The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-05-16
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win large tUfrroi trH,Au.af natourha
Faiurday 1ho ttoona advanced srvcn
mile. flom mup. lh Hsimtf NoHtieote
kcrp.H rlce Win 'hem on tne n'rf
Nuddany sound u the eieamH's Wills.
Tic wi- heard followed BY heavy hr'n IN
front and III lho direction Of the tlver
lbls wus au#wtfcf by signal lran Tho
troops, and OIL pushed mrIdly ahead
They came upon two housrs ncnr iho
bank oi the river aud advanced, 4 party
Of rebels were met, who fred and retired
behind tie houses toward a hollow The
Gatling gun was brought 10 bear on them,
when they ran into q house near the
Church of IT, Laurent, which wa, also
fred on by the tiatllny .uu, when the
rebels ran ont into Tho bush battery
Of artillery rushed 20 the front and sent
several smells after the rebels the
grpund,rr. advanced IN skirushing order
tiIi the church was reached, When u priest
came ont Of The house waving a white
aal. General Middleton aud staf ad-
yanced aud shook hands with him, when
three other priests aud i've Sisters oi
Charity came out A number Of half
breeds and children were also Inside In
charge OF the Sisters.
Father Mouln, one Of the priests, said
the steamer arrived at q point little
above Batouchc At 1880 \. M, and the
rebels Immediately commenced firing on
It from both banks. 1t shortly after
stuck on mud bank, but swung clear
again The vessel Is supposed TO bc
badly peppcrcd, AS the smoke stack is
gone She went back about three miles
| up the river Grenadicrs advanced,
sAlrmlshIng through the bush on
the right OF the trail the
Gatling gun being pushed forward down
the decIyty toward llatouche, which was
now plainly visible IN the valley below
Battery A uulimbcred on top Of the ridge
sending shells into them. Whilst doing
so they were almost surprised by mum
Der of rebels, who crcpt up through the
bush, not being discovered until twent,
yards distant. They made n rush for the
guns, firing and yelling as they ran. Cap
tain Howard, OF the American army, who
operates the Gatllng gun, saw th'
danger and with cool daring, ran his guI
couple OF yards In front OF the battery
aud opening hre, literally moved The re
bells down. Those remaining turned an'
ran. Reaching the shelter Of the bush
they opened fire again, and lioward's es
cape from Injury was something marvel
ous, the bullets flying all around him
lie gallantly maintained hls position, an'
TIE rebels, unable 10 stand the terrible
fire, returned to hut constructed In tn
ayIne running from the river.
AZ 2 p. m. the rebel fire gradual!
ceased, the troops, however, still keep
ing up Il scattered fire all along the line
g.dually slackcning until four o'clock
when only scattering shots were hcard
At G;30 the rebels opened fire agal
from the blHa near The rayne, but wer
shelIed out Winnipeg Battery resume
and shellcd houses In the distance, wher
large number oil rebels had gathered
one shell crashed through the lirst house
aud the rebels ushed out. Another blc'
the roof OF the second house, and "a
rebels retreated TO MePs camp at B'
t0uchc.
Wm. Bruce, lately prisoner oi RE
who escaped, says that Rlel's force Is
little over four hunlrcd, hall Of whol
are on the other side ol the river. II
also says that when ammunition va
served to rhr tcbels only one key OF pos
der remained. Bullets are also scare
Women and children had been sent 10 II
other side OF the river.
The rebel loss is not known, but II
supposed 10 be severe. The following
n list Of The Killed and wounded anon
the troops;
Gunner Phillips, shot through Il
stomach while IN the faylne; died Will
being carried In.
Thomas j. Stout, run over BY ca
rlage; not fatal
ChappalIer, shot through both leg
one fractured.
Gunners Fairbanks and Toohey, all
, shot Ia the legs.
Gronadier Captain Mason, Of No.
company; slight wound In the thigh.
H. &. Cooke, slightly wounded In u
leg.
Curley Allen, wounded In the shoulde