Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-05


down 70 Richmond and DO in front Of the city at day
| break.
RITvm In Richmond during the dAy-fssd and
water msn outsids
Be ever the Pamur key At daJbseak-ieed ard water
and then Cross The RlppAhancock at night TUESDAY
night whan. thar must be on e-lOok out.
Spies shOud be sent on Friday mSrnng early ard b'
ready 70 cat
GUIDE YURSuHED.
The following paper was enclosed in an envelope
directed 10 "COl o. DASlsrsn 30, al Gen. Klpanick's
Headquarters, and marked Confidential" TIE letter is
net dated:
COL Daklgresa, Dc. De:
DHAR CoL.-At the last moment have found the
man you Want-Well acquainted with the James river
from Richmond up.
send him to you mounted on my own private horse.
You viii have TO furnish him horse.
QUESTION him Eve minutes and you will Aud him the
maa You want
Respectfully and truly yours,
JOKE O. BABoOoK.
On the margin Of the letter ia written "He crossed
The Rapidan last hight and has late information.
ADDITIONAL PARrIcULARs OF THn RErRKAT OF TIE
see YAAkzEs-TRoN THn PENINSULA.
Tee only portion Of the Yankee raiders who crossed
the PauunkeJ river we're under Acting Brig. Gen.
DAhlsTen, who crossed al Hanover Town. He followed
in KHpaE;cks rear in TIE afternoon and fearing the
chance Of being tu c crossed the river and went to
King and Green, where they encountered Lieut. Pol
lard, with the result above mentioned, The body Of
Dahlgren was buried by where he was killed.
1t was DAhlgren who had tho patty ~ the Westham
road, aud no, Or, gg.
The main body uDd,r fitzpatrick, early wedne day
morairg, uenI to Old Church, and before getting to
Nav Castle, turned Of BY by-road to funstArs Sta
ION, on tue York river road.
A considerable amount OF ammunition and shell, bu-
red BY the Yankees four miles this side of Old Church,
WAS found by our men.
FIm all eceouats, K fasFicA4 column embraced
about 500 men, and ciE rs from the Vicinity tf Old
Church represent that they expressed fears OF being
cut a. stat Butler Ess cooperate With them in the
attack on Tire city, bus failed TO come Among others
led in Geu HAmp:Ohs attack a. Alleys, NAL Colo
mel They .cok ths rings from tee fingers OF hrs.
BJyd, lady Iyiug fOur miles from Old Church. They
went 10 Mr.. BrAxssn GArlisks, who was palsied and
perfectly helpless aad demanded bis watch. Ga his tell
Ing them no did not have it they searched bis per
SON Thsy took meat, corn and horses wherever they
could End any.
Ths Maryland Line especially distinguished ITSELF md
Aar sssnE the ensmJs lear, caused them TO halt re-
psatodly, fJrn Int line and then retreat With SKY
men lhsy charged we enemy ut YskAiI Farm, below
Old ChuCh, and captu ed p;sOners already reported.
CAPTAINS Rnack and Welsh followed them up and were
frequently S1posed to thsir ArS. Leaf DJy was
Iish,ly wounded below tie right knee.
After reachlGg tbe York River Road, the raiders did
no damage s1eep. burn box car, and An Intellectual
attempt 70 bura the bridge oSer Loser Black ITeek.-
They vent to the touse If M. Brunley sad took his
VA Oh, and kspshim PRISONER for Short time, With Mr..
4dley, President OF the York River Road, who hap
psned 20 % there At the time. As during the whole
raid hsy robbed tbs people q al the provisions they
sould find Fitzpatrick spent the night at Mr.. Tenn
pSs, wednesday night. The last seen Of the raiders
they had taken the D A,eund Road 70 Williamsburg.
Bu,lss force came up GS FAR as TunstAls Station,
where Junction with pA1iCk was effected, and are
belisy, to be still in New Kent.
PRIseNHR5
TueIty-line nose prisoners we're registered at the
Libby yesterday mostly captured at Old Church. They
belonged chiefly to the Michigan Cavalry AL the Pri-
Sonsrs have nOt yet arrived There are four commit
SOnsl ocers taken thus far, of them being Lieu
terant Who led the charge men Tuesday light,
On tina Wssth an road