New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-08


WIZ. Occasionally bouss had escaped the devas-
tatioc hurricane, and in some sections, too crops
End cntivs alton told that toe jewellers bad avoided
survived the general waste.
Early Saturday morning. inst at daybreak, VIC
raesed a very well-aTranged aud wcll-croppei
lIsutaiion. and thought, rs we passed how for
uDGte the owner TO be Permitted 90 live uIdi.-
,srss amid such almost universal agitation and dis
lup.on But tie bead Of tie column had scarcely
rassed Lis h0uss Two miles, when was ciasoused
Of that favor ole suppOSilion; for along came cash
irg the Identical owner, CARRIED in the notorious
NissOuu "bu'torDn! jeaus' heard MS tale. lie
aycrgod that he was a Union man, and that the Sc
cofh had robbed bin Of nearly all lis vinable
stock, sud that for the last two week they, in small
bands, had been proving around his PREMISES for
tle Iur ose of taking his lie. lie sald that be had
elud,d them by skuiNug around in the woods. lie
locked mote Ike ghost than human; eyes sunken
aud gLaetly, voice sepulchral, and iis wh'se de-
ueanor told under what q re gn Of terror he lived.
iie s;id he hoped TO God We would oyer.ake and
destroy every Rebel.
Saturday night we lay by uril O'Clock the neyt
morning. Sunday at noon mJrchedto Ross I'LL,
W ere we learned Of the stimish Which took place
that morning between Col. Coiiy and four Or hvo
companies OF Home Guards, NJ 4ch the latter were
defeated, losing from thirty TO ioIty men, with two
pieces Of artillery, and number OF stands oi ar.u'.
They were ambushed and IN such a shape that
ICOi. Warren, who wae near, was uuabi- 10 sutcOr
them until too late. This news only accelerated our
speed ana Oh We rolled, frettlng Tor an opportunity
90 measure arms with them. -Four 2. NJ i2luf "s
Al hiugsy lie, whore messenger from toi. Warren
mel us AID made known the position otthe e envy NJ
once all tie wagons save those carry ing the antry)
were ordered 10 the rear the cavalry ard artillery
pushed ahead with all possible mOl'n, auo pm hour
before sunset we were within musAe'-5hOt u Lone
Jack the place OF the tight. la,lug only few
moments 10 give tho men and hOr.es breath and
water, we began feeling for the slipping Cory, aud,
20 Our chagrn, found That he had gone, heading his
course for Arkansas. "touuicrmlrcn was the
order, and about We wheeled, and after lin. Bat
the ;ates seemed to be against us. Night eoeed in
with darkness unmatched by 8uy III my experience.
The rain poured down III Perfect delnge. Soon It
became impossible 10 advance, aud the column stood
stll until the storm passed and the moon came up.
BY daybreak The next morning Kingsyille WAS
reached.
Ibis little town, according 10 repofts from contra
bands lad just raised company of 10 men TO aid
Coiy, and they were at this time fneasing around
in the brush. Ii WAS, WITH the exception d one old
blind man and three or four widows" empty Ct
inhabitants, ana looked more like squeezed orange
than ANYTHING else | eau think OF. The soliiors
eager TO burn il 10 the earth, but we're restrained
/ by authority. Az soon If a little breakfast had been
swallowed, the chase on our part was taken ny IN
earnest aud swiftly horse and mule flesh could
measure ground did we follow the trail Of the
retrea;ing enemy. as we passed through Rose Hi!
again, Col. Cloud Joined with his command.
Here the forces were divided into three parts. Tue
main body, under Gen. Blunt followed down t. the
west of the track taken by the Rebels Co.'s. Cloud
and Narea, with their conn alds swept on
AFTER them, by separate roads to the east Of the one
taken by Gen. Blunt.
Night aud day the columns were pressed and
crowded onward, dogEug the heel Of Onr escaping
| foe. Thrice we thought he was in our grasp, but
4 inst thrice was he like the irishDans flea" not
/ there
! Once orr extreme advance guard succeeded in
erresing his flight long elough 20 enjoy little
skim in with his rear guard; bus our man force and
his were not destined 10 lock in fight. For seven
GAYS and seven nights We had been IN the saddle or
vsgoa almost without cessation. The horses and
mules became jaded ald tagged ont; and the men,
though as plucay and Tesolue 81 daring ol1ier
could he, yet, dcsli'e their WILL were frequently
coupeiiei TO surf nGer to exhausted Nature.
Prudence demanded that the chase should be
abandoned, and accordingly We ordered at
Mon'evallo 90 change direction for Fort Scott.
/ The eyitome, then, of the whole excursion may
he summed up ia tAi5-ihat we chased, chased and
chased, and failed 20 capture Whether censu e
can lswinly fall st the door Of any II mol Tor
me TO say; bat one thing will venture TO say. and
that Is, tlst never did soldiers 20 through with Il
more wrencbMg fatiguiug race, and bear mp under
il with more herc.sm or good cheer, t!an d those
seI-saine troops. They are mon 10 battle born.
They are men in whom you may take stock every
time L.