The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-07-01

j VIII mention buggics, horses, carioles,
wagons, jeweiry, ladies' clothing, AMI al
most every conceivable thing, including
spades, picks, shovels, axes, water buckets,
and a list ''too tedious to ME, tioa."
Among the prisoners capta cd are thirteen
con Laissioued officers
have thus rapidly sketched this brilliant
little afiir. All honor to the FIoridians,
Georgians. and Fitz Lees cavalry, who par,
ti0pated IN IL. Surely, IL ever II iaan de-
sri we'd we'll oi has country, it is Brig zen
WA VI lhone, whose uan;a is associated wI'h
the best fyhtirs of uctliorsville, the
Wilderness, aud Spotsylvania, & II, 10 say
uoihiug Of tn: three brilliant little ailairs
winch have happened under hia manage
ment around Petersburg duriug the last
week. Lieut. Gen Il iinl and Marae
Rlbert have again and again nominated hiin
Tor fall Major 0enerashtIT but the presi-
deut still hesItates to give him more than .
temporary appointment al such, which, a
the "ldert brigadier in the Army OF North
ein Virginia, he very properly declines, bat
has negicct Ia official circles has never cooled
his patriotism or lessened his military arior.
IA his Victories viii show.
will clo:e by giving You Yankee letter
a. sample OF what the people down 10
hum" think Of Grant, t!ea lee, lad matters
generally.
Bosros Iunc if. lSti.
Dear Daniel: rhis il a public isy n Gnst"n.
the Sif"eis are inil OF Peoplr. II seems new
ihute IL taken towards Rchmond, which zerhn5 40
lie a hard place to- fnf. | notice the army Is be-
l'~ fGft baIiing, ana thai II some distance b'IoW
Richmond. h"fr iarn win hr Gated, and many
nave ial,en, ana ia1ny mofc are io follow. | 3n
some anxious 10 know Il you acct pt the sii,t
have made, 81 a. III return II your life il saved
hEti your term OF seTticr has expired.
Thought trn Grant might hc in k'hmoHi by
The 4th of Juiy, but the "Cnld H1thot' aud vii
d"ihrsS' psFsrnt his F0trg ahead VtIy f1s :s
Gen Lee Is ready al any spot, and hGht can hr
iohhh WIN him by going wiisfr be ~ ready 10 re-
ceivt company
Richmond Il sifopr and Lee, ~ smart Inii 80
Is Gen Grant
Nothing OF interest transpiring in front
Very little cannonading, and scarcely anj>
picket firing. y.
REPORTS FROM PETERSBURG.
1t was reported in Petersburg on Wedncs-
kiay that large number OF Wilson's raiders
chad fallen into our haads, and this was re-
Aeated by prisoners who were brought in at
haifpast IL O'Clock Mt night. These men
said il WAS an entire brigade, and that the
capture was made at or near Stony Creek, on
toe Weldon railroad. They also stated TIA.
Gen Wilson was with this brigade, and il is
coriectuced that he is among The captured
We took horses, arms, and equipments,
aud about four hundred negroes who were
following the yaudals
On The same day heavy fighting com
menced in the vicinity of Ream's station at
an early hour in the morning Tie enemy
cavalry were posted behind rude f0rthca-
tion, which Lad been hastily thrown up
Our men charged them across Nj open field,
half a mile in length, aud were repu!scd,
aud the enemy closing around them, cap
tured the 10ta and lf'h Alabama regiments,
Of Wilcox's old brigade.
In the afternoon renfJTcemcnts came
up, and another engagement took place,
which resulted in the total defeat Of the en-
emy, with heavy ioss in killed., wounded ana
prisoners, and Nia rscaDt3trr u he f,a3 hla-
bo,ta regiments. Gen Kautz was in com
maud oi the raiders engaged 1T this point,
~ WAS represented Ivy the guard that We
had tho enemy to the right OF the railroad,
with every crsssing strongly guarded.
The pIisOnerA WHO reached Petersburg
Wednesday night repreannted the II New
York, 9Th Illinois, anl lat District Columbia
cavalry. They were completely exhausted
from long lnarchiar, anl stated that they
had suffered terribly from the heat, niaay Of
Their men having fallen from eunstroke
during the raid. They also sail that the
brigade reported captured nj Stony creek
waa commanded hy Col Chapmau, ot hi
nois.
Colonel Conger, OF New York, ia badly
wounded in the thigh aud several ether
Yankee officers ago reported disabled.
The foregoing sum mary is made up from
the Petersburg EsIseSS, Of yesterday
Wfile there is nd positive confirmation Of
the news respecting the capture OF 4 bli-
gade, we have report, brought in by
| courier who arrived yesterday from Wei
| don, which gives it at leaet All air of planai
| bility. He states that When he passed Stony
| Greek he saw two hundred prisoners in
charge ot the i1lia, aud on arriving nea.
| keem'a citation he found eight hundred
more, who had been captured with their
| horses, arms, and equipments.
We are assured 10y part6 pant IN the al~
| iair at keam's thai the report OF HE capture
| Of two Alabama regiments is erroneous
Some fily men Of each Of the two regiments
WAY p''9vi'ips p'At "''' Ch'7t 'Iitiiii J
Tetakeu by our troops.
pErREpATIoN3 OF THE RAIDERS.
The Petersburg Efprs :, Of yesterday, has
the following Information of the thieving
and plnndering OF Wilson's gang in The
coun, ies-oi D.nwiddie, Nottaway, and La
nenburg:
From Mr. Robert Sydnor, All estimable
citizen CT Dlnwiddie, they stole forty gal
Ions Of wine and twenty-five barrels Oi
coru.
From Mr.. Edward Scott and brothers they
stole some forty or fifty negroes.
At Ford's Depot they arrested Mr.. Pc
gram, the Railroad Agent, aud coniined HIM
in hcg pen. Mr.. Pegram had given his
watch and 81 800 TO a servant for safe keep
ing, but it is stated that the negro proved
reereant to his irnst, and went oil with the
raidera, carrying the watch and money with
him.
From Mr. Freeman Eppes, Of Nottoway,
they stole twenty y-seven likely negroes.
From Thomas II. Campbell, Esq they
stole all his negro men bnt two. Tney also
plundered hir. Campbei's house Of all its
valuable furniture, silver plate, (Sc. Dr.
Campbell, the father OF Thomas H., and a
| neigubor, was also robbed OF every thing;
aud Mr. Algernon Campbell, "A brother,
shared a similar fate Mr.. T. H. Campbeii
is l. son in-iaw OF the Rev. Dr. Pryor, and
the Doctors escape probably incenseJ the
raitiays avaingt the family All uacaeeary