The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-02

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The New OrlseDs PsesyseI prod41es Caek'
John II AcrSsA1 fneisl stepor0eE BE 49,
osssfnl scouting expeditions, watch ~ -.
psnd They are wpvthy 81 DfssesvasieA - .
part OF the history Of our revolution.
Kvryssu Sose', yAnn., 1e1fcA 10, 1854
Sir: win 8 view o{ dotsrnisisg: lhs enc.
ny'e position ard his novsmentsy Lteue-0os.
Il. U. Wood. Of AdAns's Minissippt Oeva!rys
myself ten Tez.. 1asssr. Of TITS i ~.
here on the TN inst At two r. =. sna pro-
Ing eighteen miles, and avoiding the Pie, We
encamped for the night Early on the nora
suides. - ~ rss :a our msrcs ara entsred
the .FsdsSal Inca. ~ half . mlte fr09
cavalry camp, which We were compelleG y
paes In full Wow, We captored hse mea oe
arms =, Er fleid rinss-weres also secqrss;
Passir the ,yalry camp: We coniinyea oeI
march IN the dIrectio OF Nashvi4e haNnS
o Cd . suitable position 10. tns Wooaa.
ep ecod , is q tie Pike. oper.iiots COM
,nepced: 6eeipe . wagon train vita ~ e.erd
approachins, aOt; Wood. .myssG ana soSs
men. wearing Uaitsa stasee os ss..s 80 -
~.ds tvsntv. tnres prisoners. Fac horses
ma muies wsre ont from the wagons, and the
prieorers ihounssd and sent back q tAe party
II the woods. This oeAun ~ uasn We sso
them Gen. Dumonrs Aid AID several other
Hssarnins In three parties with the prison.
ers. one party. consisting Of SKY prisoners
owens. OF my command, was Attacke4 and
pm reued BY tho An regiment Ohio cavalry.
After pursuit OF hfseen miles, during which
the prisoners were abandoned, Lieut.. Owens
succeeded In reaching t4e river with his
party, and. Plungin In from steep bank,
swf M the rtver with their horses Hnd made
q ear escape-the river arresttng thu progress
OF tbs enemy. Durirg tho pursuit many
e1sot. Two of the prisoners Who resisted
oficers were shot. Four Of Lieut.. Owens's
man, who were In danger OF beiaE overtaken,
TURF cd e6 in tbs words, and a. yet he ~ a ot
made their appearance. Col. Wood. with
shccseded in crcssiue the country and reach.
inE our p:ckets neas Aurffeesboro' the same
ntsht, having passed within mild Of the
Heturnins, alone, in the directions Of Muir.
who surrendered TO mo, ON being summoned,
and delivered up their arms BEING joined
~ man OF my command, Mr.. Spaldil&.
with four additional prisoners. the next
u
returned TO harfreeeboro' WehAYe thirty.
eight pr soners, who have been sent for.
ward ::
We have large nau her OF horses aad
which / shall distributs to the men 81 the
command here, who need th6m.E ~
There sre no mi cations Of an advance on
the part of the enemy. Their force Is about
g. 600 Their advance, q reEfment Of csvRlry;
is eight miles this side ef Nashville, on the
~ urfreesbor6 PIKE. A sergeant among the
prisoa orr; VINO seems 10 be IN fntsliiGsns maB,
can give yeu come 10 teressAsg dstasls.
JosN II. MoxsA1, Captain,
To Mai. Gen. Herdse, Oom. LIST Divisfsu. z
Ssr1sYvILLs. rssx., March 10.
a,jor. Gen. ". ). AaIdss. Commanding LIST
Division. e.'- -
Sir: have the honor TO submit the follow
Ing rspo,: Of the cpera'ians Of q portion OF
my command or the 10Th, 10th, l7sh, and
,ssa inst At ahont4 O'Clock r. h., 0nftAe
10 h inst , with Col. Wood and detachment
If ~ mon, l ! # Nurfrees boro' for 0allatin,
manned at that place. The chief ohj-ets Of
the ex pediticn were T. intercept the mail. To-
destroy the rolling stock a the road. t. make
prisoners. snd to obtain Information Of inter-
Our des.i IA tlon was kept secret, and the
Command having been sent from MUIR.
freesbofo' In separate parties, BY diHe1 ont
rosds, to mi 70 At some distance II ON town,
twas impossible that she enemy could be
apprised OF the movement until after tho
blow was struck. a citizen Of Murfref ebor.' {.
whose zeal and loyalty is undouotsd. made
the necessary arrangements of runnsIs 70
Keep us perfectly posted as to any movementa
III at migh be made with the view of cutting
as OF.
Our first march, conducted mostly at mig ht,
carried us about two miles beyond Lebanon.
early mex: morning continued the march,
nkAr n n
Ferry, and reached 0allattn abCps 4 r. M -
Leaving The command Just on tside the to wn,
Laeu'..tjol. Wood, Of Writ Adams's cavalry,
myself aud the mon, disguised ~ fedsrals,
entered and took possession. Tho Colonel,
myself, and two men, Galloped to the depot
and secured the telegraph operator, his IN.
struments, books, &c. Among the Pc ers
found q 70 several orders of Gen. Bnell's. some
secured also, a few minutes after. as It came
ia, an engine and tender, carrying number
Of carpenters TO repair the road. They were
made prisoners, bat were released ~ we lett
aware that ne were Confederate troops, factl.
ity was sfforded US to carry out our plans -
Upon securing the engine, we at once com.
mencei 10 accurH ulase all tho rolling stock
q large QUANTITY on tho main track. prepa'
the fire Was applied and in the course Of IN
hour all except the engine was rendered psr.
maHently nseiess. That night, having pick
esd securely, We re m tined IN 4alIatin. Tee
nrxs morning we destroyed the water tank.
and taxing the engine, the y ,lonsl and mysen
proceeded some miles up the road, with Q
view OF discovering any approach Of tho enc.
my. OF the mail train. In ,he meantime, = lst
Lieutenant and four prtvates OF 0ftdef's reg.
imett, tEedersis,) on their way - NasAvtlIs,
were taken prisoners By our picksts !. The
mail Il ala being some no urs behind time
and learning that our presen:s might navs
and return to Marfreesboro',. -
Shortly after leaving 0aIIStin We learned
that . party Of twsntJ Of the enemy. In
charge Of three pris0Aers. were appT0achtnl
0allatin BY the Scottsville road: 1t was dc.
prisoners, with gnard. across the CumhAr
land, we returned to effect he capture. w
had taken our position on the road, 20 - 4
secure the capturs Of al; bat, unfortunately
warned OF danger BY . negro, and ned pre-
cipitatsly to the woods, Oapt. Austin, In com
maud OF The party, nAktnS his. escape on [
horse eut from buggy. It beinG too darl
asH' morning. No 'uxther Opportunity oasr
Ing, We resumed our march. And after travel
inG ahoat sl1ty miles, reached A1rfteeaAoro
about 40'CloCk next moIE Ing. wi
.Wewsre naas asqaai. ted just 1sfars reach
Ing Shs town that /. eody OF Federal eayair.
had ridden 'hrough the eysnint bs5ere, An
. that the enemy was in largo force nsa BY
We Esmsined about twelve miles from towu
long enough to aseertsin their exact locsltsy
and then passed safsly throngt. within ~
byvi,ls about O'Clock r. NJ to. DAY, The Mel
And horses q 20 Cd deal tAded. osterds
seven tranapor t. paased Down he 4mbpa
land, carrying the remnant OF Ca. 1hoMss'
10 did rot iirs isso shsm. F;on1 I'll " osni
learn, the enemy hAs commenced to moye.-
A large body ct cavalry Nas seen on tia roa
to Oolansis. Itis believed tA:t The >nso