Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-19

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IL a5t prevent he OonsunmGdca OF our plan OF cam
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Fha first notification Of this comprehcnsiv, design OF
the enemy, was tire c1purs Of an officer eight mues
from Brook Haven, Miss, ard between eighty auu
ninety miles fro their starting point. Tao or three
miles turtle. or, they erCo lntsIed citizen, wac,
mounting horse dashed through the WOODS ID BROOK
Haven and spprssd the ope there ct the mponolog
danger. The contained about twenty houses aHo
pJssioy two hundred inhabitants Among them were
seven or eight Confederate officers under orders IRON
Gen. Johnston, aud among the latter Ocl WIS LoyehI
then acting az the amnesty e0sr OF the army OF Ten-
ns;see. The residents had but forty minutes nohse
before the enemy were In the town. No resource was
et but for the eH persons there to take 70 toe WOODS
A locomotive end train was standilg on tho track,
which the FsderAs destroyed in tIioe. Theie labor
done, the raid swept on. The people in the woods re-
turned and Col LsVel then about the work Ut Or
garzug party TO 60 in pursuit. First ne wanted norsCs
and muee There we're but tWenty.tHo in the town 10
cu ding hoe belonging 10 the officers Of the pes Some
Urot Sled against the mpresament OF the animals but
strong hand vas the reins, aud thej were obliged 10
Weld The next point was mount volunteers. These
consisted Of whe-haired men from seventy 10 boys CT
fourteen. 8 only were soldiers. Those who had no
saddles rode bare bsok aud those WHO had no brides
guided their beasts With rope haltsrs Six muskets
Only we're in the party; the rest Of the arms were o.
guns and towing pieces Of which had no lock, and
Wss el By striking the cap with stone. VI powder
there MSS but sogls pound strange I'd So iuFnsned
by unatc in tho Tbi3 com paratiVely insiguh-
cant force hastily improvsed, with scarcely tho means
OF maintaining FIVE minutes e0most, was placed under
command OF Lieut.. Wilson, energetic ofiier, and in
few hours siRrtgd in pursuit. Tne little party jour.
nsyed IL four dajs Gig ~ six niles; mace a de cur
around the nemT, aTran yod amousosde by the gde
Of the road aud awaited theiE spproaoh Ia d1e time
the Ed rails sdVanoela acousng detsodment oil ten
men in front, OsptaH Mi7n, commanding the raid,
among the pumbsr Our militia poured in Yolsy-
ur men fell dead a three or four wounded inclu-
dog tbs Yankee captain. Lieutenant Wilson instantly
sprsog into the road ard exclaimed to tho column IN
the rear you surrou. d3d surrender, or We shall
dre into you TIE enemy, tsksn sbaek by The sudden
sumnoss throw down their arms and gave themselves
% ss prisoners OF war. Oar reglmuiss then emerg
from their thicket as motley crew as was ever com
minded by merry Jack Fis Rf-twelty.tWo old me1
and BOYS Who had brought twice their NUMBER armed
With sGbTea repeating rid sand revov5T TO the ground.
TIE veYatOn Of the Pederal3 could scarcely DO cen
t,olled and their captain iay WePi at his Illuminating
defeat Bat they cou'd do nothing more than
march back to Book H,yen where they wege delivered
up the proper au hoiities, and probably at pres
on, eujoyiag the retirement OF q Georgia prison.
We recall the above inciden. for double purpose,
nawsly, 70 fhoE what may be done by feT deter
mined man, Gclus,ed b. q proper degTe9 OF energy
ald secondly to snorcJ the necessity OF an organizI
ion In every district Of this State that shsl be
prom1t TO meet the Yankee invsleFs as we're these
brave men Of Mississippi IL twenty two poorly armed
individuals could deieI. ard capture twice tneii num-
Der of the enemy with only hours prep ration, what
may not be done ia own communities where there
are horses and men 10 abundenoeY HIVE wait FOR
raiding psteq to reach ouskrs bsfore giving bat
tie W. mast expect to be oyegrun aud to pro-
per.y destroyed l. will not do to st with folded hands
and read Iunors Of al aiyIHoug foe, We must bo on
alert and prepared 10 give them the b.st reception
our means will afford.