The New York herald., 1862-06-17

smpnsatsd below the t,cs. He WAS too low - icsn
usns. He belonged - shs Fifv-nfs SsS i~A -
Anton Han-mon laborsr ut while valknE on .ns
track The ball entered hs side he proosDy ss.y
wounded lie resides in Baltimore MN.' 70 ~" ~ 49,
years Of ags, and has wife aud three chh~
Several o'hers wounded but not 80 ~ siy ~ -
TO Be brought 70 the hospital. They were pfoss..,
weunued BY shot, and many had only scarcely perospu'
Ole iiesh wounds The killed were Inferred to-day
Lieutenant Brelsfords account ID follows:-I and
several others soldiers and cviisA wore standing or
sitting upon three OF tbs platform - the
tAar approached funstai's, when observed number
OF men tabert hundred) side Of tho track
ana - the train was slowly psssins runsAps the en-
gnesr was 1rsd 1t. We then knew Wit they were but
had no tins 20 do anything No less Than three yoeys
fired 1t o. a. We passed hem and another wien We
ahead of them. Several OF fell with THAR
faces upon The and escaped In almost every case
passed completely through my left thigh; the others
we're probably blckshot Or pisto balls fortunately,
none of the SHOT entered very o.p and feel nst rae
own regiments forming IN line.
Tho following OF forces captured By the que
riilas. They were On guard at the station
Captain James McGraugh, Corporal Christopher Stone
Corporal James Daily, private Michael Burke, private
Murray ali Of theFcrty second Tammany regiment New
York Two others were captured but We could not learn
their n?mas. Three four others ON the track we're
also captured Ono Ii said to have taken the oath
or allegiance TO the Southern eonfederacy He wss
threatened wtth instant death il he did not.
Ths excitement was mtsnae ct White House whom tho
train arrived and tho news given. All the force,
including the citizens, were drawn up in limo 70 receive
them, well battery just about this time news
arrived that the had IRE to two schoou 70 aud
killed named Bryan Potter. Potter is said - have
bssn shot by negro IN uniform The report has since
been proved beyond doubt, and that they ao set re
TO house short distance 70 the left, and destroyed
mu train
There doubt but that these raids committed
BY the party. 1t is said that the small band were
mostly dressed In uniform. so like II that could
not be distinguished from It, They had evidently but
just arrived dsmouned their horses ard secured the
guard, when the train arrived II doubt their
intention TO place obstrucons the track for the
purpose OF throwing or the .ran and massacrcng all on
board but the early arrival OF the train IAN hour earlier
than usual frustrated their design to certain extent
They Supposed to have been formed from the farmers
III tho neghborhood. Two regiments were INN datey
sent pursuit and in fact the whole country secured
yesterday by troops and some i've or SIX captured
They SAINT to Fortress Monroe to-day. Or. Ham
iltoD, prominent secessionst, arrested on susp
cion OF having been their guide but as yet nothing has
been proved against him. except that he admits that
General stewart and Colonel Lee caled at his house last
night and inquired after tho welfare OF many rends
LIT behind. Eo denes having anything TO d0 with the
affair whatever.
The baud paid visit TO the sntIers stores, clearing
them oat root and branch destroying their tents ana
Eores ing their horses and wagons and making the
pr After burning the schoonofs, shoot
ing board, and burning the wagon trains they
swept right on south and west and s supposed that
before this they are with the Southern army before
Rchmond. Much greater damage WIS no douoi, IN
tended TO be done by them, but such sudden uprising
Of Inc sodicry ia pursuit made tbs country 70 not ana
they lsi il haste Some believe TINT the guerilas that
attacked tbs station part u the rebel stewart
cavalry while others think it was composed Of those
who, having taken the oath Of allegiance have been eit
without guard and to their own movements undr-
tGrbed. Tho rebe,g svdsnty dispersed INTO twos and
threes thoy made these attacks AZ no others
could be when they were captures, one at time
The rsbels. doubt went round our left aud gained
King William county, crossed tie Pamunkey about dusk.
and made the daring raid a. above described