The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-08-30


Nolemsn and his fifty horsemen have
been lost sight Of. The Captain, it
will be remembered, was ordered to
join Col. Doughterty at a point a
few miles this side OF Charleston
The two commanders agreed upon
signals and certainly expected to
meet, but from some misunderstand-
ing they did not get together, and
all the time Of the fight, Captain
Noleman was at the place agreed
upon for meeting, impatiently await.
ing Colonel Dougherty's coming
After three or four hours waiting,
the Captain mustered bis boys and
told them they should go into the
town, any way, and, il any rebels
were to be found, have a small fight.
Accordingly about two o'clock in the
morning they entered the place, but
not man was to be seen.
The rebels camp fires were burn
ing, but the enemy, horse, foot and
rider, were gone, and the Captain
saw no evidence of tho fierce fight
that, but u few hours before, had been
going on. Tho rebels had come in
from the woods and fields, immedi-
ately on the retreat OF our men, and
gathered up their dead an | wounded,
and were off. likely, as fast as horses
and their legs could carry them, for
Pillows camp at Sykeston. AS
Captain Noleman's command waa
leaving the place, they saw a couple
of horsemen come riding into the
place on the Sykeston roa !, and a
squad Of our boys gave chase and
very soon overhauled them. The
cap.ives refused, at first, to give any
account Of themselves, but little
pistol persuasion very soon put one
OF them in the notion OF telling who
they were and where from. They
belonged to Captain j. O'Donnell'e
Point Pleasant cavalry, a part o.
whom--thirty'three in number
where encamped in some swamp
five miles off. And they agreed,
provided Captain Nuleman would
spare their poor lives, to lead our
mon to the camp. Here was a
capital chance for the federals now,
and you may bo sure, they were
eager for the march. After an
hours ride through swamps, and
over logs, and along the woret pass.
able roads, they came suddenly upon
the small clearing in which the enc
my were encamped.
The rebels were mostly asleep a.
the time OF Cap. Noleman's advance,
and were aroused from their pleasant
dreams OF conquest and federal plum.
der, by the quick shot and retreat
Of their sentries. They made but
little resistance, however, quietly
surrendering their arms when de-
manded. Captain Noleman had IA
bioodless victory, and brought into
camp on Tuesday morning, thirty
three prisoners and thirty. five horses.
Thus you sec tho operations OF
Monday night foot up: Filty-one
rebel prisoners, and tiIty-two cap
tured horses.
PiIlow's army is at Sykeston, TO-.
600 strong. and our prisoners say he
has 10000 more troops near Madrid.
He is evidently gathering his forces
Tor strike somewhere, and You will
not likely have to wait much longer
Tor news of u big battle in this
quarter of Missouri.
jeff. Thompson's men are scat.
tered all over TIE counties of Missis.
sippi and Scott. He has big force
at Benton, from where every day
they run into Commerce, on tn.
Mississippi river, and with theil
cannon menace tho passage o
steamers. They we've there on lasl
Monday, some tour Of five thousand
strong, but Immediately on the ap
proach of our gunboats and the
coming OF 800 iederals from Capt
GirArdeau, they fell back.
The Union people Of that sector
have all been driven to the Illinois
shore, and the little village OF SAINTS
Fee, Just opposite Commerce, il
crowded with the fugitives, theil
furniture and effects.
Ono Of the gunboats is stationed
there now, however, and they will
be kept back from the river until til,
coming Of the good day when al
army of loyalists will pitch into an,
disperse them.
The rebel devils have wholesom,
fear OF these gunboats. Ono OF ON
scouts, who was among them on
yesterday, says they express them
selves as willing to fight any nun
Der of yankees" but Damn the
gunboats," they want nothing to dc
with them
L Cor. Cincinnati 1a=ette.
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