The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-10

Bloody Fight at Augusta, Kentucky.
4 bloody fight took place on Monday
week Tho Louisville Jogncl says.
Judge Doniphan arrived at Cincinnati
from Augusta, KY, on Monday. lie es-
Inmates the rebel force that attacked
Augusta a five hundred, including over
one hundred cavalry. They were under
command of Basil Duke, a Kontuckian,
recently Of 81. Louis, Colonel Josh II.
! Bradford commanded our forces, one
hundred and twenty-five strong. BY
! previous arrangement, Bradford was 70
retroat 10 the houses for defence, while
tho gunboats were TO she'll the enemy as
they approached the town. The gun
boats Belfast and Florence MILLER were
lying above the town. The Belfast fred
three shells, all Of which were effective,
killing three Of the rebels and wounding
several others. Both boats then retrcated
up the river.
The killed and wounded of the Union
/ forces number between fifteen and tWen-
/ ty, whilo the rebel killed and wounded
| numbered from seventy five to one hum
dred. Among our forces known TO be
killed arc DIR. w, Taylor, John Goppant,
! n. B. Worthington, J. B. Story, George
| Byers, Oliver Stairs Alph McKibben,
John Perkins, ME-. Gregg (son Of John d.
Gregg,) and William Bland, Of Mason,
Kontucky; Major Little, of Hardin coun-
! ~, and Ellis Day, aud Mr.. Drake, of
Bracken county, badly wounded.
The enemy entered the town about
noon on Saturday and retired at night,
| leaving twenty-five Of their dead and
several Of their wounded behind. They
pressed all the wagons and carriages
they could hnd 20 haulof their wound
| ed. The rebels confess that they lost
nine officers in the fight. Among the
wounded rebels left behind is Clarence
Prentice, son of Geo. d. Prentice, Capt.
Whip. Rogers, Of Harrison county, Lieut..
Wilson and Captain Morgan, of Fayotte
county.
Two squares and a half the most CEN
tral and dicOUtaining the finest dwellings
IN Tho place, were destroyed by fire. The
loss az estimated " 9in0 nii0 Thev
r0usackcd fho Gtorea, 0sgs yinE or ~ a.
clothing, goods, and provisions they could
find Our men fought with great doter-
mination, and did not surrender until
thoy were compelled by the firing Of the
houses in which they were lodged
The Cincinnati Commercial is indebt-
ed 10 Col. Laban j. Bradford, Of Augusta,
Ky, for further particulars concerning
the burning and pillaging OF Augusta by
the rebels under Basil Duke. DR.. Brad
ford, accompanied by Capt. Reagan and
Nh. Sullivan, came down from Augusta
in q buggy, ON Monday:
He states that on Saturday morning
Capt. Regan, commanding one hundred
Augusta Homo Guards, which constituted
the main defence Of the town left An.
gusta on scouting expedition on the
Rock Spring road. When some miles
from the town they were confronted by
a str0ng rebel force, and upon attempt
ing TO retire they were intercepted by
about 800 Of the enemy who cut Of their
retreat 20 town. They then made q wild,
detour proposing 10 return by Mctcalfl
Landing, which movement thoy success.
, fully accomplished, making a march %
/ some twenty -four miles.
, Meanwhile Augusta was attacked ant
captured. Couriors notified the people o
Augusta at about O'Clock, p NJ, tha
I the piokets Of the enemy had appeared
, on Bradford's Hill in the rear Of lh
! town. Col A, j. Bradford and Lieut.
! Col. Harris Immediately mustered a fore
, of about i50 men and boys on tho public
square, and the former assured them
they would fight, they, with tho aid o
ihc gunboats, could whip the rebels
! The men responded cheerily for Oh
u "Union aud old kentucky" The gunboat
Belfast, commanded by Capt. Sedan, snt
= Allen Collier, Capt, Wilson, were then a
8 the wharf. Col Bradford had an intervie,
p, with the commanders, and subsequent
u arranged 10 post his men in squads
:, the houses, believing that tho bost mod
u Of defence,
s Meantime the euomy planted three one
gun batteries of field pieces on the hil
d and the Belfast opened upon the rebel
r. killing three of their officers and disah
70 ling several men, besides dismountin
De- one of the enemy's pieces al tho fir.
3, shot. The Union forces were great
1t encouraged, and chcercd In a lively man
70 ner. The rebel batteIios were now turn
n ed upon the gunboats, but their shcl
By fell short, although pretty wei directed
l. The Allen Collier, however had droppe
p down the river a mile or two before
l- shot was fired, aud the Florence Mil
30 moved mp TO take her place
rs After firing four or five rounds Il
l. Belfast for some reason not yet oxplaiI
be ed, steamed up, and, taking tho tlorcn
pc Miller in tow, moved mp 10 Higginspo
Tho Florence Miller being next 10 d
Id Kentucky shore and exposed 10 tho en-
ey my. The rebels observing the Eight
.D tho gunbosts, rushed madly into toW
ho thence down 20 the landing, and iir
I'D several volloys at tho roccding vcsse
re Our troops had now got into cover
10 the houses on Front street, and were e
ls gagged with the enemy, who fought vi
tb desperation. The determined little hal
a. fred with murderous effect aud kept I
l5 rebels a bay until the gunboats had he
when Col. Bradford, seeing that his 10
ne would be useiepsly slaughtsd, surend'
Eh ed