Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-01
IRON EASTERN KENTUCKY.

C1L- MESKfEK AND HIS RACE hAkA EMMA IkkD"h
DARING ASCENT OF TEE CUMBERLAND NoUSTAISs on
HoRsEBAck-GEs. PUrSAxs 1ET WHOLLY IcLIrIzD-
TIE ESENY AT PIKLT0N
A correspondent Of Tire Wing, in Pike county, Ken
tueky, Sndsr date Of 92d Instant sends the iolcsng
AS soon as the loyal men left in this section
Of the STATE heard Of the appointment Of their faVorte
leader, N. EcC AENKFEE Colonel they a,eked to bis
sG1dard and Eel wi,h him to the mountain fastnesss
Were they have lived for months, supported clothed
arnsd aud furnished at the expense c. Col henese-
And with old mt lock rifles, have annoyed the North
cru army IN this country and made themselves terror
10 the va-dl hordes that have bean sent here to stain
oar s, with nuocen, gore The Of hsnefSe is to
the enemy in Els Kentucky what Marion vas 20 the
British and ToFi,s in sIuth Carolina.
The gallant asi D. Thompson who sft at Sounding
Gap with four hundred OF tho Virginia Militia to watch
that paS. was driven from the gap by an overwhelming
Orce Who attacked him font aud rear. But the N'jor
b.ouch, CT all his rea safe, believe.
Coloael Mensfcs had fEit with the enemy few
da.s before and Grove lbs enemy from the hIi killing
two and Won % four vi the loss Of one Of bis men,
wao 1ngoe5s4Iily exposed himself But, in fe~ mo-
Ii MS he enemy, reinforced to rear three hundred, at
.amp',d to surround toe Colonel aud his mer. Tee
Colonel vas too sharp for them, aod having only thr
ten mea-m.ay OF whom had failed to get their hut
losks -te ordered them 10 the mountaiu's oR, He
r n lined upoa the ground for near an hour tfser his
MAJ were gore, vstOAing the enemy.
He wasIilu; bis race nire, "E nnl nPdsGy," who
hal boroe him out OF many clos, and dapgsrouI chase
G,d &c felt thtt SD, wAi abe 10 . from all dagger
and ear.v him to). Alter watching the ensms's Eove
msl.s uaa he saw hs must be cut oir he turned
aud rals uo .hs crsek-"Elk Hlsa'-Shch vas closely
h,masi If b. high bluff, sai cragI on one side, and
the rugged Slopes Of the Cumberland mountains the
7cr. He bad no; goae far Up the creek ere no Was
sp9dsei Of rear dagger by his Naohfa mare snortiug
% and shrn ln ~ instant over hundred cAval:y
en-. sld from = wood before him, ard no; mora tbSn
.v,-,v v,-dl. Il say has his only CHARGE vas TO
el ao he CeuHcrr.d mountain. A-y Other man would
h.v. surrendered rahsr hsa make the attempt Tor
nau1,sin vas so steep ;hati seemed almos. impos'.
BE fr i5oimsD 10 clmb il much SsI TO ri'e H. Tie
mogr.ai7 va one mas Of boulder rocks and hsGgss
q .y,red vi aqrel He refined bis mare to the btG
"a IN 81 ;rs.s1t vas III up the rugged Gai driITy
h sS's, the Y,Ek3-s rls'irg OF ard ysl'g toVaris
.,ss - mary 81 gry Clnnib,lS sore o. lslsL-
shs enemy r4'c ID tn foo, Of tie uoun,Sll they
a,ttasop AZ disml1lt, and Climb u on foot. A.
,-is Lac, q Crrs rl,-d Nolatain s tire miles
hy4 Wen n. Col,ael had clnbd rear the t.p OF
q. d.t "o,lcs' be VA Stopped by hliirg timber
III 1.us, SLOWED bis Bls, 70 cS.sA cath. Toe com
%, --.r Of Ire enemy. r n below, Observed the Ccla
1as ~. sd n.ssSr A5 sep for su-rsnd,r, erigd
.l 20 t, usn, wao il cosc p1rSu; Of the CtlS.
ne. 20 hurry CT straight up re mountains We hGv'
t-e Cd id rebel hrmm,d in a; last. They we're go
c Of capturing The CocuCl Il At they did net uIou
bin.
When the Co'oves nsrs had painted moment, he
,oacbsd h.r sides She lCcped tie barrier ard il in
s,>a, vas ou' Of sigh, behiad some blu Snd rocks
A'sr proceeding sgn, dis further the Colonel 90
"a ,unrei and rcptre de uqoa bi' pursuers, but cl-
e,rr oas o. his crave conrad sspp,oaching him amest
fint.E foa fatigue, - Tia; if he drOd the enemy
~oal com, 10 ha, 6irsc.op ard perhaps capture Gad
biz brave soldier. lie mOdcnSd TO the solder to rur
. oae erection, whllI be Ueubl,d bis aai reds
in the cher direction, until be climbed TO the top Ct
blE Il, then stepped and yelled the 0lsgs Iadiau
rA-wlocp-,hs mes: terrific veil known TO sATsge life
lie tSeu dashed down rugged l'6ge o. rocks for rear
ndi miie and made his escape.
Hs.orv never recorded 50 remarkable or rosl,ss a
ID. The .v1luioasry Var had its MCDonali," al
; lini" and is " Pau az" and his fight down tie
,oae s,cps and We have cur Asneos and EI ml Tired
~ay Tls noble mar, is 20 ssift as an antelope, aud
r,ag - r5aoeercs. There is now Carsd By the enc
nv q 0O Tor the ClloaI md $500 for the mare The
'ol,ng, has gone Teuue see for mon and clothing
r MS me-, and vAsl be rs.ur-s you may hear OF more
Y.ak,es Berg disposed o. PrbsPI yen may see him
IN Resm1ni before he returns, - he Is going on baI
re-, to Winchester, W.
TIE general impression il, that the emmy vii move
u7ol the Sal. Works in Vslnis, viz Sounding Gap, but
d. lot 5,iSTe thA Ihey or will go in that drse.
tioa. they % they will % Up the LiTtsly fork OF
S .,dy river.
TIE enemy are making military depot at Pksoa,
md are there r. force to the sucvn, of thirty eve hun.
II Z, mostly i-isary Gm Of 'he opinion hIt the roads
as so lad hat they viii be detained tsers long time
A FARNrR