The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-11-10

TENANT BALTEH EOWIE.
In the early pant OF September last, Lieut@nant
WaIor Bowie, OF Maryland At his 2wli instaEo (, r.
cpivel from Colonel Moshy orders to take ten men
and crvas INTO Maryland ior special service. I'm
meatriy UPON Giving his orders he selected ten
mfu of his comInand, cIv--rd the Potomac AZ Ma
thias' Point and pro,re.ie AZ - Port Tobacco
liei. hc surprised and cap:uGct the Yankee picket
and parolel the men with orders not 10 leave tie
town until the following monsing. Upon som" oil
the horses thus secured he mounted his men armed
and fully equipped, and proceeded up through the
State visiting the prominent and wealthy Union
men dyrivng them of their best and finest horses.
Passing near his own home, he was Joined by his
Younger brother Bruno Bowie, WHO was al home re-
crutng his health, having been, some time SINCE,
severely wounded while serving gallantly III our
Amy. Having secured drove Of about sixty oi
the finest horses he could -sel"ct, he passed en-
tirelv around Washington, and had reached
the neghborhood of Sandy Spring, in Mont
| gomery county, Maryland, about five miles from
| the Potomac, where he designed recGosaing. Here
finding that his men i'll need Of many necessar!
articles of clothing, he permitted them. one at
| time TO enter the store OF violent Union cit4ef
| and select such articles they absolutely needed
carefully avoiding any wanton des:Fncton h9vil+
SUPPLIED his men, he continued hf' course Tor th'
| river He immediately pursued by the aheE.i
Of the county with posse OF men. Upon learning
| this fact he ordered his men, with the horses, u
cross the river speedily Us possible. his brotht
apI himself remaining IN tho rear TO keep the "neni!
| IT check TIL the horses could be secured. HtVu
| l,moun.c.i, the Two brothers proceeded ACROSS a
1, 4 IL rr th. n,lrnO.,. Of a4ccr,giuiug the cxaC
| positioa and numbers OF their pursuers. As the
neare,l the road. they were fired upon By man v Z
was concealed behind brush i"n"e. Leutenar
Bowie received nine buykskot il his head and hteas
Aite, falling he AROSE upon his hands and knee
and crawling thus several yards, ca-i 10 his broth'
to make lis escape AMI 10 carry the men and ho'8'
| off safely, If possible II added, Tel my notii
| that loved hcr better than son ever loved moth'
before, and that die lighting for my couItry'
An undertaken III Brookvilie, Maryland, Hes
which place the allan occurred, took the body al
r placing it in coffin, conveyed It to IL" chuF'
know, as Stanley'-," in Prince G'7ors. county
Here he WAS buried, his funeral being attended by
large concoursa OF ladies and gentleuer-hi- folm
neishbors and friends l. is proper To ada that h
brother wa made prisoner, bat the rast OF the IN
. | 20. oti safely with the horses.
=. The bastard By who's blow Lieutenant Bowie +
Wrote 10 his griei-strlcan father III these words
e Sir: l am happy 20 inform you that ha
killed suur damned lieyIng Son, and X you W;
: his damned worthless body, you can SEM ior II.
+ The scoundrcl who shot HIM ard wrote tn" abo
y letter wa. named Anes Mosby tlis sAii that II
.. ever ca;ohes him he Will Icmember ana revenge
,.sth of the noble hearted Bowie.