, 1862-11-19

Our Icxt attack vas expected at tre bluff. |
The ersr,y lad improved The time sinca yc |
71artea ft.m in gathering reinforceiusnts.
Col Co R:ara preparcG tie men for . waraa Ire.
Wi,;i @..e+t .,t,71r 1rn. IN 1ra]:nas7 .nd HE
Mnus e!es:nng W. - hsrS s,l,a, - uu anaw MS
ths: writer passed around snaoaG the ps=n ,wao
were Whiting coc;iT Ii,f tue :l3hent OF aa.ca,
asked taen1 If tle1 foHnd their cs,u'A:e f2iin!5.
oil; y:.1,t a tair c!snca at 'tua.'' Wa lae
49,: .,.s1,s e,y
Ita h5e 5'2s lfcEseoi-se.g opened upon Y
Len. oot troops rctu:=:.d tic tl7e viii ;et-
feet. .;Ho c. the enemy SOFA fell 1czllenS
3'on, 5;:e tr<1's, and f;sreral On the ground
scon Ill Only three OF orr men Eere WoEnd-
ID. I'D :lcy s:a5ea not iiriEs: I'LL ths eaeaay
lac, yet tie nl~oa coiai.elei5 covered tne
tacy ct uua Who bad beeA struck ny pall N
tic ,oEsb:eo.
l3s,5* s.sor!o l:re dc1lated tie courage of
ue; russ AID 1issir ability to stand warm fise
Of H.. enemy. The engagEIneats OF this dry
we're uut an open field tight TO be sure, bdt
tire circumstances were Eacnliar. They we're
taEc> hF surprise, the encmy concealed, his
force cot known, ana some Of the troops had
been enlisted: Only two dsEs. Capt. BIdd,
brave: std exn-rienced officer, aud eye wit
pes5 If botl engagements, has kindly given
bis opiaic1a, winch we ara sure will viudicate
Ill, policy, as wcll as justness. of aruling the
coIorgd ,:.an for MS own freedom at least.
1:y1rr, STATES STEAMER poroxsKA,1
sa1t!o KlYer, Ga, Nov. I, 1852.
s. IT. ciycs ma pleasure to testify to the airui-
5ale copdt.cs II The NEGRO trecle list 5 g Vol
u1; ee-:} u1er the cor,.nsnd of Li=u5. Col Beard,
18Th New }e-k Volunteers, during this davis
ci1s1tt'on Thy neAsFed epleni1oly uaGer :ne
~ | m :rt =: tbe ne "G. c1emv i 1t 81 ae 10
nm H.. h ct:.,.-zvT 70 nvexnecta1ions
OLc Il .i;ci1 par: ieularly came uoi..r myaotiee,
W., aih'nen badly wounded n the tace c5nfl.t-
n. ~ W So0 ANU 11' ~ Liz ss"S nASseA
Tycry cre Of them seized like veterans,
Very res;,ectful]y, WILLIAM EUDD,
Actin: Lieut.. Com.nsEain. peto5iska.
t 70 tic Rev II. French, Chaplain q. 8. 4.
On reaching lis ship, Capt. Badd led our
| rctreat. it had been agrett, after iill Goa
| sn1tation on the suhjees, ttat, in ot;r dscalt
dawn the river it ss:,s best to burr Lie h1!!a-
I IRIS oI Capt. Hopkins ani! Col. R4ilstorl.
| Euih Gl s:icsc places were Etro5y 1'7cist s.s-
| tic1s, ,:ar!scs1iar1y the litter. Bi|:tor3 he;l
| been diva with s11lalt t3rce a few d4y5 ne
to.e our arrival ct St. Cafharin:'s and shot
| oI;e OF cur contE:.17nds. wounied MORALLY,
as SIS s,iv,,us ii, 1Lottcr aud carried of four
| won..s, and tire. n.ri. IIa lad also Whipped
% C:,th three weeks bcfa:c, sl.ra :rr 1t
t-,:,:+jps- to ,a:Ee Ills csca3e. VI, had on
55:r. Stu. niller, fyTas:r s!sr., who I'D re.
ce:ved syer 800 l-s!}es n. rrf;,il: TO Inform
or = s.w cf Lis fellows who hal cscavcd. Hs
Ind beer the owaer Ut several ot cur troops
a1.: af f;:a:7 ir;6nos;
| The trs;aps landed N these p!acea rnaer TIC
guess Ct rye Potou.skn, AID QUICKLY tt:a taeli
V::s7::z. at tile 1lrat place magazine wa<
blown I'D. al the latter Ea5 streug force,
cut @e.esse " efs 1oo aa;ss II 1as taen1. :hs
~ ~ ~ Sone i,s ~ "dx.-,t,a -. ~
Eou , ~ e.s.ls ,a,t ~. -, ~ ~ .r 1usss
t.;,s ~, ou W. w." - 5nl.s, 1!G.
! "a. ana nnatly me ep!snas4;; e.;
furnished mau:-;soo@ nj Vol. j., snatlng enaS 2"
s.vord aud saddle. All tGls w.. ss ooae = :
Ills very face aud eJcs of Tic eE::nJ, and re
such was thtir tsrEor oi black nun armed
| that they dare not make IN attack. The mel
Ill 1eached the Steamer By the ssaalI ;,5as
! without loss.
allowed to take eny article for their own use
r,or indeed did ttley eeem ANXIOUS 10 do 50
20 d.n,;ye tle rebels. rescue their friends
I ard show that tbcv could he ts so2egs," seem
ed tic one desire Of their heart. II 1as truI
| surprising to see res ral:aly Aai expedition:
I IL fhry con,J land efs.r leaning frnn N
tn,nM boats into tho water kn4e-ae:r, All!
climbing np tle banks, tany would rush int
the woods as tea:les5ly, as Il dog after foS
Ihey teit perfectly at nome, scousing IN tn
| woods, :ind we're an awful terror, as We H..
reason 10 Know, to the enemy. Their iuti
mate EauWleds,e OF the rivers made them IN
. | valuable as pilots.
; ! On passiIr amone tha mpu az x7e Yzor
leaving i5s scenes OF ,et;on. + Injured II tbt.
, Lad grown INV to-day: many s;,nul.aslsons +
+! eAlialued.
"Oh. yes, m,sss, We have cra5n t,r,
;:;cscs,'' Sa;a said III Cael ,.ear rlers Of
.o:n.'' 1-'0-S ~
1s-;,;. fla ,,,,,d a,ra. et;u ,,.h+,u, :,
th r.a;or 80 e ,,a1;nd ni ~, s''t nt.5 up a
o,;1;,5r 1,oo Sao 49, +hs a Flss @ VI ~
a;1a1a y irno t',, ,ean ue a1s .asn, 10y ivs1sea
hat.,u.., ;aalnt In ~, ueSa; ; AnI aaounu ~ ~
N...as, ~ t1au 10 sas nula' Tn1s "Sfe sn
ena ~ ho|S.d l1,..as :pae, ar,xaa ~: oi5
r,,1 7,..art,1t h.. thanl:.r;n;gJ, e1l ~ ~ p.1Es
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~ ...s ",etSss ~ -. .aI ea5. ouSn ierseo
90 ,ua ~ p1ss'sGn;. ~ ior luz aesans
us P1oS'ai4allon W AZ II oonts. ano toc Ia