The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-05-22

we're taken. A party under CaPsaln LIZ
mond. of the 9Th cavalry. between CoiuG OLA
and Richmond. destroyed tie locks ano
levels, aud set FIRE to the bridge across 'ne
James river. General Gregg Proceeced 70
the Fredericksburg railroad, at Ashland,
and destroyed the depot buildings, stocA'
train of cars, provision, and the te.egfarn
He sent a force to burn the railroad oriase
over the South Anna, but it was too strong
ly guarded and the party fell back.
On Monday General Gregg returned "
Thompson -Four Corners, but a portion Q,
the command under Fitzpatrick, moved
eastward to the Central railroad, dessIoyeo
the bridges on that road over the SCUM
Anna, captured and destroyed tra'n OF
cars. culver,s. and railroad tract Tor m'.s
and then passed down the Peninsula. an
| other portion of General Greggs commAnu'
under Colonel Davis. Of The IGN Ihihois'
! crossed the road near Richmond. destroy S
railroad, telegraph. and bridge over D'ou-
river, and railroad trains. Another oe'ao"
ment burned all the turnpike bridges over
The South Anna to prevent the enemy 'io"'
. making flank movement 10 eaten o'o"e
man 10 a trap
On the 4th. Hampton and D IL. Lee,
! with two brigades, attacked sixty OF 'he
| 9th cavalry on picket duty near SHANNON
Hill. Their charge was met by counter
charge. and the rebels were r-pulsed but
raIlying. they captured II of our men oui
force captured is of the enemy. General
/ Buford advanced and the enemy He'd
On the night of the 4th General Gregg
moved to uear Yanceyville, followed mex
dav by General Stoneman, with Genera
| Buford's command. Seventeen army wag
/ ons were here captured On the 9th
retrogade movement commenced, and cross
/ ing X 4ccoon ford. the whole army arrived
at keliy's ford on the morning of the ON
| Our whole loss is two killed, and not owe
eighty wounded and taken prisoners
At O'Clock on the 4ih instant, Genera
Peck sent force of infantry, cavalry ant
artillery across the Nasemond RIVER
Suffolk TO make reconnaissance. The,
advanced cautiously up the old Petershur:
! Turnpike, and when two miles Out encoun
tered the enemy's rifle pits, which wef'
thoroughly manned. The t9th New 1orl
and 18th New Hampshire regiment mad
separate aud successful charges upon tn
rebel works and carried them. Alter
heavy resistance the enemy retreated an
tell back out of range, leaving their dea
and some wounded on the field. DurinI
this time the draw bridge and battery. an
our army gunboat, Smith Briggs, Cspta'
Lee, were playing upon tie enemy, doih
good execution among the sharpshooier
secreted in the woods. In the afternoo
our troops came upon rebel masked pa
terry situated two miles and half north {
Suffolk at four O'Clock. Davis Massacht
sets battery and the gunboat Smith Brige
commenced Smelling 1t out. After .hirt
minutes the rebels returned fire, which wa
kept I'D on both sides until sunset, Whe
the enemy's battery was silcnced.
The following was received at the hea
quarters of the army on the 9th instant
YORKTOWN, May 7.
To Major General Hall,cA: Colon
j Fitzpatrick with his regiment, the Har,
n Light Cavalry, and the 18th Illinois. ha'
lust arrived at Gloucester Point opposi
: this fort. They burned the bridges ov
!. the Chickahominy. destroyed three lar.
army. drove IN INF tetAia and have lost onI
one Lieutenant and 80 men, having ceptu
, ed and paroled upward of thee hundre
prisoners. Among the prisoners was q
aid OF General Winder, who vas capture
with his escort far within the entrenchmeu
outside Of Richmond. The cavalry hav
marched nearly two hundred miles sine
since the Sd of May. They were insid
the Notifications Of Richmond on the 4tl
burned all the stores at Aylett's Station o
the Me,tapona on the 5th and DESTROYED a
the ferries over the Pamunkey and Meta
pona, large 6epot OF commissary store
near and above the Rappahanock, and cam
IN here in cook candition They desery
great credit for what they hfve done.
is one OF the finest feats of the war.
RUFUS KING, Brig. Gen.