When the disposition of the Brigade had been thus successfully and satisfactorily effected, Colonel Glover rode forward to the Company whom he had employed as a mask, and personally assumed the command of it -- the name of the Captain who had so boldly confronted the enemy and held him in check, before the Colonel had completed the disposition of the main body of the Brigade, behind the very convenient stone walls, on his rear, has not been recorded -- ordering it to advance toward the enemy ; which was promptly done. When it had marched to " within fifty yards" of the place where the enemy had halted, the latter opened his fire, without, however, inflicting any loss on his assailants ; and the latter returned the fire, killing or seriously wounding four of the enemy -- " we returned the fire and fell four of them," are the quaint words of Colonel Glover, in his description of the opening of this spirited affair. Five rounds were exchanged by the Americans; and they had sustained a loss of two men killed and several

wounded, when the enemy, who had, meanwhile, been largely reinforced, pressed forward, in a charge on the gallant little party. As it would have been useless, under the existing circumstances, to have made any further resistance, Colonel Glover ordered the Captain commanding to fall back, which was done with order and coolness -- " I ordered a retreat, " which was masterly well done by the Captain that " commanded the party," are the Colonel's words, descriptive of the retrograde movement -- the enemy cheering and pushing forward, in pursuit. 1