Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-09
TEE KAUIz AND WILSON RAID.
THR YANKEE AocoUNT-1THE IIaHf AT STANTON
RITLR BRIDGE AND KeAAs STATION.


Tho correspondent of tie PHILADELPHIA /, qllrsr Of
July the t;b, saysi
Our force arrived in the vicinity OF Stau ton Br1ge
on the urnoon OF lhs 25ih. Il vas, Of o1u sc,
desirable 10 destroy the bridge, which very i'm
porsaut one. and IN IT made 70 Cfsct this OBJ
lect Gen ,utE, who still in tie sdvsrce, beirg
a. igotd 10 msks he attempt Il was found that the
enc my were III prepared to de end It. Our spprta
oad been herAldtd in advance ald the militia called
7astIy ogeh,r from egt adj lining counties had been
copotnuat q, this pOioL
Troops ION Danyile rad I'll o be- n brought up ard
il va reported that "Ex ~ " Smith had been
fom K chAoLd TO take command. tbs ioTce was well
protected by Sue su5t na earth works of which there
~,re three lues, ard in tash line there were three
n, agy Luus There also battery OF smaller guCt
Ligbcr W tie river which cp.ned flacihe fire up
1ur trcops they advanced. 0ns OF batter e.
brought TO bear upoa the bldg, along which were
posted shATpsho1Nrs, where firing vas somevba
cubesyIne sbd soon the ottrac of the dsfenc,s
nd number Of toops there aimed, IL was de-
ermintd to withdraw, a. tho ateupt was seen 10 be
futile.
The First District OF ooumbil Cavalry, COL Bakers
Regiment oil Gee. KSuiss command, lost mcs; hesvi y
in this sAr bui the entire los OF Ills division
more Kan SIX L He'd and woutd.d i, ON this point
raiders move in Nor hensEry direction iowa de
W.yle burg, Ehich they reached sfeF mig Is march,
GEAR dAyl'ghf the orDing Ut the 20 b. HaliJe
here 10 aDO1t ~ HeUTt ING earIitI
Lart Of he 2S;h Of JAae were marked by feE events
Of aly Jap. ru except that tie n b, igadeI
Gen raj W. FL L appeared OF our (. 0 Tx, Nh!c.
o, lEoatd s0ne tile EEirnishDg, lasti but very
hort time and atteL d~d with W If any CASUALTIES.
FIGHT AT RKAlt' STATION
G neral Elo on reaching X ans Station, SOON
found Ia. The Gsmy wee strongly posted at that pon
A.o and was Sharply engaged before daylight Wilson,
Aauh the troops he had brcush up fom sony Creek
H. d ty Rsu re rear, ara b. ut TO take position
on his lett but had Ter b formed in line of bat lie rhen
ne wa7 Gttstktd by heavy &C CT ipiauhy. column
# YslIy IL the meal time, accounts say, passing
o the rear.
The accounts Of this Affair." rather confused, but
it appears that GtnsrAl Wls)n perceiv hy that
mAnd was in danger Of being FUR. Ounded. dsteim ned
TO ry to portion OF 1t by moving out By the
rghs aiuk 10 direction nesr'y due South, General
Kad z, in ths meantime, retaining his position, also
he Second Ohio, ard pstts Of III. Filth NV York,
Second NV Jarsev, ard several other regiments be-
l,rgug TO ACIuIoshs and ChaI mus brigad 8
The reports in reg I'd t. the iac Of General Wilson
aud the plr accompanying him are vague and coz
cng and the iimplsst solution OF the matter Is for
b, present 10 admi; iguoraIce for in fao the
uoTs SO far received ere scarcely Soltl repeating
General K.uz zee ng that every moment'Wae incIeas
iaR the dsrgers elIesdy eDvircrpg his force, gave
orders that each Tg nj sAtnd erGcayOr 10 cut its
way on, as ct it could by wing few MI further
own e "a load ard crossing IT, whore the thick ode
on TIE o. St side ould COZ cea Their movements.
is ported that +. zlugh Lee was killed in one OF
he engaE mems Tie tt information brought TO
hea o. sriers Of Wilson's position vas by Cap. WbiLs
ke OF the first Connec lieut., and de de Camp to Gel.
Wilson He lei! Rslms Satin a. A. N OF the 2Sth,
n forty men of the third New Yo;k cavalry, and by
cuttIg bis Wsy tlTcush the reOel pickets, and also
through portion of column on tue move hs reached
hea6qu rsrs exactly at lG20A NJ.
D4,nipg a; full, speed threugh woods ard sxamps,
over Gc4es and fences, and, ia some css g, cu:ti
heir 'Sy With b sabre through the rebel troop the
sres'er part of General Ku "a own diIis o. coDsis
log Of the 6th O. eevsth Pennsylvania, fir itr ct
of C ldmbi, and hird NsE York, with the numb. al
+ lady stated Of the rec0ad a0d fifth Ohio and Few
ether rjgmsus, made their way With great difficulty
MO our Ines the ny pursuing and flag o1 them
until they got with or picket Lies On the J-nsalem
psI cad.
Many Eeie doubtless killed ard Ylunded IN running
this terrible gaunils aud mauy horse and rider
ave Il N in the bres k-reck race III ouch woods
OIL mel Spear command ng the eleventh Pennsylvania
and thi New York, the Jrss t. cross hsTGi!road
ADD notwithstanding the hurry and exctemens of the
moment. sCms ffcr fou Gms to out The tel graph
wr,s Oar ain, including tle blin es and Rou lded
aust have beCp captured
The caissons of sOm, Of batteries hal been blown
up bstre snJring the 6ght at ReAns StIcn, but the
guns IN imbers must have Ia len into the enemy's
bands not boWever before they we're spiked, a5d as
far &c pose be di sbei The conduo! of he artieriss
Of l. Giant Ffz nghs battery ntar an's s o;on.
receives the highest enccmiums from those have hea
speek on the tut jse'.
LIS said they sood firing grape and canister iato
the Ispks CT The enemy until the latter were SO close
upon them that By the Tins they had ked their guns
and BIZ rcd Their which the drivers had already
unhArhe SD eni held il resdntse the rebels with
in tin pacea 0f tbs ef tier guns Ia addition
10 he msn who CAM With Gener. Ksu Others reach
nes o0aly acne, or in small IacP, and the
number a probably bs oon.id .rSdy d mnisIe1.
TIE cavalry Of tie TGrj Diviisa, With whom have
Just COuvofs d. preseut s'ry picture They are dusty
aud almost out by tNelVe GO $ ncessant m Tch-
ing and Viglf, durEg which they have mfrohed over
$50 miles or perhaps 400 miles, fadiog !. impossible
cut tarougn tho rebs lines AT ReaDs Stauep, snd 10
belp e.mlug lIom tie vicinity OF Peterssu & General
Wi OrcIrsd bis mmand TO rttrsat un1r cover "
night tLwlTds Tax ..
Havisg crossed NOtloway river about thirty miles be
ow p t-rsbatg they tor the rsrold and cross
JLrfatIs aon, aud bearing u:hvard crossed the
a. The county road biijg, aud came into
our Inca al CABIN Foint Ie miles southeast OF Fort
POwhataD.
LUxURILSF CRoRs IN IHE C5TToS STArEs-The Mem |
ii Appeal ssys il anything were wanting to dsabuse
be Ynkes. cfthe absurd idea of cOnq7srng the South
" sAvs,icn IL would OILY be necessary for them to
axe leg trip through the States o. Mississippi IA.
end Georgia, and g.. view Of the vast oceans of
20 ing corn that greet the eye on every band It is
Jucs Ct conga,uAton 10 our people, Gays the A, peal
has tho ext xsiYa o9lon P.saAtions throughout the
oath have been converted into corn fields aud that
be yield p'omses to DO tupsrabupdint, AMI With a
ienfG supply # o,rh neei hava no fears OF star
aien. Ialressed sticks of 10 SEES cattle hcg sheer,
M Is the necessary rssul OF this abundant supply OF
urD and we have no fears noW but that the 0onfede
n