Washington telegraph. [volume] (Washington, Ark.) 1839-1871, 1863-05-20
QUEEN sABE.

FROM VIRGINIA. The following dis
patches give an aecoun: Of Federal raid
In Virginia, abe ut the time Of Lees great
victory published ID our last 1t was part
Of their plan Corporations. Spotsylvan;a
county lies mostly west Of the railroad 70
Fredericksburg, aud South of the Kappa
hammock. Louisa county lies South West
of that in the direction of Charlottesville.
Richmond. May about ! 600 Yam
KEGS entered Louisa y urt, At ! o'clock
a. NJ az "a have since that time, torn up
the Contra, railroad trek e. the distance
Of A miles IN this direction Trains nrc
safe. also army stores, the latter having
been removed some days This will prove
fruitess % the enemy, except injurlng
the tract which can be repaired IN i few
days.
Richmond. May 3.--The Yankee cay
airy which made the raid on the Genital
railroad proceeded to fredericksburg rail
road to-day, ana took the rack at Asa
land Ii is reported that an ambulat: ce
train On the way 70 Richmond, was cap
turcd bv tile Yankees. Nd train Ito, ar
rived from above today. NJ late accounts
received Vt operations ~ Spnt~ylvania
The latest reports indicate thar the lan-
kee cavalry have crossed the Central rail
road in the vicinity uf Hanover court \
house, North east NJ Ashland.
Richmond. May 3.-No train has arriv
ed from above. Nothing definite h. yct
been ieceived with regard to-day's opera
fious ia Svo,tsylvaril We have further
news but the Secretary "A war j. t"o ci''-e-
" Engaged. pHd w other pe'son authur-
izcd To approve di>pa'che, i accessible
Richmond. May Some cNcirrnrnt
wa ucc stoned this morning ~ ieflr
brought by courier that the Yankee cav
alry Who were u Ashland yesterday, nre
al Hungary station Ills morning. n'e-
nom ihe clry Their force j. estimated at
from two 70 thrrr thousand IL l. expect
Ell th,t they U " dispersed w captured
Riehmoni, May Direct Railroad
communication with our army i MT yrf
establish Ell The guide Of the raiders ~a>
captured Yesterday al Therr-tpIis station,
~ The York river Railroad, when >klr-
m-h occurred between the lanke' raid
erS and few Confederate Iufautay.
Richmond, May s. Passengers report
al quiet at Fredericksburg to-day. Scy
eraI ambulance trains arrived here last
evcving. aud more are behind
a rep 1T is circulated that the New
York Herald Of a late date, comedies the
defeat of Hooker The news created
great excitement.
Richmond, Nay S-Gen Lee has issu-
"a General Order, in which lie express
es to the army his sense If lie heroism
dis; layed by Both officers and men, dur
ing the arduous operations they had just
been engaged in. "WhIle this glorious
victory entities you to the praise and
gratitude Of tile nation, we arc express IN
called upon to return grateful thanks TO
the only Giver Of victory, for the signal
| dcliverance He has wrought. IL i there
fore earnestly recommended that the
troops unite, on Sunday next, in ascrib-
| ing to the Lord Of Hosts the glory due
| his name.
Richmond, May 9.-Stoneman's cav
airy broke their camp on Thursday, and
retreated for the Rappahanuock, after
stealing all the horses they could find.
| They cut the Threats Of three hundred Of
their own worn out horses.
Lincoln hes issued an order for draft
Of FIVE hundred thousand men.