The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-03-16

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the city, town or village in which they
are held.
Sec. 8. All Acts or parts If Acts in i.
consistent with this Act arc hereby re-.
pealed, so far as they may interfere with
tie provisions Of this Act.
| Approved the 9th day Of February. A
d. 1852. a.
A HOT FIGaT IN VIRGINIA.
ben. Buti"r's surveyoro Attacked by Noun.
tGircers.
Special 70 the New York Sun.
CoviNGToN, Va, March 4.
The residents Of the upper part OF Bath
! county, in this State, arc excited over n
pitched battle which has been fought in
that county between armed bodies of
countrymen and surveying party head
ed by Capts. Campbell, Strong and Bar.
rett. About year ago Gen. Benjamin
+. Butler of Massachusetts, gained pos.
session of an immense tract of land
known as tho Wilson Survey. The land
includes several hundred thousand acres
stretching across Bath County in Vir.
glnla to Lilies Mill, beyond the border
OF West Virginia. Much of it embraces
mountain businesses, which have been the
stronghold of illicit dislillers and bands
OF those daring men who, after the war.
boosted that they would never surrender
aud retired to these mountains, where
they led wild and independent life, and
enjoyed the occasional exciting ski.
mishes which were forced upon them by
the revenue officers. In the latter mart
OF last month Gen. Butler began to pay
some attention to the property, and sent
corps of about twenty men tn smryay ;t
They began their task early last week
and were not molested until thew reached
the neighborhood Of Lilies Mill. when
their presence began to attract the atten.
tion OF some of the deer hunters in TINT
| section.
When the object Of the survey became
known, and when it leaked out that Gen.
Butler was perfecting arrangements to
get possession of the land, the excite.
ment became intense. The news epread
from cabin to cabin, and the hardy
mountaineers and farmers began TO
gather together very rapidly, ali armed
and ready to resist what they considered
an innovation of their rightful domain,
| by General against whom many of them
once fought, and for whom few Of them
had any love. Law or no law, they de.
termined to resist the surveying party.
Messages were sent to Captain Campbell.
10 the effect that he and his purity must
clear out or the place would be made TOO
not for them. The surveyors, who were
well armed, took no notice of what they
regarded as idle threats, and con,inuess
their work, but at the same time sent
word to the hostile parties that it would
De pest for them to attend TO their own
business. The mountaineers and others
then began to get ready for fight. On
= eunesday company of about fifteen
Oh them, we'll armed with double
oarreiled shotguns. attacked the survey.
ing party. Campbell and his compan
ions, however, were prepared for them,
ana AZ soon as they came in sight warned
tneh 10 come no nearer. AS the survey
ing party occupied commanding posi-
ZION on the mountain side, and numbered
more men than the attacking party, the
latter Withdrew for re enforcements.
iheir force was recruited rapidly, and
yesterday they again moved on the sur.
veyors with force of seventy five men,
their cry being, Down with Ben Buffers
land sharksl" The surveyors were
warned OF their approach, but did not
reteat at that time, as they believed tha,
the strength of the attacking party had
been exaggerated. They, however, took
the precaution to entrench themselves.
Yesterday at noon the two parties met
and sharp engagement ensued. over q
hundred shots being fired in few min
utes: 1t was kind of Indian warfare
the besiegers being scattered and keepinp
behind the trees The surveyors were
behind natural fort of boulders, aud fol
time prevented their assailants from
gaining on them. Three of the noun
taineers were wounded in the engagement
"A party of ten managed to creep through
the underground until they obtained &
position higher up The mountain side be
hind the surveyors, and then they hat
an unob5;ructcd range at them. The
surveyors we're surrounded, and when the
skirmishers behind them began 10 poui
shot down OIL them they had to throw
themselves on their faces, thus giving
.heir assailants ample time to charge uI
TO their fortress. This was done, annie
triumphant yelling, "Charge 'em boys
Campbell had time to raise his whit,
handkerchief on the end of his remros
as signal Of surrender, and 80 saved tn,
lives of many of his party. The CAM
was at once taken possession of, and, al
though the party of Virginians and Yves
virginians which composed the victo
rious forces was excited, they offered n,
violence to their prisoners. They simpl,
warned them to leave the country, an11
not TO come back unless they wanted Ia
and feathers and birthstone.
News was received here tonight to tn,
effect that seven of the combatants wer,
wounded in the skirmish, but it is be
lleved that mono were mortally hurt
The surveyors beat hasty retreat, ant
are now on their way to this place, hav
ing given up all idea, it is now under
stood, Of attempting to continue the sur
vey.. The people in that section ar,
much excited, and insist that they will
not submit to what they term "Gen
Buffers long grab" Gen. Butler, it i
said, has clear title 10 the vast tract
but he will have trouble in getting pos
session. The civil authorities may b
appealed to. and possibly the Virgins
and West Virginia Volunteers may b.
called out. il necessary, to aid the sur
veyors in completing their survey.
: A young man who thinks he ca,
lead a reckless and prof1igate existence
until he reaches the middle term of life
and then repent, and thinks that peopl