The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-01-02
INTERESTING SOUTHERN NEWS.
Rebel Account Of the Battle of DranesviIle--
Reception of MIR. Faulkner at RichmOnd.

REBEL VERSION OF THE DRANEsvILLE FIGHT.
The Richmond papers filed with accounts OF tie
fight Drancsve, which the Examiner admits to have
been no nconsiderabe disaster aud with which its con-
temporarics though less plain spoken are manitesty
equally Disguised. A correspondent OF the Dispatch
writes from Cenreve: ...-
Yesterday morning a heavy skirmish occurred at
Drauesyile which resulted disastrousIy forag
ing party out by General Stuart consisting OF
about two hundred wagons escorted by the llth Nlr
eina Colonel Garland the 9th South Carolina. uoder
Lieutenant Colonel A. j. Secrest; the 10Th Alabama
Colonel John II. Forncy the LIST Kentucky, Colonel
Thomas Taylor the Sumter Flying Artillery, Captain
Cuts and detachments from Ransoms and BRADFORD s
Cavalry. Our whole force amounted to nearly twenty
FIVE hundred men, They started of early in the morn
ing, and before day they were come distance on the
journey. Soon after leaving rocket seen to shoot
up in he direction of Dranesvis. which as was after
wards aScerained signal from the enemy and IN
dcated tha, approach was known. 1t is about hl
teen miles from hero 10 DranesV!le ~u
When within short distance of the place, two o.
three regiments of Yankees deployed as skrPl
ishers in the skirts Of pine lhicket which stretched
out on either side of the road General Stuart drew NJ
his force and prepared to make attack. On either
side the woods vcly thick, and it was difficult tc
make through them, but force was pushed forward
in the following order: The Eleventh Virginia being IN
the ADVANCE depoyed the right OF the road Will
the Tenth Alabama, while the Sixth South Carolina anc
of the dense thekes on either side, the artillery wa
forced advance down the road in order 10 gain posi-
ton to make the guns effective. .....- .I--....
As VIC approached the Yankees the Eleventh Virgin
charged them with yell. and drove them back TO thel
line within sight Of Draussvie. The enemy SCENE
somewhat confused, but formed again In lne ot oa
TEL The advance positions were held by the EIevent
and Sixth South Carolina the former on the right an
the latter on the left of the road While wsug 10 &c
sight oil the eremy the Sixth South Carolina was draw
up and the First Kentucky advanced upon them, an
nstakiug them for the enemy. portion OF theregmer
fired without ORDERS killing five OF The South Carohnan
The error was soon discovered and Colonel Taylor aC
vanced cautiously the lett and after came in sgt
of another regiment but few yards away. 10 be SUI
there was no mistake. Colonel Taylor shouted to ii
Colonel and asked who he was. .. A .
1.-THE Colonel Of the Ninth" was the reply.
"Of what Ninth?'
"Dout shoot" said the Yankees, eve are frieLds-
South Cafoians."
On which side are you?" asked Colonel Taylor.
''Fur the Unon;'' and Immediately after the Colon
gave the comman to fire. and voley was poured In
the Keutuckians from the oh Infantry, regulars, Unite
States Army. TIE engagement then became general al
our four regiments, with Captain Cuts four guns we
soon actively engaged The Yankees had every auvs
tage of position. There several houses along Il
Leesburgh turnpike, and back Of it hill upon whi
their battery was placed. Lower down. and opposite
1ilh was another battery placed In position to enhia
the turnpike should We enter it. The main battery
six guns swept the road upon which we were adVancn
and kept up incessan fire of grape. canister and spl
rical case. The accuracy of their aim was rematkae
considering the rapdity with which the guns were rt
Captain Cults got three Of his pieces IN EoSitlon' ana
turned the fire rapidly and successfully,
Meanwhile the enemy advanced several regiments
o. infantry, and protected by the nature OF Inc gout
came within hundred yards of US, and forming into
fred for some time, Keeping the air full OF Minnie bal
aud finally attempted charge Three times the ON;
gave the order, and tried 10 get their men forward
failed They could not be pushed into the thloSot
Soon after this the firing ceased, but not before g.
damage was doue to our force For over on hour o.
sides had kept an incessaut firing, The wounded
dead lay on every eide and the regiments were ocgnn
to get scattered. .. ..... .. g.. i.
Seeing the wagons safely to the rear, Gen. Stuart
orders to fall back TO a better position. The regin
marched to the rear good order both sides hav'ng q
ed firing At this lime Gel. Tom Taylor Iode to
right to see what disposition had been made OF his mel
bors, and on returning found his regiment gone and
seli nearly surrounded by Yankee cavalry, Throw
himself down. he eluded them. and afterward crept
pine ooppce and remained there till dark with yam
on each side OF him. At night he escaped, and Jol
his regiment this morning, sustaining no injury OyOr
slight scratch on the hand by musRet ball n, r.
Taking his force to the rear, where the grounI ons
better positions Gen. Stuart once more drew up MS
and awaited the enemy but he bad enough OF II ana
mi d;snoseI 10 give battle again Thus ended the b