The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-19
ANOTHER SK1KMrs:..
THE FEDERALTSTS AIN
ROUTED

J. ,
vaa returned to this city yesterday evening
from }airtaX 6. II gives rs the following
.,-ra.teu Of 4 skirmish which took Mac.
ae.as G o'clock on Monday evening. few
rafr- from that locality. Mr. II. was him sell,
srtr.cipauI "a The affair, and his statemen,
ma, therefore ho relied on
Ua sunday morning. Col Greyg r4c.ixod
5c."Ts 10 20 OUT on a rCconnoiteriiS expe,ii
.ea II" TOOK viii him c." South Caroliniaps,
..raltn Of iernperJ Artillery and tu,,
.,~.psutes Of cavalry, including g. Of Can,
Bills Chester company and Capt Terry 8
..uYt"y, 81 Bedford. He started A. : o'cIoc .
4 In"v remaiaed Sunday night 4, =
..a.@ sI.i"d pran"sNiils. On Monday morn
"a eos Gregg, with 4 detachment Of cava1r,
7r., IS mics down 10 The Potomac river :,
a...r ,bseryauoLs They remsined IN III
'..a.sy about an hour, and distinctly saw
.~ats and men on the Maryland side The,
M here were about So Men encalnpe,
a. hat rosut
ca Gregg afterwards returned % Dranee
'-.". formed his command into column lnc
-s.-hr0 down The road TO Il place called "
s-aa. Here they remained only long eaoug
.. .~aI up the track OF she AIexaa tri4, Lou
. .'r aud Hampshire ulroad aud s.roy r
water tan k--prUbshiy about an hour-aftpl
Hhlch tney started 20 return to nranesyiu.
De trooPs had proceeded about a half a lnl.,
whom the whistle Ct the locomotive va.
heata N she distance, Whereupou Col
ttr.~z ordered hait, Whrclcd his coIurp,
na4 n.aTch"d RAPIDLY back 10 Vienna -
Ih~y had scarcely ;Ime TO place two cauno,
.l ioeincH when y train OF cars CONSISTING O
5F t@ie and a baggage car, came slowI,
a"uad he curve, pushed BY n locomotive -
fi.A AAt TaS crowded with armed men
who's" o'yot' l. ellst,ued IN rhe evening sun
'aa CAV" eur men IN impression that Il sever,
..tfrs' was n hand This. however. vas moi
E-.itz"d, As the result wlil snow.
JN"i ~ the train WIS about 10 stop, tha ar.
--'Ty hrcd web directed shot from one OF
.1".- guns, which rtied The Hessians fore an.
s.. CONS teTnaiion ana di-may were distinct
> Visible, and, after ano her fire, the enem,
ger seen hastily leaving The cars and takiua
'H 81" woods The engineer OF the train wa:
suyT, enough 10 urcOuplr the locomotive an.
Take tle back JraJk for Alexandria leayinY
he entire train to be captured by our troops
ca frDrs infantry and the cavalry pur-
sasd the iugityes short distance througl
Che woods, but were unable to oyertake them
anl eudeaNored, by shouts, to rally their fly
Ing commde-, but Il was tmpoz ible. The,
Then turred and discharged their pieces at on,
I"f. dead upon the ground.
tbs believed that this invading partv . on.
-.,r9d Of Regulars and Michigan Yolur teers .-
tal fr@2G had received information that =
4Dtgchment Of FEDERAL IS came to Vienna O,
lrry
.A~ bridge, and thar they stated while ther,
.48t they would come on Monday with men
-aoueh 10 Whip aud hang every ID =. ces
zionist in the nrEhbOrhood They made q
sIEht mistake In their calculations
About tW Give rounds vera fired BY our ar.
,4t1y TINT he enemy scattered after the sec
cad Neither the Infantry uor cavalry nrec
shot.
uU- troops burnt the ears AMI captured {,
considerable quantity OF carpenters tools
blankets, and Other baggage, together witl
about -o muskats and a number of pistols -
Tr Hancock brings with him AZ trophiee y
L soldiers cap, a hayelock thoroughly
airur ated with blood. and n bayonet.
The fire Of our a-tjlIerists wa most eject
We. one man was found With HE hand sho,
completely of, another with his arm shot of
e thu shoulder, ard other CHASTITY object
proved the destructive effect of the shots.
= th9ug ht by some that one Of he balls hrok,
th" gJuy lngs OF the locomotive; 81 all event,
"a" eu, it" was takeu Il way from the scene OF
action with all possible speed.
After the engagement, Col. Gregg retired
with his command to Fairfax q. IL. MIR
Hancock left there at o. clock yesterday morn
Jag He requests us tostate that all Of Capt
BANS command were in good health.