The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-07-08

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Tbere we're two brtgsdes Of the suemycne being
mounted nfanry-and two sections OF artillery, which
% n Us ,es wood. for sons time chrss
made to dsc>ge them. Our mon made ths charge with
,. . ass so ssr Of
munition become exhausted. Nothing but the want
OF ammunition prevented them from capturing section
Of the cnemy's artillery Heavy skirmlsbing VAS Kept
up until dark between Colonel Chapman's command ana
.he enemy Tue Third Indiana, Esn.ssn.h vermont,
First New Hampshire principally engaged and sew
ersi other re.imenls we're upon the skirmso line and
engaged TO a cous iderabie extent.
The enemy IN q strong position, having ssn
batteries sections of batteries posted
Lieutenant Manader, with Battery K sheled them Tor
while with poor effect, however, as the rebel cannon
placed In suclf manner as TO throw cross ere
little 10 the rear lines The angle where the mis-
SHE'S from rebel crossed within few rods
Of Chamans headquarters, and tho solid shot ana she
on ,be spot a few moments; bul my norves soon
began 20 be m.eajy and ,,,n o'a, IT, horse 20
.ns the dss .nd sana
passing shes covered them both. Tho General was
very be Ss o
Giles his handkerchief and both watched the progress
Captain Andrews, ad.de-camp TO General Wilson, had
his coat torn on the shoulder by fragment Of she'll
AZ dark information received at division hesdquar,
that Kautz had reached Burxssve and had burned
the station and damaged the road 70 considerable e.
LEES ORDER RELATING TO TRAINS
Lee issued order on the 22d instant, ordering sll
he probably had heard that wilson and Kauty were on
another raid and wished 10 keep his locomotives and
cars out Of our hands or he might have wanted the trans
head us Off and prevent the road from being destroyed
HUNTSVILLE.
Gen. Kautzs command reached Burkesville Junction
at three O'Clock A. NJ and took possession OF the town
without meeting With any resistance from the enemy.
The Lynchburg and Petersburg Railroad crosses tho
Richmond and DAnville Railroad Al this town. There
immense number Of switches and side tracks At
the crossing which General Ksu'z set at work immedi
atey 10 destroy The rails torn the ties burned
and the station most eGecsuay demolished. At three
o'clock IN the mornngsihc citizens OF Burkesvie were
entertained with gorgeous pyrotechnc pageant as
described by the pen OF The depot
freight houses baggage houses, storehouse and IN hne
all buildings belonging TO the railroad company or the
eoniederacy, wore destroyed by Are.
uresque grandeur. The bright tongues Of iurid flame
shot upward Illuminating the for long distance
glitter OF In the glare OF tho fame The moving
about OF officers and men, mounted and dmounted The
70 form Of the widest pictures has ever been my
fortune 70 Witness
From Burkesviile Kautz moved down the Danville
road towards Meherrn station, destroying IL eaectualy
ne DC ss.on
Richmond stating that he had sent all the grain in his
possession some four hundred bushes TO Richmond via
Of the vsnous Yankee invaders
oarIAE wnI1AxEn D. C. 10 cra. wilson
vile, twelve miles distant with Escort or
ten men with asspassh to Gen r.. Kant PRETTY
through was one somewhat difficult 10 accomplish
However, the Captain managed to get through in safety
mention this single instance OF Captain Whttaksr's
enterprise but no is over ct work. and does many
brave and noble thnss is is utterly impossible to snume
rats'them.
early hour this morning the troops again
the march, moving away the left, and afterwards
the pckets called IN and LETT the vicinity OF the
Hardanay estate the Little Nottousy. Since Kauz
had already destroyed Bakesvile station General Wilson
did not consider It essentially Incumbent upon him 10
pass through Holloway Court House TO that point but he
moved OF 10 the left, the read 70 Nsherrin station
whore il understood he to connect with Eautz
leaving Ftsush Lee with his haied horde to follow in
our rear.
Orderly Sergeant Moran, of Captain Ttzhugh's
battery, with Eve OF his and eight OF the
Second ohio some eight m lies In the Of lines 70
take horses and mules said to be hidden In the
woods. He captared eight horses and twenty three
mues, sod two rebel oavslrywen: on his way back .
the column, old church. some forty nifty OF the
snenys cavalry formed In line acrcss the read to stop
him. he charged ,neE, however, with his little squad,
going through them handsomely and capu.n: another
prisoner He nsagsd TO save bis horses and prisoners
but his mules would no. charge, and had 10 be len.
CAPTURE or REBEL euARIssMAsIsR.
Some Of the smhuiancs corps captured rebel quarter
MASTER named James J. waggoner, and several wagons
army Win ssrass and ra.lons over tbs ra.rosd II. vas
the asen, for purchasing auartermasors stores il this
portion q the State Eight regular trains hare daily
passed over this read and some .pecia,s
Juxorioa or WILSON AxD KAur2-DEsTRvcT1oy or TRACE.
column. Who had burned tie depot and ether public
buildings AZ they advanced Two or three small private
dsced 10 ashss The destruction Of dis rcsa Is complete
The rails are tina odfssboned kind two s1d one half
" o end S o. inch u II, Tas9
and a.,y fastened upon heavy beam beams Of
sns,sle material. we're MED .,osS eSer .iS.
the track and nred The ties and sespers being DRY
sna ra o. y ~. sesa sssy ,.d in w
anything bus the iron plating OF the ssepsrs rsmsuing
General Wilson and his sian supsriu,eod the per
rm9ll u n..H half ha
render TIRE destruction complete.
ARyivAr Al KEYsvni.-ous zAs.ssrp.
~ seven O'Clock p. IL re reached Koysvie q neat
little town, standing tbs railroad eight mica below
seherrn The depot Was 1red nd all lis appurtenances.
The eneys cavalry towering upon our rear ali III.
afternoon, but gave trouble They charged
bling three or four dsmouusd sassers and during
night they fred few shots a. pickles, without doing
them any mary however.
saTrEplr, Jane IS, 1894.
R.sx CONVENIENT PROPERTY INSTRUMENTATION
Before leaving Keysve this morning every thing NJ
isuing 70 the railroad destroyed building that
lad been used poet Office and rebel warehouse was
also fired. ous Of the upror had boon atsd ~
| as a Masonic hail.
We then moved down TO brakes Branch, burning toe
railroad as we proceeded. At brakes Branch some SIX
or eight buildings were burned veil Isrgs yuan
VIZ PROCEED TOWARDS Ycasgzx s1auos,
KartBs Command still being In the advance Colonel
1 hclLt0sn fo3A CDmmano OF the Third division
i while General Wilson commands the expedition II has
been one or the warmest days the citizens say they
experienced N Virginia. Our horsos standing IN
the shade pahl for breath literally rocking with per.
spiratior. The roads have been an alnost
hnpapabe powder By the ,ranpling Of many feet aud
i wheels, and II the heated air IN immense
| clouds and floats lsZly away. Tns dust is Of
reddish color, and smells IKE the parlugs Of slate
pencils, and II keeps horEes almost constantly sneex
ng and coughing. ~ settles All horss eguss nsk.
ing hem appear as u they had been besmearsd with tor
and then been rolled n bed OF pulverzed red ocnro
The dust gives tho trees and along the roeds we
march singular look y settles upon everything TO
considerable depth making tho foliage OF the trees loo,
as there had been storm OF Spanish brown scotch
| snuff
station TIE Starpton river destroying road as we
went tbs road T. Lees only available line for trans
porting supplies 70 bic army, and in cuttsg this roadaa
wilson has done he wsuudod IN hs very yiiss soee Il