The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-23

worn, rushed over hill and saw the long
black lines Of the enemy sweeping over q
wide, plain rushing TO gain the position
that lay before them. AT the same time
the white clouds Of smoke from our can
non gave assurance thatwc had help from
behind, our boys dashed impetuously for
ward hardly waiting to fire. The key to
the position was the railroad station.
Major Mcneil, Of the 9Th regiment rush
ed upon it, amid a shower of balls that
greeted him and his party from behind
The building, and took the place with
some prisoners, and held it, using 1t Ia
the best advantage against the exposed
columns Of the enemy.
While the LIST and I'd regiments did
gallant service on the left, the 3D. on the
right, kept at bay, under heavy fire, the
enemy in their attempt 10 carry then
front. After contending unsuccessfully
for the desired position in front, n large
.Sodyo OF his infantry moved around and
threatened our right flank, and at the
same time, another moved against the
left. The centre was then drawn back
and held its position until darn, when the
enemy showed no farther diahAsition to
advance The whole comma' WINS then
withdrawn. leaving tho lat North Caro-
lima I'm line mounted. who remained in
their saddles all night. and was relieved
early next morning by the "a North Car.
DINA.
W. THE AsnL.Sp FIGHT.
The enemy manifesto ed signs of atlyanc.
ing. Ills long lines of cavalry could be
easily seen moving out. Our pickets
slowly fell back upon the Ashland road,
after the command that had moved on
the same road and roads paralIeI with the
main road. Our cavalry was all with
drawn to that point where the Ashland
road crosses the telegraph road, near Ash.
land. Wbilewe halted there, about moot
General Young with our brigade bring,
ing up the rear-the enemy commenced
pressing us. Gen. Young dismounted the
brigade and placed it on the right Of the
Ashland road and put himself at their
head, and was just leading them in the
charge, when he Tell, severely wounded.
Capt Gains, of his staff, dashed at their
head, seconded by the gallant Major
Cowles aud Major McFeal Of the LIST and
9th, lwho r ished on through the woods and
carried the point, driving the enemy,
while Major Moore, of the 3D., swept
with his right on up the road. Lomax
moved on the left. General Rosser in
the meantime obliqued around unobseyy.
ed, got upon tho encmy's rear and rush
ed upon him, capturing large horse and
pack mule Train, driving them heller
SHELTER back upon tho Court House, and
by shutdown the field at all points was
cleared, gthus browning our efforts with a
brilliant cavalry victory, and as was sub
sequently developed, pipped in the bud
another destructive raid that was plan
ned upon a grand scale on our con,lnu-
nieations. The captured pack npeles
were laden with flour doings." for the
officers, and the men had seven days
rations with them, and were laying in
supplies as they came by, leying contri-
button upon the citizens on their route.
An amusing incident in. this connec-
ton may as well be recorded: In their
rear, amid the stampede caused by Ros-
ser's sudden descent upon them, a thick
IRAN 81 DEANS was discovered and tracked
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oeans sia''eIen arouhu ifori -uhoer INC
,aIe oouy. ohe OF our troopers, curious
y SNOW whaI oeher contents might be
inuer tne Doay oiihe uptlrned cart,
oohe"' Mnen - anu Dehoid oi,'e ciad
'ooDy, VINO did DC inc driver" IKE.
erraPin undef me application OF hre
'oais, unsh ,s,, ms neat Dawleu
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,ul me. Inc captain told me to take
ne eln.'tnia'hs carr ana peas. am
- our prisoner, ! am your prisoner.
-, WIN other unmistaKaoie hems
~ 70 cohsueute part OF me supplies Tor
nese uoueniy rascais on their proposed
Id. Du., fortunately, they found them
ewes nicely headed ny the close watch.
nS ana hard hghung OF our wary and
aIant cii1eitain. gar loss IN TINS en-
agement was pretty heavy, while the
nemy was severely chasei'ed, leaving
rs dead ana wounded IN oar hands anu
ne hunu'ed prisoners, besides line lot
! hofses ana mules.
THE FIGHT AT HAYES snoP.
After this aff,ir. closely watching for
nv further deyelopnent ON tLis part Of
he line, and finding lie enemy, not At
II disposed 10 ty lis metfle again with
8, Gen. Hampioti moved down on A. },