, 1863-10-18

captured we,e that Of the 26th North Carolins
lnfsntrY. captured by tho 10Th Maine. and
that Of the 2Sth North Carolina, taken By the
sd New fo:k. The battery captured con
sisted Of cno ls1ge Nhitworth gun, two fnc
Ro6msps and three braes field pieces, One
Of these, hnvcyer, wsa 10 badly bToken ups5
ia te worthless, and was left upon the heid+
The others were brought away, and today
have bet u sent to Washington.
THE CAPTURE or TIE auSs-AN INCIDENT.
fought not to pass oyer the capturc Of
these euEe without mentit ming an ineidcnt
which illustrates the vaior Of our men 70 :
been drfy. from their guna By the artillery
ard ittant,y combined, Gen, Warren ordered
a dttsll 10 be mace OF ten men IRON each
ree;mtnt Of the ccrps to bling oil tue pieces.
This wns dcre in order to debar aEy one rcga-
mini, brigade OF division from arr2GatloE to
it, elf the particular honor Of their capture.
The III TX to be done Was hazardous one;
hut the boys shcn.ed a. they Started Ut !
donele quick. TIE Wocee In the rear OF the
battery were full Of graybacks. who, IL an
pets from 1allirg into the liauds Of tho 1au-
kee rudsils. Oar infantry and artillery
would be Eowc.less t. help, as shot iran
eI;ltr would be rs likely to kill one Of our
own a. cIe of the rebel troops. But ths Sc
lccted utn vent CT tu the direction OF The
thin towards tue foe, fired Q parting saiate
frcm such H. the ere1ny, in his hastc, had left
loaded, then commenced dragging them aTay
| bs haLd. -.
TIE REBELS TRY TO REcApTURE TILE auss.
They had rot gone far, however, when fhc
| rCltls booked oG< Of the woods and cane
down At charge towards them, seefng which
s1nsller ar1ns III d drove the bnttesnuts bach
~ tic pines. They then; came back and
dragged Of tltir captures In safety.
TIE FIrTu coRFs ORDERED TO, THE FRONT
Durirg the afternoon, vhile the heavy can
toLaciuE vas going ON, Gen. Meade sen
The 5lh corps, under GEu, Sykes, to relnt,''c,
the Second, but they did rot reach tsc nelt
Etfuse da,k. and then tie fortunes OF tue dsl
were caossd, and they could be Ut no service
Gen. Wu.ren had won his victory and via'li
ratcE the wisdom Of tLe poseT sshich III Ads
lin, Major General. THO victory was sigma
and complete.
TIE nETsE1. r14AS, AND IT'S FAiLEnE,
i. o1n reliably informed that the rsbel Colr
rtl InoupEon stated that Gen. Lec'1 oh}ee
was to tcal us off before rc1ching Centrcv.;!t
ALG' supposed ihat when he 1nadc tue a:t4s
upou WErren lie WIS ii the head Of .he cn;tt
| army With Ills corps Consequently " anl!
i threw forward ore portion Of 4. 7. Hill
curps, numbering In all about twelve tho1
, SAID men, with four batteries OF artillery,
order to Eold us In cuecE uEt:l the o[Her cot /
| CT Ewell, together with the two rccaaln!n
divisions of Lorgstrect's corps, could eo1r
up... presume tho story Is true; Int the
have found ont their mistake.
WEnoLD TIE FIELD.
i Aflcr The fight had clo:cd VIC buried q
:. our te:d, lrouEA. off all our wounded, Il.
4 came o:tr Broad Run In perfect order c.
: safety.
orR TRAINS AND MILITARY PROPERTY II
SAFE
We have rot Lest t collars worth Of pro
erty by CAPTURE. Our forces are now safe
4 sud securely posted Our trains ar: nli park
Is in conyenient and safe retreats, and thc arr
q | IL In excellent spirits.