New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-18

must shy that my nerves were sieady 40" Hty u.
nnrremblnl--lhe nnwonted caimness of one wIo
knew that death was inevitable if hey shond de-
ciie ~ he aftrmarye on tie charge, anh WIZ Wi
determined 20 defend hmself 10 The l's'' ~ 3, w.,
knew any death hey could there iniilc'' VIZ
than 10 fall into their hands 10 be tofmeu'o" -
helsh hate. III. ,-ho
had a GOOD deal Of influence The owned about twenty
slaves, left the grocery with hye OF "A oe h'
Wa absent about ZEN minutes we 80 -
coil of rome up,D ms arm, elnoW'' Tvs -" y
a.. cso,yd nd excl lined "Go'iemen, am IN Ia |
yar ,f t-3ei, a him. Ito ia a nice, innocent youv'
man. lie IA iar safer Tor heav now i'tn wheh -
I..r,sio drink swear, and no as hardened an on
s;.ner as am l could not, even at the perm OF
iie refrain from rc'oT lug: tha', SIR - oniy
tYaib have heard from you ton gnL' sly TREND,
,el few. AMI feeble in iao 5dy0cacy O. my canse,
..,,ne6 1lishy encouraged By thi5 reou, and gained
H., ,r oil the r,bble TX hNle CGyins could NOT
lssil. med. " rois iB fine iaria5, boys; % has
syur, Two Ab0hu0nis.s. ! gue3s II VIII hold an
other. Cone VI, bs,s," and general gathering mp
~ he form OF "a semicirclc, crowding nearer the
counter, occurred. At the same moment Jlmping
hGck of he O0uu,0r and Displaying two f'X-shooers,
4 said, " II that's your game cous on some Of yo'
elil - with ne ~ the Oiler world he Lrs5 man
tua5 makes m ,'neT step toward me ia dead man.
There was one moment Of drcalslsDsnse AND brea h.
iess iil1e-s; hsndB were rshlencl on daggers ana
Ii,t1ls bus no hand wGs raised The whole paoF
STOOD az bay, convinced shat any attempt > taAe me
wold eeud royerdl OF tGcm - C5llNn death. NY
fieLts, VINO had kept soneWha5 together, now
IL Sed Themselves AGAINST the conn'9r 0eior9 me,
facinS the crowd, aud H4ck S;ruggs sad, ''fe ia'
Bvi been convicted, ara he shall net b. touched
James Mel aud u .mpsey Jones, tie ).hor Two VINO
Lad aided al my arrest joined SDrGet'i ana lne.r IN
tuence, added % me persuasive el0QaeAce OF my
pis,o q, decided the W4yeiug. In twenty seconds
more shan weniy woes we've gwen Tor my acluiIai
and the chairman declared IN y lrlmplmni voice.
: lie - unanimously acqn--ed. INC unenmit{
,on'ess, was nOt such IS would have desired out
all .grceJ the yOII 5lyr had pluck, and WDGu soon
make gs eOJd Il gscc as any OF item. WAN g
soIc.j laggh, which some faces III concealed lheir
la red, vail, otaert majo an aaseemy Mfeu''
sOise Wit, they sd puFlei, voting themselves a
drink ri NV 5xuun1e. whICI muut VCrV-co lay, ae
tug had generously acquitted me confess ID an
sm l. wish ,haJ tho dollar lad on tue counter OF
Cav,ns or d gallon OF whiky ulgut some day boy
the rope 20 g zen On his craven tnfoa, though o!d
deem IL VIE - give eAores-lcn 10 ny ssn'inens
just ,heI.
Here was bat SIGHT encouragement sr con-
tinmng MS residence m that favored land. lie
determined 20 set ms taco at once towards The
North. Arriving at Memphis on the mOrning O.
April ~, The sans day that the streets OF Bal,i-
more were dyed with Massachusetts blood, b.
had scarcely landed ON tire wharf, when ne was
accosted by ono o.. the " blue jackets that
formed tie military police OF the city, and or
deled to repair Immediately to the presen o OF
the Vigiianco Committee. There was DO u.e 81
parleying. aud ne mado 10 delay IN obeying IN,
summons. Judge of h.s surprise whom be Wa,
confronted with one Of the wh!sky-drnlin.
worthies. from whom ho had escaped al Jefferson
vile some thirty ho1r5 before Still, there Va
no p.Ooi of anything against him. but he was 81
strongly advised 10 volunteer, that he knew bis
life would be tho penalty in ease Of refusal.
Finding no way of escape, he signed his name 10
the recruiting popeI and thus became q member
Of the Rctd army. Ills conduct was 50 good
that after short service BE was promoted TO tie
post OF orderly sergeant anl IN this capacity, en-
gagged in his first battle, ut Belmont, Nov. :. III
maiden experience on tho fed was no. without
excitement.
Our brigade after receiving aumpnirion executed
f.nk movement N MeCleiulnds lsft, next the
rive, while Gen. II low VAS holi5g icir - cniir1
IL ir0u,; TINS care very near surrounding = q olr-
taring 'h Federal to.oe. Fox five honis the bou
RACED WIKI varying Success ais k35el '0gces on t'e
whole grning upon tie Felc- as. Our re- i.oeilf
charged and 10 X a U4ft o. tAc Ith Iowa.
4 charge is a grad $50 well &c terrible eight, ard
this one O. nv laeN, e-icr.e cas. v'as utgg icent.
i B.
ing If tIInder-cl0lds IN our Wersrn storm, che
fierce en-. slter, the blading u .0lng tAe rolling
thunder the swayug 20 AID fro OF TIE winj-dIit-n
aud slrgmg msezes Of angry vapor, tie stronger
crrenl q. length gaming iIc victory. and swe- iIe
oil before y. W. b ~ lAteufe Interest % / wilder
exci'emesi, do ] watch these ri bt hundred men.
they ga eel themselves up for he charge. il, NE
word, every man isapld forward on Tie III rru,
yelling ~ II a tie spirits y lar'a. wore lposeG.
In moment comes The shock. the yclls sink into
~ Do pa arc IsH tfl. H
bayOnes uua.3 are quick Guf bloody. Brute
strength AID skill often mee ana sill and asllly
usually win.
Tie Iowa men were oyerpovarel, a1d threw
down their aTnls, some ioGr hundred Of tieIn and
were sent 10 The wear, and al erward 10 Aleiapnl-.
II was reported tat this Iowa regiment had nl~-
dered the sick men carly ia tae DAP ana Is s,tj
thit some vi them were bayDneted alter tlCy sgr.
re4d-ied. sGw uOtliDg Of tao, bu, it may have
been Sd. II 90, The author Oh that accusation was
responsible for the barberiiy
CO not cOubt such cfgeiiies DO sometimes occur
In the heat vi battle, there are H. all armies -oA
brutal men; but must 90 The i bel officer. The il.-
tce to ate, that they always coade ed rLcn, and
warned % againat acs not sanctioned by Lc laws Of
ciylizel wd,iars.
Tne Fedsfals, though fighting well, 40 far AZ
Know, commenced falling back between 2and 3 .. ID.
Tie retreat coon became a rout, aud wa. a ruDniue
fight u cir boats some three lilas. The COuiel-
crates pressed them hard, and captured -eyeral
eces Ok artillery 'st IA the early faTt Of the
ksgement, and I'D sad execution on the running
G-n; even after thCy reached tue eanZ-phuk, Oi
tIcir boats many were shot. know = 10 reason
why he Union soldiers we're TOgted unie-s il wa.
the be- Lighting OF the lislelG The forces were
about equal, aad neither hal mgch advantage -
ground. Gen. Poll, the cor mancuy general OF ,he
R.bels, vls not Or the ground uutl tEe dose o.
VI ~. to- end deserved credit Tor tie s1cce-s Of
MS mcn. Geu. Pillow and DrigaGieTs ChearhanaGd
AeGo"n n, ''cre he elici-nt Commanders that dsy.
The narrative Of biz soldering Oh tie Mississippi