The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-31
aootts Louisiana Cavalry In North
Alabama

srom ooffesyouSen; OF the Msmphis lp-
peal We Ga thsr tho following fnrthar psrticu.
lars of the gallant deefktf s'cott's Louisiana
cavalry In North Ases ~ Dating at Court.
'"hd. h'a M? =. this F''T rsp"udsnt writes:
Scots Louisiana cavalry have performed
some most daring xpioits In thts and the
Athens ueghborhoo: within the iast ten
tags.
Advancing with a portion OF nia regiment
towards Tuscumbia, John SCOTT frightened
the Fsdersls out OF the place by very sim
pie ruse. Capturing "a ell-kno~n negro,
Who, from his In timacy wit the Yankees In
Ta.cumbia, was ut sutj1ct, he oom piled
with the darksy S thsa iings for release, only
on said dan key giving his pavois that he would
not tell the Yanks tnas Price and fifteen
tnouHnd men were advancing epon thsm
W course the darkey m"de tracks for his
frisnds in Tuscumbia, and swore that the Mills
we're crowded with Prices men. The burning
OF the stores at Florence III immec late evac-
uat.on Of Tuscumba was the consequence.
In the meantime Captain Cannon, OF SCOTS
regiment. made night march across the
mountains. and daringly cnargei upon this
whole column OF re.reating Fsderals willis.
they were ON the road sevs.. miles above Ius-
cumbie. The Eedsrals gave way Ia every d.
rsction. and Cannon re.iI 81 with TWEEN y seven
prisoners, having KILLED aud uoah13 thirty
more. lannon's loss was tvo msSAlighNy
wounded. Advancing with about one bun.
dTed and nifty men, Scott atten ptei to cat
them of between Courtland aud Decatur, but
Gen MI tc6ell. who en- Dnnnded The F"dsrals.
made railroad time IA Il crossed tae DECATUR
briige, destroying 1t afterwards. notting
ia un ted, Dol. ScOts tossed the Ter essse ut
lamps Ferry. and came up with III. tcheii as
Athens oI the frs: day OF hprsi TIL enemy
drew up III line Of battle. ana Tor d snort time
made some show of bsht One or two shells
from Lieutenant Hoimsss howitzsrs, u
charge, and they Ietrsated in doub s-4uicB
through Atnsrs. Their f0roe consisted. CT
the IL n Ohio regiment, ana oGs company OF
dragons, Scott had Du. 81 men at ID time
OF n,nR,ns the charge and This xnat force
WAS necessarily divided In pursuit of the enc
my, and capturing their wagons, camp, &c
The entrance OF SCOTS regiment into Athen.
was q triumphant Cne. che streets were lined
with exultant ladies and shouting men. The
former gathered In BODY AVID preIeE ted Scott
with Confederate mag, which they had kspt
hidden
In the meantime Scott dispatched Cannon,
with a small force Of thirty men, 10 destroy
The Limestone Greek bridge. This the ga!-
liant Cannon accomri lshed, though d before
hard dsht, In -hich he kilis,. nine anu
wounded many. h fired into passing train;
dropping the Feds like flies from ne tops OF
the cars. He then burned the bridge, and by
this means threw OF locomotive and twenty
Car loads of provisions, including 1000 sacks
OF coffee, all Of which he burned
The mex. day Mitchell came down upon
Scott Will $: the latter " as crossing ElK river.
Scot,s sn,irs command had then come up.
AID he had 275 men and three small howitzers
TO Oppose 5000 infantry, one reg OF dra-
Soons, and one piece Of artiilery1R was
the force brooght down from HI We TO
intercept Scott. The enemy did not MAZE any
attack uatil ali OF the regi mAnt had cro s,ed
except Ill men. Upon this sn ali body the
Four ID OHIO regiment of cavalry charged liz
splendid style. They " re received By our
boys with a ysll and a perfect shee. Of bullets
and buckshot, which drove them back In wild
confusion, with the i}ss OF six teen killed, In.
Guiding Colonel kNskis, their commander.
Out of ammunition, and having waited IL
vain for promised rsinforcemsn;s, Scott was
compelled, In view Of the overwhelming
force opposing him. 70 rscross the Tennessee
river, which he did IN splendid style, with.
out the further loss OF a single man Or hoIss.
His total loss In ali these encounters was
three killed, ssven wounded, and five missing,
'osethsr with some tel or fifteen horses killed.
Ia killed, wouo3sd, aud prisoners, the enemy
certainly Loaf 100 to eco men. The spoils Of
.ns 18TH ohio camp, which was taken at
Athens, were rich beyond description. Tents,
Gvarcoats, wagons, horses, blankets guns,
am VI unition, were ali brought over the river
in safety, excsp. the las: men toned articles,
which were lost by the upset.ing Of the fiat
in Elk river.
Scott has alno4t cleared North Alabama Of
Yankees, and something is now Ia prospect
that " i'll east glow of delight over 'trGe
and fsi!h;uI" Middle Tenn essee