The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1862-02-08

IN. and worse in the commanding officer. In.
decd You can scacely pas along The cIited
crawd-ior Nashville has goodly attendance
on her streets At prescni-withoui bearing the
commanding officer characterized "a drunk
ard notorious sot cold our brave soldiers
i1r $4,000" "slcath too good for him. and
more Of verse tenor. There arr officers, how
ever. who believe that The commander a. Mil
Spring is a brave and true patriot. and prefer TO
wait lar further Developments before expressing
their condemnation IN this lattrs class ! may
be iclud but while would do justice tV Gen
cral rittenden-while / would not have him pr
bis official conduct prtjudgd-l must b. per
mittcd 70 say that ifihc half of what is here ~
ported be true, there il no punishment that IL
too severe for him But lest this declaration
should be considered too harsh ! ought pcrhap,
to furnish you with specimen brick OF the re.
pofi- brought 20 THE city every day by soldiers
inst iTom she fight This Is especially proper Ia
order TO explain the uccuslou o. the excitement
existing ia this part Of the state | therefore
subou the statement Of Mr. " r. smith, Of
Nashville member Of Captain Duncan llortn-
pry Of Capt Peyuesl company, MeNary's
battalion, as follows
swru.s STATEMENT
he states ,.aya the corresponding that a
about ! / o'clock saturday night vcrc Geu ~
lieoHrr ordered hv Gen triticnden went out
with the regiments Battles. ~tauutou's and
Sathaus 18th Mississippi To meet the cncmy
at Fishing Greek 0iuc mites distant from our
Notifications At Ml- Spring They met the
enemy iu q hollow place about eighty feet wide
Just ou this side of Fishing Greek Five reg
imtuts Of the enemy Werr 10 sight near at hand
who op,ued immediately with u heavy ere on
J.. }. B. 4
tIc 10 the meantime two Federal regiment.
began % hrasy cross FIRE from amhu-cnde Here
thg battle commenced IN earnest Ia Short
while oar men were rcpnl.ed bat the rallied and
drove the enemy across Fishing trck into
their Qualifications Tho dght continued The
enemy u their iuriidratious-te about tu hour
and halls when the Fedetals were reinforced
by three regiments ans our brigade was again
tepu.gd. nlreBtiug 20 within iSO mites and a
hat ~ ogr notifications az Mill Spring Here
the brigade wsa reinforced by NcWmpus and
Whites reg mcut- This was Of about 2 O'Clock
AN With ON a.si.'accr ot the t,uiprcrmgnis.
The brigade r'pulsrd 90, enemy driving them
bGck 10 their Qualifications Herr the tight
lasted until about . O'Clock when the enemy
.ecei,iHg additional force. She brigade WIS
ugulu repu.scd, rrtflltug back q, their ioT;i
cations at Mil Spring ln confusion.
The Qualifications were reached al about 2
o'clock. The enemy were then cannoHadcl .-
about three hogr. when ibcy rtr,aied beyond
tha range Of onr guns The firing erased a.
about O'Clock, brlug uU' of sight Gen. Git
talcu then ordered ihc command tn sdi.jsy-s.
ef,sy msu 70 loaA aa, iar himself Eleven
gan. Ner, spiked and thrown Toto thr river and
our army lett the Qualifications each ealop. "a
King DIS command Co.. Battle regiment was
thrown eat as picket GUARD 100 front OF 'hr
Qualifications ah'e thr retreat o tfe other rD-
meuts was made They were ordered by Crit
teHd,u o. ha.t within four miles Of NauUc.l,H
sud form o I,Uo 90 Hl'.c draw Hn Oh. .H'ug
'3r another h-ht lhe rrgmr1t halted ai vi
Robert. at obey point designated. uuj aH..H.ia
rpa was be.i by The ,nirer-
When the Ulcers guthcA Sea- alusu'
/ tatslu. COL Battle revealed the contents
+ 90 ,ur papu,-, which had been eHrir'et
/ from thr hHdy ~ "a negro man wnl va-
shot while attempting 90 CROSS ihr riy
,r tU tho enemy, 300 Saturday night &c
of about 100 O'clock Nf Smith. onr boo.
'rmanh YVES one ui thr parsons wu1
capturrd the negro The stony runs thu-
A Captain West. Union man. lives
I ucar 'hr cucamrmru' A number 10
tho mcmbers 0i puuraus company had
been having tHci, Washing done a,
Wcsts On Saturday. prior ~ the bat
Tie Geo Cutloudcu luci with Wc~'
lie gave to West some papers which
were tu Doc transmitted across the river.
toy negro, to the northern army A
negro. Elizabeth iu thr aitorufuu. told
the negro gIJl attached Co Duucau's com
pauy iH4t a certain acgrn. calling lim
10y name, of her master WAX To- gu Dee.
You'd the river that night with papcts 60
the Northern array The intelligence
wa- conveyed 90 tine mrmbcls d Duu-
cans company. who al first dsrcg,rIrd
the report, attaching 900 Importance tu ii
Bat the rcpurt was emphasized by M.
tW" negroes {ho girl IF Capt Wr-i and
the negro ul the company visiting the
camp together and repeating III when
upon ought men .umoug them " Il
smith were sent toward the rivrr by
Capt Duncan--Duucau going hunscll ~
ln search Of the negro These men bad
proceeded about four and halt miles.
when they met u man driving cattle.
who informed them OF the direction m
which h" had seen the negro travelling
The men FASTENED uu to within hall a
mile below Siagaps Ferry. reaching
there 81 about seven o'cleck They
saw tine negro IN canoe. about hal,
way across the river They called upon
him to stop, but be went ON. when four
oi the men fired upon him killing him m
the canoe. They then rolled Large
lajs the river somewhat above, which
was Htrddlrd by three, aud VI ich
with their hands they padded into they
river 10 the canoe. They extracted from
HIS body papers which, upon returning
to camp, they delivered 10 Colonel
Battle, who Ind his command moving
under the order to march against the
enemy. He was unable, consequently,
TO examine the papers until after the
whole battle had occurred The papers
were examined early Monday morning,
and We're exposed before the Ulcers in
their consultation of Mrs Roberts with.
in -four miles of Monticello, where they
had been ordered by Crittcndea to halt
When the consultation OF the officers
was being held. Crltteuden rode Of has.
| tily to Monticello Col. Battle told the
I brigade that they We're sold" The reg
ments then proceeded to Monticello. and
upon their arrival Gen. Crt,enden was
F found at the Houston Hotel. in his bed
/ deeply intoxicated He was lmmedi
ately arrested, aud is now prisoncr of
+ war, held by Coils Stanton. Battle.
/ Stafham and Newman Tho ,,a,or., a..