New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-01-20
Daring Adventures IN Missouri.

A friend at New Madrid, says the Memphis Ap.
peal, writes us letter, dated the llth instant, in
which he records the doings ota few true patriots,
and mentions deeds well deserving place in the
history of this war, which has yet to be written
He says:
Three days ago small scouting party of five, all
told, under Lieutenant, while moving along the
railroad line, between Charleston and Birds Point
discovered the " Feds u in force. They had moved
out that far in the cars, and were advancing south
ward on their usual and nearly daily tour Of steal
ing. Our men estimated them to number about
fifteen hundred, including two hundred and fifty
cavalry.
Nothing daunted, this little band actually deter
mined to ambuscade them mile south of the road
at favorable place, as they passed through a
woods. Being all Of them armed with shot guns,
and shooting only buck shot, each fire sent nine
shot into their thick ranks as they came marching
past, hardly one failing to hit some one, some.
where. They represent their attack as so unex-
pected, that the Rubcons were for while in great
confusion and fred in the most indiscriminate
manner, and think that in their fright they must
have shot some of their own men, Our little band
each man behind tree, stood loading and firing as
last as possible, until the enemy calmed into some
order, and moved on them, (ony thirty PAGES dvid-
ing them) then they retreatea, but loading and
hating to fire, and taking advantage of every tree
to shelter themselves from thu enemy; they (the
enemy) firing fierce and biting volleys the while.
Alter firing some ten times apiece, Ito use their
o"H eApIesslou} lucy - got up ana duSteu," and
were soon out of all danger in the swamps.
Reliable authority from Charleston says they had
eight killed and eighteen badly wounded. None
OF our lads had as much as scratch.
Another affair was told me by the hero himself
week ago he found himself minus horse and
as it was absolutely necessaryhe should have one,
and knowing full well that before he could % cook
fish he must catch it, he determined so to act
in this case. As usual the Feds " came out the
next day near Charleston and halted some time.
Two of the officers rode mile from their troops to
farmhouse to visit some ladies, without being
aware, though, that watchfu eye was on them.
Our " horseess u friend had heard that this was
not an uncommon thing for some of Uncle Sam's
men in buckram," to be guilty of, and he had
prepared himself accordingly Quietly waiting
until they had dismounted and entered the house,
and noting that they had only thrown their bride
reins over the pangs, and left their pistols in the
holsters, he quietly but swiftly strobe up to the
horses, and already had the ieins of both in his
hands, when the valiant gentlemen both appeared
at the door, and seemed about to advance to in
quire into his proceedings when he told them quite
gently not to stir, or !" somebody might get hart"
and, as he mounted, said he had use for both
horses, and rode off at a rapid pace: As he rode
away, one of them said aloud, Well, that's id
eool"' saw both horses myself this day, and
know this to be true