Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-05-14
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tne dignity and importance Of his calling, will cer-
alniy aostan from such unnecessary bitterness and
OF speech is INDUCED in, in the following
.sacle Wnlcn tne Raleigh Register has caused to be
portion OF the End Cavalry, at -Gillett,s: -
Ine circumstances attending the engagement Of
portion Of our cavalry with the Yankees below
Trenton, on Sunday last in which Colonel Robinson
was wounded and with about fifty Of his men cap.
tured were, IS We have heard them, IS follows
Colonel Robinson with three companies Of the
Second Regiment Of Cavalry, lately commanded by
Col. Spruill came upon body Of about two hun
dred and fifty Yankees and having surrounded them,
were about to deprive them of their arms, when |
one Of his men cried out g Boys, large party of
the enemy are upon you-take care of yourselves"
This alarm created aperfect stampede on the part of
all our cavalry, Colonel Robinson and about fifty
men, who, as we stated were captured by the enemy
whom we could SO easily have taken prisoners |
Thus by the dastardly cowardice or back.h hearted
treachery of one of our men, were we deprived Of
the opportunity of capturing large number of
Yankees and lost at least for the present. the SER
vices of gallant officer and fifty men who bravely
stood by him. We hope the coward or william who
gave the alarm can be identified, and that he will
be speedily brought to drum-head courtmartial,
and shot. If such conduct is permitted to pass
unpunished, panic-makiug will become . trade
amongst the soldiers"
don't belong to the Cavalry, nor to the army,
andI shall claim the privilege of the Register the
Wilmington Journal and the British sheet, alias
State Journal Of critcising literally upon the bear
ing and behavior of those who are defending tie
country. If 1 should be bold e.ough to make a
few structures upon !EIese three newspaper Gene
rails they vii. know how to be civil, and bear the
at..IIh with fortitude, not unmixed with spleen.
In the first place, We would like to know who
gave the Register his account of the skirmish. In
The language of the Register, IF such conduct is
permitted to pass unpunished" if false publications
| will not become trade, who "said our men had
surrounded the enemy?" Who is the man that
"created the stampede 7" Who said we lest fifty
men!. have visited Kinston, since the skirmish,
and learn from those who know, that the fault
was not in our men in the mode of attack.
Gillet's house was some eighty yards from the
big road, lane leading up to it. with ditch on
either side of the lane. One company was to ride
up and attack in 'front.' one company to attack the
East and another to attack the West end of the
house. The companies going East and West had to
cross the bitches and pull down the fences making
the lane before they could get to their respective
posts. The enemy had their sentnels out, and they
heard the tramp Of our Cavalry great way off in
Short they were ready for u.s. Shooting at three
sides Of house from horse back must have put our
own in great danger of killing other. In ad
dition to this the enemy were encamped in Gilletts
yard, surrounded by plank fence, which well pro
tected them from any charge. They had one out
house and the dwelling to fire from. The result is
known, and if the Register, Wilmington Journal
and State Journal had all been there, verify be-
lieve they would not have changed the ISSUE
wish could hear of their going. They can never
make the army what it ought to be by talking; lei
them take the field. We venture Wilmington and
Raleigh may be taken, and neither of these news
paper Generals will ever give an order, except t
the deOils, "move out the type. "move out th
type"-"and save my easy chair"
There has been another skirmish since the Gil
lett affair. Lieu: Roberts, of Capt Booths compa
n.y. with sixteen men, at Mrs. Bryans, was attacked
BY thirty Yankees. The enemy were mounted
Lieut. Roberts was in the house, having htched hi
horses. The enemy were as certain Of victory Al
Col. Robinson at Gillett's. Surrender, you d.
rebels, was the cry. Instead of surrendering, 1t
Roberts gave the orders, fire. " " draw sabres p
Every Yankee but six -were "unhorsed. Two com
panies of infantry coming up, the Lieutenant wa
obliged to retreat without reaping the fruits Of hi
victory, SO gallantly won over double his number
How is it the Giett victors are cow vanquished b,
. greatly inferior force! Newspaper Generals ma.
talk about towards and panic-makers as much a
they please When Col. Robinson leads mounte'
men in a night attack upon dismounted men, b.
will get whipped Just as It. Roberts whippe,
the enemy at Mrs. Bryan's. 1 think General Cob
Wallis, Of the State Journal, must give it up. TIL
difference consists not in the courage of the men
but in the superiority of Lieutenant over thre
: Captains and Colonel. .r.s- s.-.
When there is . vacancy in the I'd Cavalry,
may be Lieut. Roberts will be promoted, and it ma
be that some young man Of particular family, bt
cause of his family influence political inAuencei
is promised the irst vacancy. Its nothing againf
him that he don't belong to the regiment, and don
{ belong to the army, and has lot an acquaintance
: the regiment or company. The End Cavalry, or
portion of them, were without arms and horses ft
six months. They had to take a seceder for Nj
I jor. Maj. Wood6n belonged to the first Cavalry
= he bad not distinguished himself in any way, an
9 was employed in buying horses for his regiment
!. He had not the same claims of any Captain IN tn
r End to promotion. I mean not to disparage t.
!, Major only mean that injustice has been done
/ the officers of the End. The Major seems to be tt
|. most popular of the field officers There are no
a field officers to appoint but unfortunately there q
u few original seceders in the End, and then as
/ Lieutenants, there are many young men who vi
/ not 20 as privates and they of the bloods-the
y must have places as officers, or they will not go
all. If your paper is not suppressed by Syme at
' Lord Cob-Wallis, nor my pen taken from me. WI
g write you again. JUSTINE.
' Broom-sedge, May 8, 1869. r@7%1
!, THE CONSUMPTION ACT.
t The following correspondence between the Secl
q t.rv Of War and Gov. Clark has laid before =
J. Convention on Monday last. Mr., Randoiphs lett
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