Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-04-08
las Guerilla LEADER MosEET OuIwir1ED.

TsE (,uFRILI.A LEADER MoSEBT OUTwIT1ED.
A correspondent OF the baItlmofeAH'e'''aH
SAYS
C;ere. Of the GriswoId Light Cavalry, was
ssnr ont with I25 men 20 the neighbJFho,d
az BerrvviIle and Winch,stvr,Na. On q scout
and encAnped at Niiwo1d, TX "a ei5lt .,i-y7
from former plaee. After tire men had t'eir
fires built, Sergeant cath.rJee' ID i'i'.
simpson. ui Company II, and private ven
two miles nom camp 70 get SUPPER ~
farmhouse. and while waiting Tor tea, were
surprised to find several revol'ers siio-hit
advanced into the room, behind each PAIR
OF which wa. either Colonel Aoachy, re "a
Cap-ain. or a Lieutenant, ali rather deter
minei men. with shoot m their eyes VIZ
Seman1,.i tho Immediate surrender 20 me
aforesaid Yankees. Toe ann beng "ickt d.
the three Iweuty-6rsters saw they were 'ui-
der cloud. and -o quickly gave up i'e
contest
..Colone Mos,hy was much eiatvd WIN
his good fortune, and required has prisoners
to follow bin ,uPrerles, On his ROUNDS %
bis headquarters 10 Paris; the prinlr'
however, while pretending 90 gee lie horse
hid himself in the hav and escaped, M'se ~
MT daring to wait md hunt him NJ
, "On the way % Paris the colonel amused
I himself by constantly haunting his prisoners
with questions. Were they with MAJOR Gle
when he thrashcd him IT JPperii-e
I Were they with MAJOR Sullivan, OF the tirst
Veterans, when his men ran away and leit
F him. How did they fancy bis gray nag ?
he took tnat from Yankee lieutenant
Don't the Yanks dread him and biz men
more than they did the regullr rebel caval-
ry?' How did they tthe prisoners Ike
bis style OF fighting!
He was, in the mean ,imc, Gag gel ga
gathering DIS men, with the av0wed ntcn-
ton of attacking Captain Gere totce at
daylight, and, il possible, OF cutting l- 10
pieces His followers live In the .arm-huu-t>
of L1udon, Clark. and Jefferson counties.
and are either rebel soldiers or Union citi-
zens, as the case may reqgIrer. lie would
ride up % a house, call Joe or jake, tell
them that be wanted them. 80 such an nour,
At the usual place-to 20 and tell Jim or
Mose-almost every farm turned out some
body in answer 10 bis cali, proving that
. these men, with the certified oath u ale
glance in their pockets, and with passes al
lowing them 10 come IN md - ont % our
f lines NJ viii, are IN sympathy 1l-n the enc
my.
when they arrived et Pari, Colonel
NJseby dismountri and stepped into the
house where he had bis headquarters. ltav-
in. his pistols IN tie holsters. The heu'~n-
ant. with drawn revolver, watched the pms
oners. while the captain rul,av3rrI o. mud
an ORDERLY % take the hoT>es- Corporal
simpson. who had heen marking the rad
ur future use, and had hccu long booking
fr il, saw his chance sud pretended o. tit
bis horse. but really putting hi> fI1t into
the stlrrup 0i Mo-.Ivs saddle and l7y'u.
hold Of ono 20. the overlooked pistols Tie
lieutenant detecting che move, fred ut hin.
when Simpson shot him through che refrt
with the weapon hc hs3 secured. IH. cap
tain turned round and fired, and Colonel
Nu>chv came Go the dor . soc 'whtt ali
that rlw was about iu-t ~ time % hear o
ballet wniz uup.essauLv cil-- % Hi- Head.
TINT Simpson fired a- .iu. Iast il- .-cS,
rs he ami hl- clmrade lc't-vtilins hack
Colonel N1schv, h-w Do r.u IKE orr >t-ie
If lighting We belong O. th- Igtntv-Lrs,
Wv YORK. And away they wer,, leaving
Colonel Nlseh7 iisu1lr.eI. and og-V -red
of hrs bes- horse, saddle pistols and ase--
coat. two Yankee prisoners, and with no
least one vaclucy among uis c1nmissi1rel
Cheers Corporal Simpson rode twelve mile,
% the camp.cllsely followed by the sergeant,
sa4- sr-ss-. Captain Gere notice Of the enemy
intentions.