Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-03-27
FOREIGN (sENS.

id EST FINN THE UNITED Sta TIES.
Stuarts Fight in Cuppr-7Ae Coralry
Fight at Es1ly's Ford Attack on Charles
on-7mpeachment IF Lincoln- onion Leagues
-Tk Tdzoo-The London Times On the
Wa7-Elections in Neac Englano, 81.
We hare the New Yo2E "Iines,'" usrsld"
and ''World" or The 2Ist Of March, from
which we mako tho following extracts:
sTraRr's FIGHT IN crLpEpER.
W.sgIsGr3N, March 1S-Gensrsls Averlil
scd Ple.saaton, with the troops under their
command, aid light battery, TAD sharp
ss;-T.iga q. Ksliys Fore, yesterday. The
rebels Attempted to crcss jn::a:ry over, bu,
wee dives hznl,
FItzhush L4e and Stuart with their ;crces,
ware - Warrentop and White Plsi1s on
Monday.
SECOND DESPATCH
WAsHIne roN, Mach 7s.-ATerill's and
P]cassr:cn's command Of cavalry md aTsil.
lsry had ,an artillery ski,nish with the REQ
els ct Kelly's Ford yesterday.
1t is believed that the rebels attempted 10
crcss infantry, and were 1epulsed, = ih some
loaa or both sides.
Fl:zlush Lee and Stuart, win sheic CO n.
msnds, were reported to &c 1t WaEren,on
and " bite Paine, en- Monday, by man who
came in ne, = from access the ri=er.
REPORTS FROM HEADQUARTERS
HeArauAh7tKs. March l8, 1894 most
brilliant cavalry fight occurred on the Rap
p.h,nnock ysste: day, shove Kelly's Ford
a reconnaissance un1sr Co.. A7r.ili, ior ced
passage over the river, in thu f.ce OF de-
.ernined resistance by considerable body
CT rebel shareholders. who were covered
b. bou:e3. rifle pits and .. dry mil. rsce
wl:h AZ aJsts:s in front. The Ford admitted
brt single aorseraaa at q time, and the
stream which WIS swollen, was very rsp,t.
Arriving at the south side Of the river, our
c77.lry cna:sst the reteis ia their in.rench-
nents. killing aud csplu:jls r->-::y -!'e entire
soece, besides capturing lH.ge number OF
Ao:ses p:css.'6 TEA: by.
A shore dis:aucv iram !nc ckore. General
Avcr:il's command encountered the raSel
cayai=y ando- Stuart and Fl:znugh Lee. wha
had aas;ereG fcvn Culpepcr 70 prevent OF,
passage. They made some dsshins charges
upon our troops, who repuised aud In turn
charged them with fatal effect, using ssbres
| oniy in Tho orfict. Whsrere- the enemy
m.6o stand, they were Immediately charged
| uo:n and routed from their 2ns!t'nn: with
s'ost loss.
The bate lasted hvo hour, and was q
series Of cha.go. nd hand to hand cor f,c!s
| resulting in tie s:il:ng back # the enemy
TIE force HSI- about Two thoussn1 or
! eRsh side.
The eaem7 q: last took n arsrA ned sat.
! se-s four Dl:its f;on tho to;d, f.nked by IN:
fo!r1 and abat:R. G.r. Averill bav.og accy ~
;islcd ns chjsct snd securing bis prisoners
snc .,t,n: Ca IN hL.a SIDES aod , large number
! e .;3rsr.. 2,cros:ed the riTe. without attack
Vi {. a,onstratio,. ontra -,aTe nf no .ehels
uao werc % badly wcipyed that h ~ could
10: fellow of annoy Sin.
Anoagsh p'i cnsrs 10 Major =: eckin,idso
. cousin # he traitor, John G. Ereekin
ride TIE prisoners cnaracts:ize the tffa:i
OF Gu: p.rt, as one Of the nb)e,t and mGst
gsiisntl y fought cav.i, raids Of tho whols
war. and admit that tnc;- - S-co6s Ee:s
locally denorsiized y %" .liaut sabre
chsrg. Of our cavalry.
About 80 prisoners have / 1'brousht il
The Tounted of the enemy ,ssr sufficient
! marns 10 show that the ssh-. vas TIA only
weapon u,ed on our aide.
Tns cAyhL~T FIoH- AZ x.LLy's FORD.
! A Gescs.ch :so1a Hex: Headqusr!ers
dated Goth says:
gz."Oa7 loss ~ the cavalry & hit Of tae I'll
will number, less ;haH ~: y. Ali the
wounded rsre brought ;r:. ,',snp except five
who wore too severely hw : to DO pcvcd.-
The cavalry are. 10 gtcd SPIRITS oves :hs;, az
fsir, which they clalu to be "ae greatest hanc
70 ha-d cavalry corobat. :h.s ever took
place On this continent, and only eeuallet
By one tough: in Eurors-
! The enemy ore not inclined to talk abou
/ il. and no slurs or insipua:ions came from
their picke,s. Gen. Hooker reviewed the
18th cops TO-DAY.
TIE prisoners captured in this fight wert
confrsd iu the old Cspisol on the 2o:a-
ATTACK on CHARLESTON.
a coresponder' on Hilton Head, ssy'
the signal fror -. Dupont is all that i
wanted tu ir ,ate this movement. Thu
letter sa-S . mvst not fail. We canno
afford 20 =. defeated. The attack was Z
have been made on the fist Of February
but, for good reasons, bes bce1 postponed =
1t says:
III additional precautions axe necessary +
mako SUCCESS c=-tsin, .ss them be :aks2.-
Even though long and dresry ueeks OF wal:
,cz seon!d bs nscessaTy." ".Lst the MORT
BE- patient" when tbs blow falls whic
Admiral Dupont and Gen. Hunta. are even
suslly 10 strike, it should crush hey ond posi-
bihty Of recovery"
NPLAcHMIaT OF LIEcoLs.
Tho special correspondent Of the Chicsg
"Times," writing from Washington. learn
from distinguished citizen of New To!k ,h'
Lincoln is to be impeaehed at tho opening {
tho rext session Of Congress. The NOV.
lmsnt, it says, originated with the most smines
slawyers Of the country, including two fro