Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-08
103D lNSTAlLMENT.

1osp INsTALLMENT.
(Thursday Morning. Nov. %, 1850.
Editorial Correspondence.
Centerville, Fairfax, Va.
Tuesday Evening, Nov. 10, 1861.
Dear Enquirer:-A troop Of Col.
Jones' cavalry captured on Saturday
evening, a captain, lieutenant and 26
privates Of the 30th New York regi-
ment, while out on foraging expe-
dition. The achievement was a blood
less one. A detail Of five men from
each company Of the regiment, had
been sent with five wagons after corn,
to a place about three miles this side
Of Falls church. They had stacked
their guns some distance from the
corn heaps, where detachment OF
some ten other men were husking
the corn; and just as they had loaded
the wagons and were about to return,
the troops dashed up, surrounded them
and secured about half the men, with
the wagons, teams and corn-the 9TH
ers making their escape by virtue
leg bail. The prisoners were detailed
here until Sunday evening, when they
started under guard ION to Rich
mond"
Last night, while we were pacing
the "dreary rounds" Of sentinel to re-
lieve a sick friend, the monotony was
relieved by the sudden appearance on
the stoney street of another squad Of
horsemen, riding two abreast with
Hessian each between them. These
had been captured in a brisk little
skirmish at picket station, two miles
this side Of Falls church, yesterday
afternoon. They belonged to the
Brooklyn Chassieurs, and were on
one Of the advanced posts Of the
enemy. The skirInish took place be-
tween about fifty Of them, and an
equal number Of our videttes, under
Col. Jones. When our men suddenly
appeared before them, they were In
an open space, but hastily retreated
to a covert Of dense forest, our troops
in hot pursuit. There they made a
stand: and the underground being
too thick for cavalry, our videttes dis
mounted and leaving a portion be-
hind to hold the horses, dashed after
them, emptying well-aimed fire
from their carbines into the bushes.
The enemy are represented to have
fought furiously; but in ten or fifteen
minutes their case becoming hope
less, succumbed to our gallant, spirited
horsemen. Lieut.. Col Lee Of our
cavalry, had his horse shot under
him. while galloping up to the woods,
and Trooper Chichester was killed
two or three being seriously wounded
on our side. The enemy sustained a
loss Of six killed and eleven prisoners,
three of whom are wounded. The
prisoners were mounted behind, and
the videttes left in hot haste" bring
ing off a few guns, for the enemy's
relief had already hove in sight. These
prisoners are now in the guard house
here, together with a deserter from the
New York 3Oth regiment.
We have conversed with all these
men more or less, but did not ascer-
tain anything of much interest. Some
of them are quite stubborn and silent;
others pert and impudent, while some
few are gentlemanly in bearing, speak
in praise Of their government and gen.
eral, and uphold their flag, but repu-
diate any feeling of disrespect or hat
red to the southern people. Some say
they wish the war was ended, and
that the south might have seeded
peaceably if she had gone about it
in the right way. Others talk
glibly Of subjugating us, recov-
ering their property and maintaining
their government. All agree that all
their troops now in the field are for
the war; and all indulge in a very
palpable chuckle Of triumph over the
affair at Port Royal. All farther, we
believe, confess that Mcclellan is
their last hope, and that if we whip
him soundly, we conquer a peace.
OF course we do not put the same
faith in any Of these sayings that we
do in the Bible. But as they draw such
crowds of our soldiers to the guard
house to hear them uttered, they may
interest the reader when found in
print.
McClellans advancement this winter
is still a vexed question. 1t Is said
that a party of northern capitalists
waited on the government recently
and decided that If Mcclellan does not
advance, they must withhold the mon
ey. But he fatty refused to do 50:
because he would have to march up
on the flower Of the southern army
we'll fortified and under our ablest
generals; and the result could be
nothing but disastrous. Yet another
rumor, confirmed by the prisoners, is
that the Yankees are making no prep
arations to go into winter quarters
that they are being provided with
winter tents, and that an advance will
be made at the proper time.
Our army, while actively guarding
and strengthening their position, feel
now, "Animis opibusque pariti" for
the foe, and confident Of victory when
he comes, under the smile Of heaven,
we can crafty them either way,
whether he comes or stays; for those
who think that the spirits Of the SOL
diery flag under any hardship, wheth-
er of fighting, marching, drilling or
even drudgery and Gelay, are ignorant
of their metal, and the ardent patri-
otism which makes it malleable to any
condition of self-sacr.fice and devo-
ton.
A courier rode into town an hour
or two ago, for all the surgeons who
could be spared at this point, to re-
port themselves at EvanspOrt. He
brought the news that a fight had
commenced this morning early, be-
tween the enemy's war steamers on