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to bare been wounded.
Teo much praise cannot be awarded Col
Dai]gren, nor too much regretfe felt at his sup
posed capture. Not fully recovered IRON th
loss Of his leg in the charge upon Hasera
town., be volunteered lis services to Gen
Fitzpatrick. and Was assigned to the most i'm
portant command in theexpedition.
The greatest CONSERVATION prevailed il
Richmond during the fighting, as we'll
might. The men who haYe been bat1lcd 0
their prey-tle rebel capitalized that the,
would have been glorious1y successful If th
authorities at Washington had permitted
Gen. Butler tJ cooperate With them, ant
kept Pickcts employed down the Peninsula
REBEL ACCOUNTS.
Especial Dispatch to the N. 7. Ttibune.1
WAsnN0ToS. March 6, 1869.
The Richmond 1Vnig Of March 2, gives thi
account of Kilpatrick's operations:
TuE YAskK Ra1n.-R1cHuosp TuREA1zyEp-
1A11s.-Our last notice Of the movement Of The en-
envy closed with their appearance at Fredcriczshal
On the Central Nsirosd, ard the approach Of anoth
s11ma We1a NJ d eR9 e9ns ans4 h' cit e
aId repulscd. At Frederickshan they tore up III
track Tor considerable distance and, il Is trust
rorthilg .spurtes captured and brought of sevcra
Of cur officers and eight pieces Of artillery stationed
troying the garages md otherwise rendering i
unseI7iecablc tor immediate nee.
Leaving ErGderckshalt On Monday, they crosect
the Central railroad and dlyided into. lwo detach
Ssasl, an9 IL othssr Of Azhiani, Nhero s It apsn
Monday night
tt tores Eenetrated Yesterday Gueed:y, =. y,
Gooehland county; burned his barn and stable
house vas in iames. Thsy burned iii the tloar aa5
saW Mile iu the vicinity, including the Doyer nou,
mills aEd tass and The mills Of Standard and Nor
IN lie canal, and did considers6,e damage 10 tbf
iron works at Manuafdu. The only dauapc done
to the canal besfdes the destruction Of boats was
Was, e The tine, Ca viii to hts son-1n-iaw, whose
firm 6djotns that Of Secretary Seddon, but forum
ate!y becamc apprised OF their approach in time
lie Other detachment thst csme 5: lei to IL Gshland Tss
pfesebed on Se BooSs1 tnrnpies ssoat ss
%ss 4he p1o%p & 1s 1 ep d eie
andf asPS PeE2Ra sn
ed shots were enehsnsed oi about tWo Goaf
The enemy then Withdrew In the direction OF Nc
chanicsyille, burning the trestle work Of the Cen
treat. Our loss IN The dsbt On the Brooke rosd Va.
one Killed and elx or seven wounded, bnt we are
unable to learn their names. Neither the force no.
carried tEelr desd nd wounded Wit t5ea. w VI
etptnred two prisoners. who wera> committed to
Or three ehells at the dwelling house of tbs Hon.
james Lyons, which exploded IN the yard without
damage. They STOPPED the carriage OF Mr. John r,
nast took ot b9th the h9Fsss and carried %
hare from this 1ctrcsting column is, that they had
halted frc or ei1 miles from the city to take re-
treatments. They aye probably endeayozing 70
omitted to mention report that they salute1
Camp Lee With few shells, but this lacks conar.
Tie detachment. that went to Gooch,ana. accord.
Ing to the statement Of IN escaped prisoner, In.
elrded large body Of negroes mounted and armed.
They tclzed and brought with them a considcrable
country, as well as q large number ofhorsca, which
were brought into reputation Whenever Others
we're exhausted and .ayc out. Before leaving the
gro guide TO plpt then to the vicinity Of tbs city
Tb9e they Intended and expected 10 arrive last
night, to ctIect lanction probably with co1amn
crer, Intentionally or ignotantly nl!otea them In
as a1e{e stated, about dsyl1ght yesteFday, for
Il Is reported that scta achment from this column
went to The river at Nnunakin'6 Ferry 1t was be-
Hessa wih the intention q re II pas,l
Gr they succeeded or NOT nc bare not learned.
Some Of the pr1vates expressed regret at the burn
6eero ] belontine M to I'll stnns s wss captule5 % and.
atte9 being with them al day, feigned sickness,
and being cent of under guard, three Of cur pick.
ets gellopped up, and captured the Yankee and re-
AEont three O'Clock yesterday afternoon the enc
my advanced toward the city BY the Wc4tman Or
Gooehjs1d They formed into line Of battle not Of
far shor6 the citY. and, from the brisk firing Of
muekct1y heard fn that direction about dusk, It is
at!eFwaId reported to tsse 5een rcpased seyefai s1
prisoners wero brought in about O'Clock last
night Up the late hour OF writing this we learn
The 1 70 tody Of raiders is under command of Gen.
Kilpatdck, celebrated in connection with tho rad
0flast spring. over very much the identical route
Beside the general destruction Of property one Of
the principal objects OF the raid was evidently the
release Of the prisoners in this city, but the plan
miecnn1ed By tho treaeheFy Or ignorance OF this
neero guide L Is not to BE- supposed that It would
whole force t. estimated at about two large brig
adea, and whatever the object, they have won
title to considerable bolduese to SAT the least OF
artillery firing was heard in the direction Of
Meadow Bridge OF Mcchanicsrtlle, which continued
helfan honr. It proceeded, doubtless, from tie
ported TINT ek1rmish occurred eirlIer in the night
On the Western Road, In which the enemy charged
Hnrleye battalion and the 18Th Virginia regiment,
pulsed. Ne heard ii no @ CASUALTIES. | A01 "'4' ~
IN tfI1cial communication received last night ex-
the opinion that Meade is advancing against
ah Sa 5n' seR Meae sas i @ IL
begin to-day, the weather permitting, though t
may be only demonstration in farof Of the raid
On tic city.
, rTelegrnphic dispatch to The Richmond Wbis.l
GonDossyM1E, Tne.day, March1, 18Gl.
The Iaiders arc falling back from Charlottesville.
over the road they caulc. They burned Burs1ey's
douE mill. Elk nics from Charlottesville yesterday.
The column Of The enemy which went to Frederick
ball captured at that point Col u. P. Jones' Capts
Dement,, CARRIER. Channey, Paso Watson, and two
lteutenante. They did us very little damagc at
ftcde1tclsha1l. Rain Is still falling.