Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-19

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Mr. d - 70 Col. Pegram to know IL he shod 81
+S4.cs 70 ms assistance, Unfortunately. Mr. n
"Sa Killed; and after an hour or two he NOT ,at,r-
--ss aiiotnef ao was sent-Ar. Fiffard, of Appo-
&C. l tne Quartermaster-Bho shared the same
lale' AFTER waiting to hear from his last massen-
ger snort tune, Scott advanced with his men. 650
anu "hen ne reached the foot of the mo1,ntain the
gailsnt remnant of Pegram's command were found.
a o. nen retreated with all the stragglers he could
ma, and reached Monterey Highland 90 no.. a.
where he stopped, being Joined bv two regin,o-ts
Isom georgia aud North Carolina raising his fo-ce
70 oOOO men, and there he proposes to olive hattie
Zen GarBett sent him word that he enfiraIv on
proved Oh ms retreat, and ordered him not TO stop
o.ha reach buffalo Gap, ten miles the
otneI sioe OF Seaunton. Col Pegram had his horse
EEileo Sader hin; and before he could disencace
LlHIst1 was SaEen prisoner. Capt Maury of Buck
inkhar, and bis second and third lieutenauts were
Hllieo, and the whole company killed or taken, ex-
sePt zen. Inc --- Artillery were destroyed, so
iaP as can De ascertained, entirelythe brave Can
tain having been the last man shot he firing two
rounds Of grape after he hGd been wounded Oar
loss Is about enc hundred and Fifty killed and voun
ue1' shu one hundred taken. Thirty or forty es
caped. whatever General Mcclellan may report,
tne loss OF the enemy was not one man less than
ar informant tells Us that when the artilleIT would
be fired, whole nles of men would fall Our men
Killed at least as many Of the enemy as they had in
the Held, Highland Court House is IS miles from
the battle held and 40 from Staunt0n. Col. Scott
Of wagons, supposed to be not less than 200 with all
his arms, provisions, &c.
In justice to Col, Scott who has been Represented
by reports in town as having at the proper time
not gwen the assistance necessary, our nforment
says he was even after the battle anxious to engage
his $50 against the 900 of the enemy but his Off
GERS besought him not to do it. and he retreated
saving everything. Had he gone to Pegram, or
fought them by himself, all would have been taken
The rest Of Col Pegram's command were return
lnou nrxyf fact m 1bo, Ia NH
writer believes the above statement to be true. he
having received it from Lieutenant wko was at
the fight
ARRIVAL OF PRISONERS.
From the Richuo,d Dispatch, Jolly IS.
Lieut J. C, Sehermerhorn, of the Alabama Regi:
ment and Corporal Collins, of the Orleans Cadets
together with a squad of six privates arrived in
Richmond yesterday via York River Railroad in
charge of a number of prisoners lately capture
in the vicinity of Yorktown On their arrival they
carried the Hessians before the Adjutant General
who ordered thep to be confined in the prison depot
on Main street. Eleven ofthe prisoners were taken
in the fight near Bethel last Friday two are mem
bers of an Abolition regiment formed of the scum
OF Baltimore, who were taken by our scouts, lust
as they were coming over to deliver themselves up.
Our men think they were cut fOraging and got in
tight place which not unlikely is the true solution
of the matter One of the prisoners is a man who
has been living near Bethel for a number of years
and who has been in the habit lately of giving the
enemy information of the movements of our troops
their number, &c He would sometimes resort to
the artitce of coming into the camp and selling
few ginger cakes, and taking few observations
depart for the cOngensl companionship of bis Abo
Inon allies. One of the prisoners is a member of
Feyton's Artillery, (said to be native of North
Carona,) who is charged by his Captain with trea-
son. The fifteen prisoners and their guard were
sent on by Gen. Hill, and started from Yorktown at
i've O'Clock Sunday evening, got to West Point at 10
! CLOCK the same night, having been detained at
| Gloucester Point awaiting for the member of the
| Peyton Artillery. The cortege started from West
! Point yesterday morning with their prisoners.
ITEMS FROM WINCHESTER.
The following interesting items of information
are taken from the Win0hester Republican of the
! 18th
The BATTLE NEAR MART1NsBURG.-We have infor.
! nation from a reliable gentleman, lust from Mar
tinsburg, who was present at the iuterment of the
Federal troops killed in the fight Martinsburg
8 week since. He saw eghty-two buried tie day
after the fight in the orchard close by as many as
| twenty thrown in one grave. He also reports
! q large number of bodies sent home to Peppsyl-
vania for burial On our side the loss in killed was
known to be tIoO. This will do pretty well for US
when 1t will be remembered we had only 400 in the
| fight against 600.
GEN. JoHNsToS.-This distinguished officer on
Sunday last resumed his original position and has
| again made Winchester his headquarters. He moved
| forward from here to meet Patterson's command
| upwards of week since. and three times offered
the invaders fight; but they, protected by the pet
! ticoats in MartInsburg, declined to come out and
test the temper of Southern steel. After fruit
less efforts to induce the enemy to give him battle
| Gen. Johnston retired with his command to this
point where he is prepared to receive an attack or
advance upon the enemy, whenever they may be
disposed to offer an engagement without risking the
| lives of the women and children in Martnsburg.
Whilst all may not be able properly to appreciate
his movements. yet neither officers nor private ques
| ton moment the wisdom or prOpriety of his ac-
tons.
Perhaps no officer in the service enjoys greater
reputation amongst the military men of the country
than Gen. Johnston. Certain it is that he has the
faculty Of inspiring-nOt only the confidence but
the admiration of all those under his command
AbundantsevidenCe of this be had in the deaf
| enIEg and enthusiastic shouts that greet him when
ever he makes his appearance amongst them.
| THE MILITIA.-AbOut four thousand militia from
| the surrounding country encamped in OWn. and
| finer body OF men we have never seen. They
have promptly responded to a call made upon them,
! without murmur, leaving their wheat and hay in
! the swarth, AID, in many instances, no behind
/ to protect their property from destruction.
| Col. BLASTON DUNCAN.-This gallant officer, find
| ing no way of celebrating his birthday by great
! fight with the enemy, determined that the day
! should not pass without in some way contributing
| to the great cause Of Southern independence As a
substantial evidence of his devotion to the cause
he sent check of five hundred dollars to the Secre-
| tary of the Treasury.