The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-03-02
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WAeNEDoAY m00H1o !. I. MANOR 4, l1eG
DARIN0 RAID or THR RNEuY- TBEYAP-
PROAcH WITHIN TMREE MILES or THE
| CTTY-THEm KEPULSe ON THE BeOOK
ROAD ARPoETRD RIGHTING ON THE
WESrHAM PLANK ROAD.
The nid of tho enemy, 20 ssdden and PM,
sxpeetsd, has 90 completely interrupted tel
egraphic communication that little b known
Of the damage inAieted By them on the VII.
ginia Centsal railroad; bat what little We
have been able 70 ascertain leads to the be-
lief that the injury to that road has besn
comparatively trining.
After leaving Frsderickh Hall, On Monday
evening, the Toree seems to have divided, .
portion cf them pasaing through the upper
part Of Hanover county to the Fredsricks-
burg railroad, which they are reported &c
have struck between Taylonyille aud Ash
land, and the otherap moving of through
Louiea into Goochland county.
Early In the day yesterday nothing could
be heard from Ashland, on account Of the
Interruption Of the telegraph line, and NO.
thing could be learned of the column q tie
enemy that struck the railroad at that point
until they appeared ON the Brook Turnpike
. few miles from the city. This was about
10 o'clock A. II. They were calamity met
by detachment Of battery troops, COM
manded by Col Stevens. After an engage
ment Of soma thirty minutes with light field-
pieces, they were driven of and retired In
the direction Of the Meadow Bridges, on the
Central road. During the firing the enemy
threw several shells at the fine mansion Of
Hon. James Lyons, one or two Of which, We
understand, passed through the building,
but happily without inficting any material
damage. It was reported last night that this
column had encamped about Eve miles from
the city on the Mechanicsville road. In the
fight on the Brook road, Col Stevsns had
one man killed and seven wounded. This
force of the enemy is variously estimated at
from l 900 to 5000 cavalry, and o battery of
artillery. The best information We have
leads to the impression that their force at
this point did not exceed 800. In the fight
nothing but artillery was used.
The column that went into Goochland
county paid visit to the farm of Hon.
James A. seddon, Secretary Of War. We
heard last night that the damage done by
them on his place amounted to but little.
They burnt two or three Touring mills In
the county, among them the Dover Shll,
A~ym e<>vyo MI
Henry A. Wise, who was at the residence OF
his son.in,law, Mr.. Hobson, in Goochland,
narrowly escaped capture. He was at Mr.. |
HIS when the enemy went to Mr.. Seddon's |
place, and hearing Of their presence In the
neighborhood he put ont for Richmond, and
arrived here about the middle Of the day
yesterday. This column of the enemy is
said to have consisted Of four regiments Of |
cavalry and one battery of artillery. A ra-
port reached the city last night that p0r-
ton of them had crossed James river, whilst
the others were moving in the direction of
Richmond on the Westham plankroad, with
the view, It is conjectured, of forming a |
junction with the colamn that was repulsed
On the Brook turnpike. lit be true that
any portion of them croesed James river
which was doubted at the War of6ce-the
design doubtless is, In conjunction with
those approaching on the Westham road, to
attempt the release of the prisoners on Belle
Isle About nightfall musketry firing was
heard on the plankroed, supposed to be about
Ave miles distant from the city, and as q
body Of our troops had been sent in that
direction, the inference il that they had
come up with the approaching enemy. Of
the result of the firing we had learned moth |
ing up to the time of writing this article
LATER.
Since writing the above, some fifteen I
prisoners, captured at different points along /
the line Of the enemy's routes, have been
brought in. They say that the column Of
their forces which approached on the Brook
road are under Gen. Kflpatrick, and that the
column which went into Goochland b com
manded by Gen. Gregg. The main body Of
Ktlpatrick's forces crossed the Chickahonni.
ny at MEADOW Bridges late In the afternoon. /
The rear guard went into camp last night 1t
the junction Of the Mechanlcsville and I
Meadow Bridges road.
Whilst In Goochland Gregg's force burned
the barn Of Hon. J. A. 6eddon. It ID also
reported that they carried of with them
Mrs. Patterson Allan, who IL under indict-
ment for treason in the Confederate District
Cont. This IL only rumor, and should be
received with allowance.
Klpatrick's party visited the premises of
Mr.. John +. Ballard, about three miles from |
the city, and stole from his stables pair Of |
valuable carriage horses.