The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-09-07
&c Az .Aets ~ ssIll : crowd Of sen

be- ave- tAcfo vs. stu crowa ot zen
nniform coming alcsg.
Tho rosd Wa sseswn viii articles u
solhiss--flre-lccks, = aistoelts, castoucla
boxes. caps, great o0ats, mess thus, 'nusi.
|,.l i,strua,cu.s, cartridges, bayoncts and
raths, swords AID pistols---cven bis
si,s. water bc,tlcs, and pieces Of meat
fasslnr . white housc by the roa1side,
saw. for the first time, bos'v Of tnean-
nv With sluped arma, marching regular
h and rapidly toward mr.. Their faces
\ ore not bIackcned BY powosr. aud 1t
\ as evident that they hsd not bee" en-.
logged. III reply to , question, non
omlni fastened officer told ne. In broken
ln Il ish. I've all bach to our lines. The
! Jack did not qnitc succeed" This was
! ,sarimg to one who had come throngh
tach = sc.uo ~ bad been witnessing.
I'D ridden. l suppose, about three or
rec aad a half miles from the hill, when
cnise out on an open piece OF ground,
1..,orh. nd circling which, was forest.
i, ", field pieces were numbered and
saari'nx he road the painting aud j.
4 I'd In rses in the rear looked as though
hey mad ,ecn hard worked, and the gun
! rs md drivers looked worn and delcrt-
IN n ,r Ding shots sounded close IN
1ran, tho On the woods. hut the guns on
4,e In NJ longer msintaiacd their fire.
WAS iust about to ask oWc Vi the men
H. l,ght, when a scattering fire on my
1 rht attracted my attention, and out OF
.ae crest or along tive road rushed .
inhcr of men. Tho gunners seized
BIZ. all of the nearest piece to wheel 1t
.auaI upon them others made for the
-Hla Ills and holss,s. ~ II To fly, when a
.lont was raised, Don't fire they are
bar WI men = and in u few minutes on
-lno. pe.l NELL whole regiment IN dis
ldsr
ame across m officer and stopped
lim "We'Ie pursued by cavalry he
.ssr.d They've cut us all u pieces
As he spoke a shell burst over the cot
lma another dropped on tho road, and
tat streamcd another column OF men,
.prp nr together with their arms, and
.5siug up the strsgglcrs of the first reg
meuf. | turned, and to my surprise
iw he ar,ilierymen had gone Of, leav'
ug usc gun standing by itself They
iad lstrea,ed with their horses. II was
Iua well established that the retreat
a4 ally commenced, though saw but
W wonnded men, and the regiments
smeh were falling back had not sufic"
q much loss. No one seemed TO knpw
willing for certain. Even the cavalry
barge was rumor.
cral officers said they carried guns
l ines, but then they driiicd into the
,lusensc which Que reads and hears
worry where about masked batteries.
lae n two talked more senslbly about
le fong POSITIONS Of the enemy, the
gle Of their men, the want OF re-
rrgr. severe iosses, and the bad conduct
reg. tain regiments No. one spoke as
{ he thought Of retiring beyond Centre
lie. The clouds Of dust rising above
he woods ma. xed the retreat OF the
IS boic army, an,. Inc crowds Of tugiiives
Hutinucd to steal AVA along the road.
hc un was declining, and, .spme thirty
niles yet remained to be accomplished
ra could hope to gain the shelter OF
W remington.
3 one knew whether any corps or
ezinent was marching, but there were
um0rs of all kinds" the Sixty-ninth
.ra at to pieces" tho Fire Louaves are
.ostr1ycd,S aud 30 on. Presently trc-
nor ran through the men by whom !
eas riding. a. the sharp reports OF some
cld-picces ratified through the wood
lose at hand. A sort of subducd roar.
se he voice Of distant breakers, rose
"a front Of Us, ard the soldiers. who
geio, think, Germans, broke into q
uhls. looking now aud then over their
h1uliurs. There was no choice for me
mt to resign any further researches so
pot my horse into trot. keeping in
ha lids alongside the roads as much as
could, to avoid tho fugitives. till !
anne once more on the rear Of the bag
age and store carts. and the pressure
Z the crowd, who, conscious Of the aid
which the vehicles would afford them
gailst cavalry charge, and fearful
iheless, Of their proximity, clamor.
4 and shouted like madmen as they ran.
he DAD was now literally covered with
.aggagc. 1t seemed to Inc M il the
sen inside were throwing the things
ut parposcly.
Ou approaching Ccntrcvillc body Of
iefmln infantry Of the reserve came
latcling down aud stemmcd the currcn,
o. some degree they were followed by
hreade Of guns and another battalion
& frcsh troops. turned up on the hill
all mile beyond. A battery of field
ans vas in position where we had been
|auding. Tho men looked well As
sf there was nothing 10 indicate more
ham retreat and some illbchavior
mons the wagoncrs of different regi-
rents. turned my horses head aud
.de way through the village, and af-
'r got out upon the road the same con
ision seemed 10 prevail Suddenly the
inns On the hill opened, and at the sane
inc he thnds Of artillery from the wood
10 ibo right rear. The stampede then
ecamc general.
What occntfcd at the hill can not
aY mt all the road from Ccntreville
81 m les presented sight as can only |
witncsscd in She track of the rnna.
avs Of an utterly dcmoralized army.
rive > fesged, dashed AMI beat their
lrs@g or lcaped down and abandoned
,eig sesms, and ran by the side Of the
'ad mounted men. servants, and men
.ilurm. vehicles nf all sorts and