, 1864-03-14
TIE REBEL PRESS.
TWE DEATH OF COL. DAHLGREN'
Sewage Editorials from the Richmond
Papers.
From the WhiEg. Marca IL
ApnrT1o6AL PARTICULARS Or TIE eArT1EE oF

From the Whig. March ~
Appr11osAL PARTICULARS or -lE 1APTcEs OF
DAHInEKN.5PAHT1.
From information derived from a Trustworthy
soce il appears That the credit Of tbs capture OF
The Dahlg1en party Is mainly due 70 Capt. Vim
h. Magrudcr and squadron Of Robbfnst battslloa
been postcd in King and Queen county as corps
ofobectvatiou. Learning that the enemy was mo-
wing down the north bank Of the Matapom by the
Gloucester Point, Cspt. Maeruder determined 70
anticipate him, and With this view left his camp
with ntont one hundred Of hie command, nnd Lieut..
air! nanEing fpI point On The river between Man
tua FcH5 and King and Queen Court House, which
lie succeeded in roachin. in sdvanee Of the eaenJ.
the road In ambush, be had not long to wait before
gcn hini Ell slowly and cautiously approaehlns as
column Dcarcd the PORT Of couceslment Dahlsren's
attention was attracted By slight rust1ing In the
huehes oocasioncd doubtless b. The movement sd q
out, Surrender, you damned Iebel, I'll shoot
thc road and e7cling fits piece, shot the mlscscant
T < general volley WINS then poured into the enc
mys ranl;a which bad the effect Of cmplytas their
saddles and killing as many horscs and l throwing
. scene Of the widest panic, which was heightened
by the intcnee darkness Of the night. Each man
looking to hIs own personal safety, 9ll sought
over the bodies Of their wounded and over each
other, the whole body broke pell-meu over ditch
and pptiing fence, which the most adventurous
fox-huntcr Wouid hhTdly hn1e cssayed IN the hest
OF the chase, into small neld. Capt. n. imucdi-
ntc1y disposed his force around the eld az to pre-
vent all egrcss and quietly awaited tho approach OF
daylight, when the whole party surrendered With
ont resistance.
Much praise is due Capt. Masrndcr for his cool.
ness md Judgment In this ufir. II ho had ordered
charge npon tho discounted enemy In the road,
the probability ID that some Of our own men would
havo fallen by the lands Of their comrades in in
discriminate fight In the dark, while the oppostu-
creased. AZ 1t was, the prudent course adopted
secured moet eGeclunlly The rcsnt desired without
single casualty on our side. This account strips
the valorole Duh1Grcn'a name Of tue little eclat
which might have attached to 1t II be Ind fallen,
was at first stated, while boldly leading charge In
IN effort to cut his way through our lines. He was
shot down, as he deserved to be. like ''thief In
while seeking, under cnycr OF darEncss, to c1ade
| the punishment he so richly mcriled.
|. DAuL1nENfa DoDT.:
| The body OF Col. Uric Dahlgren, killed In the
swnmpe Of King and Queen, by the 9th Va: Cavnl
rs, wns brought to the city On Sunday night aud
Of the day yesterday, where large numbers Of per
| sons went to scott. TWAS IN piuc box, clothed
| in Confederate shirt md pants and 6Aronded In
| Confederate Llnnkct. Tho wooden leg had beer
| removed By one Of the soldters. 1t was nBo no
ticea'c that the little finger Of the lee hand hat
been cut off. Dah}grcn was small mau. thin
pale, and with red hair and goatec Of the SAINT
Abont o'clock, p, nv tho corpse was removed
from the depot and buricl-no ono knows, OF ID t
| fuow, where. ......
| RA1ps-uow r1lKT euoCLD De MET.