New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-18
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WhH TO0r or
nlos;on led them 10 suppose the Rebels had opened
on the advance column. They hurried on, ana soon
found ont their mistake. Major Starr moved his
battalion east and destroyed three bridges and LOT
of work extending over Two miles, 'ne ,rA
torn up, rails broken aud purnea anu 'eieSiapn uo
stroyed for five miles.
Nenr l;allatin, !, 400 pounds Of powder, wagons
26 coke of oxen, and 32-pOund Parrot gun, were
captured The gun was spiked. M
Al Union Church, ~ miles from Natchez and ~
from Port Gibton sk'rmish occurred wl't az az
ams's Alabama Cavalry. III which several Of the
enemy were wounded, the rest retreatlng to fort
Gibson. ,.
Al Brookhaven Camp Of instruction, fonr COM
,anes under command OF Maj. Starr, TOOK TWO
raptains one lieuten ant, surgeon, and ~ pr-
vstes prisoners They also captured lot OF Mis-
sissippi rifles, mules, OK teams, $5,OOO worth oil
commissary stores, aud $4,000 worth OF army
Al he crossing Of Pearl River Col. Prince cap,
iured II courier with instructions to destroy all
bridges, &C., which fortunate circumstance hdded
som, what TO fhe safety Of the command.
AT Hazelhurst, Col. Prince OF the Uh Ill. cap
tured a train of about 40 cars, several OF when
were loaded with she'll and ammunition. Another
train winch had just arrived, escaped by the oack,
ne out Of the tram by the engineer before he could
Le captured
About four miles east Of Gallatin battalion was
deta he'd TO strike New-0rlesns and jackson XIX. nj
Bahala station, where water tanks, cars aud other
property was destroyed.
At Walls's station, on the Tickfaw, regiment
Of Rebel cavalry was discovered, who were routed
w tn several killed and wounded. Our loss was one
killed aud five wounded; among them was Lieut.
COL Blackburn, OF the 9Th Illinois. lie was shot IN
the thigh and slightly IN the bead. lie wss let,
with several Of the wounded, at house, with the
innctIon that if not kindly treated, when our boys
returned e. y would take taelr revenge.
AZ Summlt a large amount Of Government sugar,
wood aud locomotives, &C., were destroyed. lhe
camp Of Hughos's and Mlburns Partizan Rangers,
on Bic Sandy Creek, was attacked aud destroyed,
,ud a large number of horses capured iron here
they moved on the GreeBville Spring Road toward
Baton Rouge. Abou' nine miles from Baton Rouge
the entire command Of Stuarts cavalry, Ia ohoeis
aud 50 men, were captured. The men made very
litIe resistance reIresting TO the aver, whore ''ey
Wrte suTrOuEocd.
1t il almos impossible to give you anything like a
rerfect sketch OF the sixteen Oays' march oi this
band Of heroes. How they managed to endure and
hold out under the fatigue Of 81 long and pellous
march through the enemy country-hVlug an they
bet coulG--cieellug but ~ hour OF two at tlne
ia one of the moss renarkabl- events IN the history
of human warfare. IL comparison the dteds o.
Stuart Jackson, and other CONF ceraie cavalry,
dwlndlc mo the most contemplate al iift-nOt
worth speaking OF.
At one place q number Of old grey headed mou
came ont TO resis the cavalry with shot 49, ana
fred seyerai thOts-uOt shOt was Lred - reiufui
Ithey were surrounded, disarned and tneIr weapons
/ de,Iroyed. TLis very much astonished than; They
had been led 10 believe they would be Killed. mar
homes destroyed, and every imaginai a cruelty per
petr1teI upon them. But wien iuel iound t"e incA
of The Moth were only fighting hgaiu't cioirnt -
bel- they zeetnei to wake up from "a dcius.1n Tie
then willingly fsve our men whit h.ltt.htt .lr@
could ana one " them undero1A = aci ~r o. tni9'
TIE amount % damage done to ihg FeDr.a u 4f e'i
6cuIt u es.IaiaoOt "a bridge or iA4iFoadi Lot line
81 telegraph any where along The whole route bat
what MAS destroyed. Horres, when necessary,
were impressed 70 replace the woru-oui once O"ll
p small stock Of ITOyis ODH NaH bsOltht h1oi4S 70
maj tbey had T. live on the enemy, aud olrltibiy
lard fare they had TOO. LBgo uumbcr' VI hen
offered bemss wee 10 he parole as means u az Jid
ius the c, inscription Of q. rebel oincerr.
| Hundreds OF uegross loued them ~ they came
along bringing, all one, soWe TWO Aofses OF mllca
! TIE flicee.s Of tie expedition could be shown
IN no more papable manner Than the health Of the
men. Wben they reas he'd Baton kOuGe alter xix
teen days' riie with ouly one whole uishts =,
and badly supplied with iO0d, only twelve men were
turned over ~ me suigcon. Many oil ~ mon sui-
cred from welding Of The legs aud cTysp, ls, from
sltiug 80 long 10 Tue sa"'e' oe' " "aS 0N'J "-PO
rary.
They had a very clever way OF cutting the tele-
praph wires 90 az to avoid discovery. Instead Of
cutting the wires ind letting the ends hang oo-cy
thew lisd mp the ends with strps OF leather, 70 that
it would be easiy seen, and yet The connection
Wa severed.
Far INTO tire Interior they were mstaken for rebel
cavalry aud CONF hmcnted upon tie iueness q their
outfit. On more than one occasion they prohtod by
/ this ignorance.
| TO show YOU what courage and daring viii &C
rompllsh | may mention that they bad nothing for
their guide excep; one o. CJon's county maps and
a compass. IL order that your readers may form an
idea Of the route OF theee daring men, add Id Of
counties through which they passed. Starting IRON
! La Grange, they trst struck hg lal county d.
Nis.esipti pa- sing in succession through tho fol-
/ 4
Iuboebs Winston, h0Xubee. Nesnoba, Newton, J's-
per smith, Simpson, COp,b, Lawrence. Pike GLd
Amile, ana Helena, and Easi BatOl Rouge IN Louie
lana.
Al several points the enemy tried TO catch sur-
round them. but IN VAN. Thirteen hundred cavalry
were sent after thea from Mobile, thOus nd came
south Of Port Hudson, GRO alnR Pearl RIVER al
Columbia, AID TWO thousand came from he ycluiiy
of Greenwood and GIanada, 10 cut Of their retreat
10 La Grange They al, Tell to the rear, suppOfng
Col. GfiersOn would return.
Col. Grisrson save, that had ho had the means or
lad il formed part Of lis plan, he could have had
ut least two brIgades Of coOfed men who were nnZ
ions 10 Join him. If he could have armed them, GnO-
Their proof Of the desire Of the negro 10 DC iee and
mis- willingness. 10 serve the Uuion canse. Ar u
w4s about 800 negroes, ana l,VUO ACiBeB were
brought in betldes cattle.
| nm indebted TO Col. Grerson, and bis Acting
Asst Adit s. l.. Woodward i0r all theso particulars,
and many more, Il l thought you had room ior
them.
When we fret got the news here of their arrival
at BATON Rouge, tie story seemed too impro5aOic
10, belief; IL seemed much like come Of Tie Rebel
stories we had had 70 Oi,u. Many would not be-
EVE il uple they Saw LIE men and spoke WIN
tIem GA Tuesday morning. Col. Griereon, Col.
Prince, Major starr, Adjt. Woodward, aud ono or
Zoo ,,rivaies reached the 81. Chares Hotel. Late
in The afternoon IL became known 10 few, and
about dark started, IL company with the CORE
snondeut of The BOst0n Traveller, 10 io.ch tue
I'D oF the Am Massachusetts, IN camp below the
HALFWAY House, on the Shell Road, TO serenade
Col Grcr,ou aud his coInpanions-although no az
,.,,,,a,,ts J.d heen made as IL was Dot generally