The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-08-30
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"a ~r,ScaRsfsR AND nA1PnA's rSRaY.
w,d,ssaay wssk CapA Dsvsrss compsay q
-. ~nSes tAe ccanaad Il kssse RnNss. wss
's..,a fscu esnr, q Hsu1scaborx. 70 Nsxus
.s.n,. IA SAesaadoaA eeansy scs tAs parposs of
'...,,,,ns picket apty 81 that pse.l leaving =
F..,..,t n,eAet foree for he rcse usoar IAs cen.
80 of q ssrseast the balance Il ~ conpAny,
-, man under Lieut. Rouse end DAylos. pro
.s.a down the va:ey rosd.f fAurslay Highs
49,, saved At wcedsscck sad u noon the neas
~,h.v ,ess that place and went down - far ~
s.,.,~,. eight miles from winehester, which they
.'..,.s about 10 O'clock. They travslsd all that
-, ..d encamred near the line Of Jefferson and
-. counties, between summit Point and
w..,.r,,le. A, .acA OF these polnts- Tho distance
,.,x..n which is only four miles-shers was 1
r.,.,s, force cf from seventy Eve to one hundred.
MI, osi.,, wAs The capture Of the passenger
-. -, ,ns Winchester and PotomAc Railrosd, and
-. sruinsntly successful On Saturday after
-. .boes O'Clock they ventured to the railroad.
..a,p few minutes the sound of the engine was
>..,a A quick disposition wa made OF the forces,
IA as.,russions wsre at onee laced on ia. trsc
:. h,,,s the train to . hat WIN the train la
....A.a within one hundred yards os he obstruc-
-. III command was given to halt, but .he
s.-a,.p>d engineer took no heed Of the command.
I Ar vu ttsn opened upoo the train from some
.,,.a CT more rsvoivers. s,d very s,on The Oh
.rn.,, % vsrx rescAed and the train brought TO .
.,s II. ysnkes .;aiers ea beard. eight Ia mum.
~, ca their wsy "a join their companies
. wischestes were sscured The agent Of
.s.n, Express Company. who attempted 70 erect
.,s .sssp~ was sho: .. and badly wounded In the
s,,,a The express car was opened. and baskets
.s ,hsmpasne and boxes Of delicious fruits found,
s,a psr.sken Of by ou5 sroopa The express safe
"a. opened. and United States money, 70 she
ss,unt ef some four thousand dcllars consigned to
sy,aerL psynan In Winchester. was extracted.
x;,h q number Of other valuable articles The U.
s mall WAS a,so secured. containing, amensst other
as.urnen.s official dispatches from General pope to
sr.S. Gen White, at Winchester. These dispatches
s.v. been forw arded to Gen. Jackson. Fires were
,ser bci, in the two passenger carr. and Arewood
pl.a On 70 fse i,its.s the burning A full head of
reara wss put On the engine, and the machine
started in the direction OF Winchester.
The prisoners captured on ths train were placed
uuder Lieut. Roland and thirteen men. whilst the
remaining seventeen, under Lieut. Rouse and
ssycr proce eded to Smihfeid In Jefferson county,
:. miles below Winchester. Within baif mill u
the town they eapsured the Yankee picketf, who
an.ook Cur forces for Q scouting party Of heir
own men On questioning these pickets it was as
cr.sned that the force In town consisted Of four.
seen raer charge was ordered, and the Yankees
.sten completely by surprise, and surrendered with
ou. fring shot. The spoils At this point were II
hor,es isome Of them very fine ones 20 Colts navy
revolvers. eve sharp's esrbines, in fine condition.
Is Yankee saddles, brides, and trappings, and a
laresanumber Of gun. overcoats, blankets, &C.