Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-02-19

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over 1000 being taken from one man,
and about the same tamount in watches
and other jewelry. Several federal Of
fcers and soldiers, as well as several
members Of the Maryland legislature
from the western counties were on the
train, but the robbers took from all alike.
No attempt was made TO injure any OF
the passengers or to take any prisoners !;
neither did they make any attempt TO
destroy the cars. They run the locomo-
tive and tender off the track, causing
some injury to the engine, and then left,
going through the fields in the direction
of Smithfeld, a small village in Jeffer-
son county, Va. Although company
of federal troops were stationed within
short distance of where the train was
stopped, none of the passengers or en-
ployees of the road were able to get any
information to them until all hopes of
capturing the raiders had vanished. 1t
was reported and believed at first that
M or Gilmore of the confederate
cavalry was in command of the expedi-
ton, but this was afterwards dscredited.
Pursuit was Immediately made and
the attacking party was overtaken and
captured in few hours after the rob.
berry was committed. From the best in
formation received they did net number
over SO in all. Ten of them were taken
prisoners, and our calvary band were
still on the hunt. The party consisted
of some Of the chivalrous and rebel SYM
pathizing Baltimorians and constituted
portion Of Gilmore's band.
MosBY APPEARS AGAIN-WHAT
DEsERTERs SAY.-A dispatch from the
Potomac, Saturday evening, says that
Mosby attacked some of the federal
pickets near Manassas, Saturday after
noon, and that two or three of our men
were killed. A cavalry force was sent
out after Mosby.
The 4Sth Mississippi regiment, from
which deserters are now coming, relieved
an Alabama regiment t h a t could no
longer be trusted on picket. A squad Of
rebel soldiers were asked Friday, while
being escorted by guard near the army
headquarters, if they were captured.
The reply was, mo, we deserted, and
there are plenty more on the other side
of the Rapidan who would do the same
thing if they could"
A telegraph operators wife walked
three miles out from Fairfax Station
Friday aud ronsiued during the night, !
yelling, hooting and threatening to fire
upon them, but committing no actual
violence.
PRISONERS ESCAPING AT RICHMOND.
"A recent rebel paper brought to the
army of the Potomac by deserter, con-
tains, the statement that 100 Union Of
fcers have lately escaped from Libby
prison, Richmond, by digging a tunnel
under the street for that purpose. 1t
was supposed that the prisoners had been
engaged upon the work for at least a
month. They were missed at roll call,
and troops were Immediately sent out in
various directions to capture them. Four
of them were oYertaken on the Williams
burg road. The others were supposed
to be secreted in the neighborhood of
Richmond. The guards were at first ar
rested, in the belief that they were in
sympathy with the prisoners, but were
released when the subterraneous mode
of escape became known. The paper
says that Neal Dow was not among The
ruraways.
The deserter who brought the paper,
says that large number of his regi-
ment, the l4th Louisiana, are barefoot,
and that the daily rations consist of
quarter of pound Of meat and one pint
of meal.
LATEST FROM CHARLEsToN.-A,
rebel dispatch of the 9Th states that the
Yankees had renewed their fire upon the
city, and a new monitor made its APP
pearance that day. A report from
Hilton Head, not as late, is that four
thousand of our troops had landed on
James Island near Charleston, in the |
rear Of the rebel batteries. Refugees
from Savannah report that Beauregard !
has removed his headquarters there in
anticipation of an attack on that place. !
The rebels had enc hundred and ffty
torpedoes to float down the river. Eight |
thousand troops are quartered around
the city. The Georgia regiments had
mutinied on account of short rations.
Two blockade runners are at Ssvan. /
nah awaiting ap opportunity to run out.
Ga the night of the LIST the rebels sent
down ram in company with torpedo