New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-20
To tho Associated Pfs.s

To tho Associated Pee
wumSsroS. Friday. Jan. 49, laso
Our cavalry engaged ia the fight n, Adic on We'd
nesiAy wa. under the command Of Fitzpatrick. The
Rebel cavalry consisted OF portion Of Gen Fiiz-
bnyh Lee's brigade commanded by the Rebel Col
E.u,sesu. Tie Rebel force cavalry aud mounted
INFANTRY had come from the direction Of Suckers
Gap AID arrived al Adie two hours before our force
reached that point.
Tho Rsbcr, getting warning Of kilpairicks APP
proach. posted themselves in commanding pOsItions,
with tdeir mounted sharI shooters placed behind
stone walls, ready to pour murderous volley upon
or advancing column.
Fitzpatrick charged upon the Rebel advance, and
dove them furiou.ly through the town, the Rebels
making "a stand on the other side, where was posted
n Rebel battery Of four guns on the road TO Ashbys
G. .p and tie Rebel cavalry pushed themselves along
the wooded hills and stone walls, toward Smokers
Gap.
Here desperate charges were made by our own
and the Rebel cavalry alternately, and after u hight
Of over three hours with varying success, the Rebe.
force ssemed to be gaining some advantage. when
the regiment Of Col. Douty, which had been de-
,nched from the division for tha, purpose, came up
by desperate charge sgains, the Rebel battery OF
four guus, and regiment VI mounted Mississippi
infantry the tide WA turned in our favor, and the
Rebels were routed with Ioss, tho horres gsllopng
over the field rderless, and all Of the foe who had
not been killed being captured.
But the victory was dearly bought by the loss of
the gallant Col. Douty, who fell mortsy wounded.
The fight lasted four hours, and some Of tho officers
who participated aud who have been in other fghs,
cay it Was mos, desperate-such cutting and sashing
with .abers not having occurred before in our
encounters with the Rebel cavalry.
Tue force engaged WAS the advance Of the Rebel
General Stuurts Cavalry WHO, 1t 10 alleged by pris-
oncrs, was advancing thus through Aide with tho
expectation Of making II new raid. We captured
over 100 prisoners and = bastlofag belonging to the
5th Virginia Cavalry.
Among the killed beside Col Douty were Capt.
q. j. LnmInatt Of the lot Maine and Lieus. ID.
Whitaker aud Msstersou Of the ~ New.York. The
inct that the fight was desperate is explained by
the importance Of the position 10 DO gained, ]. O.,
the commanding gap at Aide in the Bull Run aud
Katockton ridge.
From the statement Of Col. Dutie, it appears that
on Wednesday afternoon, when Gen. Gregg had
carried the stone wall Adie and driven the
Rebel cavalry toward Snckepvillo, he (Dufie) was
ordered TO proceed TO Mlddloburg, and hold that
point.
His regiment went into the engagement with 333
men and "a officers. On arriving at Middleburg he
WAS informed by ladies tina. force OF Rebel cavaI.
ry, greatly outnumbering his own. were encamped
around the town.
This was evidenced by the fact that he had dis
persed brigade who opposed his entrance, aud
were then making demonstrations upon him from
another point.
He was also told that the whole Of Stuart's force
were in the vicinity, but that Stuart himself had
int left by another route ~ re-eniorce Lee, WHO
was then falling back from Aide.
Determined 10 carry out his instruction, he sent
back messengers to Adie asking for retnIorcemens.
In the meantime the Rebels III force attacked Col.
Dulie nj several different points.
Finding himself overpowered by superior num-
bers and surrounded every side, he attempted to
cut hrs way back toward Aldie.
Failing IN ,lecting His, he turned toward Thor
o,.bf,r, G. 40 ana lruceeded several mites. wstn