The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-05-08

r lect about the Fredericksburg depot which by 1--WE
pected that the train due at Ave O'Clock p NJ would
come laden with wounded, aud bring definite intellj
gence o. movements on tho Rappahannock But six and
anxousy looked for This delay accounted for
by the great length OF time which d known would
occupied Transporting the wounded 10 the cars and
Shortly after seven O'clock however, all pncar,o,n,, as
ns qsay was removed by he arrival Of Mr. John Da
bring the information thaStwo hundred Yankae cauar
nad reached that place about three O'Clock p NJ and
Wis said The Information Of the appearance :: NJ. ~
KEGS At Ashland had been brought TO his the yam
peisSeorhood Not a eho"@ WIN" vas on visit in the
any one, he .x 70 rely upon the statements d
snnssrss tue place On getting within sight he saw what
" MIN 70 be the railroad track on fire. With
road authorities Of the danger.
About the time Of the above arrival, gentleman
sides at Trsderick's Han, also reached he city He
left home yesterday morning, with the design OF
reporting the movements Of the enemys cavalry. he
reported that they crossing the country from FIRE.
derick's Hall towards Richmond in three detach
ents and by different roads, and that he had reached
mere only by thanking thcm which he was enabled TO do
After the receipt of this information there was little
"s expected train unless the conductor happily had
ceived intelligence Q their presence at Ashland In time
enable him 70 put back -
p NJ bringing information that the IN Observation-Disclosures
train had passed theJunction at wo O'clock This srteS
the mattel And Up % 70 time Of writing there seems
70 doubt that the train and it's freight sick and
wounded soldiers have fallen into the hands of the enemy
LATER--RuM0RED ADVANCE OF THE ENEMY UPON RICHMOND
two coSes had 8 sna
ters bringing the report that the enemy, with cavalry
and artillery about six thousand strong advancing
on Richmond by the Brooke turnpike and tho old 5hort
Pump road and that he then only nine miles distant
The couriers had themselves only fifteen or twenty
of the enemy and how they managed to estimate ne
ia
oessary TO add that implies credit was not gwen to the
TOO sIs 10 was
STILL LATER. ef
We are happy TO be able 70 give wAaa believe be
yesterday Mr. Mereweatber Macnurdo and two other
young men-all resaehts OF misunderstanding that the
back on ascout When about four miles west Of Ash
land, on the Mountain road, they unexpectedly
within hundred yards ofa party Of thirty or forty Yam
with their horses heads turned towards she city. Mr.
Macmurde his comrades Immediately lost time in
getting eat Of the way. The Yankees them but did
not ro upon them As nformants making their
way 70 this city, they saw dense column OF smoke IN
the direction Of Ashland The only railroad buildings
the place depot and large woodhouse filled wi
green pine wood both Of which were no doubt destroyed
Before nr. Macmurdo n:t Ashland an empty railroad
night had not arrived, II is believed that II also
been captured About eight O'Clock last evening tele
gram received by the President Of the FrederiCks
burg stating that the Yankee cavalry Ash
land, and had certainly captured the ambulance train
containing number Of sick and wounded.
afGn mB LATEST.
At haIfpast seven O'Clock last evening telegram
received from Hanover Junction Stating that General
Petgrew and star had reached that point safety Half
hour later the teegraphc wires the Central Rail-
road cut, and with Il all communication between
this city and General Lees army.
From what have been able 10 learn from all sources,
believe this TO have been the plan OF the raid
cessfuly carried out by the Yankees. thousand or
twelve hundred strong they TO Louisa Court House
at three O'Clock A. M on saturday and separated into
three equal partes party striking due west across
the country TO Columbia, TO cut the aqueduct at that
place. another taking route Ashland and the third
applying themselves 70 tearing up tho track and doing
tacments. after performing each Its allotted work.
devious at Ashland and tbeBee made for the Central
Railroad Hanover Court House, where they the
telegraph wires and perhaps burned the bridge the
South Anna From tbs point they most probably bore
east crossed the Mattap0ny and thence due north to
Port Royal This idea Of their rst suggested
to by the fact that at SIX O'Clock p NJ last evening
they known 70 be Ashland and two hours later
the wires the Central rond eight miles distant
q the point. cut. p