The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-02-24
PROGRESS OF THE W "A.

RCMAEcI AED RRALrTY OF THE WAR =
shs Holly Springs correspondent Of thS <g,
La1s Democrat ns,ra:es the experience cf s ke,
ton ba7er amor 6 the Mississippi gus,iliaa q sol
lsxs:
tbs experience q NJ. Genes, who was "eob
blsd. a. 1t Ia now yeiept. uesr Ls0rsnge. eva O
Ex weeks ago, vas relieved by seans flashes O
enncf which may be a. srolc8y Tor the very en-
paste language which was used by tbs tors.
Uouss, In company with two or three ether buy
en-. hal bought sons cotton ont ct Moscow txels<
lies .rom Ladra3ge just besosS our army iasrehed
Hca had jast removed from there, they thousia
.ns fooHef they gos tho cotton into LaGrange The
ees.tr' consequently four Of them, basidss IN;
dfaVe.a OF The teams, starred ous after IL. Cons
wa tse eniy ons OF the fonr VINO Was not armed
sna ~as not en- hofsebaeA, hs ridirg In cus OF the
wagons 1hsy succasdsd L. getting the cotton and
Luz ed lack until they eams In sight Of the Ui ION
pieSss at La3sargs, and than Oon,s's three
ni.nez, AiaAing the teams were out Of danger,
R.s Iin aad rads on into town.
Only two O. tases minutes s.e:sr they had loft,
ead - TIE wagons weni Gown into hoiioy., ont OF
nsnt OF the Pcxst sunrca Eve EoeIisIxs dsshed
!st ei tbs woods acd weas alongside IN an inftsns.
lat Every ons of the teams hsltod as thcu III
thsy hss rua asalnst stono wan The next il.
sssnt LIS Urxse 81 revolver was at The ecx OF
sve,y ols Ct taaza. Ccnsa inouset, whs was riding
oo the cotton
.'Ars you ssmedi" ssko. ID, guerilla WHO hs;d
no, sir
"Ihsn get d,wa ard anhlsca them mules, sad
tc,n EN- roand d-d qu.ek l.
was coae In tle time -saihsd
Cd this cotton" =
Coass- No, cir. ] am elsd to sag haven't
sueziia-"The. Sit onts that mnie qalek /,
II a tnst&ns Gbscs was mounted on what he
nys was = vondertzi tksrp.sacsed mule"
Husftda giving ths muis Q ts.ri6, elass with the
wwsS whip kop, g. y-u. lick them mules III /
AaAe en- so Give en- thunder !"
And ava. they went Rt pace. which to Cones
ga nn rs1 " back male as thought mat spils him
IN Two te!ae mary Iniss, three euei..ai bsaind
.ssasng ths mule at evary jump. Five miles or
more sbey UeIt Ct this cxoe. xnd not another word
NC bssn spoken By any enc. when they tuEped cut
-. :. ne ns.a iesd INTO sn old srd rnfrsqusnted
sosa' thss weurd iss s;s ssgs through ons ef the
eenssy wotdea cseck Uosfuus. "Halt I" said chs
eues'iis, and be who gzYe tee command cosamsns.
"a nnrr'ediy 10 relieve hinself VI toEas III his %
ssn1snsnss. a. though ha wss sbout,o 60 to work
e earnest q sctle csvilsh deed. The place was
.HSnsiy AID hstlng to sch mnrderous inteats. aad
vnes ssys he felt cold sort Of eli rKn down the
'ar length OF es-n his ioas legs.
.u ..u1ossua-!drswsag Ia. sosx Of bis canissn)-.
~. ~ iook Me :. city did good ssllef Let's
ZEN III crink NEs.!'
=, And sai1ia3 tao alton {, hi, words. hs placed
s eantesn 10 his iips, and trrred his face mp IN
~ posaIcn OF cne scsk:zg astxcromieai CO rvs.
s s.S sovsn.a ~hotaousht II 'm:shtn': bs pig N"
g. ,sssril.-"How. d-a you lax up thsm ma.ss;
s.s eD tnrudssi Hurry MP ~
a ns each !riuncusa be EN-; hssssed on tho sear Of
We r ayssg auies with Lis whip.
They eiyouufed Ia tli.ke. tat ujxhi, but
y asxs morning began thsr journey . sAs
s.ms s. pase. and toward svealny u tnat day thsv
Sas % % The nest Il Rioharisoa and hb eussills
osLa within lev miles OF Part Pillow. Ia Tow