The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-05-09

posed to renew the fight. The Colonel,
however, believing the party in the
house too strong for him, and knowing
he could not reach or dtslodge them,
1.-THE house being built of large Iogsl,
directed the Sergeant to Withdraw his
little party, and convey him to Nieho-
lasville, four mics distant, nwheFe he
could get medical attention, of which,
in his present critical condition, he
and prudent move, as It was well
known there was a band of mounted
desperate lurking In the neIghbor-
hood andreadyit to pounce upon the ann
bulanCe, and murder the Colonel II ne
went alone, whils to divide his party
was;t0 imper1l both, and render almost
certain the defeat and perhaps death of
those he left behind. On reaching
NtcholasVlle, Col. Rice's wounds were
examined, and to the delight of his
friends found, though severe, not NOR
tal!llt5 sgf7 AntNs'NN Tii1 rEEIEI aaI
-!ie. Z THE SECOND RxPEDTTToN. 0Gilr.
4 on the night Of the 4th OF May tsst-
urday}, Col. johnson having received
additional instructions, left Lexington
at midnight with Capt. Buffers COM
pany OF the ID U. s. Infantry, and pro-
ceeded to the house of Mrs. Crawl,
which he found deserted, y and the door
barricaded. A detachment sent out
under Capt. Butler made a number of
arrests, and some valuable Information
was optRlned. Yir- TrpUr 81 h4su 4itlvAi
THE REGULATORS. ~ 4 'ss ;'5ii Z
Two scouts who had been sent
throughto Nicholasville from TexinS-
ton, ascertained about .three O'CLOCK n
the afternoon that preparations were
beiug made to resist the United States
troops, who were expected down that
night. About dark some forty ARMED
men ereFeported to be assem- ble6 in
barn near Nicholasville, and another
small party was seen in the woods on
the Ikeene roadl AT twelve O'Clock, the
night being quite dark, the scouts set
outiintending to conveYt0 Col. john.
sons command Information Of the
Whereabouts OF the Regulators, They
expected to. find Col. u ohnSOni or his
command on the N NicholasVille
about two O'clock, and set out on that
road 1t being the most direct route,
They had not gone far before they sud.
denly came upon an. armed man sitting
In the, road on horse. The fellow
seemed as much surprised as they did,
he challenged and began
falling back slowly; when the confused
voices Of.men, the tramp of horses and
therattle of arms, warned the scouts
theyawere. upon al strong party, of the
enemy. Wheeling about, they fled, the
Regulators pursuing for about a mile,
and calling upon them to halt. After a
Patley, they took the dirt road, deter
mining to go round the Regulator and
get on the pike in their rear; but they
had proceeded only few miles when
they were again halted and compelled
to turn back. Returning to Nicholas
vile they took the herailr6aditrack and
when rout sometwo miles were chal-
lenged and flred.upon, Striking out
across the country, they endeavored to
reachthe Harrodsburg road but know.
ing little Of the locality, they soonIeo
lost In the woods. Alter wandering
around until nearly daylight, ,,athey
found a negro man who pil0ted them
back to ,Nich0lasville. The negro in.
formed them that ten men armed with
shot guns, had been at his; house about
10 O'clock at night, and said they were
going over to Crawl's to fight the United
States soldiers who were coming out to,
arrest somebody. After leaving his |
house they crossed into the Keene road.
and went toward NicholasVilIe, Col
Johnson and his party remained all |
night IN the vicinity of Crawl's, but
finding no one they-returned at day |
light TO Lexington. zAImessenger who |
went through from Lexington TO Nich- |
Olsvtlle about daylight, over the same |
road on which the scouts were halted,
Ionnd nobody on the road odE n4.ilii