, 1864-12-03

General Lees Great Cavalry Raid---Brllliant
Achievements OF our CayalrT,

Especial Dfspstch to the Chfcarn TrJhnne1
CA1no. ThursdaV. Dac 1. 1sSa-
By the a-r;ro1 ~ t1'n .teoroar Fva1;-,a- Sta-
ve hova NJ. ns,n -. sas s.sa'. .sen,nS an o.al'
~ a.S 'c" ofletns 80 ao'1ce6 Oh ENC @ota: :.
Aue NC" orleans Times has the following
particulars Of Gen. Lees late successful ex-
peditton, from its Baton Roe1e correspondent
under date November s4tbe
On November 18th, the 11sth Illinois
mounted infantry, with portion of General
Tac,a c,vo,rv 1af. poton po,,,.o +.,r,.,-. IL, I
81 n~s.a. ' .ass 49, 49, ne, tAnmss .ne
Ioit auoson foao' hpont nfteen miles from
Port Hudson he surprised camp of40o rebels
ine . cantnrinr e5 prisoners: desfrov;nr ;,
1aTre onontitv of arme con,n,;soorv nni otb.r
- 49, een'0eat! ""u o'ue4
s1otes' a7o 1aS1hss.oo nofses. o"1ng TO tne
darkness Of the night the rest escaped. They
were 50 completely surprised that they fed
to the woods, many leaving their clothes be-
hind pressfnc forward onr force orr,ve;, at
nlna [.ess1g ~. out lotee a1'lseu 49, ~
aeaVef creek, "hefe 1hey eneampco Oh 1ne
night Of the 10th.
Gen. Lee left on the evening Of the 18th,
and on arriving ct Olive Branch encountered
2, picket post l5o in number. he charged
them, and soon tleT were nSlng IN great haste
oner. we arrived AZ Cnhton carry me next
morning, where We surprlsed and captured
twenty prisoners, three or tour OF whom were
officers, we LETT Clinton At o'clock P. NJ,
and arrived at beaver Creek ut O'Clock,
where we met Col; fonda's conmand, and
where We eneempea a. tor r;1 Ihe nlSnt, fomge org
was procured from ING neishbofs' corn CRIBS,
and thu horses, well fed and groomed, we're
fresh tor the next Days march. We started
early the next morning, anu arrived y Up
e!sy aoone @ -, 9S.9en, ~ n,g,t hef,Ec Gt ri
Mnrs1,'s " 20 co,,mn NM Ind taSrn the GrecnV;i1e
Snr;nr rooI He oTran,zeS n, nd yanccd .-narI
canar6s.d n IS n;cEed men n charo,, ~ f'iant
SticEla with fleet horses tn s,'Inrisc ami
c"ntnre the n;ckets IN noar;nn Vi1iiams1
1'-11@n thev innnil II etnonriv ona,,oJ - ha
inr = rery imnortont mini T1nr o;v,nca
p7iard coniu5cd the ,,;rkets and nressed for1
wnTd tn fihertv' Thry mt an, tbt fon@bt ~, thc
~ ~ ~ ov et na, au ,,ata tne
and h. rar. r,nt11' morcE7nr arr;ve5 81 H.
ertr n t1e ni1},t The ne5n1e % canine nnt
aat ~ ~ ti,an a.,.od ;f tnoP ~ aaa ~ ~
Tani.oos a.,d ~ s,o-o - % asS-a,soi
and 1,,,1,'t'.,,5e3 whar thar c,,,a ~. 1;tt ~
Vonraas ,vo,a hcfra Than, so.ara, 1ii;cars
aa naaheGs s3a mele nza pso't ,ae ,se oncsss
can4 R,,;nsnn "I un ond H.; HnrJ rhio9 " Suh
s;a1nnae Noor'v aI ali ~ c,n Hot.a,s " a'otF
Smd Hedye % htms.iF II comc ~ ~" .x;thin T., ,e c, ~
80 ti II" ,, ~ ~ ~ 1a.i 5.,.. - ~ ~
r. foaaartors ~. s.1afa.s .e H.,
Int ha 1enc,o5 tho ,rnnJs T. ha;nr d.rt'
Maro @s ne III o,,r 4s,o,,s IA a.
innct;on ~" ~, ~ Fon1asa command nm" 'oa Was asu sent
nsn,.i,a.o,, o0d anat1"r .a1,,., ".a se1s ~
sun',n;} WIZ "n thasa tEoore srara stasnt -
Ta1 Scot+ s,,nnos;n.s t III ~ ao,s eer"s
~ ~! o' ouo;' suppos ets tnn ncn 10y +t toaGe
Sr;r;r.r IL ,,1,- 1e;ca.o+s Theu ni t,ra AZ,
~ oua P.SnJ;as nnu ~ va
RRsiate tc I5u9 uaau .1' ~ ~. nlo usn.
~! UT alGops u'spMyga lne S1ea,es1 eo9Iase
~ .lhyi a', n . tns 4 u.a " @ lug na, ~ 4lss'
in;tnt,,u .' Grs,,a aGps1s SG,c ~ n t an nfn M
stpaary, pussue1 " ouF ~ t1ooPS. ,ogPS:a III .ais
ehgagement me rene!s @ & lost ~ ~ hallea' among
ne nenuer Te1s , tmo onisels' ano ~ "ouuo1 a.
Gu. tAleT tns nght w ontlea nuntoer ol
.nel. deaa % ana nronsh! ~ nuhpsr M Gs q H. 1aslr
Nonnaea' VINO were kinoly CARED lor py our
surgeon. onr loss was seven wounded, none
seriously. :,.,.
N thls engagement zen. Lee o'sniayea
gIeal courage apd coolness, as ula MS elncleni
stan oileers, VINO were constantly engaged
IN posting troops at the dli1erent points most
hkely TO pc attacked. Col. FONDA was then