, 1862-11-19

Six miles up the valley from Manassas Gap,
our skfrmishers reported the deer flor swift
feet seems to be stuart's beat quality) at bay
near Barby's Cross Roads. Proof Of this
soon came In the shape Of q shell whizzInr
overhead. The enemy had opened, two milee
away, with first one piece and then four. Our
| guns weEe promptly in position and replying,
while two regiments were depIoyed to the
right and left. These soon droye in the rebel
skirmishera, when Col. FarnsHorth moved nm
the road with bis regiments, keeping up run
ming tire with the rebels, till ne reached tho
hnl, where their guns were first planted, they
haSHg meanwhile moved to a position fnrtIer
Dick and opened sharply at close range with
gTape and canister. It WAS not mnny minutes
oelcfe our guns came up and were replying
from the position which the enemy had jnst
left:
They we're scarcely In position when tae
Gieam of 6atTcs was seen mile In front un thu
right, and column Of rebel cavalry ca,ua
charging down TIC hill at gallon. Au nd
ssneed company Of tue Sill, New yurlz ru-
cel'ed them, reti1ing buck upon thrir rc::i-
Iz:cni ut the font Of the )llI, s7i1ich large il,
torce, dris'cs the rebels back, killing four
siAA t@A14E LHE1FE EGIG5 Eft3Iltfd, HE
charEt Was made will irrcIit'ity and skill.
ana fhe S:h New Yurk hayn gatnet! ra1nt..-
t;o;, which eoinc OF. CT custura rcgllncts6 may
well envy,
Meanwhile the e!h Illinois and 9Th psnnsy]-
veIta lad been rapidly diving the rrlr!a l,ary
III tlio lett, and s,ssistcd by iuca oi arliii,,.
" alscoRtfsi large colnhan Of cavalry bs-
hind liecu OF Euuas, hnlf II 1ulta ui, thn
load, evidently preparing tn cl,,lrge
just then C.p4. Forsyth cailo nr with our
N
on llllnolb, a!lsi SEEING tlu position Of atlnjrs
sHaons waiting inr nny nrGcr or hcs{ta,lur nj
any odds, aud with less than sevtnty-ttye n,n
casocd up Inc rcnd, sabres drawn, tuto the
very tace OF the rebel cavalry, aud Il raking
nIe 9i HIaps aud c;4nnistcr from four guns.
IN the little ha2d went for haii mile, driy
llnE 1n al advance column Of rebels, and TAX
ang 1fseen or t7enty prisoners, until suddenly
a. the vsry mouth Of the guns they Tin in;n :
complete .33 6arritade aeross the road, concealed
n they *7erc ca it BY Lie Dust 4 momeat
they faltered under the storm Of bul;nts and
grape, hu1 tteir blood was GU ire. ana NTH,
1t5 before t:.en but ;'rebel," and, ra;ifinr
Tith snont they dashed through tie
1e"ce, around The corner, and into the
NEST o. Inc enemy. a cloud OF dust hid
eFsr5thlug tHat followed sEre the CLEAN of
ssors and quick pistcl-tlot, but deeds were
core suel! as lucn only do when all Thought
q! life and death is lost and one burninp Tas-
sion Gbsorbs all. One poor fellow. J;,hr
bro"n, W3s atterxards found twenty rods
!rsm the barrics5e, bis horse lying on one
CoIporat-Wheru he had fallen a. lat affer
running the gauntlet Of the whole rebel BRIG
AGE,
0verwhe;m:d, Capt. Forsyth brought his
s1ft's party back, il perfecS order, and with
TIE loss str:'EE5e to Say, OF ouls two men
kill d ah6 s;x Wou.dcd. Ihsir Names IRE ~
follows:
AtartiB Fa2eler, baH1v yn,pdad
:::rj +. Homer, co. E. badly III Lett arm.
mas. ria1.t, CO. E, Atsh snnn; in leg
,,f. L. bs:S,,sk' CO. g. bail Though the e1zstand
Geo. f. Ssger, AeE1l ,vonrt' II The thigh.
5oi :4oiu y sas., s O. eo 1s I i F;,;s5 ;,;s7, tlish5
s:1n- isGc3, &C. 3, Killed.
!hls Charge, reckless SIS it was, made in tbs
]ecs OF ws,as afterwards proved to be the
MhcJe of Eampsoa's brigade, il which mas
Cobh's faa.eu Gr.'rgis Legion, was conduct
&C WITH q bravery. =kiil a.d quiekness which
a;ene saved tie lives uf tie whola saua5yon
Ct Capt. Forsyth anl the officers rnder hin.
Cap.- Smith sud Lieut. Buck, (yrkc carried
aWaJ bullet III t1e b:srsc! sirSpned 10 his
Esddle,} ccscrye tie highest credit tor 1t. T.
IeE minutes after this the enemy =e,e every
Ehers "a 1ie " skedaedie,'' raising but once
- 2sEd pat tiii: salute OF shell towards ~.
O1e single brigade mad met Stuart with two
ir1EadcE, HanlptoE's and Fig Hugh Lees, il
Open hGbt, ayd with every advantage of no.
stitch a1d nlRlbcrs OF their siae fairly best
them. N0''
On Thursday ne advanced into Chester
tsp and 1lcu'n!g that the Iebejs, by round
ABOUT FTay> hac: fairly :akea their :::ap:,acrn
Asgh:, While weIad been Eeld lrora thcir rear
By Stuart, lusae ret7egrade movement aad
camped at Orleans, q little place four tales
s0ut1, of BSiIey's Gross Roads. FrIda7 v:s
spSnf ainicst :l;;ns1iog Storm Of sIeet. aut.
:re'v III marching to this place, little village
that seems to havc zeen less of var zasa
others We have passed through, and r.poe!ed
10 be E:aGu:d via the csnai]-poS. :;7-sra.
lcn=es and enc church z7ere closed. d7c-s
ard shutters cnal:;eA on eyery side with
Small Pox." Our boys have Kicked song
OF them oper, asd found as2cm thus iar 1;ilta
With Ieuis, lour, and souc 5rhs.