Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-03-12

| W etCth up tlu WCICf iiCquCubIy cADOStu
to their fire. Lieut.. Dotty was slightly
wounded below the right knee. j. 8Di
After reaching the York River road, the
raiders did no damage except burn a box
car. and an Intellectual attempt to burn the
bridge over Lower Black creek. They went
TO the house of hIr. Brumley, and took his
watch, and kept him prisoner for short
time, with Mr.. Dudley, President of the
York River road, who happened to be there
at the time. AS during the whole raid, they
robbed the people Of all the provisions they
could find. Fitzpatrick spent the night at
Mr.. Temples on Wednesday night. The last
seen of the raiders they had taken the Das-
cund road to Williamsburg.
p Buffers force came up as far as Tunstalls
Station, where junction with Fitzpatrick
was effected, and are believed still to be in
New-Kent. 80
Twenty-nine' more prisoners were regis4
tered at the Libby yesterday, mostly captur+
ed at Old Church. They belonged chiefly
to Michigan cavalry. All the prisoners
have not yet arrived. There are four COM
missioned officers taken thus far, one of
them being a Lieutenant who led the charge
on our men Tuesday night, ON the Westham
road. a3I -
| SPECIAL ORDERS AND INSTRUCTIONS
The following special orders were written
on similar sheet of paper, and on detached
slips, the whole disclosing the diabolical
plans of the leaders of the expeditions:
Guides---Pioneers with oakum, turpen-
tine, and torpedoes) Signal Officers
Quartermaster-Co -Commissary: Hwt
| Scouts and pickets-men in rebel uni
form: '5 f1spt
| These will remain on the porth bank and
move down with the force on the south
bank, not getting ahead of them; and If
the communication can be kept up without
| giving an alarm, 1t must be done; but eve
rything depends upon surprise, and no
one must be allowed to pass ahead of the
'column. Information must be gathered in
regard to the crossings of the river, SO that
should we be repulsed on the south side,
we viii know where to recross at the near
est point, All mills. must be burned and
| the canal destroyed, and also everything
which can be used by the rebels must be de-
| strOyed, including the boats on the river
Should ferry-boat be seized, and can be
worked. have it moved down. Keep the
force on the south side posted of any i'm
portant movement of the enemy, and in
case of danger, some of the scouts must
swim the river and bring us information.
AS we approach the city, the party must
take great care that they do not get ahead
Of the other party OIL the south side, and
must conceal themselves and watch our
movements. We will try and secure the
bridge to the city Zone mile below Belle
Isle), and release the prisoners at the same
time: If we do not succeed, they must then
dash down, and we will try and carry the
bridge from each side. When necessary,
the men must be filed through the woods
and along the river bank. The bridges
once secured, and the prisoners loose and
over the river, the bridges will be secured
and the city destroyed. The men must
keep together and well in hand, and ono, (.
in the city, 1T must be destroyed, and JEFF. \
Davis and Cabinet killed.
Pioneers will go along with eombustibl,
material. The officer must use his discre-i
tion about the time of assisting us. Horses
and cattle, which we do not need immedi-
ately, must be shot rather than lett Every
thing on the canal and elsewhere, of service
to the rebels, mast be sdestroyedsS AS Gen. |
Custar may follow me, be careful not to give
q false alarm. ,-s.sltN FBt
The signal officer must be prepared to
communicate at night by rockets, and in
other things pertaining to his department.
The Quartermasters and Commissaries
must be on the lookout for their depart
ments, and see that there are no delays on
their account. -,f
The Engineer officer will follow to survey
the road as we pass over 1T &c. l-n
The pioneers must be prepared to cor
struet a bridge or destroy one. They must
have plenty of oaklm and turpentine for
burning, which will be rolled in soaked
balls, and given to the men to burn when
we get in the city. Torpedoes will only be
used by the pioneers for destroying the main
bridges, &c. They must be prepared to de-
stroy railroads. Men will branch off to the
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