The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-05-12
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1 Eafly 10 ilio morning The miilo a
muskeify beghn en The right, and
aoun M unwaaing far told that iie
battle wis IN cafneat, aud that The
spring campaign had begun, Ucnoml
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'o'ce continuing 'na' iinc, ny some
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, 'neI'',nn ., s'ruek' anu MS troopers
poa,eu 'nf,aen
raSslng pauk toward tho rear o. p
Lees cavalry, 'ney swung 70 the le',
upon 'he rear o' rieRe'ts lines, ana
ere long = VIVA cheer rung from the
troopers N ,l'e rear 70 !hc troopers IN
front ana inc long lines oi empty
trenches, roads s!rewn WIN nban-
aoneo guns, ana he'os dotted with
hurryihg beaten men, showed that
,he work was done,-'hnt Lcce right
hau pce'i cr"sncu' bu' .his nad
not pech zone Ut once Night iol-
ioweu speeuiiy upon i's accomplish
ment, anu INC rumors OF disaster
whic'' reachsu Is,erspurg IRON tue
uis'an. pa''lc-heio, ,hougn gloomy
enough, were not explicit oil the total
overthrow OF our iorces, ana siumber
IN our cry was US assured oil safety
that night as ever, NO one knew
what real rum had been done.
Night brought with II no quiet,
put instead, ,he streaming iuses and
bursting smells Oh u new lombard,
ment' morning came, as bright ana
smiling as any day oil any spring.
Tune. WIN iight came sounds OF
connict, which grew louder and more
irghi'ul: Did they not draw nearer!
IL sounded s,, 80. And soon s., strange
rumors hiied the streets Inc church
bells rang out Their first call TO
prayer, 6nt @ no one Needed the sum, :,
mons ihe clear, sweet tones ieii
upon the agony OF hearts that us
tened, as bifd-no'es sound to those
VINO mourn the dead. Men gathered
IN groups around the corners, aud
looked, WIN s'ra,nlng eyes, toward
the clouds oil battie-sInoke that hung
around the town,-stood silent, and
listened 70 'he dnli reports OF heavy
ordnance, ana tie sharp rattle oi
muske.ry, upon which 'heir ia'c hung
'rcmohng'
Men grew whi'e IN tiic agony OF
suspense, anu women wept
Inc oia 'own CLOCK struck eight-
the breakfast hoar-out the scantSy
meals stood on tie board unta-ted'
Inc houses were deserted, ana eager
qaes'ionors crowded around the men
who now came IN with haggard iaces
ana a VIA, wlla eYe.. "a,
VIVA. Is ~ ,,r
Ana one answered, .ihey nave
taken ,he h,vcr salient. n.
Ana another, Picket ana johnson
were oVerwhelmsa yesterday, 'he,r
,lne broken, anu 'he'r eo'nmsnus anus
beaten ana crusheo ou'--,c"' on rom !,
the army, ana 'oreea ,,, up the country,
Ana another o'poons cofps struck
WilccAs ,ront AZ uay 'h's morning
piercing ms lineT inc troops 70 ,ne =
right were captured, those 10 inc le',
forced PACK. Inc enemy nave rcaohca
{ the railroad ana 'he rivcr, anu our
line Is at the stone pr'dge.
And just then a cry oil look" was
{ heard, and turning, We saw IRON the
| warehouses, where, by order Of the
Q military authorities had been stored
D all the tooaeco IN the city, columns OF
g black, thicA smoke 80 M above Q
: mass Of inr'd iiameH' lis 80, wa,
4 the speech oil every white cheek ana
: streaming eye. rev words told nos
4 like a whirlwind OF wrath came u
the thousand hearts the death Ot ths