Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-05-19

would be at that time. The captain answered
that he would go back with the reply to the
reserve, which he did pretty rapidly, after
having shrewdly ascertained the strength of
the enemy. 1t is not known whether Enter.
prise ever surrendered or not, or whether the
rebel colonel is still trying to find the ere
serve" to make his penitent bow; but one
thing certain is, that Capt. Forbes, with his
little squad of 80 men, did not ntrn,! to take
those 5000 rebel prisoners, that time ut least,
and was laughing in his sleeve many miles
of, while those Enterprise-ing people were
trembling in their boots-id est, if, at the
present fabulous price OF leather, they had any
boots 10 trenible in.
The whole command left camp next morn
ing (29th) at sunrise-directing their course
toward the New Orleans and Jackson rail-
road, at Brookhaven, the 9TH Illinois, in adj
vance, charged into the place, burned depot
cars, bridges, &C., and captured and paroled
POI prisoners. They encamped six miles
southwest of the town. On the 30th they
burned the depot, bridges, and cars in the
railroad at BOgue Chito; left that place at 10
A. NJ, burning all bridges and trestles between
there and Summit, where they arrived at five
p. NJ and again burnt several cars and large
amount of rebel government property On
the I'd of May they surprised and burned a
rebel camp at Sandy creek bridge, and, as a
browning glory to this most extraordinary Sc
rles OF adventures, captured II OF Stewards
Mississippi cavalry on Comite river, including
their colonel. This noble band of toil-worn
heroes arrived at Baton Rouge about noon of
May I'd, where their triumphant entry created
turore of JOYFUL excitement that will not
cease till it has thrilledevery loyal heart upon
this continent-aye, every heart that loves lib
n pt,frl,t t,.a,, i,,sI;
world.
Some idea of the pluck and endurance of
these men can be cleaned from the fact that
during the last thirty hours-in which they
had ridden eighty miles, fought two or three
skigmishes, destroyed bridges, camps, equip
ages, &C., swan a river and captured forty
two prisoners and quantities of horses--they
had scarcely halted at all, and went through
these terrific exerions, lotthout food for man
or beast During the last night it was OBJ.
served that nearly the entire coumn-worn
out almost beyond human endurance-were
fast asleep upon horseback, except when the
sharp report OF a carbine told of the nearnesS
of the enemy. And all this was rendered
without one word OF murmur or complaint
from any lip, either of officers or privates.
The damage done to the enemy by this raid
is lncaicula6le, and its effect upon the people
% '"e 81 C"lleu cohleoeFdCy VIII De OF great
benefit to our cause. The destruction of
property has been immense railroads have
been for time rendered worthless; large
quantities of every article the enemy are in
want of have been destroyed, especially arms
and ammunition, and the whole state of Mis-
sissippi has been placed in a state of uproar
and confusion. The most violent secession
lists Of Baton Rouge and New Orleans do not
hesitate to acknowledge this raid the most
brilliant cf the war