New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-31
RORHRsT,s LAST FrZZLE.
Farther pariiruIars---Tbe Rebe's ADM"
their Complete Fniiure-Rcrrest Fry" q
20 e.ct Awuy.

he has comics sed the iact TO persons u CHEST
responsibility who visited his camp unoe': flag of
tuce 20 arrange for the release Of indsid WHOM he
had captured His forces are now som distance be- |
yond Nonconnor Creek and short OF BON GOOD and
munition, and pressed by our mem while thc only
object Of the Rebels is 70 get away On. men are now
ffteen or twenty miles from he CITY, forrest told enc
of our last evening that he TO receive large
reiIorcements and be would then t2ee M.anphis but
lie stubborn fight made BY Cot Vey men The repulse
Of the Rebels by the l57th iilinsl and otter incidents
lave doubtless by this time cDngkAced hun that raids
into Memphis don't pAy aud nov he, hse Jeli Davis,
wants " he let alort.
COLONEL BELL MD YyiE SIX IOWA
Perhaps the hai dest lighting on Svaday by the
9th Iowa boys and how WI they did 1t Is evisced by
thirty dead Rebels N mont 81 Companies and Col,
oncl Bel was roDsi nv TIE firing in the st Get ana
started 10 bis besilnaTS,rS. TkssEas iust der Lieu
senant stearnes had. VIVA twenty aen, attacked the
Rebels who made 0'uoytration Oh Irving block
Lieut Stesrnes aud his were ordered back Com
pany c. under COMMAND ~ Li6pt. BOYLE, ordered
oat by Colonel Bell and tye Of Lieut. ssearns coz
mand being added. Col Bel vas ordered by General
Buckllnd pho had frrfycd on the rICuld, TO pursue
the ,nemy Adutaut tAmpbtA and Mat-r Stnhha were
left to collect balance u tie regiment and follow,
Soon after company was met and taken with Col
Rel vile had thor swc conf snes ami he headQualeIs
yusrd about seventy month ALL He fosOwed the T<bcs
along the llernsrdo road, wnere they he'd killed nom
ber of mel iitn. Dus,an IN aud transferred 70
Col Bells commend fifty men O. the 18th Illinois
Col Eel threw Out skirsislers enc drove the rebels
some distapcs They. ia force drove back his line Of
skrnis hers Col Bel iaAIHed lino ana &cEn dFoFe
the rebels.
sku that tho Rebel fFco driven bscf BY hi' gal
lslt comwsnd ve-y heavy Ind tVeirc or fifteen
Of BIS moE were wounded, ard lis ouy support within
ouaud yards was one company Of cavolrT and there
DANGER that his position would be surrounded
fell back. perhaps tO nunGr yards 81 or open heid
on the edge Of VIII tie heroic little command formed
IN line, 4 NJ the Rcleh kld evidently he'd enough %
their lighting. II every Instance the Eighth lcwab0y9
acted nobly. IN tbe most desperate hgnt they were IS
cool aud orderly q on dress paIsio On roNe e"'
y Ia the morning, 10 amusing 60 tLcm peerlue
through tho fg and blfzig away al every Rebel 'ha'
XAaRow rscseE FrON CAPTURE
Assistant Adiuab. Townsend ON being ro SEQ by ne
firing made his way 20 Gen. WashouTns headqusTlefs
transacted tie most ~ tossing official business ana h'n
A. eompaay with orderly rode OFT 20 tie camp ~ me
l37th IllinOi8 which si held by the rebels ne!
had blops,4 On anu loxed ike tedesas end nc dR NOT
see that they IH1els ultl he was within a i "
yards and they b'Ean firing upon hlm. lie sucaeLh
whee,l he horse, and both ane his orderly eeciI
their escape.
Captain Lun5y Robe who was KILLED IN the ficht on
Sunday has frequently becn in The city, \ te' dsya
since he VISITED tho camp 81 the l5sth ILLINOIS, % nty;
He nos also been seen prowNug shout her CAMPS and
tiled 20 become intimate vita haj,r IacilsIt. IN
ssysra INSTANCES re pros ed mach frieudsap for the
Slnor and proposed T. ride with him around Tie whole
line Of picssts. but tie Major did NOT see IT, go
No troops could have behaved more noOiy tnan Nv
day men in tse most trying crcunstsnces Of the hene
riid ScsuIcay. 80
TIE rebel Capt. Lwdy. who We hIei was We
dressed, nj Ofle OF tEcse TubDel Oas WoISftI. sn"
bly, aecOstrss
three killed. IRE tiN-3 ~ Two a. titLi htif
Jones and " oodruf the OF the other unknown.
A buglsr Ct the sth Wisconsin artillery was slot ~
the bTeastsud through the lungs One ban went clean
through the body. lac sini lives but there are sAsht
hope Of bis recovery.
The reba,s. while retEea'ine, fred se7ersl cannon
shots ct the 9Th Wisconsin BAT there Tes 70 repose
anti i,e range and position Of the rebel was Aho"n
theH in tor minutes the rebels Quit
A Lieutenant Of the 7th Wisconsin was wounded IN
the thigh. Tie Rebcla took him prisoner end ordered
hin 70 81. up. be sad he oonld not. Ihsy crew fe-
volscrs cnd compelled him 10 attempt Il. They then
took off Us boots stole them AMI iet ban 60. -,
Co.oue- kendFlok Of the 6lst United States oooIeu
recIeu., slightly wounded On ito scalp HAG lAiee
Among tse civilians cartured by The Rebels wss Mr.
williamson United States Marshal fos the western
An SrHv ohauiain sends ms the following;
THU sAvAeEIsM or FoRRF SIS MEN
For a long time the public has adiudged partiensr
scts OF FORESTS msH to be bafbarcus But tine ist
tas nov como when the themselves may well De
aaoci,eted "savages y" barbariars men that
longer are entitled 90 be called ctzens. As ! nstre
tbs and proof sf would cal at, nin1
facts thar occurred IN their rad upon Memphis
~ frst. a Mr.. Henry RiriseI q the 7th Wisconlia
Battery who was aroused from his slcep aEd taa au
prisoner Nv them without resistance after going VITA
his captors distance he approached by one II
thee sivlges aud Shot through bis len breast with a
revolver. another Of his tribe seeing the deed. ana
fearing might not be id'aL ,nol III. tS9el tue ~
brcast with his csrline. Mr.. T. is sill bylagss
hOnes are entertained 81 his recovery IN The l37th III
nois vocreeIs a who had surrcndt red, was slot
DECD by he eoptors.
But he scenes that marifst the nos. terrible hnrbar
ism remain 70 be told These soyages entered the hos
ptsls u he l37th Illinois Volunteers, where thcie
three their cots too sick 20 get NJ, and these
three Il - shot through The head. One bi entered
the tempeo Of IT. vio another the eye and the other
taking eresi lust back ~ the Aud after they had
shot these men they hav0neted theml
Now asS what entities warriors 10 the apponntion
of sayages; il not such acts ta,sef Again ask how
oust such taTbaTisEl 70 De do ask fOr revenge
but i esk fOg "fstce' And what does lstice de-
maIdf Justice 10 The Union army and 70 she Union
Il demands nothing lees tban penalty shat
will effect ally rIeyen recurrence u suc afro cliies
gentleman no WIS taken pIis0leS 81 his rcsidence
yesterday morning and carried ont Dy he rebels, las
returned. a.yd irrnishes the following particulars
Tie rebeil the retreat ia state u confusion
amounting % Is panic ard lev in every direction
through comps and woods and over fields. They
seetssd to have the impression that the woods were
alive with cur troops. and that they were n imminent
danger OF capture Don't 60 thst WY" one officer
vOad say; "tLere hOrdes Of id Yankees IA the
front" Cone this way sad another cor We are
host" No 10 = responded the third Tor GODS
taSe keep Straight aheld-ayOid the roads, TIC Yam
kees viii surround US ALL So they went on their faces
blanchcd with fear and apparently without L leader
every officer iis cwn hook Our forces were report
ed in ciote parsuit IN large numbers.
The prisoners were on foot. aud obliged 20 keep up
with the cavalry BY threats OF DEATH Several unable 70
keep up were shot down.
About three miles out Forrest Cor tie FIRST
time by on iDiorm.e He used every effort restore
order, bat eLcceedcd Only 10 part.
On reaching the other side Of tha Nonconuah they
came 10 hiit and after the srsrrcrs had got IN u
fag Of trUoo seu back a,krg Tor an exchange Of
prisoners. W lille VBriLg FOR iis Ieturs informant
S,O well acquaiUssd with Forrest, held long con.
vefsati0a wiz him. AlO learned tlas fne raid was
Miure.
The re- els had been iaformei that there were ONLY
three OF four thousand o. Gun troop ia sad about the
city but entering. lhey vcy Informed that there
were over ten thousand non, which the cause of
their sudden stampede There considerable regret
among them that they had not succeeded IN three things