Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-21
DARING ADygxEUaEs IN KIM

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DECATUR, Ga, February I9.h. 1854.
EDrToRs APPEAEs we have lhe pleassTe Of
announcing She arrival Of Liisss-Col Bob Mar
tin, Of the l0,h Ksntuclry, AoIgsa's cavalry,
ditsot from Cairo, Illinois,
Same thrse mon!hs since, Col Martha asked
for, and obiained, leavs Of absence t5r ninety
days to gsvef for bis health, which had been
much impaired BY q gunshol woand in the
right hfoest, greatly efecting his lungs and
causing hemorrbsge
Q liekly colloeting Is men, he moved, not to
our FEAR, bat through Middle Tennessee into
Southern Kentucky, WasTs, after numerous
ssiEmiahes in which number Of tie enemy
were killed and regiment CT negroes charged
aad stsnPeded, he was surprised en- 3 dark, rainy
night, jas! IS he was preparing to rssiTs, having
divested hinlssif Of bis bat esst, pistol ard
boots. Tbe enemy approached from point
deemed inaccessible, aud the first intimu,ion Of
their coming received by Col. Martin, was a
volley fred at himself and men a. less than ten
paceu distant. To beas s hasty retreat, without
bat, coat, pistol or hoots, was tho only couTse
left ths gallant colonel; SO dazfiag through the
crowd with the speed Of an antelope he quickly
disiauced bis PUrsusrs A short distances from
his starting point he spied one Of bis bOrses
which had broken lcoss. Hastily securing ard
mounting him, without saddle, bride or halter,
he raised yell, and uasfmed, charged the ere.
my, Gzo7e al but SIX from the fsld, succeeded
in ressptuTirg all the equipments aud clothing
belonging 70 his party (saVe bis own hat, cOat,
pistol and Boots), bus vas in turn driven by the
SIX
They, however, soon retired aud lhe Colo
nel's party hastily reformed and oecspied tbe
CAMP for the remainder Of the night Next
morniag he crossed 70 the west side of tho Ten
nessce river, whs7e he remained uat G lris sulas
aight, when hs lsarnsd that the Yankee Lieu.
tenant (Bsaursgsr5 5th Kentacky czyzlry) who
msda the night attack On him, would attend q
d" soirse, seven miles distant H5 determined
to surprise them. Lsaviny small guard with
his herseg, he proceeded, accompanied By eight
men, on foot % sbs hoU5s. The armament Of
his party consisted Of two shos guns and two
pistols. o.. reaching tho house be discovered
that the "bius 5ir5gn had fown. BeaUregayd
aad SIX OF his men had quarterod themselves a.
= house abeat two niles distant. The CoI5rel,
viih four msn, reached lhs quarter Just IS the
Yankees were retiring to their rooms BE en-
tered and took possession Of them with little
ceremony. Finding the Lieutsnaat clothed in
The very cost, hat and boots taken from him
bus few nights before, he accasssd him wiih-
LieusenauE, am under lasting obligations
TO yeu for preserving my apparel"
Lieut. B. presume, sir, that you are Col
Msr iaf''
=" Yes, sir-whas's LEFT Of him"
Lieut.. B Wen, sir, you've vssqaished
enc"
Ba so kind s. 60 rssu-n me my hat, cost,
boots and pistol viii also troGbls you fsr
those guns. I see thsrs sro twelve, aad I am ia
need Of them, having bat eze in my party. NY
Ken, ycu sse, are all armed with good hickory
sticks, here each Confsdegaso exhibited huge
cudgel, which, though well suited to capiUre
reaegsde Kentuckisas, viii bsrdiy serve to take
in g steamboat"
DoHning bis own hat, cost snd boots, PaIo-
ling tbs Yankees, and eqaipilg his asu, he re-
turned to camp, A. daylight a party Of the
enemy eighty in number apPesrsd, causing
she Col0psl 10 90 vsmo5s - but, By scattering Lis
men, be easily eluds3 thsm wifh0ut loss.
I few days after, he and Capt Christy pro
ceeded through Western Kentucky 70 Care,
Illinois, vhers they spegt very pleasant day
Daring bis scout he capsusod one steamer aid
paroled forty Ysnkses, besides obtaining vslus-
bic information. HIS accounts from Middle
Tennessee are truly beArtTending. The negroes
who haze net besn enrolled as soldisrs, sre
rsiding around Tho country, committing great
exc s5es. Murders arc committed daily,
houses bdraed and crops destroyed. Hs bat
confirms the asd accounts we have hesTd bstoTe
The information bTougat by the Colonel,
though prudence forbids its disclosure, is not
unfzgo1able % cur cause. The exciting and
dangerous scout OF CoIonel Martin and party
oHly evinco5 the character Of the clissrs aad
men banded under he gges! 50 Weazsl Of tao
West" No doubt, when sgsin upon tho war
path thsir compliment viii be returned to The
van6s,. Toe IN marked manner, worthy OF tlle
dignity, coaTsge aR3 devotion Of Southern sol
dlers. 2s7i