The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-10-14

8Ia0dy Attack OF GucriIIRS south of
. WtnchesIer-rhrec Mem ktIIrd, and
( Three Officers aud TOUF Mem badly
WOunded and Robbed-CaptUre OF R
MAiI-The Country InfcSted with blood.
thirsty Rufiiaas ana saighwNy
1 MARrINsBURG Va, October l2.-l have just
rrived al this place, from Shcrilhn's army, after
itnessng ono Of tho bl5odicst litle attacks of
Iuerillas on record which occurred yesterday
4 ine miles south OF Winchester. Lieutenant
$olonel G. W. Tolles, Chief Quarermaster, at
lartinsburg, and Surgeon Ohlsiracher, Medical
Inspector on General Sheridan's staff, attended
n guard of cavalry OF twenty ave men, com
handed by lieutenant, and accompanied bY au
10, bulaDce containing large mail, LETT Wn-
hester yesterday morning early, for ShGrIaus
Headquarters, then at Cedar creek, only fifteen
n lies distant.
+ They had proceeded seven miles, and hld
ached point one mile south Of Newton, when
hey were surprised by about fifty guerlllns, sud
belong 10 Whites troops of Moscby's gang OF
~utlAws. The Rebels dashed boldly out OF II
#ece OF woods on the left Of the pike, aud strk-
&ig the road behind our party, aud !YlG8 very
hyperion horses, charged over and thrO Igl them,
Ureaking and scattering them in every direction.
Pur men, surprised and panic-StTieNen, and
eeng themselves largely outuumbercd, mlde
Nut little defense, and toe officers were left
10 the mercy of the cutthroatS.
4 Colonel Toles was shot in The back oftLe head,
Ind Is thought 10 be MORALLY Woundel. The
Hnrgeon was shot in the let side, Just baow the
esrt, and, as he says, after hu had surren Tered
Ind delivered mp his arms. lie is since repor,Cd
!. b be de.d, The lieutenant name unkn1Wn)
ms shot through the body, and was also said %
#e past recovery. THREE nl be guard wcFe killed
ieht; one Ot them, named Jordan, OF the
H7ih Pennsy lrauiA Cavalry, aud four Others
onuded, W1ic but ono ded lgocl wds found
pom the Held.
The ambulance was captured wish the mall
nd succesiniiy run on towards Tie Shenandoah
liver hey o. Our Ec2IS oi pursuit, uld the nuu-
T. Wor Of prisoners taken with lt is get unknown.
had been ~ the valley lut TWO days before,
nd was nov returning Hs = Ya'uutccr c0dtcr
ith the advance .uaIa OF a train coming down
Or supplies.
This advance was composed mostly Of a largo
pt Of disabled ami lrOkep-cOTu cavalry, who
ere gCing TO the rear 20 turn In their uuscryice-
BILE arms and horses, and were commanded by
Eaptan Schoy.llc, Of the 9Th New York Cavalry,
nd Lieutenant DWycr, OF the Sd New Jersey, A.
NC rose to the top Of a hill, we heard firing at
Nc front auu, dashing forward soon met Out
Ncn In full retreat, closely followed by sud inter
u iugeo With the Rebels, many Of whom were
NItsscd Oh. same 1s Our men, IGal-ing ( almost
III possible .u l.sJu -u.5h h.,wclu -ue ,wo.
M lLN 4t,leiai however, q.l,ay separated tu. u-
ENcs, aut nT "a 10 glIgcst ~ the app arsucc ,i
% f0rCv aud though we Instantly CHAR "a uttCr
ign with a.l YiBOIi tee superior heCtuess Vi their
gfsts lna Dlcd them to escape Win lgtl1 damage.
l't Nth NAAlN VIC oAlA-et HE-uG tl h.-s tle
Nuf1ans VINO had shot our officers had dU3ppCd
Vut Of the change, disnOuu,ed, GuC ere nov
SGippiug the clothing and ydlL sblCs rom thel
Ner.Ons under our very eyes Each o. our
kOunded mon lost bis money ead watch. and
WOl Tolles hal us boots and coat also rutiiessly
om from his person while he layln Gle road
4 o.taly wounded, before Wo could get Qea.
Enough TO iCscGc him. We Lad hoard oi these
horrible outrages committed on our prisouer'
McfoIe, but never had we actually seen them with
III ar own eyes. ] conTersed With Colonel Ioiles
u nd Dr.. Ohls,gaCher though both Weye elnos
MhSensible, and saw an ambulance provided tl
ouyey them 70 Genera Shelidans headquarters
II ONE live uyiles distant
Il The entiTe valley Z injected With these gachla
nd scarcely tEa'n Or parry 6ocs e-lA2r Wa5
Mhat does NOS receive a shot o. dasAflom them
bur cavalry Is Fcrt so constantly employed else
where as 80 be unable ~ coal with the misc oant
they deserve, but We believe that Genera
hCrdpn will yet find means % cNtcrmnau
Uheu. AZ he has already captured "eyefythini
q the valley that goes on wheels, il is 10 b
fioped that be will soon attCndtO these nu.salce
Mat 60 on cgs.-New York Tribune.