The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-04
Oar D.mfrAes Corr.spo.ae~ce.

OWI O0bOnEnCv OOtTeH RO0NemCSs
DUMMIES. Va. Ioc. ~, 1851.
The Attack on Damfrfe-Ouy Cauairy-An Infantry aud
artillery Expedition What II AccomplsAed - Reb.i
Iickea-SecesA Deeeired--7A YtpM Satur day-fhs
R1bet Raid Failure. DO, 6e. fJlt n ftt.
Yesterday about hn past tws,vs O'Clock ?. ". these
tho ncighborhood Of stafford Court House startled
by hearing rapid aud considerably heavy cannnuaaing IN
tho direction of Dumiries. Pckcts 81 cavalry
the road between the two places and patrols sent
out from whom learned that body of rsbi
cavalry estimated from six hundred " two thousand
had attacked force a. nanfrcs. Our had al
ready given Information Of their advance private
Of tho Second North Carolina captured while xtrag
Cling from his command but he could would tell us
thing thu, the column which nc belonged numbered
about six hundred and was commanded by Col. lee.
tbs cavalry force o. General Sieels corps not large
but all that available speedily put Into motion
tho greater portion undcr the Of Colonel Csnoa
being sent 10 q direction where Il supposed they
would n,erGept the rebels on their return.
more important expedition in charge Of Colonel
schimmefcnnig, commanding Tho First brigade Of the
Third division. This consisted Of hundred picked
fron each Of the regiments OF Colonel Schimmcrcnngs
brigade, four pieces Of artillery and about hundred
cavalry We lait camp Aqua creek about eight miles
from Dumfrcs O'Clock st evening aud proc ccded
by circuitors route about twelve miles 10 point
three miles and bali from pumfries IN north
westerly direction There we learne! tina! The
II here that had hoped IN Intercept
them ard could easily have done had the commander
or the expedition had cavalry al his disposal instead Of
infantry Or had our cavalry properly co operated with
him. as expected. Colonel Schmmelicnn.g hal very
,ls hope Of being able TO reach the place in time with
which TO strike that he desired TO make the attempt
with infantry and artieryforce as he could have
other. The result showed the accuracy OF his judgment
while the expedition though unsuccessful its main OBJ
ects was well executed as planned.
We learned that tho rebels probably commanded by
Gem al In AZ dunn
towards imries another force commanded by Hampton
being behind that after their repuss At that place they
returned by nearly the roads they advanced
soma few miles from town when they went northwari.
IL was useless TO atfemp, folswng cavalry with
infantry, and request from Colonel Candy, commanding
our forces this point that should reinforce him
brought here Tho rcscia had learned Of advance
and they dsssied their attack Dnfries undoubt
edly frou cause md moved further up what
they presumed TO be the wcaker pci1t
detachment OF the Sixth Ohio caysry was sent up BY
Colonel last night 10 advance 70 Dnmrics
and the position Of things there. They cncoun
tered pcket this side % town. and snPposng them
TO be rebels them and returning reported that
the rebeIs occupied Dup,fres more serious mistake
happened the pockets after they driven back for
they shot ot their own men who was returning 70
them
me rebels bad icfi pakcis the roads Dumfres
and so@s Of them nsrovly escaped No, iwo, who were
ssSres plstos bankss, and thor of army
sscuIt We captured steg.shsr ssven prisoners, some
what they Represent Themselves: 20 be-sivsls citizens.
The inhasitsnts generally mis.oos Ne for rebels,
aad ous soldiers ss|ors' sss = - eyy
soIisrs tho showing our sien where they could
rel Sssd shor horsss, while they sscrsd ~ anything
tbsv had RECALLING ncanwhils With Azure " the Ysn-
ices and hoping that would thrash them sousily.
ne cannonahsg Dumfies wac directly over the town
ana several OF Shs houses show the mayn Of rebel
shot srd shs Many Of the Inhabitants sed 70 ther cellars
Tor safety, and they report ha< nos few o. our soldiers
eid same body, the force here behaved spsn
didiy, nd repused the rebels At ali ponss The rebels
were svdsnuy msch annoyed 81 the resistance they met
hero and nade desperate enora 70 break lines The
nsht ragged fpsn about hapsst twelve O'Clock 10 hve
sseock j. ~ body Of seventy cavalry, ssut out ~
patrol have nos sincs been heayd from, and % feared
thsy have been captured by the rcssls.
ns rebel Ices must have been much more severe than
our Qwn, - oar artillery nrs more elective than
tnei and portions Of their cavalry came too or three
ues unaer The Ore Of infantry Thsy have sst some
sht OF Yen q shs wounded &C housss near here with
tner cwn serxenns. II ID presumed that they viii con.
cuas " on hes the day OF successful raids along this
ns nas pssssc m PRESENT expedition has certainly been
20 Jar smvt oeSeses ssA will scarcely 10 keep up
tho prestige General stuart bis band. with good
cavalry we could easily have captured the greater portion
4 OF them.
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