New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-14

your sadde.bags-which Twill beyond o doubt. shoot
oteneT and bit less frequently than any other gan u the
district All has to do is 10 staff handful q mt
talc cartridges in the hole in which in better dsy, nc
ram rod belonged; having done which by simply pnI1nS
the trigger lie can hIc away al hbngm. four CATS
sroudent affects this gun for tho reason that ser trying
il at al Kinds Of game and gets many oooaSone
when opportunity ond general orders did not dtsfsyor
the experiment he has never to his knowledge ht any
thing Intentionally yet Such being the should one
OF lis acorn eheped proao,es find Judgment in
human body il will bc "a matter Of sheer accidents so
that when Lis prospects have eliminated in fortune
and family he may relate 10 the latter his adventures
IN camp and field without any saddening recolections
Of sou unshryed to their last account through bis
willnl agency.
AS stated before also dsmonnted, gun in hand and
made one Of the party Of sharpshooers SO nngoverna
bic professional habit. As the yoacions Mississippi
catiis rusLes through the water and SEXES the Usher
mans bait though the barb be threatenngiy ex
posed and becomes an item In the national economy BY
feeding platoon OF soldiers. all regardless 700 OF the
example OF his more wary cousin, the PIKE WIo soi'-
poised and with tail gently awae, has been Hh,niy
oycng tie tempting morse FOR half an hour, so an m
yeteI ate army correspondent rshs bis DIE Tor en- eIn
and needless Of the first law 81 nature offers up ms al a
the shrine of public curiosity and thirst FOR news Out
Of simple respect for the military calling OF my eoHpan
ions thought il nothing more than right that III! posi-
ton should be some little distance 10 the rear AFTER
having been dcpoyed IN the woods at irrefnr
We star.ed cautiously and wachfaly forward making 1t
seemed 10 me, much moro noise than strict REGARD i
personal safety would have approved
After advancing about Thirty yards we crossed nh'
more open, and O PRETTY good view could be had iYr
two hundred yards ahead Still nothing conid
be Of the guerrilas and We kept on. Presently
the smoke from lille shot out IRON tenlno Tree
about furlong distant. and on the other side OF ho
low The game was found, and our boys Immediately
"trccd' Instantly hall dozen sharp reports rang
through the woods and scattering fire commenced on
both sides Your correspond nj, determined u make
the affair at least ovdlke fight brough. bis gun 70
bear and distributed his Of charges in various d.
rectons through the woods This seemed u draw Ell
tie enemys anmosity toward the sIag behind which lie
had established himself and score Of bullets lodged III
| IL. or Ehistled past. ia half minute. .
Here was O prcdicamcnt. NV gun was empty and
yet dare MT expose mysof a. reload Al things con
sidored there was no great need o! my remaining; ana
beside this, being shot Ut always makes your CORE
round discovered to NY great relief that Billy had by
some m. ans unloosed his halter and Lad follow ed me-
end was standing some PAGES OF. silent ana unaPpro
cating spectator OF bis masters discontinue laing
fat 10 the ground II required but moment To crawl 70
him when Swinging t. tie saddle with nnaccusfoHed
agility 'clanged rear the front and making the
best speed possible for about fifty yards bya briaht
flank movement. brought NJ behind tree ana pro-
ceoded T. load. For several minutes the hrlDg con
timed when shouting as Of hundred voices sounded
through the woods and shaIpshootefs came running
for their horses IL seemed that another squad OF our
men had succeeded in getting nearly around tbesn ana
were ia full pursuitthe guorrllas scattering throns
the woods and taking byw bat Little known except
20 themselves
The remainder OF the party, however. did not join
In the pursuit. but held themselves in readiness To stop
they escape in that direction Bat SO feet were their
horses nnd expert at scattering and hiding were
they that all but succeeded in getting away ms
fellow stout young man in copperas clothes VINO
with his hat In his hand end fire in bis eye stalked
spiteillly along before q stalwart ea'arymen. Inc
firing being altogether from under cover but two OF
three OF the guerrillas hut. On our side the
casualties foot up as follows Killed. U; woanaed "
badly scared. !. Mn