions. lie is fine
looking man and said TO be an able OIL.
Ger. llo processes to ignore the causes
and nature Of the war-.says he knows no
thing about politics. is purely military
man, and wishes to get exchanged ms soon
AS possible that he may fght Us again.
-ol. Loo, the commander Of the 18th Mas
iachusetts, is small man, about fifty
years Old and bears himself like pleas
mt gentleman. The other field officers
re Major Revere and Surgeon Revere,
both from Boston. Boston, like Worces.
Ter indeed, is very largely represented
lmOng our new guests.
All the officers and men confess that
their loss is great-lrom 1900 to 1900 IN
killed, wounded and drowned. Some of
them say that very few Of them escaped
TO tell the tale to their friends and fami-
lies at home. Gen. Baker. late Senator
from Oregon, fell in the first OF the liaht,
pierced by five bullets. lie was borne i'm.
medately with the other dead and wound
ed TO an old iatboat anchored IN the riv-
er. This boat was afterwards, in the pan
ic, overloaded with fugitives. and went TO
pieces in the middle Of the stream, and
only few were saved.
Our forces engaged in the fight were
the Sth Virginia, Col. Ilunton; l7ll Mis-
sissippi Coll Featherston; and l8th Mis-
sissippi, Col. Burt. The 18th Mississippi,
Col. Barksdale, also belonging to Gen.
Eyanss Brigade, was held in reserve, and
not engaged at ALL The losses OF the 18th
are heaviest. Among the kill
ed are sons OF Gov Pottus, Of Mississippi
and ofCapt Fontaine, Of Burt's Rifles
Capt. Fontaine was himself badly wound
ad, as also Col. Burt The names Of tho
rest J will forward so soon as they can be
obtained
The losses Of the l7th Mississippi, which
vas also IN the thickest of the fight, were
iSewise considerable, but the names Of
lilled and wounded have not yet been as
The Rev. G. X Marshall, Of
he 2lst Regiment, has gone up to get
hom, and they will probably be here to-
morrow or next day.
The 9Th Virginia also suffered severely,
nd among the wounded are Col. Hunton
nd Lieut. Col. Tebbs This regiment was
lade up mostly from L0udon and Fau-
uer counties. II has the honor Of hav-
" taken the enemy's six pieces Of artil-
'ry, belonging 10 a Rhode Island battery.
hey also captured q number Of the can
oneefs Our total loss is estimated at
bout l80 killed and wounded Of whom
,me forty were borne off dead from the
cid This Is o very heavy loss and will
o severely felt especially in Mississippi,
le blood Of whose brayest and best was
hat day poured out like water in defence
{ the cause she was the first to espOuse.
'eyer did men fight more nobly or fall in
nOber cause.
Since writing the above, learn that l3O
lore prisoners have been brought in.-
his makes G59 in all. There are others
.ill out in the mountains, and will bo
r0ught in tomorrow or next day. The
reliability is that we shall have the en-
no party, except such as were killed or
rowned. II is also reported tonight that
yeral other parties, who crossed above
ld below. have been surrounded and.
ill ultimately betaken.
Besides the six pieces Of artillery, wo
ave among our spoils about 1859 mus
cts and 1900 overcoats. Everything, in
aed, was thrown away in their attempt
, escape, which could impede their flight
Iany Of the fugtiyos dashed wildly into
be river, or were bayonetted on tho
rink SO complete an affair has not ta-
on place since the opening Of the war.
n all sdos the invaders were cut to
.eces, and but few escaped to tell the
arful tale. And may such ever be the
te Of those who would rejoice to assas-
nate as in our homes
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James A. McMastcrs, editor ofthe Free