The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-07-09

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an'sses, besng assigned to make the attempt. Il
| Wa haa ihst the uneay were fully prepared te
| o.'eha y. odr approach had been heraIdsJ In
.''V'"ce, 1ha The niitia called hastily toeetne
| '' 'kht aulehing cuHaies, had been con cen u
, | fssed al this poiut.
l'oops i.oai Dssviiie aid also been bought I'M
| 'nd u was reported that "Exua Billy smith had
| Dee" Aeht from Richmond to la command, This
t"ice WIS wei protected by the substantial ea.t-
| wo,hs, "i which there were three lines, and ir
$50 ta'e 'isefe were three heavy guns. Tbs Was
| i'so "s'tsy of smaller guns higher up the river
winch opened an ennsding fire upon our troops az
| .u.Y adsdhecd. ose Dt our batteries was broa ghI
| 20 bear upon The htdgr, along which sYei. posted
| shHp#iooieTs, where firing was somewhat trouble
soile, ana as soon az the character of tis e4ace
| APO 'ht Number oi troops there was aseesialnci
! 1t was deterlined to Withdraw Ms an. .ti,a,n,
| was seen 10 be futile
Tue tif3t District Of Columbia cavalry Col IA
| k'Is regimen oi Gen ksutz s coailnaBd lost
lnos'heasiiy iu t'.' 6air, but the entire i,ss In
lhi4 division was ,siofe than sixty Allied asf
Wounded. FfoIa this point the ta,ers r,,yr,l IA !.
| nn'tiesstffiy diteeuJ towards Tcylcsbarg which
,P"y reached alter nights march, near day list
! on the motn t'F of the .s3.h I,ali:ug there ior
/ about an hon; % f'h 27th, and t3:t, eaiiInr part
ui ihe 2'th 81 HFe maike, by tew events of
soi impo'tahet, txcepi that on the 9th, Brig Gen
W fH Lren- a. on our left aink wh.pt, o. .
casieDed sou. ,tt1e skfmishing, lasting hnt 4
"c'y short time, aid attended with few At any
e q ualties.
lh~' Coma ~ olsF AT assH5s srAIIoN-sHEtE
] LOSSss
/ tphu ictFiHs Stt'HldH hFct they went on 10
,.sa isy Geek hlAge. islst.tsss tsefe 10 cs.sss
| ana t,tnen ~ Giants army. They crossed, bur
| IuIhi more ,ebeis than they expected. The wfiter
lseYs.
II "as anhour before sunset when the fight con-
| menced, and abont II 2 N the imposs,hl itY of
| forcing passage at this puint having been clearly
| demonstrated, Gen wilson dispatched Geo kantz
| up a LETT hand rtatd towards Reams's Station.
| Gen lui2's division tu'owtt by the ag0n
Wilson, ba'ing constructed iins oi riie- pits In
hs rear ot the front !!ae of hd;Ii; duiHg The hight,
| cit i'll them the lat Vermont and the 5Ih and 22d
Sew York, Withdrawing the ,est at his force IA
hoft time hetolG daylight and following hAutz 10
| Reanls' 's Station.
| The :urn ieit with the lead horses of the iesi-
| nSut, witch remained 10 cover the tedT rame In
| Afterwards, and reported thar The enemy, tuning
thr iisht 'itns al The iu ,Ie bstastwuiks, had
| captured .hr whole pttty.
| To- Gen Il 1u'I, ca reaching Kcinis's station, soon
| found that the enemy wcte sttoagIY posted al that
| point also, and was sharply engaged before day
light. wilson, with the troops ht,>had brought up
| iIoi Stony creek, passed by ksutz s rear, and
| was about To take pnsision on his left, tut had
| hardly formed IN line Ut battIe when he at
| tackled by heavy force oi Infantry column OF
cavalry tn tae meantime, accounts say, passing
| round 10 ths~t"aI.
'lhr accounts OF this 81 tit rather confnsed
But IL appciis that gen Wilson, perceiVjng that
has command IN danger oi being surrounded,
determined 10 tiy 50 save portion Of II by mav-
TO-. out 10 she tigkt HlHk, la direction ne3ilS
| duesUuit, Cen h AIT. III III. meantime retaining
his p1s.iun % also tiIe 2d Oao acd parts OF the
! III New York, 81 New Jersey, and several 0lher
! regiments, beIgnging TO Mclntoshs aud Chapman's
/ ssisai5s
'I'ne repayts in regard 10 the facts OF Gen Wilson
/ ami the ptTiy accompanying hin are Vagae aud
cuuctn. and The simplest saui0n of The inc ttrr
1 is for the pr'ien to admit ignorance, f"s ir
fact the fUmn!s So FAR received are scarcely worth
repeating. Gen kants, seeing tnG every moment
was Increasing the dangers already enviIening his
/ fulce, gave orders that each regiment should en-
dcaVOr 10 cut It's way out as best IL could, by
| Ing Il few Raies further down the railroad aud
1 ct0ssing il, where the thick woods on the east
side would conceal their movements
Ills irpmtcd that titH itagH Lee was KILLED in
one ot the engagements. The nrst iudluI alton
tfOueIi 10 bta},iuartefs oi wilson 3 position Wls
1 by Capt Whitaker, of The !T3t Connecticut, lad
Aide de Camp 50 Gen wilson. lie elt RCdu;ss
tltion at II; OF The 29h, wi,l, iorty OF the
ihiTd New York c4Vtiiy, aai by cutting has way
tnrou1h the rebel plekHls aad also iiirousl, por
! ttoD oi Il column on The move, ht reached hra.
quarters exactly a. l0 80 N.
shing ut imli speed through woods aad sw amps,
| ovrf dltcny~ and feEce5 and la some cases, cut
1 ling lhciT way with The sabre thr6ugh The rebel
| t3oois, the RtcHtrr part of Gen k4ni. own divis
/ iun, consisting Of the tIih Iui eleventh PennsY-
| ydnlt, iust D!siliet OF CU,GHbit aud lhird New
iotk, ysiii the numbers already slated at the
ond aad iith OHIO and tew oth"t regiments nfie
IEelf va. with steat difficulty into our hnes, Tue
| enemy l,uIsniHR ani iiTiH. upon them until they
got wihn our iok.t Zines GA the jsiusliem plank
road.
| Many d1i5tless Killed aud wounded IN
l riuHiIIg ibis terrible gauntlet, and many a horse
and rid.g must have fallen lit the break neck race
through the woods. Col Spear. commanding the
Eleventh rsnhsy yivanid and Third New York,
The iirsi the rdifoid, and notwithstanding
/ ihc hurry ard excitement "t the moment, some
otlcrE found tiIhe 10 cui tde telegraph wites. Our
4 trlin, incihding theN anibuianceJ aud wounded,
| must have been captured.
The clissons OF some oi our batteries had been
blown uY before entering the fight at Rrams's Sta
| lion, but thegun8 and iimbers must have ialIen
into liie +neuy hinds not, i0"tYri, beiOic they
l were spiked and as iIt 81 possible disabled.
II said by sDme Other mtn coming In th II the
| sebcs siIDt ana haYoneIai many ait' ihey had
| surrendered. one fep"its that while lying In
| swamp be heard another near hiaI, cay "at,"
surrender "SurrendeT, you --- ankee.' ~ was
| the reply; cake that," accompanying The cxria
| nfStion - ,t,T va ley. hear that iie Richmond
EEqtirSr OF the 2Ith urged that no quarter sh"uld
be- given any OF the raiders, alleging that Tie
death OF every one OF them wouidno, he an eqaivs
| lent To the rebel Government for The damage
done
This Il true is tbs most conclusive testimony
that could be asked as to the complete effective
ness ofthe raid. Prisoners captured near Reams's
| station state that Gen Lee had sworn moi j
single raider should get back. lie has evidently
| made sinpsnduu9 efforts 10 make his oath good,
| Tor not ding crossing On the WeidoTsoad was
| leIi uHEuarded.
! The enemy had scouts out for miles 10 The west
| ward on every read by which ttoops could
| possibly aFpfoaeh aad carried information OF the
,iucctioa IN tim- 10 meet with superior force
At any point. IL dif,cnlt ID ascertain exactly.
| which troops were encountered At Stony Creek
| aud Eaan.a Station, batit Is certaiD that there
| was infantry n both points, besides probably the
| greater portion Of their cavalry.
| The 6ih corps &as immediately ordered cEt 10
the 8sslslauce of the c6vafy, but By the tie they
arrived the afi.ur was They took position
aud remained there until the atetuoon OF the i0th,
| rmpio wing themselves meanwhile III destroying
| lie railroad, which was doUe most thoroughly for
three of four miles.
A later Telegram announces the safe arrival OF
| gen. Wilson with the Third Division
| The cavalry of the Third vision, with whom
hsve :ust conyefsed, present Il sorry picture.
| They al.. dusty aud almost worn out by twelve
days incessaat niaichfng and vigils, during which
| they have marched over 30 miles OF perhaps 40l
miles, finding II impossible To cut through the re-
| bel lines at Reamss station, and no help coming
from the vicinity OF Petersburg, General Wilson
| ordered his command to retreat under cover OF
| night towards Suffolk.
| Having crossed EottowaY river shout thirty
| miles beloy Petersburg, they struck for The rail-
road and crossed al Garretts Station, and beasiug
| southwark CROSSED the Blackwater al the county
road bridge, aud CAME into lines at Cabin Point
| five miles southeas ST of Fort Pswhatan.
| yAILAsDIaHAMs SPEECH Ar DAYTON.
The Cincinnati papers publish Ia tuii the speech
of Mr. Va!landgham, delivered TO hts fellow
| townsnfen n Dayton, Ohio. The following ex
| tracts AT { about all of interest fad IN IL:
| Endorsed by nearly Two hundred thousand free
mes OF The Democratic Earty Of my native State,
at the tate ei4ctiou, and still wfsh the sympathy
| and support CT millions more, do not mean any
onge, to be the oniy man of that party who Is 10