The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-10-15

xnox THE Army IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA.

-. n.io BODY Of our forces In the Valley still
..,.,o .. their old portion, from which Il would
=. there IL no disposi.iop On the part of NcClel-
=. ., attempt to dlslodee them.
O., susrs, an account Of whose raid we yes.er.
..- o,,sh~d from Northern sources, hes AAfeiy r..
-,.a 70 Virginia - viii Be seen By the following
Ssps.ch from General Les to the Secretary Of
wc ,o.>
a.. y Rcsde'ra,
rb. eava,rJ expedition 70 Pennsylvania has re-
,,rael safe. hey paced through Mercersoarg,
ia.nbes,onrs. Kmmi.ssurs. L;b-rty, New Mar.
-. avss,x,own. aud Burnesvtle Tho expedi.
-, crossed the Potomac above Nilamsport, AID
,.sro.sd ~ Whites Perd. making the entire cir
,eu. Getting the eneUys communi cations destroy
inc ANS Ac. and obtaining many recruits.
r. LIE, General.
About oas hundred aud atty p-is,nsrs arrived by
a- Central train of yesterday, captured By TIE
ota.ssnd Of Col I.nsoden, an official account o:
~tose cpsss.iona We append in letter of General
.~;
EsApe'Rs cIrARrxT NORTHERN VAR
Oct be. 6, ls6s. {
~ sys Gsa. r. PexSo,pi Secretary Of War:
s,s-I have tie honor 10 report tina. on the ID
,,s,aui q scouting party of sol imSodsas com
I'd
WV uaar Hsng:ns Rock Hsmpsh!rs county. and
ss,.ared C.ps Bst;srs;ey. Company B, LIST New
yok cavalry. five Of his Iaen, sd fourteen horses,
With Srras, taairr rrnepts &e
"a he snorasng Of tia 4:h. aaort daybrsAk ne
s,Tnr,,ee 50 s2sr~nceei camp oi cha enemy al the
,nr.,h o. tse Li.t'e Ca,apoa. A dansc fog enabled
80 of BIS can psniss 30 in the trenches bsf re
"a xs. d,scave ed In attegTp ping TO escape two OF
,,s sn.1ry were silisd I'D Fix W. uadsd snA Capt.
.Srhsri I.ieui Wsgrer, AID fF:y hvs iaen, Cor.
nsnS & 81 q Psnusg wanna volunteers. we're cap
ma .ha rai'road bri6ga ever Ii;,is Cacapon
sss burned with the coupsny's buildings &C.
shou; s o'elsck ths sstDs morning Col lmboden
.,c, his csss ry across the Potomac to prever: hs
., are Of the co.np sry s'sionse &: Pswpsw Tun
,.l aud By ieaiing lis iBfsnay across PERCEPTIONS
mann, AIN surrounded ths place captured Captain
E.a Leuia Cole sad Saes, snd ninety men of
company B. 54'h Penasyivanis o'unteers He
s.o esoturec lis Austrian ,iass and accoa arements
snd spou, 5000 rouoes OF " tsr-proos cart. idges
fhs oo,aTssary stores, camp ea ;:pAge, &c he
wss cbl.xsd to Destroy fer want oi transp srt alton
While thus engaged, about 2f0 OF the ensmy's
cavalry, from komnsy, ma'e des cat npon hts
camr. rear Cspcn Bridge. and put 10 flight his
r,,srd and sbout 100 IN rmsd men, whom he had
lei, under charge o.: Lieut.. Stone, They burnt one
O. his wsg,ns 10 .fsd with conmSsary stores, and
attempted 10 carry of fve others, but deserted
tbs,, on the road frying away the teams They
40 barnt toe csr.sst Of two Of his ,hree p ounder
mountain suns, and carried off tie guns In the
ws,ons They Destroyed his medical chest, AID
ce2tured eight or fen OF bis men. He sequently
recovered his wagons, with the ernmunition and
nvers of bis hoises. and reports that his loss viii
turn ou: 10 he email
take pleasure Ia commencing to your notice the
handsome manner In ~h.ch Col Imhodsn has con.
duced this operation and by his judiclous arrange
nen.s counsrei no loss OF LIE on the part Of his
command
he hsi 10 abandon the destruction Of the bridge
over the South Branch of the Potomac Its great
strength defed the effects of are and could only be
Effected by mining.
Jus, before leaving pawpaw his SC 7u.s reported
the arrival east of the Tunnel CT two large trains
lsdsn With troops. Sen. from Hancock to co operate
with the cavalry in cutting OF his retreat
hsse the bon,I TO be very respectfully,
Your obediert servent,
r. E. LEE, General.