American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1862-02-01

Il must be permitted 10 say. thxs Il
the half Of what Is here reported BE true.
there is no punishment that IS to- severe
for him."
The letter thus proceeds ::
Il therefore suhjoin The statement q
Mr. w b. Smith OF Nashville. = ur~m-
Der of Capt Dancsn'~ FORMERLY II Capt
Payne'S) eomT any. MeSAiry's BsstslsOu.
as follows:
4 About II O'Clock SATURDAY, night w~ek
Gen Zollicoder. ordered by Gen Crit
tenden. went out .ith the resim<nts.
Battles. Stsnton's. and S<sfhsu'~ Isl
Mississippi. 10 meet the emmy a. Fi~han<
+ Greek. uiue miles distant from car forsf-
fcations al Mills Spring They met he
enemy in a hOfiow place. about eishsv
feet vile Ja>1 On thu slt- II FISHING
Creek. five regiments Of the enemy
we're in sS4ht. near - hand. who opened
imoiedislely wlh heavy are "a Zalia-
Golfers brigade ~hils scFaain- a ne II
battle H. he n4vsnsim- to Federal
regimen bvsaa h~@vy cross Err from
amha>eads. Here thr battle eosansrncra
in earnest. Ia a short ~hii~ ear nava
I were repu.sed. BAT they ralIird and drove
The enemy Aefoss Fishing Greek inse
their Notifications The 6shl eoasia3~.i
the enrtny in their fssashcation>-fsr
about an hour and = half <hrn th~ Fed
: erals were reinforced by IhFee r~simen,s.
when our brigade was again F~pai>~A.
retreatIng go within two miles and - bail
of our Notifications ~ Mills Spring Here
the brigade Was reinforced by Nv~mSn's
and W hiIe's regiments THIS was xboa,
8 o'clock a u. Wrh the assislance II
the reinforcemeats. the bFis-de EsPal>e3
the enemy. driving Ihrm ba-k 10 their
fortihca Ions Here the s. hl lasted antil
about | ? O'Clock. ~hSn. The enensy r~cvix-
ing addI,I ma foFce. che brigade ~N>
again IepalSed. rrJrratIn- b4ek 10 thrlr
Notifications At Mills SpFins. Ia eaai.s>soa-
The Qualifications were reached shoal
) O'Clock The enemy were thvn csaason-
AIDED tor about three hours. shea th~v
retTvaled beyond the rsn-e as ear saa>.
The fuHS ceased AZ about s'ciss,& th~
enemy bvIaS 0aG II sl-hs. TIA Cru
tenden then orders the eaaauaai e.
a. dI>perse. every man 10 k-0S ssag lie
himself" Eleven guns we're splkrl an1
the Notifications. each C0lonri taxa As~
command. Col. Baitl-'s r~-iasett 49,
thrown out a. a picket guard IN iEoas o
the Publications While the RETREAT uf thr
other regiments was made. They SEE
ordered by Critic den 10 bait wilhHn t,sar
miles of Monticello. and form Ia has IL
battle, 10 draw on the enemy for another
fight The Eegimenss halted al Mr..
Roberts. the Poiat Designated. sz1
consultation was held BY the oezcrrs.
When the officers gasi sFrsl Tor cuasals
alton. Col Battle revealed the contests
of the papers which had been extrzesel
from the body # negro MAJ who 49,
shot " bile attempting - eross the Eiver
to the enemy. on SATURDAY, ulsbg. a.
about i0l O'Clock Mr. Ssssish s.sar In
formant. wss oue of The per~-sa> -.
captured the negro The >torv Fuu>
! thus: \ Capt. West. - Caia4 mtu =
lives near the rncampn~nt nas.h-s
of the members 90 Capt Wrst's e..npsuv
had been having their sss.atn-s dsa- a.
Vests. On saturday. PRIOR o. sbe b.
tie. Gen CFiiteniea dlavl ~ssh NJ
I He gazette West some papers. whleh
were Ia be transmitted acTuss the rivvF.
by a negro. TO the Northern army. I
negro. Elizabeth. m the sfterngron. t.s11
he negro girl attached 10 Dancan's eva
oany. that a certain negTo (c.lhus han
f)y name OF her masters 49, 81 - BE-
.lOnd the rIver thai night Nth pap~rs t0
he Northern army The ln-si.l.ssa.
was conveyed - the m-nah-r~ 81 Dua-
cans company. ~ho sl tf>s disFeZxfsis3
The report. al'schIag ~ inpsFtNncv Co g.,
eeBut the report ~a> emphasized ~ th-
Awo negroes (the girl oG Capt. Wess al
The negro of the company yisisins thr
camp together and repeating Il ~h~s~
Upon. eight men (amoag them ~.
Smith were sent tO~ard the rivrr ~
Capt. Dsncsn duncan cO-s him~shl
IN search of the negro. These nsva bs1
ohroceedvd about ionr aud hall smiles
eFhen they met a man driving cattle. ~ho
Uniformed them Of the 9irsStion in shieh
Sc bad seen the negro trsv~lsns- Thr
hslen FASTENED On 90 within half msl-
Mellow Stagal's Ferry. reaching there a.
psbout seven o'clock =. NJ Thrv 49,
he negro IN canoe. znoat hslf ar
cross the riser. They eAllrd u lin -
top, but he went GA. ~h~n Esar 81 the
men 6ted upon him. killing hin n shs
sanOe- They then roll-d a lsr.se - iaga
the river. some shat above. whteh as
straddlet az thse~. which ~5sh tk-ir
hands they paddl~d into The N LIE e
the river 10 tEv canoe. Thsv sxfraes~A
from the person Of abe n~sra psper~.
which. upon returning "a camp. sb=v -
livered 10 Cel Barrie B. a. h~sx~~n
10 AID II o'eioek ~hea The papess wrs~
delivered 10 Col. B.sisi-. 49, AL -
command moving anlvr the esd-r IL
march against the enemy. tie 49, Hns
BILE. consequently. go exsasae the psrerS
until after The whole BAIL. ha1 s,-ears~.l
The papers were vxaminec ariy u .z.tav
; morning. and we're exre~~d h-fer- as
officers IN their c0nsaIgssIoa n NJ
Roberts. foar miles OF Mons e~slo. ~h~sDs
they had beea ordered b Csssl-n.lsa =
halt.