New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-26

Full Particulars or the Rebel Raid 81
Stuart. Cavalry nj Cssicss's ssntisn-
Firing en n Train Of Care Loaded with
sick and Wouudcd-NL irnish with the
Penu.yI,anin EueLtniI Rincs- Charge
on Parnrirs Lsgien-Aitsmrs 70 BuTn
RaiIrona Bridge Two or osr Hen
Killed, aud Trss Fifteen 10 Twenty
Wonn6ed-Thcir Loss Eight Killed and
Several Wounded Interesting Fssticu-
lars.
PROM our Special Correspondent
N,askSTos JUs,rios, Sunday. Aor. "a. 1907
sent you y-st,roay very msagtr account OF al
attack upon the railroad train Il, Cailsit'e Station.
On nv arrival here this morning at II O'Clock.
learn 81 he iull particulars Of the raid with the es-
eepton of tire names " eur wounded, which is wrs
nro.ible Ia get AID ,end you with THIS scooun,, by
A. In mai. The particulars are as follows:
On F1dsy night, about 81 O'Clock, while train
Of cara lord, wiki -ick and wounded men wa on
d switch at Cadets station. ABB ut TWO miles above
here il was fired upon b, S'ewnrs Rebel cavalry,
and the engineer NJ. Georpo Thompson commanded
TO surrender. lie sns~erdLy jumpinp of the trnin.
aud Was followed by three or four others, among
them sick solJior. The Latter WIS shot thr ny,
tn. heart aud dropped dead. Where the fireman
WIS I'm unable to learo, but n brakeman sprsng
upon the engine aud put on full steam. Before the
tr,.in war beyond their reach 'wo broadsd.s were
tired into H. aud the Rebels continued firing long
~ II war within sight. The engineer made his up
pearance Vt Warrenion Junction yesterday morning,
when lie was arrsied. His account il that he jumped
of with the intention of reversing the switch ind
running back to Warrenron Junction, but The tram
A a.. -lsa. all ,,t.bt and m fba
excitement escaped.
They next rode into the camp Of the LET Pennsyl-
vania Bocktail R,fes. Lieut.. Col Kane command.
lug in lemon. The Buckiails numbered rs men,
and were detached from their regiment as body
guard TO G-ns. Pope and Mcdowell. They were
compelled to fee the woods, bat not before they
had emptied their rifles. and reloadng again and
again fired from their ambuscade. killing several
aud woundlpg large number. Their dead were
left upou e field, ~ well as Que of their men-a
corp,Ial-who was mortally wounded, and who
died this morning. Five of their dead were buried
under a large tree on C.tetts farm The two others
v,r, not discovered until this morning. about III
O'Clock, when they were furd dead IN he woods near
tie sation one rho, in the head and tie other Ia tie
bowels.
Before the cavalry left, they rif d the private
baggage of Gen. Ppe took possession Of the horses
mud mules, and collected together and set fre Il
ever, thing that was not valuable or ton bulky to
cary ,f report is in circulation that they tole
So. 900 belonging to Gen. Pope, while others cay
600. LieuI..Co Knne. who has recently returned
from the psisone OF Richmond, is said TO be captured
NJ veil as several OF bis command. One ofue Buck
~ A.. ttI I'D aud fife, N wounded.
Since writing tho above, have had the good for
tuae To come across two men Of this detachment who
were engaged III tile affair. Their names are j. ID |
Barnes aud l.. s. Bard, both Of Co. l. Their he
count differs mater ally from the above, aud, in their
own words, is his follows;
We arrived at Cadets Station Last night will
Gen. Pope aud McDowelrs uaiu, d are acting ~
a body guard. We number about lbs men. Jusl
fter dark, wien all our tents were pitched, and VI
were about going To bed we were attacked by 6e-
Nv three aud tour thousand cavalry who chATgec
into our camp and COMMANDED Us " surrender. W.
=, fused, when the enemy fired upon rs, gslloPed
over our teuls aud fired into them. We formed in !