The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-15

Wa were aroused on the morning of the 1t
OF lune, by the trarnpng of horse through our
village y party oi the Second Cavalry, rs
We nave since learned, consisting Ut seventy
five men, commanded by Lieutenant Tonp-
kins. and guided hv spy, came uyb through
an old country road, fired. presume, with
<eai 10 emulate the fame won by the hero, Ellis
worth, tor his midnight assault upon a sleep
ing and uuarmed house in the town ot
alexandria. One of the sentinels cuiY
gave the alarm, aad be forgot TO lire his guu.
so that the surprise was very great 81
poruon Of The attacking parry filed off -
he Methodist Church. where the Warrenton
Rifles, who only arrived the day before were
quaTtaTed, and were then forming having
been hasfliv Tcusei from thair beds The re-
ulfInoer dashed on 20 the Episcopal Church
where thay expected 20 ind and capture the
cavalry, F-tnT tAf0 ne houses on the maED
street as they rotTs aleng, and calling as they
passed GONE out. you lazy devils" Ib,
Virginia cavalry, through some misaPprehen-
sion, partly OCCAsloned by the absence If their
Captain. whose horse runaway with him. hid
:"tTehted q feW MIN nLfS before 70 CeG eGtreylIiS.
breaking the ranks OF the Rifles rs thew rode
through, and throwing Captsin Mari back in
70 a heii, where bs Was Immediately shot de1d
By one Of Sharp'5 rides, fg.d, we suppCse, nv
the spv~-th ough III the darkness and cohtu.
sion, 1t was almost impossible ~ distinguish
friends from foes. lust then the clock struck
". The officer In command, without his At.
rushed out 70 the spot W here The X iils, IguO-
rant OF the fate of their Captain, v er. waiting
tor orders but, not kuo wing he ofic cor hrsitI-
l'u 20 follow his lead ali intOTm' q no aP was,
w4cn they saId, Sir, We obey You. - and were
mITchou ny atm down the street a nj formed IN
line, over the fence in The Court House ward,
aoOut ~ men. by this time the second Ca.
NalTV, " ho h9d Just watsred their horses ~
4 stream bayCnd the town, wheeled rprud
and charged the gallant little band, who re-
turu"d the !irs so warmly that part vt the
Cavalry drew of. suppose, 10 carry ufT
iheir dead and wounded The lieutenant
with the most fearful olths, rallied the re-
na'nder TO another charge, which was a very
feeble one, and thA whole D Ttlv f!pd with =
speed which rendered pursuit. irupossible.
though IL attempted.
Capt. Mari was tue ouiy man killed Two
were wounded, one very slightly and both
are now recovering. No prisoner taken from
this place. lhT-" horses were captured OF
The United States Cavalry. and three prison.
eIs, one OF whom declares that Lieut.. I0lnp-
ktnS had no orders Tor this expaiItion. From
ina number OF saddles and arms thrown
away 10 tne Hight, we believe the eutruY
HtTe severely handled The sabre of the
Lieutenant wae captured. The five prisoners
whom they bore 20 v ashinq ton III triumph
"FTN HttisglerS. pIc cSed up on their return 10
cover their defeat. We hope the wagon at
the poor market woman, out Of which she
As 80 uuceTeIu Dntuusiy lifted and placed by
ihe roadside, VIII b. returned, with uu equIv-
aI-nt tor ltS use. Others also were s.iE-i 10
convey ths dead 9uu wounded, but the want
OF telegraph, aud all other Commuuica cation,
r"rd@r@ II i'm poss ihle for Us - ascertain th4
number. lhees are facts, related by an eve
witness. They do not accord With The account -
published In the Washington pa pers which
are utterly false.