The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-07-06

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Sr0HY CREEE DsPOT, !
Su+5eE county, Va, July ;, 1864 /
The cavalry under the commsa ad of Gen Hamp
ton have bad glorious time 10 this Vicinity with
the Yaukee raiders, aud have won imprfshabIe
sanres In the last few weeks. Afle, almost dIiv-
icg sheridan in the James river The moth side
and placing nauy vi his licensed thieves hotS L,
combat IoitlOn of cavalry came over this side
10 see after Wilson's gang OF raiders. Ga Tu esday
evening they wrYo eRcuuntcTed some three miles
wrs OF this place by q =n X Cha,ubliss's brigade
I, Sappony Church The regiments Of this bti
gadG s0Oa drove the enemy back dis,zuce OF
more than mile, with a considerable loss to The
enemy, but then, The Yankees being largely Iein-
forced, they ieit back to their original position
the huTch, quickly threw up hteasEworks OF rails
and awaited the advance of tue enemy. who soon
made his appearance. htee assaults were then
made upon our lines, win Il strong force, bat we
having received rein!orcenents they were easily
Tepulsed.
Oar forces remained in line during the entire
night, and were prevented ffom sleeping by the
almost continual skirmlshing and sheins that was
going About daylight The enes,y maize d des-
pe:ate attempt 10 cut thEou 2h lines but were
unsuccessful, and soon after disappeared from our
fTout We were soon in pursuit, following four
miles, aud capturing eighty prisoners, and a wag-
On load ut AMMUNITION. II being impos sble Ifor
the disIaountej cavalry To oyeftakp thn enemy
they returned 10 their horses la ha rear and afte.
feeding marched towards Reams's Station 10 inter
cept The retreatln3 Toe. The enemy ran into Ma
| homes brigade and were roughly handled by him
| AbUut twelve hundred succeeded In making their
| uscape through 10 Grants army Hundreds had
been ca pluret and they were now completely de-
mora!ized, abandoning their artillery wagons and
everything that would impede Ill ,hl-aiI of which
have fallen into our hands. They wandeft Il In the
woods and attempted 20 escape In squads, but
would surrender whenever they saw C0Efed-
crate soldier That yon may form some idea how
Eal .t..ssNn attzak
Were. will tell YOU az incident. Trooper John M
ElsOm, Co +, i0lh Va Cavalry, with two Others of
| the 18Th Va Cavalry, whose names 1 could not
learn were sent On a scout after the enemy This
pafty met with one hundred and too Yankees
| iaa auhted and equipped, who immediately sunen-
| d.red to the three troopers spoken OF, aud were
escorted safely into our lines Win their horses
| eaddes, s8bIes, and guns More than six hun
dr.t have been captured aud brought 10 this place
and sQuads numbering from TWO 10 ten are arriving
houry. Many negroes have been captured with
| these Yankees, who say they were forced fiom
their masters Most OF tbe negroes are likely boys
though The little babe c0nraband was In the arms
OF some sQua.ipg and bati:irg with Its cItnch.d
hands against the scorching rays of the sun and
| the suifucating clouds oi dust
When the prisoners arrived here negroes and
YaDkaes were all placed under guard together aud
| et course were much fatigued aad exhausted.
| MANY laid down aad were soon asleep. They wree
all In close proximity 90 each other and a black
faced, greasy, dusty looking negro mods for some
time, aud then fails asleep, aad lays his face oa
| Oh ( of d live hui sieeplng Yankee. The roar OF
laughter that bursts fo,th from The lockers ou
arouses said sleeping Yaakeo, and lie curses cndy
terribly, who apparently expected generous ifeaa-
n,eut ftom his brother. bysiaudef remarks 1--WE
ike 10 see mise equation among yoa, and thea
everythins was quiet
The following h d correct Hat OF iis Casualties
Ia the 10Th Va cavalry;
Company Al II Uilks, wounded Chill
dress xaunccd Company B-Sefsr Berrisr,
wounded corp'i NJ Tucker, wounded, eUm-
many &C Potter Company F-W w Goodwin
mortaily wounded; corps Joseph aies, killed !;
J Mctiehee and Baber, sdghiiy wounded; Chas
maupin, Kissing. Company H--f ,Sternbauck.
Davis, wouaded. Company K-k Arlington
wounded.
Ihave been iafoTmed that tie entire number
prisoners captured In The last few days by The
commands of Geas Hampton, FIJI. Lee aud Ma
hone, will sam up 200 also nssaeh pieces 81
excellent artillery, and the enemy's wagon aud
ambulance trains, IL,