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The Daily Dispatch: October 18, 1861., [Electronic resource], The last letters from the correspondent of the London times. (search)
up to him and said, you are all prisoners, I have 120 men behind me. The Sergeant seized his mule by the bridle, at the same time pointing his revolver at his head, remarked, "I have four hundred men behind me, sir; you are a prisoner — dismount or I blow your brains to h--" Suffice it to say, the Major dismounted without further argument, and was immediately taken possession of by the officers commanding the little band of spikers and burners. The fight then became general, and the detachment under Captain Hallonquist, armed only with bowie-knives and pistols, stood their ground, cutting the enemy to pieces in a fearful manner, until Col. Jackson's command came up, when the thieves fled from the field in perfect confusion. Major Vodges compliments Mr. Browne very highly as a brave and honorable man. I'm sorry that my acquaintance with Mr. Browne is so limited as not to be able to say to what State he belongs. Long may he live to serve his country in the hour of need.