The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-11-09
TRUTH AID FALSHHo0n.

oar own account ~ the thicamacUmicl
affair aud that given by the Yankees
The Wilmington journal. Tuesday
speaking of these discrepancies, contra
diets the encmy's statement fatty, and
relates a truthful narrative vi that dar
iag and successful engagement
The facts are, the editor proceeds to
say. that only eight companies 90 Gcor-
gian4 aid twO Uf North Carullniann
were able to effect lsBding. aud that
they d.! this BY wadng. IA the face II
ala Ind Hama regiment drawn up in array
IA opposition to them Col. shaw 4
Eighlh Regiment u North Carolina state
troops, un board the steamer Cotton
Plant, ran down the Sound with "a view
Of landing at suinc pviht On the beach
ard cutting III the retreat Of the lndi-
ana troops under Col. Brown. but in
spite Of all the ello-is IF Col Shaw aud
his men, they could not DO 50, owing to
the peculiarly of the navigation. Had
Col Show been able to effect a landing,
the whole Indiana reg mcut would have
been captured.
On the day after the race OF the Iudi,
auinns aud ~. pursuit Of The Grurg iah-
and North thfullHiiu~. our troops were
shcilrd by ,hc Federal steamer MoHina.o,
witch appeared 90 the ocean SIDE Of the
beach, aud threw over two hundred
heavy shell, tut without hurting my
body. the o. y casualty being that ri a
member Of the Griilin Guards. who died
from exhaustion Every thing pertain.
ing lo the rcgimcntaI caup # Il owns
Indiana rcgi ucut, Tell INTO uur hands.
- much for the truth Now the com.
mauder If The M,rHc, H. makes nh III
clsl report" IN which be represents the
shtlling - the lioHfictiie as having uren
very destructive lie says that two
boats filed with mcu were struck Is
his shells aud destroyed. An ESCAPED
Indiana racer informed him tia, two Of
the IenAccliJ, siicli. ten into tHo Shops
l1aded with men, blowing the vessel to
pieces aud sinking them Toe Indiana
t,o'ter aforesaid, uam,i H,yeg. says
that hc was taken pm. iurr uu the muln-
iug Il the hth. tut had Just escaped from
hls cspturs after shooting ;hc captain Il
one 81 the "iebcl coUp,ul,s< aiel. ssys
the truticr, Sc efal ui their 'onr III
crrs were led uud their hurscs seen
running about the track Huw muny
horses dad our officers land Why,
Col Wright had to got che from a
Banker. +" and that didn't run about the
Tack nftrl the Culoncj'a death. since j,
was kIi,d aud not be- Bus such IL uis
tory such IL au Official relnrl"
An IA. hiy.si letter e. the New Ylrk
Times, dated Fortress Monroe, Ociubcr
:. - stiii richer Il pnlt the number Of
Confederate troops a, $500 |, makes
ne M5ntiosiis pa-s 4 she'll through the
padde-bux Of the fanny Tile FeHu,
10 propelier ami mas ~ gad5 iebp,
II SAWS that tic Confederate loss must
have been between two aud three hun.
ircI, kllleh and wounded : IL says that
,h" first 81 Of killed Col Barlow, of the
Georgia Regiment, a remarkable FEAT.
a~ CD. Barlow was merged into Gen
bartow. and fen gailauiIy fighting al
Manassas II says that CD. Brown, Of
thr 20,i Indiana regiment, saccccdcd N
saving his tents, provisions. &
There src Crv ur two Items that may
be- Of interest ana possibly 'rae The
first Is that the : K >pauldiug arrived
At liatiofas Inlet on the 1th inst, viib
Gen Mansfield. ard landed Ter incu and
stores Also. that .cnt Burkhesd, from
whom the latter writer obtained hls IN.
formation, thinks that DO Federal nd.
vance cat Ice made from the Inlet With.
ou. the support Of feet 4 light iral;
vessels Also. thu Tire Federal troops
~ the Inlet ouglt ~ he Reinforced
II Gen Mansfield be coming or be
come 10 any point on cur coast. 1t gives
sttcugth 10 the report that the seabprd
a.. Norln Car1i.n, is 20 be thr object VI
serious administration since other.
wise a regular III Ger Of MausjrIa's high
military reputation would hardly be
sent