Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-05-29
FRIDAY MORNING. MAY 80 1863.
FURTHER PARTICULARS UF TIE
AFF4IR Il: GUN SWAMP.

| FURTHER PARTICULARS IF TBI
AFFALR Il: GUM SWAMP.
The Moth Carolina stale Journal" q
tho 26th Instant gives Inc following concern
ing tho ahn' teIo's k.!1aton N Friday last
The l&c;s, IS repu:ted 20 us, ats as follow E
Tue 25lh r.snaent, Col. RulisGse, ard The
Seth, Col. FaIson, Sere ioIrs g'cErl duty q,
Ur near Cum S"anP, sCmc mite Cr ten mile:
below hsnsl.II, Whi!e lho re;naiaGec ,f Gu.
iofCo was ~ krnbtJn. S.tu:s, nho vert
posted Stii! lower uO~o, i.scartainGd ihst g
t0fce was sitGJ,cirg i.u;.. hswSerG, snd
Communicated tho lac. & eue officers III coil-
:;AnI ~ Gum Sab.rp.
l..S hdyanciig ic.ce was supposed TO be
abuu: 5000 suvrk, with sri!iiery. On
Fiiuay morning, While az hrtsk last, though
already TalEed OF tie advance, the two
feslnents suddenly fonnd themselves sur
ro.suded, and, instead of attempting TO iigI:
| their way Ou.-as II i5 Rsid sume OF the lien
inasiou Oh dulrg-nct q gun was t;Ed and q
perfect panlG and r1ut sDaued, avery loan
| taking 10 the sws!Gl, officers anu Ill, to saw
themselves as best they C:u!d. Sons of the
field 0ihc0Is G3'c 60 e3gor to gIt away
that tbey loft their harrcs s',d took TO the
swamp On tont; and We ate=- clad Ia gay that
.ltIr Il etnsss, II not iLeIT bravery, saved
thCui.
Ike enemy fired on tho flying fugitive, cl
c. I, b., on1 tie Jesuit wus " . kbd suyurni
wounded AID uhe Luiidr,d or .nors taken
prisoners. An lnt,li'ocn; gentleman, who
lett hnsGton yrs.efdsy, ;o;ia In, thai tie bsss
I,,ti mai Lulu DfI mn
df.d and twu:ty five aiJas.us 4t Lnat Llms.
G.u. Rana1u, who lad hui rcctntty TecOy>
sied from nsSuFo H?nll u L!cknei5, had just
returned Iran kInst5;l; nEh, IN boing ap-
pr:ssd Of the advance of Lho cLLmy lslL for
Gum Swamp. l. ia said iu rode rigur up to
fEnkee regiment bei9iH he Eie~ it, suppy
sing them TO bu vur men, hut Ca discovering
his mistake put spurs tp his hursu snd msd0
Lie Escape, uDlnjused, though tne-whnIs regi-
had pun at AlIn. lns surpri.io and r0ut
Was nut only disaster, la! Ii 81 represented o
dugT tu ud' tims. W. dIa'l know who
ID to 6lsns, Lut il is veIy clear thss cms one is.
On being sppri=rt II tlo state Of aif.ifs,
Gsn. Hill took force, accompanied ny 81
tllle'y, anl marched down untIl he found lhe
ensmy, who fell back bst0fo him snd
burnt sni toie Up nnG.,,s beEiad them, he
followed tnlln 10 B:c;el0r Ureek, within
SIsht miles vi E.S bern. Af,er satis FIR <
hlu,sci l!,ty Isd i.Ii.c back to the woi ks
n,a, Nswoern, tea, Hill ,cin!nei to klnst0n
on Sunday night, s!,h all was qript. Tie
Colonel cullma uoinE lhs Yankee raid, II is
believed, wns Killed, aGd eisat Lrlsopefs were
t-ken. Wha. 0.her damage VT iutlcird upon
t1em Is not knOTn.
Ihe ener:y destroyed ard robbad ts thcy
SeuL One Old lady, hning alar", with nu
husband, slns or relations III The army, was
robbed oi hei prcssions ard or7th,ng else.
4 om.Il rIusd Of f-BKoos Won: 10 T!entOn,
JJnes county, VII F,inny, sni burnt the
Uon:s Ii ldas and u.1sr hrid!rgs.
A correspondent Of thu "pcog-ess, i, .
letter dsted kinston May ~, ssys, i'll Teia-
ton to the nr.In stfalT:
Oar ,oHn 10 cnco n3to qui3t, the Yaa-
kscs having reiIented IT. Nev bun. Our iosa
we know Of Ouc grcs.s,. loss is in PRISON
ers. Va had some iity "r stvanty plGn ts-
Ken r. lsoners, sDElc BAY ons hundred, but
think ,h.t IL TOO L. 80 an estimate, hs lhey
stil konp coming IN. The Ysnkeas, so 30
fifty or sixty in number wsat to T.siiron, on
Friday, AMI burned several houses, amongs.
them tho count hous', largo building
called tho Gsrles. House, Dr.. S,sckelford's i
l. flee and one nr TWO mo,a. They Set fire to
several "tnnfa. when wcro puL pui by tho cit:-
ze1s st.r ihey l"ll. Mrs. Uhailes Garrett
attempted t. pus out enc. 81 buildings
which was 20: vh iirn, q htr Ins Of ihGIl
Grew pistol snd lCld her ha woui shoe;
her il she d:d not iesi::. tIr. Charles Gar
,ett, while attempting 10 put oul tho fire, fell
iroIl lhs ronl ani vas ts1iy hart. They
sAId ihsy tuTut $50 Town ;,royShso for Sol {
OF thsIr pcke,s 6hicl, aus soldiers bad shot
| GEN. MEA GHEt AND HI BRIGADE
We reprint tho singular letter Of Gsne.s
mosghor, resiguhg Nj, commission. Truly
| be snd his brigade hsvo received but a poo;
return 70. taeiT dovu.i3.; but it a tho rotuir
tEey ought To havo expected:
UEApq RS. lhI.H BalG.pE,
UIncoCg's DivI.I0N, CorCH's CoIPI.
Amy OF PoroMlc, May 3, 1863 }
Ms jor JOHN H,ncocE, As. Atj, Gen.:
l beg most respectfully to Iendor through
| you, 10 the. =: Opsr authorities, my resIS
liatlon as oF'EsG!ef seNef 81 ColnlnhLQilg VIVA
was once known sB tho Irish Bdgsda. Tba
brigade no longer ,xidts. Tno assault Oh th,
eneny's works on lhs 18th December las
reduced il To something less thsu G minimum
regiment Ct infantry. For several weeks j
ram lined in Ibis eAh. .u1ted condition. Biayt
fellows fruIn the conya Lessee ct camp and froE
sick beds aG hcme gradually reinforced thu
haDdul e devotea ner. Nevertheless i
failed to reach tie strength or proportions o
anything like su tll.c..vs regmsut. Thest
lacts repi eseEisd ~ clsarly md f3rcibly O.
il WAS in my power To do in a memorlsl II
tho Sucrotary CT War, in which memorial
may cd that r trissds " hich had rsnde: st
such sorvics ard incurred suGh distreesipj
JoGfas should bo temporarily relieved frou
5Ndha i IL, so as To sivo it time and op
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