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ade. At half-past 8, just an hour after the engineer (Smalley) arrived, and notified him of his danger, the rebel host dashed in upon Capt. Musser and his little hand. But his numbers were too small; the cavalry came down upon him like a whirlwind, dismounted from their horses, and poured volley after volley through and around the barricade of cars, and when many of the little band behind them were killed and wounded, forced their way through, and took all who had escaped prisoners. Capt. S. C. Craig and Corp. Corcoran fell wounded at the commencement of the fight. After having subdued the little opposition they met with, the rebels then turned their attention to the rich stores, which they could destroy, but which they could not carry off with them. The torch was soon applied, and what had taken weeks to concentrate at that point was destroyed in a few hours. The son of Capt. Musser, from whom I have this account, escaped with several others by fleecing to the woods and wal