Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-06-20
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LETTER FRO3i WHITE G.. USTY.


LETTER FROM WHITE G.. USTY.
JUSE4-R IT, Johnson. Fs5: Night b,f,rq
last, Col Taylor and Capt John-on wi i thri-
respective commauds left eamp seven miles west
| OF S-aIey, IN search Of tie enemy, ~ horn we
| were tod was eighteen miles above, on Li.tle
| Red river, two ltId. ID IN number and in strong
| position. Ab5U. midnight ws reached tho cross
| ing Of Red river, and while Gel Taylor and ny
self, who were in fTOai, bad got about hall way
across, we were fired into by tlCir pickets We
returned their IL and lell back Next mon ing
we went to another ford, wheFe we crossed viii
out moesiaiion. Hat mile beycni the ford
their riekets opened on is sga,n. We ,lro,.
th~n N Tor hall mile ar ulre. until f'-- rugged
na uTe OF tue country Hud the uici r.AIuty { th,.
whereabouts OF the FCduras male US suspect
an ambush ani the great dsigrr OF our DC Il
force being trapped and cut 10 pieces We
co1hiermarch Il aud struck a line 80 as to get in
TIE rear OF their encsmpmenf. O0oe or tN ic.
on the march, We were ire I upon uutil We came
IN sight OF th'ir main dy, drawn in iiae and
about two huudIed yards distant They opeue.l
lfe upon us, aud wa leu took the d--Ders,e
chances Ct a charge upon thon. o II ni.n went
al them st iuil driyr, With Texas yell They
hesItated moment ard tlen fed IN Utter con
iiisiOn have SEEN srrcral s.ampeles but
nothing TO cqusl ths scrambiing through the
brush, over the rocks, aud up the steep hlisidcs
ieur OF them; one Of these wskill,j and W. uud
cd three, whom We took prisoners. The rough
ness Of the country alone prev, nted Us from
DdgglEg the whole party. We TOOK cUusiJera-
bic property, and returned 10 camp without in
Jlry - mau or horse; this, to- after ri4.ng fer
day and night um ne them and dispeisug
them, when they yeutUr,d to make stand
Col Taylor is one OF lhs nJst gallant officers !
have ever actei with. IL judgment IS fiae /
frr rfsss. s..
daring and discreti5u a-o the theme Of every
man praise.
OuE Men are as brave AS msn eYrc were, and |
these under tie command OF Col. Taylor Is we'll |
as the rangers under Johnson ysill follow to the /
jaws OF death. For more than a week our little |
band Kept tho enemy On the other sid. OF Little |
Red nver, tor thirty miles up and down it, and |
have crossed II to whip tEem on their own sid. |
We have also had considerable picket Fl 1hti ? !
and HO doubt We wounded AMI AIlled nun.br. /
Of the en-. my
JUNE >, 3 P. M-Scouts in, in Tell us that |
Immediately after the littlB fight, or stampede !
We have attempted 70 describe. the enemy struck
camp and took up their iiIe Of ARCH IN double |
quick time, for BateSyi!ls. | am salisi d tli-y /
will not soon, if ever, retuTa % this portion cf
country. Tn'y are badly scarel, so much so /
that they came Gu. the other day with e full /
regiment and two piecs tf artillery with the /
'"'tSiiS JoudSJli -ttL pahys /
ard now with th5 heavy odds IN their favor are /
in iuii retreat. We ~.llpnrre the country Of /
these seamps yet In haste, truly yUurs,
a
NOTE BY THE EDITuI-Since tAs above |
letter was Received iniormaii,n has come to !
hand OF another brush with the Feder4ls On /
Saturday last. SOm3 four or ize were killed |
ard taken prisoners Taylor End johnson are /
doing good work aud bo'diag the Folerals at
bay until such tune as they eau be driven tc-
gether AMI whipped in a iumo