Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-03-12

how We could lhiuk Of, bat couldn't do
It; because You see, the BRUSH had our
little party penned up close in swamps.
We had only about fsty men in all
TaEleton and his ;roups were huutin'
round, and they had a large force Of IN
fantry IN the neighborhood. Well.
somelhin' had TO be done, for 10 be Idle
wasn't In the make of Marion. The
only way we could &c, any ammunition
10 support our wants, was 10 attack the
convoy that brought the stores TO the
British in the neighborhooi. These
conveys sometimes numbered hundred
men each but often more than that
Besides, they were well provided, ia ev-
cry respect for an attack.
Wei; Marion resolved to attack one
Of these conveys; and he laid his plan
for Il with the greatest care. The priu-
clple things 70 be done were these:
y party Of our men, num5erin' only
tIve-that was all We could spare-was
TO take a route through The woods, Just
opposite to the one the whole baad were
goln', and they we're 10 !uck Ground the
large detachment of infantry in that d.
rec!i0n, and once IN a while 10 show
themselves, TO make the British think
the whole of our band wa. ia that neigh
borhood and then the commander Of
The detachment would give the comman-
der atthe station where the convoy came
from, notice of the fact, and thus throw
them off their guard. Then en- the
night OF the attack the whole OF the rest
Of The band were 10 march to a place
which he mentioned, where here was
good place for hidIn and beGer one
for au attack. Itwas place where The
road, along which the convey expected
70 come, passed through a wood, where
The ground was very much overgr0wn
with bushes, al the bottom of q very
shallow raylne. The road jIst there
made 4 short turn 50 that when we
we're Stationed on each side Of il, iust
before the bend, we could let lie ad-
vance Of the party get round before
we attack The convoy, auI then the
stores might b. s-cared very speedily.
We had only three rounds OF ammuuI-
ion for each man. when we heard OF
an unexpected convoy Of stores. Thess
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