, 1862-07-08

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them. Then they, for a few days, disappear,
and whence they came or where they have
gone, no one can tell.
COTTON BURNERS ABOUT.
Yesterday morning, as four negro draymen
were coming into the city, their vehicles loaded
With cotton, which they had been hired to
transport from a point on the Memphis and
Charleston railroad-and peint, BY the way,
beyond which the excursion alluded to by
your correspondent, in j late letter, passed |
only little over week ago, he thinking him
self perfectly safe from all rebels and marau-
Nithe Stations, they were suddenly set upoa
By company Of cavalry and citizens, the cot
ton and drays burned, and the negroes and |
their mules taken eaptiVes.
4 BRUSH WITH TIE pEsHWHACRERs.
During the came day Col. Mangen, Of the
57th Ohio regiment, was coming to Memphis
for supplies Tor Gen. Sherm1n's division, with |
bis regiment as guard, When lie heard OF the
proceedings OF the marauders, He also be- |
came posted as to their intention Of attacking |
him and cutting him of from both the main |
booy OF OUT troops and his place Of de6tina-
aud capture tie train at Macon, but the trains
were pushed rather hard, and the Copfederates
were not there on time. The next place was
Fjsheryille, where the business was
sure to be commenced. Again the
CIlOQEl puLh1llSu EAt4l1 VI El1C LAEA
courage lad not been screwed up to the stick
ing Eoint, aud the train passed in safety.
But when eighteen miles from the city, at
Morning Sun, on the Memphis and Ohio road,
the force came down upon the train in two
divisions, numbering, as near as could be
about 500 men. They did not find the gallant
Ohioans asleep. On the contrary, they we're
wide awake aud prepared to receive thcm.
Col. Mapgeu had ordered the main body Of
1~.frr
they stood, 240 gallant musketeers, their bay
| orets fixed, G small but solid and bFistling
! rock for the reckless charge to break upon.
Down came the 500 in wild haste, thinking
| that the resistance to such numbers would be
ye1y 6light. But the rebels had yet to learn
| Of steel And they learned it. They will
lctd the lesson. With his 25o men
I the colonel met the enemy, received
their fierce onslaught, then fired upon them,
WIS accomplished in 3 very short space Of
! time. Twenty nine Of the enemy were left,
killed, wounded, and prisoners in Possession Of
tho Ohio troops. Not one Of The 57Sh was
lost, and but four wounded. Some O! their
guns were ruined By the sabres Of the attack
Killed and five captured.
During the prevalence Of the fight, 3 stam-
pcdc acquired among the mules in the wagon
train, by the means Of which six wagons and
|
tederatcs. .
THUS ended the fight Of the bush whacking
cavalry with the Ohio troops. It ended glori-
ously for the federals, and will learn the con-
fcderates to attack smaller parties on other
| occasions. The ru1e that one Southern is bet
ter than five KortherneEs in battle, as pro-
muIgated here carly in the war, might lave
betn very nice sentiment to introduce into
q harapgue, or an alter dinner speech, but il
: falls Oft wonderfully where put IN praetice
: he reversed and made to read nearer in ac
cordance with facts.
5 NEW FORM OF OATH.
The provost marshal, at the suggestion O.
G Gen Grant, who, notwithstanding seeming
o hsr5hness, has the good Of the people her
= truly at heart, and feels deep interest in thl
loyal and these who would become again citi
r zens Of the United States if they could, ha
!. | caused the oath allegiance, required to b
!, taken by all residents before being alloWe
= to pass outside the city, OF before being recog
) uized as adherents to the government, to b
Il | changed somewhat. 1t is now as follows:
Is I solcmnIy swear that will bear true alegianc
- TO the Government Of the United States Of Amer
n ca, tha II will support and obey the sconsttutio
# and laws thereo{aud hereby renoance all fealt
!, ! and allegiance to the eo-called ~ Confederat
state Of America
a Il is expected that this oath contains not}
st ing which should prevent any man now With
ID the city from subscribing to it, and many
- the best citizens, who have heretofore bel
- back and refustd to take it, will come forWa.
rs aud do SO almost Immediately.
to FROM WHITE RIVER.
Readers of the pubic prints who have new
taken a ride upon steamer or an unprotectt
railroad car, passing through an enemy
Mt country, where each tree conceals a saya
r. AID relentless foe,~-whose boast is, that ii
,s fault Of strength to cope with You manful
i'll shoot you Us you pass his ambush, as
would wild beast,-ca never fully real:
), the danger encountered by the la"e e1cursi
ID Of the steamers St. Louis, Cincinnati Al
Mound City, up White River, from which h
th turned. To stand in the ranks upon bait
'A fitld does not require the courage that is call
Tor in exploring an unknown region, WHIT
ey. river banks arc covered with timoer, behi
which you eau see the guerrilla rifleman,
~, weapon ut rest, the black muzzle pointed
9a- Sour breast. And this was the kind Of exl
CT 1ience Capt. McGunnigle Was called upon
go through on his late Trip. He tells me Il
NJ; In making the passage from St. Charles. eig}
49, miles up and into Arkansas, he has NOT
'le least doabt but he WIS fired upon in this m
Of ncr more than fifty times. And get, strat
to saw. he qas not struck, and only one Of
- men Was killed. Colonel Fitch, btj
~ with his force upon wooden transports, =
not as lucky, having lost four men. h;
the already related how he proposes to retaliat
his The first difficulty Capt. McGuuntgle b
to encounter Was to obtain the services Q
VI White River pilot. None presented the
nds selves. When commerce was the busiue
sny and not war, plenty Of such men could
-. found in Memphis and all along the riy
'en But now not one could be brought to acc
has the post. The tcaptain said oil he asked I
the some one who knew the water in the stree
inn His OWL pilot would manage the wheel.
gentleman by the name of Goss finally g
ex- that be had Travelled the river aud studied
| to fer years, and knew its every crook and to
les. but he knew no more Of q steamers ii
than q school boy This man 7oluntee
to undertake to point, the way.
-. gunboats started. For wonder, the gen
son' men piloted them US safely AZ the most
len conplisled river pilot could have done,
the the trip up aud down, notwithstanding
.ged +v.,ns 5;fi;e,s,tE nt "1 ,9ot ,;,s ~
mas pass without being fired upon from the sh
86l. There is an Incident connected with the
rent promptu White River pilot, Of the St. Ii
~; worthy Of being reIated.
a1- After the purpose Of the expedition
and been accomplished, and St. Charles had |
,wn. captured, while on his way back to this (
r-on, Capt McGunnigle, when sitting In his q
nu te1s one evening, was visited oy the ?
the lir. Goss, and a request was made that
John might, during the next day, De allowed
, whom he had not seen for Jear, but
htm- whose anxiety to join him he had been +
pro- acquainted By letter. The c6ptain Is aa
Thev erons as brave, and at once consented,
said that proper guards and boat shout'
furnished.
An EPISODE.
It was about twelve o'clock on the mex
*'aes' | that the little fleet paused before that
livid- | throat robbers den, and murdefouR
Arkansas people call Helena Capt. Nc
- nigle called an officer, ordered twenty n
s1U1e the whole crew desiring to vo1untee
,!+a prepare to 60 On Shore leaving au arm
'n'e j hind excepting their pis .ols, and 3 gig
,mpt- take hut fifteen minutes for him to pro
Free his wife and chi d. 1he boa:'s crew ron
ina to the wha.foost and landed. Tbs
jumped ashore and In & moment aisappe
oesn The fifteen n1tnutes--half an hour
IT the quarters Of an hour passed, and ali The
other the captain was fntent1y watching the
" has fha I ho,{ shova II IL ~
4. But instead, he noticed 3 large crowd Of
pie gathering on the 1evee. Alter an
Is 81 had passed Capt. McGinneg1e could VIZ
a the | longer. He ordered his uniform. dr
stota, himself In 1t, girded on bis sword, aud c
,s@seo ~ Paymaater Curry to accompany him, go
III for second GIG aud also was taken to Hs[e1
9 WIS When Capt McGunnfgle RrTiYed a.
i uaa Wharf boat, and inquired Of his men the
Of delay, he Wns auBMered that the palo
1c&so0 not come, but had sent down little boz
message saying that he would be a1oni
few minutes. The captain landed, we
Q6 H2l" ] tn fhe hnV and asked hfm DfeasontfT to