Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-16

..saust Il the enemy, and proi sd At ia zane time
to send Company r., OF The 7lh Vagina Cavalry, to
support him Lieutenant AeNvill moved his commsnd
down under the brow Of the hs 90 a. 70 prevent the
Yankees from seeing him, aud arrived ct point nearly
ouposite the Ford without The enemy discovering him.
Gen, Rosssr with few men moved down the Pike to q
point where the pckels we're stationed intending TO
draw the Yankees the river, and then give No
ill and his party chance to Gus them on and cap
Jure them II possible.
II was not long before some twenty I'VE Or thirty
Yankees yentured the river for the purpose oil
capturing our pickles.. Toe men post fell back to-
ward the woods where hONeill and his men we've con
sled the Yankees following close upon them. Az this
point McNel and HE men broke from the woods with
yell and give the Yankees Q close pursuit TO the
Ever aud only prevented from capturing them by
a fence intervening, winch caused some delay. The
Yankee force On tue opposts side oil the fivsr seeing
eir mradtl hotly pursued hurried up to the ford,
9 nou cd aud formed the bALk 10 prevent Monet
from crossing. 1he p1siti0n being asu onP one nat
ur4lly, Lsutsnant AcNvih found It iapossible 10
TO G. passage Withou. severe lOss to himself, %
the Yankees had brought o pltce oil artillery TO
h..r. ana Weiy throwing shell and grape among the
mea. He ordered the men TO fall back out OF range,
aud az the same time commerce I'd movemsnt on tue
faux Of the my intending 10 cross the river below
them and cut them Cd. The enemy, seeing the move
ment and tearing capture, began hasty retreat The
advantage OF good pike greatly facilitated tue move
menL on their par and III Nell Reached the pike some
lso miles below, where no nrsI attacked them jlst 40
theI rear Was passing Notwithstanding the command
Was somsN scattered, account OIL the delay oc.
/ o,siOued by the opening OF fences and the heAv,
D oughsd laud through which he was compelled 10
pas, q charge Was ordered, aud the Yankees we're
uoa pstey routed, is,ypg their wagon ambulance and
pecs OF srGllery behind. The pursuit continued for
nearly eleven miles, and Waa only stopped BY night
coming on. The force OF the YanRees was superior %
that Of Lieut. MskslL and was under the command OF
Lieut. Colonel Fleming, Of the 6ta Virginia fsnkee)
cavalry, who had been despatched with his iorce, 10
connection With another column of $50 Yankees, I'M
~ .aisRd Of N jor Potts who, together With the
a., , 49, 49, lasst the mountains OF hidy and
r pa,e,Ou o-uaues, end Who are known % Swsmps,"
wore 10 hunt down and utterly destroy heNsis CONE
mand. Toe column under MAJOR Pots did not arrive 81
Aoore6sa until Monday morning, when. hndibg that Dol
F mDg had been severely used up 90 The sysniaR be-
lore they concluded tha! discretion was the better ps
OF yslOr, and retired IN haste. TIE "bwamrs,s who
we're 10 moVsdown lhe South Fork aud cut OF Nc.
NeiPs retreat came down within seven or eight miles
Of NJ 1ore6ed, but hearing of Flemings misfortune,
aud having bsen severely cnastised several times be-
fore by hcNeil, coon retired 10 their holes In the
mountains. Woodsons company Of Aissourans, who
are temporarily attached to hcNe behaved with that
galsutry aud GOODNESS for which they are noted;
conn any i, uader command Of Lieut. simpson, acted
the noble part which has always distinguished them in
battle.
Toe result of oo. Flemings effort to capture Mcneil
was the loss Of his wagon, ambulance aud artillery,
and IS horses, together with some ten fifteen
killed aud wounded, and thrty-three taken prisoners
Nellrs loss was three men W Wounded.
We would advise the Virginia (Ysnkee) cavalry
10 let AcNeill alone in inc future This Ia the third
time they have encountered him, and Zach time they
have been badly Used up. d.