Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-05-12

The Washington Chronicle Of the 10th has been re-
eeiVed from which send you the annexed summary Of
news:
sTONEfAE's RAID YANKEE ExAsGERATIOSs AND TALsE.
HOODS.
The Chronicle and its correspondents still "rug the
changes" Stoneman's raid. A correspondent Who
accompanied SsOneman hls column of Se paper with
the usual ridiculous lies contained in that sheet. He
says the command under StSneman moved up the Rap
pshannoek on the 18th ulL, intending to psrce our
/ Inca cut our communication and destroy public pro-
perry Owing 70 heavy rain storms, the crossing was
Dot effected untl the 2Ssb ard then with pontoen
bridge. AveuPs division met two regiments Of rebels
the Orange and Alexandria railroad, the latter reGr
/ INC towards Gordonsyille.
Thursday BufOrd crossed Raccoon Ford on the Rapid
an driving 900 rebel infantry before him. Soon AZ
4 ter Gregg, vita his division crossed Raceocn Ford
/ capturing Is FYiTates Of artillery company, and
81 Doom Confederate bonds nom beef contractor
/ Friday Avereu, had skirnish at Rapdan Station,
which the last StOnenan heard Of him. Next day
Lieut. enAnt Of JAekSOns staff captured and May
I'd, LOuisA G. II. vas tAken without OPpostOn the Gen.
rA Railroad destroyed at dRerent points for ten
miles trains burnt IA LEI telegraph wires DESTROY
| I'd and cOuALniSaAry stores appropriated.
On the ~, detachment destroyed portion of the
rAilFOAd between GOrdORsviue and Charlottesville an
other made N unsuccessful attempt to destroy the
queduct where the canal crosses tue James river At diff
iersnt points the banks dug away "a lie) three
canal boats Wth materials for tue army five bridges
cOmmsary stores and medicines destroyed and several
hundred horses captured On the river between Co
lumbia and Redmond locks and levels were destroyed
(AnOther hel aud at Ashland the depot buildings IAN
osher rilrosd track, train provisions and the tels
graph destroyed The bridge the South Anna,
0sing strongly guarded, vas uGhurt Fitzpatrick
destroyed he bridge the South Anna on the
Central Road, train, cuTerts, and the railroad
uack for miles, then proceeded 10 the Peninsula
portion OF Gregg's command crossed both roads
nearer Richmond destroying railroads, trains and tele
graph bridge over the Brook RIVER and all the turnpike
bridges over the South Anna.
On the 4Ih Hampton aud Lee attacked sixty of the
9TH cavalry with two brigldas, aud we're temporarily
repulsed but rallied and captured seventeen Thirteen
rebels captured. Butord advanced but they fed
On the night Of the 4h, Gregg moved YanceyVille
where he was followed next day by StOneman with 70
tords command. Near this poiut II wagons and mules
were captured.
On the 5;h the retrogrsde movement commenced,
and cross0g RacCOon Ford the whole command arrived
at key's Ford the morning of the Sih. S,oneman
NAMED nine days within the rebel lines visited nine
counties, and destroyed all lines OF communication be,
tween Richmond and the rebel army, that they can
not be used Tor weeks 10 come. "A big le)
All these NG1chsusenisms we're accomplished and
told with the loss Of only killed and fifty wounded
and prisoners.
PARTICULARS OF yALLANDIGHAMs ARREST.
The Cincinnati Commercial furnishes the following
particulars Of Vallsndgham's arrest:
special train LEFT tsis " az II oe K Mondar night
wi,h company of the l3,h L. Infantry 81 men, with
directions from General Burnside commanding tina De-
partment Of Ohio arrest Q. l.. Valaudgham at his
residence in Dayton. The train reached Dayton at y
o'clock, and proceeding to Yasndighams house placed
guards the streets in the vicinity, and the captain
with squad Of uen surrounded the house.
The dOOr-bel rung and Yaliardigham appeared |
at the window and inquired what wanting. The |
Captain told him. but he not disposed to 20 along
peaceaby. He shouted for the police Loudly and the
female members Of the family joined their cries to his
The Captain told him he might well stop the disturb
auc as he had the force to arrest him and would
tanly do so.
Vallandg CHAM then said he was not dressed. The |
Captain told him he would have time dress himself
but he redOubed his shouts for the police when an at
tempt made 70 force the front door. The door re-
sisted the efforts Of the soldiers and Vaandgham -four
shed revolver at the window, and fired two three
shots without effect.
A side door vas then forced and the squad finding /
all the doors in the house fastened broke open four OF
them before they reached the apartment occupied by
the individual with whom they had business who was
soon taken and escorted to the train, which in
waiting.
Some Of Vanandighams friends, hearing what was
going on, rung the IRE bells with the intention of gath
eriag crowd hi. But few persons appeared
ard they gave trouble. Yalandgham was brought |
70 the city and lodged in the prison Columbia street.
between Sycamore and Broadway, where was
permitted him without an order from Gen. Burn
side.
The official charges against Valandigham set forth
that on or about the first OF Nay, at Mt Vernon Ohio
he publicly addressed large meeting Of citizens, de-
Caring that the present is Injurious cruel and
unnecessary war-a not being waged for the pres
eryaDn Of the Union but for the purpose Of crushing
out liberty and establishing a despotsm,-a war for
the freedom Of the blacks and enslaving Of the
whites, and that if the administration had so,
wished the could have been honorablys |
terminated; that peace might have been hOnoraby OBJ
tanned by listening to the proposed mediation of France
that propositions by which the Southern States could be
won back and be guaranteed their rights under the
Constitution, rejected the day before the battle OF
Fredericksburg. He is also charged with having said
that order No IS, Of Gen. Burnside base u,ur-
patton Of arbitrary authority, and that the the
people informed the mniOns of usuped power that they
would not submit to such restrictions the better. He
declared also his purpose to defeat an attempt build
up monarchy on the ruins of free government, |
and that he believed the in power were trying to
establish despOtism.
The decision OF the court martial in the case Of VAL
andigham submitted to Burnside-by whose order
he arrested-on the Sth It viii not be made pub
lie undl published in general orders
SFOSEwGLL JACKsON's LlTE.-Messrs. AYERS & Wade,