Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-07-11

wagons are said to be very valuable, but we
have not heard them particularly described.
Our captures also include number of pris-
oners-200 or more.
From Jarratts the enemy's route to.
Grants army will be very long and circuit
Ous but we do not know that he Will be
further annoyed, unless some of the patri-
otic citizens in that section seize their shot
guns and go in pursuit. In their present
demoralized condition hundred resolute
men could put thousand TO flight.
GALLANT AFFAIR -THIRTY-Two YANKEES
SURROUNDED" AND TAKEN BY SEVEN
CoNFEDERATEs.
A correspondent of the cypress says that,
on the evening of Wednesday, the 22d inst,
| party of Yankee cavalry, numbering thir-
| ty-two men, passed through the neighbor-
| hood of Red Oak, in Brunswick, and stopped
at Mrs. Nancy Mason's. Here they found
Captain G.. ID. White, of the BoydOn caval-
ry, who has been at home, on furlough, in
consequence of dangerous wound received
while gallantly leading his men in the fight
at Gettysburg. Captain White was on
visit to Mrs. Mason, who is his grandmother
The Yankees called Captain White from
the house, and threatened to take him along
with them as their prisoner, but not having
a spare horse, the Lieutenant in command
| "a scamp named Brooks, and renegade
from Halifax county, Virginia. gave him
verbal parole, which Captain White said he
would not regard, and which he did not, as
the sequel will show.
This party of rowing Yankees camped
that night few miles from Mrs. Mason's,
and early that morning Captain White co..
lected six of the neighbOrs and went in pur-
suit of the marauders. He followed them
some distance unperceived, and finally they
| halted at Mr.. James Elmore's to feed their
horses, as well as themselves.
! While the Yankees were awaiting break
fast which they had ordered Mr.. Elmore to
cook, Capt. White was in sight maturing
his plans for their surprise and capture.
He stationed his company of six mounted
men several hundred yards off in lane, at
the further slope of an eminence, and in
such manner as to present the appearance
of front rank of cavalry force. They
were two abreast, and really looked as ap-
pearances would seem to indicate. Capt.
White then made circuit so as to avoid be-
ing seen by the enemy, and dashing boldly
up to the party, defiantly ordered a sur
render or he would cut them to pieces in a
moment, at the same time pointing to the
head of what seemed to be a squadron OF
cavalry. Overwhelmed with surprise and
panic-stricken, the valiant Brooks asked
IOf Clme 10 CONSULT Ills Ilcn' SdpJ. w nitO
replied that there was no time for parley.
He would not grant moment, but that
they must stack their arms in the road and
march Immediately up to the Dixie boys,
or the Dixie boys would march to them.
Lieut.. Brooks Immediately stacked arms,
marched up to Capt. Whites formidable
body of cavalry. Upon finding that they
had surrendered to six citizens, armed only
with double-barrel shot guns, their mortifi-
cation was great, but it was too late to re-
trieve their misfortune. They were so far
from their arms that Capt. White and his
men, being mounted, could have killed hall
of them before they could have fallen back
many PAGES, and then have speedily dis
patched the balance by first gaining access
to their carbines and pistols.
The situation of affairs was seen at
glance. They had been out-generaled, and
the only alternative was tosubmit. The
; commanding officer shed tears, q hope they
were tears of bitter repentance for the in.
, vasion of his native State,) and the irefu
Yankees threatened vengeance to Capt
White and his little squad if they were
ever liberated. But no one feared theil
threats. They are, ere this, safely shipped
to Georgia, where / hope they will have
time allowed them for further repentance.