New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-15
TWENTY KILLED AND SEVENTY PRISONERS
The Remainder Pursued Ten Miles.
Large Quantities of Grain, Provisions, and
Arms Destroyed.
Longstreet's Corps Reported to be
in Richmond.
Special Di,ps,ch TO The N. Y. Tribune.

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WAsHNGToS. Monday, March a. ls6i
Your correspondent at Fortress Monroe, who
accompanied the Wistar and fitzpatrick raid sends the
following:
Cen Butler learning that the 18th and 9th Virginia
Cavalry with largo force Of armed citizens in
tie vicinity OF Kings and Queens Court-House i'm.
mediatcy dispatched an expedition from Yorktown I'M
der command OF Cen. Wstar and with which Gen
Fitzpatrick and portion of his command essayed 10 co.
operate This Rebel force was ascertsned % be twelve
hundred strong, and the that aInbushed aud killed
Col Dahgrsn.
Gen. fitzpatrick left Gloucester Poiu: on Tuesday
night in charge Of the cavalry. and ordered to
scout Gloucester County to the north and east far
Dragon Riye- end drive the enemy UP the Peninsula,
while Wistar landed his forces b. transports Wednes
day at Shepherds warehouse six miles above West
Point tho Ma,tapODy. with the purpose Of heading
OFT their retreat and charging their front and rear
Owing TO misapprehension dsobcdenCo of Gen.
Wstar's orders, however, Gen. Fitzpatrick marched
direct to West Point where he arrived about the
time with Gen. Wistar.
A small cavalry force then dispatched 10 New
market and the infantry and artillery moved out Ear
Little Plymouth while Fitzpatrick secuted across the
Dragon River and tried to cross at Old and New
Bridge but could not owing 10 the swollen state Of the
stream. Our forces then moved down through the
counties OF Kings and Queens Mddlesex and Gicuces
ter making many captures and destroying large qun
titles Of supplies. Kings and Queens Court House
destroyed and when near Carrolton's Store. Col On
derdonk. commanding the LIST y. Y Mounted Rifles,
and Col Spear OF tho 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry. came
upon tho lookedOr Rebel force Of cavalry and citizens
This in the midst Of severe rain storm which had
been pouring all dny, and the mud kneedeep yet
the foe was CALAMITY charged dispersed. and chased
ss.-s- s~~s~vy~ss- .uvus s~onry nfncu
and seventy wounded and taken prisoners.
The remainder made good their escape by recrossng
the river into King William County.
Our entire force comprised the 18Th 9Th and 22d o. s.
oolored. the lst " y. Mounted Rifles, the nth Penn
syyana Cavalry parts of Harris aud Belgers batteries
and some 500 OF kpstricks Richmond raiders. The
only organized Rebel force encountered the 5th
and 9th Virginia Cavalry having however many
mounted and armed though uniformed citizens In their
ranks, who claimed 20 be non couibatants.
On this raid large amounts Of grain provisions arms
etc. were destroyed one mill filed with corn belong
ing to the 9th Virginia Cavalry burned Several Of
Lees soldiers at home recruiting service cap
turcd Two Union officers recently escaped from Libby
Prison were rescued and Of Longstreets cap
tured He reports LOngstreets corps as now in Rich
mond aud likely TO remain there for the present
Oar forces returned Saturday and Sunday to York
town, without the loss Of man, and but very few
horses and the objects Of the expedition fully
accomplished az was possible after the failure Of Xii.
patrick 10 keep the ass gued him. The enemy
severely punished for the death and brutates perpe
traed upon Col Dahgren, and Gen. Wistar is highly
COMMUNICATED for the successful termination Of his expe
dltiou He resumes command again to-day at York
town.