The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-07
LES AFRO BRyIGs,
White 90, GI. MAJ -, 1852.

PaIson's Reg. Te xas Dragons.
LES ARo BsyIGs,
White 90, al. May -, 1852.
Cart Poys;oeh, AsA's hojt GEM, Little Roc!,
SIR Uu yesterday, TIE IS j, left the cam IS
at this place gniae 10 patty 4 one h2n'
dred Texans q te.achmsDt Cf tol Tars IL 5
Urazooa>)'o ascertain the loc-'i.g = nf the en-
A:ry's f3raging parties. ANA TO cut them IF II
possible We f1untj them sb'n: t4o IT, lie
.2st OF their camD en- ths rOad ie70l.s fTunl
i;earcy 10 Wsst Poiat, abcut dres fu-arai
stJoIg Ca p0r route al scarCti ~ th2.n 80
weIs joined hy nhout fifty men under capt
Hicks. va aot between TIE eoomy and heir
camps ssnd CHARGED theI. fading than Teii
pr0;sc sd iehind faLces tEd ee&1etei IL the
bushes. Tha rnost Of tbtIa We P1s7at -"
hind the locks ct n fence in a lane rn0uic z
north from the read. TIE charge WAS ca
lantiy led ty M9I. Rogers .EhC Crfe eTe1 Il ll.s
movement on .ne LETT Of BE iaEc, W5.tie h1
satlanuY led O. charge Gown tae ial,e hl:n-
seii. About me sam time. psy0eivihS that the
enemy were fiyiIg 10 tie Iiah. through TIE
na.d, ] Immediately yh sd the farce thru" :.
dowr and charge! them by Il tra movement
OF tn right. When We had con5 p.e'tlg r0dt-
ed tham aGd Cut tlem to pieces, Il large rein
toTCer,ent CT tie snemy's cavalry c0Iains ~
CJn pai:et Us t. withdraw TO u rCtnE a5ou- ii
mile ba@k in tie woods, whence We sent foI
achievements, WHO aoon appeared, ii nun
hsT sbcu. $40 a dat3chu NJ cf Texas la
& gcons--Wheu We again formed and .QCg post
t.un again OF The road between the enemy and
ihsir tampy, Wtera we would certainty have
n'erce pied aps, captured the whole coIc II aud
had no. tie most Of our forces been called of
by snTie accident or false iufUEin alton fcNi
misied them ana took them c Il / q arch OF II G
enemy III IL wrong ditec'ion. {, however, re
maiDed there with LianLsQan$ Ayers ana Q
squad OF men; capturing eI2ht EoT$ea a1d
tkr u an 5UlaHGes, acd also 2 fateTal srTgeo1,
Nuo was on bis wsv 20 the battle Fl sld -
taxa care of ths wounded. We alto k'lea
~ this roiot t~o Of the enemy who had
arrested Cap;. Decius ricCreery 81 his sresi.
deCce, dad We're taaiuG MIN - their - n ps g /
the Saarcy landing. One of these was ki;ie>;
ty Lieut.. Ayers, The other ty James Wcrd,
Of west Poiat EindiuP no fur her op,/0r.
tunity fer service at this point, left %lith
my squad ard captured Tcpe.ty kept ae
am nuiauCee, which were broker, aud pro.
ceedCG in the direction Of he camp. bu meet
iIa g. party on the way % tbs ha.t'" field
went with them Q recover tns dead. w c got
there Just cs the enemy had .eft. who hal
carried eff three wagon Io.1s of their dead
and leaving niGe more in the lane. Their
loss was from 10 TO ~ killed Ours caly three,
SO far as we have bee able 10 asceriain u hcse
bodies were recovered, ana viii be tecently
inferred. Lieut.. Mcdonald fell at the mouth
OF the lane, fgh hting rs bra-sly as any mar
that ever lived rr. Trpsco,t, CT West Po,n,
md one OF Capt. HoOgeT's men, AGO fell ii {ht.
Inc with great geilantry.
It is proper 10 state tia. Csr:. Stokes snA
Lieut. ,a3y led their c0mDlaud into tire
thickest .. the Il gat wi b steady md dnrlc
courig', OF which they may ila;lv feel proud
aGd thai al, both Cfficere sud pv:y;ites, toughl
with daring sd iat-epitity which was
never surpassed. Ei,er recovering CUR dee !
l retBrned TO the CAMPS
inH enemy, about GO s.rorE. with twC
pieces of artillery, wen. Up ID SesTcv, sx pect-
IT & us to return that way, bu: returned gain
to Their camps III a, secrt sine T1ey have
oas ana half rsgiIaelIs o. fsntry and q
batsaiiom OF cavalry ct tie t5sGrcy lGDdirg K
three regiments OF iufantIy nd two bate
RES II artillery twatve miles north Of the
river 'ihi. is from Information that rely
on Trey ere without pEoyissoEs---haye had
nc Hoor fer thres Vceks, ard rubbiIs Iht
country Of all m aat aad grain tEatto cau
r-aeh-alsc Of all good borsss end II ules, and
many sexross.
Very respectfully your CT. sarv't,
Z. NJ z I.M.a