Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-09-23
MUSBY'S COMMAND.
C1RRKsPoSDHNce OF TIE RICHMOND ErQu13kR.
EvoE HILL, NEAR uPpsRvILLs.

EDGE HILL, NEAR uPpeRV1LLs.
FArQuiER Co, Va, Sept. IA, 1864.
Thnneh your correspondent Lahore under
mary serious disadvantages a8 correspondent
bsirg private and having the same duties
to psrfin !hs. al tue e6cers Of that rank dc;
yes giys IS near as possible the exact. state
,u.,ita If the operations Of this gallant
| aid efficient ourps. do not pretend
to uientian ia dstail al! tie daring
ucuuts and expeditions Of this command
for thoy arc 10 Eumer0us that it would
iii tho rniire columns of your most excellent
IN pcr weekly. Scarcely day or night passes
wilhaut to.no Of tho cowurdly vGndal foe are
made To bita The dust Or brought OF to I'll oar
alrauay crowded rrisons. Before giving IN
aaanuMt Of tho operations Ut this battalion
n:nro my last letter, allow NE to correct III
erroneous Niniun, apparently prevalent
thrcu ,hput tho whole regular amy in Virgil
n;a, particularly III tho eaI airy, That Mos
by's battalion il inefficient and worthless,
and that it ought 10 be put 10 the regular
aimr." Whether THE oririrn il traced TO its
val "ut.ty). Gould 10 found to exist simply
,ru:, la u,- Gui lriyitus -ul6.ires or nhalher
Tia i,1ul,t eeraly have be6n really thus drlu-
d;a, ] III not pretend to know. / SHALL ct
snn,rt 10 shiw that 80 arc not ad worthless as
ih4T in eht imagine l6t. Moaby protocols u
I..sn nr,a IL tho richest portion Of Virginia.
lr "a. ~..ica ii annually driven hundreds
Of t..a iinoSt oattla sheep, hogs and
hor7c= III tho cnduLlrtioh Nna uss ct
tbs G;,nfc'isr.,y. 81. There ara always from
f!.esa hundred to three thousand Yankees
guarding THAR wagon and ambulance trains,
to koer Moshy's three or four hundred msn
from destroying them. OF course our Gene
rail- haze that many less to fight ogairst.-
Erea with their heavy guarde, Moaby fire.
T:ent;Y atlcEa and destrays thar trains -
'Eh:lo this destruction may no: directly bone :
Il: iis S1u:h, il certainly annoys tho enemy
very r,uah. Tho destroyed wagons ard Gap.
turr, harsta, mulaF and cattle have to 10 re-
placed By tie entmY; it takes money TO 70.
i.lero thrln, which hslps to depreoiate their
auricn,y Freak down the financial affairs Of
netiva, and tho nation itself will SION
!a:l
The ere mono who kDow tbs Efficiency e
M,-hy's Battalion, and would rtoics more ct
ia rsIl.avsl, than the cowardly Yankee. |
A., SUI. Cune7esl will nsver be ss nIar-sigh:
81 AZ l., remove Mpsby t. regular service
3,iGa Lave como as far ne to say that Mosl y
9a.a inoapa'Ia CT welding Is many man a. lie
nnw L.v That also, ia a sad mistake. With
0 lew ,a,Te pRrtizan bands led by such a man
~ Lieut.. tnl J,hn S. Mosby, WIN mover
uuailad haore tho fr1Wn Of an angry face,
fup,r,r!nt hY snch innD Ns the daring Capita.
r. e. M1n.iny, W. IL. Chapman, Sam. Chap
man unI RicLGr!s, va would SOON zee the
S,u.hsrn banner il1a!inR over every in1l, of
Sutharn anil, frna, iEdarpndent and happy
nation. acknowledging bn. few. If My. ma
tirn4 i,s suqal~Oete mono its superior
On ikn irli If Sspfnpber. oonnanies G AID
+, anlcg tho sa!'aat Cant. Sam Chapman, at
t,.Ee.l ree.msnr Of Yankee cavalry near
,rryvila completely routing them for tie
tttae Being, killing eight. wounding many, and
bring Of thisty-tlree prisoners and horseF,
;,i.h HE h,ss OF ih:ee meti--a private killed,
whose name | did not learn; Lion. Fox,
wounded ssvrrciy in tho arm. an | left in the
"ncIny's hn.is. and Private II. Clay Adams,
Company &, seriously in the abdomen, though
it in huTe;l Hot n,rrtIlly, as he is brave and
iu.l.ins eulIier, n,,l perfect gentleman. Ga
thu rnnIe Jay. while Companies A and i were
led i'll Il pieces of woods near Snicaora-
wills, Cnl0nnl M1iby, with two men, sucnaedbd
in cutting OF f31tY anianlansea, ten wagons
ard many prisoners hTt. h"fpra he n0mld ret
u .,:,rrier 10 Gon:raniea \ "n: e, they wrrA
hs,rny- by some Uaiun truiinr. hrd attacked
be Il regiment OF cavalry, with tie loss Of seve
raj narn, Cnlonei Moshy. therefore. succseled
10 Ringing of bu: nin' anhulanrc4, and
ahslt twnhty rr ii,ar-. 0sin2 T. thu many
,l,a2 lessons taught the enemy by Moahy, they
keep 80 we'll closed Nh now that it is almost
in ofsibls t, snt Mt them. otherwise tl,"n with
mil scouting parties. who 60 ibid tIoir camps
NH bring on. daily from 6ase" /, twenty
rri-nrnrs.
uolar 81 Mtsh7. with fur man, n..is m at
fsiapt fe~ nights ne, tn nagtnra tbs. I."o-h
harhrr ami general p'undsre", ShuiTi, dnd
suc1.adsd in grtire in thA h)use. where 10
was alaaTine but tho trick WAS fGnni cut. In
q iaw n,"rs minutes, and Mr.. Sheridan would
hnva a,,sri ID to Dixie Col. Mosby and patty
hardy ea,spad, bat he i, used to and delights
in such rrrapai. LING may Licut. Col. John
simsict0n Mobby live not only To haraSs and
destroy Yankee prospecta, and build up the
Stubborn nation hut also to enjoy tho peace
AMI linort7, (which must finally cama,) for
wii;h he has go gnilsntly fought. ALPHA.