Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-03-08


THE LATE RAlD-YANKEE COLONEL
pAELGHEN KILLED. AND NINETY
PRISONERS AND TH.RrY-FIVE NE
GE0ES .TaKEN-IMPORrANT Pa
pER6, &C.
. Leu. Po:lrr6, coa,wandiug Company II, of
.ao 0th Virginia Regiment, aided hy sono
Homo Guards aid few meu frGm Lieut..
ca. R"hbins' command, succeeded in pen-
ring C,Ianel D:h!.rct, on Wednesday, n nsht,
aacu: eisTen o'clock. DIh]Gren made de-
terniaci cifpr5 10 fyrce his way ont and was
5il>@,l. iaai;r- tAe c5ar5s. Thursday morn
;ng, The Te;n-n!'g oHcns having escaped,
tha pay sur;eD1nrei,-J0 Yankees and -
negroes.
Ssv27ai par"r. warc i~n1d in toe pockets g
D.a;gen, copies nj which arc eufjoined:
ApDR'ss TO THE OFFICERS ASD MEN.
Hhc frllawing address - the officers aal
men cl tho Command, was written ur n sheet
Vi paper, haTing ir p:ln+cd letters' on the
upper corner :'lIcad9uartecs Third Division
Cavalry Corns, -, loG4." 4 prisoner states
that i: vas read ous II tho men engaged in
the rail-:
OficsrS md .N,N:
You have been :clrrtcd from brigades aud
regiments As a picked co5lnand, to attempt
{. desperate undertaking undertaking
which; Il :acrc:sfui, will write your names On
The nc:.r:s "f Faur rorn:rsmen in letters that
GGn u3vcr ic erased, and waich will cause the
prayers Cc our fcllow-soldie,s now confined in
L.. l. 60 fo1 IL
whNrcTrr you n%y &C.
We none to 'olcGse tn, prisoners fr3m Beile
Island first. ard, having seen thom fairly
started, We viii croas the james river into
Redmond, destroying the bridges after us,
stro? and burn the hateful city, und do not
allow tho rebel leader Davis and his trsitorons
crew to escare. TIE prisoners must render
great assistance, as you cannot leave your
ranks too Ear or become too much scattered, cr
you will be lost.
Do not allow any personal gain to lead you
mni.us death at the hands of citizens. Keep
well tosethe. and obey orders strictly, and all
w:il bo we'll; but, en- no account, scatter TOO
far. for ia union thnro is strength.
With strict obedience te ordera. and fear
lessness in the execution, you will bo sure to
succocd.
We will Join tho main f,rco on the ether
s:lc Of the city, or perhaps meet them Inside.
Many oS you may fall; but il there is any
man here not willing TO saeriG;c his lifo IL,
suoh n great ard glorious undertaking, or VINO
does no. fctEcnpablo Of meeting the enemy in
such a desperate fight as will follow, let him
step out, and he may 60 hence to the arms of
h;e sweetheart, and read o. the braves who
sw"p. through the city Of Richmond.
VIC want M man who cannot feel sure Of
auccess in .nch holy Cause
We will haGo q cooperate fight, but stend
M 70 il when it does come and all Will be-
well.
Ask the blessing If The Almighty, aud d.
not fear the enemy. U.DAHLGaLN,
Col Comm &.
SPECIAL ORDERS AND INSTRUCTIONS.
Tho following special orders were written
on similar fhect of paper, and on detached
slips, the whole disclosing the dia5olical plans
OF tho leaders Of the expedition:
Guiles-Pioneers with oskum, turpsntire
and iorpn5oes) )-signsi Observation-Disclosures
-Co~missary:
S:uu:s and piclos-nen in rebel uniform:
These will rsmsi1 IN the North bank and
move dnwn with the force on the South bank.
nn. getting ahead Ct thsm, snd if the communi.
cation can be kept up wiihou. giving an alarm,
i! must be done; but Everything depends uuor q
surp!isc and no one must be allowed 10 pass
ahead Of the column, Information must be
gathered in regard 10 Lbe crossings of the river,
30 that should We be rspulsrd on the Sonth
side. we viii! knor where 10 recross at the near
est point. All mills must be burned, AMI the
eanal destroyed aud siso everything which can
be used by The rebels must be des'ros ed, inclu-
ding the hca.s on thu river. Should ferry
boat be 81 z4J. AID can b. worked have it
moved d,su Ke-p thu forcs Oh the South
sid. pst..l OF sny lmpnr Al. uovsnauf Of the
cnsmy, and in csss 4 danger sous Of ths
scou.s must .wim be nysr and bring
us infornsslon. IA We approach the
city the psFty must sass sFsss cars