The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-05-16
MAY 10. ls&s

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80 AUTHORIZATIONS NsAk
'Bh pLprF the RAID on TIRE
psskriILe RAILROAD LATEST FROM
GIN GIN lss's ARMY &c
S,.-,,y wss iss Of excitement which
ss' ,neans diminished by occasional
"a ~ of csonou from the sou'hside. and
'p''@ x,.ss was manifested 10 learn the
ffs" - ng event.. IN the neighhorhood Of
*, Emf Il was expected thst a gen
'T'. -, cement would take place on that
10 -, - n this the popular surm!se Was dis
H...3 A report, which turned ont TO
,,.oe WIS in circulation that Sheridan's
',,3s, aI .s.y vas returning, which served to
''.s .s.,se excitement The accounts from
> vs,rtfsi,le are measrc, but sufficient to
ts.s naiAins of great impoi lance has
''..,.,rpi sklrmiShing continued during
'..,Sas,.llv, and ii Is reported that at late
81 tbs night the eaeIay charged torti-
','.,s bs.d by Cosse's brigade, and were
=; u;th considerable slaughter. The
T'.,,su, !. that Our men defended the
u.b great bravery, some OF them even
La, ayr tat br-sstWofks To repel the
- Nalh'nS hitcial was received yes
az tis.a R,nsoma headquarters tgem
,s.ag4 and ;.Ariits Who visited shat point
~, vel posted in regard toIetails.
v,.kftfT dtiag wac heard yesteIday morn
-. n, ,le dopihsida, With occasional dis
,...,4s oi Artillery. skirmishlng was Kept
nth more 0! less severity along the lpes
i.r.oF ,..r dav, hut the relative positions of
- tTa af.nies afe unchaoged. 1t is re-
,,,s3 ta,l Tie enemy are entTenching In
ztof Jit stevenson, the outer fJrtinca-
,sa d nrvEy's Blut The artillery firing
.,,l plaaaa,i-i from the batteries On both
,,fs eheHuY each other, and the woods in
@. ya!nily. The enemy's sharpshooters
&, pgsied IN thvss woods, ana lose no op-
sau1.ty ol picking oti onr men when they
e5s themselves over the breastworks.
genet II engagement may occur at any
y-aul-possihly 10 day. IT Is claimed by
,asl.er- that the enemy have forty thou
f.l men "a the sduths,de, and the prOba
l..7 /: thai hey mean light. Dor troops
f1,ss aad II eu are resoiutr, aud conn
| q, 0. iaoir ability Ia whip thsm in fair
Cz,&f II il stated that tLere are seven
,olltora in the river. and they doubtless
gl,snplats aa attack in front Oh Drewry's
I agi
Ias baat5 yesterday brought up few
7ogaessl &mJnF them Col Clark, Of North
a7aiIb2. sui Major Clark, OF the 18th Va
Fimeni Oar lossos thus far have not been
A7y.
TIE RAID oN THE DASVILLF RAILROAD-DE
eIRrCTIoE OF PROPERTY.
4 foIva ul Yankee cavalry, under Spears,
tsassnis Ihal nats tho raid On Sle Weldon
| ,iiToad struck the Richmond aud Dan
ria Rti..vad oD Thursday night at ten
t..olk, NJ fhe C,aldeld Stltion, thirteen
Lies frsul Rilhmcnd Here they renaine2
might. destf"ying the depot. Wood shed,
;1nHaitfya. Oa Friday morning at day
jfs' Ii s t5uA lLcii departure lfSm Coal
TAD sl.p ! tte road again within d mile ot
.JnsaavE 1t4rtan, and reached Powtatan
i5o1t ail Ii o'clock, Here they burnt the
t5pot fEeis 1T house, wafer tank. aud twelve
| elf: loafed with forage. They also tore up
lie tTaCk tor distance OF three or four
i1n1Ted yards On one eide of the road, and
l. ] A.. ~ <u4-
l-s the Ig,= aud rendering them useless -
.ie Tsfefs Jeff P0vhatah about three or
bur ocIge- op Friday evening, aid reached
fEP3Aattu4 bridge at Mat.oaI Station,
flais they cAnz upon body OF Confede-
Ale t0!1ieia. pias- there to guard the
'digs. oar men: threw one sheu al them,
Well lAeT l.ihed OH, crossed Bevill's bridge,
'atpToceedrd 10 Chula Station, about thirty
!!oa if0ln Richmond The Yankees hay>
ID. nlipac-da switch, the locomotive Wya
1aEs. On The way back from AppomattoI
1aagel ran on the tract. and was abandoLed
y jthe ehgleer and conductor. The loco
A0aVa |ss subsequently, destroyed by the
'alsee5. Al Chula they burnt all tbs raiI-
'04a buildings, the residence of the agent
Il AT every house at the place. making a
e5al sweep.
oh salaldsy morning the rsidiDg party
><qlfl5d 10 APpdmattox bridge, where a
slall ftisiuiEh took place, resulting in their
''Pase' Shortly before noon they attacked
'ui iorees al Fial Creek bridge, on the farm
" LeSit L harvie President OF the road
q saaTp lgnI unsded, In which the enemy
'FIepoIItd 10 have lost twenty seven killed
'lu hiAt irisunei8, two of whom we're
'oulded puf !ohs was only two ktfled and
'So houHded The Yankees were driven ofi
sla fe'iealet, leaving Hleir dead behind -
3ilef Ills Tepnise they lett in the direction
Tue soathede railroad, between Peters
'"'s Ald 'ha Junction, here they are re-
t'ie0 10 have burnt three de pots Wilson'S
''acss AID hilee, and aaother.
'Ae ialSeea Committed all the 'depreda
'1n' "a piiyAle property possible during
'a''ishof' Stay Oh the Danville road. Al
,''' ,osaai'n they took all Of Nr. Gstes's pro-
~'OHs eHtspi a snail quantity saved by s
h''' '''ho his buggy, cut his harness, and
''"Vyeo everything In HE store Others
VIC Treated in like manner At Coalflsld
r -1'-'' slole Isnin lady eight hundred dollars
~'usilE 10 The telegraph operator, They
e3 s'Lae eitizana, but let them go after
'''a'hihg them short time
=" 'eirgiain from Mr. James l.. Morrow,
,'r. ,Y.'ih''aaent n the telegraph line, con.
.- - 'ie above, and gives substantially the
"Re Particulars
~ hAito"s IN SoRrEXRE VIRGINIA.
:, - 'D''o"ihg dispatches, from the agent
" lut AasGl In. u.