The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-05
THE YANKEE CAVALRY RAID.

We gave Yesterday such reports of the cper.
atoms of Yankee cavalry upon the railroad,
above Richmond IS were then in our posses
son J, appears thst a:-ei having destroyed
soma portion OF the track of the Cent al road,
detachment Of the same party moved Oh to
wards the Fredericksburg railroad, nsac
Ashland, reactiog there on Sunday morning
There they remained in subuscads, to wsi.
for the trains which they knew must soon ar
rive. In the afternoon sn ambulance train
came On from the direction Of Fredericks-
burg, and the engineer was somewhat startled
by.a sua9aa salute off sarms, wills number
of bullets pa seed in unpleasant proximity to
the locomotive. The engineer tell as If
wounded. when the Yankees approached, aud
finding him unhurt compelled him to proceed
ON to Ashlend with the train; but coon after
came on TO Richmond the saue night.
Besides the sick and wounded on the ambu
lance train, there were a number Of citizens of
Richne nd, including Col 3. Basaett French,
Aid TO Gov. Lelaser, and few ladies. They
were treated with comparative kinGne SO by
Col. Davis, claiming TO be native of King
George county, Va. 1t ia slated Il a. they did
not disturb the invalid soldiers, but left the
arabuia.cs train unharmed, though they de-
stroyed wood train aud the locomotives
Thomas Sharp" and "Nicholas NJ lis" We
are unadvised as to the extent of the damage
10 the track hu. since the raiders seemed to
Be In great hurry to depart, it is presumed
to bs incoD s;derabls.
From Ashland they proceeded TO Hungary
Station, nine miles from Richmond, and passed
the night in that vicinity. Here they da-
stroyed some railroad property. tits believed,
however, that the connection through by this
route will be very speedily rs rsestablished.
Yesterday morning they made thsir APPEAR
ance on the Brock Turnpike, leading into
Richmcn1, and commenced series Of depre-
dations op private property, though their chisf
object seemed to be to steal horses, to replace
their own, which had become much jaded.
They took four horses and six negroes from
Mr. John Stewart, &nd some from others il
the neighborhood. Col. john B. Young, Com
monwealth's Attorney for Henrieo county,
was visited by strong detsc Inn EFT, su'p is
ing him while bnsily employed in the psepara'
tion Of legal dc ccament for Jadge Gregory.
They took from him three korses, bu. dis
turbed nothing else:
k II appears that the expedition divided into
detached parties, for we hear Of then. at va
rious places about the same time. We have
been assured that less than 800 were engaged
In the raid upon Ashland, while these who re.
conn tered their camps as ffersbt points ex
press the opinion that the entire command was
from 500 to 1000 sroDg AT all events, it
would have been 10 very difficult task to have
captured considerable portion of the gang
after ther frat appearance on the Central
road on Saturday. They seem to have ex.
pscted this; but the golden opportunity was
neglected, and the thieves went on theis way
almost unmoissted, though Il 10 reported that
two Of them were shot yesterday morning by
Wreun's cavalry. We obssrvs, also, that
three others, who had straggled from their
command, were captured and brought TO Rich.
mond.
At Hanover Court House they destroyed q
considerable quantity Of Government stores,
train Of freight cars, and some buildinga--
At Pesks's Station, On tie Central railroad,
they cut the telegraph wires. and probably in.
6ictsd come damage upon the road.
They proceeded on yesterday morning 10 the
famous Meadow Bridges, on the Chickahominy
locality which their army evacuated In grsa;
hszts on former occasion. The Caicahominy
l. here crossed BY the Central n6lroad, and II
haypsnsd that about the time Of their visit
ysstsrday, The locomotive Augusta" with
Coudastor Phillips and Eneinssr Crons, wsi
approaching The spot on rssornoiterins sx
| psdiiion. The Yankees had the Locomotive
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