Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.
Indianapolis, Feb. 2, 1863.
On Friday last a small squad of soldiers were sent to a village named Waverly, in an adjoining county, to arrest some deserters. Upon their arrival there they were fired upon by some of the citizens, and informed that the deserters would be protected, and under no circumstances would they be surrendered.
The squad being too small to effect the arrests, returned to this city and imported the facts to Col. Carrington, who sent twenty-five cavalry after the offenders, with orders to arrest them dead or alive. The cavalry arrived, there about noon on Sunday, and were fired upon by about forty mounted men. The cavalry immediately charged upon them, when they fled in all directions, throwing away their arms. The cavalry captured nine of the cowardly rascals, with two of the deserters, and marched them to this city, where they are now in close confinement.
Col. Carrington will send 100 cavalry after the balance, to-morrow.
Chicago Daily Tribune, Chicago, IL