Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-03-16
THE RAID ABOUT RICHMOND.

! The following particulars of the recen
raid, which proved so signal a failure, an
resulted in the death of Colonel Dahl
green, "the chosen spirit of the motle
crew, will be read with interest, as teudiui
to show to what straits Yankeedom has beel
ssreduced," and tic manner. and characte
of the war, and the parties engaged in it
Truly, the hand of Providence is apparent
in the death,of DahlgreeD, and the captur
of his "important papers," 1t from tn
Richmond Eranainer, of the 9Th instant.
News was brought in during the morn
ing of. the brilliant affair of a small bod.
of Confederate cavalry, under the commane
;of Lieut.. Pollard, who had attacked q body
of Yankee cavalry, under the command o
COL. Dahlgreen, killing their commander
taking ninety prisoners and thirty-fve ne
groes, and one hundyed and fifty horses
The fgh. occurred at WalkTtou on Wed
nesday night, about eleven o'clock. The
body of cavalry under Dahlgreen's command
numbered some three or four hundred, being
part of the force which had appeared OF
the Westham plank road. They had eros
sed the Ma.taponi at Aylett's- The wretch
who commanded them was the son of Com
modore Dahlgreen, Of ordnance notoriety
1t would have been well if the body of the
land pirate had been gibbeted in chains or
the spot where he fell.
From the courier who came in yesterday
we have some interesting particulars of 1t
Pollard's affair with the enemy. 1t appears
that with his company of cavalry, be fol-
lowed the enemy across the Mattaponi' du.
ring the whole of Wednesday; harrassing
his rear. At the forks of the road the en-,
emy took that leading to Walkerton, while
Lieutenant Pollard, directing few of his
men to follow. the enemy on that route and
make pretence Of pursuit. rapidly with.
drew the larger portion Of his force to the
other road. :. He succeeded in making a
circuit of the enemy, and about eleven
O'Clock at night appeared on their 'front.'
having been joined by; some home guards
and few of Robbins command. The
Yankees attempted to charge through our
ines' .,s .e:sou"I o'.us nsaaea y -, Losn.
':eeu n.nss 10 ] ,@aS s1oS .s;.S E'au I;.o.' ,;DoO
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"a n' oo'ua' wv VI IL go s...a.a 80 a;ss.,S ~
~ "niOu He 10y aau w .a' "s ~ 1870 v,iI 40.
,:,,os stanos suss S,Wau. w w. oua L;I,aa Cd
asa o oes'a . s;s,...aS ' ~
'ne ioros uo' oap,ulsu "as ul'ps,ueu - = :
WHO nign!, aloea ~ 'ns cover u ' .te WoquS so'
ApG ~ ene e n,gnr :
~ '0'0ns p1pe'' anu ~
were founa on Dahigreen's person. ana con-
tain the. indisputable evidence of the dia-
bolical DESIGNS of the enemy.
Tho fo,,ow;no .adrss0 - Tho of;osrs and
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men of 'ne 00nuanu was "fi''en on's 'nee'
of paper having in printed letters, on the
upper corner, uHeadauarters Third Divi-
s;on ron.,-n Cow, 1854 -
'
"Cg1cers ana Me@ :: - -.
"fou nave peen selected from pr'gaaes
and regiments as a picked command 20 at
tempt a desperate undertaklne-an unaer'
taking which, II successful, Will write your
names on the nearts Oh your countfymen IN
ie..ets enas eau neser pe etaSeu2 anu Triou
VIII cause tne prayers OF our ieiioW-so.a,erS
now connneo IN ,oa'n9ome ill' prisons so ioN0"
you ana yours Wherever you may go: &
"We hope to release the prisoners from
Belle Island mrs., ana having ses snem
fairly started we Will cross the James nVer
into hlohmond, destroying the or'ages af'er
u.s. and exnortlng the released prisoners 70
oes'roy ana ourn 1ae na1e'u, ol!y' anu oo
not allo" tue reoel ieaoer LAWS Ia ~na hiS
traltoroos Gre" TO escape Inc P'iSoners
inus' fenuer srea' assis'anSe' Do 5'' ''unV'
leave your ranAs 100 iar Ut oeconae 'oo lneon L
scatterea' OF you Will Dc ios'' ..
$40 not allow any personal gam 10 leao
you on "h'ca woula On'y orlne you 10 al
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1ens, heep W wen ~, ,usesnol' r anu S ooes OtusaS
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count scatter TOO far' tor In union there II
S'fengu ,,..-,
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sure to succeed.
ave will join the main force on the