The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-08
THE FIGHT Ar SELIET's BLAND.
I TERESTING AaT1C III a Z s
Dearh OF Cspt. Eich'd hsahy.

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Dearh or Cspt Eich'a hshby.
We copy the fel lto ing interes ting rarticn-
lars of tj.e sklrnnIsh whlch iook place IT Kei-
legs island, near lomney, er Saturday, the
2ata ult, from the Winchester Republican,
1t Ia win ,nuch regre. that We ind in the
postscript attached, the announcement vi the
ueath OF rhat gallant hero, Capt. Richard
a. hby.
Troro MING. P;cke.E, o member oC Capt.
hshf1- g cprauHnv. lre tava the tolicwiog par
ncutars III the ii Eht, which be relied on
IA ~lriCtiy correct:
Oa Thursday morning lest, Colonel Tssvner
Ashby left the cam y u l51l. t1e0rrn Washing
ton s in Hampshire comfy, I'VE miles Gcr IN
OF homnev, on a scouting e8 8pediti0n, With II
men under h command, and proceeded ,a gAs
direction If Patterson s Greek nepot. Ee3r
the same hour, Captain Dick Asnby ,sfk his
quarters OF Paterson Greak, sn7ne 10 rTflss
frou Patterson = Greek Depot, with l9 men
under ms command, aud proceeded III Lhs Iii
opposite Keiley's island, he divided his com
maud into two parties, t&1iu-- rpen with him
self, a"d pyC-eeGed Up -ae I1I!ro5d, whilst the
other l2, uurer }r. -ap'snland. Of Fauq aier
uroeee ded in the opposi e Gtrncticn Soon aF-
ter this division OF his forces. Capt. ishby's
party wa9 deeoyed by some Lreacherous
scCqndFel, a eitjl6a q INC county. into an
aro la1g -h Je.r . deem Gut il thsz1ru II The
isii.oad where he feura ht1rseif completely
surrounded by what would have been con.
sidereG by ANY, save q aHcond Leonidas. =
conn pie teiy over wheJIntug ioree. IAey were
ialna3 lately charged upon Gy ta,s laWie-s
Ua7i: o. Abolition cut tliroats " hcn taY,tain
AsaDy gave the order 10 relr8at. with the
coi1m&nL; att-r Tetfeat.nS a short distance,
| (thns deceiYing the imps,j to suddenly wheel
! LD The right, and give toe sCnundTeis !. rthing
| FIRE as 1lcy passed their iles. TDls wheel
was made, our a short distance from an gn-
seen culyert, or cowstop Upon the railroad.
hut one taau, !. u. RiaGs;a0-c, succeede,i in
ratktnS the turn, the rest were all, with one
exception rrao. is"reCi IN % toe en- sert where
/ OF course they were uuhcrsed. hut, strange TO
! say, Unnurt. save Il ftW bruises. The DrGVs
aud chiYalrOHs enemy Of courga ssiZed upou
! this moment 80 caaTga upou chem with re-
yclTpTa, word hayona Is, an3 other side arms.
cner i wax thst Dick Ashtv had . hand 70
hand enc0rntpT win three men, killing the
| corporal, sA3. badly n nut i;,taIIV yvonnding
| the 0,ner two. Whilst engaged with thes g
tvr0 Yr7en, - - reived Il blow from az unseen
| band Jhat rsilei hiDl 70 the earth where be
| was let. ior dead by A.s n1ea, VINO, after hia
| fall, made good their escape ard returned TO
camp. J.. ID Kiuoneio, Il. =. XGmpiecou and
| T. u. Paine inst their horses in this engage
ner :. Dr. TEN piaIAfnG's party were also
surEouude6 by &. largely superior torce and
com peiled 70 fell h4cK; cat OF the engagement
va could not learn The part cuiars. 2lthcugh
| it j. known that bat one OF ms party, Iii. ii.
tioue"n, wae woHndea, and he but s,ig htiy.
the ba n h&viGc hgsl passed through his hovse
| and tl,en striking bin, on the xmas.
Near l O'Clock Cgl. Turner As1bv arrived
with his command OF twelve Iue.s, i.aG ocinS
informed By q "oi4iii thtt taeIe n:d bson a
ftERt below, he advanced toward Kelley ISL
and whore the enemy we're SecTeieli, Iii what
numbers hs could not teu, IS they were be-
hind the GTift- wood, hnsass, .GC. W.ah yiiic.,
Tire ;~lss1c, - aicn Is & half rslie IN length was
covered. Seeing b.s brother Richards horse
quie tly gra ting without rider, ana fearing the
tate that might have p"fai!Cn lis Luo.e rider,
10 iTnmetiate'y or3ared his Ken ~ cross 10
! ..1Hs,, 1. -:
| ing they veCa exposed to the rakisg lire Of ina
enemy, 40 lou1 ,,slioe III t. ilu acgneIn from
behind 10 fritt wood piled upon tins the
upper end cf the island. AZ the command TO
| fire, not les tnan forty balls were discharged
| a. them: bUt 50 lar I'll Of GUY hor ceaa ned
UnhuTt, although Gel. Ashby, II &. kust
and Granville T. Smith had their horses
! killed under them. l,uyaediateiT upon land
| ln-. Col. AshbY g&ve she com fnaHd 70 beat tho
bushes and drive cut the miserable c1War:s.
| He. flushing Z cover Ct four, hiiled Two, who
| n10 Lhe tsnlCTity to Offer fight, %nd taking
| the thGT TWO en- the Wipg as they fed atter
| having discharged the contents oi their reyo.-
! HegS - hrI. one of them IS he ;aII before
/ hlrn. begged hin not to ride oyer hIu, and
| hshoy turned aside, t"ii..S him rnUt he h2S
| done ain Gli the HIM hP desired. .lU0.a der,
/ attaT having eEEaus ted MS revolver N at
/ tempting ID k{;i the Colonel, and whilst tee
/ ing tor der Nt2, 5ntTeate9 him NOT 10 Kill
; hlCa; but Turner'S reply w-s, - sir, mourn
| the necessity, but ! spare 10 invader at the
coil OF Virginia, and down went the
| roor wretch before his uuer7ing aim =
| Z. B. Smith. after having bean knock
! ed Ccpco bT ,na hat. o. : rite, arose and shot
! his msa. The poor, niseg3bie creature whist
weitei7nE III his nio0G, ;.sked s5ri n il ne was
! z Christian, ara he replied, 81 tru&t 500
! "then," sald the man. "fnr Gods sake, bring
| - get from the river close by, bat whilst in
! the very act of attempting 20 drink ne fell
hariF and expired. NaAr tne close Of sllr. en-
| Eagament, whilst l.v5iy cunGeGGipG against
| fearful ODDS, DIR. AQ1aGnto ton, OF Baltimore
| and cswoid Foley, Of Eauouier, fell mortal
| l. wounded. jOh0 Ladd, cG Missouri also
received Il severe v-onnd in the arrQ, near tho
Shoulder, breaking The a01l@. Ie Will, how
ever, recover.
! At this point Col, 41slHv. in : loud voice
! gave an order for the 5rserre TO be brought
up, (brt 20 they We're fifteen miles of aud not
expected, Jney dit NOT Gomez to dis)uount
and charge with the bowie knife Scarcely
were the words Uttered before p general stam-
| pade took place, leaving rs neaE IS We could
nnGerS tand, from seven teen tOtWeutv of their
| deaG nehind and mo island lett in the ilame-
date possession q the imInort tai little band Of
nine. toi. Ashby, (nOJ knowing the fate OF
MS hrotneT,5 ana bts command. Immediately
re1srned - camp tsI lei nlorcepent, IN again
! '@tnrhsd 10 bTIn2 aray ths bodies CT the TWO
noble patriots who had fallen in the tl1hs -
| pom his return he found in cuiseCt, here
~ had been left fer dead, Cart Dick. Every
thiUg ct any value, even his sppCs, had been
stripped Of his person and carried away
by the thieves. Els was found 70 he
badly wounded by - sabre ous over
aach eye, = thrust ir tae bowels
deep cut III he arm Immediately above tha
elbow, in}urln@ the bone near the Joint he
Taa also shot through the palm Of one hand,
and Two fingers OF the othar mutiiated hy the
passage of :. ball VI rather an iDcoIy enient
SIZE. AS may be- supposed, when found he
Tas much exhausted, but he soon rallied az
the siGh q his friends, aRa was taken 10 the
house OF Mr. Wagner near by, where be re-
lnalred for SoIae tIu.e. Is was then removed
to the house O: CCi. Gre0Iae Washinn ton.
where he can lack 0thing that kindness can
nestow. III" will, ~ soon - he can : te.ad the
Trip, be removed to this place, where every
house Will b. thro9u open to him, and every
tongue viii bid him welcome
Thus ended the great light Fl Kelley's
Island. where the two Asbbys, with seven
teen men, completely routed seventy L. S.
Dragons. t t-
K. S.--ssimce goiD- 20 press. we i,avc receir-
ed a dispatch from R5rnney, announcing the
death of Capt. Richard Ashby. He r'ied at
II o'olack yesterday.
NOT ATEAID.-The editor of the Lexington
4n} nernocrat So g man who will express his
sentiments. The batter has no terrors Tor him.
He invites assam from tla JstaeR Raprgbtfrsu