American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1863-07-03


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time 4ouf inioru9hf DID GOT ftarly state
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but aher NE lnss If lWanty captured aud
several wounded, they were compelled "
yield 10 superior numbers The rebel loss
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cradle az the lloosiers fought Ike tigpfs
The captured we're pafOled and The guerillal
robbed The town and took everything they
could use 20 advantage to themselves, or
shat would aasst them IN their hellish work
AZ soon as Dr. Fry received intelligence Of
The fight aud The sacking Of Faol which
was late last night, he mustered All The
soldiers that are able TO bear arms and sent
them early this morning 10 Salem in Wash
ington county, TO intercept IL possible, the
further advance Of the rebel robbers. The
home guards Of New Albany assembled and
they left this morning on the train with the
soldiers, making force of about four hund.
red and twenty men. Their destination was
Salem, where they arrived to-day at ten
o'clock Last night the guerillas were re.
ported within six miles of Salem, and il was
thought they would reach there some time
in the night. A small force had assembled
to meet them, but not much could be expected
from them, as they are undisciplined and
have to contend against veteran troops, and
cavalry at that. 1t ia almost certain that
the forces from New Albany reached Salem
in time to save the place aud totally defeat
the robbers. There is scarcely any doubt as
to the issue if fight takes place our forces
are strong enough to defeat and dispense the
invaders. A battle ere this has been fought,
and we await with painful anxiety the par
tlculars and the result, although we are con.
fdent that the rebels will be defeated.
The invading cavalry consists of part of
the 4th Kentucky, rebel regiment, and their
design is to get all the horses, money and
goods they can take away with them, de- I
stroying the railroad bridges across the
railroad running to this point to prevent the
further transmission of stores for the present.
destroy all the Government property they
can ind, and then make good their escape
TO Dixie These facts were learned from a
deSerter and are undoubtedly true. No raid
during the war has been so full of daring
and danger as this one, and is made very
likely III concert with other movements of
greater moment.
DR.. Fry, of New Albany, has acted prompt.
ly and wisely In this matter, and deserves
the approval Of his superiors and loyal men
every where. He thinks that the whole
gang will be captured or killed before they
can get out of Indiana. We await with i'm.
patience further developments relative to
this bold invasion.
LATER,--At last accounts the rebels were
fetreatlng on Salem in Washington, fol
lowed by force Of home guards. They met
and fought them near Orleans, Orange county,
IN which engagement the Union forces lost
two men killed and several wounded, but
made it so hot for the guerillas that they
thought best to retreat, and give up all idea
OF further advance. They are reported one
hundred and fifty strong, and under the
leadership of the notorious guerilla Hines,
who visited Ehzabethtown, in this State,
week since. How they have ever eluded he
grasp of the Union soldiery who have ever
since been in pursuit of them is a MYSTERY to
us.
They have committed some of the most
atrocious barbarities in Indiana that the
mind could conceive Of They captured and
killed private and unoffending citizen
named Crst near Paoli, for no cause in the
world, except that he refused to give them
his purse and horse. man named Braxton,
an old gentleman, was murdered in similar
manner, and for such like alleged offense.
and still another had his brains mercilessly
Knocked out because he did not wish to
give up his horse to these fend robbers.
Major Woodbury. came from Leaveuworth
with small force, in pursuit of Hines, and
was only two hours behind him when he left
Paoli
Vallene, a village in Orange county, is re.
ported burned The citizens refused to per-
NIT the thieving scoundres to take whatever
they wanted without resistance, and for that
were compelled to see their houses laid in