New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-07-06

Last Wednesday patty of aGseen, commanded
by Col. Ashhy, aara ont scouting near .Romney,
Five OF the party got ssaarased rom the others,
and being absent SGrl= lime the rest went in
search OF them, and E3u1 two returning, who re-
ported that they had been attacked By party of
fifty Ar'sXy United Slater lr@E9Das1 and that their
three companions we're probably killed The thir-
teen proceeded a once IL 3haQo, ot the Federal
myrmid0ns, overlook them Beyond Tho Potomac,
attacked them With swtrls, pistols aud bowie
knives killed eighteen and routed the remainder
none of our party being seriously hurt. Colonel
Ashby killed five ii the e13my with his own hand.
On their return they f1Tsl tTT0 9f the five who
first went out killed, and 0agt, Dick Ashby dan T.
gerously, though, it is -h2ped, not nortaLy
wounded.
five to one against u.s. ana theY United States regu
lars; and yet our men killed mere than man
apiece and routed the rest and took Inauy of their
horses aud arms The Only dy@Wback 10 the njnry
to Dick Ashby and the .oss 0f hi9 tTo companions.
The following letter t:cm gentleman in Win
chester gives some particulars ol the aft r, which
will be read with interest. La1er Information cor
reefs some Of its details, md gives more favor
able account OF Capt Dick Agh63'a condition:
WAsHINGToN, June 28.-Wa haze reliable ac-
count of gallant, but in some reBnGCt9 unfortunate
affair, which occurred near Green Spring in Hamp-
shire, on Wednesday, about 6c1oo1 p. n.
Turner As4by and his bcotter Dick we're out on
a scouting party, near the place narael, when they
were set upon 6y party Of she enery's horse, va
riously reported at from dtty to seventy The
Ashby party, Of course, under Ra9h leaders, charged
them gallanty, and soon Pat them to light, Wlth @
Ashby supposed to be ulortaaly T0unded-receiV-
ing two sabre cuts, two g1nshot Wouods, and hay7
| lug his loft arm broken,
| or the enemy, from seventeen to twenty-five are
reported killed, and an eyeWjtneas and participant
| in the battle assured my informant chat Turner
Ashby after his brothers. fall, Killed Ave with his
| own hands. There is 10 doubt of the fght having
taken place, and Of the fact that our men behaved
most nobly and drove the enemy from the field Of
the details there may be some aNoertatnty. | fear
there is little no hope Of Dick Aehby' recovery.
His loss would be poorly compensated by the
destruction of regiment Of the raffans he en-
| countered. Turner Ashby'a b0gJc received two
wouods, of which he died, but not until his gallant
owner had sWnm the Potomac on MIA. olck Ash, s
| by's horse returned to tho eGcampment with the
| loss Of an eye from q sabre cnt. 'Thoy were both
noble animals. [Rehmond Nhig, July |,
FIqur NEAR EoHNgY.-Tha Richmond Examiner
of the lst has the following acccnnt of fight near
| Romnay:
Intelligence reached US 81 Saturday of an en-
! counter between detaohIent Of hltcen of the
Fauquier Black Horse dragons. under Capt. Ash
by, aud some fifty or sixty 1rago0ps of the enemy,
occurring a short distance FROM RomRoy, on Thurs
day last Several statements, materially The same,
were reported to US. Capt. Aahby, it seems, was
on L scouting expedition, when he and his men
came sndden'y upon the enemy. AS thetr position
woala not admit Of safe retreat, the gallant hf-
teen proceeded to light their Way ont Of the 9iem-
na, and after bloody! 3oulteb OF about fifteen
/ nlIuttS, tlcy $uECtHItu III NtWiuS ID EtCat pos
sage, killing seventeen Of the enemy and losing
two Of their own. Capt. A0hby was severely
wounded in several plNces. His right arm was
broken in two places b sGble Gso, and in one Oh
two places the flesh was liteFall9 carved off of his
legs. \ person engaged in The fight gives this
relation to Our informant, It it il correct, too
much praise cannot be accorded 10 the gauaatry
skill and courage Of the daring little onNc'
: ST~srrcrED.-A Paris correspondent has Tie lol
lowing:
An aged comulolore Of the United States and :
> naval captain have just 3rri7eil here from Wash
ington, On their way to China, to take tho Unite'
States fleet out Of the hands Of d coIRmodots Who's
i fdsiitv TO the stars l"l stripes is suspected, AM
n bring it home. The mission A q secret one, bu
y Inv lie Nine .is nnLiee tU r.tuQo II can d