The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-24

Wa have received tEe particulars Of ta
hgh. at Wytheviila, Va, on Saturday h,st, an
il seems 10 have been one q tha JIOrt rema'A
able suxt9enle ilts of the var, showing hcw
much can he done b., little iightil: towards
l.oI ping q raid. the raiding party, cons islih &
Of the 2i West Virginia cavalry and portion
of two other reRinlants, reached Nythevii'e :.
while before aundOwn 0u Saturday ereni:p
hy the Tazawel Cont House Ioai. TIE foTcs
was under oOumand Of Col Toiaud, the Oil
car who cGmmandei at the battle Of fayelle
Cour, Houee last fan. Ia the mem,tiDle !.
force cousstiuE cf one AaAdfad AMI twenty
men, mostly citizens aad ooEscrir's, hastily
gathered up at Dublin AID Newborn, under
command Of Col. Howya7, had arrived 1T tha
Wythev lie Dopot with two pieo' ct artillery
There being 40 hosser n readiness tJr The ar
tllery 80 mach clay occurred IN getting It 20
town that tAs H.. ht had commenced before Ii
without being hrod. Iae hvrses became un-
manageable an IAN the pisces fofthe. in tie
town .hau was Intended, ,.nd into tie u:dst oi
The enemy, when they were taken possession
Of IL lbe meanl,me the Infantry force had
marched up from the depot, aud, together
with some OF tic citaana OF Eythey.iIe, eu.
gagged the enemy in an ire su.ar bn, most s.lc-
cesaful combat a corrsapoEdsns OF the i.yrch
burg RepnbiicdR, writing itjII Ddbiin Depot,
says
The tva forces ulst Slou. tie c@E.ro Of tha
town, and eoon il desperate h{at commenced.
Our men broke 0peU tha doors OF the hoeses
-aya 3 Y1.saas, ia
right and l,t shooting thsm down ilEa sheep,
AMI producing great CONSERVATION amongst
ihan For sons time gensr2l firing WAS go
ing on tirous hout tde village. Every niAl
was hia own captain. The enemy greatly
superior number, however, soon oyeFpovTered
cur raen, and nj jor E>wyss ordered & retrsa,
Oar men were too much scattered II: ttiie or
der IN bs available. 4 few, though, did es-
cans aud betoob themselves T. tl.s aai AGENT
mountains About this TINA 90 clock two
.rsjBs were asartieg back 10 Dabfin. ana the
viii ..ies blew their fouaest THIS grfai!y
..lafmed the Yankees, VINO Thought tia cars
had hroagat iaFga feinforeemsnis, and they
thererl.en ek al added ~ a rapid rsta cn mo
sagus r.ase they had come.
,crs tesalt Of this II ,lt y AZ tAat tho raiders
Iost !. Colonel tfo'andl, Msj5y. and hal sno;h,
=, Colonel (powel) n,Orts'ly wounded also,
ana CAPTAIN and Lieutenant killed, and seven
,-iyatss and some - or 30 more wounded.
Eishig bofsas were si:sai and wounded. Oar
ions was Capt Oliver AID two eonForipts Kill.
"a Lit. Bailey, who acted most gailant!y, was
lady wounded. Report aays that two eitizo"s
OF Wytisvils were aiso killed
This has proven iai;s results one OF The most
;mportant iigh,s with tho raiders in this por.
don of the State Had they not bsen reraissd
at Wy,hsyi:ls ard gotten siarmsd by the car
whistle, tbess raiders would have destroyed
uach property aid done g'es! damage To the
railroad.
From Wythsville, they expected to march
an 10 the lead mines aud destroy most. valuap.s q
uablie works there, aud from thence TO Daoiin
Dspot and destroy the qaarisrmasssr aud com
missary stores aud ordnance stores at that post ?,
and from thence proceed 10 New River Bridge
and barp that important bridge and from thsbes