The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-07-19

,i,o the acouudrels % rlking fire os they /
U,s.ed their lines. This wheel was made, 4
kut short distance from an unseon Gull |
veri. az cow stop upon lho railroad, but /
ono man. i. r. Blackm0ro, succeeded in |
milking the turn, the rest were all, with |
ono exception, preCipiated into the Gull /
wort. whore of course they wore endorsed, |
bnt. strange to say, unhurt, save a low /
bruises. The brave and Chiyalrous enemy /
of course seized upon this moment 10 |
charge upon thom with revolyers, sword |
bavouets, and other sido arms. Then il |
was that Dick Ashby had hand 10 hand |
encounter with throo mon, killing the |
corporal, and badly If not fatally wound
,pp the other two. Whilst engaged with
tbese two mon, no received a blow from
an unseen hand that ielled him to the
earth. where he was left for dead by his
men, who, after his fall made good their
escape and returned TO camp. L. ID. Kin
chelo, r. b. Templetou, and I. II. Paine,
lost their horses in this engagement. Dr.
Templomard's party were also surround
ed by a largely superior force and COM
PEELED to fall back, but Of the engagement
wo could not learn the particulars, al
though it is known that but one OF his par
ty, Mr.. A. Ganson, was wounded, and he
but slightly, the ball having first passed
through his horse and then striking him
on the knee
Near o'clock Col. Turner Ashby ar
rived with his command of twelve men,
and being informed by woman that
there had been fight below, he advOn-
oed towards Kelley's Island where the
enemy were socreted, in what numbers he
could not tell, as they were behind the
driit-wood, bushes, &C., with which the
Island, which is a half mile in length, is
covered. Seeing his brother Richards
horse quietly grazing without rider, and
fearing the fate that might have befallen
its noble rider he Immediately ordered
his men to cross to the Island, he taking
tho lead. Whilst crossing they were ex-
posed to the raking fire of the enemy,
who took deliberate aim at them from be-
hind the driitwood piled upon this the up
Der end of the Island. At tho command
to fire, not less than forty balls were dis
charged at them; but 80 far all OF our
boys escaped unhurt, although Col. Ash
by, II. c. Rust, and Granville T. Smith,
had their horses killed undor them. lmme-
diately upon landing, Col. Ashby gave the
command to beat the bushes and drive
out the miserable towards. He flushed a
oovey of four, killed two, who had the
temerity to offer a fight, and taking the
other two on the wing as they fled after
having discharged the contents of their
revolvers at him. Ono of them, as he
, fell before him, begged him not TO ride
] over him, and Ashby turned aside, telling
) him that he had done him all the harm
, he desired. Another, after having OK
hausted his revolver in attempting To
kill the Colonel and whilst fleeing fol
, dear life. entreated him not to kill him
but Turner's reply was, "Sir | mourn the
5 necessity, but | spare no invader OF the
! soil of Virginia" and down went the
. poor wretch before his unerring aim. I
b. Smith, after having been knocked
Q down by tho but of rifle, arose and sho
his man. The poor, miserable creature
whilst weltoring in his blood, asked Smitt
| if he was Christian, and he replied, q
? trust SO" "then," said tho nan, "fo
\ Gods salleahlA s NAGiTjfk OF water
vrlng mo "a unn,-sI III rive
70 This Smith hastened to got from ttI(S. y
III close by, but whilst in the very act of
Its tempting to drink he fell back and exp
ed. Near tho close of the engagemel
~ whilst nobly contending against fear
~ 0oav, m Aufanntan NJ Paliimorn n
IN Oswold Foley, of Fauquier foil morta
wounded. John Ladd, of Missouri, a
w received severe wound in the arm, M
To- tho shoulder, breaking tho bono. lie vi
nc however, recover.
III At this point Col. Ashby, in lol
80 voice, gave an order for the reservo to
a brought up, (but as they wero fife
~ miles off and not expected, they did n
~ come, to dismount and charge with Il
:. ~ bowie-knilc. Scarcely were the words l
" tered before n general stampede toC
~ place, leaving as near as We could unde
:. stand, from seventeen to twenty of the
~ dead behind and tho island left in Il
lo immediate possession of the immortal Ii
III tie band of nine. Col. Ashby, mot knov
u ing the fate of his brother,) and his cor
u. ~ mand Immediately returned to camp {,
y roinforcements, and again returned
\, = bring away the bodies of the two mob
~ patriots who had fallen in the figh
!" Upon his return no found in a culver
, where no had been left for dead. Can
y Dick. Everything Of any value, oven ii
: spurs had been stripped Off his perso
- and carried away by the thieves. Howe
u found to be badly wounded by a sabre Gu
- over each eye, a thurst in the bowels
. deep cut in the arm Immediately aboy
u the elbow, injuring the bone near tn
~ Joint; he was also shot through tho pair
n OF one hand, and two fingers of the otl
- or mutilated by tho passage of ball q
u rather an inconvenient size. As may b
4 supposed, when found he was much OK
hfIsted, but he soon rallied at the sigh
of his friends, and was taken to tn
house Of Mr.. Wagner near by, where h
remained for somo time lie was thel
removed TO tho house of Col. Geore
Washington, where he can lack nothini
that kindness can bestow. Ho will, a
soon as no can stand the trip, be removed
\ to this place, where every house will b,
= thrown open to him, and every tongu,
! will bid him welcome.
q Thus ended tho great fight at Kelley'l
i Island, where the two Ashbys, with sev
4 enteen men, completely routed seventy
J. U. s. Dragons.
}. P. S.-Since going TO press, We have
- received a despatch from Romney, an
f nouncing the death Of Capt. Richard
| Aghby. He died at 70 o'clock veatardav