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EfeEA AHeheEstA teEa'e N1Ezf lElulies
The correspondent of ths Lynehburg Rspu5-
liean, with Gen. Flcy5's command, gives an sc-
count of two scouts IN Kentucky, made By
portion of his command:
On s beautifnl moonlight night on the - Of
lctobsT Col. Wm. ] Peters and Major Bsckley
started VI th shout ninety men from Camp Lo-
gar, TO receiver some secession prisoners thst
had been captured that day at the mouth Of
Mate clesk, in Virginia by some companies Of
Kentucky Home Guards, End carried OF 70 their
Stronghold On Peters creek, IN Kentucky, s
place nstursllY difficult Of access, -but rendered
much more so y the Union men having block
a6e3 il IN many places by cutting the timber on
the mountain sides aud telling it across rha road
and creek, so IS 70 render Is imp6ssabls for
horses. Thinking We would be expected by the
Union men 70 enter by the mouth of toe creek
we made e long detour, occupying US two days.
and campsd at night on the head OF Johns
creek. Early fnext morning cur force, strength
ened bV The addition Of some Independent com
panies entered The head of Peters creek, slowly
vending our way single fs down the mountain
path, creeping nader sud jumping over the
fallen timber. Mile after mile passed over and
uothinF particular occurred except lie csptoTe
Of two Union men with red badges II their caps.
Fsom them we learned tEat lie Uaiou force,
numbering soma one hundred and hay, were
csmpsd at the forks of the creek, aod that they
were expecting Us By way Of the mouth. So,
on we pressed silently and cautiously, TIL We
had marched within short distance OF their
camp.
Our sEirmishers then Asnking The aouRtaia
sides weye discovered by the snemy's pickets.
one Of whom fired, and called for them to fall in
line of b2las and charge. This t5ey did, bUt
finding Us ready for them, they broke and ran,
We, Ia iurn, charged them with e teW mounted
men. pressing them 50 close they hsd barely
time 10 make their escape into the brush, on
each side Of the creek. Then commenced
bsshwhackiug fight, lasting from @b5at IL
n fii dark from every elevated point, Gnd
mountain spur, OF thick brushy patch tnelI
balls would come Ehis.Hog around Us. It oid
not take long % oislo5ge than, only, however,
90 find them again on the next point we came
to Thus passed the 6sy, but by day We had
szirrnished tho whole creek from head to mouth,
and both forks reisken the secession prisoners
thev held killed some SIX OF eight cf the Union
uer. cqr-rrsd q few prisouers md ssVersl
horses. without having man IN cur command
wounded crossed in'O NirCicia that Isght and
canued 50 ths mouth Of ths creek the oulonlsis
lad boasted they-couli hold against SUO9 men
So far our trip Rad besn successful, bat better
results were stil in store for Us Next morning
four independent companies Of secession rneH
volunteered into the service Of TIE state Line,
and we returned home 10 Camp Logan stronger
By 200 men than when We -eti.
Two or three days after cur return we learned
that the Union men of Peters creek had been
60 scstierei and routed by our raid through their
country. thst they hsd left ard gone down 70
Wolf creek, TUnniug into the lug fork OF san
dv. one mile above Ihs Wariald ccal and salt
works Another expedition was immediataly
organized and We stsfted again under commsnd
Of C l5nel Peters and Lieutenant Colonel
HouudgheI. with about two hundred and sew
f.H- II D.
one mountain howiizsr piece. Oar route lay
through Virginia til within mile Of Warheid,
and on tie second day, sfier having experienced
extreme difficulty in passing over The narrow
patbwaYg. washed away Ia many places by the
winters feeds, We reached Ws-h5-d, sarprsIug 3
the Union men there, who were in the set el
runniug = horse Tsce, and capturing eighteen
out Of twenty horses they had there. 50 sudden
was cur appearance shat they had ns time io
make q stand, although they cred upon us-sev-
e-aI Shots wCundirQ 1oDo OF US. Oae or thei
leaders was wounded and captured who has
since died. We occupied WaThsld thaE nge
and The next day.
On the following morning, saon AFTER Day
break. the order 70 march was giYenJ our desil
nation was down Sandy, intending II possible
- N rush on toward the forks. Scarcely, how
ever. hsd we made forward movement, ana =
our advance guard was hiing oH 20 ioTo IN To
rear. thsn = hesvy fro was opened At shoT
rsnre upon Us rom tie brush on IlA sid
asnkine. our whole command. So sudden an
SO nos ,S as the fire that il threw The csyalry ins
~oms confusion. Cspt. Ssmmas wss shot OF hi
horse. and two puvstes wounded, one DANGER
ouslv. the other through the shoulder.
The order Wa5 than given to dlsInount an
arnk the enemy On the ridge. While this va
doirr Col William Z. Peters, who was mOe
exposed 10 heavy fro fr0m tue ridge, wa
wounded through ibe leg. Iris did not boV
ever. prevent him fran leading MS hanlKin
nsrtv on the ridge ana driving the enemy back
following him Though the brush over enc ana
half miles.
We renamed the TsnsindeT Of the day At W
esld. scouting around in every direction, bu
without beiDg able 10 discover any farther trac'
Of The enemy. We therefore gathered up u
certured pr5periy. numbering soma twent
i've horses 8 ID twenty-five head Of cattle, az
vith our wcundsd men, started that night
ouY return march, our force being 700 snail
remsiu in an entire Union country with SO maI
home guard companies occupying it.
OR fight at Wsrfeld has had good efts'
Proporitions have been made by one Of The cor
Dspies since cur return TO surrender, sHd INFO
nation has reached Us that tho Uuion Al
Yankee force opposed to US numbered at lea
four hundred