Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-11-12

Marmaduke and his 1000 Repulsed
at Pine Blnff.-Thrilling Incidents
of the Affair.-Cheering Union To.
kens--Tae People Aiming against
Gaerrillas

By the steamer Luminary we have late
dates from Yicksburg and Memphis, and
letters from your correspondent at Little
/ Rock. From the latter source we obtain
the following particulars of the late fight
4 at Pine Bluff. some mention OF which was
male day or two since: gga So
4 On Sunday morning. the 18th ult..
abost eight o'clock. there was attempted a
surprise on Col. Clayton. by four thou
I sand Confederate cavalry. commanded by
Generals Marmaduke and Cabeil Meade.
| Clayton had an hours notice of their
Iapproach. and Immediately set himself
about making a defence A plenty of cot
ton being stored in the immediate vicinity
of the Court House, the Colonel ordered
q sufficient quantity to barrieade the streets
surrounding the Court square, and having
eleven cannon. planted them in position
to rake three streets leading TO the center
of the city. His force was less than seven
\ hundred infantry. The enemy's attack
was made at 8 O'Clock simultaneously on
the southeast, sonth. and west of the city.
they having come on three different roads,
and on arriving at the outskirts shells
were thrown in every direction into the
city. No notice was given for the women
and children to leave. aud the bursting of
shells caused extraordinary excitement
WomAn and children came mining from
ievery direction to the Court House for safe
1 ty.as They were there but few moments.
when the rebels advanced. directing their
fire upon the building. The women and
children were removed under the banks of
the river. where they, remained exposed
through cold, dreary day, until tho bat
} tie was over, which was about five O'Clock
in the evening, Atabout 8 o'clock the
/, rebel sharpshooters had entered private
houses in the vicinity of the Court. House,
and appearing at the windows. commen-
. Iced firing The artillery was laundering
, mp anil down the streets against the. cotton
breastweIks. = 50 aea - fialfsi
Marmaduke sent q, flag OF truce to Col
Clayton, telling him he bad force OF 4.
200 troops. hat him completely surround
ed. and demanding an unconditional sur
render. Col Clayton answered, that the
; 10Th Kansas did not know the meaning
OF the word surrender: that he had whip
, ped Marmaluke six times within the
past eighteen months, AMI should whip
himsagain."s ibis message was delivered
! to Msrmaduke. andIin ten minutes the
i engines of death were IN tuIl motion, Gri.s
from every direction upon the cotton bar
racks. and the Union cannon busy reply
iug with some 400 long range rifles do
\ ing theft work tdeath. AT 10 O'Clock
u Marmaduke ordered q general charge upon
II three sides. Clayton held his canister
!, and rifles until the enemy reached within
n less than one hundred feet of him, and
then ordered them to fire, and horrid
havoc lt made. completely repulsing the
J enemy, and killed and wounded a large
number. at II; O'Clock another, charge
1 was made by the enemy. with the Same re-
suit. The firing then ceased for While
In the evening . third charge was made
t With no better fortune. l...a..fss.
l Col. Clayton had taken the precaution.
: early in the morning, TO bring within his
. cotton fort. some $50 horses. and stalled
t them in the cotton warehouse on the bank.
: They were saddled and bridled. and be.
. came impatient waiting for the fourth
I charge oil the enemy, who seemed slow to
: come to the scratch. A charge on the
: enemy, it was thought. might wake them
4 up. The Lugle sounded .boots and sad
' dies" and in moment few OF the cot
e tton bales were removed AMI $50 cavalry,
headed by Col. Clayton. started at speed
. of 2:40 Tor the enemy. some 900 feet off.
Z This caused the butternuts much confusion
n who. by this. tune, were visiting private
9 houses and robbing them. They were
A counIounded, and dispersed in every dircc
n ton. and fnally we followed two miles GU
4 OF the town. when it becoming dalk. ou
troops returned. This ended the day,
!. work. The last heard of Marmaduke ant
Y Cabcll, they were in the vicinity Of Salin,
Z River. some twenty-three miles off, on thu
n double-qu:ek. Nearly every private hous'
i in the city was plandered. aud the furni
4 lure in the houses OF .Messrs. ReaDers,a AL
", lis. Cows and Mills. totally DESTROYED by
Q b.;pg broken to pieces. Tho enemy LEI
a their dead and wounded in the streets to th
+ number Of some 800. The Federal los
y was eleven killed and thirty-three wound
i. ed. ffal,ey n q n sfGi fs-ns
ri The reported burning Of large quantitie
i Of cotton is an error; only some forty o
g fifty bales were destroyed. Many citizens
!, from Pine Bluff took up arms and went in
j Itoltlc fight with hearty good will. sever
! al Of their number, heretofore. being strop,
K lsecessionists. Three companies OF Hom
Guards done good service An artilier,
yfcon'pasy is now being organized.
4 :Arksdsll;hia. Arkansas. is reported t
a bee in possession 'of Gen. Steele. Thi
'e place j. located on the Washits River. an,
O the regent headquarters. OF Gen. Price. =
y There are now between 1000 aud s. 00l
Il contrabands in camp at Pine Bluff. Their
Il was q Union meeting held at the theatre il
|. Little Rock last week. Over 700 volun
= teens ffo,n Yell county. Ark, have report