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Camy Cotresynmio.u-c.o' I burnt to-day. ■smith,) -----it I.ten mi era inbeen t tion, hui, Si-iiubull, s prc-r irom msent-cleetredcn-Cami* at 1‘mu.H'i'i, Va , -L xk 27, 18GLj\Ir. Tty. •'—We arc encamped on an emi ueuce commanding the town; about 4.00U men,for:Traiand plenty of artillery, among it live rifled can-uuii. We are in a slate of inactivity in one sjuse.ainl yd i:i active preparation,ami in daily anxiety for something' to turn up. Vuu may have seen in t'ne (fin. lia/.eltc of Lhe taking prisoner of one of my men ; he was a member of my Company, private .ioliu Net b, a daring and euur.igoiis .dlow; he w as mi! with a small scouting parly and some six miles from camp, getting separated from the parly, he was set upon lust by one man ; his gun missing lire, lie tired four .shots at him I'nun his revolver,lo hii(enatorinitialsMail..dep: Day lis dcp: Night dcpiKan-unt-at-5erela-iti acts(Mail.. Kxpreier to-:ertain inn ol iriaing ill cii*piop-iitlary A bill Of theDuino-to or-C.illeddep\\Thisncousi-no sidies th'vicoratsignedsep2lI*Knr no’vn— — tVrr erality devoteithe B:]eg tnoni.s opponent snapping four times a: him, when a hub tloV.cn men, sen -s.siohinN, coining up. lie laid out on them with his gnu knocking down two ot them with the butt of his piece. One u i t ho in would have shot him, but an old lady who witnessed the aff iir cried out to them, loi shame, men ; don't shoot him, he is a brave iuan—has fought you all,” and they took him a prisoner to their tamp at Laurel IIiII, about 14 miles from us. l’oor fellow, I am anxious for Inin, but cannot learn his late. The next day alter this occurred about 220 of us (mclud-,ng 40 mounted scouts) went out imping and eager lo gel revenge ; but the road was clear, and we advanced within a short distance ol iheir camp, drove in their pickets and created a general row m their camp—could hear their b ^r* j drums beat to arms, but could not draw them tiding*! ,mt |{cmg late (pant midnight) wu concluded ,i was past their kurt of iwpm-n, and we re-on lied as we went—empty handed, it islt;j'Ule jtl'ohaiile we slrall p y them UhothiT visit, w hen ihere will be a luud knocking at l heir door tor admission ; and should we do so. and I be spared, you shall have a full account lt;»f the af-l.iir. lhe two wounded men ol my company J idi near Uraiiou, and L ai n they are doing WM1. I am vciy truly, iVc.,i bec-luding. audtheirjr-ff-mate • Asthmuijcciscut*.Iticur*ilitcU \uugi.i-k aa-Loliuxlt;|ieak-16 c.— llieu1/ I 1'L.tlldr*' m ' n'.y '■ • as - r: Jieo.M.'M 'o loll, -light, imay I e •lid if in iud * r* wlltniFeverI . la nlour friend. 'V. I* S EG UR.
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Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Fort Wayne, Indiana, US
Sat, Jul 06, 1861
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