Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-03-10
General KilpairIcks Great Raid.

Immense Destruction Of Railroads, de-
Gencrg lees Communications w'm
Richmond interrupted.
New York, March 4.-The Herd'd
has special dispatch from the Army OF
the Potomac, which says that General
Kilpatrick had on Wednesday reached
Hanover Junction, and got ten miles
south of that point. He had destroyed
fo,.y miles of the Virginia Central Rail-
road. from Beaver Dam to the Junction,
thus cutting off General Lees supplies
from Richmond. The Richmond and
Fredericksburg Railroad, from the Malta
poney Bridge to the Pamunkey River,
was also entirely destroyed.
General Fitzpatrick avoided as far as
possible in his rail collision with any
large force of the enemy, but some
skirisshing with General Hampton's
cavalry was carried on upon his right
flank near Spottsylvania Court House.
Later.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The Presi-
dent has received dispatch from Gen,
Butler stating that General Fitzpatrick
yesterday arrived within our lines from
his great raid, with a loss of something
less than one hundred and fifty men,
having had skirmishes on the way.
Among the missing are Colonels Dahl
eren. Cook and Litchfeld The two first
named are supposed to be prisoners.
General Fitzpatrick destroyed a large
portion of the Virginia Central Railroad,
and several mills along the James River,
and other valuable property.
He penetrated the suburbs or outer
Notifications of Richmond.
Iron the Stal.] ..r
A report has been received from Gen
| eral Fitzpatrick stating that he has reached
Major General Buffers lines in good Or
der.
He has failed to accomplish the object
of his expedition; but succeeded in de-
stroying the enemy's communications at
the various points on the Virginia Cen
trail Railroad also, the canal and mills
on the James River, and other valuable
property. =,
lie drove the enemy into and through
their Notifications into the suburbs OF
Richmond, but not succeeding III pene-
trating to the city, he afterwards made
several Intellectual efforts to reach the
Army of the Potomac.
The goth Indiana regiment, Colonel
Taylor, 215 strong, and which has re-
enlisted as q veteran organization, has
arrived in this city on its way home
They were part of the force of the Third
Corps who moved away from the front
with Fitzpatrick, the infantry going in
one direction in order to deceive the enc
my, while Fitzpatrick and his cavalry
took more circuitous course towards the
Peninsula. The infantry demonstration
was successfully carried cut, and it is
believed that the rebels were entirely
mislcd by the movement.
One hundred contrabands of all ages,
shades, sizes, and of both sexes, arrived
in the city this morning from the front.
THEY say that General Gustav, in his late
raid, penetrated to within three miles OF
Charlottesville, which is several miles to
the southwest of Gordonsville. His
force picked up number of negroes,
who belonged to brothers named Will
hight, both of whom the negroes pro-
nounce strongly secesh.
Returning, General Custar passed
through Catesville, in Greene county,
and picked up another lot of contrabands,
bag and baggage, and thence proceeded
to Madison Court House, where A. X.
Berry, General Banks, Mrs Garth and a
Mr.. Boswell, who is in the rebel army,
lost considerable amount of contraband
property, whom the cavalry brought to
our lines. One of Banks negroes says
his master ''am a runagee, he alters ran
when the Lincoln soldiers come"