The New York herald., 1862-07-26
Our Fredericksburg Correspondence.

FREDERICKSBURG. July "a, 1862.
Another Gallan, ErploI Of e Harris Light Cavalry
Briuian Charge If h Third Indiana cd,aiyy--Hout
of S,uGrts Famous Ca,alry-Des'ruc,ioa of a Rebel
Camp Wagons Comn,isary Stores, Railroad and Train
Loaded uin Grain--Arress Of Rebels in Freder6ks.
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Immediately upon the heels OF the brilliant dash upon
Beaver DAM and before the sxuberancc and congraula
tions have ceased another affair equally daring in It's
conception and surprisingly successful, has instled
enthusiasm into tho ranks and opened the OF Robe
dom TO tho new order things As cavalry returned
from Beaver Dam Sunday evening, IL Will be rsmem
bcrcd that the rebels followed them up TO within short
distance OF fredericksburg Finding that they could not
overta<c u.s. they proceeded down towards the Bowling
Green road, where they surprised party Of the Third
Indiana cavalry, capurnga lieutenant and seven men,
On Tuesday evening at four o'clock Lieutenant Colonel
Fitzpatrick started In pursuit OF tho enemy believed
10 be lurking In vicinity, with one hundred and
eighty men OF the Harris Light cavalry under Major
Davies one hundred and twenty Of the Third Indiana,
under Major Chapman, and Companies and u
or the Brooklyn Fourteenth, under Captain Mallory
Sixteen miles from Fredericksburg, at the juno
tion OF the Bowling Green and Newmarket
roads, the command bivouacksd for tho night. aud
at two O'Clock next morning Colonel Fitzpatrick
pushed on with the cavalry, leaving the infantry to
guard the ford OF the Ma,taponey, and 70 net as
ssrve In emergency. Mount Carmel was reached at
daylight. Here II was expectsd the rebels wore
camped and preparations were made for surprising
them; but no enemy could be found Hearing that the
rebels passed along there every morning, Colonel XII
patrick Captain seymour with fy men, to ambush
them but the party had proceeded but short distance
before they suddenly upon the enemy. The com-
aand Immediately charged upon the rebels, who broke
like sheep rushing down TO the North Anna river,
abandoned horses arms clothing and everything, and
plunged pell NELL into the stream. Following them
ACROSS the pursuit continued until Fitzpatrick
upon Them drawn up n the road In columns Of patoons
with dismountsd men, armed with rifles, doployed as
sklrmishsrsin the fields to the right and left. Although
having an inferior force Colonel Kpatrick determined
70 attack them. A number OF men deployod
N shirmishers, and the column drawn up pre-
paratory 70 . charge. In the meantime Colo
nal Kipatrick Major Davies and Captain Walters rode
nm towards the enemy, only three hundred yards dis
ssn and cpsned the rebels inquiring what
he wanted TO which tho Colonel rsphed, "Nhst does II
Ioox lkey, Returning to ths column, the ekrmishers
s,pder Major Davies and Captain Walters commsucsd TO
sdvanca Az yet not shot had been hred. Presently
tfs rass and carbnes opened alcng the ne the eney's
ssus ,h,stling over cur skirmslcrs heads, while
aud then rebel reeled and fell booro our deadly car
binss This continued several minutes, the cavalry
n their Tosti0n IN the road one shot intended
for CoJ Fitzpatrick passed through horse head killing
tin instantly and striking Tie toncls lrft side fell W
the yronnd On ths ski mshurs slowly but surely
reesed both sides jssug each othsf each conndon OF
vistory. Som became evident that shs enemy must