New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-19

rymsn. with q stride like pair Of eompssses-
walked laaily back to the road. war gone few
minu,es and came running back with the infor
nation tina; squad Of "sereamsrs" wac coming
down the road. Gusrrillss have way OF sig
mailing to each other by whocping like an Indian,
which explains the arpeIiation now commonly
used by the soldiers in -peaking 81 them.
Mounting haatily We gal"reJ hundred yards
further back into the timber, when my eompan
ions, very much 70 my ehagrn. wheeled abont to
recopnoitrs. Lacking confidence in the speed Of
my animal, vino .e,.,ucl to lie IN sgoniring re
membrance Of the last attack Of buifa'o gna's, and
wonli, in spite Of whip and spur, reduce his gait
every twenty PAGES for no other o jet that
could sre than TO switch his iail moved on about
30 yards further before Stopping. 1t was no
more than FIVE minules before IL body of about
thirty .As poorly clad but well mounted. came
in sight, moving lrisurrly along the road towards
Ripley. They passed on, all unconscious Of ou'
presence and were just opposite an open view OF
the road which my position afforded, when the
Internal mule laid his ears back and began catch
Ing his breath. Sad experience told me what
was coming ] drove my spurs into him. aud
dashed him with my whip, with all the strength
Of leg and arm. but it VAS all in vain. l might
NJ well have trieJ to spur saw-loy into galol'
as that intraet.Lle brute. The calamltOus me-
ehanism which generates that mot diabocal OF
all sound.-a bray-was in irresistible operation.
There was a laps Of few seconds Of to me, deep
suspense, but vigorous action, aud IT caIne-pea'
on p-al-un,iI the leaves fair trembied. @y
companions Iar'ej passed me like lightning. and
th. vuer, Has wheeled quickly into the woods on
the Opposite side Of the road and disappeared
Nv mule continued his vocal gyinnas,ics unit
they finally died away into long drawn sigh
tina, probably evinc,d bis satisfaction with his
achievement Then, As if becoming dderly con
,ciou- of what had been dong TO hina all the
time, he started of with jump that came near
seating me ON the ground.
Tvo hundred yards further on | found my
companions waiting for Tue, aud about the Same
distance south of us in a lane that separates wv"
fields, they pointed out TO TIE SIX other men NOV
ing almost directly towards us. We at once
turned off 10 the left or Eas', and riding eau
tiously matl We came near HE edge OF the woods
discovered still another boiy u about hfty men
coming up from The direction Of Cotton Plant
They were in " scattering orier' as one OF my
comrades expressed it that is, riding in email
squads. twenty or thirty yards apart 40 that II
attacked by superior force they coul sc'tt~r in
different directions or il best by an inferior one
they could soon concentrate. Our situation was
extremely prera,ions surrounded a. We were on
three side. with an open couniry ON The fourth
Knowing nothing " what had transP'red since
the fight near Tupelo. we could only Conjecture
a. 10 whether or not the men We hai seen were
The scouts of M amy or merely rowing guerrillas
Safety now laid in Keeping quiet aud permit
ting the guerrillas TO pass be ore trying to 60
further. Half an hour elapsed before 1t WAS
deemed prudent To start, when We again moved
TO The ed ,e OF the woods Seeing no one we kept
on in an Eastern direction vending 10 pass
around the edge If n fill. and by making cir
cut through the woods Oh the other tide. strike
the end Of the lane in which the second squad
hnd been seen. and then take up our original
course - the Pouto,oc roaI. When nearly TO The
FAR corner Of the field my COM anions became
suddenly brave. aud dismourting beam throwing
down the fence for the purros" Of crossing through
The Omen ground-about half mile ia extent
directly to The end Of the lahe. ! protested
s,outly against this but. they being experienced
scouts, finally yielded Ia what | hoped would
prove to he their better Judgment
We calloped briskly across the field. and after
throwing down two other fences. were approach
ins the timber in which expected TO find
safety. when there was a momentary coinmotion
in tie undergrov, III AID halt" was called to W.
by dozen different voices from behind as many
levelei guns We were confronted by . score OF
the very m~p we were trying To avoid. Ny com
panons wheeled their practised horses in an
instant and dashed away at full speed. aad before
could bring my mules hes TO besr in the right
direction saw the fash Of dozen guns. end felt
the wind Of the bullets as they whistl-d pas
me on murd-rous errands after the fugitives.
Sreiog my comrades already fifty yards of, and
knowing llia my slow foot ed nnual could not
nsure me against death or capture, msie no
attempt 10 e-eape. The whole party Of guerrillas
row dashed forward, three Of them sioppi, hen
they reached me, and the balance following in
hot pursuit Of the Others.