Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-03-07
PUBLISHED (DAILy) BIZ
EDGAR SNOW DEN, JR.
nz~ OFFICE-No. lo4 King street, over
s ,ona's. formerly Frenchs s. Book Store.
Confederate 1ail into Accomae county, Va.

Confederate ala int, Accomae County, Va.
Passengers who came uD on the Norfolk
boat Yesterday, report that s party OF armed
Cunfederate<, shtrty in number, under Captain.
F;>xhu,l, crossed the Bay in boats on the
night OF Friday last, and SURPRISED cary on
Saturday morning the steamer Loas: Captain
Web>ter, lying at the wharf at CheSrystone
Point They captured also the telegraph ope
rator at the Point, and destroyed all me com
mi,sary stores collected there. Capt. Webster
WAS in his berth at the time his steamer wa
boarded, and the first knowledge he had OF the
nresence vi the raiders was their entrance lntu
his canip. and their demand upon hlh Tor the
money IN his DOS .essiun This amounted TO
Some twelve hundred dolars which he handed
over t., them. An attempt was then lAade to
carry off the steamer, but her engineer nad
succeeded. ia the meantime. IN dlslocatlng
s,n,,s u,rt of her machinery, and >he could not
b.. moved, It was then determined TO burn
the vessel, but yielding, d'ally, 10 the urgent
entyea;ies of Captain Webster, the leader
Of the raidng party concluded TO release the
steamer on condition that Capt. Webster sign
uond for $40 900, in Baltimore, which was
done. Whilst these arrangements were III pro
gress. a negro who had managed 10 escape
frnnl the steamer started OF Ia the dark
ness aud gave the a!aru 70 d company or cav.
airy that was stationed a few mles IN the lntc-
ror The situation Ut the RAIDERS thus be-
came critical but j,st before the cavalry reach,
ed the Point, tie United States steam trans.
norf titan, loaded with Comml ssary stores, ar
rived Erou, Fortress Monroe. She mad scarce
" touched the wharf Deiore the ra'dlng party
jumped On board anu captured her together
with her captain and crew, fifteen III number.
The SURPRISE was SO sudden in this instance,
that her captors were enabled, hy the AID OF
some Of their own party to become complete
masters ot the Titan, with her engine anu ms-
chiurry in perfect order They put on steam
i,uue.iiatelv an:l turned her head to tne Bay
but were >tl in easy hallng distance from the
shore when the Federal cavalry arrived.
few shots were fred which, did no harm ano
which were answered by shout VI denance,
ana the T!tsn with her prisoners and booty,
steamed across, the Bay tur parts unknown =
Captai,. Webster WAS lar"ed, a'lu arrived IN
this city Yesterday morning - Bait. Gazette.
The Washing ton correspondent OF the New
York World SAYS: :-''Gen. Meade arrived here
to-day, having been summonei here to appear
before the Committee on the Conduct OF
the War, to answer charges preferred against
him by Generals S:ckles and Doubleday, al
legged to be, ordering retreat at Gettysburg
A full opportunity will be given to li', to dis
prove them, and if he tails it may lose him the
command of the Army OF the Potomac A
nuln1erpf the officers who participated IN the
f.hs at Gettysburg have been subpenaed.-
Inc matter is assuming a rather serious as
pect"
4 Galveston paper advertlses the sale OF the
steamship Harriet Lime, by order OF the Y. ;.