Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-09-22

filed tie air with most unearthly aud terrific sound
On the infuraed Conederates rushed until they reach
ed the Yankee camps. Here the scene beggars de-
scrpten. Men were reused feom their slumbers only
to be killed. FREED and foe mixed up in wild
confusion Some of the Yankees naked, others In
their night clothes fha Coniederates still kept up
their Yelling the bugeti sounded the charge, and the
muskery and tina screams OF the ahrighted or dying
Yankees added still greater terror to the awful scene
The panic stricken enemy rushed in wild dsmay to the
fields, the woods end the neig bboring houses
Meantine Gen. Forrest was hard at work After
passing the State College he discovered dark as 1t was
the Sd recently dispersed in their tents were Or
ganizng CONCENTRATING and forming the college
into which many Lad fed for protection. lie lmmeolz-
attiy halted bis command. Dsy Was now da|nlng and
for six hours the fight ragged with undated fairy Gen.
Forrest had not than seven hundred present. but
he repused every charge and drove the enemy from MS
poaion. He was everywhere found in the thckest OF
the fight leading forward his troops at the head OF
bis escort he charged the enemys cavalry consisting OF
several bundled and routed them. The enemy seemed
anxious 70 regain the ground occupied by their tents
Which we held, but every effort repused with
great slaughter.
The enemy had taken refuge in the State College as
fort aud from this position they were dung us sone
damage, but Majo J. P. Strange opened one piece OF
a. tery upon this building and The Yankees lett. 1t
evidaut the enemy had some Or eight thou
sand troops confronting Wishing to bring out the
prisoners captured, aud seeing the utter folly CT contln
uIng ;t wtere the discrepancy of nun5ars we're 80
ABOUT ELEVEN O'Clock, bringing ef two hundred ane
thirty eight prisoners about hundred h9rses. Oar
loss in killed lni Wounded will rot exceed thirty.
After reaching Nouconlah Gen. Forrest sent Z Tag
o"truca Ilto Memphis proposing to exchange the prs
olers &c had tuks D. but Gen. Wasbbarn refused de-
ca Jog il impossible fer General Forrest to get
cut, end he ntendd to retake bis prisoners capture
ain and his whole army. General For1s5 scorued the
breot, 1d tbs Yankee officer he intended to return tbs
same way he came by bernardo aud Pamela. This
honest avo@al WIS regarded by The stupid Wsshburn
as ruse, He flt certain, since General Forrest tad
declared bis determination return to Pamela, that be
intended 10 attack the mpbis and Charleston Rail
road ali! go ont 81 Bolivar is,D. aod conssq lentty
be sent ali Zig troops in that direction, Gen. Fo,Iest1
crossed the f'aiiQba' chic anmolested.
After lcac;5ipg Panoia the ga, Gen. Forrest
began 10 ouk to if his raid would have the intended
effect Of drawing back the large force at Abbeville
Threatening to d6vas:ate the State, AID sure enough
that night about twelve o'clock he received by tee-
graph TIE gratifying ineIii geuce that the enemy were
falling back from Oxford 10 Lagrange. Thus did he
accomplish his 0bj33t in addition to killing, woundins
and capturing five hundred CT he enemy and ~nlany
valuable horses. Durin3 the war Gen. Forrest has
won many Orji2t5 Vlcorts, but the last is of the
brightest IL toe caapieC 1t has begn fruitful OF
good than an of The war. It seems to be
TIE peculiar ftv:ice OF Gen. Forrest to in the
hour Il peril the b1ata of tIisaesippi by whipping
Smith ard UriHs,a in February, to drive Sherman
from Aeredian, snd b dis recent attack upoa Mem
phls be IS forced Smith, with twenty thousand
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man sill give fabulous Immortality to his name.
fISHcP ELDSR-T The peIty tyran Tatchez has proba
by receive iepmald Il ~ his for his treatment
OF h litrguishe reltc r1hor from f12r OF the
queaeho ~eVer, than real dsapproFa OF his
DICT He has accordingly revoked Tor, as he seys au
peEGeG ha recent order u the but in Goiag so he
has diapiaye ed his spite which only makes him
more ccntempibie thaa he before. Ihe following
his OF der:
READcU ARTF9s u. 5. FcaCEs. ;
E"tcheZ. hlsa.: AEgusS H. 1861.
{ Special orders, No. 81
The Alitay AnhoFy having been, for the time, vind
c0ted mu Ii of Special Order No. H. requires Rev
lillian heTy Cider shop Natchcz to remain within
H. Dila!y l;Iss ct he Pat Of Vidala, la suspended
an' ot9r to lis home and duties, uutil the p'eas
ure CT the Wal Department be kno IN in bis
And as all solemn appeals 30 the Supreme Bein.s, 10Y
proceeding from homes hearts and writing mnds
sariy OneAsiVe TO him. and Eubversiva Of e0und morality
much Of Special order No. 81, uJ 49, 1854 requires
public pronounced, in behalf Of The Preside
Ct the United ataes and the Union suspended until fur
Their dete leaving a conducting divine worship
81 liberty test such OF h sy they may
feel against tbs oVannn and tie Union CT the States
ard t}air syIhaths with the rebellion, by emitting such
supple lti0n, ii So minded.
BY order Oh ETig. G1n- NJ BrayIn4n..
J. H. LDtN, =. A. G.
CCi2ta: :. D. FMErH, Lieut.. and a. =. c. |
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