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through his horse and then striking him on the knee. Near 1 o'clock Col. Turner Ashby arrived with his command of twelve men, and being informed by a woman tha were discharged at them: but 30 far all of our boys escaped unhurt, although Col. Ashby, H. C. Rust and Granville T. Smith had their horses killed under them. Immediately upon landing, Col. Ashby gave the command to beat the bushes and drive out the miserable cowards. He, flushing a covey of four, killed two, who had the temeriat him. One of them as he fell before him, begged him not to ride over him, and Ashby turned aside, telling him that he had done him all the harm he desired. Anothee shoulder, breaking the bone. He will, however, recover. At this point Col. Ashby, in a loud voice, gave an order for the reserve to be brought up, (but as the island left in the immediate possession of the immortal little band of nine. Col. Ashby, (not knowing the fate of his brother,) and his command, immediately returned