The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-04-25

the enemy fred the public works, and
if private property suffered, they did not
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The Columbus Sun iof April 5, con-
tains aletter from Montgomery dated,
April 8:
Selma was taken on Sunday after
moon, about dusk. There had been some
fighting at Plantersville, on the Ala.
bama, aud Tennessee railroad, twenty.
two miles'from' Selma on Saturday. 1t
is said that Gen. Adams, with Gen. Blu.
ford's brigade, attacked with two thou.
sand men a column of 5000 Yankees,
and was, badly whipped. There was
also fight between Forrest and this
same column near Selma on Sunday.
Our left, commanded by Gen. Roddy,
was turned and the enemy forced our
men back towards Demopolis and oc.
cnpled Selma o, .s. n.
Gen. Forrest is said to have fought
most brilliantly, and TO have been wound.
ed three times--so slightly, however, as
not TO leave the field, where he is yet.
1t is stated that the General shot one of
his assailants, and nearly severed the
head from the shoulders of another by
q stroke Of his sword. His own wounds
are sabre cuts across the arm and fore
head. No losses given. .'r,5
The force of the enemy that occupied
Selma is estimated at from 1000 to
5000 men, followed by another force Of
lI,000. They, are mounted infantry.
! believe the estimate is entirely too
high. ga,n
On the Alabama and Florida railroad
there is nothing doing. The enemy
have retired from Pollard and Blakely
On Saturday il was reported by scouts
that, Gen. .Maury had gotten into the
rear of the enemy by moving on the
stage road from Blakely to Pensacola.
Firing was heard at Tensas on the goth
and musketry on the 3lst
Nothing is known Of the loss at Sell
ma. Several boats were, there, and
many stores may. have been removed.
1t is not thought many of our men were
captured or that they are demoralized
The press kilograms tell the situation, at
Mobile. We are now cut off from that
point by river, railroad and telegraph.
The enemy also commands the Alabama
river at Montgomery Hill near Clai.
borne No boats nave been captured pItturedd
thus far.
The cheering shouts Of battle-scarred
soldiers are now reaching my ears.
Late arrival say the Yankees got
drunk and burned nearly the whole of
Selma. Large quantities Of liquor were
in the city, hence the result. t-g |
In the battle before Selma all of
Forests men did not take part, as
they had not arrived. Roddy's men, who
hadbeen driven back the previous day,
were not present. Gen. Forrest estimat
ed the enemy's force at 1000 infantry :;
ours, cavalry and militia, not half that. |
On Sunday afternoon when the assault |
was first made, the musketry firing is !
represented to have been heavy and
steady for The space of neatly an hour
butsuddenlythc enemy made adesperate
charge on our left, west of Selma, where
the line was weakest and throwing
few shells among the horse.holders, who
stampeded, our forces retreated in con, |
siderable confusion on Selma Gems. |
Forrest, Adams and Roddy. cut their
way cut in this direction with some diffi.
Guilty. Gem Taylor had left for Demop.
oils previously the same evelring. j. : |
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EDITOR NEws: For tile last four or
i've months, event has been following
event with such rapidity, each of such
mighty and gigantic magnitude, that
the mind could not drink one in before
it.was called on to receive another more
more gigantic, more calami.t
tons. The outside world. looks on
amazed and, with wonder, views the
monster convu'sions that have for four.
years shaken this continent, We are
merely actors in this great life,struggle.