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WOODS, near the centre of our line and on oronnf
Islng Ii towards the enemy's position. In the mean
.'he sent orders for the Z1uaves to move forward
to support Ricketts, battery on ito rabt A. s"ar
as they came up led them forward aoainst .r
A'aUdma regiment, partly concealed in a cIumo o
small pines IN an old field. At the first fire they
| broke ana the greater portiN of them hed to tby
rear, Keeping up desutory firing over The haads
OF their comrades in front; at the same moment
tney were charged by company of secession ca =.
| airy on their rear, who came by road through
Two strips OF woods on our extreme right. The fire
| OF the LJuayes killed four and wounded one dis
| persing them.
The dscnmfture of this cavalry was completed
oy a hre from Captain Columns company of United
| states cavalry, which killed and wounded several
| men. Colonel Farnham with some of his officers
ana ana men, behaved gallantly, but the regiment of
LluaVes, as regiment, did not appear again on
tpe n:a' Many of the men joined other regiments
al mnu u.' good service as skirmishers. then led
up tue Minnesota regiment, which was also re-
pu'sed out retired in tolerably good order 1t did
g"od service in the woods on our right flank and
was among the last to retire, moving off the field
| with the Third United States infantry Next was
LED forward the First Michigan which was also ra
pulsed ard retired in considerable confusion.
lney were rallied, and helped to hold the woods
on our right The Brooklyn Fourteenth then an
pe"reu on the ground, coming forward in gallant
style. led them forward to the left wbera 'bo
Alabama regim' mt had been posted in the early
par " Tue aeu"n, but had now Disappeared but
Su"h ctne IN sight oil the line of the enemy drawn
81 ttAr thp fl
ing commenced the regiment broke and ron
considered cons 1t useless to attempt to rav them.
1ue want OF discipline in these regiments was so
ggreat that the most of the men would run from
MY 10 several hundred yards to the rear and con-
,inue to flre-forunately fer the brayer ones-vary
h'gh IN the air, and compelling those in front to
retreat; During this time Reickell's battery had
oeen taken and retaken three times nv no hut No
hnsuy lost. most OF the horses having been killed
H'pta,n heicKelI being wounded, aud First LIEN
tenant d. Ramsay killed Lieutenant Kirby be-
Yer lIorf fI,-o L
the casson. Before this time heavy reimbursement
ot The enemy were distinctly seen approachinr by
Two roads, extending and outfankipr ms on tho
ilght: Coi. Stewarps brigade came on the field at
this time, having ben detained by the General as
d reserve at the point when we left the turnpike
IL TOOK post on hill our right and rear and fDr
some time galIantly held the enemy in check
~ ohI cnbpaby nf cavalry attached to nv divi-
SION, winch was Joined during the enuagemant b,
the cavalry of Colonel Stanton's divisinn uair
l"imer' VINO Commanded them, was anxious to en-
gage the enemy W eH
Inc ground being untavorable ordered them
oavA out ot range OF fire. Finding it impnssible In
rally any ct the regiments we commenced onr 70
Ue.c "o"ut hali-paSt four, =. NJ There was fine
pesl'lon short distance in the rear where honed
~ make a stand with section of Arnold's battery
ana the United States cavalry, if could rslIv q
lew regiments of infantry In his n.torIr F,;ioa
ana we continued our retreat on the road we had
advanced on in the morning. | sent forward NV
S S,ah oIicers to rally some troops beyond the run
O4d hlpl
lie" moments at the hospital to see what arrange
mth'S could be made to save the wounded The
it" amoulances that were there were filed and
stared to the rear. The church which was used
as hospital, with the wounded and some of the
surgeons, soon after fell into the hands of the se
ceSslon cavalry that followed us closely.
company Of cavalry crossed the roar and
se'z,d an ambulance full of wounded. Captain Ar
n"d gave them couple of rounds of "capister"
from ms section of artillery, which sent them scam
p+r'hg away and kept them at respectable dis
lance curing the remainder of our retreat At
tnls point most Of the straggers were in advance
OF US. Having every reason to fear vigorous
pursuit from the enemy's fresh troops | was de
sirous oi forming strong rear guard but neither
the efforts of the officers of the regular army nor
the co"Iness ot the regular troops with me could
inonce them to form single company We re-
lied entirely for our protection on one sectinn of
artillery and a few companies Of cavalry Most of
the road was favorable for infantry but uufavora-
o'e ior caValrv and artillery Abn3t dusk as we
approached the Warrenton turnpike we heard n
hrlng OF r'iied cannon on our RIGHT and Iaarpad
that the enemy had established a battery enfladiug
the road.
Captain Arnold, with his section of artillery, at.
tempted to run the gauntlet, and reached the bridge
over Cub Run, about two miles from Ceu,revilie
put found II obstructed with broken vehicles. and
was compelled to abandon his pieces, as they we're
under the hre ot these ri9ed cannon. The cavalry
tu ned to the left and after passing through a strin
OF woods and some fields, struck road which led
tnem TO some camps occupied by our troops in tn
morning, through which we reraiprd the turnnike
Atahnut eight +. NJ We reached tie camps we had
occupied in the morniug Had brigade from the
seserve advanced short distance beyond Centre
ville near third of the artillery lost mi yht have
oeen saved, as It was abandoned at or near this
crossing Such rout never with ssed before.
No efforts could induce single regiment to form
after the retreat had commenced.
onr artillery was served admirably and did
much exc cutlon. Some of the VOLUNTEER regiments
behaved very well, and much excuse can be made
fled, as Of he .
any time be seeR Raw troops cannot be expect ed
to stand long against unseen enemy | have
been unable to obtain any report from the Zpu-
aVeS' as Col arnlam is still at hospital. Since
the retreat more than threefourtts of the Znuavrs
have disappeared. x
Female Patriotism.
All over the Confederate States--in valleys vii.
lageS, towns and cities, and the plains, bills and
mour tains-our women coming to the relief
and the rescue of sons, brotherg and husbands on
the held The following passed by the Ladies'
o",neTs Relief Association, of Clayton, Alabama:
heS'tDed mat the members of this Association
VIII cheeruy give our household blankets, and
everything else we possibly part with, when
ever the same shall he needed nv cur brave and
chlVair0us swarri0rs.-LoWisrWeC Courier.
Patriotic LiberaIity.
MIR. Jacob Webb, living near Ross Mills who is
sl4ty-elght years DID, and his wife lis sixty
years of age, together plant hoe, and pick out
with thelr own hands (having not single servant
or assistant, neither bave they a pow or a horse
two bales OF cotton per annum, gave at the meeting
at Ross Mills, on last Monday, the whole of their
crop i'r the support of the Southern Confederacy
ihe Commis sioner, Judge l.. E. Houston, remon-
strated with him, and p0sti,sv refused to take it,
| advising him only to give one halt when he de-
elared he would give the whole of it, stating that
ne n was soldier under Jackson during the war of
| lolZ; that during that time he was three days
~iihout ANYTHING to eat, and he knew what it was
10 De soldier and further remarking ''I will take
my chances tor something to eat and will give ey.
| (Niss. Conservative.