Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-09-19

BATTLE AT PLYMOUTH, n. C.-Gal-
tont 16air.-The telegraph has furnished
mere paragraph relating to brilliant ex-
plot of party Of 800 Hawkins Zouaves
and loyal North Carolina troops and defeat
BY them Of 400 rebels at Plymouth, N.
T., on Tuesday, September 2. The follow
ing extended account we find in the cores
pondence Of one of the New York papers
Fourteen hundred rebels marched to-
ward plymouth, N. c., on Tuesday last, in
tending to enter the town and lay it in ash
es. A native Carolinian, knowing the in
fention OF the rebels, came quickly to town
and reported the matter to Capt. -. II
Hammell Of Hawkins Zouaves. No time
was to be lost. To defend the town there
was one company (F) of Hawkins Zou-
fyes, one company of regularly enlisted
loyal North Carolinians, with such other
loyal fighting civilians as the town could
furnish. All hands we're quickly at their
post. Half Of the Zouayes we're sick with
the fever which prevails there at this sea-
son of the year, and all Of the commission
ed officers were sick, except Lieut.. Green
OF the Zouaves, who was disabled by. a
wound received in former engagement up
the Roanoke river. The command of about
300 men devolved upon Orderly Sergeant
Green, OF Co. + of the Zouaves. AT the
approach of so vast a force some generals
would say, Surrender; but this was not
fbe Sereeans's motto He took his brave
men, went out on Tuesday, the I'd inst, and
met the enemy three miles from the town.
The enemy consisted of infantry and cav
airy; the former under Col Garrett, (who,
IN TACT, was in command Of the whole
frce,) and the latter in command of Can't.
Pagan When Sargeant Green came upon
She enemy he found them bivouacked in the
woods, intending not to attack before the
next day. A rebel intended giving the
alarm OF the approach of our forces by
fring his piece, but it missed fire. Our
boys took this as signal Of alarm, and they
dashed upon them with great earnestness,
Sighting the whole force for an hour, Ser
geant Green conducting himself in the mos,
gallant manner. In the short space Of an
Aour he whipped force Of fourteen hun
bred, captured Col. Garrett, their commad-
sr, lieutenant and forty prisont RS, togetll-
er with many of the horses. The rebels
lost thirty killed, with the ordinary number
wounded. When the enemy broke and aed,
che loyal North Carolinians we're fast and
fierce in the pursuit of their rebel neigh
sors. The chase was given up only when
rhe enemy was completely put 10 fight.
The civilians fought spleudidly, Mr..
Phelps, carpenter, was the FIRST 10 FIRE his
svorite rife, taking down the first rebel
that fell. In this conflict we lost three men
kiIled--one a sergeant Of Co. L Ct The
Zouayes, whose name is Miner the other
a member Of the North Carolina company
and The third, one of Capt. Flusser,s Co,
some of whom we're engaged Let officers
of higher rank look at the conduct Of Ser
geant Green and learn wisdom the kind
Of wisdom We now need I; and let soldiers
barn from the result of the affair what even
small umbei will accomplish when they
have the right sort of fire 10 them. The
Bravery Of our little army in Plymouth de-
serves, and will undoubtedly receive. the
Es3hcst bonor Of the nation"