, 1864-07-04

succeeded IN feach1ne ana crossing Inc blaca
water and was making for the lines Of our arm
The 9Th corps, returned yesterday fron
Rem Station. Is reported TO baye disc were
and brought In all guns and other movaabl
property which Gen. Kautz Abandoned in tn
swamps along Stony Creek aud the tributa
r:es Of Hallowan River. The rebel force tha
attacked Wilson had fallen back from Rems
Station, SO that the 9th corps met With nj
serious opposition.
Information was received this evening a
General Buffers headquarters announcing
safa arrival at Fort Powbattan o.
some hundreds Of men under tht
command of Lient. Colonel Cenger, the frs,
division Of cavalry belonging to Kautz d,
vieion, from which it had been separated
during the retreat.
she1ing from Smiths batteries Inst night
caused condagration in Petersburg, which
continued for several hours.
Gen. Smith has asked leave OF absence on
account Of i'll health.
The following Is fuller account Of Gen.
Wilson's raid than that sent yestLrday: The
expedition left Secor Church, near the ex-
trcme left Of the army at daylight on Wedues-
Aay, June ed. It consisted Of the Sd dfvi-
sion Of cavalry Of tho Army Of the Potomac,
and Kautz' 'eIdlvislon Of cavalry from Butlcr's
army In the 1attsr there were only two
brigades Of two regiments each, commanded
respectively By Co}onels Spears and West.
The whole force numbered nearly 1900
mounted men.. From its starting point it
moved directly for the Weldon Railroad.
which it struck and cut at Reem's Station.
After driving array guard OF few rebels,
train Of cars was captured and burned
with the depot building.
From Reems' Station the expedition
struck for Boyntown plank road, which It
followed down to Dinwiddie Court House,
thence It moved north striking and cutting
the south side Of the. Railroad at Church
Crossing. At this point the depot building
aud eomo saw-mil1s were burned.
The column then moved along South OF the
railroad to Ford's Station, where two trains
loaded with refugees from Petersburg were
c5ptured and burned, together with much
public property, after the passengers bad
been removed.
The command Was kept at work here de-
stroying the track until Thursday morning,
when 1t marched to Wilson, thence to Wells
Vile and Blacks and Whites Station. at
each Of which points much damage Was done
to the truck ard public property.
The expedition then marched to Nottazqa
Court House, thence to Burksyille Junction,
on the south side Of the Danvfl1e Railroad.
On the march, Kautz took the advance, while
Wilson's command covered the rear at Not.
toWa, when 1t Was ascertaIned that Gen.
Fitz Hugh Leo was following them. This
closed the Offensive movement Of the force.
LATER
NEW YORK, July 3.-A letter from Bermn.
do Hundreds July LIST, says Gems. Wilson and
Rnutz have returned from their recent raid,
New YoRK, Sunday Evening, July 3-A
headquarters Special to the 1i1s<s records
men and horses, twelve guns and wagon
but the expedition WAS most SUCCESS
[nl IN the destruction Of tho Dan7ilie and
Weldon Railroad, mills, and an immense
amount of rebel property. On returning the
|orce vas overwhelmingly attacked by Fitz.
=. Kautz repmsed them several times, but |
re we're finally surrounded aud the loss Of |
he wagon trains aud artillery wcrc nm. |
lvoidabte. He ordered q retrent, which Was !
.flceted through dense wood. We left the |
lrtllefy spiked and the wagons burned.
It is reported thut the 9Th corps had Yfgor- /
'us1y attacked the rebels and retakeu The |
anne guns.
Eight guns wera tetaken by the 9Th CORDS, |
nd the diversion occasloned 5y the movement I
II the I'd and 9Th corps enabled Wilson to de- !
cat the rebel cavalry and reach our army with |
loss.
The HeTald'x 18th corps correspondent gives
lie details OF what was intended ns surprise |
o the rebels by Gen, Baldy Smith. which,
loWcver, owing to dlsobedledce OF orders b. |
,orton's brigade, resulted In nothing but
lra~ing heavy artillery and musketrY fire
rom the enemy.