Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-05-13
rhe Yankee cavalry Rnid.

II appears that after having destroyed some
portion of the track of the Cemtral road. a
detachment Of the SaTne parry -rrr1rr11 urr-ru-
wards tile Fredericksburg railroad, near ASH
land. reaching there on Sunday morning
There they re,nainee III ambuscade, to wait
,or the trains which tney knew must soon ar
rive In the aft rnoon an ambulance tram
came ON from the direction of Freder' cksturg,
and the engineer was suIiew hat Starile'thy u
sudden salute Of firearms, while number oi
bullets passed in unpleasant proximity t" the
locomotive. The engineer fell as If wounded,
when the Yankees approached, and finding
him unhnrt compelled him to proceed on to
Ashland wth.the train; but soon alter ar
irving there he effected mis- escape, and came
on 10 Richmond the same mig ht.
Besides the sick aud wounded on the am-
busnce train, there were number of citi-
z.ns of Richmond, including Col. S. Bassett
French. Aid to Gov. l.elcher, and few la
dies. They were treated with Comparative
kindness by the marauders, who were com
.mauded Nv .ne Col. Davis, claiming to be
native of King George county, Va: 1t is sta
ted that they did not disturb the Invalid SOL
diers. but left the ambulance train unharmed,
though thcy destroyed the wool train and the
Locomotives "Thomas Sharp and Nicho-
las Mills"
From Ashland they proceeded to Hungary
Station, nine miles from Richmond, and pass
ed tho night in that vicinity. Here they de-
stroyed some railroad property. ltis believ'
ed. however, that the connection through by
this route will be very speedily re-establiShed
The nearest approach to this city ever made
hv hostile Yankee was accomplished on yes.
terday morning. When Mcclellan beleaguerec
the CAPITAL of the Contederacy, twelve months
non and son to Richmond" was the watch
word of his numbrrless legions, five mile:
was the least distance ever between HIM ane
the object of his hopes and ambition. Dus
on Yesterday morning, at 9s'clock, three hun
dred Yankee cavalry visited the farm ot Mr.
John B. Young, on the Brooke turnpike, two
miles from the corporate limits. Their stay
Il is ,rue. was brief, but they enjoyed one o
the finest views of the spires and houstops o
the city, and were rewarded by tue acqhlsNl
lion of three fin, horses, which they stole
from Mr.. Young. One of the horses they
took from buggy standing before the door
The two regiments of Yankee cavalry tina
svept by Richmond Monday, crossed the Pa
muakey river at Hanover town, proceeded
across the county of King William to the vii
sge of Ayletts, and there it is said des.troye.'
eighty wagons and large quantity OF grail
belonging to the Government. They carrie
away tho teams belonging to the wagons an
left some eighty. or ninety of their own eS
baus,ed horses. 1t is also reported that the
burnt the sranaries at Ayletts, and visite
4 the village Of Aylette, stealing horses, ne
} proes &c. OF the robberies committed b
this detachment, in. it's course through hin
William, wc have no account. The terr
noats at Honour Town and at the plp,ng're
were destroyed, bu: that at New Castle, -. o
che M main stage line from Richmond to Iael
,,aharnock, was not injured. The destructd
IF the large train O! Government wagons
. ayleits, and the stores OF grain at that piac
!, the most serious loss which we have sa
tanned "a from the raid. The Government wi
deriving large supplies from that section ;,
the State. and had, unfortunately, within IL
last week largely increased its wagon tram
.-Richmond Examiner, 9th inst.