Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-05-08
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FRIDAY MORNING, May 8. 1883.
TIE YANKEE EAID ON THE Pa
hUNRET.


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TIE YANKEE E4fD ON THE Pr
MUNKET.
Dr.. Brocksnbrough, of the O. s. Army,
and now doing duty at Camp Winder, vss
taken prisoner by the Ysuksss, on Monday
last, whils on visit to his family, eighteen
miles below Eichtroud, on tie road 30 Dab.
nsy's Ferry, on tho pamunkey river. The
Doctor re'urped to Richmond yeatertiay.-
We learn frora him that about daybresk, On
Monday morning, the l2'h I!liaoiG Regiment
Of Csr.l.y passed III, ees;isote, Oh thoir
way towards the York River ksilresd.-
About bel: Jas. 10 4. S., the ssusa day the
Second Nos York Regiment, commanded by
Gen. kirkpatrick. aud numbering less sbsn
$50 mtn, Insda THAR srpea:aGcs fsuIn tho Iii
rection If Richmond. SID encamred on the
road leadiHg to hanover Town Ferry, ana
half mile ielow Dr.. BrocksnbrouSh's resi-
dsrce. usIe ths Yankees itmlined until
ssvcn o'clock tina. evening, very much ak
From their enc ampmen they seat cut scme
Of ihsir mcr, who gathered UP all the horses
and grain tIat could rs fturd In tho INN 3
dis.e neisaborhu..d. ra. sans evening sbuut
six o'aack: : uonIv1er.ts coau,isssry train,
of thirty losd' wagons, "n lis wsy to Rich
mond, from Aylats'a, in King William ccnn-
ty, wss captured, as it erased lhs farry. and
btnfirs r.s.'o Of aaout 900 pound, Of be-
cen. and 200 buahcl5 Of grsin, together with
tia wagcns and '&r0sss. Ahous seven
o'clock tho Yssksas moved thsir encamp-
ncus over on the nrg William side Of the
PamumSey I.Ter, VIII rn they THnsiasd ell
! night. The nsxs tsy, Tuesday, The Ysaksss
pursued Their march towards Aylss.'s,
where, ABOUT twelve . clock, thoy burnt oil
tho county stores THY tlrn cut to NIL
!er's Tssern, In Easex, 81 Ebieh place, it IL
reported. they slso tu:ns the stosis Froru
Miler's il is presumed, they p,sao.l down
sts country to Gloucester Puni.
We hear it stated ina. " han Ina Ysakcea
were 1t D.. Brockcrtarsh's W-en's 'ja1.
fedsrats battalion wse At OIL. shsltbn'e, six
mi'sa ahoye, IN :hs direction Of Richmond !;
md when Wrsn'E bettslivn Sas st thu Old
Charch, on Monday night, the Yankees were
encamped on the King William site Of The
P.munkey, near u: Weruisy's. II sliis be-
sn. (aud " 9 Han.ion II r::ly co i runorl it
shows that our boys were pretty c!oss upon
the Yankees but * wae uutm tu.a.e tia.
they did not get up 20 than.
Wo have he i'lia1icg fu.ther, ss~s re-
ap.ctiag .hs rS;isrs:
lsADauIs1E-s, kEo EutI,u Co.,
Oso;0r. MAY 1iE, l?6S
Et.'or. Observation-Disclosures To day,
about l. 'cl"cE ii, The epsrpy, with suyen
tuns!rea caSa!sy, CROSSED Pi7;rg Tree Ferry !;
tbink 1,r the purpose Of Gs>:iss :" GIouc0s
ter Peint. With d pasti1n OF saf ;,omp>.,y
pursued them to Wslkr'.or'S Ferry. Fini-
log superior force, had To- drsS back nv
small f2ras. liz my retreat hAa about LOCO
cavalry to encounter. F,stius 10Y c.plu1s
nearly complete, | shersfara rasortsd to 4
charge, taereb" hs:ing tive .nsA dsmounsed,
shras captursGi killed, ucne. The enemy
loss nos Anowr.
Tuesday. Msy ST.. 1863, 1T Q u'clocA P.
M.-Tns Y.nkeea asvo nearly al crossed c.
King and Qasen, by WAY Ct Welsertan's
Ferry. They sspaar to he anxious to crcsI,
TT the purp3sa Of joining tasir srEy.
EowAEp ". CAPFs, Captain,
Commanding %. q, l5:h Va. Cavalry.
CANTON, KING WILLIAM CouEry.}
Thursday, Msy 3, 4. n.