, 1862-06-21

arable fo7.e, the enemy advanced In admirable
onder, but suddenly facin 9 to the right about, !
men poureE 3 CALLING Tol1sy snto them, emp
tying many eaddles and cNusing much con
fusion. Reforming, they were 9:seeond time
reinforced, and eame on to the Charge up the
rse in gallant sty1e Burning toaistSing9i5h at,
composed Of the Essex light dragoonsi Capt
Latane, and Mercer county cavalry, Lieut.:
Walker commanding, under command OF
Captain Latanc, had received orders to
spnIs to to- their % ztesas: % dsshed d. gailsat1S g
sloDg the road, the brave Latane fifteen PAGES
infront. t'Cut and thrust" shouted the Fed
eral commander. son to them, boJsE" yelI.d
Latane, and the meeting squadron dashed il
umn were unborsed, snd the fight BECAME in
stantls hot aud bloody. Captain Lasane sin
g1td cut the Federal commander, and cut off
The officers hat close to his head, but the Fed
eral dodgiDg the cut, rode past, and as he did
SO, discharged two revolver loads at Latane,
giving way, our men shouted in triumph, and
cut right and left, pistoling the foe with
fr1ght1u1 ACCURACY and havoc; and seeing the
Federal commander In pursuit Of Adjutant
eneny,) a private dashed sitter him aud Glove
his skull in twain The battle between these
rival equadrons, though Of short duration,
vas fierce and sanguinar5 in the extreme.
Scattered in all directions, and apparently par
enemy fed in every direc ion, leaving killed,
wounded, horses, accoutrementa, -&c-,
In profuEion upon the dusty roads,
Successful pursuit being impossible, their
camps were visited and destroyed; wagons
the entire route from Ashland, by Hanover
Court House and Old Church, to station No.
q, (Tunstalfs 3 we believe on the York River
railroad, was naught else but continuous
scene OF triumph and destruction. Comu1i5-
sary and quartermaster's stores were seized
aad burned at every turn; prisoners aud
horses we're captured and sent to the rear, and
bT the time Of their arrival at the railway sta
tlon, more than 81 ,oOo, 600 Of federal property
| must have bcen captured and destroyed, be-
| sides ecores Of prisoners riding in the rear
Upon approaching the railroad, cars we're
heard advancing, and the whistle sounded.
BIZ orders every man was Instantly dismount-
ed and ranged beside the track. Again the
whistle blew, and thinking the force to be q
friendly one perhaps, the steam Was stopped,
| when the Caroline troop opening fire, dis
closed the ruse, and putting on steam again,
| on sped the train towards the Chiekahominy,
aud despite heavy logs placed oE the track,
made good its escape; but the carriages be-
soldiers on them, the slaughter that ensued
vas trightful. Many Of the enemy jumped
from the train, and were afterwards captured
or killed, to the number Of twenty OF more
The engineer was shot dead BY Lieut.. Robin
Eon.
Still adding to their conquests at every
step, detachment Was immediately sent to
the White House, on the Pamunkey, and dis.
! covering four large transports moored there,
and some hundred wagons or more, with
stan,1y seized, to the great fright and aston.
ishment Of the federals, and tue torch imne
diatr1y applied to I'LL things comhustiblc- One
o1 the Transports escaped and foated down
the river. The contents Of the other three
were chiefly valuable comnai ssary aud quarter
masters stores, vast quantities Of army cloth
Ing, grain, fruit and suffers stores. Tempting
as they were, all things were laid in ashes, tns
horses led oil, and prisoners secured.
The advance guard having reached New
kent, and found an extensive suffers estab
ilshment, some d1=mount and enter. Every
d. seEiption Of goods that taste or fancy nigh
require, ere found in pFofusion here fanket
products Of every description were appropri
ated without much ado, and with light heart
all quietly journeyed By lonely road, nea
fore dawn of Sunday were on Chickahom1u5'
bank, ready to cross.
Being far below all the bridges, aud wh4r
deep water flows, they know not how or wher
to cross. a strange but friendly voice wilis
pered in the dark, The old bridge is q fes
yards higher up-it can be mended:" 'Twa
found, and mcnded it could be- Once across
and in the swamp, all WIGS industy aud cxpg
dition. Artillery a&les sank low III the uir
ten Yankee horses were hitched to eac
piece, and as the first rays Of morning crIu
eored the tree tops, the long line rapid
sought the shade Of woods away from til
federal lines.
Once more within our linet, all went metr
: Sc d marriage bell. Quickly the dirty, wear
, revealed them to our plckets, and they el
. | tered our camps faint and faul1shed-
!, What, then, was the general result
| asked We Of I wearied dusty trooper Tateriu
: bis jaded and faithful animal by q roadsiG
srriEg. " The result,'' answered he proudl
but much exhausted, the resultw We hay
, been in the saddle from Thursday mornIu
f Until Saturday noon, never breaking rein (
breakirg fast We hare whipped the eneu
: wherever he dared to appear, new
p opposing more than equal forces; we ha'
/ burned ECO Wagous laden with valuable store
! sunk or fired three large transports, capture
i 500 horses and mules, lots Of side arms, tSt
8 brought in 10 prisoners, four officers, al
/ the enemy-p1eased Stuart, and had one mi
i kilIed-poor Captain Latanei This is the l
+ suit, and s, ,000, ,000 cannot cover the fedeI
l. loss in goods alone.
h Gen. Rou.seau,s Speech nj LouisvI1l
!, It has already been mentioned in our pap
d that banquet WIS given By the citizens
Louisville to Gen. Rousseau. On that ocs
sion this brave and patriotic officer spoke
length on the var and its purposes. Weco
from the Louisville Jour7zd{ the following g.
:, nihcant passages that have altogether t
right ring. The speaker is a keatuckial