, 1864-03-07
An Emphatic Voice for Abraham
Lincoln from Ohio.
GENERAL GRANT EN ROUTE TO
WASHINGTON.
An Extensive Drug Estab"
lishment Burned in
Boston.
The Notorious Guerilla
Richardson Killed.
XmpOrsaut fro1o1 Gems. CuAtars and
Eupatrfclks4 KkRtd.

Especial Dispatch to th= Chicago Tribune-1
NAsu1SGrox. March s. 1854.
The statement that Kf]patrick's attempt to take
Richmond w=s raade in consequence Of info1.na-
tion brought By Col. Strcicht is incorrect. The cx
petition started before Strc1;:ht'e arTiTal and
Strei.ht expressed the opinion that Richmond Has
inaccessible on the northern side. 4 tug bearing
late dispatch to aud from Fitzpatrick and Dutler to
Che1rystonc Inlet, was captured BY the 1ebels.
HEADQrAnTEns A1xr or PoroMAct
March 4, 1861 {
Dceerters md contrahands have been coming In
quite freely Of late until TueRaay night Last, when
the rise In the Rapfdan put check 10 the immigEn
Gen. Meade and part Of his personal etaf vent
to Washington today.
Gucrillas continue their devlt,icz along the line
Of the Inltroad.
evening saye wc ere authorized to announce that
the Government has receIrcd dispatch from Gen.
Isutlez. announcing that Gen. Fitzpatrick succeeded
t{ons ol Gen. Lee to Richmond By tearing mp the
rails on the Virginia Central railroad At variors
points. and dee,Eostng tbe canal and mills On the
longing 10 the relal=, inHicting severe tlow On
the rebellion. lie wae met by the enemy outside
him inside The oqter works, where = spirited en-.
eagcment cnsued, when darkness came on and the
conflict ended Fitzpatrick finding the enemy and
the G Se oS t. seT Se hin e4edda 70 the %
drew and reached the lincs Of Gen. Butler With the
ii Is ASSIGNED a. i reason for the unexpected
al9tneea OF the rebels in preparing to !epe1 Gen.
Fitzpatrick, thet the destruction Of The telegraph and
the track Of the Virginia Central Railroad was
sse IL avey p Sc Gn .p hs aas s.
:sa TSis eeena hipSs o@ I lie is s6st !bs
yond his TeaT witbout Etirmish. I'D WIS met It
somc distance from Richmond by formidable
force Of mounted infantry.
ccived fion, Ger. Raties di@patch .fFo1n General
Kllm1zick, dated yorktown. If, saying: colonsl
LES on e Ill., to ths
On Tuesday afternoon. and drove them IN on Rich
rnond. The main attack having failed, DsEigren
Col Cook wese With The advance guard, Which Be-
came separated frum his main force. Since then
nothing has, been heard from, them. have sti1
hopes that they may ret come in- The main force
General Butler adds that rebel dese.:er inform:
ed one Of his aids that a onc-lesged Colonel and
abouta hundred n'en were taken prisoners"
WAs1nsGToS, March "A special dispatch to the
DAILY CAyenicE, from cu5pcpper to -das, says: Gen
Crstat, with 1850 picked men, in Light marching
order. left culpcpper court House about o'clock
The 9th aEl I'd corps marched from their winter
QUARTERS earlier in the dny the former halted at
adspq is h Gat x
neishborhood Of james City. and held the l1ne Of
the 0ohcrtfon'e road.
near james CITY and took the road for ch,r3ottes-
Vile, The men had been picked from Meuitt.s
md Gfcgg's divisions, and were well mounted.
vcana Rver, thes1 eaessIns wes unknown and 70.
gether unexpected. Before us the correspondent
fays} was 1aIge cavalry camp the hats aIsanEea
~. W on one sidc he horses were quietly
standing: On The: Other eide ,pieees of ar
tsS pe.R1 parked 4ansda Tr and an III
proximity to tie caissona. The eth regular zcsl-
nent Of Gen. Ncrritt'a Old brigade, id the van,
e&oioftabie & @ looking luis Wiz rcckiees 1recia.an.
c1. and scattered tic occupant= In all directions.
1le c,.1crcd the men to destroy oil they coald aud
neifneT axes nor ra,-tailed alea could be found In
command 1t was impossible to SPIKE the guns, OF
chop the to pieces, 70 they con1ented
t1oyng the eamp. In the meantime the enemy wssc
raliyins With Tie rapadity and zealof Gael at the
call Of the chief. Several pieces Of artillery werc
tntersaie. aud 1ho main oJr Of Gen. custar's CON
1annd coming up, the enemy were driven short
distance 10 give ns footho!d On the crest ofthc same
IN w3h Bs1%sm on sso9ps aF e1e 1ne
ehinc <'a1ned III to get away as soon as possible
!eet it. might be our lot to get snrroEnded. They
Court House that nninyited visitors were there.
md aid wne needed 10 e1pel them from the neigh
to1hood. The anewcr to these dispatches came
: There was nothing left nj now but epeedy sctreat
: HorEes were wheeled about, and towards SUNSET
he .ai'le I thst eoc Be- foSnd @ IL ts neehbor h
hood were dcstroyed. In returning, the advance
was given to Col. Sherman. who commanded the
brigade Of five hundred men, chosen from Genera
) Grtre's division. Tho night Was very dark, and
the rain tha1 continued 10 fall was mingled will
sleet-
| men, who composed the rcmnant Of his command
cot Lost IN tho thjc& gloom. For some time the,
attempted 70 b!undef through deep and nudd!
fhcy thought OF the two pieces of all hop
! Of Getting through with them .7ss given np sher
mai With Ills i've hundred I1en. continued on tbel
sSont sSoat ceeck Tnesday mo1ias thsy 1sssled oa
! infantry pIckete outside Of Madlson Cont Honse
Gen cns.aE finding It impessMthle M to proceed 9Th ~
he haitcd his horses and refreshed hts men Gen
:! Stuart, With 2,0O0 cavalynen Of Wlelharn'e aa'
Ftzhneh lee'e Brisades Was massnhg 70 to~S1a 5rs
tai marched on toward the right road, having foun
/ It, and marched upon It short distance. wacn b
discovered that Stuart, with bis ragged but inde
his gear '1t as thcy nesnd @ stanardsre which
about II miles from the picturesque little Village
Madieon, tie rebel caynly were seen craKn up i
line across The road THIS mea1s hossi ,rsp E1
1t q loss what to do. The object Of their wear
fonlc and dangerous raid Was to sraw the rep!
cavalry away from tne Cst II RGaa 1ar4ne 70 fsc
IN to he rear All that bothered onr troops n =
the ect1ion ef Rsnsoms battery, and that s!ish1s
h fsFsg ese
tested. declared he would fight his war throash
lie orasea Thss 4sar q
our two guns now opened On them, md complete
their dieCom1tute that was fast caustnS their Inc
They led hastily. and our men pursued thc1
IptlE but they reached another road which aft0tC