, 1864-03-31

cie1auco, but made no moyo on the place a!tar-
The following is a true COPY Of the commun'ca-
uon cent tn about MIRO O'Clock in the forenoon,
anTeI Me fsg Of truce BY General Forest: ~
Nssa fsDgsan a9hfEsrs K7s Me;tS G4b4aI y ean
Colonel s. @. Hicks, commau din Post and Fe3c1ai
ioyees al Paduc1h, Ky.:
,ia san: l. uDdszstand that you hold IN tha guard
h osrs as hf1teners Of war. have in my session
anout thitty;nvc or forty Federal soldiers, whi:h
We epuea esptu,e EefH ana about see
nl, maa ;er an according 70 rank % far You ns5
Respectfully, N. B. FORREST, =
Commanding Confederate forces.
reply: WY ~ ~N'N
.HEAneu4arrns Posi- PApucAu. | To-
fAorcAH. ky., March a5, 1861.
Major General N. B. Forrest. connaandine confed-
crate forces: ->''A'''' Aa'os'' o'"'0>'
SPEAK Sc,x e. haa Tonld most esesfsy Is Il.
Colonel z6h faois iSiantr eoniasajns g; 1eHs Fast
Whcu Col. Hicks returned his written nn .,var m
th59agh bis Aiddecamp Lieut. McKnisht, CAT.
vefoal communication to Col. Hicks. and aak him
so Wousa oe Filling to mcei Major Gen. Forrest nj
an1 naye private interview With him, ~~'
r 20. neEs returned answer verbally, thatlt Gen,
foness N'shed .l to ese h and hare personal !a
e@nsenisnt 3 pIase, either with without arms,
G9I. H,cks to take with him Asst. Adj Gen Odlin.
se1 81 sLaa ,t, e n bs9.sn Bsgsder General
atS Ad!atant Gen. Forrest to bring with him two
ceiSe5 ~ .. sne same fank 70 this Col. Hicks 70
Forests forces il view oil the afternoon.' when
Foifees fell hack toward Mayfeld and dLove!aceyIle
~ NJ me direction q Columbus. No force was ssnt
alet n 9'1a a. PITY Infantry Was at the disposal Of
~ e oeiaGnmenl o! home Gnnrds killed the rebel
atsa HoaeI ta!s @ morning and several Of his men near
atc na N nl oaa sa soe
Pn nd Is bse1sd Il s saa Id s2s a3
presented The Colonel with fiAg while the rebels
IT The sebel BfigadIsr General Thompson was shot
scugn lne head, "hile on his horse near the fort,
dnl,ng s the fight; Amer falling to the ground !
pees hs spIna .ae s1d bw h%
,eel eI,iI iIom bis mangled body. -
ca1ona .a t4e communication which Forrest sent to
30 Goonei alcke. requesting On exchange Of prison
hao !aken az faaucno. They were all taken In the
oqMrpl1as being too tick to gain the fort.
c7s To"a1ds % eyening the ammunition II the fort b.
nureifo. co!onei HICKS ordered that SHOULD am
Wit beyonets az 3cng ,1e wo1ss snona o9 defended
Foest as o. lohG a. - aa fHmained alive
Iaf hnu ~ aaio 10 nave acknowledged himself
oua1{ H5} oniaI mniappfq; e Poarr,h ,u..,.
h,d ai ,s iosee Was Estimated ct 50o0 and
mnch setuanap 1 0t aaefY. Whlch vas not OF
n nnr sSnts III! uttng two or threc Shots one
r. the ~ ~ oae 2. taeM twenty leet IL
howexcr heroa captured the enemy taxing the gin,
mi Isis som W.T. ~ on Ho y breauser Gene
General Bnrhrtee ani R1iaodfat al ae@a nsiead!eF
Thomnron. formeriv i,1ya@ ~ p,at,a.a, a.; e. :.
63ennrsI EHr.oat e:,, u HIaquc1a-na!ot
nnmT nred ~ =, ~, ~ ~ c9ei VGr loFces
nomed trnnna. 1at ha,seitno cth ~ ~ ne t2Iowin ana
ro3c trt+1s;3s Mia ns11aa aS.a Ay Sv men,
comranes issi u|.. I'D mon Moor Ghanpssn 1areG gf
ier Co} & q. Hirks a0tb III 1'''see 1o"pS}' a4l an
Monntci n Tho ~ 7",u "nd ~ =: a., l., ~,
we're I'VE cn.thtne San used II tGs engagement
,..pourd hoyitzer nne 6nonrd hnH3t,ag guas, " IT
er brass picCes. Nine euas Iar@er then ;6e onna
used were in the fort huf ,Trra nrfnnnnted >-1~
Several imnoftnnt ftema wers I'm ont ~ mr. lot
e.. Among Them was this: cofnneI fiicEs' toJ
Z that be had been tbrouch the sieIicsn wor sr
md ilus lar in this. an he ia1 nevcr aesn t,oon
,nnce rms hcfter than dfd 1a rerc t
ccent fcht at Padncah. IN fhe ~, a. nt ees
Ioaiac The nieces t6ev wer innn1 ~ ~ Euy
nueketp, and that tIey deserve enuaf nrnisa faEr
kefr couracc and ekijJ viii tba yyhifc ao1ers 4o1
One cit,yrn was tiifei n tta ~ a1 "neo,.
ide, Tas informed that nne nr two 1nman wmS
,iIlpd h, rnnnon heis ~ hrt ~ ait ~ 80 "t.sa @ Meie