, 1864-03-06
EEHm TE1E AEmT OF TEfE
POTOMAC
EuportQD& from Gems CEstor7 and
Knpatrfck's Raid.

Important 9..s sre. ,,,,s,. ssn1 Fa:a G:Fatar" and
Especial Dispatch to die Cheage TabuaeJ
WAn1HuroN, B.rch +; 1871
Tho gtatemeut TINT Ki'pstr1ckss attempt to take
Richmond was naade In consequence Of ininr1oa-
ucu brought BY Col Strc;eht Is incorrect. TEo CT.
pcd{tfon sta1tDi: beto.o Stsaights arrival nad
6treight oppressed the opinion that Richmond WAS
inaccessible on Ito northern s!dai rug bearing
late Dispatch TO and from Fitzpatrick and Butler 10
Che.ryBsouc Inlet, WIS cap.s11ct BY the robc1s. :
- -HkADouAnrs1a AnAr OF PoroaAo,f l.
March 4, 1881.
peecrters md coutrabands have been coming in
quite lrrely Of late, uun Tuesday Plight iast wben
the 11se In tie Rspidan put check 10 the immixra
Gen. Meade aud part Of his personal sss6 went
oas5iass eoRsas their deves along the ne
w4tnlxa1or. March s,-Ehs The, 4spss.!ean g .. ,ast
evening says nc arc authorised 70 announce that
Eutlcr, announcing that Gen. Klpotttek succeel:d
In cutting The 1nitEosd and telegraph conarsanIca-
rails on tfe Vi Virgins Central railroad Il vas.ous @
polntt and destroy Ing tbe canal md mills on Tho
aames River. He burned r,neh other prope1ty be-
longing 10 the Eebrls, intlicting severe blow on
thc rebellion. IIe vas Il II The enemy outside
tic 6cleneea at Rct:-. but succeeded n forcing
him inside the outer workn, There spirited en.
conflict crded.- Fitzpatrick nEding the caemy aud
the works too atzpne to allow him to reach the city
drew and reached the ilccs OF Gen Butler with the
loss Of about $50 men
It Is ASSIGNED as a reason for the unexpected
Fitzpatrick that the destruction Of the telegraph and
tie track Of the Virginia Central Railroad was Az
nouneed il Richmond. by Gen: Lee. Immediately
I've tween mchmond, iynchbnre snd 9ordons7iile.
This seeHs highly pfobat,e from the iaet that The
TFeune distance from Richmond by formidable
force Of mounted infantry.
eeye @ Gen nsa sntf ses 9s rsssnt s sss Fl
Fitzpatrick, dated Yorktown, 9TH. saying Colonel
Dahlgren was directed to nuke diversion with
on Tuesday afternoon, and drove them in On Rich.
nond. TIE main attack hagiDg f4Ied, Dahlsraa
attempted to Join me- At Meadow Bridges. BE aud
chme separated from his main force. Since then
nothing has been heard from them. have still
: hopes that they may Set come in. The main force
General Butler adds that rebel deserter inform.
ed one Of biz aids thst = oneJesged Colonel and
about hundred men we're taken prisoners.
WAsa1soTos, March s.-A special dispatch to the
Custhr, with 1,60o picked men, in light marching
order, left culpepper court Honee about 2'o'clocE
The 9Th and Sd corps marched from their winter
QUARTERS earlier IN The Day the former halted at
Madison Court House, and threw ont e:song COR
neiehbo1hood ol James City, and held ihe line Of
the Robe1teon's road.
Abopt "a. p. the 1atders left their restfng-ptace
near James City, and took the road for ChaFlottes
ville- The men had been picked ftom Alsrsi,t,s
and Gregg's divisions, and were we'll mounted
When 1hsy marched s np tie steep banks Of The r.
gether unexpected. Before Us tths correspondent
fsys) was large cavalry camp, the; hints arranged
With mathematical prccrion and eoldierly regular
HA mi
tiiiery 1e1s parked with all Tho appur-
proximity to the csieaons. The 81 sth regular % fesis
naent OF Gen. Mer7itts old brigade, Id The van,
Capt. Aet, with one squadron, dashed among the
cy, and scattered the occupants In all diredons.
r. ordered the Men 70 destroy aA they could. AID
command. 1t was impossibl to spike the guns, CT
chop The gun c?tTiages 10 pieces 90 they eontented
@ III e. r. sna as
eli q se a ehe eees aes q ass s
intervals, and the main body Of Gen. C1star's COM
Mand coming up, the enemy were driven 4 short
detnuce to eye ns oothold On the crest tie sumo
hill with themselves. Between our troops and the
town lhe enemy were gathering great force; every
Thing warned MS to gct away as soon as possible
1cetit might be our lot 10 get surrounded. They
f.t qsta4s 70
and aid was needed to cIpel them from the neigh.
borhoed. The ansWef to these dispatches came
t1wald evening IN shape Of ase loads q infantry.
| Horses were wheeled about, and towards sunset
the Ravcnna was recsossed, and the bridge burned.
All the mills that could be found IN the nolghbor-
| was given to Col. Sherman, who commanded the
brigade Of I've hundred mE1, chosen ffom Genera!
sa sdd ssfs g aed
A'sss Seas.s, cd,sat: vtth eps .hea..na
rot lost In ihe thick gloom. For como time they
attempted to blundef through deep md muddy
tsev honsbt n o tSe two pieces Il Artillery iii hope
Of getting through With them wae given up. sher-
man. with his fire hundred men, continued OF thetr
sbont oeloek Tuesday morning icy resshed our
| infantry pickete outside Of Madison cout House.
Gen. Cueta1, tndng u Impossible to proceed NJ
he baited his horses and refreshed h! neu, Gen
Stuart, With 2oo2 sayslsymen Of Mtasham's 1a, and
ss ngSs xas sa cas
tar marched On toward lie light road lasing found
II ard marched upon i short distas tra when he
fatsaSIe fooWers lad suseeeaed Il citing into
his rear. As they neared stanardsyts, which ts
abont Is mcs from the picturesque 1itfe rllagc Of
ss2ost ~ hs 1e.d ht
some time the officers of our little command were
1T loss what to do. Tho object d their wearl.
@ eaVairy T away ion tbs cent II Road Richmond,
but they had no intention Of drawing them 80
far to tho rear Al that bothered orr troops Eas
Il aen pe eoane
proposed 10 t}:roW theee two Pa1ott gunkiuto the
nearest ara deepest ditch; bqt Gen. Custar pEo' Pig
TssS sa gat y II ri M h5ose r e.
"on. The rebels stood their ero,nd manfuiy, but
!, our two guns now opened On than, and completed
,heir discontinue that was at ;auffng theif ilnee
They Ied hastlls, and our men pursued then then
hoty, hut they reached anosher :oad which anpt .i
Ss fs.ss Tss sa nass e
ed Many prisoners fell into ou hands, some o
whom succeeded IN making the!, eteaps.
stanaldsvilie, i and EnoVing i nuet be custaE
% men e tss @ zs!ist i u 6sssssfsS g55ix; T5s
covered 10 6e safe, when they Do retu.zz:o. Will
! out damage
This expedition WAS highly sccete'ul.. The d
version eEeated in is7oF 81 acn Fitzpatrick conl
II IL Tbisd snd ss1tb corps .esned on the
ground exposed to ali the incleuaacy Of the wcstl
e. AT one time gon. sedgwiel Eas at loss no.
No intelligence has been stcelyd fom Geaef:
Custer. There. troops had consumed their seaht
stoEo Of supplies while clouds tsSnned mo,
gloomy aspect At last "a dissovsrs e
: 10 be proGteeeing fayorabY, and heinlantfy arc
i this time on the homewaEd march. .....
ADDITIONAL DETAILS or aEr. cr'TAR's} hA1n II
WARD CHARLOTTESVILLE.
Correspondence N. 2. Itnuae.1
cUEErrEn cornr lopsEs ~ w.
Wednesday morning, Mar:h 4, 1854. !
Gen. CuAtar accommodating expditian rG.o.1, :,
10 csmp latt night amer having Completed, when
Time employed and the numerical toree engageo !,
considered. one OF the most daang ratds q L
, n ny dispatch Of Monday nae1tio9ed re q IL
that the expedition which conseteo oi usue =
mcnte from the 1st I'd and 6th Uaitea s;ates5; 5
ohio 9Th Pennsyl!ants 1T Ne. aoES ct ,bro,,s ina
! Madison Court Houee eaFly that mosnias:, g
0 section Of Capt. French's battery. eom'nanoeo
: Lieut.. Porter, accompanied the caTslty. =,
= The troops were IN Light, Ha1ctdnEG ofugtt -.
u noEed- rapidly toward efauafus Fu!e. a Ms.aG y
4oothwest f5ona Ma13sone M I'D ~ Il stanssdssr s
the enrmr's nicksts were aacoVc1ed. who rettf
n-.r;,ttsieir hefore our adfance. AeednG Eita
It pnnoaitinn' Cen Enstar pushed fofWar6 to the
n rEnns nirer. crp.siu4 at 3uItoua btioGe, l9
wooden structure tpannt1x t1s nEes .. Hoiat *,
y tant three or four miles fr'n sa g
place he had received oreeis % h.n, Eft6-.
g This rebe! p!ckets On tn QUEEN rnssed aad soon al
/. ~ .u.mv nnened ii h artillery, without, howes
j, dninr snv tnfury to our neus who Hete shattered
. he biiis IN the other etts Of the HveT;
owing to thepeculiaf t9posfapny 9, tae soun1 t;an
which was wooded nnd nl1is @ o,,J .c1,
the enemy WIS not at dftt Ss,,ored w ~
T. ron oi the 1et Regulars r. sr tht SnenS posItit
20 " n ~. E.5ron ~ the 5th Regulars, under CO
+ m1ni nf Eantaiu 1sh, Nss sent aoWn ne tlEef
m onr 1eff 1or similar puspose. Nseofern& ~
r. t,ilerT camp rome diBtan:a cow ane tsfer. Eap
u Ash, With his a9uedsotta t. destI5y3nr H. fn