New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-01

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Gom, "e .o,os Eve miles wide ana inuC" my -
oen ,vb;cb we descended 70 bottom |
Aeng'n 49, ia considerable share OF the m''e, p"s
whch o. ruvVed hill was, however, Sun o'iOi'
9Or mr,'T a.. ~ rock running out and enoiAs 'ue
os' O. and sometimes ten incheS a"o'e W.
oeny 49, ,.aas IL exceedingly tedious lot Tue ''IuOD
TVoA WV ,r.;,s 10 ascend. Five miles Hon '0.o
ano e If Secession captain de was IN WV
"ss WIS.,. NV - his military duties. Upon inquiry DD
- the nossession Of any cattle, out Tue !e'v"
"H' ,,,ora substantial information, aud leu 'n'
~ sne drove of forty odd, from which "ere %.
s..:sd a. many as were needed for our troops ~
- could have had pay for them, but denying
..,.;on once will hardly have the lace now C.,
three miles from here came through iaHe sn;rs
a.. Kansas cavalry, under Capt. "ooo, 80. CO.
through 60 suddenly as TO give 10 0PP
,couts 10 escape aud alarm our OiroS'
v;,hic mile Of town the advance piekef' nua ~.
-. ef,.an men. came upon and chaseo hTe '. 80
-. ooa,d driving one up isiie a. ''
--t;,h he left his mule, ran through '"e p0''.
Ell n,d eaeaped. Another was cap'"reu a. VIZ
so, ..;an If SWIM Creek, about three quarters Oh
I'm The other three escaped iito 'own
- ,horougbly alarmed TIE occupants "oi'e .'P'aA
!, obedience TO orders, but much tg anf' ni'
h.I,ao for further orders, from Gen. sweeney,
aassrt Cant. ID. S. Stanley with Companies ID ana
psor,.r Cavalry. 70 enter with Capt Wood the
eur of FORSYTH Halt Gn hour had then eiapseu Ana
shs l5G Rebels occupying the town bad amfie opp'F
s,pty TO esce,e to the mel boring hills which ihciOse
H. wall. Reaching slight rice Of ground, south
,,hs frat crossing of Swan Creek, Capt. Stanley dis
,v.rs5 ,bs enemy exceedingly well posted on the
,as hl,. sas. Of the road which led TO FOWL, which
20 svid.nty expected us to follow and where they
mid nick off our men; meanwhile, s.creting them
ssIvas behind the foliage which grew at intervalsoh
,sash1l-side.
TWAS his intention to inclOse the town on the east,
,bile Capt. Wood entered il from the opposite dlrec-
= on The position of the enemy rendered II necessary
order to successfully carry out the plan and secure
he enemy that the summit Of tie hill on the ade OF
which they were occasionally visibe should be gAned'
but for half mile back the steep, rugged rocAs pre-
.cluded the possibility of passage, and TO turn oach
would give the ALARM and they could escape oetore We
could reach them Instead however, OF talo~ing 'he
road aud making his troopers m.rks for sn enemy az
snost over their heads, Capt Stanley tore down ience
on his right and passed through moderately Hnoe'eo
nclosure thence through iied of com ten feet hgh
,cros Swan Creek Just at the edge Of town, and gall
lor;ng M the bank entered town from the NORTH and
nj once fred and were fired upon by the enemy, many
White River. Gait. Wood bad derlcy ed still further
% the ,ob, following the banks of Swan Creek to its
confluence with White RIVER u.t the edge Of town.
on the west side and iyed in tue to participate
In the skrnish. CAPT. SANKEY'S horse was here shot
from under him. and killed 10y those who remained on
che hill north least and east from the Courthouse or
csnter of the town. Two men snd two b0rSes were
also wounded BY shots from the opposite eide OF the
river but the enemy suffered still noe severely Our
,Aroopers were fling at men. not horses. Two horse
men crossing the ford fred u,on one killed ana
the other wounded their horses returning In safety to
our lines.
Meanwhile the enemy on the bluff continued firing,
and Lieut.. NJ j. Ke ~, with Company {, dashed up
che him. ard pat them rout they escaping to die side
hal where it was impossible t. pursue them "ash Cav
airy and before the men could d,smoun and prepare
20 follow them another important Of the service
came into action and the roar al arlisery was heard
which cauted our to cheer Justify.
when the cavalry separated FROM the infantry and
artillery, tie latter some fur miles frcm town.
When within two miles Of town Dessengers met Gen
Sweeney and Capt Wood at the hrs; crossing Of the
creek and be ordered the whole cavalry forward rap
idly the artillery proceed at trot, and the infantry
70 keep up with the aIter if possible. From that poiut
70 tow not q man struggled, but every man followed
at run, closely pressing the artillery. The Iowa bali
regiment We'd with the Kansas I'd in anxiety to reach
che point Of operations.
Reaching the point whence Capt Stanley had di-
vcryed from the road Gen. Sweeney ordered the bat
terry brought TO Jtar upon the town. nsnterIreta-
ton Of the order by the orderly caused Lieut. soSalsh
20 fire upon the town. and the CourtHouse being the
most prominent BUILDING received bus attention IL the
shape Of two spherical SHELLS from the l2-pouuder,
and one solid shot from the 6pounder before the firing
was stopped Happily, none Of our men then occupy
ing the town, killed. Capt Stanley bad dis
persed the enemy from the south tank and was occu-
plying the bill with Lieut. Kelly, but entirely screened
from the artillery.
Mr.. Wilkey, correspondent Cor paper in Dubuke,
and atterly for Tie Ner-York Times, with two Home
Guards in the second story Of the Court-Housc
when the first shell struck. mass OF brick struck
Wilkey full in the breast, knocking him down, and
Forcing upon him the conclusion that safer place would
be agreeable. On reaching the ground floor, the
building was struck by the cold slot, and Immediately
after by another sberical case filling the with
nyng pieces Of brick and dust 10 suf cation. Wikey
was struck by Of the pieces ic'ing bloody but
not dangerous wound. He reached the open air in
safety aud this morning enjoys his usual health. Had
the fuse to the shells been cut should have been
called upon to make painful record
Gen. Sweeney ordered the firing upon the town to
eesse as soon be noticed it, and directed Lieut..
Sokas to fire against the side Of the bluffs on the
east, where be saw the enemy partially concealed.
shell and two canister shots fired in that direc-
ton, killing four whose bodies have siUce been found
making Ave in all killed Several alsO wounded.