Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-12-29
SICOlD EDITION.
THREE O'CLOCK r. M.
rHE VERY LAST REBEL RAID.
IT PROVES A PRuITLEss ONE TO THE con
RNDERATkS.
THEY ARE RHPULsBD AT DCMFRIES AND
COMPELLED TO BHAT HASTf RE
TREAT
THE SKIRMIsH AT ACCorINcK.


Washington was in an intense fcrment all
Day yesterday over exaggerated stories con-
corning alleged exploits OF 8 body OF Stuart's
rebel cavalry upon our lines Of overland COM
nunication between Washington and the Army
OF the Potomac, occurring on the day before.
One Of these stories alleged that & serious bat
tie at Dumfries had taken place, resulting in
our loss OF 1900 prisoners and a battery Of ar
tiiiery. The truth Of the affair is a. follows.
Viz:
A Rebel force Of cavalry, with q battery OF
artillery, suddenly appeared at 9 a. M. on Sat-
urday, in front Of pumfries, then held by our
sth, 1th, and 6sth Ohio volunteers, with q Sec
tion-two pieces-of McGelvey's battery. The
Rebels were at first estimated at 1900 strong.
They cut the wires leading to Falmouth. at
tackled our troops, (who lost three men kilIed.)
and were driven OF. In the meanwhile, infor-
nation reached these headquarters, per tele-
graph, before they succeeded in cutting the
wires leading in this direction. Troops from
this quarter were instantly put in motion to- il
pos sible, cut of their retreat. To that end Gen
Geary marched from Wolf-run Shoals imme.
diately to the relief of the troops engaged at
Dumtries. After being worsted before Geary's
arrival, they pushed direct for Occoquan where
they had a slight engagement with 500 troops
stationed there under Col. Candy, Resulting in
inconsiderable loss on either side-ours main.
tanning their position.
They next decamped up Bull Run, CROSSING
it at Wolf Run Shoals. From thence they went
TO Annandale via Burke's Station, where thsv
camped on Saturday night, tn us avoiding points
where We had troops stationed. At daybreak
yesterday morning they were again in the sad.
Gle, making tor the vicinity Of Vienna. In the
meanwhile, our troops at Fairfax Court House
did their best to head them off in that direction.
but being infantry, could not get mp in time 70
doso. They were last seen In the vicinity of
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES their number W as estims
ted at but LOCO cavalry and four pieces OF az
tillery-at niRhtfall yesterday, when they were
under whip and spar, evidently bent on eeca.
ping in the direction of Leesburg.
They certainly got nothing for their pains
but fifteen empty wagons, belonging TO Colonel
Kellogg's cavalry command. Throughout the
line Of their raid they had occasions al skirmishes
with Col. Kellogg's cavalry, WI no, though forced
TO fall ack, exchanged many shots with them,
with no damage Is his command that we have
been able to hear of. His heaviest skiru,isb
with them was near Accotnk. At one time
they had possession Of one of our guns at Dunn.
fries, but were forced to abandon II again to ms
in their retreat.
Thus is exploded The avalanche OF wonder.
full stories concerning their exploits. They
came for plumber, got fifteen empty wagons,
killed three Of our men, and probably captured
half a dozen Of our stragglers. They lost as
many killed and wounded as we did, six pris-
oners II not more, and got away for the time
being by the skin Of their teeth. Burnside has
doubtless made arrangements to trySo be up
with them " hen they return
LATEST.
We have just received reliable informatio on
that the Rebels were badly repul,ed on Satur.
day, at Dumfries. On their retreat they fell In
with orr troops, under Geary, between Dunn.
fries and Wolf Run Shoals, and were driven
by them south or the road they aimed to take
the direct road TO the shoals. They took the
telegraph operator at Burke 9 Station, and bis
instrument, and burned the Accotink 70. and
A railroad bridge, an In considerables structure
Besides the fifteen Empty wagons OF Kelloge's
command that fell into their hands, they took
eight or ten suffers WAGONS across which they
came; the drivers in nearly all casee having
succeeded in escaping by cutting their traces,
mounting their teams and flying before them
They seized all the citizens along their path
whom they thought might give prompt in
formation Of the proceedings.
They passed through Vienna at about 19D a
uf:last night, their rear guard passing there
about a. m. They had five guns and about
twenty Ave wagons'and ambulances, nearly All
OF which they had doubtless picked mp They
went from there to Hunts Mills, and then
struck over tow ards the Ok road at Frying Pan.
Including the citizens they caught, they were
carrying OF about forty prisoners in all.
Definite information OF their track only
reached here about dark yesterday, when ali
the cavalry here, two brig AIDES Of infantry And
two batteries Of artillery, under Gen. Aber.
crombie, were put In motion to overtske them
if possible.