The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-01-13
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The Circumstances, or his woppdins.

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From the Richmond Examiner, Dec. %.
It has been known ia this city for sew
erhl days past that Col. Mosby was wound
ed seriously while en- route for his COM
mand in Fauquier, on Wednesday 0last.
Ihe particulars, so far as reported, repre-
sent that ne was attacked by . party of
the enemy at a private house, whittier he
had repaired to avoid, them, where. they,
discovered him. He, supposing that they
would know him, commenced shooting at
them, and, after killing and woundine four
OF bis assailants, he fell, seriously wounded.
the enemy having Immediately returned
his IRE. 1t appears, however, that they
did not recognize him, and, supposiny that
be was mortally wounded, they left him.
he IS now in a safe place. and. It is
thought, will soon be out of danger from
bis wound. Oh is'llu! V5aj ai9dT sl'iu g -.
From the New York Herald Dec. s1.gu .h9Hei I
Maj. Green of the 18th New York cav-
airy, who was present in the valley at the
w6unding of Mosby, called at the Herald
office yesterday, and gave the following
account OF bis wounding: /" On ThurdayJ
Dec. Eth, an expedition comprising the
18th and 10th New York and 8th Illinois
cavalry, under command of Lieut.. Colo
nel Clendenmin, started to scout the coun- ,
Try this side Of the BlHe Ridge in. search Of
MDsby. On arriving at White Plains on.
"Wednesday the command separated and
tue 18th and, 10th. New, York went to- D.:
wards Midlleburg, and the 8th Illinois 5v q
ano ahs road towards, Aide - The, first
named proceeded towards Saleu,,hi and !
when lshort distance from uMiddleburg.;
came upon the house at which Mosbyo was
then dining. Capt Taslors company, F,
OF the lSrtl New Yook cavalry were Ia tie, J,
advance, and man9uvered to surround the
house, near which two horses with cayalry5
equipments were fastened. " Corp6rali
Cane, Or Kane, of company F, rode near !,
the, house, and was about to secure the "a
horses, when Mosby opened the door d
and fired at the Corporal. 81 Kane raised
his oarbine to fire in return when Mosbv
closed the door and ran into another part
OF the house. The corporal seeing him
pass window, instantly fred, shooting
Mosby through the bowels. , {! =
Capt. Taylor and others hastily entered
the house. Some of the men proposed
finishing the rebel; but Capt. Taylor, hav-a
ing examined the nature of his wound, pro-
nounced it mortal. Major Frazer, 18th
New York cavalry, also examined the
wound, and declared that the man would
die. The rank and name of the wounded
man were not at this time known. He had
on magnificent cloak of gray, trimmed
with English scarlet and gold clasps. This
cloak bad often been talked about by in
habitants of the valley as belonging to
Mosby, and was described by the ctizsrs
as the richest article of the kind in either
army. The boots which the wounded man
wore were carried off, and found to a,rse
exactly, iu make and makers name, with
pair taken from Mosby's house when
burned last summer. These circumstances
led the party to the belief that the man
was Mosby. The rebel accounts show that
their conclusions were correct; but, if we
are to believe the rebel stories, Mosby is
not yet dead. He may possibly recover
4" the devil takes care of his own. y T..