Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-08
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sail with his cargo, perfectly satisfied with having made
good operation.
TIE THIRD ISVAsIos-SEGRo TRooPs
Thiy came SCALA in MarcH, 1868 Then Of course
We expected certainly permanent occupation" Tbey
would not be playing the King Of France game so Often
Now they introduced their experiment Of tue black reg
ments commanded by certain old broken down parsoGs
oil New Eogand-a Mr.. Higgimon ard others, who
have laid do Nn the stos for gil; buttons and
lett s-put eff he new Adam, goryipg in the OId-s
set of men described by the tzens, who we're vouch-
safed eight of hem, as the mos. i'll avored hideou.
| yisOesd creatures to be called men ever beh,lj.
Gen. Fnegap, on the Confederate side, concentrates
hi, few fcnte,ed companies a. point miles from
Jacksonville, and he is joined by few c9mpihes from
Middle FordI and Georgia, swelling his command per-
haps to twelve hundred uen The enemy is met OIL hs
1T advance and his second aud bis third as he sales
out day alter day. If try the strength OF cur nes.
That denomination showed that Sambj will eat bu. be
will not be depended on as good fighting MATERIAL
Whether from fear Of the halter, or no quarter, or
what Saubo is pretty automatically reported to have
Ainched when our infantry confronted him. All ac-
counts agree that, about the time Of firing being
heard within town, Of Lkrmsairg without, Sambo, in
considerable force was seen making rapid ingress..
The Infantry campaign changed 10 that OF artillery
Several WelldIec ed shots thrown upon the town
upon such points It is supposed the enemy poed
they fall true to the mark; they come in dangerous
proximity to quarters, a1d closely moored gun
boAu They do their work welt "What neWs| The
enemy have evacuated Sambo and Jonathan have
departed tog ether. Thus ended the thd Invasion,
nos without however, leaving its malignant track in The
burning OF two churches and laying waste number OF
squarbs of private residences In the beautiful Little
city Of Jacksonville.
TIE FOURTH AND LAST INVASION.
They come again in February, 1884, And now we
have the "grand army"-White and black tFoops--in
fantry artillery aud cavalry They come to invade; t
ia childs pay" no longer They come to take aud TO
IA viz mad oprrlua
troops are on hand-they have played the game of
taking Jacksonville full otennoW they will take the
State" Deserters and iugtVes have told them tie
pathway was open that QUE whole local force ia not
more than dozen companies cAtt:red broadcast>over
the State with camp pretending 10 be on large scale
about seven miles from Jacksonville, known as Camp
Pinegan, etc. The enemy learn al this and they
10 take advantage OF It. They come or 900 stroBg
and endorsements reported on the way. They
rush upon Camp Fiuegan at oace, in thu night
Our troops at that point, scatter into the woods
slipping adfoitly through the fingers of the foe. The
enemy advance twenty miles On the railroad, end
take the junction Of the other railroad crossing it, the
placs or village knoHn Baldwin. Our rail lines in
their hands our case desperate; but Besuregad
is apprsed of the move and his forces are the way
THE ADVANCE TO LAKE CITY.
The enemy advance still westward toward Lake City,
which has long been the headquarters of the Eastern De-
partment That is their present aim. Small bodies OF
troops arrive for from tue western part of the State
some artillery some Ivary, some infantry Many czans
flock from the interior, armed and ecu pped, 10 in
rel sling the invader His advance cavalry come with
in three miles of Lake Cty--fourteen hundred in Ii
BODY but a few hundred Of them 6ismounted and
thrown forward as infantry skirmishers. Our troops
are on hAnd-a few hundred-and skirml hing fight
of few hours duration within hearing of the
town-the enemy are seeking to enter. Strange to say
this little resistance either from it, telling effect or the
moral eject of resistance at all causes this party to
ira nd mir ms of
ST. Msrys river, where they are taking position and
terrifying.
ARRIVAL OF REINToRcKxENrs FOR GEN. TINEaAE.
The time is favorable to us; troops come pouring
In from Georga-some OF them veteran regiments who
have seen long service General Oolqut and his bril-
rade are en- route The celebrated Chatham Artillery
of Savannah, which stood the bruns of Fort Wagner
for long weeks comes numbering with its WelLtned
pieces and veteran hearts. They are hurried down.
Body after body Of troops arrive Onch's cavalry are
expected to enter the State in the rear of the enemy
aud thus cut Of their retreat while the main body of
the troops push them back Our forces concentrate ard
forfy at 0ulusre, spot preserving Its Indian name,
Il think sgnifJRg black) l. Is the headWsters OF a
creek Of that name, being continuous swamp the
right of the railroad, inclinng Southwark, OCEAN
Pond or Of the inland Lakes Of Florida, lying not
FAR North, thus forming good dsfensble posi- ion
Our forces there concentrated about Eve thousand en-
Our pits and redoubs connected with the swamp on
the south, and Ocean Pond on the north.
TIE BATTLE OF oULUsrRE-DETRAr OF THE KxKMY.
On Saturday morning list jest three weeks after the
landing at Jacksonville little army adyarced about
three miles beyond 0uustre leaning the enemy WIRE
making an advance movement. A. 3 o'clock of the
day the battle began, and continued until dark all our
force the field being more less engaged /. ragged
holly during the whole time. Veterans who say they
have been in dozen actions during the war; and came
out without scratch, nov lie In our hospitals here,
wounded In the ltl9 battle of OaluStre In Florida -
The vtri6caton OF this Is in the number Of wounded
on both sides-ours can hardly be less than Eve hun
dred and perhaps. eighty killed. while the enemy Is re-
ported to hRvs lost more than double the number
Giving these figures for him the benefit of exsggera-
tioO even certain it is he has met with total defeat in
Florida. Black troops were confronted on ths'feli
with our own dear sons and brothers, White men were
side by side with them The wounded that fill all the
empty buildings that could be appropriated in this place.
and the dead that have been buried more fully attest
the severity Of the engagement Besides hum
dred and twenty FIVE OF tie enemy wounded pr soners
have taken hundred and fifty who surrendered.
Numbers we're buried on the field and our citizens v-
ing on the line Of the eaemys march say they had two
trains Of ambuances 10 carry othei; dead and wound
ed, besides every other conceivable mode Of convey
aace they could Apply
The enemy have gone back to Jacksonville, forty |
Eve miles from where they fought the battle. Our |
forces follow them along the road AMI stragger3 aud
wounded are picked up as they CO. Alsdy at one point
reports that Gen. Seymour passed along looking bag
gard and PALE saying he had lost half Of his traops
We captured battery Of guns brass pieces, be-
sides about athousand small arms Gen. Finnegan OF
this division, was in command the occasion; the |
movement Of troops on the field being conducted bJ
Gen. OolquH, of Georgia General Gardner, of Middle
Florida present at the battle in consultation with
General Finnegan. 0ulusre Is also the name of the